Speaker: Josh Schaa
Producers: Ryan & Mitch
Worship Leaders: Joshua Nedrud
Description:
We expect that if God is going to move among us, his voice will sound reasonable and the wind of his Spirit will blow in conventional directions. That is a decidedly unbiblical assumption. It seems that God doesn’t always honor our sense of dignity or our rigorous education. He doesn’t mind those attributes in someone with enough maturity to realize how much he or she doesn’t need them. “Weird” is not a valid test of whether something is Godly or not, it’s often God’s preferred mode of conversation.
Video
Signs – conversations about faith and
Fight Club – when they’re standing outside the house and the guy yells at them, but they stay there
LOST – Locke being willing to talk with Jack’s Dad
LOST – when they decide to take over the pushing the button
LOST – Locke-centric episode when the creepy orderly (don’t tell me what I can’t do)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – only a leap from the lion’s head will prove your worth
V (new one) – Aliens claim to be awesome, but they are not awesome
Firefly – When River is “correcting” the Bible and the shepherd character explains the idea of faith
Dollhouse – A character that they thought was crazy, but really isn’t.
Castle – A character that they thought was crazy, but really isn’t.
Burn Notice – A character that they thought was crazy, but really isn’t.
Eli Stone – All the crazy crap he is expected to do.
Friends – Mr. Heckles not believing in evolution and Ross freaking out
Evan Almighty
A Few Good Men – They believe their supervisor is telling them the right thing to do.
Grey’s Anatomy – one of the voice-overs that talks about faith
Psych – everyone believes him, but he’s lying to them
Video Idea where we have people doing trust falls and a background song (Fall Back Down – Rancid)
Video idea where we find crazy things people did in the Bible and recreate them on campus somewhere.
Other Music
Faith, Hope, Love - Starsailor
Faith – George Michael/Limp Bizkit
Faith Enough – Jars of Clay
Carry On My Wayward Son – Kansas
By Your Side – Tenth Avenue North
Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2
Turn it Off – Paramore
Unknown Caller – U2
Moment of Surrender – U2
Back to the Middle – Verdera
Move Forward – Verdera
Worship
Jesus, I Lift My Eyes – Jars of Clay
Abandon – Jason Morant
Drama
Ideas from the book
Other ideas
Hebrews 11 – Hall of Faith
Someone being Ezekiel and just laying on their side
Trust Falls – Hearing one person close and then move away
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
That Smells Fishy - Ideas for November 8
Speaker: Kris
Producers: Ken & Tim
Worship Leaders: Aaron & Renay
We'll decide art for this service on October 28th at Arts and Production.
Description:
It should be profoundly comforting that the heroes of scripture were perceived as weird, flawed, incompetent, foolish, and even less than pure. That makes any of us eminently qualified to fulfill God’s purposes. The amazing thing about their lives was what God did in them, not what they did themselves. Sometimes humility, honesty, and desperate faith were all they had to offer, but those are priceless commodities in the economy of God. We don’t treasure them as much as he does, but we should. He has proven again and again that he wants us to come to him on those very simple but uncomfortable terms.
Video
Joan of Arcadia
TMNT – Raphael gets kidnapped & it seems fishy (seems like something they aren’t)
LOST – Mr Ecko
American History X – trying to help rehabilitate people
Forest Gump – He does all of these great things while being
Avatar – Zuko
Les Mis – Showing the second chance the priest gives him and what becomes of him (what he does with it) later in life
Alias – roommate suspects boyfriend of cheating, but he’s practicing to be a singer
Veronica Mars – A client suspects her fiancé of just marrying her for her money, but it turns out that he is loaded and trying to hide it.
Music
Viva La Vida – Coldplay
Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
Jars of Clay Songs
Broken – Evanescence feat Seether
Whatever You Want (Something Heavenly) – Sanctus Real
I’m Not Alright – Santucs
Somewhere in the Middle – Casting Crowns
Playing God - Paramore
Drama
Awesome Drama – Church staff meeting, modernized version of Paul.
Someone sees a Christian coming out of a weird place and makes assumptions
Other ideas
SonicFlood embezzlement
Amy Grant’s Divorce
Dr. Dobson’s conversation with Jeffery Dahmer
Displays of several psalms around the room for people to consider what the psalms actually say.
