This study plan will help you think about bioethics from a biblical perspective.
In this 13-session quarterly plan, we look at how Christians should view the ethical debate that swirls around scientific discoveries that both extend and take life. This innovative resource will help you think about bioethical issues from a Christian perspective, and how we can be wise and compassionate. Use these handouts for personal study, a Sunday school class, or a small group.
Think about the difference between right and wrong with these six movies.
Small GroupsMovie Discussion Course: Ethics ExaminedThink about the difference between right and wrong with these six movies.
Think about the difference between right and wrong with these movies. What place is there in our lives for revenge? Control? Crime? Discrimination?
Session 1
Changing Lanes What are the consequences of acting out of retaliation rather than patience? How does our integrity, or lack thereof, reap consequences for us and those around us?
Session 2
Hotel Rwanda This film tells the real-life story of one man's struggle to survive and save others during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. What does the movie convey about the worth of each human life? What does it say about the nature of evil?
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Godsend Could the option of resurrecting a lost loved one become an actual temptation? How do these issues play out for Christians who believe God created us in his image? Why are bio-future thrillers so compelling?
Session 4
Ladykillers How does this dark comedy about character, justice, and the good life portray Christianity? What does it say about the way God intervenes in our lives?
Session 5
Crash This Best Picture Oscar winner takes us into modern-day Los Angeles, dramatizing the intersections of several characters' lives over three days. It reminds us of how racism, anger, and the struggle to achieve security in life can taint our interactions with one another.
Session 6
The Village Discuss the themes in this especially poignant film for the church community. What is the role of authority, and is pragmatism justified? How do people of principle interact with a corrupt world? Can we regain innocence in a sinful world? Can love conquer all?
Engage and challenge young children to get more from their movie-watching experience.
This 13-session course contains discussion guides on a variety of popular fantasy movies. This resource will help you think about these movies from a Christian perspective, and how they do—or do not—illustrate biblical principles. This quarterly pack can be used for a Sunday school class or small group, or to host a film festival.
Session 1
Big FishBig Fish takes us into the vivid imagination ...
What can we learn of God's goodness through these popular sci-fi movies?
Science Fiction and Fantasy movies have exploded in the last few years. What can we learn of God's goodness through these popular and entertaining movies?
Session 1
Lord of the Rings Trilogy We must decide what to do with the time we are given.
Session 2
The Lion, The Witch and The WardrobeWalt Disney Pictures' special-effects-filled adaptation of C. S. Lewis's classic fantasy about four British children ...
If we continue to destroy the world around us, we will take away opportunities for people to see evidence of who God is.
This three-session course on creation care looks at how respect for the Creator demands that we respect his creation. If we continue to destroy the world around us, we will take away opportunities for people to see evidence of who God is. This study will also look at what responsibility Christians have for God's creation. What is an appropriate biblical concern for the environment? And what should ...
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