Proverbs 22:28 “Do not move an ancient boundary stone
set up by your forefathers.”
2 Timothy 1:2-3 “Grace, mercy and peace from God the
Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. I thank God, whom I
serve, as my forefathers did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I
constantly remember you in my prayers.”
I won’t give the plot away,
but in Plymouth , Massachusetts he discovers “The National
Monument to the Forefathers”, which stands on the summit of Monument Hill. Formerly known as the “Pilgrim Monument ”, it commemorates
the Mayflower Pilgrims. Have you ever heard of this statue? Why is that? Dedicated on August
1, 1889, it honors their ideals as later generally embraced by the United States .
It is thought to be the world's largest solid granite monument, and is the
third-tallest statue in the United
States . The heroic figure of Faith pointing to heaven, her foot on Plymouth
Rock, surmounts a massive granite pedestal. Below are seated Liberty with Peace flourishing under her
protection and Tyranny overthrown by her power. Law is attended by Justice and
Mercy. Education has Wisdom on one side and Youth led by Experience on the
other. Morality, between a Prophet and an Evangelist, holds the Commandments in
her left hand and the scroll of Revelation in her right. Below the seated
figures, four marble alto-reliefs recall significant episodes in Pilgrim
History: the Departure from Holland , the Signing
of the Compact, the Landing at Plymouth
and the Treaty with Massasoit. This statue is truly “Monumental” and its
message essential for this country today. I hope that you and I get a chance to
go see this “monument of faith” and this excellent movie in person someday and bring its message of “LIBERTY ” to a world that
needs God and the Bible.
The
Mayflower Compact begins: “In the name of God,
Amen. We, whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread
Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and
Ireland, King, defender of the Faith, etc. Having undertaken, for the Glory of
God, and advancements of the Christian faith and honor of our King and Country,
a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northern parts of Virginia, do by
these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and one another,
covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic.”
In Christ, Brian
4 comments:
Hi Brian,
I love the idea of a movie night between studies! :) This movie sounds awesome; I'll have to rent it!
Blessings; have a joyful week!
Denise
They say that variety is the spice of life. I don't know about that, but a break in the routine sure has worked well with our group. This is the second movie night now, and they are definitely a hit, especially with the great Christian messages in these motion pictures. Our focus is on the Christian world-view, through the lense of Christ himself and God's Holy Word, so multi-media streams work well for a change up, without missing an ounce of "loving God and loving others". I hope that this routine might work for other small groups also. After all, we do it all for the Lord glory, honor and praise. Thank you Denise for the nice comments.
Hi Brian,
You should do a post on the Christian movies that you recommend. I'm always looking at movies for the youth/young adults group.
This one sounds great, I will have to look check it out.
Blessings,
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Good idea on the future post for Christian movies. I've been using Christian videos in ministry for years, as the topics dictate for the study (i.e. Creation vs. Evolution, Bible Study, or plain life stories with a Christian message). There are certainly more videos that I've missed than I've watched, so will be based on what I've have seen and know. Bit may be very useful still. Thanks Child of God.
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