Mini Movies, Sermon Illustrations & Worship Videos
Simon The Zealot
Skit Guys Studios
Though not much is known about the disciple called Simon the Zealot, this video imagines him as one who fought against the Roman empire until he became a follower of Jesus. As he remembers the Final Supper, Simon was unsettled by Jesus’ words, “This is my blood of the covenant, poured out for many.”
$19.99
The Woodworker
Skit Guys Studios
We can only imagine what it may have felt like to be the person who constructed the cross that was used to hang Jesus. In this video, a carpenter talks about the regret and responsibility he feels, believing that his fingerprints are all over the cross.
$19.99
This video imagines the man responsible for sealing Jesus’ tomb, who finally tells the truth about what happened when the body disappeared. Claiming to have been paid to lie about the soldiers falling asleep on their watch when the body was stolen, he admits that nobody fell asleep, and that not only was Jesus gone from the tomb, He was alive.
$19.99
Mary Magdalene
Skit Guys Studios
Mary Magdalene knew what it was like to be repulsive to others, ignored, undeserving until she met Jesus. She discovered that other’s perception of her was not the image Jesus saw.
$19.99
Rock Of Ages Hymn Story
Grace Ministries
Augustus Toplady was born to a widowed mother that spoiled him. He was disliked by his relatives, but his heart was tender to God and he turned his heart to preaching and hymn-writing at a young age. A long-running dispute, with contemporary John Wesley, led him to write an article that ended with a poem.
$18.95
Christ The Lord Is Risen Today Hymn Story
Grace Ministries
Charles Wesley is often overlooked since his more well-known brother, John, is remembered as the founder of the Methodist church. But Charles was a powerful evangelist himself and also a gifted musician. The Wesley's preached salvation in Jesus in some very unfavorable circumstances but were blessed as many thousands came to faith in Christ.
$18.95
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Hannah More (Stand Firm Bio)
Hope Oakville Media
This video can be used to accompany Harvest Media’s other stand firm bio’s and videos or as a
stand-alone. It is a short depiction of the life of Hannah More, who with her pen worked for 45
years to abolish slavery. She was an abolitionist, poet, and educator who stood firm in the
gospel despite all the opposition she faced. “For the righteous will never be moved; he will be
remembered forever” Psalm 112:6.
$15.00
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Adoniram Judson (Stand Firm Bio)
Hope Oakville Media
This video can be used to accompany Harvest Media’s other stand firm bio’s and videos or as a
stand-alone. It is a short depiction of the life of Adoniram Judson as a missionary in Burma.
Though facing much opposition he worked to translate the Bible and share the gospel with the
Burmese people. “Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing
that in the Lord your labour is not in vain” 1 Corinthians 15:58.
$15.00
A foster care alumni shares his story of growing up as an orphan and how he strived to overcome childhood challenges to leave a strong spiritual heritage.
$9.00
How can we more fully understand that we were once orphaned and abandoned, but God has brought us into His great and global family? Watch as the Ivey family actively waits and struggles to adopt 4-year old Amos, a child who was orphaned in Haiti. Experience God’s heart in the embrace of a father as he “closes” the door of abandonment for Amos, and opens up a new world of love and acceptance.
$19.98
There was a living nativity in New York? Yep. And we were there to document it. Watch as Ron and his friends try to turn their small town Christmas tradition into a big event in Times Square. We met Ron while we were in New York a few years ago and were immediately captured by his personality and desire to serve God in profound but simple ways. Every year he tries to hold a simple nativity and caroling. So we decided to follow him as he prepared to hold a Living Nativity in the heart of New York city.
$19.98
How can you focus your daily life on serving others? Meet 17-year old Por, a believer in Buddhist Thailand who wants to “spend” her life on others as much as she can. Seventeen is not too young to serve God, she says. Watch as she creates ways to serve others in the hopes that “they will see our light is different from others,” from those who don’t know God.
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If “our output to the world is our work,” does your work reflect God? Meet Kimberly. She builds and restores homes in Austin, Texas. She is driven by her belief that Christians have a “responsibility toward excellence.” Watch as she demonstrates how your secular work can become a very real reflection of your faith in God and a way to honor Him in the world.
$19.98
How do you invest your time? Meet Johnny, a man who has spent the majority of his life investing in his work, leaving little time, he says, for God’s work. Now in his 50’s he is trying to “flip” this reality. Watch as he serves a refugee family from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Through simple acts of service and love, Johnny begins to feel the “weight of idolatry” lifting as God redirects him toward the kingdom investments of time and service.
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“If someone comes to me and tells me it’s hopeless, I’ll understand because I’ve been through it,” says Jean Marc, a seventeen-year old Haitian orphan who lost his mom at the age of ten. Where do you find hope and purpose for life’s journey? Watch as Jean Marc finds strength in God’s providence, testifying that “it is from the struggles of life that we grow.”
$19.98