alright, so what I felt God leading me to speak on was a sort of comparison of "What does the gospel look like to us" vs "what might it look like to them" with the point being of course that for the poor and oppressed, they need their basic needs taken care of where we in the US for the most part can take that for granted. In there is the point that they are beloved and made in the image of God and therefore must be treated as people.
Let me know what you guys think. I will also have another message which I'm not quite sure about, but will be more of a sum of and challenge message.
1. Our World vs Theirs
2. Story – can make spaghetti
3. 2 different worlds
4. We live in different worlds
5. But still they are the image of God
6. What does that mean?
7. In some ways we participate in keeping them in that world or creating that world
8. What gospel has come to mean for us?
a. Grace
b. Sins
c. All still good
9. What gospel would mean for them?
a. Basic needs
b. “Give us this day our daily bread”
c. Image of God – treated as people
i. Engagement
ii. Talking
10. We are the church- missional. Good news, what is that?
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Cafe Night
Hey guys... well I finally got a chance to work on my outline this evening. My head has cleared a bit, and I feel a little more coherent. So hopefully this makes sense... if not, blame the flu.
My main point is to draw the distinction between community in the world and community in church. My sense is that most junior highers and high schoolers feel pretty alone these days. Even with lots of people around them, they don't feel heard or known in a meaningful way.
Intro: Real world community. I'm not 100% sure what I'm going to do with this section yet. Probably some sort of illustration demonstrating the loneliness and isolation of the world. I don't want to spend a lot of time here, but it's pretty important. If the kids don't identify with this, the rest of the message is pretty pointless. So suggestions would be much appreciated.
Body: Church community.
a. Preconceptions about the church - probably a lot of kids think they know what church is...
b. What the church really is: community
c. Text: 1 John 3. The main point from this passage is that because God loves us, we are to love one another. That if we are really to be the church, we must look to one anothers' needs and care for each other in a way that the world does not. Part of what makes the church life changing is experiencing God's love through other people.
Conclusion: I want to be honest here about our intentions. I don't want to trick anyone. I want for everyone who comes to the outreach night to know that God loves them, but perhaps the best way for them to experience that is simply by us loving them, by us caring about their needs and their lives, by us listening to them and then praying for them.
From there, I'll explain everything and we'll go right into the small group time.
It's pretty simple and to the point, but I want to keep it that way. I definitely want it to be short. My one worry though is that it's too "lovey." Like, we're gonna creep people out by talking about loving them. Do I need to tone that language down or is that something kids really need to hear? Part of me thinks kids are really cynical and will think this is weird, but part of me thinks that the kind of kids we attract tend to be those who need to hear these things?
Thoughts?
I hope this makes sense. I'm tired.
My main point is to draw the distinction between community in the world and community in church. My sense is that most junior highers and high schoolers feel pretty alone these days. Even with lots of people around them, they don't feel heard or known in a meaningful way.
Intro: Real world community. I'm not 100% sure what I'm going to do with this section yet. Probably some sort of illustration demonstrating the loneliness and isolation of the world. I don't want to spend a lot of time here, but it's pretty important. If the kids don't identify with this, the rest of the message is pretty pointless. So suggestions would be much appreciated.
Body: Church community.
a. Preconceptions about the church - probably a lot of kids think they know what church is...
b. What the church really is: community
c. Text: 1 John 3. The main point from this passage is that because God loves us, we are to love one another. That if we are really to be the church, we must look to one anothers' needs and care for each other in a way that the world does not. Part of what makes the church life changing is experiencing God's love through other people.
Conclusion: I want to be honest here about our intentions. I don't want to trick anyone. I want for everyone who comes to the outreach night to know that God loves them, but perhaps the best way for them to experience that is simply by us loving them, by us caring about their needs and their lives, by us listening to them and then praying for them.
From there, I'll explain everything and we'll go right into the small group time.
It's pretty simple and to the point, but I want to keep it that way. I definitely want it to be short. My one worry though is that it's too "lovey." Like, we're gonna creep people out by talking about loving them. Do I need to tone that language down or is that something kids really need to hear? Part of me thinks kids are really cynical and will think this is weird, but part of me thinks that the kind of kids we attract tend to be those who need to hear these things?
Thoughts?
I hope this makes sense. I'm tired.
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