2. Doug trivia - What kind of cologne does Roger wear?
3. Who did Roger want to date? How did he spell her name? What did they have in common?
4. What did he try to do to win her over? Was he successful?
5. What did Julie do about it?
6. Pretend Julie is God and we are Roger. Look at the following verses and tell how they relate to us and God and this video;
Isa. 55:8,9 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isa%2055:8-9&version=NIV
Isa. 64:6 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2064:6%20&version=NIV
Rom. 7:18-25 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%207:18-25&version=MSG
John 3:3-7 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%203:3-7&version=NIV
Note to parents/teachers
OK, granted, this is a heavy one and maybe better for teens. The whole concept of comparing "Joodie" to God requires deep levels of abstract reasoning. (but if your kids are left handed - right brained- they will probably get it - ha) In this video, Roger wants to date Judy but they have nothing in common. Try as he might, with great effort, he can't succeed to become like her. When he finally stands before her, she wants nothing to do with him and in front of everyone dumps him. And the funny thing is he is glad because once he sees what she is like he doesn't want to be in her presence. Wow. Does that remind you of anything? All religions except Christianity are trying to reach God by imitating Him through sacred teachings but the problem is He is Holy which means "other". God is completely other than us. It is like trying to play golf like Tiger Woods, swim like Michael Phelps, hoop like Michael Jordan ... you completely can't do it. Because of this we can't enter God's presence because He is Holy and you aren't. It's like entering a sterile operating room in street clothes - it can't be done. So try as we might, try as Roger might, we can't enter into that relationship and all our efforts are in effect putting a ladder against the wrong house. Eventually when we stand before God He says, "Depart from me I never knew you." What hope do we have? Jesus died on the cross to cleanse us and make us born again thru the Holy Spirit. In other words, he put God inside us, if we just receive him (John 1:12, 3:16) How could Roger have gotten Judy? If the spirit of Judy or the Thesbian actor she was in love with had entered Roger's body, he would have had new desires, actions, friends, etc. and he wouldn't have had to work and fail to become like her and pleasing to her, it would have happened automatically. That's what it means to become a Christian.
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