God's Not Dead

                When your faith is tested can you explain what you believe? That is what the movie, "God's Not Dead" is all about. Here is an excerpt from a publication I received promoting the movie:  It's about faith and the limits one young man will go to in order to defend his belief in God. In the movie a college student enrolls in a philosophy class taught by an infamous and dictatorial professor. This professor demands that all of his students must sign a declaration that "God is dead" in order to get a passing grade. Josh, the student, refuses. He needs to take the class to meet his academic requirements, so the professor strikes a bargain: Josh must defend his position that "God is alive" in a series of debates with the professor in order to stay in the class. If he loses, he flunks. When Josh accepts the challenge, he gets more than he bargained for-- jeopardizing his faith, his relationships and even his future.

                How far would you be willing to go to defend your faith? How well could you defend what you believe? It's not a matter of if our faith will be tested, it's a matter of when! I encourage everyone to make the time to go and see this movie between now and March 30th because beginning Sunday night March 30 we are going to be using that movie to help us strengthen our ability to explain what we believe. This should be a very exciting and enlightening time so invite your friends and make plans to be a part of the discussion.

Newsboys has a hit song entitled "God's Not Dead," here are some of the lyrics to that song:

Let love explode and bring the dead to life; A love so bold to bring a revolution; Some how
Now I'm lost in your freedom; And this world I'll overcome

My God's not dead he is surely alive; He is living on the inside roaring like a lion
Our God's not dead he is surely alive; He's living on the inside roaring like a lion

Let hope arise and make the darkness hide; When faith is dead I need a resurrection; Some how
Now I'm lost in your freedom ; And this world I'll overcome

My God's not dead he is surely alive; He is living on the inside roaring like a lion
Our God's not dead he is surely alive; He's living on the inside roaring like a lion
Let heaven roar; And fire fall; Come shake the ground; With the sound; Of revival
Let heaven roar; And fire fall; Come shake the ground; With the sound; Of revival
My God's not dead he's surely alive; He's living on the inside roaring like a lion