Films about Jesus
I don't know why Dad suddenly gave this to me. Praise and thank God that he did! On Tuesday night, he suddenly tells me "you should watch this film". I'm like "what is it"? He said it is based off of the gospel of John. I took his word for it and I loved it!!!
The Gospel of John (film)
Release date: September 26, 2003
Running time: 180 minutes
- according to the Gospel of John. It is a motion picture that has been adapted for the screen on a word-for-word basis from the American Bible Society's Good News Bible / Good News Translation
- Wiki page
I just finished watching it and was in awe. I thought it was perfect, just in time for Good Friday to remember all that Jesus had done for me and everyone. It has been awhile since I read the gospel of John. The fact that the film took exactly the words of the bible (version: Good News Translation) made the film that much better since I am the type to remember lines from the film. This in turn helps me better remember the scriptures easier.
I seriously cried a lot more than I thought when I watched the second half of the movie (John chapter 12 to 21). It all came back to reminiscing about my own testimony. It's nothing dramatic and sometimes I wonder if it should be something I can tell people I know to move them and motivate them. I was in grade 4 (I was 9 years old at the time) when I watched the Jesus film. I was deeply moved by this film when I saw the love Jesus had for me demonstrated through this film. I believed and accepted him as my saviour. If I tell it to people, it may see unrealistic because of a film but I encourage you to watch it for yourself or any film that narrates Jesus' life! I think you will find it amazing to see Jesus' story and what Jesus went through for you! You can watch it online at their official site in your own language! The one that moved me was the Cantonese version. I have also watched the English version. I always remember the BGM main theme for this movie (I love it a lot!) and it always reminds me of Jesus' story! I don't care if anyone else finds it lame, but to me, this is my story and how God has reached me in a way that appeals to me!
Jesus (alternately called The Jesus Film)
Release date: October 19, 1979 (US)
Running time: 115 min
- according primarily to the Gospel of Luke in the Bible
- Wiki page
- Official Site
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Words of comfort:
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.”
John 14:1-4 (NIV)
Jesus Comforts His Disciples
“If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever- the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.”
John 14:15-21 (NIV)
Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
“All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 14:25-27 (NIV)
Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
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For my own reference:
Great Christian films I loved watching (and rewatching) and would like to make a note of:
(in the order I watched them)
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (animation) [1979] (YT to watch)
The Jesus Film [1979]
The Ten Commandments [1956]
《天使之城》（Sometimes, Miracles Do Happen）[1999] from 影音使團 / The Media Evangelism Ltd
《生命揸Fit人》（The Boss Up There）[1999] from 影音使團 / The Media Evangelism Ltd
《生命因愛動聽》（Life is A Miracle）[2001] from 影 音使團 / The Media Evangelism Ltd
Left Behind [2001]
《天作之盒》（The Miracle Box）[2004] from 影 音使團 / The Media Evangelism Ltd
Fireproof [2008]
The Gospel of John [2003]
The Gospel of John (film)
Release date: September 26, 2003
Running time: 180 minutes
- according to the Gospel of John. It is a motion picture that has been adapted for the screen on a word-for-word basis from the American Bible Society's Good News Bible / Good News Translation
- Wiki page
I just finished watching it and was in awe. I thought it was perfect, just in time for Good Friday to remember all that Jesus had done for me and everyone. It has been awhile since I read the gospel of John. The fact that the film took exactly the words of the bible (version: Good News Translation) made the film that much better since I am the type to remember lines from the film. This in turn helps me better remember the scriptures easier.
I seriously cried a lot more than I thought when I watched the second half of the movie (John chapter 12 to 21). It all came back to reminiscing about my own testimony. It's nothing dramatic and sometimes I wonder if it should be something I can tell people I know to move them and motivate them. I was in grade 4 (I was 9 years old at the time) when I watched the Jesus film. I was deeply moved by this film when I saw the love Jesus had for me demonstrated through this film. I believed and accepted him as my saviour. If I tell it to people, it may see unrealistic because of a film but I encourage you to watch it for yourself or any film that narrates Jesus' life! I think you will find it amazing to see Jesus' story and what Jesus went through for you! You can watch it online at their official site in your own language! The one that moved me was the Cantonese version. I have also watched the English version. I always remember the BGM main theme for this movie (I love it a lot!) and it always reminds me of Jesus' story! I don't care if anyone else finds it lame, but to me, this is my story and how God has reached me in a way that appeals to me!
Jesus (alternately called The Jesus Film)
Release date: October 19, 1979 (US)
Running time: 115 min
- according primarily to the Gospel of Luke in the Bible
- Wiki page
- Official Site
----------------------
Words of comfort:
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.”
John 14:1-4 (NIV)
Jesus Comforts His Disciples
“If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever- the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.”
John 14:15-21 (NIV)
Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
“All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 14:25-27 (NIV)
Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
-----------------------
For my own reference:
Great Christian films I loved watching (and rewatching) and would like to make a note of:
(in the order I watched them)
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (animation) [1979] (YT to watch)
The Jesus Film [1979]
The Ten Commandments [1956]
《天使之城》（Sometimes, Miracles Do Happen）[1999] from 影音使團 / The Media Evangelism Ltd
《生命揸Fit人》（The Boss Up There）[1999] from 影音使團 / The Media Evangelism Ltd
《生命因愛動聽》（Life is A Miracle）[2001] from 影 音使團 / The Media Evangelism Ltd
Left Behind [2001]
《天作之盒》（The Miracle Box）[2004] from 影 音使團 / The Media Evangelism Ltd
Fireproof [2008]
The Gospel of John [2003]