Similar to a christian radio broadcast, our sponsors support the cost of. The humorous, provocative and moving examination of the culture wars and faith in america. How jesus saves the world from us explores how as christians we may be living by the law and not under grace. Jesus save us from your followers life as spiritual. Lord save us from your followers 2010 rotten tomatoes.
Jesus, save us from your followers september 26, 2009 by mattwoodley every time i think the culture is giving us a bad rap a reverse judgmental spirit, i hear another horror story about our very unsalty behavior. He put on abumperstickerclad jumpsuit and traveled across america tofind the answer. As a practicing christian, i am deeply incensed by these calls for restoration and reclamation in the name of religious freedom. God, save me from your followers sermon by pat cook, mark. Dear jesus, please save us from your followers dear jesus, please save us from your followers i like your christ, i do not like your christians. Enriching our lives in the name of jesus, the bible and frugal living. The statement is so common to our ears, it is easy to miss its significance. One of the coolest, strangest attributes of lord, save us from your followers is the diversity and range of the people enjoying it. Though nine out of ten americans claim a belief in god, public expression of faith is more contentious as ever.
Directed by dan merchant, an evangelical christian, lord, save us looks at how the church in america is perceived by nonchristians. I have her new book on order, the power worshippers. Sgn seattle gay news page 24 lord save us from your. Receive jesus, who is god in flesh, who died and rose from the dead 1 cor. The narrator also recreates an experiment originally related in the donald miller book, blue like jazz. The typical american christian would be what i was before. Jesus will buy bodies by surrendering his own body. All this good and evil stuff is on my mind because i recently screened lord save us from your followers, a documentary by dan merchant, a devoted christian himself, that is a call to action aimed squarely at the christian community and asking them to be a bit more like jesus and a bit less like pat robertson the particulars of this. In case you havent noticed, theres a clash of cultures provoked by the role of religion in our society. Knowing that christ died in our place and that god is willing to pardon our sins will not save us until we receive that pardon by faith.
Lord, save us from your followers movieguide movie. One of the bumper stickers on this particular car intrigued me. This is a humorous and insightful documentary about how america views christians. I laughed partly because i was exhausted at that time by a group of fundamentalist christians at my church. Lord, save us from your followers trailer why the gospel of. Is lord, save us from your followers family friendly. Interviewing big names from both the right and the left, using archival footage of famous humanitarians and outspoken celebrities, conducting manonthestreet interviews organizing a goodnatured family feud type contest between believers and secular humanists, and using humorous animation, lord save us from your followers invites the viewer. Whether they are expressing humor, travel, love, anger or hate, they tell a little story about what that particular person is like or what he or she has experienced. I was so moved by knowing that i am on the right journey, and have come to some of the right conclusions, that i found myself weeping. Stewart clearly illustrates evangelicals desire to eviscerate public education. Sometimes when this happens, that formerly big tough guy gets emotional. Turn your eyes upon jesus alan jackson the sound of silence from irish group celtic thunder back to god reba mcentire it is well with my soul a cappella from briarcrest onevoice choir. A video trailer for the film lord save us from your followers. Having been a christian all my life, its only been about the past 15 years that i could say that i have actually been a follower of jesus.
Many christians dont even know what jesus saves us from. Only he can wash you clean from your sins and only jesus can deliver you from the future judgment of a holy and infinite god. After watching lord, save us from your followers, i got a chance to talk with the films star and director, dan merchant, via phone. Why did jesus have to experience so much suffering. Brittany cooper penned a powerful and provocative essay for, entitled the rights madeup god. The entire book of galatians was written to warn us that you cannot mix faith and works as the grounds for justification. How were people saved before jesus died for our sins. Shop jesus save me from your followers bumper sticker created by boogiemonst.
