Paul McDonald and Pablo Ceron explore the epic movie Gladiator (2000) starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. We compare and contrast Maximus and Commodus as reflections of our own hearts. How can we move from Commodus, who chased love and validation from the crowd, depending on them for his identity? How can we become more like Maximus, who knew who he was, and had a home worth fighting for? We’re going deep. Join us as we discover God's truth in this movie.
About Pablo
Pablo was born and raised in Colombia and moved to the U.S. in 2000, where he married his loving wife Juanita. After a long journey through the desert, and into their "promised land", they now live in Colorado with their two wild sons, Mateo (10) and Lucas (5).
Pablo has been a speaker, teacher and leader of men’s ministry initiatives for over 10 years. He's the Founder and President of WILDSONS, a non-profit organization dedicated to the restoration of the hearts of God's people.
Questions
- How would you describe the size and scope of your kingdom, the area where you have power and influence?
- How do those in your kingdom (wife, children, friends, people at work) respond to your leadership?
- What is the difference between leading from your identity and leading for your identity?
- How would you describe home?
- What is the difference between resume traits and eulogy traits? What would be on your resume? What would be included in your eulogy? How are they the same? How are they different? Which ones matter more?
- What do you receive praise, positive responses to?
- Where are you mocked, criticized, receive a negative reaction?
- Where do you turn when you’re feeling insecure (food, work, porn, anger, control)? How do you try to soothe your aching heart?
- Where do you believe, “If I do this, then they will love me?”
- How do you respond when offered higher positions, promotions, increased responsibility? Where is that response coming from?
- How do you seek approval? What do you do when you don’t get it?
- What answers did you receive to the questions you took to your father: “Do you love me? Are you proud of me? Do I have what it takes? Am I the real deal?”
- What messages (from your father, mother, figures you looked up to and admired) have you received that damaged your heart?
- In what situations do you feel attacked? How do you respond?
- Looking back, how has what appeared as a setback or failure in the moment actually been a rescue? How has it been both/and, both devastation and a rescue?
- Who did God think of when He thought of you?
- What names have you accepted from the enemy, from the world, from your friends/family?
- What makes you afraid? What do you fear happening most?
- What do you fear people say about you when you’re not around?
- What do you hope they say about you?
Edited and mixed by Grayson Foster (https://graysonfoster.com/)
Audio quotes performed by Britt Mooney, Paul McDonald, and Tim Willard, taken from Epic (written by John Eldredge) and Song of Albion (written by Stephen Lawhead).
Southerly Change performed by Zane Dickinson, used under license from Shutterstock
