The Prophecies Missing Pieces

The whole series of Star Wars is based on a prophecy. A prophecy that one day a Jedi would be born out of midichlorians (also known as the force), would be the most powerful Jedi, and would save the Jedi order by defeating the sith (bad guys). This prophecy is very similar to the life of Jesus.  Jesus was born of the spirit and came to save the world and in the end he will destroy Satan. 

I personally find it funny how many people have fallen in love with Star Wars, created a religion out of these films and even spent time wishing this was reality. They have made these fictional characters become of such importance. They have made some of these characters seen as Saviours. Fictional Saviours.

The most hilarious part about all of this is this story is real. The main Character might not be Anakin and he might not have a light saber or the force. Instead his Name is Jesus, he is all-powerful and has something better then the force. He has the Holy Spirit. And this story is taking place right now. 

It's so easy for people to get caught up in a fictional story. But once they come to the understanding of this story being based on the life of a real Saviour they can't seem to wrap there minds around it. Is it because the story sounded foolish and unbelievable the whole time? Is it a fear that the world has evil to defeat? or the fact that we have a Saviour?

Maybe we can bridge the gap by telling people the missing pieces of the prophecy. Filling them in on the love of God through our actions. Telling them the whole story from beginning to end. From creation, to the birth of Jesus, to the life of Jesus, to the cross, to the resurrection and to the end of time when Jesus returns to create the new heaven and new earth. Maybe they have never been told the whole story? Maybe that's all we need.   

 

Craiglist Jow

http://www.putlocker.com/file/64CF9FDEF64D2BED

      Craiglist Joe is a documentary based on a man named Joe who decides to see if the United States still has a sense of community by finding places to stay, ways to travel, and food by only using Craiglist. This journey lasts one month and all Joe has to begin his 30 day adventure is his computer and a cell phone. The rules are that he is not to contact any friends or family and will not use any of his own money. These thirty days changed Joe's life as he got to meet different people, as he got to hear all of their stories, and as he was able to experience community. 

 This documentary reminded me that God wants us to live in community with each other. When we see someone in need we should help provide for their need. We should be giving and kind towards each other. It really broke my heart that someone needed to go on this extravagant journey to see if their is still a sense of community. Isn't this how I am suppose to be living? in community with believers and unbelievers?

People have had bad experiences walking into a church and feeling unwelcome and I am truly sorry. Our sense of community has become crippled and skewed because of our humanity. It is not the way it is suppose to be or the way God intended it to be. The sense of community portrayed on Craiglist Joe is how we should be living.
 Joe has inspired me to strive towards this sense of community so unbelievers can see the true community of Christ as He intended it to be.

If you have not seen this documentary I would highly recommend you watch it. It was life changing.

Grilled Cheesus

A few weeks back I was watching through season 2 of Glee when the episode Grilled Cheesus caught my attention. At first, I must admit I did chuckle. But then I realized how sad it was when one of the main character Finn began to pray to this grill cheese because he believed he saw the face of Jesus on this piece of bread . The most depressing part about all of this is that in his prayer he turned to Jesus and asked for three selfish prayers to be granted.

It's heart breaking to see that the only time people turn to Jesus is when they need help or want something. People believe that Jesus is always there when they need him to be. But in return they offer nothing. It's a one way relationship.

From this image, I believe that society does not view God as a living God. They view him as a supernatural being that can help them. He is their own personal Ginnie.

The way to redeem society's view of Jesus is to live differently. Live as though God is alive. Let's not be afraid to share the message of the gospel with those who are surrounding us.

Let's do life differently.