REPO MAN (2010)

Directed by: Miguel Sapochnik
Written by: Eric Garcia, Garrett Lerner
Studio: Universal Pictures
Starring: Jude Law, Forest Whitaker,
Rated: R

About the film:
In the future, medical technology has become so advanced that critically-ill patients can have expensive mechanical parts transplanted in them to prolong their life. The problem is when the patient falls behind in their payments, the company sends a “repo man” to recover their property.

Movie Quote:
“If you want to change who you are, you have to change what you do.”
Remy (Jude Law) in Repo Man (2010)

Bible Quote:
“Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
Acts 2:37-38 (KJV)

Commentary:
No one likes to change. And yet, we all must. If we want to have any hope of improving our lot in life and receiving the fullness of God’s promise to man, we must first undergo a fundamental change… to go from a man or woman dead in sins and without God in this world to a born again believer filled with power from on high and able to manifest that power in this world.

Becoming born again of God’s spirit is one of the easiest changes we’ll ever go through. God and his son have already accomplished the hard work. But there’s much more to a Christian walk than simply the pedigree that God bestows upon us. To live as an ambassador for Christ requires a major change in our thinking and our behavior. Changing our “old man nature” is a 24 hour – 7 days a week exercise. But the rewards of our success are immeasurable. By changing what we do, we indeed have the ability to change who we are.

Because our salvation is fully paid for, we need not fear a spiritual “repo man.” Our spiritual change is once and forever. Our mindset therefore must be to walk worthy of God’s calling. Knowing that we have been chosen of God, we should conduct ourselves in a manner befitting that remarkable reality.

Questions to consider while watching the film:
1. Why do we resist change if change is a necessary part of life? What can we do to lessen our resistance?
2. Who in the Bible demonstrates a dramatic change in their manner or thinking? What can we learn from them?

Michael Elliott
www.screensermon.blogspot.com