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FREE FALL // GENESIS 3

FREE FALL // GENESIS 3

During the last 5 weeks I’ve been slowly working through the opening chapters of Genesis as part of the #BibleStott bible reading plan. I was struck again by how much of a let down Genesis 3 is after Genesis 1-2! There is a glimmer of hope in Genesis 3:15 where it says that the offspring of Eve will crush the head of the serpent. That’s Jesus and that’s good news. But nonetheless, sin is still terrible and Genesis 3 and the downward spiral of sin in the subsequent chapters is sad news.

Prolifik Films has produced a thought provoking short film introducing sin and the fall. “Free Fall doesn’t provide a resolution or call to action, but serves to creatively set up the topic of sin & brokenness, or our desperate need for redemption.” Here it is:

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#SNIPPETY // Priority Management + Gen Y Are Unhappy + Indigenous Bible + Evangelism + Discipleship + Expository Preaching

This week’s bunch of snippets have short extracts without any commentary from me. If you read only one article, check out the one on Generation Y and unhappiness. Why? Short answer: Baby Boomers. Feel free to interact with the mash in the comments.

SNIPPETY dave miers dot com

How to Find the Time for That Important Project

Accept reality. You only have 168 hours a week—the same as everyone else, including presidents, captains of industry, and the homeless man you passed on the way to work. Time is finite. You can’t borrow, beg, or steal more of it.

Starting and finishing that important project is not about time management as much as it is about priority management. It’s not so much about efficiency as it is about courage.

The question is this: How important is this project compared to everything else in your life?

Why Generation Y Yuppies Are Unhappy

For those hiring members of Gen Y, Harvey suggests asking the interview question, “Do you feel you are generally superior to your coworkers/classmates/etc., and if so, why?” He says that “if the candidate answers yes to the first part but struggles with the ‘why,’ there may be an entitlement issue. This is because entitlement perceptions are often based on an unfounded sense of superiority and deservingness. They’ve been led to believe, perhaps through overzealous self-esteem building exercises in their youth, that they are somehow special but often lack any real justification for this belief.”

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LECRAE // Confessions (@lecrae @reachrecords)

Official film clip of “Confe$$ions” from Lecrae’s album Gravity:

I really love the Ecclesiastes-esque themes in this track.

Here’s a few lines:

I know some people with mo’ money than we’ll ever see
Ever see someone buy a private island they never see?
Ever see every sea on yo’ own personal yacht?
Take jog around yo’ block that you bought from selling your stock?
Not.
In this lifetime, some of them my potna’s
They don’t believe in karma, but they believe in commas
And they believe they dollas’ for a peace o’ mind
Put a price upon they head and they’d be fine with that fine
Cause you find when you can buy the park, you can hate the rides
They was fun in the beginning, now it seems they not as thrillin’
And you out make a killin’, but it never feels fulfillin’
So, they call me tell me “Crae, this how I’m feelin’.”

Go check out this link to find out some thoughts on how to find lasting satisfaction.

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5 THINGS CHURCH LEADERS CAN LEARN FROM APPLE KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS

Did you catch the Apple Keynote presentation this past week? The launch of the iPhone 5S, 5C and some other things? Maybe you don’t care! Regardless of whether you are an Apple Fanboy or an Apple Hater, Apple do an impressive job with keynote presentations and product launches. The late Steve Jobs set the standard for Apple in his style of presentation. I believe the current CEO Tim Cook and his team continue in similar style and quality.

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Church leaders have the opportunity week-by-week to cast vision in church gatherings, but perhaps particularly at Vision Nights, Launch Sundays, AGMs, etc.

Here are 5 things that church leaders can learn from Apple Keynote presentations:

A) Anticipate success

Throughout the product launch there is an air of anticipation and expectancy with what is to come. The presenters help to build this in how they shape the presentation and build towards the announcing of new products and an expectation that the company will continue to succeed.

Ephesians 3:20 says that “God is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.” God is able! It is right to expect that God will continue to work as his word goes out through local churches. William Carey famously said “Expect great things from God; attempt great things for God.” Christian leaders need to help build this culture of anticipation and expectation for God to do the unimaginable.

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