Gospel Shadows has quickly become a favorite series. The central idea of the series is that all the stories we tell can't help but reflect God's grand story of grace throughout history and the Bible. And so we see beauty, brokenness, the search for meaning, sin, substitute saviors, great sacrifice, and more in so many of our favorite movies. Our Reel Grace series explores these story elements, connecting them to God's story of Grace in Jesus Christ.
Gospel Shadows in Thelma
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: Various Texts
Date: 9/7/25
We close out our Reel Grace series this summer with a look at the Gospel shadows in the 2024 indie action comedy, Thelma.
Gospel Shadows in Juror #2
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: Psalm 98
Date: 8/3/25
We jump back into our 2025 Reel Grace summer series to explore the Gospel Shadows in the 2024 courtroom drama, Juror #2.
Gospel Shadows in The Wild Robot
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: I John 4:7-19
Date: 7/6/25
We kick off our fun REEL GRACE series this summer with a look at the many Gospel shadows in the family-friendly hit movie, The Wild Robot.
Gospel Shadows in Past Lives
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: Galatians 5:13
Date: 9/1/24
We close out our Summer 2024 Reel Grace series with a look at the 2024 Best Picture nominated, surprise indie hit, Past Lives where we discover several Gospel shadows.
Gospel Shadows in WONKA
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: Luke 4:14-21
Date: 8/4/24
We continue our 2024 Reel Grace summer series with a look at Gospel shadows in “WONKA.”
Gospel Shadows in The Boys in the Boat
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-26
Date: 7/7/24
We kick off our 2024 Reel Grace summer series with a look at Gospel Shadows in “The Boys in the Boat.”
Gospel Shadows in Top Gun: Maverick
Speaker: Darren Nelson
Scripture: Romans 3:10–25a
Date: 8/27/23
Today we finish our summer Reel Grace series by examining some of the Gospel shadows in the 2022 blockbuster film Top Gun: Maverick.
Gospel Shadows in Luca
Speaker: Nick Shorts
Scripture: Psalms 107:9
Date: 8/20/23
Isn’t it curious that the themes of Pixar’s Luca resonate so closely with our own desires and feelings? Scripture shows us that the themes of longing, identity, and friendship were God’s idea first, and that they all point us back to Jesus.
Gospel Shadows in BELFAST
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: Various Passages
Date: 7/16/23
All our stories reflect and echo God's BIG Gospel Story. That's the premise of our summer REEL GRACE series. In this message we explore Gospel Shadows in Kenneth Branaugh's award-winning "Belfast."
Gospel Shadows in EMMa (2020)
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: James 3
Date: 6/11/23
God has placed eternity in our hearts! One of the things this means is that the stories we tell echo and reflect God's Big Gospel Story in unintentional, unconscious ways. In other words, there are often Gospel shadows in the great stories of our time. This is the starting point for our Reel Grace Summer Teaching Series, and we kick things off this week with some Gospel shadows in the 2020 Jane Austen classic, Emma!
Gospel Shadows in It’s A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: Romans 13:8-10
Date: 5/31/20
Gospel Shadows in
The Old Man and the Gun
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-20
Date: 09/01/2019
Gospel Shadows in Star Wars the Force Awakens
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: Romans 5:6-11
Date: 7/24/2016
Gospel Shadows in
Chariots of Fire
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:9-11, Jeremiah 9:23-24, Psalm 34:1-3, 8-10
Date: 07/10/2016
Gospel Shadows in
Unbroken
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: Matthew 6:44-45
Date: 08/30/2015
Gospel Shadows in The Theory of Everything
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: Psalm 33:6-8
Date: 08/23/2015
Gospel Shadows in The Hundred Foot Journey
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: Galatians 3:28
Date: 08/16/2015
Gospel Shadows in The Secret
Life of Walter Mitty
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-14
Date: 8/17/2014