3:16
Stories of Hope
by Max Lucado DVD
Lionsgate
Rating: none. Approx. 60 minutes.

Product Description
Max Lucado's 3:16 Stories of Hope takes us deeper into what Lucado calls, "the hope diamond" of the Bible; John 3:16.

Bruce Almighty
Video: PG 13

Description
A comedy that illustrates the power, presence, and goodness of God. Bruce Almighty stars Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan, a discontented man who accuses God of doing a bad job running the universe. When God gives Bruce his powers to see if he can do a better job, Bruce eventually realizes that love and humility are more important than getting your way.

Review by Church Member
Hilarious movie! Morgan Freeman does a great job portraying God. I am not usually a fan of movies Jim Carey stars in, but this is an exception. Should be viewed more than once to catch the meaning behind the entertainment. By Ann Mathes

The Case for Christ
A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the
Evidence for Jeasus
LaMirada Films, 2007
DVD Rating: none. Approx. 71 minutes.

Product Description
Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God? Retracing his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith, Lee Strobel, former legal editor of the Chicago Tribune, crossexamines several experts with doctorates from schools like Cambridge, Princeton, and Brandeis who are recognized
authorities in their own fields. Strobel's tough, point-blank questions make this six-session video study a captivating, fastpaced experience. But it's not fiction. It's a riveting quest for the truth about history's most compelling figure.

The Case for Faith
A Journalist Investigates the Toughest
Objections To Christianity for Jesus
Lionsgate/LaMirada Films, 2008
DVD Rating: none. Approx. 79 minutes.

Product Description
...Despite the compelling historical evidence, many people grapple with serious concerns about faith in God. "If God is love, then what about all the suffering in our world?" "If Jesus is the
door to heaven, then what about the millions who have never heard of him?" In The Case for Faith, Strobel turns his
tenacious investigative skills to the most persistent emotional objections to belief - the eight "heart" barriers to faith. The Case for Faith is for those who may be feeling attracted to Jesus but who are faced with intellectual barriers standing squarely in their path. For Christians, it will deepen their convictions and give
them fresh confidence in discussing Christianity with their most skeptical friends.

A Christmas Carol
Movie-VHS (100 minutes), Rating: PG
Fox Video, 1984, Director: Clive Donnner
Based on novel by Charles Dickens
Starring George C. Scott

Amazon.com essential video
George C. Scott ... does bring some new colors to this movie's interpretation of Scrooge, making the character less nasty for the sake of nastiness and more a product of a life of lovelessness. The supporting cast is first-rate, and the
production is far more handsome than most TV fare. --Tom Keogh

Product Description
Christmas elicits nothing more than "Bah, humbug!" from Ebenezer Scrooge (Scott), a miser whose sole pursuit of financial success has left him a bitter and lonely old man. But a Christmas Eve visit from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future ultimately teaches him to open his heart to the spirit of Christmas and to the joys of friends and family.

Facing the Giants DVD
Provident Music Distribution

Product Description
Created by a church in Georgia, ...this inspiring story about a losing high school football coach with a new game plan will have your whole town talking about trusting God for the impossible! After six consecutive losing seasons and fear surrounding his life, coach Grant Taylor turns to God in desperation. Taylor and his Shiloh Christian Eagles soon discover how faith plays out on the field and off!
Rated PG. Approx. 112 minutes.

Fireproof, Special collector’s edition DVD
Provident Music Distributing

Product Description
“Fireproof”, the latest film from the creators of “Facing the Giants’ and‘Flywheel”... Starring Kirk Cameron, the “Fireproof” movie portrays the inspiring love story of a firefighter, his wife, and a marriage worth rescuing. At work, Capt. Caleb Holt (Kirk Cameron) lives by the old firefighter's adage: "Never leave your partner behind". At home, he lives by his own rules. His job is to rescue others. Now Caleb Holt has to face his toughest
job ever, rescuing his wife's heart.
Rated PG. Approx. 119 minutes

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Review from Amazon.com
Andrew Lloyd Webber blockbuster musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, ... it's short enough (78 minutes) to present without cuts, and it has the star power of former teen icon Donny Osmond, who played over 1,800 performances across North America. Rather than record a live performance, Cats director David Mallet conceived Joseph as a film, though one that is based strongly on codirector Steven Pimlott's 1991 London revival and relies more on camerawork than venturing beyond its stagelike sets.

Lloyd Webber's first project with lyricist Tim Rice was originally written in 1968 as a school cantata; accordingly, this film uses a framing sequence of a school recital, with an audience of clapping, singing kids and members of the faculty playing the roles. The Old Testament tale of Joseph and his coat of many colors gets a splashy, vigorous treatment with an energetic cast, Las Vegas-style glitz, and catchy, eclectic songs, including "Any Dream Will Do," "Close Every Door," the peppy "Go, Go, Go Joseph," and various bits of country, calypso, and Elvis. Osmond is perfect in the title role, with a strong voice and winning persona, while London stage veteran Maria Friedman performs well in the central role of the narrator. Richard Attenborough appears (and sings a little) as Jacob, and Joan Collins makes a brief, nonsinging cameo. Joseph certainly isn't revolutionary musical theater, but if you view it as a kids' show, it's a silly good time (though there are poignant moments too). Parents should note, however, that this production might warrant a little discretion due to one suggestive scene and some risqué costumes. --David Horiuchi

Oh God!
Universal
VHS, Rating: PG, 98 minutes
Starring: George Burns & John Denver

Product Description
Suppose God personally chose you to spread His message to all humankind. That's what happens to supermarket manager John Denver in a graceful comedy blessed by George Burns in his best-loved role.

