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Pay it Forward

Pay it Forward • • Trevor Arlene Mr. Simonet Jerry Mr. Thorsen Adam Sydney

Pay it Forward • Trevor • Arlene • Mr. Simonet • Jerry • Sydney • Mr. Thorsen

Pay it Forward • Three BIG favors for three people…. • Money for clothes & shoes, • a job, a place to live!! • A little goes a long way!!!

The Characters • Trevor and Arlene: – What is their relationship like? – How and Why does it change? • Jerry and Sydney: – Explain their best characteristics!!! – How are they different from people like Ricky? – Connect Sydney to Neo? ? ? Mr. Thorsen: Mr. Simonet: what is he afraid of? ADAM

relationships • We all have scars or something we want to hide or improve…. . • We can only reveal our true self to those we trust • The person you can tell anything and everything to….

PAY IT FORWARD • Addiction: – children of alcoholics fix and clean up the mess; they either continue or break the cycle • Abuse: physical, sexual, verbal and neglect • Relationships: abuse and addiction • • • – Victims make excuses for the abuse and abuser You can only help people who want to change Admit mistakes and learn from them And the Truth shall set you free!!!

Pay it Forward trevo r jerry MR simon et Ada m

What did each person do to Pay it Forward? And HOW did they Pay it Forward? • • • Trevor helps Jerry helps Arlene forgives her mother helps Sydney helps Thorsen’s daughter Thorsen gives his Jaguar to Chandler tracks down the pay it forward movement and shares the story!!!

The BIBLICAL Message trevor jerry Arlene forgives her mother Arlene's mother helps Sydney helps Thorsen s daughter Lady on bridge Thorsen helps chandler Chandler tracks the pay it forward story

Pay it Forward • Questions for reflection • Let’s get Biblical! Can you make Biblical connections to this movie or movement? • Think of ways that you can pay it forward……………. . • Is this easy to do? • Is this difficult? • What gets in the way?

Let’s Get Biblical • Final Reflection Paper: • Compare the ministry of Jesus, – "the Jesus movement" to – "the Pay it Forward movement" • Be specific and use specific examples and quotes from Jesus. • Compose a description for this Jesus and Film course by using examples from movies we watched in class through the Biblical Lens.

Pay it Forward • Now it is your turn to Pay it forward!!! • Think of others and their needs and how you can be of service……. • Be an instrument of peace • Be an instrument of understanding • Be an instrument of generosity • Be an instrument of service • Be an instrument of love and compassion