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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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The Muppets: Man or a Muppet?

Assembly Objective: 

  • What makes us the people we are? This assembly enables pupils to explore the Bible’s teaching about identity and value.

Film: 

  • The Muppets (Disney, 2012, Certificate U). 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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The Monuments Men: Testing Friendship

Assembly Objective: 

  • What would a real friend do? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching about restoring friendships.

Film: 

  • The Monuments Men (20th Century Fox, 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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The Monuments Men: Home is where the Art is

Assembly Objective:

  • Why are some artworks so valuable? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching about creativity being at the heart of God’s character.

Film:

  • The Monuments Men (20th Century Fox, 2014, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.

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Anonymous: Words Work

Assembly Objective: 

  • Why do our words have a powerful effect? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching about using words wisely, for good purposes.

Film:

  • Anonymous (Sony, 2011, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.

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Les Miserables: Changing Course

Assembly Objective:

  • Are we simply slaves to our nature or is it possible for us to change? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching about how we can become better people.

Film:

  • Les Miserables (Universal, 2012, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.

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