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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
- Jonathan’s Blog: Reviewing the New Twilight Film-Has Anything Really Changed?
- Featured Free Resource: Using the Oil Spill to Talk about Sin-A New Free Discussion Guide with Scripture and Small Group Questions
- A Lil Bit Podcast: Jonathan and David Back in the Studio? Catch the New Episode of this Free 10-Minute Bible Study Podcast for Your Students
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Reviewing the New Twilight Film
I went to a movie with my wife on Tuesday night- date night. As we arrived to the movie theatre just before 8PM, we saw a long stream of females lined up along the walls of the theatres… Twilight fans, all waiting for the midnight showing of Twilight’s newest film, Eclipse.
On the way to our theatre (we were going to see The A-Team), we walked passed literally hundreds of these fans sitting in roped off areas, in eager anticipation of the film over four hours away. Not a male in sight! Mostly teenagers, some tweens, and about one in 5 seemed to be moms. Interesting group. I’ve never seen more Twilight t-shirts, tattoos, posters, and yes, even shrines! (Several groups had commandeered a bench and set up a shrine-of-sorts to Patrick and Taylor. Wow. Even Star Wars fans were saying, “These people are freaking weird!”)
A few days ago in my blog discussing the content we can expect in the next few Twilight films, I promised you a review of this new film from our movie reviewer Todd Pearage. Todd (my hero) braved the crowds of Twilight women on opening day to bring you our official review of the film.
Here’s just a snippet of that review:
Other Topics Jonathan Blogged about Recently:
Main Point of Discussion: Sin is like a spiritual oil spillage that permeates our world, and only the gospel of Jesus Christ can cap its outbreak and reverse the effects.
The Video Clip:
This clip of the oil spill was featured on ABC News (June 2010) and contains the actual footage of the blowout. It?s a great visual to set up the metaphor of sin being very much like a disastrous pollutant in our lives that desperately needs to be capped.
Introducing the Clip:
Today I want to show you a clip about the BP spill that has released millions of gallons of crude oil into the pristine waters of the Gulf Coast and has caused untold damage to the economy, people?s lives, and the environment. As you watch it, pay attention to what feelings and thoughts come to mind as you see the degree of the blowout spewing into the water.
Transitional Statement:
I don?t know how you felt at seeing the gushing oil pollute the waters, but I get an overwhelming sense of urgency to cap the spillage and stop the damage. Today we are going to draw some parallels between the images you saw and the spiritual condition of the world.
Divide into Small Groups:
Let?s go ahead and split up into our discussion groups, and then afterward we?ll come back together for a final word?
Jonathan McKee and David R. Smith: Mark 14:1-9
Published: 6/30/2010
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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.