[The Santa Claus movie with Tim Allen]

Acts 7:57-8:1; 9:26-31

The Messy Back Story- There is some character who has a sorted past or who has been hurt by someone in the past. Either way, there is reason for them to be the wrong person for the leading role in this storyline that is unfolding in front of us. Can you relate? Don’t’ we all come from that same kind of place in our relationship with God?

Not Quite Right- It’s funny when we see it through this character (Scott Calvin) that he is “kind of” embracing the roll he is supposed to be filling. He doesn’t have a good attitude about it. He’s not really doing it right. He still has a lot of selfishness and arrogant rudeness inside of him. He’s going through the motions, but it’s “not quite right.”

The New Identity- Our new ...