In 1989 a baseball movie staring Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, and Burt Lancaster came out and is rated as one of the all-time greatest baseball movies. It also won three Academy Awards. The movie was called “Field of Dreams.”
The is about an Iowa farmer named Ray Kinsella who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball field. After building the baseball field, the ghosts of famous baseball players emerge from the cornfields to play ball. While it centers around baseball, the movie is about more than just that. It is about reconciliation.
The clip below is from the end of the movie. It is when Ray Liotta’s character reveals to Kevin Costner’s character about the true meaning of the baseball field being built.
“Hey dad, want to have a catch?” Such powerful words.
Teaching Point
So what can we learn from this clip? This clip is powerful and it highlights the connection between a father and son.
Life is messy. People are messy. Families are messy. It is unfortunate that families have broken relationships but this gives us hope that there can be peace. There can be reconciliation. Furthermore, this highlights that our heavenly father, God, desires to be reconciled with us. He desires redemption.
The key is WE have to choose to ask God if He wants to have a catch. God is there and loves us. But, He won’t make us love Him. WE have to choose to accept the love, forgiveness and redemption that God gives us.
Challenge people to consider where they stand with their Heavenly Father, God and if they are ready for redemption.
The movie Field of Dreams highlights family reconciliation. In the same way, we can have redemption with our Heavenly Father. See how. Click To TweetBible Verses to Use
Luke 15:11-32 – The Parable of the Prodigal Son. This famous parable told by Jesus describes a son who demanded his inheritance early, went off and squandered it, then returned home hoping to be one of his father’s hired servants. But the father welcomed him back with open arms and celebrated his return. This shows that reconciliation is possible. God desires to be reconciled with us. He shows a willingness to forgive and bring restoration.
John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Isaiah 44:22 – “I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.”
Psalm 103:13 – “As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.”
Psalm 27:10 – “Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me.”
Lamentations 3:22-23 – “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
Before you finish reading this post, write down a quick action plan. What will you do with this clip on reconciliation? How can you use it or apply it in some way? Share them below or on social media.
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