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.
Category Archives: Self
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.
X-Men: First Class: Never Changing
Assembly Objective:
- Why does everybody need to feel loved, and to love ourselves? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching that nothing can separate us from God’s love for us.
Film:
- X-Men: First Class (20th Century Fox, 2011, Certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.
Carnage: Do no harm or do some good?
Assembly Objective:
- How should we interact with other people? Is it enough for us just to do no harm to others, or should we also seek to do good for them? This assembly invites pupils to consider the Bible’s teaching about the ‘golden rule’.
Film:
- Carnage (StudioCanal, 2011, certificate 15). Click here to buy the DVD online.
Mirror Mirror: True Love
Assembly Objective:
- What makes for good stable relationships? This assembly considers the Bible’s teaching that true love is costly and challenging, but also reasoned and reasonable – and far more than blind devotion.
Film:
- Mirror Mirror (StudioCanal, 2012, certificate PG). Click here to buy the DVD online.
What We Did On Our Holiday: Best Intentions
Assembly Objective:
- Is it okay to lie, as long as your intention is to avoid hurting other people? This assembly explores this difficult question and reflects on the Bible’s teaching about speaking the truth, in love.
Film:
- What We Did On Our Holiday (Lionsgate, 2014, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.
The Hunger Games: Look at what you look at
Assembly Objective:
- In this media-rich world how do we make decisions about what we watch? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching about the responsibility we have for what we think about (and, by extension, in this media-rich world, our responsibility for what we watch).
Film:
- The Hunger Games (Lionsgate, 2012, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.
The Dark Knight Rises: Whose Money?
Assembly Objective:
- Do we own things only for our benefit, or do we owe a duty to the rest of society? This assembly reflects on the Bible’s teaching about justice in the distribution of the world’s resources.
Film:
- The Dark Knight Rises (Warner Bros, 2012, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World: Uncertain Future
Assembly Objective:
- The future is uncertain, so how can we make sure our life has meaning and purpose? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching about making the most of our lives each day.
Film:
- Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (StudioCanal, 2012, certificate 15). Click here to buy the DVD online.
Man of Steel: Leap of Faith
Assembly Objective:
- How can we make good decisions when we don’t know the future? The Bible teaches that God knows and will help us make good choices.
Film:
- Man of Steel (Warner Bros, 2013, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.
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