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Community Service

Dinner Service at Andre House

Spaghetti night and someone is asking for more pudding even though we can only give one scoop.

We give him a little more and then he gets mad because it is not a full scoop.

He starts to yell and throws his tray on the ground saying, “Look at all of it in the tray!” “You guys can’t give me just one more scoop”

We need more because many people are still coming to get dinner.

The volunteers do not get mad at the situation and they go and clean up the mess on the ground.

They tell the man they are sorry, even though they have no reason to say sorry, and give him a plate with more pudding and he goes to eat.

Sports

Summer League basketball game

Not a lot of competition and most people not really trying

Someone (mean /bully) steals the ball back to back on the same person (quiet and nice) and on the third attempt, the player with the ball pushes the other guy’s arm down and then pushes him to the ground.

He thinks he is tough doing this, but everyone stops playing and looks at him in disgust.

They take a timeout and in their huddles, they are saying that they don’t want to play anymore because of what he did. Then, they decide to all forgive him and continue to play.

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- Work on your analysis
- Good story and great interpretation of forgiveness
- The connection to community service is great.

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Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18: 21-35)

The Prodigal Son (Luke 15: 11-32)

Slide 26 on ‘Who is Jesus’ slides

Features of a Parable

Metaphor or simile

Drawn from nature or common life

Surprised the hearer because of its vividness or strangeness

Leaves a person in active thought

In-breaking of the Reign

Slide 18 on ‘Who is Jesus’ slides

What did Jesus teach?

Jesus was announcing and building the Kingdom of God that is coming and already exists…

Jesus is presenting the Good News about the reign/kingdom of God.

Not about something that happens when you die...it's about something happening right now.