God at the Box Office: ONCE (March 8)

Ryan will be producing and speaking. This will be a slightly different service than the norm as we will try to convey the major points and themes through the art with short message transitions to help when needed as we move from one art piece to the next. As part of our occasional God at the Box Office Series, this week's focus will be on relationships as seen through the lens of the independent film Once. We want to communicate these ideas through art and experience:

• Everyone feels lonely
• We are designed for community
• God exists in community
• Jesus' teachings on love
  

Opener: Recreate the opening scene of the movie (Song: Say it to Me Now) Have the guy singing and playing (unplugged as background music) on the wall for 15min before the service instead of the regular iTunes playlist and then move forward to the mic with the guitar turned up for the opening scene/song Other Music from the Movie:

• Falling Slowly
• When your Mind’s Made Up
• If You Want Me

Categories
Loneliness

• Slides: Don Astronaut
• Scripture: Not good for man to be alone
• Video: Adaptation – Opening scene Monologue
• Video: American Beauty – The bag-floating scene
• Video: Grey’s Anatomy – Opening Monologue
• Video: The Office – Michael Scott’s wish on TV show as a child
• Video: The Office – Michael’s Dinner party
• Video: The Office – Michael Scott – Blues

Made for Community

• Reading: Soul Cravings by Erwin McManus
• Song: Oil and Water - Incubus

God in Community

• Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12-13
• The Shack – God in community with himself

What is True Love?

• Drama: Blue Like Jazz Scene – Husband Monologue
• Serving and Taking Communion together or serving people and taking together

Worship Song Suggestions

• Your Love is Amazing
• Love Is Here
• Your Love Oh Lord
• Before there Was Time
• Your Love is Extravagant
• Our Love is Loud
• Amazing Love