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[Pages:137]GOD VIEWS

SEEING CLEARLY THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU MOST

Resource guide

GOD VIEWS

SEEING CLEARLY THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU MOST

Resource Guide

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To Contact the Publisher

Web: Phone:1.800.541.1376 Address: P.O. Box 9 2425 West Main Street Franklin Springs, GA 30639

To Contact Curt Cloninger

Web: Email:curtcloninger@ Address: P.O. Box 2353, Duluth, GA 30096

Last updated July 2013 2013099

GOD VIEWS

SEEING CLEARLY THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU MOST

Resource Guide

Written by Gary W. Moon

Designed by Jeffrey Hayes Johnson

God Views Resource Guide Copyright 2001, 2003 by LifeSprings Resources

Requests for information should be addressed to:

LifeSprings Resources P.O. Box 9 2425 West Main Street Franklin Springs, Georgia 30639-0009

ISBN: 0911866981

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means--electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other--except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.

Written by Gary W. Moon Designed by Jeffrey Hayes Johnson

Printed in the United States of America

First Edition: 2001 Second Edition: 2003

Contents

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Foreword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 How This Resource Guide Is Organized. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Before the First Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Tips for Leading Group Discussion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Tips for Using the Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SESSION ONE. . . . . . . Finding a God Who Is Big Enough. . . . . 14

SESSION TWO. . . . . . . Bony Shoulders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

SESSION THREE . . . . Cosmic Sheriff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

SESSION FOUR. . . . . . You Rang My God Bell? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

SESSION FIVE . . . . . . The Grand Old Man in the Sky. . . . . . . . 56

SESSION SIX. . . . . . . . God as a Party Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

SESSION SEVEN. . . . . Manic Mechanic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

SESSION EIGHT. . . . . God-in-a-Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

SESSION NINE. . . . . . Return of the Prodigal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

SESSION TEN. . . . . . . Bubba: On the Nature of God. . . . . . . . 106

SESSION ELEVEN . . . God With Skin On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

SESSION TWELVE. . . Twenty-Four-Hours-a-Day

Live-In Counselor, or

How to Become an Alien. . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Introduction

FOREWORD

Reading J. B. Phillips' book, Your God Is Too Small, inspired Curt Cloninger. His musings eventually took the form of an original drama, God Views, that he wrote and has performed for almost two decades--before audiences of 40 to 40,000.

In 1986, Curt produced a special video version of God Views that has been very well received. In the spring of that year, I was privileged to see Curt perform God Views and was deeply moved. I snapped up a copy of the video and began showing it in a variety of settings--college, seminary, graduate, and Sunday school classes. The audience response was often amazing. And each time I showed the tape, it seemed Curt was flooded with requests from students who wanted to purchase his video.

Several years ago, LifeSprings Resources contacted me concerning their desire to produce a series of curriculum materials designed to enhance authentic Christian transformation. We developed a dream list of courses and instructors. Always at the top of our list was a course featuring Curt Cloninger, designed to correct misconceptions concerning God and enhance an accurate view.

We contacted Curt about this project, and he graciously agreed to perform God Views in front of a live audience--theater in the round. He also agreed to write some more vignettes to help underscore additional theologically correct pictures of God. Around this video base a course has been written.

This course is bound to challenge subtle heresies about God we may hold, while encouraging a fresh and clean image of our creator. As you participate, we believe you will experience a deeper intimacy with and love for your heavenly Father. We also believe you will see our logic in placing God Views as the initial course in our Curriculum of Christlikeness series. After all, the genuine transformation of Christian formation begins with our learning to enjoy practicing the presence of God. Spending time with Him. "Wasting" time with Him. But for this to happen, we must shatter the false images of Him--pictures that would make us want to run and hide instead of stop to be embraced.

We hope you find this combination of video clips, class discussions, spiritual exercises, and Bible studies to be just the right combination to help you experience the rich mosaic of our God.

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How This Resource guide Is Organized

Overview

This resource guide is divided into twelve sessions (lessons). Each 45-minute session involves an integration of a section of the God Views video with material presented in the resource guide and participant's guide.

For each session, the leader will need:

Resource guide Bible Video Player, Monitor, Stand, Extension Cord, etc. God Views Video

For each session, the participant will need:

Bible Pen or Pencil Participant's Guide (Optional)

Each session is divided into six parts:

Before You Lead Introduction Warm-Up Content Bible Study Summary

q Before You Lead

(Note: The middle five sections-- Introduction, Warm-up, Content, Bible

Study, and Summary--will serve as the session outline. The additional

sections--Before You Lead and Appendix--are resources for the participants that the leader will decide how to use each week.)

Before going on to the lesson itself, you will be presented with a brief overview that will include a synopsis, outline, list of materials you will need, and (for some sessions) some recommended readings. It is not necessary to complete the additional reading. All you need to be an effective group leader is contained within this packet and between your ears. However, if you teach this course several times, you may want to read for additional depth and breadth.

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