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0.1 what do you think? ............................................................................................. 2
0.2 problems and Gods plan .................................................................................... 4
0.3 frst doesnt work ............................................................................................... 6
0.4 the First became last .......................................................................................... 8
0.5 the One and only .............................................................................................. 10
0.6 believing and doing .......................................................................................... 12
0.7 the story of God ............................................................................................... 14
Leaders Guide
lets get started ........................................................................................................ 16
helps ......................................................................................................................... 18
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Opener
Question: Introduce yourself to the group. Who are you and
what brought you to this group?
Watch: a flm your friends will like.
Talk about the flm
1. What do you like about the flm?
2. What do you not like or fnd confusing about the flm?
3. If you were sitting in the white chair, what would you say?
what do you think?
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What it says
1. What did you like about
this story?
2. What did you not like or fnd
confusing about this story?
A man was there by the name of Zac-
chaeus; he was a chief tax collector and
was wealthy. He wanted to see who
Jesus was, but being a short man he
could not, because of the crowd. So he
ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fg
tree to see Him, since Jesus was coming
that way.
When Jesus reached the spot [near
the sycamore tree,] he looked up and
said to him, Zacchaeus, come down
immediately, I must stay at your house
today. So he came down at once and
welcomed Him gladly. All the people saw
this and began to mutter, He has gone
to be the guest of such a sinner
[a terrible person].
But Zacchaeus stood up and said to
the Lord, Look, Lord! Here and now I
give half of my possessions to the poor,
and if I have cheated anybody out of
anything, I will pay back four times the
amount. Jesus said to him, Today sal-
vation has come to this house, because
this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For
the Son of Man came to seek and to
save what was lost.
Luke 19:1-9 (NIV)
Opener
Watch: the Karen flm (may not be appropriate for younger viewers).
Question: What really stuck out to you in Karens story?
Hear the Bible Read this as a Group
Background: Zacchaeus was a tax collector. This ancient version of an IRS agent
was hated by his fellow Jews as a cheat, a traitor to the Roman occupiers, and one
who had betrayed God himself. As a Jewish religious leader, it would be unheard of
that someone like Jesus would associate with such a low-life.
problems and Gods plan
What it means
3. What does this story teach
about people?
4. What does this story teach
about God?
Live and Tell
5. What will you do now? Based on todays story, how will your life change?
How specifcally are you going to live out todays discussion?
6. Who will you tell? With whom will you have a spiritual conversation
about todays story?
Talk about the Bible
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What it says
1. What did you like about
this story?
2. What did you not like or fnd
confusing about this story?
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a
man named Matthew sitting at the
tax collectors booth. Follow Me, He
told him, and Matthew got up and
followed Him.
While Jesus was having dinner at
Matthews house, many tax collectors
and sinners came and ate with Him
and His followers. When the Pharisees
saw this, they asked Jesus followers,
Why does your teacher eat with tax
collectors and sinners?
On hearing this, Jesus said, It is not the
healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
But go and learn what this Scripture
means, I desire mercy, not [animal]
sacrifce. For I have not come to call the
righteous, but sinners
Come to me all you who are weary
and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew, the tax collector, 9:9-13, 11:28
(NIV)
Opener
Watch: the Brian Welch flm.
Question: What in your life makes you weary and burdened?
Check-up
Live and tell. The last time you were together you talked about Problems and Gods
Plan. Share with the group how you lived out the things you learned and with whom
you shared some of your insights from that discussion.
Hear the Bible Read this as a Group
frst doesnt work
What it means
3. What does this story teach
about people?
4. What does this story teach
about God?
Live and Tell
5. What will you do now? Based on
todays story how will your life
change? How specifcally are you
going to live out todays discussion?
6. Who will you tell? With whom will you
have a spiritual conversation about
todays story?
Talk about the Bible
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What it says
1. What did you like about
these readings?
2. What did you not like or fnd
confusing about this story?
The soldiers stripped Jesus and put a
scarlet robe on Him, and then twisted
together a crown of thorns and set it
on His head. They put a staff in His
right hand and knelt in front of him and
mocked Him. Hail, king of the Jews!
they said. They spit on Him, and took
the staff and struck Him on the head
again and again. After they had mocked
Him, they took off the robe and put his
own clothes on Him. Then they led Him
away to crucify Him.
