Remember during 12 June we had our first ever S12 cell meeting after the transition to Region 1. We came together to think about the directions that the cell should head towards by thinking about these two questions. Here are our responses.

1. What will my life be without church?

* less sense of achievement

* sad, weird, limited fellowship and life sharing

* boring, complacent, greater tendency to backslide.

* will have different goals and priorites in life, led away by worldly values

2. What are the needs that we hope that can be met.

* mutual bonding, fellowship, share sorrow and joy, encouragements, advice

* relationships that strengthens, mentor, people to guide, support, anchor

* example and models to follow, growth, maturity, sense of belonging

* deeper understanding of God's Word, relationship with God, serving God

* environment that is suitable to bring my friends to, witnessing together, follow up

In all, Paul has helped sumed up our thoughts into three directions and they were, praise the Lord, in line with what God has laid on my heart too (in brackets).

1. Friendship (inward: our relationships with fellow brothers and sisters)

2. Reaching out (outward: to witness to those who have yet to know Christ)

3. Maturity as a Christian (upward: our relationship with God and to be more like Him)

Kok Sheng :-)