(Universal, 1989)Main Point: When picking someone to date, it’s easy to choose a person who’s a bad influence. The best way to avoid that trouble is to seek out a person that is godly.Movie Clip: Buck Meets BugUncle Buck was a 1989 comedy starring John Candy as the lovable buffoon in the lead role. When a medical emergency strikes...
Rated R for crude sexual content, language and brief nudity.Starring Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis and Jason SudeikisDirected by Jay Roach (Dinner for Schmucks, Meet The Parents and Austin Powers)I don’t know what’s worse, The Campaign or those political ads that are flooding our TV’s right now. When long-term congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before...
Rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexuality/nudity.Starring Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Gary Oldman and Guy PearceDirected by John Hillcoat (The Road)Lawless is gritty, raw and very violent. Lawless is the true story of the infamous Bondurant Brothers: bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. In this epic gangster...
Main Point: When God gives us mercy, our lives should reflect His goodness. His mercy should cause us to live totally different lives.Discussion Starter: Lord Have Mercy by LecraeLecrae is perhaps Christianity’s leading hip hop star. He’s released several albums over the past few years, but none have compared to the success of Gravity, his latest LP. When it...
It's hard to not take vandalism personally. Our campus ministry portable looked like a hurricane had swept through it. The room was all but completely destroyed. The words “He can’t save us” dripped in red paint.But I’m getting ahead of myself.This particular ministry location is a portable on the corner of a middle school campus. The doors to this...
Main Point: Many people are uncertain about life these days; they seem to have more questions than answers. But because Jesus spoke with authority, so must we, as Christians. Discussion Starter: Speak with AuthorityTaylor Mali is a teacher by day and a pretty cool comedian by night. He specializes in the arena that is known as slam poetry or...
Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout.Starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Yu Nan, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis and Arnold SchwarzeneggerDirected by Simon West (Tomb Raider, Con Air)I’m still not sure what there was more of…explosions or cheese!Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Lee Statham), Yin Yang...