Friends and Heroes Stories and Themes - Series 2
ONE OF US
–
Overcoming obstacles
–
King David captures
Jerusalem
– 2 Samuel 5:1-9, 1 Chronicles 11:1-9 and
Jesus in the
temple
(at age 12) – Luke 2:41-52 Approaching Jerusalem, Macky is
pressed into service carrying medicine through the claustrophobic
water tunnel that leads into the besieged city. Once inside, he has to
convince the zealots he’s not a spy.
OVERWALLS
–
Learning trust
–
Jacob and Esau
– Genesis 25, 27, 32,
33 and
Paul escapes in basket
– 2 Corinthians 11:32-33 Charged
with bringing an ailing man out of Jerusalem, Macky agonises over
whether he can trust a Roman soldier who claims to be a Friend of
Jesus.
THE RAM
–
Grace and Justice
–
Elijah, Ahab, Naboth and the
vineyard
– 1 Kings 21 and
Paul and the Shipwreck
– Acts 27, 2
Corinthians 11:25ff The Romans are bringing a huge battering ram to
Jerusalem, and Macky must once again turn to his Roman friend,
Lucius. But will Lucius help him this time?
RESCUE STRANGERS
–
Humility and Steadfastness
–
David and
King Saul
– 1 Samuel 18:6-11, 1 Samuel 19:9-18 and
Paul and
Barnabas
– Acts 14:8-20 When he plans to rescue a zealot prisoner
from the Romans, Macky is mis-led by a stranger and winds up
rescuing the wrong man – a vicious criminal.
PRINCE FOR A DAY
–
God provides and protects
–
Moses and
the desert trek; water from the rock
– Exodus 15, 16 & 17 and
Paul and Elymas
– Acts 13:4-12 Still trying to free the zealot
prisoner, Macky pretends to be a Roman noble, and when he’s
exposed, he’s forced to take a wild chariot ride.
UNWILLING GUESTS
–
Mercy and Doing right –
David
spares Saul's life
– 1 Samuel 26 and
Paul and Silas
–
Acts 16:16-36 Tobias takes Macky’s friend Isaac, and
several others, hostage hoping that Macky will
surrender himself in exchange for the hostages’
lives. Faced with an impossible choice, Macky
must rely on Portia to save the day with the
rebels.
AID AND COMFORT
–
Sacrifice and Healing
–
Elisha and Naaman
– 2
Kings 5 and
Woman with a haemorrhage
– Matthew 9, Mark 5 Lucius
convinces a reluctant Macky to bring medicine from Jerusalem to save the
life of an ailing Tobias. But the zealots get wind of this, and Macky has to
put his life on the line... for the sake of his worst enemy.
HOSTAGES
–
Listening to God
–
The Boy Samuel and Eli
– 1 Samuel 3
and
Herod and the Wise Men
– Matt 2 Portia contrives to have herself
taken prisoner by the zealots so that her uncle, General Tiberius, will let
the zealot children leave the besieged city. But the kids don’t want to
leave.
THE BIG LIFT
–
Making difficult decisions
–
Elisha and woman with olive
oil
– 2 Kings 4 and
Jesus feeds 5000
– Luke 9 The zealots inside Jerusalem
are starving, and Macky sets up an elaborate scheme to trick Tobias out of
some of the grain that he’s been hoarding. But is Macky being too clever
for his own good?
HOME
–
Overcoming difficulties
–
Paul escapes from the mob
– Acts
17:1-9 and
Jethro the Midianite welcomes Moses the stranger
– Exodus
2:11-25 As the Romans tear down the houses around Jerusalem for build-
ing material, Isaac rushes to demolish his own home, lest the Romans
discover the secret tunnels beneath it. Macky devises a plan to stall the
Romans, but will it give Isaac the time he needs?
DESPERATE MEASURES
–
Wisdom
–
Solomon’s wisdom with baby
–
1 Kings 3:16-28 and
Paul Appeals to Caesar
– Acts 24:27 – 25:12
Macky discovers that a zealot plot to kidnap Tiberius is actually an
assassination attempt, and when he tries to stop it, he’s
captured by the Romans.
TOADIE ON TRIAL
–
Protection and Provi-
sion
–
Moses and the desert trek; manna
from heaven
– Exodus 16 and
Paul's disap-
pearance
– Acts 28 As the life of an injured
Lucius hangs in the balance, Portia must
defend herself against Tobias’s charge that
she’s in league with the rebels.
HOPE
–
Strength and Trust
–
Noah and the Ark
– Genesis 6-8 and
Paul speaks to Agrippa
– Acts
25:13 – 26:32 As Jerusalem falls, Portia has a final
confrontation with Macky’s zealot friend,
Sarah and tries to persuade Tiberius to save
Macky.
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