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Plan of Salvation:

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever shall believe
in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.
Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that
God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved.

A Message From Good News Press

What Is Good Friday?

Good Friday is a holiday celebrated by the
Christian Church in commemoration of
the day Jesus died on a cross. Christians
believe that the death of Jesus as a willing
sacrifice paid the penalty for the sinfulness
of humanity. As a result, we can receive
forgiveness today.

The Bible describes how they paid people

to give false accusations against Jesus, implying that Jesus was rebelling against the
Roman authorities that were ruling over
Israel at the time.

Jesus was subsequently arrested, put on

trial, and sentenced to execution by crucifixion. After verifying that he was dead by
Christians around the world consider
thrusting a sword through his side, the
Jesus to have been God in the fleshthe
Romans allowed the body to be taken
second member of the Trinity. (The Trinidown and buried in a tomb belonging to
ty is the understanding that God is one in
Joseph of Arimathea. Guards were staessence but exists with three centers of
tioned to watch over the tomb to ensure
personhood.) Seeing the hopeless and
that no one, especially the disciples, tried
sinful condition of humanity, he chose to
to do anything to the body.
enter into Creation in the form of the
man, Jesus Christ.
The Bible reveals that this was all part of
Gods plan from the beginning. Several
Arriving as a baby born to a virgin named Old Testament prophecies written centuMary, Jesus grew up among us. At about
ries earlier foretold the crucifixion of Jethe age of 30, Jesus began his public minis- sus in detaileven before crucifixion betry of teaching, healing, and proclaiming
came a common form of execution.
the Kingdom of Heaven.
Three years later, the Jewish religious
leaders (who felt threatened by Jesus
rising popularity) conspired against him.

So why was the death of Jesus necessary?

According to Christian teaching, God is a
God of love as well as a God of justice.

His love desired to offer forgiveness to all

of humanity for its sinful rebellion against
him. But his justice demanded that wrongs
be punished, and the punishment for rebellion against God is death. So the solution was for God to become a man and
pay the penalty in our place.
However, Christians also recognize that
Jesus death was only temporary. On the
third daythe day we know as Easter
his tomb was found empty. Over the next
forty days, hundreds of eyewitnesses reported seeing Jesus alive. He had walked
with them, taught them, and eaten with
them. Their conclusion: Jesus had risen
from the dead.
Today, Christians still observe the Good
Friday/Easter weekend as pivotal to their
faith. All of Christianity hinges on the
death of Jesus and his subsequent resurrection from the dead. It teaches that,
because of his death, we can experience
forgiveness. And because of his resurrection, we can know his has authority over
life and death.

The Christian message is often referred

to as the "Gospel," which means "good
news." Specifically, it is the good news
about Jesuswho He is, what He has
done, and what He offers. Essentially, the
message is that Jesus was God in the
flesh, that He came into the world to
reconcile humanity to Himself, and that
his salvation is freely offered to each person who will respond in faith. The Gospel message explains that salvation is only possible through the Crucifixion and
Resurrection of Jesus. Through his sacrifice, Jesus paid the price for our sinfulness (rebellion against God), thus offering us forgiveness. Then through his Resurrection He conquered death, removing
it as the penalty for our sin and replacing
it with the offer of eternal life that is only
available from Him to all those that place
their faith in Him.

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National Day of Prayer - May 1st

AMERICANS UNITE
WITH ONE VOICE IN
PRAYER, FOR THE 63RD
ANNUAL OBSERVANCE
OF THE NATIONAL DAY
OF PRAYER ON
THURSDAY, MAY 1ST

behalf of their communities,

their nation, and their leaders.
The theme for the 2014 National Day of Prayer, is One
Voice, United in Prayer, emphasizing

the need for individuals to join

together in corporate prayer,
As our nation struggles with calling upon the unfailing
continued economic insecurity, character of God, who is sovvast healthcare change, and
ereign over all governments,
continual challenges to basic
authorities, and men the God
constitutional rights, citizens of under
the United States are preparing
whom this Nation stands.
to exercise one of their most
precious freedoms the right To further highlight this theme,
to gather, worship, and pray to Romans 15:6 was selected as
God. Following in the footthe Scripture for this year: So
steps of
that with one mind and one voice
our Nations founders, who
you may glorify the God and
fought for religious freedom,
millions will assemble at thou- Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ. John Bornschein, Nasands of
tional Day of Prayer (NDP)
local National Day of Prayer
Task Force Vice-Chairman,
events across the nation,
made the
where they will take time out
statement, This 63rd annual,
of their
national observance on May
daily schedules to intercede on

