Sunday Recap: More Than Your Programming
This past Sunday we continued our At The Movies series with The Wild Robot — the story of Roz, a robot stranded on an island who discovers compassion, sacrifice, and purpose far beyond her original programming.
That word “programming” became our theme. Many of us feel trapped by our own: family dysfunction, past mistakes, brokenness, or the circumstances we were born into. But the gospel declares something greater: in Christ, we are more than our programming.
We looked at four truths from Scripture:
We were created with purpose. God’s Word says we are His workmanship, His poiema, His masterpiece (Ephesians 2:10). You are not an accident.
Discovering purpose takes endurance. Trials shape us. Rejection refines us. And as Romans 5 and James 1 remind us, nothing is wasted with God.
Our purpose is shaped in community. Just as Roz discovered who she was by loving Brightbill and living in community, we discover our purpose in the body of Christ.
Our ultimate purpose is to love God and love others. Jesus summed up the law and the prophets in this calling (Matthew 22:37–39). Legacy City says it this way: We are For God and His Kingdom. We are For People, and this City.
In the end, Roz’s story points us to Jesus: rejected yet compassionate, sacrificial in love, resurrected in hope, and promising to return.
Whatever “programming” you feel stuck in today, remember this: in Christ, you are a new creation. You were made for more.
