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Slide1: International Groups Investigating God International Groups Investigating God Slide2: International Groups Investigating God International Groups Investigating God WHAT IS I-GIG ? Slide3: International Groups Investigating God International Groups Investigating God INTERNATIONAL GROUPS made up of a Christian international student and a few interested friends… INVESTIGATING GOD by discussing short Bible texts about Jesus in order to discover who God is and how to know him. Slide4: International Groups Investigating God An I-GIG is a set of four relaxed meetings with one or more of your friends who do not know Jesus, reading and discussing a short text about Jesus in the Bible, and sharing your personal lives. Slide5: International Groups Investigating God International Groups Investigating God FOR WHOM IS IT WRITTEN? Slide6: International Groups Investigating God It is for: Christian international students: …even new believers …even with no background in the scriptures …even leading in a second language …or even a mature Christian willing to try something new. YOU Slide7: International Groups Investigating God It is for: a Christian 'I-GIG Partner' who will work through the guide with you…. and your non-Christian friends who enjoy getting together. YOUR FRIENDS Slide8: International Groups Investigating God LOOK FOR THE BOXES. Slide9: International Groups Investigating God How can you grow closer to your friends who don’t know Jesus? What fun activities can you do with them. Discuss these ideas with your I-GIG partner. Pray …. Slide10: International Groups Investigating God Slide11: International Groups Investigating God God’s Plan for Reaching the World Start with the Bible Start with Jesus Start with an I-GIG: International Groups Investigating God Slide12: International Groups Investigating God Slide13: International Groups Investigating God Step 1: Grow Your Friendships Step 2: Invite Your Friends Step 3: Prepare to Lead the Bible Study Step 4: Prepare the Bible Study Step 5: Keep Praying Slide14: International Groups Investigating God Slide15: International Groups Investigating God How can you encourage your friends in their journey to Jesus? How can you continue to grow? Slide16: International Groups Investigating God Slide17: International Groups Investigating God We designed discussion guides that will allow you and your friends to walk through the Bible text together. You do not need experience leading a Bible study, just friends you want to introduce to Jesus. Slide18: International Groups Investigating God I-GIG BIBLE PAGE INTRODUCTION gives background and context. Slide19: International Groups Investigating God I-GIG BIBLE PAGE INTRODUCTION gives background and context. INTRODUCTION gives background and context. Slide20: International Groups Investigating God I-GIG BIBLE PAGE OPENING QUESTION gets them talking. Slide21: International Groups Investigating God I-GIG BIBLE PAGE INTRODUCTION gives background and context. BIBLE TEXT New International Version Slide22: International Groups Investigating God I-GIG BIBLE PAGE INTRODUCTION gives background and context. VOCABULARY AND BACKGROUND NOTES Slide23: International Groups Investigating God I-GIG DISCUSSION PAGE: 1 READ CAREFULLY Slide24: International Groups Investigating God I-GIG DISCUSSION PAGE: 1 READ CAREFULLY These questions and activities help everyone 'see' the story or event. READ CAREFULLY Slide25: International Groups Investigating God I-GIG DISCUSSION PAGE: 1 READ CAREFULLY Read the Bible text together including the footnotes. Take turns describing the scene. (WHO-WHAT-WHEN-WHERE) Tell the story to each other. (WHAT IS HAPPENING) …and more… Slide26: International Groups Investigating God I-GIG DISCUSSION PAGE: 1 READ CAREFULLY THINK DEEPLY These discussion questions will get at the heart or center of the Bible passage. Slide27: International Groups Investigating God I-GIG BIBLE DISCUSSION PAGE: 1 THINK DEEPLY Discussion question from Mark 1: 40-45, the healing of the leper: Jesus could have healed the man with just a word? Why do you think he touched the man? Slide28: International Groups Investigating God I-GIG DISCUSSION PAGE: 2 Slide29: International Groups Investigating God I-GIG DISCUSSION PAGE: 2 MAKE IT PERSONAL These questions will help everyone to understand the text in a more personal way, and to respond to what you have been learning. Slide30: International Groups Investigating God I-GIG DISCUSSION PAGE: 2 MAKE IT PERSONAL Do you see yourself in any of these characters? (Have you ever had similar attitudes or experiences?) Can you relate this situation to one today? What lessons are there in this text for our lives? What have you learned about Jesus from this text? Slide31: International Groups Investigating God I-GIG DISCUSSION PAGE: 2 TAKE IT HOME This is a summary of the main point and a thought or question to consider. Slide32: International Groups Investigating God I-GIG BIBLE DISCUSSION PAGE: 2 TAKE IT HOME With one touch, Jesus communicated his love and power to this man. With one touch, Jesus gave him back his health, self-respect, and his community. We all have difficult problems in our lives at times. If you met Jesus, what problem would you ask him to help you with? If he helped you , how would you respond? Slide33: International Groups Investigating God I-GIG BIBLE NOTES There is also a printable discussion page and leader’s pages. Slide34: International Groups Investigating God Slide35: International Groups Investigating God JEWISH PEOPLE OF JESUS’ DAY THE LAND OF THE JEWS EVIDENCE FOR JESUS THE GOOD NEWS OF GOD CULTURAL TIPS RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS Slide36: International Groups Investigating God Slide37: International Groups Investigating God International Groups Investigating God