1st, will have profound significance

for our country. By joining
together in prayer, we have an
unprecedented opportunity to
see the
Lords healing and renewing
power made manifest as we
call upon citizens to humbly
come
before His throne.
Anne Graham Lotz, daughter
of well known evangelist, Dr.
Billy Graham will serve as the
2014 Honorary Chairman of
the NDP Task Force and will
give the keynote address at the
National Observance in Washington, D.C., to be held at the
Cannon House Office Building.
To learn more, or to find a
National Day of Prayer event
in your community, visitwww.NationalDayofPrayer.org

Place A Cross In Your Front Yard This Easter

generation to Love and live a Christian
-- A-Cross-This-Nation Ministries is
valued life. Our Country was founded on
reaching out to encourage Christians to
Christianity and we must pass this on to
place a Cross in their front yard this East- our children.
er.
Mr. Lee said, "Visualize this. A family is
A-Cross-This-Nation Ministries has done driving home one Friday night after going
a mass mailing to the major Churches,
to the movies and as they are driving
Christian Schools and Christian Radio
through the neighborhood, they see this
Stations in every state and need your
Cross with lights on it in front of a house,
help in spreading the word by placing a
as they drive a little further down the
Cross in your front yard this Easter Holi- street, they see another house with a
day. Mr. Lee said People don't seem to
cross in the front yard with lights on it
have a problem celebrating Halloween,
and all of a sudden, one of their kids in
displaying pumpkins and witches or
the back seat asks: Daddy, what does the
Christmas with Santa Clause and Christ- Cross mean?" (A perfect way to witness
mas trees, why not the Cross for Easter? to children, family and friends)
A-Cross-This-Nation Ministry said that
they are not in the business of selling
crosses, but it doesn't take much time for
an individual to go to their nearest lumber store and buy two boards and build a
cross with the family and place it in the
front yard. You can even add lights to it.
Mr. Lee said he leaves his lights on his
cross, all night those three days, so people at night can see the beauty of the
Cross.
Today, our Christian Faith is under attack
on every front, at home and abroad. We
must take a stand and show the world
that Jesus is alive and this is an important
time of our lives to inspire our current

The ministry is asking that you join them

in this celebration of the Resurrection of
our Lord Jesus Christ, the true meaning
of this Holiday. All you have to do is display a Cross in your front yard for three
days; Good Friday, Saturday and Easter
Sunday (April 18th, 19th and 20th).
A-Cross-This-Nation Ministries goal is to
have a Cross in every front yard during
the Easter Holiday.
Please join in this celebration it not only
will show your faith, but it can also be a
way of saying: Thank You Jesus!!!

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UPs Two-Week Celebration of Easter Presents
The Greatest Stories of The Bible 22 Inspiring
Movies Airing April 7-20
-- For two weeks in April, television
audiences will be treated to an unprecedented collection of inspirational movies and mini-series when UP
once again presents "The Greatest
Stories of The Bible" in honor of the
Easter season. America's favorite
network for uplifting entertainment
will mark the holiday for a second
year with an unforgettable programming schedule. Starting on Monday,
April 7 and continuing through
Easter, Sunday, April 20, UP will
air 21 classic stories from the New
and Old Testaments (11 neverbefore-seen on UP), plus one all-new
UP Original Movie during prime time,
totaling more than 123 hours of programming.
The centerpiece of UP's two-week
Easter celebration will be the commercial television premiere of The
Passion of the Christ, the highest
grossing independent film of all time.
Mel Gibson's (Braveheart, Apocalypto)
blockbuster retelling of Jesus' final
hours will be telecast with limited
commercial interruption on Palm
Sunday, April 13, 9 p.m. EDT/6
p.m. PDT.
Another highlight is the all-new UP
Original Movie, Apple Mortgage
Cake, starring four-time NAACP
Image Award-winner Kimberly Elise
(Diary of a Mad Black Woman, "Close
to Home"). The film is based on the
incredible true story of Angela Logan
(Elise), a single mom who, with just
ten days to come up with $4,000 to
save her home, decides to market
the delicious dessert she learned to
bake at her grandmother's side. Apple Mortgage Cake premieres
Easter Sunday, April 20, 7 p.m.
EDT/4 p.m. PDT exclusively on
UP.
The complete list UP's "The Greatest Stories of The Bible" includes:

