Horton Hears A Who

This week marked our first installment of "CrossPointe at the Movies" with a look at the very fun "Horton Hears A Who".

The movie clip, and our opening interaction led to a discussion on how we tell a skeptical world about the "giant elephant" who has shaped our worldview; i.e. how do we tell the story of how God has shaped our lives individually to a world that is skeptical about what Christianity has to offer. We also discussed the importance of tuning into the feedback that we receive from those outside of faith with regard to how we share our story (the "spiritual listening" thing that Pastor Dave talked about a few weeks back), as well as the importance of building relationships without agenda (loving without strings).

In the spirit of the topic, I received a little feedback on our time together today that I'd like to throw out to everyone for discussion. It was pointed out to me that we, as a group, tossed a phrase out consistently throughout the session; "planting a seed". Our line of thinking communicated that we're OK with being able to build relationships without "closing the deal" (leading someone to Christ). and that we're OK with "planting a seed", or getting our foot in the door as it were.

Let's continue our discussion based on that feedback. If we are still looking to "plant seed" in our relationships, don't we still have an agenda? Are we truly loving without strings?

I'm looking forward to your thoughts!