Summary

SummaryI grew up treating faith like a holiday ritual, happy to skip church after Christmas Eve. πŸŽ„βœοΈ Film school in Southern California was my seminaryβ€”cinema was my god. But meeting a South Korean pastor who adopted twenty disabled orphans shattered my decorative faith. πŸŒπŸ‘Ά His life showed me God’s real power to transform. One night, overwhelmed by a simple sermon on the cross, I wept and surrendered my pornography addiction to Jesus. πŸ™πŸ“– Then my wife alerted me on our honeymoon to the Charleston shootingβ€”nine fellow believers dying in a Bible study. Their families, in the courtroom, forgave the shooter and even invited him to Christ. That act of grace compelled me to step into the project. πŸŽ₯❀️ Today I use filmβ€”my artβ€”to tell God’s story of redemption, from my own brokenness to the miracle of forgiveness in Emanuel.

Brian Ivie, Director of Emanuel – A documentary about the shootings and forgiveness that took place at a church in Charleston, South Carolina 4 years ago this weekend.

Spotlight features a long-form interview about what God is doing in and through the lives of His people.

testimonyhouse.org
facebook.com/testimonyhouses
youtube.com/testimonyhouseorg

Follow Testimony House Members:
@newjohnsimmons
@eskewkevin

To Partner with Us Visit:
testimonyhouse.org/give

—————– Source —————–

 

Time Chapters
Β 
01:15 Emmanuel film & guest intro
03:00 Early decorative faith
05:30 Encounter in Korean orphanage
08:45 Crying over the cross
11:20 Founding Arbella Studios
14:00 Learning Emanuel’s story
16:20 Families’ courtroom forgiveness
18:30 Vision for church mission
author avatar
Testimony House
We want to help you write God's sentence for your lives and become the new you. We upload Christian testimonials and videos to inspire a passion for God, a vision from God, and the faith to walk it out.
See Full Bio