*The Story of David A biography people and must outwit her

of the second king of Israel follows
David from his days as a humble
shepherd to his death as king, recounting his accomplishments, his
struggles, and his sins. (1976) Stars:
Timothy Bottoms, Anthony Quayle,
Jane Seymour. Wednesday, April
9, 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.

enemies. (2013) Stars: Jen

Lilley, Linda Bisesti. Saturday, April 12, 7 p.m.
EDT/4 p.m. PDT.
*Esther and the King
Joan Collins stars as Esther
in the Biblical story of the
queen who saved a nation.
*Barabbas Oscar winner Antho- (1960) Also starring: Richny Quinn plays Barabbas, the criminal ard Egan, Sergio Fantoni.
set free so that Christ could be cru- Saturday, April 12, 1
cified, who is haunted by the image of a.m. EDT/10 p.m. PDT.
Jesus for the rest of his life. (1961)
The Greatest Story
Also starring Silvana Mangano and
Arthur Kennedy. Thursday, April Ever Told George Stevens' epic retelling of the
10, 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.
life of Jesus Christ was

Jeremiah A prophet abandons his

loved ones in order to relay God's

message of the destruction of the
Holy City by the Babylonians. (1998)
Stars Patrick Dempsey, Oliver Reed,
Leonor Varela. Thursday, April 10,
11 p.m. EDT/ 8 p.m. PDT.
The Ten Commandments The
story of Moses, who, against impossible odds, leads the Jews out of Egyptian slavery into perilous freedom.
(2006) Stars: Dougray Scott, Paul
Rhys, Omar Sharif, Naveen Andrews.
Friday, April 11, 8 p.m. EDT/5
p.m. PDT.
*The Story of Ruth In a story
inspired by the scriptural tale, the
Moabitess priestess Ruth is drawn
both to a Judean man and to his talk
of a forgiving God. After tragedy
strikes, she begins a new life in Bethlehem. (1960) Stars: Stuart Whitman,
Tom Tryon, Peggy Wood. Friday,
April 11, 12 a.m. EDT/9 p.m.
PDT.

The Book Of Ruth: Journey of

Faith An adaptation of the Bible's

nominated for five Academy Awards and features a

star-studded cast. (1965)
Stars: Max von Sydow,
Dorothy McGuire, Robert
Loggia, Charlton Heston,
Robert Blake, Roddy
McDowall, Sidney Poitier,
Pat Boone, Shelley Winters, John Wayne, Telly
Savalas, Angela Lansbury,
Martin Landau, Jose Ferrer.
Palm Sunday, April 13,
4:30 p.m. EDT/1:30 p.m. PDT.

*The Passion of the Christ

(Commercial Television Premiere with Limited Commercial

Interruptions) From Academy
Award-winning director Mel Gibson,
this uncompromising film depicts
Jesus Christ's profound courage and
sacrifice during the last 12 hours of
his life on Earth. (2004) Stars: Jim
Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern and
Monica Bellucci. Palm Sunday,
April 13, 9 p.m. EDT/6 p.m.
PDT.

*Judas A new perspective on the

intertwined lives of Judas Iscariot and

Jesus of Nazareth that depicts Judas
sympathetically, as he tries to free
the Jewish people from Roman rule.
(2004) Stars: Johnathon Schaech,
Jonathan Scarfe, Tim Matheson and
Bob Gunton. Monday, April 14, 8
p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.
*King of Kings An epic film detailing the life of Jesus Christ from birth
to crucifixion and resurrection.
(1961) Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan
McKenna and Rip Torn. Tuesday,
April 15, 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m.
PDT.
Jesus The extraordinary life of
Jesus is captured in this riveting film
as he grows from a simple carpenter
into a man whose spiritual teachings
and loving ways continue to inspire
the world. (1999) Stars: Jeremy Sisto,
Debra Messing, Gary Oldman,
Jacqueline Bisset, G.W. Bailey. Good
Friday, April 18, 8 p.m. EDT/5
p.m. PDT.

