THE SANTA CLAUSE (3 OF 4)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-32, Ephesians 5:1-2
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The Santa Clause (3 of 4)
Series: Christmas At The Movies
Jeff Strite
Ephesians 4:17-5:2
Show film clip from "Santa Clause" - Where Tim Allen is in the Doctor's Office receiving a check up and complains about the changes that have taken place in his life - about an hour into the movie)
OPEN: A couple of nights ago, my daughter came downstairs in tears. Her brother had informed her - in no uncertain terms - that there was no such person as Santa Claus. She was crushed. She wanted me to tell her that her brother was wrong. She wanted me to tell here there WAS a Santa Claus. But, of course, I couldn't do that. But I also didn't want to hurt her anymore than she already was. So I told her that there while there wasn't any real person named Santa Claus - there had once been a REAL Christian by the name of Nicholas, who was very kind and he would often disguise himself and go out to give gifts to poor children. Over time, people made up stories about him until eventually - we got the jolly old elf living at the North Pole.
ALL kinds of stories have been told about Santa Claus
The poet, Clement More gave him a red nose and eight tiny reindeer.
Thomas Nast, the cartoonist, made him big and fat and gave him a red suit trimmed with fur.
And of course, the cowboy singer Gene Autry gave him Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer
But one story line I've noticed a lot lately is one that tries to answer the question: How does one go about replacing Santa Claus if he decides to retire, or if he dies. And one of the cleverest movies to explore that theme was the one you just saw a clip from. Tim Allen becomes Santa by mistake because he didn't read the fine print. And he put on the Santa suit and thus bound himself to a legal contract known as the "Santa Clause."
The rest of the movie deals with the changes that take place in Tim Allen's life:
Changes in his body fat and facial hair
- After he shaves, the beard just pops back out
- He tries dying his gray hair black ...
Series: Christmas At The Movies
Jeff Strite
Ephesians 4:17-5:2
Show film clip from "Santa Clause" - Where Tim Allen is in the Doctor's Office receiving a check up and complains about the changes that have taken place in his life - about an hour into the movie)
OPEN: A couple of nights ago, my daughter came downstairs in tears. Her brother had informed her - in no uncertain terms - that there was no such person as Santa Claus. She was crushed. She wanted me to tell her that her brother was wrong. She wanted me to tell here there WAS a Santa Claus. But, of course, I couldn't do that. But I also didn't want to hurt her anymore than she already was. So I told her that there while there wasn't any real person named Santa Claus - there had once been a REAL Christian by the name of Nicholas, who was very kind and he would often disguise himself and go out to give gifts to poor children. Over time, people made up stories about him until eventually - we got the jolly old elf living at the North Pole.
ALL kinds of stories have been told about Santa Claus
The poet, Clement More gave him a red nose and eight tiny reindeer.
Thomas Nast, the cartoonist, made him big and fat and gave him a red suit trimmed with fur.
And of course, the cowboy singer Gene Autry gave him Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer
But one story line I've noticed a lot lately is one that tries to answer the question: How does one go about replacing Santa Claus if he decides to retire, or if he dies. And one of the cleverest movies to explore that theme was the one you just saw a clip from. Tim Allen becomes Santa by mistake because he didn't read the fine print. And he put on the Santa suit and thus bound himself to a legal contract known as the "Santa Clause."
The rest of the movie deals with the changes that take place in Tim Allen's life:
Changes in his body fat and facial hair
- After he shaves, the beard just pops back out
- He tries dying his gray hair black ...
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