This American Life – “I’ve Got You Pegged” – Cop story from the Moth
Chuck Colson – Jailed because of Watergate, he founded a successful prison ministry
Oscar Wilde and Jesus book
My Story – Josh McInnes talking about his Dad
College Friend of Ryan’s who lead 3 people to Jesus
Junior High Ministers & Child Predators – Same steps to contact work
Producers: Ken & Tim
Worship Leaders: Aaron & Renay
We'll decide art for this service on October 28th at Arts and Production.
Description:
It should be profoundly comforting that the heroes of scripture were perceived as weird, flawed, incompetent, foolish, and even less than pure. That makes any of us eminently qualified to fulfill God’s purposes. The amazing thing about their lives was what God did in them, not what they did themselves. Sometimes humility, honesty, and desperate faith were all they had to offer, but those are priceless commodities in the economy of God. We don’t treasure them as much as he does, but we should. He has proven again and again that he wants us to come to him on those very simple but uncomfortable terms.
Video
Joan of Arcadia
TMNT – Raphael gets kidnapped & it seems fishy (seems like something they aren’t)
LOST – Mr Ecko
American History X – trying to help rehabilitate people
Forest Gump – He does all of these great things while being
Avatar – Zuko
Les Mis – Showing the second chance the priest gives him and what becomes of him (what he does with it) later in life
Alias – roommate suspects boyfriend of cheating, but he’s practicing to be a singer
Veronica Mars – A client suspects her fiancé of just marrying her for her money, but it turns out that he is loaded and trying to hide it.
Music
Viva La Vida – Coldplay
Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
Jars of Clay Songs
Broken – Evanescence feat Seether
Whatever You Want (Something Heavenly) – Sanctus Real
I’m Not Alright – Santucs
Somewhere in the Middle – Casting Crowns
Playing God - Paramore
Drama
Awesome Drama – Church staff meeting, modernized version of Paul.
Someone sees a Christian coming out of a weird place and makes assumptions
Other ideas
SonicFlood embezzlement
Amy Grant’s Divorce
Dr. Dobson’s conversation with Jeffery Dahmer
Displays of several psalms around the room for people to consider what the psalms actually say.
This American Life – “I’ve Got You Pegged” – Cop story from the Moth
Chuck Colson – Jailed because of Watergate, he founded a successful prison ministry
Oscar Wilde and Jesus book
My Story – Josh McInnes talking about his Dad
College Friend of Ryan’s who lead 3 people to Jesus
Junior High Ministers & Child Predators – Same steps to contact work
That Seems Sinful - Ideas for November 1
Speaker: Tim
Producers: Kris & Caty
Worship Leaders: David & Colter
We'll decide art for this service on October 21st at Arts & Production.
Description:
One of the primary reasons the scribes and priests of Jesus’ day rejected his teachings and claims was that they were in the context of what looked like sin. He seemed disobedient, he ignored a lot of the rules -- he preferred the company of sinners to the most upstanding members of society. And because of the lenses through which they viewed the bible, they were completely blinded to the righteousness of the Son of God. He was the only human being ever to live a sinless life, and they called him a sinner (John 9:24). Do we do the same thing? What looks sinful to our “righteous” eyes can be the work of God. That may sound like an offensive charge, but the Pharisees were offended too, and their offense was no indicator that they were right. God’s ways aren’t always palatable to religious minds.
The Deal:
The service will be divided into different sections based on each of the following Bible characters and will be thematically put together in a dramatic/MC'd presentation.
Abraham
Video: Year One – scene with Abraham
Video: BSG – always talking about whether or not something is a test from God
Music: The Rake Song – Decembersists (Dad killing his children)
Video: Ryan Gosling Movies – United States of Leland?
Video: Air Bud – being mean to make him go away
Video: Harry and the Hendersons – being mean to make him go away
Music: Faith My Eyes – Caedmon’s Call ( about the idea of following God and leaving home to do it.)
Hosea
Reading: Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Music: Baby Please Come Home – Anberlin
Music: Wedding Dress – Derek Webb
Music: The Bird and The Worm – Owl City
Ruth
Video: Saved! – Girl thinks that God needs her to sleep with her boyfriend to “ungay-i-fy
Music: She-Wolf – Shakira
Music: Hoping & Praying – Oldies Song
Video: Forrest Gump – Momma sleeps with the principle to get him into school.