*Demetrius and the Gladiators

The sequel to the masterful The Robe
finds Christ's robe conveyed to
Rome for safekeeping, where the
scheming emperor Caligula covets its
power, not realizing the peril to
those who do not believe in the true
power of God. (1954) Stars: Victor
Mature, Susan Hayward, Anne Bancroft and Ernest Borgnine. Saturday, April 19, 11 p.m. EDT/8
p.m. PDT.

*Apostle Peter and the Last

Supper In the hours before his

death, Simon Peter of Galilee

apostle, disciple and personal friend
"Book of Ruth" deals with powerful
pelling portrayal of a mother's undyof Jesusrecounts his life as a simple
themes of tolerance and acceptance ing love for her son, the film celefisherman who became one of the
gained through love and understand- brates the humanity of Mary as she
boldest figures in all of Christianity.
ing. (2009) Stars: Lana Wood, Dan
Peter and Paul Peter and Paul
accepts her son's destiny and dedi(2012) Stars: Robert Loggia, Bruce
Haggerty and Sherry Morris. Satur- cates her life to his message of love
assume leadership of the Church as
Marchiano and Laurence Fuller. Sunday,
April
12,
8:30
a.m.
they struggle against violent opposiand salvation. (1999) The film stars
day, April 20, 8 a.m. EDT/5 a.m.
EDT/5:30 a.m. PDT.
tion to the teachings of Christ and
Christian Bale, Pernilla August,
PDT.
their own personal conflicts. (1981)
Melinda Kinnaman and Geraldine
Esther When the King of Persia
*UP can be seen in 67 million homes
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Robert Fox- falls in love with Esther, unaware of
Chaplin. Thursday, April 17, 8
in high definition (HD) and standard
worth, Eddie Albert, Raymond Burr, her Jewish heritage, she asks him to
p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.
definition (SD) on cable systems
Jose Ferrer. Monday, April 7, 8
show her people mercy and becomes The Story of Jacob and Joseph
including Comcast, Time Warner
p.m. EDT/ 5 p.m. PDT.
a symbol of hope and virtue in life's
Brothers Esau and Jacob turn against *The Robe A tribune wins Jesus'
Cable, Bright House Networks,
darkest
moments.
(1999)
Stars:
homespun robe after the crucifixion, Charter and Cox Communications as
Solomon King Solomon rules
one another, tearing their family
but becomes tormented by nightEgypt with wisdom and respect, until Louise Lombard, F. Murray Abraham, apart for 20 years, only to see their
well as DIRECTV (Channel 338),
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his unrequited love for the Queen of Jurgen Prochnow, Thomas Kretschconflict echoed in the next generaDISH Network (Channel 188) and
mann.
Saturday,
April
12,
10:30
Sheba plunges him into despair and
tion as Jacob's sons sell their brother with what he has done, he returns to Verizon FIOS (Channel 224).
Palestine to try and learn what he
a.m. EDT/7:30 a.m. PDT.
his realm begins to collapse. (1997)
Joseph into slavery in Egypt out of
As part of its mission to entertain
can of the man he helped kill. (1953) and uplift, the network's pro-social
Stars: Ben Cross, Anouk Aimee,
jealousy.
(1974)
Stars:
Keith
Michell,
*The Book of Esther Chosen as
Stars: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons initiative "Uplift Someone" reminds
Vivica A. Fox, Max von SydTony Lo Bianco and Colleen
queen consort to King Xerxes of
ow. Tuesday, April 8, 8 p.m.
Dewhurst. Good Friday, April 18, and Victor Mature. Saturday, April and inspires people to do simple acts
Persia, the Jewish maiden Esther
19, 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.
of kindness.
EDT/5 p.m. PDT.
8:30 a.m. EDT/5:30 a.m. PDT.
discovers a plot to exterminate her

Mary, Mother of Jesus A com-

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Hints to Ministers
EXPECT much, and much will be
given. Souls are perishing every
day; and our own entrance into
eternity cannot be far distant. Let us, like Mary, do what
we can, and no doubt God will
bless it, and reward us openly.

