I was a pastor for a few years as well, and I know that most of the time the pastor is preaching to the Believer. Our goal is often to encourage, nourish, and get the Believer picked up off the ground, to dust them off and put them back in the fight. I’d say most of my messages were to the Believer. Of course I did preach a salvation message, everything has exceptions, but my point is that neither is wrong. We don’t need to apologize that the pastor is mostly speaking to be Believers. It is the Believer who goes back out to witness to his sphere of influence. The pastor is there, like a coach, ready to assist, and encourage when and where needed.
How should we use films? Some say that if Jesus was here today, He would use film; as He used parables. At first glance this sounds perfect, but in breaking this down, I feel it can be a flawed perspective. Yes, Jesus used parables. And Yes, I do believe Jesus would use movies. However, let us not forget it was the fact that He was there with them, caring for them, loving them. He only used parables to illustrate his points, not to just give His point and then walk away. In fact, the 12 that were with him the whole time still did not understand many of the parables. Films should not be used to just give a point, but to offer things as an illustration. In fact there are many great films, that I can find strong biblical truth in them. Are they Christian films? No. Atleast not on the surface. Can we use them to start spiritual conversations - absolutely.
What films do you see like this?
