2. Video: Me Church – Do you want to attend a church like this?
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3. IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU!
Imagine if this group was like that – would you like it? But here is the message – It’s Not About You! Have you see old people dressed in white throwing balls across the grass – not, not ten pin bowling, but bowls. They are a group and they get special privileges like cheap meals at the club house that non-members do not get! The church is the one organisation in the world that does not exist for the members but for the non-members! Those who are not yet believers in Jesus are our main focus.

4. We have grown up with images and movies about the superhero who stands guard over the city – like batman in this pic – or superman, or spideman.

5. Then there are duo who work together to defeat the badddies.

6. There are threesomes like Charlie’s Angels…

7. There are even foursomes like the Fantastic Four.

8. We want a superhero who will do the work for us!

9. But each of us is important – we are all needed to work together to bring change.

10. Remember the vision – it is a vision of…

11. An army of young people!

12. slaves of the hurting and dirty and dying
Today we are going to focus on the phrase: Slaves of the hurting and dirty and dying. As Christians we have to look out for people who are not protected in society.

13. There are the lonely – the outcasts!

14. There are those who are bullied – how many of you have been bullied in your school life?

15. There are those who are so frustrated about life that they think about ending it!

16. Can you relate to this pic – it is nice to be in the tight group – but not s nice to be the person sitting sitting off to one side.

17. The hurting!

18. Those that society mocks and calls losers.

19. We must not do that – we have to pull people up – include them, stand up for them and protect them – we are slaves of the hurting.

20. We are free but yet we are slaves of the hurting and dirty and dying!

21. The mic is open – does anyone have anything to say about what we have shared today?