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Tuesday, April 15, 2003
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| AN EASTER VIDEO CLIP YOU CAN USE THIS WEEK and a few more… |
Looking for an Easter video clip to start a discussion or present the Gospel. Well, there are a couple good ones- but one that I?ve always received a good response from is the one from BEN HUR.
Most students today haven?t seen this 1959 picture that won 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The clip that I use is 61 minutes into the film (including the six and a half minute overture in the beginning). If you rent the DVD, it?s chapter 18, titled "Water from a stranger."
The scene starts from the carpenter?s shop belonging to Jesus or possibly his father. (You never see Jesus? face- so you might have to explain that to students.) The camera then moves outside where you see the approaching group of slaves including Ben Hur, played by Charlton Heston. (If they only could have got a REAL actor like Steven Seagal . . . just kidding!)
The slaves are literally dying of thirst. As they bring out water for the slaves, the slaves gulp it up like they haven?t had a drop in days. When it is Ben Hur?s turn, they skip him. He falls to the dirt and mutters a desperate prayer, "God . . . help me!"
Then a shadow comes over Ben Hur, as someone pours water over him and helps him drink. One of the guard tries to rebuke this unseen stranger (Jesus), but turns away shamefully when looked at by the stranger.
As the line of slaves leave, the stranger walks into view and we see the back of him . . . it looks like the typical American depiction of Jesus.
There are many different directions you can go with this clip.
1. You can simply talk about who Jesus is and what he means to us. You can the following link for this kind of discussion: https://thesource4ym.com/outreach/jesus.asp
2. You can use the story in John 4 where Jesus talks to the Samaritan woman about living water: https://thesource4ym.com/talks/Face/Come.asp
3. You can use that as an introduction to Jesus character and then present the Gospel or the Easter Story: https://thesource4ym.com/howdoi/staffsyf.asp
FOR MORE EASTER MOVIE CLIP IDEAS CHECK OUT OUR MOVIE ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE AND SCROLL DOWN TO THE SECTION TITLED "GOSPEL MESSAGE":
https://thesource4ym.com/videoclips/
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Jonathan speaks at schools, camps, and youth events all over the U.S. He also trains youth workers and student leaders at national conferences and seminars. The Source just updated the 2003 speaking calendar. Check out Jonathan’s speaker page with his 2003 calendar and who’s recommending him!
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God Bless,
Jonathan
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Jonathan R. McKee
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Jonathan McKee
Jonathan McKee is the author of over twenty books including the brand new The Guy's Guide to FOUR BATTLES Every Young Man Must Face; The Teen’s Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices; If I Had a Parenting Do Over; and the Amazon Best Seller - The Guy's Guide to God, Girls and the Phone in Your Pocket. He speaks to parents and leaders worldwide, all while providing free resources for youth workers on TheSource4YM.com. Jonathan, his wife Lori, and their three kids live in California.