“Feed My Sheep”
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What You Need To Know:
The Peter episode of MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS: THE SAINTS is an inspiring program about Christian service. It has a stunning, soul-stirring vision of the Apostle Peter’s martyrdom in Rome. It promotes peace, love, service, forgiveness, and reconciliation. The episode includes biblical passages from Matthew, John and the Book of Acts. Executive Producer Martin Scorsese says Peter’s story is one of the most moving biblical stories because it presents Peter as a flawed man whose faith in Jesus transforms him into a great Christian leader despite his flaws. The Peter episode is told from a Roman Catholic perspective. It has some violent images of crucifixion and flogging. So, caution is advised for older children.
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Very strong Christian, biblical worldview focuses on the Apostle Peter’s story, going from denial of Jesus to preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the Roman Empire and eventually going to his death as a martyr, and presenting Jesus as the only name under which people can be saved, and promoting peace, love, service, forgiveness, and reconciliation, told from a Roman Catholic perspective that focuses on specific Bible verses such as Matthew 16:17-19 and John 21:15-17;
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Images of Jesus on the cross and the Apostle Peter being crucified upside down, a scene of Peter and two other Christian men being whipped with images of bloody backs from the whips, crazed woman spits at Peter and Jesus, but Jesus forgives her and gives her a piece of bread;
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Upper male nudity during crucifixion scenes;
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The Jewish leaders conspire against Jesus and punish the apostles for reaching His gospel.
More Detail:
The movie opens with Jesus meeting Peter, Peter’s brother, Andrew, and their friends who’ve been fishing all night on the Sea of Galilee. They haven’t had any luck fishing, but Jesus tells them to go out again and lower their nets on the right side of the boat. There’s fish there, he assures them. With Jesus on the boat with them, they’re amazed when their nets brin g up many fish. “Follow me,” Jesus tells them, “and I will make you fisher of men.”
From there, the program deals with Peter’s flawed character. It stresses Peter’s occasional confusion about what Jesus is saying and trying to do. It also stresses the problems Peter sometimes have with controlling his temper.
For example, when Peter loudly objects when Jesus begins to talk about His own death and resurrection, Jesus rebukes Him, “Out of my sight, Satan!” Also, at the Last Supper, Peter at first doesn’t understand when Jesus starts washing the Apostles’ feet until Jesus explains to him that, to be His disciples, people must jumble themselves and help other people in His name. Then, Peter becomes upset when Jesus tells Him that, before the rooster crows, He will soon deny Jesus three times. Of course, when the Roman and Jewish authorities come to arrest Jesus, His prediction about Peter’s denials comes true.
The second half of the episode starts with Peter’s final meeting with Jesus where Jesus tell Peter to “feed my sheep.” Jesus word’s inspire Peter to become the bold witness and servant of Jesus that Jesus intended. One day, however, Peter will be led somewhere he doesn’t want to go.
The Peter episode of MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS: THE SAINTS is an inspiring program about Christian service. It has a stunning, soul-stirring vision of the Apostle Peter’s final martyrdom in Rome. In introducing the program, Executive Producer Martin Scorsese says Peter’s story is one of the most moving stories in the four gospels because Peter was a flawed man whose faith in Jesus Christ helped him become the first Christian leader to preach the Gospel, despite his flaws. The Peter episode is told from a Roman Catholic perspective, listing Peter as the first Pope. It has some violent images of crucifixion and flogging. So, caution is advised for older children.
