POP Mentor 2020

Week 4 - March 25: Helpers in the Neighborhood Worship online with us Wednesday at 7:00pm via Facebook *Highs & Lows* (Don't hesitate to spend most of the time here) - How are you doing in these circumstances? What has been challenging? What has been going well? -Presently, my biggest obstacle is... -What I have going for me is... Live it challenge - Check in about last week (was there an apology for you to make?) This week - What is one thing you can do to help in your circle of influence/your community? This week's video : Mr. Rogers | Look for the Helpers | PBS Takeaway - We are all helpers, we just need to be reminded of it. Scripture : 2 Corinthians 8:1-7, Luke 10:25-37 What stuck out to you? What raised questions for you? According to these texts, who can be a helper? What has been good today, or where have you seen God? At POP we talk about reaching out with the love of Jesus (From our mission to Grow Deep & Reach Out.) What

March 18: Forgiveness in the Neighborhood Worship online with us Wednesday at 7:00pm via www.facebook.com/popgrowreach *Highs & Lows* Live it challenge - Check in about last week (how many neighbors do you know?) This week - Have you hurt someone? Reach out to apologize. This week's videos: Mister Rogers gets upset with Mr McFeely Fred Rogers Talks About a Time he Said "I'm Sorry" Psalm 103:8-19, Matthew 18:21-22 Reflect: What parts stuck out to you? What questions did they raise for you? Read before diving into conversation starters- Important to note - Forgiving someone does NOT mean giving them a free pass to hurt you again. For giveness is different from condoning, excusing, forgetting, pardoning, and  reconciliation.  Nor is there an expectation of having to forgive immediately. The good news for us, when it comes to forgiveness, is that God forgives us all. God loves us, even when we have a hard time, or are even unabl

This week's notes: Video clip -  Officer Cleamons in the pool with Mr Rogers  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWUCowuKS40 OR this same one from the full episode, starting at 5:53 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5YXNLvQlOA&list=PLf22vOV7unX-ly5LC98UyZTOSG8ckDqmt&index=8&t=0s   Scripture - Deuteronomy 10:17-22, Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-10  This week's main idea - Jesus welcomed all people. How can we live - so that every person becomes our "sibling" in Christ? Live it challenge - Do you know at least 5 of your neighbors by name? (if yes already, learn more!) *Highs & Lows* People annoy me when... People can be fun when... Activity idea - Look up/Name five songs that have the word love in them ... Who is my neighbor? What are the boundaries of my neighborhood? Who sets those boundaries?  What might Jesus say about those boundaries? Is love possible without risk? If so, how; and if not, why not? Love is an acti

This week's clip -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BZlyxS37Kk   This week's text - Psalm 139 (Key verse 139:14 - I am fearfully and wonderfully made.) Take time to read! - Reflect on the text: What sticks out to you? What questions does it raise for you? Main Question: How do we treat difference in our community? In our own lives? Mr. Rogers talked to each and every person as if they mattered because they do. One of Cyndi Laupers’ more popular songs is “True Colors” - " I see your true colors and that’s why I love you." (Feel free to stop & YouTube this!) This week's take away - When we look past the differences and see the true colors in the people around us - that is when we treat them with the love and respect they deserve. *Highs & Lows* As partners, try to identify 5 things about yourselves that are similar & 5 things that are different. I could be described as quirky because... One of my hidden

For partners that DON’T know each other yet! Week 1 Mentors and Mentees: Start your meeting together by introducing yourself &  sharing your highs and lows from as far back as the new year up til now. What have been some of the best things happening so far this year? What about the not so best?   Then take a few minutes and get to know each other with the following questions.  You don’t have to answer all of them, but pick and choose ones that you are interested in asking and answering…  There’s also a prayer outline on back if you wish to pray together… v    Where are you from? ·           Where do you live? ·           Have you always lived there? ·           What school do you go to? ·           What do you like/dislike about where you are? ·           What’s your family like? ·           The best and worst thing about being in your family is… ·           If there is one thing I should know about your family, what should it be? v    How about ho