Parable of Workers in Vineyard (6/4)

This week Ryan will be talking about the "Parable of the workers in the vineyard." He is already using a video clip from Les Mis, and a video based on "What's so Amazing about Grace-visual companion". Plus we're going to use some images from that same book to put on the tables. And it's communion Sunday, so we will end with that.

Generally, we want the evening to set up the idea of fairness...how we want things/expect things to be fair. Here are some more ideas:

Opener:
Show some of Bess' pictures from Africa, read part of the email and pray for her

Setup:
Recap idea of kingdom of heaven
Announcements
Some kind of responsive reading or liturgical prayer

Movies:

Video clips about fairness - maybe especially between siblings, since that is where the message is going to start:

Cheaper by the Dozen
*The Brady Bunch* -"Marsha, Marsha, Marsha..."
The Grinch

Maybe a Christmas scene with kids


Worship Music: - move energetic to more contemplative

*Your Love is Amazing
*Grace Like Rain
*Come Home Running

Not To Us?
Grace Flows Down?
You Are So Good To Me
I Will Not Forget You
Enough

He Knows My Name
Our Love Is Loud
Make A Joyful Noise/I Will Not be Silent

Those Who Trust
The Wondrous Cross

Songs about life being fair or unfair?

Put in your two cents! Post a comment!

Parables Brainstorm

We're trying to come up with ideas for the next two Sunday nights on parables...Post comments with any additional ideas!


Mustard Seed and Yeast (5/21)

• show difference between leavened and unleavened bread
• show pics of mustard plant or get mustard seeds
• Illustrate with examples of grassroots movements
• something about one person making a difference....or starting with one person and spreading to many (Pay It Forward, Forest Gump running, Teach for America)
• A Virus (takes over cells) Matrix clip about humanity being a virus

Pearl of Great Price and Hidden Treasure (5/28)

• Illustrations of things of incredible value
• Movies that show someone training for a goal, sacrificing for a goal
• Something with a hidden treasure (pirates?), buried treasure, or elaborate plans to steal something
• Mission Impossible, Oceans 11/12
• Music: "everything" Lifehouse, "I Surrender", "You are beautiful my sweet sweet song"

April 30th Worship (example)

We showed "Exorcism of Emily Rose" last Friday and want to continue that theme by talking about the spiritual world. Brad is going to talk about how we interact (or don't) with the spiritual world in our culture. Some ideas:

• Show clip from "Exorcism of Emily Rose" talking about how her possession will help others see the reality of the spiritual realm
• Stories of Jesus casting out demons in New Testament (which ones?)
• Excerpts from Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
• Song ideas? (We had none...)
• We could put quotes about the spiritual world on the tables