God On Film

4 Weeks

Big Idea of the Series

God on Film is a 4-week at the movies sermon series, using blockbuster spring and summer films to reflect on one question: What is God like?

We all like to think we’re the writer and director of our own lives, but we all live under the sovereignty of another Power. God is in control of the universe, yet his love and goodness compel him to provide us redemption through Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection.

Each message in this “at the movies” sermon series comes with a biblical text(s) and reference to a spring or summer 2019 film to illustrate some of the issues discussed in that passage.

With so many big-budget movies hitting theaters each year, your students can’t help but discuss each week’s latest theatrical release. Why? Because films move our imagination and capture our attention like good art does.

Not only will this series be an exciting change of pace, it will also help your group better understand and apply the teachings of Scripture.

What is the Series Guide?

Included in each guide is:

A sermon series outline that breaks up the teaching set into a specific number of weeks.
A "big idea" of the series.
A passage, "big idea" of the sermon, topic list, and a number of illustrations and talking point ideas are included in each weekly section. The "Sermon Ideas and Talking Points" area is filled with observations about the text, relevant applications, creative ideas, and illustrations.
A small group discussion (located in a separate document in this bundle).

What is the Series Guide Not?

This guide isn't a set of sermon manuscripts. While sermon manuscripts can be both useful and a powerful training tool, our sermon series guides are different. Rather than tell you what to say, our aim is for this material to spark your imagination, assist you in planning your sermon, and offer a boost to your study time.
This guide isn't ironclad. While we hope you use our material, the pieces of this document are designed to be moved, tweaked, and altered. As you study the suggested passages, and pray through your message, this guide will hopefully be a launching pad, rather than a landing net.

How Do I Use this Series Guide?

Plan ahead. Our guides are best utilized in advance versus the day or night before. Read over the ideas and illustrations provided, thinking through how you can possibly utilize them in your message. We've purposely kept our guides simple so as to give you the best opportunity to create your own, unique message.
While we give you a passage and "big idea" of the message, take time to study the text.
Utilize the media contained in this bundle to promote and communicate your series message.