Get much of the hidden life in

your own soul; soon it will make
life spread around.

O, fight hard against sin and the

devil. The devil never sleeps; be
ye also active for good.

Never forget that the end of a

sermon is the salvation of the
people.

But an inch of time remains, and

the eternal ages roll on forever;
but an inch on which we stand
and preach the way of salvation
"Cleave to the Lord;" not to man, to the perishing world.
but to the Lord.
Seek to be lamb-like; without this
It is not great talents God blessall your efforts to do good to
Do not fear the face of man.
es, so much as great likeness to
others will be as sounding brass, Remember how small their anger Jesus. A holy minister is an awful
or a tinkling cymbal.
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The Days of Noah
NOAH was a preacher of
righteousness, God's chosen servant to warn the
world of its approaching
destruction. "My Spirit shall
not always strive with
men," saith the Lord, "for
that he is also flesh; yet his
days shall be an hundred
and twenty years."
Gen.vi,3. Noah was a just
man, and walked with God,
and found grace in his sight,
He was directed to make
an ark to save himself and
family from the threatened
deluge. And as he warned
the people, he showed his
faith in the coming flood, by
his works, in building the
ark on dry ground.

parable of the fig-tree;

when his branch is yet tender and putteth forth
leaves, ye know that summer is nigh; so likewise ye,
when ye shall see all these
things, know that it is near,
even at the doors." It is
evident, then, from these
words of our Lord, that it
was the design of Heaven,
that the period of the coming of the Son of man
should be understood, and
published to the world, as
the period of the flood was
understood, and proclaimed by Noah.

the flood, they were eating

and drinking, marrying and
giving in marriage, until the
day that Noe entered into
the ark, and knew not until
the flood came, and took
them all away; so shall also
the coming of the Son of
man be."

As the Saviour has stated in

what respects the two periods would be alike, we will
only make a few remarks
upon his words. He has
plainly shown: 1. That as
Noah knew the period of
the flood, and warned the
But in what respect will the world, so, by the special
coming of the Son of man
signs, (with a mass of other
be like the days of Noah?
evidence from the propheSays Paul: "By faith Noah,
Will it be like it in all recies,) the period of the
being warned of God of
spects? - Or will it be like
coming of the Son of man
things not seen as yet,
the days of Noah in some
would be understood by
moved with fear, prepared one particular? - It is imthe faithful servant, and the
an ark to the saving of his
portant that this should be world warned of the judghouse; by the which he
understood. Peter shows
ment at hand. 2. That as
condemned the world."
that the world, once being the antediluvians disbeHeb.xi,7. The antediluvians overflowed by water, per- lieved the preaching of Nothen had the means of
ished, and that the heavens ah, and perished by the
knowing that the flood was and the earth, which are
flood, so the proclamation
coming, or Noah's preach- now, are reserved unto
of the coming of Christ will
ing, and corresponding
fire; that as the unbelieving be rejected by the mass of
works, would not have
world once perished by the mankind, and the day of the
condemned them. Yet they flood, they will be deLord will come on them as
knew not till the flood
stroyed from the presence a snare. As the antediluvicame and took them all
of the Lord when he is re- ans, who rejected the eviaway.
vealed from heaven in flam- dence of the coming flood,
ing fire. But this is not the knew not till the flood
similarity of the two pericame and took them all
But as the days of Noah
ods of time referred to by away, so those who reject
were, so shall also the
our Lord. We will now let the evidence of the Lord's
coming of the Son of man
him point out in what recoming, will not KNOW
be." Matt.xxiv,27. In conspect the two periods are
that the storm of God's
nection with this text, our alike.
wrath is coming, till it
Saviour mentions the spebursts upon them, "For
cial signs of his coming, in
when they shall say, peace
the sun, moon and stars,
Verses 28,29. "For as in
and safety, then sudden
and adds. "Now learn a
the days that were before
destruction cometh upon

