Isn’t She Beautiful | Session 2 | Rob Bell

- Where do ideas come from?

• Sacremental Imagination
Gen. 28:10-22
“…the Lord is in this place and I was not aware of it…”

Psalm 24
- The earth is God’s and everything in it

John 5:17
- “My Father is always at His work…”

Luke 15
- The art of tension
- Jesus leaves the story unresolved
- Some truths you can’t solve in 30-45 minutes
- The parable invites you to find yourself in it
- The story begins the discussion

The Art of Elimination
- How can I say the most with the fewest amount of words?

The Art of Turning the Edit Button Off
- If you ever have a “what if…” thought, capture it.
- Abandonment is central to creativity

The Art of Expulsion
- What do you really want to say?
- Know yourself so well that you can get down to the main thing
- What are the things you have to get out of you or you’re going to combust?
- Why do you care?
- What is the thing inside of you that people have to hear?

The Art of Space
“The best ideas I’ve ever had have come when I was starring out the window.”

The Art of Risk
- To do this you have to be willing to stub your toe and fall down
- Nothing is wasted in God’s economy
- Try it…
- Not everyone will appreciate it and some will criticize it.
- Better some 5 and 1 ratings than a bunch of three’s

Rob talked about dealing with criticizim expecially with Velvet Elvis. He got pretty emotional and there was an intense moment where you could see some of the pain on his face. Everyone in the room felt that pain. It ended up in a standing ovation for him- thanking him for pouring out his soul in a way that has impacted all 2000 people in that room. It was a cool moment and I think he had more to say, but was so flustered that he didn’t finish the talk. It was cool to see him on such a human level.

~ by Dave on January 22, 2007.