C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia (2005)

Big Idea: Wrong ideas about God lead to bad conclusions.

Topics: Faith, Trust, Prayer, Miracles

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C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia (2005)

Big Idea: God is relentless.

Topics: Conversion, Circumstances, Faith

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Capote (2005)

Big Idea: People who fish for praise often are the ones that get caught.

Topics: Flattery, Deception, Praise, Self-seeking

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Capote (2005)

Big Idea: The only friends of the self-centered are bitterness and loneliness.

Topics: Selfishness, Praise, Encouragement, Bitterness

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Captain America (2011)

Big Idea: Appearance is nothing; character counts.

Topics: Appearance, Action, Discernment, Speak

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Cars (2006)

Big Idea: Rising too fast can lead to pride and destruction.

Topics: Conceit, Pride, Humility, Sin

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Cars (2006)

Big Idea: Old age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill.

Topics: Old age, Elderly, Respect, Wisdom

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Cars (2006)

Big Idea: Sometimes to win, you have to lose.

Topics: Service, Self-seeking, Humility, Reward

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Cast Away (2000)

Big Idea: Is your faith an unopened package?

Topics: Jesus, Ignorance, Unknown God, Faith

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Cast Away (2000)

Big Idea: Abandon the Creator, and you'll worship the created.

Topics: Idolatry, Prayer, Vain Imagination

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Cast Away (2000)

Big Idea: Hope gives us strength to persevere even when the odds say we won't.

Topics: Hope, Perseverance, Power, Trust

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Cast Away (2000)

Big Idea: "Aim at heaven an you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither." C.S. Lewis

Topics: Worry, Anxiety, Time, Servant

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Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Big Idea: God can't stop chasing you.

Topics: God, Guilt, Justice, Persistence

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Chariots of Fire (1981)

Big Idea: Don't dabble, seek excellence.

Topics: Faithfulness, Honor, Calling, Integrity

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Chariots of Fire (1981)

Big Idea: Can a Christian seek God's best outside of professional ministry?

Topics: Evangelism, Perseverance, Running the Race, Calling

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Chariots of Fire (1981)

Big Idea: God is not a spoilsport.

Topics: Free Will, Law, Rebuke, Sabbath

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Chariots of Fire (1981)

Big Idea: No good comes out of doing evil.

Topics: Perseverance, Obedience, Integrity, Temptation

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Chariots of Fire (1981)

Big Idea: If we seek to honor God in all we do, at the right time, He will honor us.

Topics: Glory, Vanity, Running the Race, Self-denial

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Chariots of Fire (1981)

Big Idea: There is never a wrong time to do what is right.

Topics: Honor, Calling, Glory, Running the Race

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) (2005)

Big Idea: Obey the Maker.

Topics: Creator, Instruction, Pride, The Way

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) (2005)

Big Idea: What's the right response to generosity?

Topics: Generosity, Children, Parents, Greed

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) (2005)

Big Idea: How do we measure real value?

Topics: Pearl of Great Price, Worth, Price, Materialism

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Charlotte's Web (2006)

Big Idea: Rescuing the weak.

Topics: Mercy, Rescue, Help, Poor

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Charlotte's Web (2006)

Big Idea: Miracles are all around us.

Topics: Creator, Creation, Miracles, Power

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Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)

Big Idea: Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

Topics: Husband, Wife, Marriage, Love

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Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)

Big Idea: Can we "have it all?"

Topics: Materialism, Relationships, Choices

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Chicago (2002)

Big Idea: Even in a crowded city, many live lonely lives.

Topics: Loneliness, Community, Recognition

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Chicken Little (2005)

Big Idea: We all need someone to believe in us.

Topics: Testimony, Support, Truth, Belief

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Chicken Little (2005)

Big Idea: Fear should not keep us from speaking the truth.

Topics: Truth, Lie, Trust, Love

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Chicken Little (2005)

Big Idea: Love is given, not earned.

Topics: Love, Price, Unconditional love, Parents

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Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Big Idea: Repent while there is still time.

Topics: Sin, Repentance, Accountability, Friendship

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Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Big Idea: Your lusts will do you in.

Topics: Lust, Power, Gluttony, Pride

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Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Big Idea: The value of a good name.

Topics: Truth, Persecution, Witness, Testimony

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Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Big Idea: The price that must be paid for sin.

Topics: Cross, Sacrifice, Atonement, Substitution

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Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Big Idea: Resurrection brings hope.

Topics: Resurrection, New Life, Empower

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Cinderella Man (2005)

Big Idea: Love sacrifices.

Topics: Love, Sacrifice, Children, Parenting

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Cinderella Man (2005)

Big Idea: The difficult job of discipline.