Video: Erin Brokovich
Mary
Video: Picket Fences – claims immaculate conception.
Music: Mary Did You Know
Reading: Max Lucado Book
Video: Law & Order Episodes where someone is wrongfully accused
Reading: News stories about prisoners who are released years later when DNA evidence clears them
Video: Shawshank redemption – He didn’t do it
Jesus
Video: Big Lebowski – “The Jesus”
Music: Secret Ambition – Michael W. Smith
Video: The Life of Brian – Monty Python
Music: My Jesus – Todd Agnew
Music: Resistance – Muse
Other ideas
Video: Joan of Arcadia
Video: Saving Grace
Music: The Cost – The Frames
Video: Kingdom of Heaven (People saying “God wills it”)
Music: Playing God – Paramore
Music: Reach – Collective Soul
Producers: Kris & Caty
Worship Leaders: David & Colter
We'll decide art for this service on October 21st at Arts & Production.
Description:
One of the primary reasons the scribes and priests of Jesus’ day rejected his teachings and claims was that they were in the context of what looked like sin. He seemed disobedient, he ignored a lot of the rules -- he preferred the company of sinners to the most upstanding members of society. And because of the lenses through which they viewed the bible, they were completely blinded to the righteousness of the Son of God. He was the only human being ever to live a sinless life, and they called him a sinner (John 9:24). Do we do the same thing? What looks sinful to our “righteous” eyes can be the work of God. That may sound like an offensive charge, but the Pharisees were offended too, and their offense was no indicator that they were right. God’s ways aren’t always palatable to religious minds.
The Deal:
The service will be divided into different sections based on each of the following Bible characters and will be thematically put together in a dramatic/MC'd presentation.
Abraham
Video: Year One – scene with Abraham
Video: BSG – always talking about whether or not something is a test from God
Music: The Rake Song – Decembersists (Dad killing his children)
Video: Ryan Gosling Movies – United States of Leland?
Video: Air Bud – being mean to make him go away
Video: Harry and the Hendersons – being mean to make him go away
Music: Faith My Eyes – Caedmon’s Call ( about the idea of following God and leaving home to do it.)
Hosea
Reading: Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Music: Baby Please Come Home – Anberlin
Music: Wedding Dress – Derek Webb
Music: The Bird and The Worm – Owl City
Ruth
Video: Saved! – Girl thinks that God needs her to sleep with her boyfriend to “ungay-i-fy
Music: She-Wolf – Shakira
Music: Hoping & Praying – Oldies Song
Video: Forrest Gump – Momma sleeps with the principle to get him into school.
Video: Erin Brokovich
Mary
Video: Picket Fences – claims immaculate conception.
Music: Mary Did You Know
Reading: Max Lucado Book
Video: Law & Order Episodes where someone is wrongfully accused
Reading: News stories about prisoners who are released years later when DNA evidence clears them
Video: Shawshank redemption – He didn’t do it
Jesus
Video: Big Lebowski – “The Jesus”
Music: Secret Ambition – Michael W. Smith
Video: The Life of Brian – Monty Python
Music: My Jesus – Todd Agnew
Music: Resistance – Muse
Other ideas
Video: Joan of Arcadia
Video: Saving Grace
Music: The Cost – The Frames
Video: Kingdom of Heaven (People saying “God wills it”)
Music: Playing God – Paramore
Music: Reach – Collective Soul
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
That Sounds Deceptive - Ideas for October 25
Speaker: Rachael
Producer: Rachael
Worship Leaders: Ryan and Mitch
We'll decide art for this service on October 14th at Arts and Production.
Description
Discernment is a vital aspect of being a Christian, but what if our discernment is based on the wrong criteria? What if our zeal for the details of scripture causes us to miss the big picture? What if our theological arguments have become the very kind of deceptive talk we’re trying to avoid? That can happen when a relationship with God turns into a religion about God. The standards of our discernment don’t always line up with the standards God applied to the people in the Bible – and they aren’t the product of living in his presence. The result is that God’s voice sometimes sounds deceptive to our ears.
