Join Andy, Opie, Barney and Aunt Bee for the parables of Mayberry! Each volume features classic short clips with short lesson material for use as modern parables on the teachings of Jesus. Topics covered include accountability, hope, idolatry, mercy, generosity, ambition, love, revenge and more. For more information about the specific topics and clips from this volume, click the More Info tab on this screen. DVD kit includes one leader/participant guide. Primetime Parable Ministries. EcuFilm reviewer’s note: This is an extremely flexible resource. Because it is perfect for a variety of church settings, including classes and sermons, groups may use as few or as many clips as time permits. Each clip is unique so groups may purchase Mayberry Moments volumes and Primetime Moments without worrying about “reruns.”
Audience: Youth and adults
Running Time: 40 clips, 1 to 3 minutes each
Suggested Settings: Sunday school, evening programs, retreats, worship services, sermon illustrations, small-group discussion starters
Topics and clips for Mayberry Volume 1 are:
Accountability
Clip 1: Barney kicks two cons out of their cell. (2:13)
Clip 2: Andy handles two “loaded goats”—a goat and Otis. (2:28)
Accusation
Clip 1: Mr. Darling tells Andy his daughter is spoken for. (1:58)
Clip 2: Barney thinks he caught a criminal—on camera. (1:06)
Clip 3: Andy and Barney accuse young Jimmy of stealing. (2:22)
Busybody
Clip 1: Barney has to know why Mrs. Tarbox is moving. (:49)
Clip 2: Barney plays (mis)matchmaker for Andy. (2:48)
Clip 3: Barney tries to break up Andy and Helen. (3:11)
Counsel
Clip 1: Barney gives Opie dating advice. (1:54)
Clip 2: Opie asks what he can do with a “grown woman.” (2:20)
Clip 3: Andy tells Opie to shop with a “grown woman.” (1:20)
Deception
Clip 1: Barney learns his first car is a lemon. (2:36)
Clip 2: Barney apologizes to Andy—then offends again. (1:48)
Devotion
Clip 1:
Dud Wash shows his devotion to Charlene Darling. (1:31)
Foolishness
Clip 1: Barney needs a sign—because he just destroyed one. (:57)
Clip 2: Gomer gives new meaning to the word gunplay. (:43)
Clip 3: Barney has a bigger blind spot than the car he buys. (3:00)
Hard-Hearted
Clip 1: Barney turns sour on a sweet little old lady. (1:37)
Hope
Clip 1: Barney is confident (if not arrogant) about singing. (2:07)
Clip 2: Barney is upstaged by a better singer—Opie. (1:35)
Idolatry
Clip 1: Barney thinks too much of his car. (1:15)
Clip 2: Barney tries to look like his favorite movie star. (:47)
Kindness
Clip 1: Malcolm thanks Andy and Opie for their kindness. (1:40)
Clip 2: Barney got his parents a gift—a septic tank. (:49)
Clip 3: Andy lets Barney sing off-key in the office. (1:40)
Learning
Clip 1: Opie thinks he has to learn too much history. (1:03)
Clip 2: Barney shows Gomer how to handle a gun—not. (:57)
Clip 3: Barney puts the “less” in Opie’s history lesson. (2:28)
Mercy
Clip 1: Thelma Lou heals Opie’s heartache with fudge. (1:52)
Clip 2: Barney runs off stray dogs—then fetches them back. (3:16)
Clip 3: Andy meets a hard-nosed inspector with a soft spot. (2:57)
Redemption
Clip 1: Andy lets Malcolm the butler work at the house. (2:14)
Talents
Clip 1: Barney invests his money for a “rainy day.” (:44)
Temptation
Clip 1: A spoiled kid tells Opie what allowance means. (2:24)
Clip 2: Barney almost buys another car from a car thief. (2:01)
Trouble
Clip 1: Andy and Barney first meet Ernest T. Bass. (2:41)
Clip 2: Ernest T. throws rocks through a window—at Barney. (1:06)
Clip 3: Jealous Ernest T. kidnaps a bride—he thinks. (2:02)
Worry
Clip 1: Aunt Bee becomes sick (with worry only). (2:13)
Clip 2: Barney scoffs at how women worry—then worries. (2:34)