{"id":434,"date":"2016-05-17T10:08:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T09:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=434"},"modified":"2016-05-17T10:08:22","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T09:08:22","slug":"everyday-christian-living-2-boxing-clever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=434","title":{"rendered":"Everyday Christian Living 2 “Boxing Clever”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aim: To help develop a Christian view of the media<\/p>\n

Questions for discussion
\nHow many hours each week do you spend watching television or listening to the radio?
\nHow do you decide what to watch?<\/p>\n

Discussion starter
\nWHICH WOULD YOU WATCH?
\nWhich of these television programmes would you encourage people to watch or discourage them from watching? If you don\u2019t know anything about them, ask a friend. Put a TICK if you think a programme is OK for adults, double tick for children too. Put a CROSS if you feel that even adults should NOT watch it.
\nWHAT REASONS affect your responses?<\/p>\n

EastEnders \/ Coronation Street \/ Emmerdale \/ Neighbours \/ Brookside_
\nSongs of Praise
\nLate night Sport \/ Sky subscription sports e.g. Football, Snooker, Olympics, Grand Prix.
\nBritain\u2019s Got Talent \/ The X Factor \/ Strictly Come Dancing
\nGreat British Bake Off \/ MasterChef \/ Hells Kitchen
\nThe National Lottery programme
\nDramas e.g. Casualty \/ Holby City \/ Mr Selfridge \/ Lewis \/ Foyle\u2019s War
\nBBC or ITV or Sky Breakfast shows
\n“Chat shows” e.g. Jeremy Kyle, Jerry Springer,
\n\u201cSupernatural\u201d dramas e.g. The Librarians, X files
\nBig Brother_
\nSecret Diary of a Call Girl
\nThe Vicar of Dibley
\nThe Big Bang Theory (bear in mind this is 6 pm viewing)
\nNCIS \/ CSI \/ Silent Witness etc etc
\nSabrina the teenage witch \/ Buffy the Vampire Slayer_
\nYour favourite programme \u2013 whatever that is \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n

DISCUSS your opinions of these programmes as honestly as possible.
\nTelevision wasn\u2019t around in Bible times. CAN the Bible help our thinking here?<\/p>\n

Also to think about
\nAre there any films which Christians should not watch? _WHY NOT?
\nWhich newspapers or magazines should Christians not read? WHY NOT?
\nWhat should be our Christian attitude to the Internet?_<\/p>\n

Bible basis
\n\u201cThe Christian Mind\u201d
\n \u201cDon\u2019t let the world around squeeze you into its own mould, but let God remould your minds from within, so that you may prove in practice that the plan for you is good, meets all his demands and moves towards the goal of true maturity.\u201d (Romans 12:2 in J.B.Phillips translation)
\nGod doesn\u2019t just care about what we DO. He knows our deepest thoughts and he cares about our attitudes and the things we think. Two old quotes remind us of how important our thinking is.
\n\u201cYou aren\u2019t what you think you are, but what you think, you are!\u201d
\n\u201cSow a thought, you reap an action. Sow an action, you reap a habit. Sow a habit, you reap a character. Sow a character, you reap a destiny.\u201d
\nThe Bible reminds us that God wants to re-mould the way we think in the image of His Son Jesus Christ. This is why all adult Christian education such as this course and belonging to a Home Group is so important! We all _need to keep on learning even when we begin to reach “true maturity”_.
\nRomans 12:1-2;
\nEphesians 4:17-24
\nMatt 5:27-30;
\nExodus 20:17;
\n1 Corinthians 14:20;
\nPhilippians 4:8.
\nTo think about
\nWhat does it mean in practice for our minds to \u201cbe renewed\u201d?
\nWhat can we do individually and together to develop in our Christian thinking?
\nIn what areas does YOUR mind need renewing? Colossians 3 or Ephesians 4 and 5 are most challenging \u201ccheck-lists\u201d to reflect on prayerfully.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aim: To help develop a Christian view of the media Questions for discussion How many hours each week do you spend watching television or…<\/span><\/p>\n

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