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Make Jesus famous in your local community

“You will be my witness in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the

ends of the earth.”

- Jesus, Acts 1:8 (NIV)

Go local. Go to people near you. Go to people like you. Go to people not like you.

Go local is about you getting up and making Jesus famous in your community, in

your part of the world. Bring together some friends, co-workers, and neighbors and

share the message and love of Jesus with your community.

The world is broken. Divorce. Crime. Pollution. War. Hate. Everywhere you look the

world is suffering, hurting, and broken. Jesus has sent you to bring his message and

show his love to a hurt and dying world. What will you do to go local? What will you

do to be his witness?

8.1 go: local .............................................................................................................. 2

8.2 help the poor. share the good news . .................................................................. 6

8.3 go: where God sends ....................................................................................... 10

8.4 go: with a plan .................................................................................................. 14

Leader’s Guide

how to lead your I am Second group ....................................................................... 20

helps ......................................................................................................................... 22

Be sure to register your group at iamsecond.com/join.

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Opener

Watch: the Wayne Huizenga ilm.

Question: What is Wayne’s mission or goal in life? How would you describe

your life mission?

Talk with God

Following Jesus’ Model. You have learned to talk with God in a balanced

way. Relationship. Worship. Surrender. Ask. Forgive. Protect. Worship again.

Some days you will take one or two of these topics. Other days you may do all

seven. What will you talk with God about today? Spend some time right now

talking with God.

Hear the Bible Read this as a Group

Background: The ancient city of Jerusalem sat near the Mediterranean coast

of the Middle East and served as the capitol of Judea and the religious center for

the Jews. While Judea and Samaria shared a border and a similar history, they

grew to hate each other. Jesus spoke this command while he and his disciples

were in Jerusalem.

“You will be my witness in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends

of the earth.”

Jesus – Acts 1:8 (NIV)

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Talk about the Bible

What it says

Live and Tell

5. Live. Jesus calls you to be his witness locally and globally. Today, focus on who

your group can reach out to locally and what that might look like.

1. What did you like about this reading?

Answer these questions as a group.

• Your Jerusalem could be your friends, coworkers, and neighbors. Make a list of

the people around you that you could reach out to.

2. What did you not like or ind confusing about this reading?

• Where is your Judea? Who is in your Judea? What can your group do to reach

out to these people? Is there a way to do a community service project and share

the message of Jesus with these people?

What it means

• Who is in your Samaria? Who are people who are disliked, shunned, oppressed

or ignored? Maybe these are immigrants, homosexuals, or rich businessmen.

What could your group do to reach these people?

3. What does this reading teach about people? What does this teach about your

mission as a follower of Jesus?

• Go global in your own community. Immigrants, refugees, and international students

live in your city or even down your street. What can you do to reach them?

Make a decision. Narrow down the choices. Who will you focus on? Will your group

make another list of 50, do a community service project, reach out to the oppressed,

or ind some other way to serve locally? Decide as a group what you will do to better

reach the group of people you focus on.

4. What does this reading teach about God?

6. Who will you tell? What have you learned today that you can pass on

to someone else?

community dialogue 0.4

share the good news

Opener

Watch: Choose one:

the Karen ilm – Abuse and Prostitution

the Lee Lucas ilm – Burn Victim

the Ashley ilm – Eating Disorder

Question: What did you think about this story?

Check-up

Live and tell. Last time you met you discussed being a witness locally and globally.

How have you lived out what you committed to do? With whom have you shared the

things you have learned? (If people did not do what they committed to do, consider

going back and reviewing the last discussion topic again. It is important that people

do what they say they will do before moving on.)

Talk with God

Following Jesus’ Model. You have learned to talk with God in a balanced

way. Relationship. Worship. Surrender. Ask. Forgive. Protect. Worship again.

Some days you will take one or two of these topics. Other days you may do all

seven. What will you talk with God about today? Spend some time right now

talking with God.

Hear the Bible Read this as a Group

Background: John the Baptist became well known for calling people to repent

from their wrongs and be baptized to get ready for the coming Savior of the world.

John recognized Jesus as this savior, but as time passed he began to doubt.

Jesus went to a town called Nain, and

his disciples and a large crowd went

along with him. As he approached the

town gate, a dead person was being

carried out—the only son of his mother,

and she was a widow. And a large crowd

from the town was with her. When the

Lord saw her, his heart went out to her

and he said, “Don’t cry.”

Then he went up and touched the cofin,

and those carrying it stood still. He said,

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