them," "and they shall not

escape." 1Thess.v,3. 3. As
Noah believed God, prepared the ark, and, with
his family, was saved, so a
few will believe God's
word, and prepare, wait,
and watch for the coming
Saviour, be sheltered in the
day of wrath, and will be
able to say, "Lo, this is our
God, we have waited for
him, and he will save us."
"But ye, brethren," continues Paul, "are not in darkness, that that day should
overtake you as a thief." Verse 4. If we could see
salvation for any, in the day
of the Lord, while remaining in unbelief, we would
proclaim it; but as we see
that the salvation of souls
depends on faith in the
warning designed to be
given, and corresponding
works, and a full preparation, our whole soul cries,
Believe, and prepare! For,
"behold the day of the Lord
cometh, cruel both with
wrath and fierce anger, to
lay the land desolate; and
he shall destroy the sinners
thereof out of it." Isa.xiii,9.

marked by humiliation and

abstinence. So will saving
faith in the coming of the
Lord, produce an entire
change in the believer.
"And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your
hearts be overcharged with
surfeiting [eating] and
drunkenness, and cares of
this life, and so that day
come upon you unawares."
Luke xxi,34. - To eat to
sustain nature is necessary;
but feasting was a sin in the
days of Noah, and it is no
less a sin now. Hear the
wise man: "Feed me with
food convenient for me,
lest I be full and deny thee,
and say, who is the Lord?"
Prov.xxx,8,9.

given, unless they show, by

carrying out all the holy
principles of their faith, that
they really believe what
they profess? How is it
possible for those who
believe that the period has
come for the third and last
message to be given, and
that the vials of the wrath
of Almighty God are soon
to be poured out, to eat
and drink, buy and sell,
plant and build, &c., as they
did in the days of Lot and
Noah? We say, they will
not. True faith will have
corresponding works.

We would not drop a

word here to encourage
any mortal in idleness; but
we desire that those who
The marriage covenant was are all buried up in the
holy in the days of Noah,
cares and spirit of this
and it has not, since that
world should feel the force
time, lost a whit of its saof this subject. Many, when
credness. But if the antedi- they are first aroused by
luvians had believed the
the evidences that the last
preaching of Noah, they
message of mercy is being
would not have been mar- given, feel that they must
rying till the day that he
consecrate themselves to
entered the ark. Those
God, and what they poswho are waiting for the
sess to the advancement of
coming of the Lord should his truth. But soon the
beware of taking a course
cares of this life, and the
that would prevent them
love of the world, overThe preaching of Noah
from being wholly the
come them, and they fall
should have been believed; Lord's. Read 1Cor.vii,32into a stupid state of mind.
and if any had believed the 34.
O, may God have mercy
flood was coming, a decidupon us as a people, and
ed change would have takgive us to feel the imNoah condemned the
en place in their course.
portance of showing by our
world.
This
he
did,
by
his
They would have acted out
works, that we really beworks being in accordance lieve what we profess.
that faith, and, like Noah,
prepared, instead of "eating with his profession. Thereand drinking, [feasting and fore the antediluvians will
mirth,] marrying and giving not in the Judgment rise up
Brethren and Sisters: - Are
in marriage," as though they and condemn Noah. And
will not unbelievers rise up you imitating Lot, who fled
were to enjoy long life.
from the place which was
in the Judgment, and conWe say that saving faith
the scene of destruction?
then would have produced demn those who profess to
Or are you all buried up in
believe that the last mesan entire change. Their
sage of mercy is now being the cares of the world,
lives would have been

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Paramount's NOAH
misses potential faith-

driven, record-breaking opening weekend with only $44

million gross
-- In 2014, the Year of the Bible
Movie, studios are targeting 46
million Faith Driven Consumers
who spend $1.75 trillion annually.
While recent films such as SON
OF GOD and GOD'S NOT DEAD
are exceeding expectations at the
US box office, the organization
finds that NOAH has underperformed its opening weekend
relative to its potential with a
faith-based audience.
"10 years ago, THE PASSION OF
THE CHRIST, an independent,
Biblically-themed film with a $30
million dollar production budget,
raked in nearly $84 million in
gross earnings, in 2004 dollars,
during its opening weekend. That
film, which grossed nearly $612
million worldwide, garnered the
enthusiastic and passionate support of Faith Driven Consumers.
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
blended high production values
with a strong adherence to the
core Biblical message and narrative. The largest grossing independent film of all time, THE
PASSION OF THE CHRIST afforded Hollywood an historic 'ah-ha'
moment as industry experts recognized the power of the Faith
Driven Consumer audience, an
audience hungry for high-quality
entertainment choices that resonate with their deeply held, Bibli-

