Go Ye Therefore
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| 069: Go Ye Therefore Listen Online! | |
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| Season | 1989 |
| Album | 04: The FUN-damentals |
| Aired | April 08, 1989 |
| Written by | Paul McCusker |
| Directed by | Paul McCusker |
| Produced by | Unknown |
| Sound Design by | Dave Arnold |
| Music by | Unknown |
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[edit] General information
Theme: Witnessing, Evangelism
| Scripture: | Matthew 28:18-20 | See more with this reference |
| Mark : | See more with this reference | |
| Luke : | See more with this reference |
[edit] Summary
Connie learns about evangelizing.
[edit] Plot
Connie arrives at Whit's End, frustrated. She has been attempting to carry out the Great Commission to evangelize-with disastrous results. She says that she got her ideas about witnessing from a book. Then, in a flashback, Connie tells Whit how poorly the ideas worked.
First, she and a friend, Robert, try handing out pamphlets in the park to strangers. Connie gets snubbed so often that when someone actually wants a tract, she ends up snubbing him. Next, she and Robert try putting the pamphlets into books at a local bookstore and end up getting booted from the establishment. Then Connie plasters her mother's car with Christian bumper stickers-and Mom reacts by nearly plastering Connie to the wall!
Finally, Connie follows the book's advice about being bold at school. During a study hall, several friends begin talking about a drunken party they had attended the previous Friday. When one of them thinks she saw Connie at the party, another denies it before Connie can say anything. The girl uses the opportunity to criticize Connie for her new beliefs. Connie attempts to turn the conversation into a discussion about the condition of her friends' souls, but the harder she tries to convince them of their lost state, the more they make fun of her. Another disaster.
Connie tells Whit that she simply isn't cut out to spread the Gospel. She doesn't even care to try anymore. Just then, the door opens and Cheryl, another friend of Connie's, enters. Whit excuses himself, and Cheryl and Connie talk. Cheryl says she's noticed a change in Connie over the past few months-especially in Connie's happiness. Cheryl wants that kind of joy. At first, Connie is a bit taken aback, but then she shares the source of her happiness with Cheryl. Cheryl becomes a new creation, and Connie discovers that the best way to spread the word of God is one person at a time.
[edit] Discussion Questions
- What is “the Great Commission”?
- Should Connie and Robert have handed out tracts in the park?
- What is the best way to share your faith with others?
[edit] Cast
[edit] Notes
- VERSION DIFFERENCE: The broadcast version of this episode begins with Randall delivering a lot of junk mail to Chris. He shows her some packages from organizations that want money.
- The character of Robert was played by Steve Burns, who would (oddly enough) play Connie's love interest, Robert Mitchell (a different character), in the future.
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[edit] Quotes
- June Kendall-Connie, call the police, no, no, no, call the FBI. We've been vandalized....somebody has covered our car with bumper stickers!
- Connie-...It's a way to turn our car into a witness for Jesus.
- June Kendall-Off. All of them. Now. This. Minute.
- Connie-You don't want our car to be a witness?
- June Kendall-Thirty. Seconds. And not a gum-mark to be seen.
- Connie- Mom?
- June Kendall-What.
- Connie Kendall-Are you right with the Lord?
