Sermons on At The Movies

“Christ in Distressing Disguise”

Acts 2: 14 – 18; Matthew 25: 31 – 40, Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN – The movie I have chosen this morning for our movie sermon series is a documentary entitled, “Mother Teresa – Legacy Film.” You won’t find it in the movie theater, but you can find it on YouTube. According to a Harvard Medical School experiment, just watching this…

“The Gospel in Disney: Aladdin”

Exodus 3: 7 – 12, Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN – Since children remain in worship on the first Sunday of the month, it was important to me to choose a family friendly movie in our movie sermon series. The spectacular family friendly movie that is out right now (and which I highly, highly recommend) is Aladdin. Karen and I were on…

The Gospel According to The Color Purple

“The Gospel According to The Color Purple” Luke 8: 40-48 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN July 29, 2018 Today we conclude our sermon series entitled, “At the Movies.”  Movie theaters are the modern cathedrals. When movies are authentic, creative, and created from the deep wellspring of humanity, movies enable us to engage the Divine in…

At the Movies: Black Panther

Black Panther: My Brother’s Keeper Scripture: Genesis 4: 1 – 10 and Psalm 133 Even though Wonder Woman is a DC character and Black Panther is by Marvel, it dawned on me last week during Jill’s sermon that they have very similar signature moves. (demonstrate). They have also accomplished similar record-breaking feats as cinematic successes, moving from…

At the Movies: Wonder Woman

“At the Movies: Wonder Woman” 1 John 4:7 & 1 John 4:18 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN July 1, 2018 A couple of months ago, I met with our Worship Area Leaders, Erin Beardemphl and Cindy Rinne to plan our sermon series “At the Movies.” As we planned for today, I asked, “What movie has…

At The Movies: Battle of the Sexes

Scripture: Acts 8: 26-40 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN June 24, 2018 June is Pride Month. Today is designated “Open and Affirming Sunday” in the United Church of Christ. I thought that the movie “Battle of the Sexes” would be most fitting for today. I could personally relate to this movie on every level —…