Beginnings & SeparationBeginnings & Separation

If you could imagine the world If you could imagine the world the way it should be, the way it should be, what would it be like? what would it be like?

Beginnings & SeparationBeginnings & Separation

What would change if our identity What would change if our identity depended on the depended on the Imago DeiImago Dei

for our worth? for our worth?

Why are we here?Why are we here?What is our purpose?What is our purpose?

The American StoryThe American Story

BirthBirth SchoolSchool CollegeCollege Starter Starter JobJob

Starter Starter MarriageMarriage

22ndnd MarriageMarriage 2.5 Kids2.5 Kids Picket Picket

FenceFence

DeathDeathSecure Secure JobJob

Dump Dump KidsKids

Retire to Retire to FloridaFlorida

The Lust, the Flesh, the Eyes The Lust, the Flesh, the Eyes

and the Pride of Lifeand the Pride of Life

Well, I feelWell, I feelLike I have to feelLike I have to feel

Something good all of the timeSomething good all of the time

With most of life I cannot dealWith most of life I cannot dealBut a good feeling I can feelBut a good feeling I can feel

Even though it may not be realEven though it may not be real

And if a person, place orAnd if a person, place orthing can deliverthing can deliver

I will quiver with delightI will quiver with delight

But will it last meBut will it last mefor all my lifefor all my life

Or just one more lonely nightOr just one more lonely night

The lust, the fleshThe lust, the fleshThe eyesThe eyes

And the pride of lifeAnd the pride of lifeDrain the lifeDrain the life

Right out of meRight out of me

Well, I see somethingWell, I see somethingand I want itand I want it

Bam! Right now!Bam! Right now!No questions asked No questions asked

Don't worry how much itDon't worry how much itcosts me now or latercosts me now or later

I want it and I want it fastI want it and I want it fast

I'll go to any lengthI'll go to any lengthSacrifice all that I already haveSacrifice all that I already have

And all that I might getAnd all that I might get

Just to getJust to getSomething more that I don't needSomething more that I don't need

And Lord, please don'tAnd Lord, please don'task me what forask me what for

The lust, the fleshThe lust, the fleshThe eyesThe eyes

And the pride of lifeAnd the pride of lifeDrain the lifeDrain the life

Right out of meRight out of me

And I love when folksAnd I love when folksLook right at meLook right at me

And what I'm doingAnd what I'm doingOr have doneOr have done

And lay it on aboutAnd lay it on aboutHow groovy I amHow groovy I am

And that I'm looking grandAnd that I'm looking grand

And every single wordAnd every single wordMakes me think I'll live foreverMakes me think I'll live forever

Never knowing that they probablyNever knowing that they probablyWon't remember whatWon't remember what

they said tomorrowthey said tomorrow

Tomorrow I could be deadTomorrow I could be dead

The lust, the fleshThe lust, the fleshThe eyesThe eyes

And the pride of lifeAnd the pride of lifeDrain the lifeDrain the life

Right out of meRight out of me

If what we learned today is true, If what we learned today is true, how does/should it affect your how does/should it affect your

life?life?

How would it affect us as a How would it affect us as a community?community?

How would it affect others…How would it affect others…our neighborhood, our city?our neighborhood, our city?

WALKING IT OUT…WALKING IT OUT…Engage the Story more deeply with each other this week.Engage the Story more deeply with each other this week.