The Learning Curve (1 of 4)
Series: Iron Man
Jeff Strite
Proverbs 27:17
OPEN: I love superheroes.
My mom once told of the times I'd go out into the yard with a bath towel tied around my neck and would "fly" around the yard. And when I was a kid I read comic books about superheroes, watched TV shows and cartoons and went to the movies to watch them battle for truth, justice and the American way. In fact, I still do.
So, when a new movie comes out that retells one of those stories, I often buy a ticket, some popcorn, and sit down to enjoy myself.
This past month, there was a movie about a superhero in the theatres. Does anybody know who it was about? That's right: Iron Man II. And ever since the release of the first of these two movies, I saw some Biblical themes that I wanted to explore for a sermon series.
For those of you not familiar with the "story" about Iron Man, it was a comic book series started by Stan Lee for Marvel Comics back in the 60's. It was the story of a technological genius who'd been making weapons for the military but who began to realize that some of his weapons were being sold to bad guys.
Iron man's suit wasn't made of iron, but the image of an iron suit symbolized the virtual invulnerability of this hero to bullets, rockets and bombs big enough to level New York City. In his suit, Iron Man could fly, generate beams of energy and shoot his own array of bullets and rockets at the bad guys.
But, as with all movies about superheroes, one of the fun things is to watch how they go through the process of learning about their powers. There's a learning curve they have go through to reach their full potential.
(Video of Iron Man I where he learns to use his suit. We began the presentation about an hour into the movie, where "Stark" suits up for his first flight, and ends where he crashes through 3 floors of his home onto one of his prized vehicles. It last about 3 or 4 minutes).
In Scripture, God uses Iron for a number ...
Series: Iron Man
Jeff Strite
Proverbs 27:17
OPEN: I love superheroes.
My mom once told of the times I'd go out into the yard with a bath towel tied around my neck and would "fly" around the yard. And when I was a kid I read comic books about superheroes, watched TV shows and cartoons and went to the movies to watch them battle for truth, justice and the American way. In fact, I still do.
So, when a new movie comes out that retells one of those stories, I often buy a ticket, some popcorn, and sit down to enjoy myself.
This past month, there was a movie about a superhero in the theatres. Does anybody know who it was about? That's right: Iron Man II. And ever since the release of the first of these two movies, I saw some Biblical themes that I wanted to explore for a sermon series.
For those of you not familiar with the "story" about Iron Man, it was a comic book series started by Stan Lee for Marvel Comics back in the 60's. It was the story of a technological genius who'd been making weapons for the military but who began to realize that some of his weapons were being sold to bad guys.
Iron man's suit wasn't made of iron, but the image of an iron suit symbolized the virtual invulnerability of this hero to bullets, rockets and bombs big enough to level New York City. In his suit, Iron Man could fly, generate beams of energy and shoot his own array of bullets and rockets at the bad guys.
But, as with all movies about superheroes, one of the fun things is to watch how they go through the process of learning about their powers. There's a learning curve they have go through to reach their full potential.
(Video of Iron Man I where he learns to use his suit. We began the presentation about an hour into the movie, where "Stark" suits up for his first flight, and ends where he crashes through 3 floors of his home onto one of his prized vehicles. It last about 3 or 4 minutes).
In Scripture, God uses Iron for a number ...
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