Topics: Discipline, Children, Fathers, Character

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Cinderella Man (2005)

Big Idea: Love humbles itself.

Topics: Humility, Family, Promises, Character

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Cinderella Man (2005)

Big Idea: What would you pay for a chance at greatness?

Topics: Pearl of Great Price, Judging, Commitment, Dedication

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Citizen Kane (0)

Big Idea: How to tear apart your marriage.

Topics: Marriage, Husband, Wife, Pride

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Citizen Kane (0)

Big Idea: Pride and hypocrisy are a deadly team.

Topics: Hypocrisy, Pride, Power, Leadership

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Citizen Kane (0)

Big Idea: The emptiness of riches, the bounty of love.

Topics: Love, Wealth, Ambition, Admiration

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City Slickers (1991)

Big Idea: "Purity of heart is to will one thing." Soren Kierkegaard

Topics: Purpose, Fulfillment, Purity, Worry

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City Slickers (1991)

Big Idea: Even if the slate of your life has the "big sins" written on it, Jesus can wipe your slate clean.

Topics: Forgiveness, Redemption, Adultery, Holiness

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City Slickers (1991)

Big Idea: Integrity requires being the same person in public and in private.

Topics: Temptation, Faithfulness, Adultery, Integrity

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City Slickers (1991)

Big Idea: Most people put more effort into a great wedding than into a great marriage.

Topics: Marriage, Relationships, Perspective

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City Slickers (1991)

Big Idea: Hating the sin and not the sinner takes God's help.

Topics: Adultery, Anger, Relationships, Communication

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City Slickers (1991)

Big Idea: "I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind." Ecclesiastes 1:14

Topics: Fulfillment, Purpose, Disappointment

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

Big Idea: Encouragement helps people to do great things.

Topics: Encouragement, Hope, Parenting, Children

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

Big Idea: We need to persevere in the face of failure.

Topics: Perseverance, Failure, Disappointment, Endurance

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

Big Idea: Don't be tempted by greed or the praise of men.

Topics: Temptation, Flattery, Pride, Greed

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Coach Carter (2005)

Big Idea: When one part of the body suffers, all suffer.

Topics: Body of Christ, Encouragement, Suffering, Success

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Coach Carter (2005)

Big Idea: Bad behavior in others is no excuse.

Topics: Pride, Self-righteousness, Vanity, Sin

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Collateral (2004)

Big Idea: Discipline conquers doubt.

Topics: Discipline, Doubt, Habit

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Collateral (2004)

Big Idea: Relativism is a killer.

Topics: Postmodernism, Relativism, Murder, Morality

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Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)

Big Idea: There's more than one way to lust.

Topics: Lust, Idolatry, False gods, Materialism

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Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)

Big Idea: Success requires discipline.

Topics: Body of Christ, Kingdom of God, Distraction, Discipline

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Constantine (2005)

Big Idea: We can't choose what is real.

Topics: God, Devil, Belief, Supernatural

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Constantine (2005)

Big Idea: Knowledge and saving faith.

Topics: Faith, Works, Salvation, Self-righteousness

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Contact (1997)

Big Idea: Death puts life in perspective.

Topics: Faith, Death, Prayer, Eternal Life

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Contact (1997)

Big Idea: You can't see God through a telescope.

Topics: Faith, Existence of God, Science, Proof

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Contact (1997)

Big Idea: Would you be willing to die to find the meaning of life?

Topics: Belief, Faith, Meaning

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Contact (1997)

Big Idea: You can't share a faith that you don't have.

Topics: Faith, Evidence

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Corpse Bride (2005)

Big Idea: People are powerless to plan.

Topics: Scheming, Boasting, Pride, Lust

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Corpse Bride (2005)

Big Idea: Redemption requires sacrifice.

Topics: Self-denial, Sacrifice, Justice, Redemption

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Count of Monte Cristo, The (2002)

Big Idea: God does not die, or disappear -- He waits.

Topics: Belief, Patience, Injustice, Revenge

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Count of Monte Cristo, The (2002)

Big Idea: We receive the forgiveness we give.

Topics: Mercy, Compassion, Forgiveness

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Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

Big Idea: Only confession and forgiveness can stop the progression of sin

Topics: Confession, Forgiveness, Murder, Adultery

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Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

Big Idea: Is it still a sin if you get away with it?

Topics: Mockers, Lawlessness, Murder, Morality

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Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

Big Idea: One sin leads to another.

Topics: Sin, Practice, Adultery, Murder

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Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

Big Idea: If you ignore your conscience, it will go away.

Topics: Judgment, Accountability, Evil, Patience

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