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