”Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you

learn to know your Creator and become like him.”

COLOSSIANS 3:10

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Changing the Narrativeis synonymous withchanging the story

which means…..

either something has happened that changes things

OR

Changing the Narrativeis synonymous with changing the story which means

you are making something happen that changes things

OR

Changing the Narrativeis synonymous with changing the story which means

you are choosing to focus on something else that

happened which changes the story/narrative.

Changing the Narrativeis synonymous with changing the story which means

Changing the Narrative

THE JEFFERSON’S1975-1985

SEASON 7 EPISODE 14

"We're moving on up, to the East Side, to a deee-luxe apartment in the sky ... ." This

spinoff from "All in the Family" is about literal upward mobility - African-

American couple George and Louise Jefferson move into a swanky high-rise building. "The Jeffersons" was perhaps

the most-successful spinoff series to "All in the Family."

George Jefferson was the black version of Archie Bunker in many respects, both were loud-mouthed, opinionated and set in their bigoted ways. By 1975, Jefferson's fledging dry-cleaning business, Jefferson

Cleaners, had successfully grown into a small chain; his newfound wealth led to moving his family to a "deluxe

apartment in the sky" in Manhattan. His family included his wife, Louise, a level-headed and open-

minded woman who often had to scold George when his mouth got him into trouble; and Lionel, an

engineering major at a local college.

He especially disliked Tom and Helen Willis, a mixed couple (he was white, she was black) whose daughter, Jenny, was dating and later married Lionel; Florence, his sharp-tongued

maid; and Harry Bentley, the esoteric Englishman who lived next door. George often

flaunted his wealth and displayed rude, arrogant, bigoted behavior; however, he often found that money didn't open every door or win him favor

with everyone.

“The reason we haven’t solved the race problem in America after

hundreds of years is that people apart from God are trying to

create unity, while people under God who already have unity are

not living out the unity we possess.” Dr. Tony Evans: ONENESS EMBRACED

Reconciliation, The Kingdom, and How we are Stronger Together.

Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your

sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of

honor at God’s right hand. 2Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.

Colossians 3:1-10

3 For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 And when Christ, who is your life, is

revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.

Colossians 3:1-10

5 So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do

with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy

person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. 6 Because of these

sins, the anger of God is coming.Colossians 3:1-10

7 You used to do these things when your life was still part of

this world. 8 But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage,

malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language.

Colossians 3:1-10

9 Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful

nature and all its wicked deeds. 10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become

like him.Colossians 3:1-10

Ephesians 6:18NLT

Pray in the Spirit at all timesand on every occasion. Stay

alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers

everywhere.

HERBERT PURCELL’S NARRATIVE: “I’M GOING TO PRAY FOR YOU BROTHER,….

……PRAY FOR EVERY DECENT WHITE MAN …..”

Matthew 5:43-48

43“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the

good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

LOUISE JEFFERSON’S NARRATIVE: “THE BIBLE SAYS LOVE THINE ENEMIES…..”

Matthew 5:43-48

46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47And if you greet

only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even

pagans do that? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Matthew 25:40-45

40“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of

these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you

gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,

FLORENCE JOHNSON’S NARRATIVE: “WHAT YOU DO FOR THE LEAST OF THESE…..”

Matthew 25:40-45

43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’44“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’45“He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

Luke 10:25-37

25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the

Law?” he replied.“How do you read it?”

HERBERT PURCELL’ NARRATIVE

“PEOPLE LIKE US….. IS HE OUR KIND OF MAN?”

Luke 10:25-37

27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your

neighbor as yourself.’28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied.“Do this and you will

live.”29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Luke 10:25-37

30 In reply Jesus said:“A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was

attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him

half dead. 31A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32So

too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

Luke 10:25-37

33But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw

him, he took pity on him. 34He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring

on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn

and took care of him.

Luke 10:25-37

35The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and

when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’36 “Which of these three do

you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”37The expert in the law replied,

“The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him,“Go and do likewise.”

Romans 14:19NLT

So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up.

1 Peter 3:NIV

Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.

GEORGE JEFFERSON’S NARRATIVE

”THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO IT IS BY JOINING TOGETHER….”

Romans 14:19NLT

So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up.1Peter 3:NIV

Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.

GEORGE JEFFERSON’S NARRATIVE

”THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO IT IS BY JOINING TOGETHER….”

Salvation a process that begins when a person first becomes a Christian, continues through that person's life, and is completed when they stand before Christ in judgment.

HERBERT PURCELL’S NARRATIVE

“WHITE SUPREMACY IS THE SALVATION OF THIS COUNTRY….”

ROMANS 10:9-10NIV 9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.Ephesians 2:8-9NIV 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.

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