The Jesus Files
The Jesus Files are a quite unique teaching concept developed by Associate Pastor Jamie Mattner from an idea seen by Senior pastor's wife (Rosemary Clarkson) in another fellowship.
It is an unique teaching moment for young (and small) people where they can get the feel of the New Testament stories and messages in the context of the actual time, with "visitors" from that period of time presenting what they experienced, whether it be what they saw, or what they felt, or what they were told by a contemporary.
These are portrayed in a way that makes them palatable - nay, enjoyable! - to larger, older people too.
In the triple image montage above we see (on the left) an introduction by Jamie's wife, Julie, reading the scriptures opening the Jesus Files that day, followed by two visitors from 2000 years ago, Perez and Jimopoulos.
Perez is the "anchor" for them all. This character is a composite from research by Jamie, and is cast as "Perez, the Pita-bread Man", an itinerant baker from the other end of the Great Sea (Mediterranean) somewhere, who settled, like the Phoenicians, at the eastern end. Various other characters have appeared, for example, a couple of ladies (who never stop talking!), Zebedee's wife (the mother of James and John, who Jesus called "The Sons of Thunder"), and even the now aged and retired centurion who oversaw Jesus' crucifixion. The cast is being continually added to...
Links to each character will be added later.
Perez -
Jimopoulos -
Deborah -
Centurion ...