Rated PG-13 for violence and intense action, and for brief language.Directed by Paul GreengrassStarring Matt Damon and Joan AllenJason Bourne is back . . . and so is the proverbial sequel that just doesn’t measure up.In the first film we were left with the expectation that Jason and Marie would live happily ever after on the beach. Not...
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Rated PG-13 for thematic issues, sexual content, language, some teen drinking and rough sports action.Directed by Peter Berg (The Rundown, Very Bad Things)Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas BlackFriday Night Lights is a true story from the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Buzz Bissinger who spent 1988 in Odessa, Tex., a town obsessed with its champion high-school football team the Permian Panthers....
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Here’s the idea: We ran a full "Mock Wedding" Service, using the Youth Group kids in the Bridal Party, guests, etc, even a wedding dance after. After we went through the service, we interviewed the key participants and what each might be thinking about what this marriage thing means to them. At the end of the service we...
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Main Point: There are several ways to look at tough situations in life. When believers look for God in those circumstances, they often find Him to be trustworthy…even in the midst of painful moments. Discussion Starter: Hurricane Charley’s Devastation Read this portion of an article taken from World Magazine following the natural disaster now known as Hurricane Charley. It...
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This is a quick small group opener/activity--just a fun way of getting to know each other a little better.Get into a circle and select someone to begin, then move clockwise around the circle. The first person says two similar items like pizza and ice cream (both foods). The second person has to say the thing they like better out...
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For this event/game students are broken up into tribes. Each tribe makes up a name and picks out a certain colored bandana. Then each team competes in different games for points. We played play dough charades, Bible math, Unscramble Bible Verses, then Water Sponge Relay, Grab Bag relay with baby bottle slurp, Bubble Blowing contest, Slurping baby food through...
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Need a cool reason to get together and share a meal? Here it is!Have everyone Ð including teachers/sponsors - come dressed as a Bible character, but not tell anyone who they represent. Decorate your room to resemble a banquet in Jesus' Day, with candles for lighting. Have volunteers fix a meal consisting of only foods from back in...
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