cally-based worldview and values," said Chris Stone, a Certified

Brand Strategist and Founder of
Faith Driven Consumer.
"By contrast NOAH, a film with a
$125 million production budget
and the promotional backing of
one of the world's leading studios, grossed only an estimated
$44 million, in 2014 dollars, at
the box office during its opening
weekend. This film, which deviates far enough from the Biblical
message and narrative as to render the original story largely
unrecognizable, has clearly failed
to garner the broad support of
Faith Driven Consumers. Paramount is free to make whatever
kind of film it wants to make, but
the company's leadership would
be well-advised to consider the
tens of millions of dollars they
have already left and the hundreds of millions they will potentially be leaving on the table.
"What kind of records could
NOAH have shattered if the film's
tone and story had resonated
with faith-based audiences as
they did with THE PASSION? Paramount will never know.

Faith-friendly films GOD's NOT

DEAD and SON OF GOD continue
to shatter expectations. GOD's
NOT DEAD is smashing expectations, it saw a meager 1% drop
this weekend compared to opening weekend, taking in another
$9 million to add to its $9.2 million opening. And SON OF GOD is
still going strong, closing in on
$60 million at the US box office
to date.
The organization's Faith-friendly
Film Reviews, which use five
specific criteria to measure the
faith compatibility of entertainment products, rated the Paramount film NOAH a faith-friendly
2 out of 5 stars.
Faith Driven Consumer's Faithfriendly Film Reviews are based
on five core criteria:

Overall Faith and/or Biblical

Relevance: NOAH scored 2 out of
5 stars

Faith-compatible Depiction of Characters and Character

Relationships: NOAH scored 2
out of 5 stars

Faith-compatible Depiction of Situations: NOAH scored

2.5 out of 5 stars

"We are confident that the next

blockbuster that targets Faith
Driven Consumers -- and aligns
closely with expectations of this
core audience -- will realize unparalleled success. THE PASSION
remains a strong favorite in faith
communities across the nation
today. Will the same be said of
NOAH?"

Family Viewing Suitability:

NOAH scored 2 out of 5 stars

Entertainment Value: NOAH scored 1.5 out of 5 stars

Paramount's NOAH scored an
overall 2 out of 5 stars, meaning
that NOAH will likely not resonate with Faith Driven Consumers.

open to find salvation from sin

through his blood will be for
ever closed. O, dreadful hour!
Worlds then would be given
to be placed back in the period of Christ's merciful intercession; but as time never
rolls back, hope is gone for
ever. O, what anguish will
then seize the soul that has
There was an hour when No- slighted mercy's hour. It will
ah's warning ceased, when he then be said, "He that is unentered the ark, and God shut just, let him be unjust still: and
him in. Then the rain dehe which is filthy, let him be
scended and the period of
filthy still: and he that is rightanguish of the hitherto careeous, let him be righteous still:
Brethren and Sisters: - Are
less world came. Worlds
and he that is holy, let him be
you imitating Lot, who fled
would then have been given
holy still." Rev.xxii,11. Carefrom the place which was the for a place in the ark; but God less soul, remember that "as
scene of destruction? Or are had shut the door.
the days of Noah were, so
you all buried up in the cares
shall also the coming of the
of the world, unnecessary
Soon the warning of the third Son of man be."
eating, drinking, [tea,] buying, angel will cease. Christ will
selling, planting and building,
leave his priestly work in the - Author Unknown ; Article
as was the case with those on Sanctuary, and the way now
from writtentreaures.org
given, feel that they must consecrate themselves to God,
and what they possess to the
advancement of his truth. But
soon the cares of this life, and
the love of the world, overcome them, and they fall into
a stupid state of mind. O, may
God have mercy upon us as a
people, and give us to feel the
importance of showing by our
works, that we really believe
what we profess.

whom God rained fire and

brimstone? Are you imitating
Noah, who prepared the ark
on dry ground, in which he
invested his earthly treasures
- what an act of faith! - or are
you imitating those who knew
not, till the flood came, and
took them all away?

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