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The BFG: What makes friendship so special?

Assembly Objective:

  • Friendship is a central part of living a life shared with other human beings. In a world where many of our relationships are lived out through our smart-phones, it’s sometimes hard to identify what a real friend is, and what makes that friendship something to be treasured. This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching on what friends are for, and what makes them so special.

Film:

  • The BFG (Amblin Entertainment, PG, 2016). Click here to buy the DVD online.

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The Angry Birds Movie: Getting Angry

Assembly Objective:

  • Is it ever right to get angry? This assembly explores what the Bible teaches about anger.

Film:

  • The Angry Birds Movie (Sony Pictures, 2016) certificate U, click here to buy the DVD online.

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Star Trek Beyond: How should I consider people who are different to me?

Learning Objectives:

  • Awareness of the causes and results of prejudice.
  • Awareness of the consequences of prejudice and discrimination.
  • Understanding of Christian teaching about prejudice as a concept.

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Florence Foster Jenkins: The Best Policy?

Assembly Objective:

  • Is it always right to tell the truth, even if we know it will hurt someone’s feelings? And if we decide not to be truthful, is there a point where our actions will be harmful? Through reflection on an Old Testament proverb and a verse from a New Testament letter, this assembly offers students the opportunity to consider how our actions impact others and to reflect on their friendships.

Film:

  • Florence Foster Jenkins (Pathe, 2016, PG). Click here to buy the DVD online.

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Captain America: Civil War: In what way does forgiveness benefit the forgiver?

Learning Objectives:

  • Awareness of Christian teaching on forgiveness.
  • Awareness of the importance of forgiveness and repentance in Jesus’ earthly ministry.

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Zootropolis: A Perfect World?

Assembly Objective:

  • Can we create a perfect world? This assembly explores what the Bible teaches about utopia.

Film:

  • Zootropolis (Disney, 2016) certificate PG, click here to buy the DVD online.

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Kung Fu Panda 3: What does it mean to just be you?

Assembly Objective:

  • How many times do we hear the phrase ‘just be true to yourself’, or ‘the best thing you can do is just be you’? How do we know what this really means for our every day lives? What does it mean to just be ourselves? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching on what it might mean (and not mean!) to be ourselves in the context of our local and global community of fellow human beings.

Film:

  • Kung Fu Panda 3 (DreamWorks Animation, 2016, PG). Click here to buy the DVD online.

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: How do we determine whether claims for God’s existence are believable?

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand some of the reasons for believing (or not believing) in the existence of God.
  • Knowledge of ways in which, according to believers, God can be known.

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Capture the Flag: Where is God?

Assembly Objective:

  • Where is God? This assembly explores what the Bible teaches about God: his transcendence (the belief that God exists beyond the world that we know and experience) and immanence (the belief that God exists within the world that we know and experience).

Film:

  • Capture the Flag (Paramount Pictures, certificate PG), click here to buy the DVD online.

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