After talking with scores of men and womenon streets all across the nation, and also interviewing. Lord save us from your followers streaming video rental. So i started to write an ambitious book to get us to consider a whole new theology of redemption, starting from square one again and bringing in whats crucial for the future of life on this planet. Sadly, few who see the phrase jesus saves truly and fully understand what it means. Lord, save us from your followers by dan merchant, aka the bumper sticker man, could quite possibly be one of the most challenging reads of my adult life. The conversation was fun and encouraging, but also a bit longer than i had promised. It said, please, lord, save me from your followers. Lord, save us from your followers christianity today. Jesus saves is a popular slogan on bumper stickers, signs at athletic events, and even banners being pulled across the sky by small airplanes. The film doesnt speak just to christians or just to nonchristians though, depending on the clique, many feel, i love it, but i dont think they will get it, which is funny to me because thats what everyone says. A movement can exist without a god, but never without a devil, says tony campolo, paraphrasing writer eric hoffer, in the documentary lord, save us from your followers. But that would make god evil for no man is saved from good but from evil. I just finished reading lord, save us from your followers by dan merchant.
Atheist, christians who dont go to church, hypocrites, jesus save me from your followers, mark 2. Today we are continuing our series on the life of jesus, and we are looking at the 1st time jesus predicted his own death. Fed up with the angry, strident language filling the airwaves that has come to. Lord, save us from your followers hollywood jesus live. Dan merchant talks to beliefnet about lord saves us from your. Try as he might,he was having trouble figuring out what made the rhetoric sodivisive, hyper, and most often, angry. Think of ann coulter, bill oreilly, and glenn beck yelling at howard stern, bill maher, and john stewart. Well, while were in the middle of negotiating with studios, were hopeful that the dvd will be available for easter, so just keep your eyes out.
Jesus save us from your followers i remember seeing a bumper sticker once on a car in front of me at a red light. Jesus save me from your followers, for atheists and freethinkers. It highlights the various ways we are being toxic in a world that calls for love and understanding. Inside the dangerous rise of religious nationalism. Christian ppl hiw do you feel about the documentary, lord, save us from your followers.
Lord save us from your followers, was released on dvd on april 20, 2010. With david anderson, james barnes, hugo black, lewis black. Does air exist dear jesus, please save me from your. Challenging in a sense that if you have a heart, and the will to serve god, or even the slightest compassion to serve as a humanitarian, this book will inspire and challenge you to love all. A movie that asks why is the gospel of love dividing america. Dan merchant also made a movie under the same title, which i am now interested in seeing.
Even as discussion of religion floods the media like never before, the rhetoric is. Were accepting invitations to do special screenings at churches, and those have been really fantastic events where, often, what. Such was the case this morning after finishing my viewing of the new, suretobe controversial documentary, lord, save us from your followers. If you are a pastor, please see it, then recommend it to your congregation. Thats quite a statement to have plastered across your. While i dont necessarily agree with everything guyton says, i will say this book is well put together, cohesive and practical. Only he can wash you clean from your sins and only jesus can deliver you from the righteous judgment of a holy and infinite god. A documentary by an evangelical christian on the futility and divisiveness of the culture wars.
Lord, save us from your followers is exactly the kind of discussion we need to be having in the church. Jesus had to suffer because suffering is part of sacrifice, and jesus was the lamb of god, who takes away the sin of the world. In the early stages of his ministry, jesus did a lot of miracles and healings. I remind people who think everything they need comes from the bible that jesus did not leave us a bible he left us a church led by peter and the apostles. Challenging in a sense that if you have a heart, and the will to serve god, or even the slightest compassion to serve as a humanitarian, this book will inspire and challenge you to love all people, christian or not. No one, either prior to the cross or since the cross, would ever be saved without that one pivotal event in the history of the world. Jesus physical torture was part of the payment required for our sins. Christian ppl hiw do you feel about the documentary. Looks cool, i recommend reading the book unchristian.
Lord, save us from your followers trailer why the gospel of love is dividing. Since the fall of man, the basis of salvation has always been the death of christ. As a churchattending christian, dan merchant was aninterested bystander in the culture wars. How can they currently see lord, save us from your followers. Fed up with the angry, strident language filling the airwaves that has come to represent the christian faith.