09.20.03 red

The Gospel According to

No one would mistake Homer Simpson and his family for saints.
But some say that it is the most pro-family,
God-preoccupied,
home-based program on TV.

What do the Simpsons tell us about the love of God?

Not all the crises that call for prayer are cosmic events.

In "Bart Gets an F," the boy is threatened with repeating a grade if he fails a test for which he is not prepared.

Desperate, Bart asks God for one more day to study.

"Prayer, the last refuge of the scoundrel," Lisa scoffs as she overhears her older brother. Nonetheless, a freak snow storm closes school the next day, saving him.

"I heard you last night, Bart," Lisa tells him. "You prayed for this. Now your prayers have been answered. I'm no theologian. I don't know who or what God is exactly.
All I know is: He's a force more powerful than Mom and Dad put together,
and you owe him big."

Bart acknowledges, "Part of this D-minus belongs to God."

Homer Simpson
is not shy about going directly to the source and asking God
for help in his daily life.

Bart Simpson
speaks directly and personally to God from the heart.

Lisa Simpson
supports the poor, the powerless and the downtrodden,
questions the conventional wisdom

What is the gospel . . .

. . .according to
red?

God chooses to use real people
to tell stories of his love,
forgiveness, redemption

But if we walk in the light,
God himself being the light,
we also experience a shared life with one another,
as the sacrificed blood of Jesus,
God's Son, purges all our sin.

1 John 1:7

Thank you God, for your family

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Resource List for 09.20.03

The Holy Bible (Message, NAS, NCV, NIV, NLT)
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The Gospel According to The Simpsons By Mark Pinsky
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