Encanto: How Spiritual Gifts Can Create Division Instead of Unity Men at the Movies Podcast

Coming up on the Men at the Movies podcast, we explore different archetypes of spiritual gifts in Encanto. Mirabel represents those of us who feel invisible, less gifted, and left out. Louisa and Isabel reveal the constant pressure our gifts can create—the pressure to always show up, always be perfect, and always say yes. In Bruno, we see how our gifts can even screw things up, be seen as unhelpful and unwanted. It’s only when we learn to value the person over the performance that we can truly be a unified body of Christ. We don’t talk about Bruno…but we will as we discover God’s truth in this movie.

Questions


Which character do you resonate with?
What are your gifts? How do you use them?
What gift do you wish you had? What’s behind that desire?
How has your role defined your responsibility?
Where do you feel left out of the family picture?
Where do you feel invisible? Unappreciated?
Where do you feel pressure to be perfect? To always show up?
What would it be like to let someone else do it, and fail?
What would it be like to take a break?
Do you feel like you can’t afford a mistake?
How do you respond when you feel like your gift isn’t helping? Isn’t wanted? Not useful?

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