Three of the next four sermons will be a reflection on some of the popular movies shown recently in theaters. This coming Sunday I will take a look at the movie Secretariat. On February 20 the movie I will look at is Shrek. On the 27th the movie will be Invictus.
I have never done this kind of thing in a worship service and the reason to do it may not be clear to everyone. It is experimental, for me. I will show a two minute clip of the movie and try to pick up a theme that threads throughout the film.
It is my contention that much spiritual truth is conveyed through the movies we see. Of course, there are many, many movies that have little redeeming value. Those movies don't deserve our time or our financial support.
On the other hand there is conveyed to many people a level of spirituality they never receive otherwise. I appreciate the support and patience with me as I move us into this experiment.
The movie for next Sunday is Secretariat. Secretariat is thought to be the greatest horse ever to win the Triple Crown. His owner lives in Boulder and I'm going to try to get an interview with her.
The story is compelling and in the next few days I will put the evolution of the sermon on the blog for you to see and to give you an opportunity to interact.
In the meantime if you have thoughts on this write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net.
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I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
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