Provided by: JesusFilmMedia.org
Greenlit by Antoy Grant

Lanuage: ENGLISH
Length: 7 mins

Brett waits nervously at a nice, upscale restaurant. When his waiter comes by the table, Brett tells him that he’s waiting on Michelle to arrive for their first date. The waiter offers wine, and later, Brett notices a stain.

The waiter tries to help Brett make a good impression by putting an extra set of fresh flowers on the table. Another waiter lets him know that the new owner will be visiting and everything must be completely perfect.

Brett tries to get the stain out in the bathroom but only makes it worse. He snatches a glass of white wine from his waiter and tries to work the stain out with that. Finally, the waiter offers a stain stick to him, a detergent to get the stain out, and rushes off to do his job well for the new owner. Brett thinks everything has been taken care of, but when he’s in the bathroom again, he sees the stain has come back.

He tries to resolve himself to the fact that he’ll just have to show up to the date with a stained shirt. But when he gets a glimpse of Michelle, he can’t bring himself to do it. The waiter sees him and pulls him aside. Brett sits down at the table with a fresh white shirt and makes a great impression. The waiter gives them menus and reveals in the kitchen that his own shirt is stained.

Why is it so important for Brett to get rid of the stain?

Why does Brett’s waiter exchange shirts with him?

Would you have switched shirts if you had been the waiter? How would you feel if someone helped you by switching shirts?

This short film is not intended to directly communicate the gospel, but to facilitate a conversation that reveals our need for the gospel. Think about how your own story and the stories of those you may be watching with connects with the story of the film and the story of Jesus.

Our lives, just like Brett’s shirt, have a stain. That stain is what the Bible calls sin. Sinning is something we all do, like when we’re selfish, envious, and hurtful to others. It’s when we choose to live life our own way and not the way God designed. Sin in our lives is what messes up our relationships and separates us from God.

Like Brett, no matter what we do to the stain (like trying to be a good person), it won’t go away. We need someone to give us a clean shirt. The only one with a clean shirt is God’s Son, Jesus.

The waiter changes shirts with Brett. It’s a sacrifice. He knows the new owner will be visiting the restaurant. He needs to make a really good impression, too. But he sacrifices his own image to help Brett. When Jesus died on the cross, He was giving us the opportunity to change shirts with Him, and have a renewed relationship withGod. But it was a sacrifice. He had done nothing wrong. He was already in complete relationship with God. But He sacrificed Himself for us so that we would be able to have a completely right relationship with God.

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