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This week I’ve been putting together a 5 min. Powerpoint to use at a prayer night. It loops continually and focuses on diffrent images/views of Jesus and keeps flashing the question ‘Which Jesus?’. The aim will be to get people to question their own image/view of Jesus and think about how that image/view effects how they see church/themselves/others.

Comment by Ben — July 1, 2008 @ 11:46 pm

Very interesting approach.

Comment by Mike — July 2, 2008 @ 12:53 am

Once people become jaded on Biblical accounts, ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ is just about as good as any other source material.

Comment by Lance Mac — July 2, 2008 @ 5:10 am

“source material”

Was that what you meant Lance?

I am not using it as source material but as a way of contrasting with the biblical material. It is a way of making people think - not giving them what to think!

Comment by Hamo — July 2, 2008 @ 7:42 am

Lance Mac - what about The Robe?

Comment by Mark R — July 2, 2008 @ 4:05 pm

Scorcese was astounded at the negative feelings it engendered. He said that the whole point was that the strongest temptation is not the one in which you are offered something evil in place of what God wants, but something good in place of what God wants. Jesus in the film had the chance of something good - a normal family life - and he rejected it for doing the will of God. Scorcese is a legend.

Comment by Steve Mac — July 2, 2008 @ 9:22 pm

Hey lanc

I think that was a bit of a cynical jibe mate! Consider the rubbish coming out of Hollywood these days that Christians don’t even think twice about before handing over the best part of a twenty. At least Scorsese has us thinking.

Comment by Steve Mac — July 2, 2008 @ 9:24 pm

Always good value to watch a provocative film.
But if the Gospel accounts are starting to leave us feeling a bit “jaded”… then maybe it’s because we’ve failed to read them properly?
The more I read the Gospel accounts, the more I find myself blown away — and that’s after 28 years of reading! Truly, “living and active”.

Comment by Mike Fischer — July 3, 2008 @ 11:58 am

I would agree Mike. I was thinking about it this week. The Bible - particularly the Gospels - are the only texts that I can read over and over and over again without feeling “I’ve been there, done that”. I can’t seem to get into a book the second time I read it - even great books on the faith. But the Bible - yes, it really is living and active.

Comment by Daniel — July 3, 2008 @ 1:31 pm

Yeah - I agree Mike.

I think you can become familiar, but having just done a week of study in Mark 15 its amazing what you see afresh!

It does take more than acursory read though to engage with the Bible and i think that is where the wheels fall off for many

Comment by Hamo — July 3, 2008 @ 3:41 pm

True - just started reading through the entire Bible in 90 days (cos I can!) and found Genesis amazing, especially how its theology is so consistent with the theology of the NT - despite the years between

Comment by steve mac — July 4, 2008 @ 4:17 pm