CS Lewis:
Shadowlands
Gateway Films/Vision Videos 1985
VH S 73 minutes, Starring Joss Ackland & Claire Bloom

Product Description
Winner of over a dozen prestigious awards including the
International Emmy for Best Drama and two British
Academy Awards. He cried out, "Where is God when I really need
him?" This film is about the agonizing spiritual crisis of C.S. Lewis when his wife died from cancer. The love, grief, pain, and sorrow were so shattering to Lewis that his basic Christian beliefs, magnificently communicated in his many books, were now called into serious doubt...

Where Jesus Walked
Questar Video Inc
VHS, approx. 60 minutes
Rating: none

Product Description
Beautifully filmed and dramatically reenacted, this video pilgrimage leads you from Christ's birth to His resurrection. Experience a personal journey with Christ as you walk through
the modern-day sites in the Holy Land, and see the actual places where Jesus ministered over 2,000 years ago. Witness the path of Jesus' travels from Bethlehem to Nazareth, Jerusalem to the Sea of Galilee, from Capernaum to Jericho, His baptism at the Jordan River, His Sermon on the Mount, and His final walk down the Via Dolorosa to Calvary where he was crucified on the cross.

THE BIBLE COLLECTION SERIES:

Abraham
TNT Orginials
DVD, approx. 187 minutes
Rating: none

Product Description
"Go away from your father's house to a land I will show you. Make a great nation. And I will bless all those who bless you and curse all those who curse you." A humble shepherd named Abraham hears these words from God and embarks on an epic journey to the Promised Land. With his family and a handful of followers, Abraham faces thirst, famine, war, the might of Pharaoh and his own doubts to become the father of three great religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Richard Harris leads a stellar cast including Barbara Hershey, Vittorio Gassman and Maximilian Schell in this sweeping Old Testament story. Filmed in Morocco's rugged Atlas Mountains, Abraham captures the power of God's will... and the devotion of one man.

David
TNT Orginials
DVD, approx. 182 minutes
Rating: none

Product Description
David, poet, and musician. The simple shepherd chosen by God. The boy who defeated the giant Goliath and the man who defeated great armies. David, King of Israel. Leonard Nimoy and Jonathan Pryce lead a talented cast in this vivid retelling of one the Bible's most powerful stories. Brave warrior David (Nathaniel Parker) leads his troops in battle against Israel's enemies and, tragically, against his own son. The film's human dimension is as vital as the combat: David's rivalry with King Saul, his bond of
friendship with Jonathan, and his illicit passion for the beautiful (and married) Bathsheba (Sheryl Lee) fill the screen with emotion. When David begs to know why he must suffer, the answer comes: "Perhaps it is those who God loves the most ....
that he punishes the most severely."

Jacob
TNT Orginials
DVD, approx. 93 minutes
Rating: none

Product Description
For seven long years, Jacob has labored to earn the right to marry beautiful Rachel. Now the seven years are up - but Rachel's devious father substitutes his elder daughter on the wedding night. Matthew Modine and Lara Flynn Boyle play Jacob
and Rachel in one of the greatest love stories from the Bible. Highlights of Jacob's life - how he usurped his brother Esau's birthright and blessing, the pillow of stone, the ladder to heaven, wrestling with God - are set against the heartache and hope
of his relationship with the woman he seems destined never to possess. Sustained by his faith in God and his love for Rachel, Jacob perseveres... and becomes the father of the 12 tribes of Israel. Also starring Sean Bean, Irene Papas and Giancarlo Giannini.

Joseph
TNT Orginials
DVD, approx. 187 minutes
Rating: none

Product Description
Cast into a pit by his jealous brothers, young Joseph pleads for mercy. Instead, the brothers sell the terrified boy into slavery in Egypt. But Joseph turns this agonizing betrayal into triumph.
Academy Award ® winners Ben Kingsley and Martin Landau highlight an outstanding cast in this beloved Biblical tale of treachery and redemption. Joseph uses his gift for divining dreams to rise from slave to Pharaoh's most trusted aide, saving Egypt from seven years of famine. Then his brothers travel to Egypt in search of food... and right into Joseph's power. "Forgiveness is greater than vengeance," Joseph declares. "Compassion more powerful than anger." But can he forgive so
grievous a wrong? Also starring Paul Mercurio and Lesley Ann Warren.

Moses
TNT Orginials
DVD, approx. 182 minutes
Rating: none

Product Description
Faith in God. Escape from slavery. The two great themes from the Old Testament book of Exodus are given thrilling new life in this recreation of how Moses led the children of Israel from bondage in Egypt to freedom in the Promised Land. Academy Award ® winner Ben Kingsley is Moses and Frank Langella, David Suchet and Christoper Lee potray other powerful Biblical figures in this monumental production. All the glory and spectacle are here: Moses' childhood in Pharaoh's court, God's voice from the burning bush, the dreadful plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, the granting of the Ten Commandments and the long-awaited return to Canaan. Share the journey - and rekindle
your sense of wonder. Color/182 minutes. Closed captioned.

Samson & Delilah
TNT Orginials
DVD, approx. 180 minutes
Rating: none

Product Description
While the children of Israel suffer under the Philistines, an angel appears to an aging woman. "You will conceive a son," he tells her. "And he will grow stronger than a hundred men. He is the Lord's gift, chosen to begin the liberation of your people from the Philistines." That son was the biblical hero Samson. Nicolas Roeg directs a distinguished cast including Dennis Hopper, Diana Rigg, Michael Gambon, Eric Thal and Elizabeth Hurley in a gripping story of faith and deception. Samson terrorizes his
peoples' oppressors until Delilah, a treacherous Philistine beauty, enthralls him. She cuts off his hair, the secret to his strength. His enemies bind him, chain him and put him on show. But slowly his hair grows back. With his phenomenal strength restored, Samson is ready to exact a fearsome
vengeance.