Matthew, the tax collector, 27:27-31
(NIV)
Now, brothers and sisters, I want to
remind you of the good message I
preached to you, which you received
and on which you have taken your stand.
By this message you are saved, if you
hold frmly to the word I preached to you.
For what I received I passed on to you
as of frst importance: that Christ died
for our sins according to the Scriptures,
that He was buried, that He was raised
from the dead on the third day according
to the Scriptures, and that He appeared
to Peter, and then to the Twelve.
Paul - 1 Corinthians 15:3-5 (NIV)
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Opener
Watch: the Tony Evans flm. At the bottom of the I am Second home page, click
Know then click How can I become second? fnd the Tony Evans flm.
Question: What did you know about Jesus before coming to this group?
Check-up
Live and tell. Last time you met you talked about how frst does not work. What in
your life or mind was changed as a result of your discussion?
Hear the Bible Read this as a Group
the First became last
What it means
3. What does this story teach
about people?
4. What does this story teach
about God?
Live and Tell
5. What will you do now? Based on todays reading how will your life change?
How specifcally are you going to live out todays discussion?
6. Who will you tell? With whom will you have a spiritual conversation
about what you learned today?
Talk about the Bible
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What it says
1. What did you like about
these readings?
2. What did you not like or fnd
confusing about this story?
I am the Lord your God... You must not
have any other god but me. You must
not make for yourself an idol of any kind
or an image of anything in the heavens
or on the earth or in the sea. You must
not bow down to them or worship them,
for I , the Lord your God, am a jealous
God who will not tolerate your affection
for any other gods.
God, Exodus 20:2-5 (NLT)
The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love
the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your
strength.
Moses, Deuteronomy 6:4 (NLT)
Jesus said to one of His closest follow-
ers, I am the way, and the truth, and
the life; no one can come to the Father
except through Me.
Jesus, John 14:6 (NLT)
Opener
Watch: the John Meador flm.
Questions: Do you agree with Jesus being the only way? Why or why not?
Check-up
Live and tell. Last time you talked about the life and story of Jesus. With whom out-
side of this group did you talk to about the story of Jesus? If you did not share with
anyone, discuss with the group what held you back.
Hear the Bible Read this as a Group
the One and only
Live and Tell
5. What will you do now? Based on todays readings how will your life change?
How specifcally are you going to live out todays discussion?
6. Who will you tell? With whom will you have a spiritual conversation
about what you learned today?
What it means
3. What does this story teach
about people?
4. What does this story teach
about God?
Talk about the Bible
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The ones with the real mark of God are
those who worship by the Spirit of God,
glory in Christ Jesus, and do not rely on
human credentials- though my creden-
tials are signifcant.
If someone thinks he has good reasons
to put confdence in human credentials,
I have more; I was circumcised a Jew
on the eight day of my birth. I was born
of the people of Israel, of the tribe of
Benjamin, a Hebrew of all Hebrews. I
lived according to the Jewish law as
a strict Pharisee. In my zeal for God I
persecuted the church. According to the
righteousness stipulated in the law,
I was blameless.
But these things I considered a proft, I
now consider a loss because of Christ.
More than that, I now regard all things
as a loss compared to the far greater
value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord
indeed, I view them all as dung!- that I
may gain Christ, and be found in Him,
not because I have my own righteous-
ness earned from the law, but because
I have the righteousness that comes by
way of Christs faithfulness, a righteous-
ness from God
Paul of Tarsus Philippians 3:3-9
Opener
Watch: the Pete Briscoe flm.
Question: Do you ever struggle with trying to be perfect? If so, how?
Check-up
Live and tell. The topic last time was Jesus as the only way and you were challenged
to have a spiritual conversation with someone. How did that go?
Hear the Bible Read this as a Group
Background: The Pharisees were a powerful and infuential religious party in
Israel during the time of Jesus. They were strict, devout, and vocal followers of the
Old Testament law and of numerous additional traditions. Pharisees were considered
to be prestigious and elite followers of God among the Jews. Paul had all the right
credentials to be an important leader in that important group.
believing and doing
Talk about the Bible
What it says
1. What did you like about this story?
2. What did you not like or fnd
confusing about this story?
What it means
3. What does this story teach
about people?
4. What does this story teach
about God?
