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Clubhouse — Wed

17 May

Posted at 18:00h in Clubhouse — Wed

Main Idea

We feel this pressure to make sure everyone is happy and feels happy all the time and tend to measure how good life is by how happy we are. A lot of times this causes us to suppress our feelings and emotions or even suppress other people’s. But when we are angry or sad or fearful, the best thing someone can do is not to fix us, but connect with us. Because the best moments in life don’t come when you are feeling happy, but feeling loved. Jesus knows this and doesn’t obsess over trying to fix us, but simply loves us where we are.

Scripture

John 11:35 Jesus wept.

Discussion Questions

  1. When you feel sad would you rather have a friend who sits with you or tries to make you laugh?
  2. Is it okay to feel sad and angry?

 

03 May

Posted at 18:00h in Clubhouse — Wed

Main Idea

Never judge a book by its cover because Jesus wouldn’t want us to do that. We should really focus on a person’s character instead. He wants us to love other people (like our friends) the way He loved us.

Scripture

John 13:34 – Love one another, as I have loved you.

Matthew 7:1-2 – Don’t judge other people, and you will not be judged. You will be judged in the same way that you judge others. And the forgiveness you give to others will be given to you (ICB).

 

Discussion Questions

      1. How can I show love to my friends and family?
      2. Why is it important to not judge other people? What does it mean to judge someone?

 

19 Apr

Posted at 18:00h in Clubhouse — Wed

Main Idea

Throughout the movie, Master Shifu is so focused on achieving inner peace on his own that he completely ignores Master Oogway’s teachings to him. However, as he begins to remember his teachings while training Po, Shifu realizes that peace isn’t something that we can obtain on our own. We cannot find true peace by our own efforts. That is why Jesus says that he is giving us His peace – a peace that can’t be found anywhere else – because His peace is so much better than anything we can try and find on our own.

Scripture

JOHN 14:27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.

Discussion Questions

  1. Have you seen Kung Fu Panda? What did you think of it?
  2. How can you see God in Kung Fu Panda?
  3. What does peace mean to you?
  4. When have you felt the most peace?

 

12 Apr

Posted at 18:00h in Clubhouse — Wed

Main Idea

You are special.

Throughout the movie, Po struggles with feeling like he’s a good enough Kung Fu Master. He compares his capabilities to the 5 and always feels like he’s falling behind. Then he gets the dragon warrior scroll and thinks it will give him special powers to make him a better warrior. But instead, there’s nothing! 

Later, he learns the true meaning is that he has all the special skills he needs within himself, and because of who he is and his unique abilities, he is enough.

Scripture

“Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭4‬-‭5‬ ‭NLT‬‬

 

Discussion Questions

  1. What makes you special?
  2. What makes the people around you special?

 

05 Apr

Posted at 18:00h in Clubhouse — Wed

Main Idea

Sometimes new things and people are scary. Particularly when people look different than us and think different than us. However, God made everyone in his image, and with unique gifts and talents. Often, when we get to know people, and see them how God sees them, we realize how amazing and awesome they are. Woody learns this lesson about Buzz and Sid’s toys in making his way back to Andy.

Scripture

Luke 10:25-37
25 One day an authority on the law stood up to put Jesus to the test. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?”
26 “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you understand it?”
27 He answered, ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your strength and with all your mind.'(Deuteronomy 6:5) And, ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ “(Leviticus 19:18)
28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do that, and you will live.”
29 But the man wanted to make himself look good. So he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. Robbers attacked him. They stripped off his clothes and beat him. Then they went away, leaving him almost dead.
31 A priest happened to be going down that same road. When he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
32 A Levite also came by. When he saw the man, he passed by on the other side too.
33 But a Samaritan came to the place where the man was. When he saw the man, he felt sorry for him.
34 He went to him, poured olive oil and wine on his wounds and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey. He took him to an inn and took care of him.
35 The next day he took out two silver coins. He gave them to the owner of the inn. ‘Take care of him,’ he said. ‘When I return, I will pay you back for any extra expense you may have.’
36 “Which of the three do you think was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by robbers?”
37 The authority on the law replied, “The one who felt sorry for him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do as he did.”
 
See also 1 Corinthians 12

Discussion Questions

  1. What is your favorite part of Toy Story?
  2. How should I interact with people who don’t think the same way I do or believe the same things I do?
  3. What is your unique gift that God has given you?
  4. What is mine?

 

29 Mar

Posted at 18:00h in Clubhouse — Wed

Main Idea

We often tend to think that there are good people and bad people, and they just kind of stay that way. But the truth is, Jesus is in the business of changing hearts and leading people to him. Take Gru, for instance. He begins as a villain, but some kids change his outlook on life, and turn him into a softie. In the same way Jesus met Saul (a bad guy), and turned him into Paul (an immensely good guy). There is hope for all of us, no matter where we have come from and where we are going.

