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MayMay 3rd Real Life Adopts Trinity YouthMay 10th 3M � Let�s Go To The MoviesMay 17th 3M � What�s On TVMay 24th 3M � Apps and GamingMay 31st 3M � Turn it Up � Music and Radio

JuneJune 7th 3M � It�s All in Print (Books, Magazines, Papers)June 14th Real Life, Next, & Sojourners CombineJune 21st Real Life, Next, & Sojourners CombineJune 28th Real Life, Next, & Sojourners Combine

Real Life Teaching Schedule �Spring 2015

Jun 14 � Jul 26 Real Life, Next, Sojourners Combine

Jul 4th BBQ/Fireworks at WaHi

Jul 17-19 Men�s Hike/Backpacking Trip

Jul 24-26 Family Camp

Aug 2 � Sep 6 Can We Trust the Bible?

Aug 8th Real Life Pool Party (Prescott Pool)

Sep 13th Fall Kickoff Sunday

Real Life Summer Plans 2015

August 2015

Begins September 13, 2015

An Overview of

Eschatology

Fall 2015

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Top 10 Grossing Films in U.S. (per IMDb)

Rank Title (Year) USA Box Office

1. Avatar (2009) $760,505,847

2. Titanic (1997) $658,672,302

3. The Avengers (2012) $623,279,547

4. The Dark Knight (2008) $533,316,061

5. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $474,544,677

6. Star Wars (1977) $460,935,665

7. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) $448,130,642

8. Shrek 2 (2004) $436,471,036

9. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $434,949,459

10. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) $424,645,577

A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.

Proverbs 15:14 (NLT)

MediaGuidelinesDiscover Discern Decide

Sources:Center for Parent/Youth UnderstandingMark Artrip

Usingquestionstofindthemes,messages,andvaluesinmediaweconsume.

Who?What?Where?When?Why?How?

ACCEPTwhatiscomplimentary;REJECTwhatiscontradictory totheholisticmessageofthebible.

PayparticularattentiontohowthebasicChristianstandardsspeaktotheseattitudes,values,behaviors,beliefs,andworldviewelements.

NOT Should Ilisten/watch? TheQuestionISWill Ilisten/watch?

DistinguishbetweenEntertainmentvalue andLife-shapingvalue ofyourmediaconsumption.

Grant Horner

Brian Godawa

�Cultural Anorexia�

�Cultural Glutton�

The Cultural Continuum

� �Movies corrupt the values of society.�

� �Movies have too much sex and violence.�

� �Movies are worldly and a waste of time.�

� �Movies are dangerous escapist fantasies.�

Cultural Anorexia

� �I just want to be entertained.�

� �You shouldn�t take it so seriously.�

� �It�s only a movie.�� �The sex and violence

don�t bother me.�

Cultural Glutton

StoryCharacter

Setting

Plot

Conflict

Theme

Voyeur�s Eye

Vicarious Eye

Visceral Eye

Film Appreciation Lenses

The Craft

The Story

The Worldview

Christian Approach to Movies

Theme Hero

Goal

Adversary

Flaw

Apparent Defeat

Adversary

Self-Revelation

Resolution

Worldview In the Story?

A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool�s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 15:14 (NIV)

Real Life Adult Bible Fellowship (ABF) – May 10, 2015 3M – Let’s Go to the Movies

Discussion Group Questions

1. What are the elements of story? In your opinion, which one is most important and why?

2. Considering the lenses of film appreciation (voyeur’s eye, vicarious eye, and visceral eye), how do these impact the overall worldview expressed?

3. Consider three films you have watched in the last year. In what ways have these films reflected current concerns, trends, or attitudes? Of these movies, which do you think have the most potential to shape cultural attitudes or bring about social change? How do you think these movies might bring about this change?

4. Locate a film that has been remade and watch the original and remade versions. Besides the obvious changes in fashion and technology, what other differences do you notice that reflect the cultural attitudes, trends, and events in which each film was produced?

5. What does the Bible have to say about how we should generally approach the internet and social media?

Resources

Visit the Trinity Web Site: http://www.trinitywallawalla.org/

Visit the Trinity Baptist Community: https://trinitybaptistchurch.ccbchurch.com/login.php

Download Class Notes at: http://trinitywallawalla.org/online-community/abf-class-notes

Contact Glenn Matlock at: glenn.matlock.jr@gmail.com Contact Josh Wheatley at: joshgloria@hotmail.com

Real Life Adult Bible Fellowship (ABF) – May 10, 2015 3M – Let’s Go to the Movies

Discussion Group Questions

1. What are the elements of story? In your opinion, which one is most important and why?

2. Considering the lenses of film appreciation (voyeur’s eye, vicarious eye, and visceral eye), how do these impact the overall worldview expressed?

3. Consider three films you have watched in the last year. In what ways have these films reflected current concerns, trends, or attitudes? Of these movies, which do you think have the most potential to shape cultural attitudes or bring about social change? How do you think these movies might bring about this change?

4. Locate a film that has been remade and watch the original and remade versions. Besides the obvious changes in fashion and technology, what other differences do you notice that reflect the cultural attitudes, trends, and events in which each film was produced?

5. What does the Bible have to say about how we should generally approach the internet and social media?

Resources

Visit the Trinity Web Site: http://www.trinitywallawalla.org/

Visit the Trinity Baptist Community: https://trinitybaptistchurch.ccbchurch.com/login.php

Download Class Notes at: http://trinitywallawalla.org/online-community/abf-class-notes

Contact Glenn Matlock at: glenn.matlock.jr@gmail.com Contact Josh Wheatley at: joshgloria@hotmail.com