2005 Term 1 Week 3 - Difficulties with encouraging others to enter their chaos

This week will follow on from last week.

We will do an activity to help the guys understand why enticement doesn't always sound like enticement. The activity was 4 guys were each given 4 cups. Each of the 4 cups had a different orange drink. The guys sampled the drinks and ranked them from best to worst. The drinks consisted of:
a) Freshly squeezed orange juice (blue)
b) Reconstituted orange juice (green)
c) 25% orange juice + sugar (yellow)
d) Fanta (red)

The guys ranked the red and the yellow as the best. Based on the ranking they had made, the others weren't keen to try the blue or the green, even though they were the best in terms of health. We used this example to show how people don't always want what is best for them. When you offer someone hope (when you give them a pro) don't be surprised if they think you are trying to do the wrong thing by them.

We also looked at milk. If you are lactose intolerant you can't eat dairy products, so you have to find other ways to get the calcium, protien, etc. This is paralleled with a man that was beaten by his dad since he was 3. If you want to tell him the gospel you can't use the father image. His understanding of it has been twisted (and will probably stay twisted). So you have to find other ways to tell the gospel.