In lots of locations around the globe, February is a month to rejoice love. Whether or not it’s between buddies, relations or spouses, love is a strong pressure. And I can consider no larger love than the love of Jesus.
It was the love of Jesus that impressed the staff from the Jesus Movie Challenge to journey to an space of ​​India the place folks had beforehand expelled Christians. The staff shared the love of Jesus by distributing meals. As they served, one household—the Hasans—approached the staff with tears of their eyes.
The Hasanis instructed the staff that for 5 years that they had been driving Christians away, beating them and forcing them to go away. Even so, this staff of Christians got here again. The household was in shock. They might not imagine that in any case this the Christians would nonetheless return to their very own land and present kindness to the individuals who had pushed them out.
The Hasans invited the staff to their house. Whereas there, the staff used a video pill to point out the 1979 movie JESUS ​​within the language of the household's coronary heart. God was transferring of their hearts and the Hassans prayed that day to obtain Christ.
However the story doesn’t finish there. The Hasans used their affect amongst their folks to assist present the movie in seven different areas, sparking a community-wide motion.
What I like about this story is the way it exhibits the extraordinary energy of Christ's love. His love is so highly effective that it overflows—even in harmful conditions.
The reality is that Jesus cherished the Hasan household and their group lengthy earlier than a staff of believers approached them. That's the beauty of our God – He reaches out first. He doesn't simply persecute individuals who search him or those that “match the mould” of Christianity. He reaches out to everybody, in every single place, no matter their historical past or distance from Him. He loves us all, no matter age or standing, or the place we dwell on this planet.
Whereas we might not all essentially share the gospel with teams which may defeat or drive us away, we have now the chance to take action with our neighbors and buddies. Sharing the story of Jesus with these closest to us can nonetheless be intimidating. To those fears, I say belief within the energy of Jesus' love and let it information your phrases as you share the gospel.
On the Jesus Movie Challenge, we equip believers to inform the life-changing story of Jesus within the coronary heart languages ​​of individuals around the globe. That's why we translated our 1979 movie JESUS ​​into greater than 2100 languages. By God's grace and with the assistance of our companions, right this moment we create movies and supplies in lots of languages ​​and supply tools to assist inform the story of Jesus in probably the most distant areas of the world. Everybody, in every single place ought to have entry to the remodeling story of Jesus.
By means of the Jesus Movie Challenge's library of movies and assets, greater than 600 million folks worldwide have grow to be followers of Jesus. With numbers like that, it's straightforward to miss the person lives represented, however each particular person has a narrative just like the Hasans'—a narrative of Jesus' love that reaches out towards the chances.
As Christians, we have now a duty to share the love of Christ with the world, and I felt that so strongly this month. With the upcoming launch of our newest animated characteristic movie, JESUS ​​(coming in 2025), I hope and pray that via this movie, extra folks will encounter the love of Jesus – a love robust sufficient to the touch even probably the most distant hearts.
Josh Newell is the manager director of the Jesus Movie Challenge.
