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Openers, Topical Curriculum

Sin Inside

June 11, 2011

Purpose: To illustrate the reality of our sinful nature by using an example from mother nature.Supplies: An appleGet in front of your students with your apple and take a big bite out of it. (This is even better if you’re holding a microphone close to the crunch sound of your bite.) While chewing on the pulp, try to say,...

Music Discussions

Stereo Hearts

June 9, 2011

Main Point of Discussion: God’s heart is a stereo heart like the one in the song – when our lives are broken, we should closely tune Him in.Introducing the video: Gym Class Heroes “Stereo Hearts” is the first single from their fifth album, The Papercut Chronicles 2. This song features Maroon 5 front man and The Voice...

Movie Reviews

Country Strong (4/12/2011)

June 8, 2011

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements involving alcohol abuse and some sexual content.Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Garrett Hedlund, Tim McGraw and Leighton MeesterDirected by Shana Feste (first feature film)This movie is like a bad version of a good country song. It’s sad, cheesy and predictable…and I like country music.Country Strong stars Gwyneth Paltrow as country music superstar Kelly Canter, who's battling...

Movie Reviews

Kung Fu Panda 2 (12/13/2011)

June 7, 2011

Rating PG for sequences of martial arts action and mild violence.Starring the voices of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, and Lucy LiuDirected by Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda)I wish Jack Black was always this funny…and this clean.In Kung Fu Panda 2, Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the...

Movie Reviews

X-Men: First Class (9/6/2011)

June 7, 2011

Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, some sexual content including brief partial nudity and language.Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne, and Kevin BaconDirected by Matthew Vaughn (Kick Ass and Stardust)X-Men: First Class charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed...

Music Discussions

Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)

June 6, 2011

Main Point of Discussion: Avoid evil; be holy because God is holy.The Song: “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”So, you were expecting Katy Perry’s newest video to feature her in a high-collared Victorian-era dress and gettin’ all jiggy with tea, biscuits, and polite conversation? No? Well, that’s a relief.But interestingly enough, the music video for “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”—closing in on...

Movie Reviews

Unknown (06/21/2011)

June 1, 2011

Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence and action, and brief sexual content.Starring Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger and January JonesDirected by Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan and House of Wax)Unknown is NOT Taken.Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn't recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn)...