Live and Tell
5. What will you do now? Based on to-
days story how will your life change?
How specifcally are you going to live
out todays discussion?
6. Who will you tell? With whom will you
have a spiritual conversation about
todays story?
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What it means
3. What does this story teach
about people?
4. What does this story teach
about God?
At the beginning, God was there and
nothing else. Then God spoke, and
when He did, He created the universe
and everything in it. Then He decided
to make a special creationpeople. So
God created man and woman. He had
a perfect relationship with them. He
walked with them, talked with them, and
took care of them. Until one day, the
man and woman disobeyed God, and
they broke their relationship with God.
Soon the descendants of the man and
the woman flled the earth. But, just like
the frst man and woman, people were
separated from God. But God never for-
got his special creation. So, one day, He
spoke to a man named Abraham, and
He told him, Abraham, I am going to
bless you. I will give you many descen-
dants. One day the whole world will be
blessed through you and your descen-
dants. Well, even though Abraham was
too old to have children, he believed
God. And because he believed, God
considered Abraham to have a good
relationship with Him.
God kept His promise to Abraham and
his descendants became a great nation.
But they, too, often did not follow God
and so did not have a good relation-
ship with Him. So God began sending
messengers to these people to teach
them how to have a good relationship
with God. And one of those messen-
gers, named Isaiah, said, We have all
gone away from God and His ways. We
sin. But God says, I am sending you
a Savior who will take all of your sins
on Himself. He will die because of your
sins. But I will give Him life again. And,
because of Him, you can have a good
relationship with Me.
the story of God
Opener
Intro: You have heard each others stories and have heard many of the stories
from people on the website. Today you are going to hear the story of God.
This is the story of the Bible summarized.
Questions: What has been the most helpful story or discussion with this
group so far? Why?
Check-up
Live and Tell. How have you lived out the discussion on believing and doing.
With whom have you discussed it?
Hear
From that time on the people waited for
this Savior. And God kept this promise
and He sent the promised Savior, Jesus,
Gods very own Son. Jesus proved he
was indeed the Savior by performing
miracles, healing people, and teaching
the people how to have a good relation-
ship with God. Not everyone recognized
Jesus as Savior, but to those that did,
He said, If you follow Me, I will give you
eternal life. No one can take you away
from Me. God and I are one.
When those who did not believe in
Jesus heard Him say that He and God
were one, they became angryso angry,
in fact, that they convinced the govern-
ment to have Him killed. And so just like
God had promised through Isaiah, the
Savior was killed. But after He was dead
for three days, God raised Him from
the dead. Jesus then showed Himself
to many of His followers and instructed
them to share with the world all that He
had taught them, and He told them that
one-day He would return and bring to
heaven all who believed in Him and had
a good relationship with God.
We all do and say and think bad things,
which the Bible calls sins. Our sins sepa-
rate us from God. But Jesus died on the
cross to pay the penalty for our sins. He
did this so we could have a gift of eter-
nal life in heaven. But we must believe
He did this for us. We must put our trust
only in what Jesus did and not trust in
anything good that we can do. When we
put our trust in Jesus for the payment of
the penalty for our sins, God gives us a
gift of eternal life with Him.
Live and Tell
5. What will you do now? Based on todays story how will your life change?
How specifcally are you going to live out todays discussion?
6. Who will you tell? With whom will you have a spiritual conversation
about todays story?
What it says
1. What did you like about
this story?
2. What did you not like or fnd
confusing about this story?
Talk about the Bible
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How to Start Your Own Group:
Getting a group started may be the most frightening, yet exciting, idea you have had
in a long time. But you are not alone. Groups like this have been started all over the
world. You can start one, too. Below are simple steps to help get your group started.
1. Talk to God. God cares about what you are about to begin. He wants to work
through you. He wants to change lives. Through this whole process, continue to ask
God to help you and your group.
2. Find a Time and Place. Open up your calendar and see when you typically
have time. Are you usually open during lunch, in the evenings, or on weekends? Find
a time that you can commit to on a regular basis. Meetings should be held where the
people are. If you are inviting your work friends, fnd a place at or near work. If you are
inviting neighbors, then meet at your home or one of theirs.
