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The Bad Guy & Bethany’s Flood

Album: 34: In Your Wildest Dreams

Episode: 444

Lesson/Theme: Temptation / Imagination

Bible Verse: Proverbs 19:8/Proverbs 4:26-27

Characters: Connie, Eugene, Whit

Writer:

Sound Designer: Jonathan Crowe

Original Air Date: April 29, 2000

Last Air Date: September 25, 2009

Description:

The Bad Guy: When Nick’s old friend Vince shows up in Odyssey, Nick expects him to act all big and bad like he did back in New York. Nick is even trying to give lessons to Whit and Connie on how to act in his presence. Vince surprises Nick, however, by telling him he is a Christian and acting nicely to everyone. Nick wants to prove that Vince has not changed and tries to get Nick to sin. He plants cigarettes in Vince’s car, tries to get him to start a fire, go partying, and even get into a fight. All his efforts fail, but then a camera ends up missing at Whit’s End. Nick is overjoyed! Vince fell on his own, he says.

Vince, however, comes back and returns the camera, saying how sorry he is for stealing it. Whit reprimands Nick for trying to tempt Vince and then tells him to go after Vince. Nick apologizes to Vince and it’s clear he’s learned a bit more about what it means to be a Christian.

Bethany's Flood: On a rainy day at the Timothy Center, Bethany is learning about Christopher Columbus while Aubrey is working on her history. Meanwhile, a minor flood occurs in the bathroom, so Bethany is sent off to listen to Connie telling Bible stories. Bethany listens as Connie tells the story of Noah and the Great Flood, but she can't manage to stay awake.

Suddenly Bethany is on a huge wet-dry vac in a raging storm. She's soon joined by Noah, Mrs. Noah, and their three sons Sam, Hamlet, and Jefferson. Things get crazier and crazier in Bethany's dream as the vac hits an iceberg, is attacked by pirates and begins to sink. Bethany prays for God to save them...and then she wakes up! Bethany tells her story to her mother and Connie who can't make heads or tails of it (and not just be cause it's about a lot of animals). Bethany is right about one thing, though-God takes care of us when we trust and obey.

Questions:
How did Nick pre-judge his friend Vince? Should he have given Vince the benefit of the doubt? Have you ever assumed something bad about another person like Nick did? How did they respond? Read the story of Noah from Genesis 7 & 8. Bethany got some parts of the story mixed up, but she got some parts right. Which parts did she get right?