The Family Feature for this Friday is "The Sound of Music". It runs 2 hr and 54 min and is rated G. It can be purchased or rented HERE. This is a charming story, but it is a little long. Luckily there is a natural intermission spot after the marriage that can be a natural stopping point.
1. The movie is primarily about discerning God's plan for your life. What does Maria originally think God's plan for her is? How does God reveal to Maria what his actual plan is? Who or What does He use and how does Maria discern this?
2. In the movie, Maria says "When the Lord closes a door, he open up a window". What does this phrase mean? What are some instances in your life where you could see this motto in action? Have you ever really wanted something in the past that doesn't seem all that great now? What does this say about some of our current desires now?
3. Maria uses music to awaken a very somber and dead inside household. How does music help the children? (Answer: They learn to play, work together, overcome fear, express themselves, and get along. Towards the end of the movie, music is even used to stand up to the Nazi regime. (Parents explain here) Where does music draw its power from? (A: Hope and Beauty).. Lastly, how can music be abused so it becomes a bad thing?
4. How does this Bible verse relate to the movie:
1 Corinthians 12: 4-11
"Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills."