Remember the Titans (B)
Plot Outline: The true story of a newly appointed African-American
coach and his mixed-race high school team on their first season as a
racially integrated unit.
Set counter at 0:00:00 when as the Walt Disney studio logo (with the
castle) fills screen. Fast forward to 1:03:35 where a team meeting
begins.
SMALL GROUP QUESTIONS:
1. One or two of you share a time when you were more
excited and motivated than normal about serving God (Maybe
you made a decision at a camp or retreat, and you came home
really “pumped up.”) What was going on at the
time? Describe how you felt and act.
2. Did it fade away? When did you notice your sizzle start to
fizzle? Were there certain things that happened that
contributed to your loss of motivation?
SHOW CLIP HERE. The team is pumped up and exhorting
each other in terms of race relations in their school and their
football games. STOP at 1:05:35 while they’re huddling and
cheering. Compare this scene to the “pumped up” feeling you
might have when you come back from a convention or
retreat. When you come back, you don’t think that this feeling
will just last for a few “wins”, but playing hard consistently.
3. In the movie, Remember the Titans, one of the main
characters, Rev, quotes Isaiah 40:30, 31 to his
teammates. Can someone remember what it says? (If not,
have everyone look it up.) What does it mean?
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men
stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will
renew their strength. They will soar on wings like
eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk
and not be faint.
4. Now let’s look up 2 Thessalonians 3.13 – And as for you,
brothers, never tire of doing what is right. What does “never
tire” mean?
5. It’s easy to get pumped up at a youth retreat or convention
or camp. But what can we do so that we “never tire of doing
what is right” when we get back into our daily routine?
Let the students give as many ideas as they can think of,
but here are a few, as well.
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Regular prayer times, mixing up the time, place,
background music, etc., so that prayer doesn’t get
boring after a week.
Regular Bible reading with a plain English translation or
topical study guide.
Bible study with a friend or accountability partner,
asking each other specific questions to help motivate
each other to stay strong and serve God daily.
Read a good scripture based book along with the Bible
that helps living for God relevant to you.
Write in a journal what God did in you on the last
retreat/camp/convention. Share that with a friend or
leader. Refer back to it as often as you need to be
reminded and inspired.
WRAP UP:
In the mid nineties, country music became increasingly
mainstream with the help of rising stars at the time like Garth
Brooks, Alan Jackson and Tim McGraw, to name just a few. An
interesting phenomenon occurred at this time. Western wear
became increasingly popular. New country fans purchased
boots, buckles and hats and started wearing them. But with
many of these fans it didn’t last. Within a year or two they
were back to Nike’s and Polo shirts. The same thing happened
with hip hop in the 90’s. Kids that didn’t grow up in “da hood”
started dressing like Tupac and talking like Snoop. Hip Hop
even has a term for these kids: “posers.” People that try to
be something they aren’t. Many of these “posers” didn’t
continue to dress and talk like that. It just didn’t last.
Many of us are searching for something that lasts. A
relationship with God is not a quick fix. As the Apostle Paul
told the Thessalonians, “never tire of doing right.” With God,
the search is over, he’s got something that last. You don’t
need to be something you’re not. You don’t need to change
with the wind. We just need to continue to devote ourselves
to our relationship with Christ, just like the first century
Christians did in the book of Acts:
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and
to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to
prayer. Acts 2:42 (NIV)
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