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Item #: Howdo-0003-016-00866

Category: Sermon Illustrations

Runtime: 3:49
Genre: Man On the Street

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Price: $20.00

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How Do You Refocus?

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Description 

Main Point: When Americans look to unwind or refocus, their thoughts are not on God.

Synopsis:

  • Neither Scripture meditation nor prayer was among the answers given by people interviewed on a busy city street when asked how they relax or reenergize.
  • Life’s tensions and the need to slow down are felt in this fast-paced documentary, which demonstrates intense city life.
  • Sleeping, walking, skateboarding, shopping, entertainment, reading, exercising, yoga, breathing techniques, drinking scotch, and spending time in a garden to re-orientate with the earth are among the ways that people re-energize.
  • On guy refocuses through the discipline of the martial arts, another prepares a new home for his pet rat.
  • Not surprising, some are too busy to spend time on themselves or bother with refocusing their energy.
  • Sea of humanity hurrying nowhere with the harsh sounds of traffic horns is how the video ends.
  • “Slow Down” is one of several text messages interspersed throughout video—to offer a breather from the fast-paced life.
  • Rapid movements, use of split screens, imagery of clocks ticking, and jarring music contribute to the pulsating feeling that everyone is on a treadmill.

Application:

  • Rest is a needed part of human life.
  • Do people understand why they are working so hard?
  • People can mistake escapism for refocusing. .

Suggested Uses:

Sermon starter on praying and meditating

Sermon starter on rest—what is it?

Biblical Reference:

Psalm 46:10 Be still and know that I am God.


Runtime: 3:49
Genre: Man On the Street