Movie Reviews

Crash (9/6/2005)

Rated R for language, sexual content and some violenceDirected by Paul Haggis (writer of Million Dollar Baby)Starring Don Cheadle, Larenz Tate, Ludacris, Ryan Phillippe, Matt Dillon, Sandra Bullock, Brendan Fraser, Keith David, Jennifer EspositoCrash was a combination pizza for me. There were some great ingredients, and others that left a bad taste in my mouth. In hind...
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Rated PG-13 for violence and some intense plot materialDirected by Robert SchwentkeStarring Jodie Foster, Sean Bean, and Peter SarsgaardSomeone messed with the wrong mom!Flying at 40,000 feet in a cavernous, state-of-the-art 474 aircraft, Kyle Pratt (Jodie Foster) faces every mother’s worst nightmare when her six-year-old daughter, Julia, vanishes without a trace mid-flight from Berlin to New York. But...
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Have your congregation donate new 9-volt batteries to your youth group for a few weeks. Then, hand them out (or install them yourselves), in Jesus' name, in your neighborhood surrounding the church building. The batteries are for their smoke-detectors...take along a clipboard, paper, and a pen to take down the neighbor's prayer requests...plenty of ministry to be had by...
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money-grab
This is a great upfront/audience game that gets everyone involved but without complete chaos!Buy play money or print off monopoly money. Print off one page then you can use your church's printer for the rest.Give one bill to every person who comes that night, right when they come in. When you’re ready to play, call some people up to...
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Movie Reviews

JAWS (6/20/1975)

Rated PGDirected by Steven Spielberg (ET, Schindler's List, Jurassic Park . . .)Starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard DreyfussJAWS is one of my favorite films of all time.Not to be confused with any of the pathetic sequels, JAWS, the original JAWS that scared the entire U.S. out of the ocean, the JAWS that turned Hollywood's attention toward this new...
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Main Point: There is a mission for right now, and we must be courageous to carry it out.Attention Grabber: Movie – The Three AmigosThis movie is about three television actors who travel to Mexico for what they believe is another filming. However, the town believes the Amigos are real, and has hired them to ward off a gang...
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Main Point: Only the Lord will be able to satisfy us.Attention Grabber: Movie – The Three AmigosThis movie is about three television actors who travel to Mexico for what they believe is another filming. However, the town believes the Amigos are real, and has hired them to ward off a gang of banditos. This movie is very...
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