2005 Term 1 Week 6 - Disrupt and Entice - Part 2

2005 Term 1 Week 6 - Disrupt and Entice - Part 2

As most (75%) guys were away last week we will have to do a repeat. The difference is that the guys who were there last week will be able to be more active participants.

The general idea will be to start with a general picture (from last week) and then flesh it out with an example or two.
The picture was an arrow (wanting to do good) gripped by a hand (not wanting to get hurt). To this picture we made the arrow bigger (enticement) and took a chainsaw to the hand (disruption). Probably not the best illustration, though good for 16+yr old guys.
Key ideas:
Enlarging the arrow is taking the good bits that already exist and shining a light on them. It is noticing what is godly and noble and right in wanting to do the particular something and celebrating it. It is not telling them that they should be different. It is saying I see this good thing in your actions, when you do that you are being godly. It is saying, "Where you are at is not far from where you could be."
The chainsaw is not attacking them. The hand symbolises the grip of sin and death. (It is against the powers and the principalities that we fight - Eph 6:12). It also follows on from the idea in Matthew 18:8&9 about cutting of your hand if it causes you to sin. So by disrupting we are finding the things the cause us to sin and cutting them off us. Disruption is not a telling off or a scolding. It is saying, "This particular action/though process you have leads to (or stops you from reaching) this particular place where you want to be (from the entice bit)."
And finally reminding the guys that this process guarantees nothing. It will not work everytime no matter how well you do or how much effort you put in. All it does it create a space for change to occur. Change still requires the work of the spirit and the choice of the person you are helping. So don't be surprised when it doesn't work. Remember that it will probably take quite a few such "spaces for change" before you see the person actually try anything. And be aware that they will stumble lots too.