Super Awe Factor
So what kind of church is our family building?
I know it isn't the church I grew up in.
I know it isn't the church our children grew up in.
I know it isn't the church I expected to pastor.
This is different.
But times have also changed - and we need to change with it.
I also want to say that nothing changed doctrinally - only on emphasis and perception.
But most important, something changed within us as well around ten years ago.
It changed when we wanted and started to pursue "more." We desperately needed more.
Perhaps the only way I can explain this next part is to go back to Paw Patrol - the children's show that has won so much acclaim. I was introduced to it by my grandchildren and loved it immediately. The pups are pro-social and delightful. During the first episodes the pot lines are basic and amazing.
As the series grows and the challenges become more intense, the pups are amped up with powers that make them faster, stronger and more agile. They are supercharged.
The same goes for Dinotrux - another children's show that is has a similar plot until the 6th season when they too are supercharged. The dinotrux are outfitted with new powers, energy that make the episodes more exciting than ever.
It sounds a little like the plot line In the Bible. We have a book about the introduction of evil, the consequences of evil, and then the salvation of Jesus dying on the cross. After three days, Jesus comes back supercharged.
Thirty days later, the holy spirit is poured out on the believers and everyone was supercharged. They were filled with "awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs."
Something happened! Something spectacular. Something "more."
In other words, the author of "more" is the third person in the trinity - the Holy Spirit.
The first testament was based on a chosen people and the second testament on a chosen person. Perhaps there is another third testament that defies a collective script because it is based on the holy spirit that isn't confined to one person or one people. The story explodes, the power is amped,
What does that look like in a church?
It is a little like Episode 6.
We are supercharged.
Does that mean we are better - more powerful? Do we see more signs and wonders than anyone else?
I don't think so.
All of us walk through a world littered with signs, wonders and "awe moments."
There is research that proves that on average anyone of us can experience an "awe moment" every three days.
In our church we just talk about it more.
Don't shrink your dreams. Super-size your courage and abilities. -- Karen Salmonsohn
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/understanding-awe/201704/the-emerging-science-awe-and-its-benefits
I know it isn't the church I grew up in.
I know it isn't the church our children grew up in.
I know it isn't the church I expected to pastor.
This is different.
But times have also changed - and we need to change with it.
I also want to say that nothing changed doctrinally - only on emphasis and perception.
But most important, something changed within us as well around ten years ago.
It changed when we wanted and started to pursue "more." We desperately needed more.
Perhaps the only way I can explain this next part is to go back to Paw Patrol - the children's show that has won so much acclaim. I was introduced to it by my grandchildren and loved it immediately. The pups are pro-social and delightful. During the first episodes the pot lines are basic and amazing.
As the series grows and the challenges become more intense, the pups are amped up with powers that make them faster, stronger and more agile. They are supercharged.
The same goes for Dinotrux - another children's show that is has a similar plot until the 6th season when they too are supercharged. The dinotrux are outfitted with new powers, energy that make the episodes more exciting than ever.
It sounds a little like the plot line In the Bible. We have a book about the introduction of evil, the consequences of evil, and then the salvation of Jesus dying on the cross. After three days, Jesus comes back supercharged.
Thirty days later, the holy spirit is poured out on the believers and everyone was supercharged. They were filled with "awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs."
Something happened! Something spectacular. Something "more."
In other words, the author of "more" is the third person in the trinity - the Holy Spirit.
The first testament was based on a chosen people and the second testament on a chosen person. Perhaps there is another third testament that defies a collective script because it is based on the holy spirit that isn't confined to one person or one people. The story explodes, the power is amped,
What does that look like in a church?
It is a little like Episode 6.
We are supercharged.
Does that mean we are better - more powerful? Do we see more signs and wonders than anyone else?
I don't think so.
All of us walk through a world littered with signs, wonders and "awe moments."
There is research that proves that on average anyone of us can experience an "awe moment" every three days.
In our church we just talk about it more.
Don't shrink your dreams. Super-size your courage and abilities. -- Karen Salmonsohn
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/understanding-awe/201704/the-emerging-science-awe-and-its-benefits
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