Scripture

Romans 8:35-39
35 Who can separate us from Christ’s love? Can trouble or hard times or harm or hunger? Can nakedness or danger or war?
36 It is written, “Because of you, we face death all day long. We are considered as sheep to be killed.” (Psalm 44:22)
37 No! In all these things we will do even more than win! We owe it all to Christ, who has loved us.
38 I am absolutely sure that not even death or life can separate us from God’s love. Not even angels or demons, the present or the future, or any powers can do that.
39 Not even the highest places or the lowest, or anything else in all creation can do that. Nothing at all can ever separate us from God’s love because of what Christ Jesus our Lord has done.
 
John 3:16-17
16 “God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son. Anyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life.
17 “God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world. He sent his Son to save the world through him.
 

Discussion Questions

  1. How has Jesus changed your life?
  2. If you were a villain like Gru, what would you steal?
  3. Have you ever done things you regret? How did you fix them
  4. When you read Romans 8:35-39 how does that make you feel?

 

22 Mar

Posted at 18:00h in Clubhouse — Wed

Main Idea

God created us to be in community with each other.

 

Scripture

Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts
Acts 2:46 (NIRV)

Discussion Questions

      1. Who are some people in our community?
      2. How can we be in community with other people?
      3. What are some ways we can show God’s love to our community?

 

08 Mar

Posted at 18:00h in Clubhouse — Wed

Main Idea

Love your enemies

In Hiccup’s town, it was the norm to be afraid of dragons and to fight them. Afterall, people and dragons are natural-born enemies. Or are they? Hiccup pushes back on this idea by treating the dragons with kindness and even befriending one of the scariest dragons of all. When he decides to love his enemies, things change for the better.

Scripture

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemies.’ But I tell you, love your enemies. Pray for those who hurt you. If you do this, then you will be true sons of your Father in heaven. Your Father causes the sun to rise on good people and on bad people. Your Father sends rain to those who do good and to those who do wrong. If you love only the people who love you, then you will get no reward. Even the tax collectors do that. And if you are nice only to your friends, then you are no better than other people. Even people without God are nice to their friends.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭43‬-‭47‬ ‭ICB

 

Discussion Questions

      1. Who has it been hard to love recently?

      2. What can we do to love people better?

01 Mar

Posted at 18:00h in Clubhouse — Wed

Main Idea

Throughout this movie and in these two clips especially, Mulan wanted to bring honor to her Father. She knew that he was getting older and not doing super well, so she decided to take his place in the Chinese army. We can honor our parents and even God in a similar way. Do we need to dress up and get ready for battle? No! However, we can be kind and show love and be a light to the world and the people around us.

Scripture

Revelation 4:11 – Our Lord and God! You are worthy to receive glory and honor and power. You made all things. Everything existed and was made because you wanted it. (ICB)

Exodus 20:12 – Honor your father and your mother. Then you will live a long time in the land. The Lord your God is going to give you this land. (ICB)

Discussion Questions

  1. What does it mean to “honor” someone?
  2. How can I honor or respect you?
  3. How can I honor my siblings (brothers and/or sisters)?
  4. How can I honor God?

 

21 Feb

Posted at 11:16h in Clubhouse — Wed

Main Idea

You are enough because Jesus is enough. Mirabel feels inadequate because she doesn’t have a gift like the rest of her family members. What she doesn’t understand is that she has been made exactly how she should be to save her family. Much in the same way, we may not always have the gifts or talents that we would like to have, but God has formed us in the perfect way, in order to care for others and point them towards Jesus.

Scripture

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

 

Discussion Questions

      1. What are my superpowers?
      2. How can I use my “superpowers” to show Jesus to others?
      3. What are your superpowers?
      4. How would you describe God’s love for us?
      5. What’s something about God that you would want me to know?

15 Feb

Posted at 10:04h in Clubhouse — Wed

Main Idea

You are special enough for God’s love.

Scripture

“For God loved the world so much that he gave up his only Son. God gave up his Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life.”

‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬ ‭ICB

 

Discussion Questions

      1. How does God show his love for us?

08 Feb

Posted at 13:53h in Clubhouse — Wed

In Kids Ministry, we believe God extends grace—even in places we least expect it. This semester, we are watching clips from popular movies and relating them to Jesus! We believe that God is all around us, so we are dedicated to looking for Him in movies with the hope of seeing Him elsewhere because of this practice.

Main Idea

God created us in his image, to be very good, and even when we aren’t our best, God still loves us.

Scripture

So God created mankind in his own image,in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
Genesis 1:27

 

God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
Genesis 1:31

 

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8

Discussion Questions

      1. God still loves us even when we aren’t our best, how can we love others, even when they’re not their best?
      2. God made us in his image, what are some ways we can show God to others?