Brainstorming Ideas for SPENDING A DAY WITH GOD

This Service will feature a video message by John Ortberg

Video
Bruce Almighty – Him on side of the road
Evan Almighty
Keeping the Faith
Dogma
Patch Adams

Drama/Reading
First chapter of “Life You’ve always Wanted”
All the different times God says he will be with us
Psalms – when David talks about feeling far from God

Songs
Breathing – Lifehouse
Meant to Live – Switchfoot
Dare You To Move – Switchfoot
Deliver Me – David Crowder
Coming to Life – Normals
Life Wasted – Pearl Jam
Even When – Seven Places
Long Long Way – Smalltown Poetss

Worship
Sit Awhile/Stand In Awe/Be Still
40
Unveil (Speak To Me Lord)
Only You (David Crowder)
When You Pass Through the water



Communion
The Baptist Way

Other
A Written Summary of what Ortberg says (recommendations of how to make it real in their lives

Planner as PowerPoint background and Median
Notes side needs to be broken down by hour or half hour

Magazine Clippings of “the American Dream” (big homes, big cars, etc.) scrolling on powerpoint

Brainstorming Ideas for GIFTS - 12/9/07

This Week is the last week in our "Pull of Pride" Series.

We'll be looking at Generosity this week and why we have such a hard time parting ways with the things we have.

Worship Music
Blessed be Your Name
Revolution Cry
Everything

Other Music
Everything (Apron Full of Stains) – Normals

Drama Idea
Reading from Irresistible Revolution
Fictional Job book/Movie

Movies/Videos Clips
People Being Generous
Liberty Mutual Commercials
The Ultimate Gift
Pay it Forward
Chocolat / Babbete’s Feast

People Not Being Generous
Arrested Development – TBA
Fundraiser Truth Commercial (company donated $ and then spent three times as much telling us about it)
Simpsons – Mr. Burns
The Office – Fundraiser (Michael sponsors $20)/Meredith B’day

Other
Simple Living – (If I’m Adding To The Noise)
Generous Christmas -
Local or Global – Tie to Offering

Communion
Serving the person next to you

Brainstorming Ideas for STUFF

This Week is the third week in our "Pull of Pride" Series.

We'll be looking at Materialism this week and why we have such a desire to get more stuff.

Worship Music
Enough
Wonderful Cross

Other Music
What You Own – RENT
Throw It All Away – Toad The Wet Sprocket
Rich Young Ruler – Derek Webb
Jesus Land – Ben Folds
Beautiful America – Five Iron Frenzy

Movies/Videos Clips
Fight Club – Catalog scene
Commercials – the psychology of large kitchens used to sell cleaning products
Wall Street – Greed is Good
Mr Deeds
OC
Gossip Girl – guy leaves culture of excess
My Super Sweet 16
Mean Girls
Survivor
Kid Nation
My Name is Earl – Christian Slater Episode
The Apprentice
The Simple Life
Tiny Toons
Music Video: Money – That’s What I want
It’s a Mall World
Arrested Development – Lindsey
Marie Antoinette
Castaway
LOST

Other
Greed is Good clips intertwined with quotes from Jesus on money

Communion Ideas
Staff serves individually
Pass with wood trays

Brainstorming Ideas for RICH

Submit your ideas to go along with the Nooma video "Rich" as part of worship Thanksgiving Sunday.

Worship Music
Let The River Flow

Movies/Videos Clips
Baraka
DuckTales – Swimming in Money clip
Dave Chapelle Cribs spoof
My Super Sweet 16

Other
Discussion of video
Pearl of Great Price
Write down what you consider “rich”
New Delhi Shantytown article in National Geographic

Brainstorming Ideas for THANKS

Speaker: Ryan

Leave any additional suggestions as comments!

Video
Simpsons – Homer buys Marge a bowling ball with his name on it
A Christmas Story – Pink Bunny Suit
Family Stone – Thanksgiving
Charlie & Chocolate Factory (new one) – Other kids not thankful
Heroes – Nathan (not using the gift he’s been given)
Happy Gilmore – Use your gift
Any movie where people share what they’re thankful for around the Thanksgiving Table
Les Miserable – Candlesticks
Simpson’s Episode – Rosebud
Coming To America
Trading Places
Wall Street – Martin Sheen tells Charlie to be grateful for his people
Family Man –
Scrooged –

Drama/Reading
The New Kid on The Block – book of poems
The Giving Tree

Songs
Thankful – Caedmon’s Call
Thank You Alanis Morrisette
If It Makes You Happy – Sheryl Crow

Worship
I Will Not Forget You
Come Fall On Us
Amazing Love
In Christ Alone
Wonderful Cross

Communion
Serve People the Elements