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Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut: Stones in the Road

Assembly Objective:

  • How can we face challenges ahead of us? This assembly, particularly suitable for the end of a year, explores the Bible’s teaching about the value of remembering the past as we face the future.

Film: 

  • Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut (from series 6 episode 1, BBC DVD, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.

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The Amazing Spider-Man: Standing Strong

Assembly Objective: 

  • How can we respond to bullies? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching about being united with people as a community.

Film: 

  • The Amazing Spider-Man (Sony, 2012, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.

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Star Trek: Into Darkness: Beyond the Darkness

Assembly Objective:

  • How do we face death and cope with bereavement? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching that there is a hope that is more powerful than death.

Film:

  • Star Trek: Into Darkness (Paramount, 2012, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.

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Prometheus: What’s the point of you?

Assembly Objective: 

  • Who am I, and what is the purpose of my life? This assembly explores the biblical teaching about the value and meaning of our human identity.

Film:

  • Prometheus (20th Century Fox, 2012, certificate 15). Click here to buy the DVD online.

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Marvel’s Avengers Assemble: Leading from the Heart

Assembly Objective: 

  • What does it mean to be a leader? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching about leadership as a way of serving people.

Film:

  • Marvel’s Avengers Assemble (Paramount, 2012, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.

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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom: A Better Path

Assembly Objective:

  • Does revenge hurt the person who seeks it, just as much as the person on whom they get revenge? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching about the liberating power of forgiveness.

Film:

  • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (Pathe, 2014, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.

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Doctor Who: Robot of Sherwood: Making a Difference

Assembly Objective: 

  • Are heroes just ordinary people choosing to make a difference? This assembly explores the biblical examples of ‘heroes of faith’.

Film: 

  • Doctor Who episode Robot of Sherwood available on the DVD Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series (BBC DVD, 2014, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.

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