Be honest.

Do you ever get the feeling that Jesus would never choose to hang out in the places we’ve built for him? Do you ever feel like Jesus’ message of radical love, mercy and forgiveness has been drowned out by the voices of judgment, condemnation, and stagnant ritualistic religion? Do you ever get the sense that the church was never meant to be about helping itself, but about helping the world? Do you ever get the nagging feeling that Jesus never intended the church to be comfortable and controlled, but instead an untamable movement that challenges the way things have always been done? Have you ever longed to be a part of a community that isn’t afraid to experience God in new and creative ways? (Yeah, us too.)

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

mark10



(double click on video above to watch in full screen)

Part 2 (Faith's ending)



Please continue the conversation...

Just as a reminder the 3 questions are:
1. What is the author trying to tell us about Jesus?
2. How can this transform our everyday life?
3. What does this mean for the greenroom?

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

thanks Joy and Jamie for raising up a daughter who knows what it means to live for others! Faith will move mountians! love this blog!
love, Aunt Dee

the greenroom said...

Thanks Joy!(and Faith) This was great! I've heard many people speculate on the reason why Jesus would say that we must become like Children to enter the Kingdom. Was it because he wanted us to be innocent? Young at heart? Completely reliant on the Father?
I think TRUST is a great answer!
With the greenroom, EVERYTHING is about trust. It's always been about trusting God even when it seems a little crazy. OK, A LOT crazy! I don't believe we can love God fully, and we certainly cannot do the will of God, if we are not willing to trust him completely. I know of a lot of people who find it very difficult to trust God because they've been deceived and hurt for much of their lives by people they've trusted. Whether it be a friendship, a spouse, a business partner, or a family member.
Some find it almost impossible to trust a Heavenly Father when their earthly father was abusive, deceitful, or just never around. That’s why fathers are so important when it comes to understanding the nature of God; that He CAN be trusted.
I hope our dad knows how grateful we are for setting such a godly example in our lives. (I have a feeling he does)

Anonymous said...

emma watches this almost everyday and she wants to grow up to be just like her cousin Faith! thanks you for the example you have shown and lessons you both have taught us.

Anonymous said...

Emma says...look in the mail faith. i am sending you something. I love you. Love, Emma