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In Monty Python’s Search for the Holy Grail one of the running jokes is that when faced with danger the great brave knights shout, “Run Away! Run Away!” As humorous as it is in the movie it’s the wisest of counsel for Christ’s people when we face the danger of sin
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 1, 2009
Randy Alcorn:
How many of us are truly looking forward to the New Earth? Consciously? Daily? In our idle moments, when our mind gravitates to whatever excites and interests us the most, what do we think about? A new car? A movie? A business opportunity? A chance to get rich? An attractive
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 10, 2010
TEENS ADMIRE...?
Have you thought lately about who teenagers admire? World Almanac and Book of Facts surveyed eight graders a few years ago and discovered that the top thirty names were movie stars and athletes. Not one admired adult was a religious leader, statesman, author, painter, doctor,
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Baptist
Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Jul 29, 2008
JUST STAY IN THE RACE
Charlton Heston had to learn how to drive a chariot with four horses for his part in the movie Ben Hur. After many weeks of chariot lessons he told the director, "I think I can drive the chariot all right, but I'm not at all sure I can actually win
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Lutheran
Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Sep 22, 2012
WAS JESUS MARRIED?
“Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.” 1 Timothy 4:7
“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” 1 Peter 3:15
Popular characters tend to be used,
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Baptist
Contributed by Shane Hart on Aug 10, 2006
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Who Is To Blame
We read in the paper and hear on the air
Of killing and stealing and crime everywhere.
We sigh and say, as we notice the trend,
“This young generation... Where will it end?”
But can we be sure it is their fault alone?
Are we less guilty, who places in their way
Too many things that
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 8, 2009
For most of us our only understanding of chariots and there use in warfare comes from movies.
Most of us have watch Charlton Heston in the chariot race in ben hur.
There is scene in the movie Gladiator that is terrifying. Maximus and the other gladiators are dressed as barbarians. They are
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Christian Missionary Alliance
WHAT IS NOT GOD'S WILL
Sometimes we want things we know is not God's will.
Jay Kesler wrote of a time when he caused an auto accident. He prayed that it did not happen, but it did.
I know how the young Jay Kesler felt. I've done things that I wanted to undo and said things that I wanted to
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Baptist
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Feb 4, 2006
I think Jamie, who has cancer in “Walk to Remember,”understands this attitude.
{Movie clip “Walk To Remember” Start: Chap. 25:1:25:00 - End: 25:1:28:00 =3:00}
Did you notice how Jamie is handling her trial? She trusts God even though she’s sick.
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Christian Church
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
I worked with my Daddy on Saturdays in the grocery from the time I was a senior in high school through being a senior in college. The farmers would come to the movies on Saturday night and wait until after the double feature and the serial and the previews to pick up their groceries. Daddy would
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Issur Danielovitch Densky did not like the image he thought his name projected, so he changed his name and became Kirk Douglas.
In the same way, Frances Gum transfigured herself and her image into Judy Garland.
Archibald Leach became Cary Grant. Aaron Schwalt became Red Buttons. And would you
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Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jul 12, 2010
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GARBAGE IN YOUR SALAD
There was a mother peeling vegetables for a salad when her daughter, home from college, casually mentioned she was going to a questionable movie that evening. The mother suddenly picked up a handful of garbage and threw it in the salad.
"Mother!" said the shocked girl. "Why
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 11, 2011
PROTECTED FROM THE PUCK
When Daniel was a little boy, his favorite movie was The Mighty Ducks, which was the story of a pee wee hockey team. Their goalie, whose name was Goldberg, was afraid of the puck and anytime it would come at him he would run away. So the coach duct taped him to the goal and
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2004
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Research is wonderful. Sometimes it means nothing and sometimes there can be a lot of information in these statistics. For instance, researchers for the World Almanac and Book of Facts asked 2000 American eighth-grade students to name prominent people they admired and wanted to be like. Those
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Video Illustration: You’re here for a reason – Superman page 103 Group’s Blockbuster Movie Illustrations 2
Time: 30 - 33
Overview: Clark runs faster than a speeding train to beat some classmates in a car. Pa chastises Clark for showing off. Clark asks if it’s wrong to do things you were made to
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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Discussing Religion or politics is no longer considered taboo in our society, according to a new Barna Research Group survey. The seven most talked about topics (by American adults) in a typical week are: 66% talked about the content of movies or TV programs, 57% discussed money, 55% focused on
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on Aug 20, 2007
In 1986 Tom Hanks & Shelly Long starred in a movie called "The Money Pit." It’s a film “for everyone who’s ever been deeply in Love or deeply in debt.” One of my favorite lines: “Here lies Walter Fielding. He bought a house and it killed him.” Disagreements over money cause marital failures, church
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