Spring Harvest 2013: 31st March: The Source

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31st March: THE SOURCEhttp://j.mp/clickzone1

Dr Bex LewisDirector: Digital Fingerprint; The Big Bible Project

Research Fellow in Social Media & Online Learning, CODEC, University of Durham

Let’s “tweet” each other…

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Key Verse for Today:

“We saw it, we hear it, and now we’re telling you so you can experience it along with us, this experience of communion with the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ” 1 John 1:3 (MSG)

Rev Prof David Wilkinson

God is a communicating God: “In the beginning was the word”. God is extravagant in communication – he is not a silent God who has to be tempted into communicating with people.

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Jesus: The Source

• Christians believe God has spoken clearly, unmissably and uniquely in the person of Jesus. We believe the story of our universe only makes sense if Jesus is the centre of it. Through the promise, life, death, resurrection, ascension and return of Christ, the meaning and purpose of our universe and our lives are made known. God is not a silent creature, He is the speaking creator.

http://www.eauk.org/church/campaigns/confidence-in-the-gospel/a-faithful-gospel/a-faithful-gospel-the-elephants-in-the-room.cfm

Jesus: The Word

• It is who Jesus is, not just what he taught, that changes everything ‘Jesus is not only an utterer of the word,’ Walter Bruggeman says, ‘but is himself the uttered word. That is, Jesus’s own person is God’s word of life, which shatters all idolatrous forms of life and makes new community possible.”

• Gerard Kelly Church Actually: Rediscovering the Brilliance of God’s Plan 2011

Transformed Living…

• The reason why some Christians are so constipated, miserable, judgmental, misogynistic, religious and up tight is that they were like that before they became Christians!

• Roger Ellis Essence: The Manifesto of Jesus 2012

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… and rich in means to accessImage Credit: Ministry Best Practice Blog

http://www.slideshare.net/drbexl/the-fast-bible-links

http://philmgreen.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/66-books-in-66-tweets/

http://www.12words.org/the-12-words/

http://www.biblesummary.info

http://pinterest.com/bigbible/bible-verses/

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https://plus.google.com/+nytimes/posts/boGmdas6iHy "On average, verses in the King James Version are about 100 characters long, leaving room to slip in a #bible hashtag and still come in under the 140-character limit”e.g. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/short-inspirational-bible-verses.html

Darren Hill, Seed Resources

All these great Bible verses arrive on my feed without any context, background or explanation. As believers we are fine with this, we of course know the context to any text that appears online… don’t we? But what about everyone else?http://bigbible.org.uk/2012/11/posts-promises-and-perennial-issues-darrenrhill-digidisciple/

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Relationships/Communication

What you say or what is heard?Image Credit: iStockPhoto

Finding God Online?

Jesus in Google Image Search?

Ask Facebook… Google is a commercial venture.. What do friends that you trust have to suggest for you?

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http://bigbible.org.uk/digidisciple/authors/

Talking about … the Bible

The Bible Online

http://www.biblegateway.com http://www.youversion.com/

1 Peter 3:15 (NIV)

• But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect

• http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+3%3A15&version=NIV

1 Peter 3:15 (The Message)

• Be ready to speak up and tell anyone who asks why you’re living the way you are, and always with the utmost courtesy. Keep a clear conscience before God so that when people throw mud at you, none of it will stick. They’ll end up realizing that they’re the ones who need a bath.

• http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+3%3A15&version=MSG

1 Peter 3:15 (The Voice)

• …but exalt Him as Lord in your heart. Always be ready to offer a defense, humbly and respectfully, when someone asks why you live in hope. Keep your conscience clear so that those who ridicule your good conduct in the Anointed and say bad things about you will be put to shame

• http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+3%3A15&version=VOICE

THINK: What verses give you hope?Image Credit: iStockPhoto

PHOTOS COMING

How do we deal with the things that divide us?

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https://www.youversion.com/bible/294/mat.5.13.cevuk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2013/mar/22/evangelicals-jesus-cheesus-bang-head

http://bundlr.com/b/nmthink

THINK: What does it mean to share graciously?

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The Fruits of the Spirit: What do they look like online?

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PHOTOS COMING

What other Biblical values do we want to see in our (digital) world?

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