Music
We Are Not As Strong As We Think We Are – Rich Mullens
Unpredictable (?) – Nicole Nordeman
To Know You – Nicole Nordeman
All the Plans – Starsailor
Word of God Speak – Mercy Me
Epic – By Some Worship Guy up in Phoenix
Abandon – By Some Guy Nedrud would know
Video
Bruce Almighty or Evan Almighty
Louie Giglio – The Massiveness of God
Rob Bell – Everything is Spiritual
What Dreams May Come
Life or Something Like it – crazy homeless guy
Star Wars – Obi Wan struck down & Luke freaks out
Shaun of the Dead – Comes up with a plan, implements the plan, and the plan doesn’t come through
Grey’s Anatomy – Dealing with tragedy
The Office – Michael’s plans go array
LOST – Locke is so obsessed with his “destiny” he’s willing to let someone die or the scene where he’s beating on the hatch talking about his destiny and then the light comes on or something with Mr. Ekco
Drama
Erwin McManus (Barbarian Way) – If God really loves me, it’ll snow. And other stories like that told as if they were our own
Play – Waiting for Godot – 2 dudes waiting for God
Someone who follows the rules to the letter, but misses the intent. (Maybe we’ll have the rules up on Keynote so people can see what they are)
Other concepts
5 crosses made out of different items to use as reflection
Descent book – find original artwork
Ryan & Liz’s crucifix & wooden cross
One made out of large nails
One made out of the tiles
Origami boxes
Communion Songs
The plan is to have an extended communion time with worship through music along with it. Specifically we’re looking for music with strong lyrics that is not usually heard at Damascus Road.
Lead Me to The Cross – Hillsong – Brooke Fraiser
How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
Holy Communion – Cliff and Danielle Young
Restore to Me – Glory Revealed CD
You Are Here – Need To Breathe
Beautiful, Scandalous Night
Revelation Song – Hillsong
Producer: Rachael
Worship Leaders: Ryan and Mitch
We'll decide art for this service on October 14th at Arts and Production.
Description
Discernment is a vital aspect of being a Christian, but what if our discernment is based on the wrong criteria? What if our zeal for the details of scripture causes us to miss the big picture? What if our theological arguments have become the very kind of deceptive talk we’re trying to avoid? That can happen when a relationship with God turns into a religion about God. The standards of our discernment don’t always line up with the standards God applied to the people in the Bible – and they aren’t the product of living in his presence. The result is that God’s voice sometimes sounds deceptive to our ears.
Music
We Are Not As Strong As We Think We Are – Rich Mullens
Unpredictable (?) – Nicole Nordeman
To Know You – Nicole Nordeman
All the Plans – Starsailor
Word of God Speak – Mercy Me
Epic – By Some Worship Guy up in Phoenix
Abandon – By Some Guy Nedrud would know
Video
Bruce Almighty or Evan Almighty
Louie Giglio – The Massiveness of God
Rob Bell – Everything is Spiritual
What Dreams May Come
Life or Something Like it – crazy homeless guy
Star Wars – Obi Wan struck down & Luke freaks out
Shaun of the Dead – Comes up with a plan, implements the plan, and the plan doesn’t come through
Grey’s Anatomy – Dealing with tragedy
The Office – Michael’s plans go array
LOST – Locke is so obsessed with his “destiny” he’s willing to let someone die or the scene where he’s beating on the hatch talking about his destiny and then the light comes on or something with Mr. Ekco
Drama
Erwin McManus (Barbarian Way) – If God really loves me, it’ll snow. And other stories like that told as if they were our own
Play – Waiting for Godot – 2 dudes waiting for God
Someone who follows the rules to the letter, but misses the intent. (Maybe we’ll have the rules up on Keynote so people can see what they are)
Other concepts
5 crosses made out of different items to use as reflection
Descent book – find original artwork
Ryan & Liz’s crucifix & wooden cross
One made out of large nails
One made out of the tiles
Origami boxes
Communion Songs
The plan is to have an extended communion time with worship through music along with it. Specifically we’re looking for music with strong lyrics that is not usually heard at Damascus Road.
Lead Me to The Cross – Hillsong – Brooke Fraiser
How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
Holy Communion – Cliff and Danielle Young
Restore to Me – Glory Revealed CD
You Are Here – Need To Breathe
Beautiful, Scandalous Night
Revelation Song – Hillsong
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