At The Movies - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
We just finished our third week of our At The Movies series where we covered Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone! The whole Harry Potter series is a grand adventure of conflict and resolution as we walk through the years with Harry, Ron and Hermione - we were so excited to be able to go through such an impacting series to so many of us! If you were not able to make it to our Gathering this past Sunday, know that we missed you! Unfortunately, due to some copyright concerns, we will not be able to have recorded sermons for this series. Be sure to continue to check back in at Legacy City’s Blog going forward in this series!
If you’re not familiar with the plot of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (or any part of the whole - there are 7 books and 8 movies by the way!), it first and foremost is not a story that invokes ‘evil practices or demonic worship’ in any way. Harry Potter, on a core level, is a fictional story about a boy (Harry) who comes into a world of wizardry and is thrown into an epic adventure to combat evil forces that are coming against him and his friends. This first movement in the story is an introduction to the world Harry is now living in, where we see him being assimilated into a community and a particular ‘House’ that will become his ‘home away from home’. We are also introduced to the evil wizard causing tremendous problems in their world (Voldemort) who Harry is empowered to fight against.
Pastor Robbie used three different clips from this first movie that showed us some very specific points that have been true ever since the days of Moses in the book of Exodus. In Exodus 17, we see that after Moses has brought the people of Israel out of their oppression in Egypt, a truly demonic force comes against them in Amalek and his people. An epic battle ensues at Ex. 17:8 and we see something very specific from Moses concerning the battle. In Ex. 17:10-11, Moses’ hands are raised before the Lord, and while his hands are raised, the battle goes in the people of Israel’s favor! We all have different forces come against us, be that various issues in our lives or very real demonic oppression, but we can know that God’s Hand moves when we pray to him!
Now Moses is an awesome guy, someone that God chose to use for the benefit of his people, but he (like all of us) needed people surrounding him that were willing to assist and build him up. In Ex. 17:12-13, Aaron and Hur hold Moses’ hands up in the air when he grows weary from his task. I don’t know about you, but I don’t think I could hold my hands up for the entirety of a military battle! I would need help, I would need to have people around me to pick me up when I need it!
Harry Potter is a gifted boy, but in his epic quest to defeat Voldemort, he needed his friends around him to help him with his task; Harry found this friendship in his assigned House at Hogwarts. When we come against various issues in our lives, things are going to be tough, things are going to seem impossible to go through - we need to have a strong ‘House’ around us to help keep us going!
SOME KEY TAKE-AWAYS
Harry Potter (the whole series) is just incredible - still totally worth watching right now!
Main Scripture Passage (Exodus 17)
You will be under attack at different points in your life, but always remember that God’s Hand moves when you pray! (Ex. 17:10-11)
‘I don't care how smart you are, how strong you are, how resolved you are, to win your battle - you need other people.’ (Ps. Robbie)
We are meant to be together in community, we were made to be in a common House together - find your Ron and Hermione!
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Join us next Sunday as we jump into our next installment of At the Movies! We are so excited to be back in this series - We’re saving you a seat, and know that You Are Loved!