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Greenlit by Antoy Grant

Lanuage: ENGLISH
Length: 25 mins

Yacoub and his father visit. Mariam rushes in to tell Moussa and Laila, then runs back out to lead the father and son into the front room. Mariam nervously tries to get a meal prepared and helps her father dress.

Moussa sits and talks with Yacoub’s father about a marriage arrangement. Later, Mariam finishes the story, telling Rivka that everyone agreed to a wedding in three months. Mariam worries about her parents and how to be a wife to Yacoub. Rivka tries to tell her that they will each grow as they submit to God.

She points to the lamps they’re cleaning and says they all have the same purpose: to shine. But they each have a different effect. Some are soft, some are bright, some are pretty. She says God thinks of us as lamps. We are to shine as God made us to shine.

Rivka says she knows women that have had to shine in the darkest hours. They had to rely on God to fill them so He could shine through them. Mariam wonders if Rivka thinks life would be easier if she hadn’t been married. Rivka says she thinks her life would be difficult in different ways. She thinks God made her specifically to be who she is and that wouldn’t change.

Mariam tells her that some look down on the girls who aren’t married. Rivka replies that a girl’s worth doesn’t rely on her marriage status. Instead, she should live to serve God with her gifts and talents. That’s where worth is found.

She tells the parable of a master who gave each of his servants money before going on a journey. When he returned, each servant had doubled the money, except one. He scolded that servant for not investing the treasure given to him.

Rivka assures Mariam that each person has been given talents and treasure by God. We should be investing what He’s given to us. Rivka gives Mariam one of the lamps as a gift to remind her that she shines with God’s light.

Daliyah joins them to ask Rivka to help her mother. As they walk, Mariam shares about her engagement and uses everything Rivka just told her to encourage Daliyah.

What are Mariam’s worries and fears?
How does Rivka tell her to handle those worries and fears?
Where do you get your worth? What talents do you have and how do you invest them?

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill can’t be hidden. Also, people do not light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they put it on its stand. Then it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine in front of others. Then they will see the good things you do. And they will praise your Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 5:14-16). Rivka encourages Mariam to let God shine through the ways God uniquely made her. By continuing to follow Jesus and be filled with the Spirit, others can see God in us and come to know Him better.

“All of the gifts are produced by one and the same Spirit. He gives them to each person, just as He decides. There is one body. But it has many parts. Even though it has many parts, they make up one body” (1 Corinthians 12:12). As Mariam wonders about her duties in life, Rivka continues to tell her what it means to be made unique in God’s eyes. We’re given unique personalities, desires and gifts to invest in the things God puts in our life. As stated in the parable of the talents, God expects us to use what we’ve been given to glorify Him.

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Lanuage: ENGLISH
Length: 4 mins

A slightly obsessive vinyl fanatic searches for his missing record.

Connecting over a film is more about listening and sharing. The questions below only serve as a springboard.

Pick your favorites and see what stories you discover along the way.
– What do you think of the story?
– What one word comes to mind when you think of this film?
– Why does he care so much about his one record?
– Why does losing something, or being lost, cause such a feeling of panic?
– What have you lost that would cause you to throw a party if you got it back?
– If you were lost, how would you feel if someone searched for you like this?
– Have you ever felt like God was searching for you? Maybe for instance, things happen that you knew couldn’t be just coincidence or luck. What was this like for you?

This story is inspired by an ancient, famous story about a lost coin. A woman had lost a coin, which was about a day’s wages. She searched her whole house until she found it. Once she did, she went to all her neighbors asking them to celebrate with her.

When Jesus told this story, he wanted people to understand how important each person is to Him. He will never give up on you. He will never stop pursuing you because He cares so much for you.

Like the man in the film or the woman in Jesus’ story, Jesus knows that we find that which is most important to us when we are connected with Him in a personal relationship.

To have this personal relationship, we must acknowledge that we are imperfect and that our imperfection separates us from God, who is perfect. There is nothing we can do on our own to reach God. Only God’s Son Jesus is able to bridge that gap for us through His death and resurrection.

God is waiting for you to respond to His initiatives toward you.

Would you like to begin that kind of friendship with God and find what you’re searching for most?

If yes, great. Prayer, just talking to God, is an easy way to express that desire. If not, what’s keeping you from that?

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Greenlit by Antoy Grant

Lanuage: ENGLISH
Length: 3 mins

How far will Xander go to make sure he gets the Rent Check from his parents?

Connecting over a film is more about listening and sharing. The questions below only serve as a springboard..

Pick your favorites and see what stories you discover along the way.
– What do you think of the story?
– What one word comes to mind when you think of this film?
– Why was Xander freaking out after the phone call?
– What do you think his parents will do now that they know the truth?
– If you were Xander would you have changed your appearance?
– Do you ever feel like you need to hide who you really are from your family and friends? Why or why not?
– Have you ever though about if/how you hide from God?.

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