3. Talk to Friends. Begin introducing your friends, co-workers, family, and/or
neighbors to iamsecond.com. Talk to at least 10 or 15 people. Ask them what they
think of the videos, and tell them what they mean to you. Be sure to keep it natural
the goal is simply to get the conversation started. Share with them the time and place
of your meeting and extend a personal invitation.
4. Remind your Friends. A week or so before your group begins, remind ev-
eryone about the meeting time and place. Talk to them personally, call them, send
out letters, or do an e-vite. Think about providing some food or snacks and decide
whether people need babysitting.
5. Meet. Thats it. Simple as that. Not everyone will come, but you may be surprised
by how many people are interested in discussing spiritual things. They probably are
not interested in hearing you preach, but many are interested in discussing things.
6. Meet Often. If you can meet more than once a week, do it! That will accelerate
everyones learning. Just leave enough time to do your live and tell commitments.
How to Lead Your Group:
God is against hatred, materialism, oppression, addiction, and meaninglessness.
As you start your group, keep in mind that I am Second is about much more than
knowledge. It is about changed lives. It is about fnding the truth. It is about people
becoming free. It is about being Second. Keep in mind the following tips:
1. Keep Talking to God. You have a big job in front of you, so continue to ask
God to help you. It is a simple step that is often overlooked, but you will be glad you
did it. You are on your own only if you forget to ask for Gods help.
2. Be Authentic. Do not be fake or shallow or use churchy words. Be your real
self as you lead. Model to your group that this is a place where honesty and accep-
tance are normal and expected. As a leader you will need to open up about your own
pains and be vulnerable. Ask tough questions that will help the group to do the same.
3. Keep it a Discussion. This is a discussion group not a time to practice your
public speaking skills. Make sure discussion happens by asking good questions,
bringing short, challenging thoughts, and keeping the discussion on point. Allow
people time to truly wrestle with what the Bible says without forcing an answer. Each
lesson has a core idea and following the lesson helps bring out that idea. Before you
start, make sure you as the leader are familiar with this material. And as the group
discusses, ask yourself, Have we talked about the main things?
4. Dont Skip Parts. Each part of each unit is important. It is especially important
to do the live and tell and check-up discussions. Learning how to be Second is
good. Doing it in real life is even better.
5. OK Not to Know Answers. Sometimes the discussion will raise questions to
which you do not know the answer. When this happens, remember that you, as the
facilitator, are not expected to know all the answers. It is perfectly acceptable to tell
your group that you just do not know the answer. Volunteer to research the ques-
tion further, or ask someone in the group to fnd the answer. Sometimes postponing
certain questions like this until a later time is the best way to go.
6. Register. Connect with I am Second by registering your group at
iamsecond.com/join.
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what do you think? 0.1
Summary: The main goal of this lesson
is for everyone to openly share with the
group where they are in life and in their
spiritual walk with God. At this point,
there are no right or wrong answers.
There are no good stories or bad stories.
And there is no room for judgment
and criticism. Each person should be
accepted and welcomed into the group
from wherever they are in life.
As leader, you must model the kind
of openness and acceptance that this
group needs. When you share your story,
make sure you do not appear to be the
perfect saint. Be honest, raw, and a bit
vulnerable so that the group sees that
you too have not arrived at perfection
and need to continue to grow spiritually.
This also means that when you hear the
stories of others you do not judge or
criticize. In fact, thank each person as
they share their story.
The time to provide answers,
spiritual guidance, and the truth of the
gospel will come. But this meeting
is not it. This meeting is a time to get
to know each other and to see where
everyone is spiritually.
problems and Gods plan
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Summary: Life is not always easy and
everyone faces hard times. And some
like Karen and Zacchaeus face problems
and hardships that are hard to even
imagine. But through it all, God cares,
and He loves even those that the world
hates. God loves each person in your
group, no matter what they have or have
not done. No one is too bad for God to
love and change.
Some Help with the Discussion
Have you talked about the main things?
1. What did you like? Jesus went
against the cultural norms of His day
and associated with those considered
to be terrible people. He even made
this kind of association very public by
announcing his intentions to spend time
at Zacchaeus house. Zacchaeus was
truly changed by Jesus. This wealthy
cheat gave half of his possessions to the
poor and swore to right all his wrongs.
2. What did you not like? The hatred
of the people showed through. All the
people disapproved of Jesus love for
this outcast and the people spoke cru-
elly about Zacchaeus.
