Facing the Giants Is a Film about Faith Worth Seeing

There is a new film, Facing the Giants (http://www.milkmoneypromotions.com/ftg/), that is coming out this weekend. The film deals with Shiloh Christian Academy, where football coach Grant Taylor has not had a single winning season in the six years he's been in charge of the program. When one of his promising running backs transfers, some plot to have him replaced. When he faces a car that won't run, a house that stinks and the prospect of his wife not being able to have children, he learns that his team faces a post-season match-up against the state's most feared squad, the undefeated Giants. Facing the Giants is more than a simple David-and-Goliath metaphor on the gridiron; it tells a story of faith in the face of long odds and the need to align our priorities with God's.

For example, after Coach Taylor has an epiphany about how he should change the way he runs his program, he tells his attentive team, "Our goal is not to win games; it's to honor God." His new outlook helps cure a bad case of cynicism. He helps a young man who has a bad relationship with his father learn to honor his parents even when he think they're wrong. The team goes from being a collection of bickering individuals to a true team, inspiring parents, faculty and fellow students.

The film shows coach Taylor wrestling with what he believes to be God's
will for him, his family and his team. Scenes show him reading his Bible and in earnest conversation with God and praying for students in an empty school hallway. The coach keeps saying, "I've resolved to give God everything I've got and leave the results to Him."

By embracing the spiritual concept of faith and then exploring the tension that exists
between human experiences and spiritual realities, this little film that could—does.

Comments

[Brian Smith]

Hey, If you liked Facing the Giants, I think that you better check this out... It is about the new Rocky movie; Rocky Balboa.

"In Rocky, if he's just a fighter, then it's just a boxing story, and I told the producers in the beginning, 'It's not a boxing story; it's a spiritual journey’," Sylvester Stallone recently told New Man Magazine.

And here’s what Stallone shared on a recent call with pastors:

"The more I go to church, and the more I turn myself over to the process of believing in Jesus and listening to His Word and having Him guide my hand, I feel as though the pressure is off me now."

This isn’t a “Christian” film, but there’s some pretty cool stuff that you can relate to faith and values. For more information, goto www.RockyResources.com.

There you will find information & free stuff including:

* FREE Leader SCREENINGS of ROCKY BALBOA
* Downloadable LEADER GUIDE
* FREE “ROCKY BOX” with Rocky DVD clips, discussion guide, posters, and stuff

Take a look. I think you’ll find some things to use in relating the Gospel to people – especially for guys!

[Terry Paulson]

I saw "Rocky Balboa" today. There are moments of prayer and insight from scripture, some humor about faith, and a lecture to his son that is worth playing for your own children.

Yes, it is another great film worth seeing. As a 61-year-old man, it may not be realistic, but it certainly is satisfying to see the Italian Stallion rise to the challenge with a young champion.

God uses people of all ages! How about Abraham and Sarah? See the film. It truly brings Rocky to maturity...and to an end!