3. What does this teach about people?
Even the worst people can change and
be saved by God. Unlike God, people
can be cruel and hateful to those consid-
ered to be terrible people.
4. What does this teach about God?
God loves and cares for even the worst
people. God can change and save even
the worst sinners.
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Summary: Everyone fails. No matter
how hard you try, like Brian Welch and
Matthew the tax collector, sin and moral
failure make people weary and bur-
dened. But Jesus came to the world to
give rest and salvation to the weary and
burdened.
Some Help with the Discussion
Have you talked about the main things?
1. What did you like? This is another
story about Jesus loving an outcast and
a sinner when no one else would. Again
Jesus spent time with disreputable
characters like Matthew and his friends
though this went against the norms of
his culture. Jesus did not come to ignore
the sins and problems of people, but like
a doctor came to heal these things and
to give rest to the weary.
2. What did you not like? The religious
leaders questioned Jesus involvement
with tax collectors and sinners when
they should have applauded him.
3. What does it teach about people?
People who are sick with sin or weary
and burdened with life need to fnd rest
and healing in Jesus. Like Matthew and
Brian Welch, life without God leaves a
person weary and burdened with prob-
lems and sin.
4. What does it teach about God? Jesus
cares for everyone even the terrible
people and is willing to heal and give
rest to all who come to him.
helps
Use these helps not as a checklist to which your group is tied, but rather as a guide
that sheds some light on where your discussion should lead. The answers are not
meant to be read to your group. But rather these answers provide focus for your
discussion and insights for you as the leader.
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the First became
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Summary: Jesus died for your sins and
rose again. Knowing that everyone sins
and needs saving, Jesus came to this
earth and died for the sins of the world.
By this message you are saved, if you
hold frmly to it.
Some Help with the Discussion
Have you talked about the main things?
1. What did you like? Last time we talked
about sin and the healing we need. This
time we are talking about how to get that
healing. Jesus was willing to go through
torture and death so that we can be
healed and saved. Paul clarifed that it is
by standing frm on this message about
Jesus that we are saved.
2. What did you not like? Jesus had
to go through humiliation and death
because of our problems and sins. Most
people like to be able to heal themselves,
but unfortunately that just is not possible
when it concerns sin.
3. What does it teach about people?
People must be in a truly desperate situ-
ation that Jesus would die such a terrible
death to save them. We cannot be saved
and have a right relationship with God
unless we hold frm to the basic story
of Christ that he died for our sins, was
buried and rose again.
4. What does it teach about God? God
loves people like Zacchaeus and Mat-
thew and even each of us so much that
he would die to save us.
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Summary: There is only one way. The
Bible is very clear that there are not
many paths to God. Jesus alone is the
only way to the one true God.
Some Help with the Discussion
Have you talked about the main things?
1. What did you like? God is clear in His
expectations regarding not worshipping
or following any other god. Jesus is very
clear in who He claims to be as the only
way to the Father.
2. What did you not like? These claims
about there being only one God and that
the only way to Him is through Jesus,
confict with what so many other people
believe and teach.
3. What does it teach about people?
People are to worship and serve only
one God. Jesus taught that there are not
many paths for people to reach God but
only one, which is Jesus.
4. What does it teach about God? God
does not tolerate people worshipping
gods other than Him. There is only one
God, and Jesus claims the only way to
that one God is through Him, so that if
anyone wants to know God he must go
through Jesus.
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Summary: Good is not good enough.
Pete Briscoe and Paul of Tarsus both
tried to earn their way to God, but in the
end realized that they could not save
themselves. Instead they needed Jesus
to save them, just as we all do. A right
relationship with God comes through
faith in Jesus, not in just being good.
Some Help with the Discussion
Have you talked about the main things?
1. What did you like? Paul shared openly
about his past struggles with trying to
be perfect. Paul teaches that those with
the real mark of God are not those that
appear to be perfect or who come from
perfect backgrounds, but rather are
those that have simply trusted in Christ
and what He has done to heal their sins.
Paul teaches such freedom in that you
do not have to try to be perfect in order
to have a right relationship with God.
2. What did you not like? Most people
are usually glad that Jesus has provided
all they need to be right with God, but
there is often something in people that
wants to earn a relationship with God.
3. What does it teach about people?
People often try to earn their way to God
by trying to be perfect, but really Jesus
is the only way to God.
4. What does it teach about God? Know-
ing Jesus Christ is more valuable than
anything else you can do. Your right
standing with God comes only through
putting your trust in Jesus.
the story of God 0.7
Summary: God has always cared, but
people have always sinned. Our sin
separates us from God. So God sent his
Son Jesus into the world to die for our
sin and provide the only way to have
a right relationship with God. All those
who put their trust only in Jesus for
salvation can have this right relationship
with God.
Some Help with the Discussion
Have you talked about the main things?
1. What did you like? God never forgot
about people even though they had
rebelled against Him. Abraham was
helps
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considered to have a good relationship
with God solely on the basis of his faith.
God provided a way for people to have
a good relationship with Him through his
Son, Jesus.
2. What did you not like? In the story,
people are consistently disobeying and
walking away from God.
3. What does it teach about people? It
was people who walked away from God,
but it was God who provided a way for
people to come back to Him.
4. What does it teach about God? God
provided a way for us to have a right
relationship with Him by sending his Son
Jesus to die for our sins and provide a
way to restore our relationship with God.
helps
1. Follow and trust Jesus. You want to follow Jesus. Tell him you know you do
wrong. Tell Jesus you believe that He died to pay the penalty for your sins, and then
rose from the dead. Ask Him to forgive you. Tell him you trust only in Him for eternal
life. Commit to follow Him today.
2. Keep meeting. Download the next discussion guide and keep meeting.
3. Talk with God. God cares about what you are doing. He wants to work through
you. He wants to change lives. Through this whole process, continue to ask God to
give you His plan. Listen for His voice. You are only on your own if you forget to ask
for Gods help.
Need help about how to talk with God? Download the free I am Second Prayer
Journal at iamsecond.com/getinvolved or purchase a printed copy through the
I am Second store.
4. Keep it simple. In your I am Second group, forget big church models where
a skilled musician leads worship and a highly trained teacher preaches a sermon.
Teach new believers how to hear and respond to the leading of the Holy Spirit
through His Word and in their hearts. Encourage everyone to take part.
5. Keep it biblical. They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to
the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. (Acts 2:42) When you come
together, everyone has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an
interpretation. All of these must be done for the strengthening of the church.
(1 Corinthians 14:26)
Perhaps share a meal when you meet. Ask what the Lord has done in each persons
life during the week. Make time to study Gods Word. Discuss its meaning and spe-
cifc applications. Dont answer questions yourself; point people back to Scripture.
This helps to establish that the authority is Gods Word, not a person. Take time to
pray for one another and for those who have not put Jesus First.
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6. Chose a Discussion Guide. Below is the I am Second core curriculum.
We recommend going in sequence, for each guide builds on the ones before
it. Download at iamsecond.com/getinvolved. Or order printed copies from the
I am Second store. A good next step is highlighted below.
Prayer Journal
How to Start Second Group
Film Discussion Guide (stories of Jesus relating to people)
1.0 Whats First (how to tell others about Jesus)
2.0 Second Start (four steps to feed yourself spiritually)
3.0 Jesus Says (Part 1: how to live the seven basic commands of Jesus)
4.0 Jesus Also Says (Part 2: how to live the seven basic commands of Jesus)
5.0 Follow as I Follow (how to make disciples)
6.0 Multiply your Group (how your group can start new groups)
7.0 Lead (help others start to lead)
8.0 Go: Local (develop an Acts 1:8 strategy locally)
9.0 Go: Global (develop an Acts 1:8 strategy internationally)
10.0 Where to Go from Here (continue strong as a group)
11.0 Commit (commit to continue to obey Jesus)
7. Multiply. Dont let your group grow too big. As additional people become follow-
ers of Jesus, start new groups in their homes or work places. Teach those who lead
people to Christ how to lead their own groups. Show them how to identify persons of
peace through whom they can make more followers of Jesus and start more groups.
8. More I Am Second tools. Check out iamsecond.com/getinvolved
for other leadership kits, small group material, t-shirts and everything else you need
to start your Second group. Lots of good stuff to help start spiritual conversations.
9. Register. Connect with I am Second by registering your group at
iamsecond.com/join.
10. Questions? Do you need help or have questions? Email us at
coach@iamsecond.com.
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