#ICanOnlyImagine

[daletraesp]

Ver la letra de la canción “I Can Only Imagine” de David Guetta

[coachvee77]

I Wonder What it Would Look Like to be Loved...

Dear Universe,                 I WANT MORE. I want to know how it feels to be loved unconditionally. I want to know the meaning of: I got your back no matter what. I want to know how it feels to have someone show up for me without prejudice. I want to know and feel the love of someone who actually cares authentically and not for ‘quid pro quo’ I want to know how it feels to be loved…

[canuckster]

#Repost @ourdailybread with @use.repost ・・・ I Can Only Imagine The Bible in One Year: Exodus 36–38; Matthew 23:1–22 Today's Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:1–10 The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. Ecclesiastes 12:7 I settled into the church pew behind a woman as the worship team began playing “I Can Only Imagine.” Raising my hands, I praised God as the woman’s sweet soprano voice harmonized with mine. After telling me about her health struggles, we decided to pray together during her upcoming cancer treatments. A few months later, Louise told me she feared dying. Leaning onto her hospital bed, I rested my head next to hers, whispered a prayer, and quietly sang our song. I can only imagine what it was like for Louise when she worshiped Jesus face-to-face just a few days later. The apostle Paul offered comforting assurance for his readers who were facing death (2 Corinthians 5:1). The suffering experienced on this side of eternity may cause groaning, but our hope remains anchored to our heavenly dwelling—our eternal existence with Jesus (vv. 2–4). Though God designed us to yearn for everlasting life with Him (vv. 5–6), His promises are meant to impact the way we live for Him now (vv. 7–10). As we live to please Jesus while waiting for Him to return or call us home, we can rejoice in the peace of His constant presence. What will we experience the moment we leave our earthly bodies and join Jesus in eternity? We can only imagine! —XOCHITL DIXON When have you been worried about or discouraged by facing death or losing a loved one? How does God's promise of everlasting life encourage you? Loving God, thank You for promising to be with me on earth and for all eternity. #ICanOnlyImagine #OurDailyBread #DailyDevotional #VerseOfTheDay #FollowGod #JesusIsKing #DailyDevotionals #DailyBibleVerse #TheGospel #Bible #DailyQuotes #DailyInspiration #DailyDevotion #DailyScripture #DevotionTime #DevotionOfTheDay #ChristianWalk #PraiseGod #JesusLord #GodIsGood #GodWithMe #OnHeavenAsItIsOnEarth https://www.instagram.com/p/CoR-pFtu12p/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[gloryofgod]

I Can Only Imagine

A day cometh

The day is here

Today is the day

Today be today

Delighted to see this day

Joy bubbles in my heart, soul, spirit

Is the day of rejoicing

And good tedding

The day I will never forget

All gathered in one accord

Family and friends

Men and women

Elders

Children and infant alike

Assembled for the occasion

To love and be loved

Awaited for me

In the presence of the congregation

My love

Devotion and betrothal

It'sound of the millstone

And the light of his lamp

The voice of the bridegroom

Cloth with fine linen

Bright, clean and white

The voice of gladness

Prepare earnestly for this day

And the journey ahead

The voice of the bride

All the assembly stood

To usher me in

As I walk through

The light of my lamp shine

The melody song sang

My heart jump

Leaping with joy

When he held my hands

Looked at me

Looked into my eyes

He whispered

I chose you over all others

You are mine

Precious in my sight

I love you

I looked at him

And was not afraid

I didn't feel bad of myself

Expressing my love

Knowing he loved me

He chose me first

And I'm glad he did

I can only imagine

How it would be like

[almasoulsalinas]

#icanonlyimagine a #long and #lonely #road lol

[stillwithhernothim]

#Repost @agirlhasnopresident ・・・ Lol! I almost threw my phone at the TV. #ICanOnlyImagine https://www.instagram.com/p/CFvyW45ARGt/?igshid=fedb7guo1zhu

[bellewest925]

#brokendreams #restoration #healing #allthingsarepossible #dontgiveup #onlybelieve #newdreams #newlife #hope #icanonlyimagine #imagination #callitforth #speaklife #godsizeddreams https://www.instagram.com/p/B8dETlvHycI/?igshid=l6gixyrc0k4c

[bustama85]

Amazing night @themercyme concert! #icanonlyimagine #mercyme #inhale #exhale (at Memorial Collesium) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcGD0vGlQxNo185OC_ZrjwoM0Gh2wigKDkVTZg0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hamblind]

#worship #gratitudeattitude 🙏🙌❤️ #forgiveness #peace #icanonlyimagine #faith (at St. Mark's UMC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXG1CHFpiWm/?utm_medium=tumblr

[laurahslife]

08/08/21 Faith Day at The Rockies #GoRockies #RockiesWon #MercyMeRocks #GreatDayOut #MyBooJoinedMe #HeSoHandsome #ICanOnlyImagine #LoveAlwaysWins #WhaaaASchnitzel #WannaBiteOfMySchnitzel #SillyMan #MiGuerito #MyIrishMan #MyViking #PerfectlyImperfect #ThisIsOurTime #MissMyBoo https://www.instagram.com/p/CUus11Mrbrklc6yHgaIF_XOCFg5MouERZLdBBA0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[faithfitnessfashion]

In honor of #FaithFriday, I am reposting this little gem 💖 from @cityview_ladycrew. What a beautiful reminder of just how very much God loves each and every one of us! 🙏🏼💖 He WANTS to give us the desires of our hearts and to see our plans (and us) succeed! We must always remind ourselves that God’s plans are greater, better, and far more than our plans, that sometimes we need to let go of what we think is best, and hang on tightly to the amazing promises God has in store for us! Use the unique #talents, #gifts and #abilities God gave you to #honor and serve Him and others. I guarantee it will bring more #joy and #blessings to your life than you can #imagine! #GodsPlan #Success #StayFaithful #TrustGodBro -er-#TrustGodSis 😘 #GodsGotYou #allthingsworktogetherforgoodtothosewholoveGod #desiresofyourheart❤️ #mayallyourplanssucceed #icanonlyimagine #fridayfaith #Godgivengifts #spiritualgifts #cityviewphx #cityviewladycrew #flexyourfaith #showyourstrength #cherylnormanfit 💖PS: come visit us at @cityviewphx! . 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞 #Repost @cityview_ladycrew with @get_repost ・・・ Right before this, verse 3 says, “May he remember all your gifts, and look favorably on your burnt offerings.” The gifts, sacrifices and offerings that the people gave to the Lord were first given to them by Him. They could only offer an animal or harvest that He created and blessed them with in the first place. God knows and remembers the gifts, talents, and abilities He has created in us and the way that we offer them back to Him goes hand in hand with our heart’s desire. So don’t be afraid to step out and use what He has given to you for His glory! He loves to creatively weave those natural abilities, gifts, and talents into life plans that satisfy the desires of our hearts. What gifts or abilities has he graciously given that you can offer back to Him? I guarantee that in the returning of your gifts to Him, your heart will be satisfied in ways that you can’t even imagine! Looking forward to seeing you Sunday! (at CityView Church) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm3pMsjhmEH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1q1gz68vncvxo

[inglesviazap]

🎧 Mercy Me - I Can Only Imagine ✝️ Gospel Music ⏭️ Preencha as lacunas

🎧 Mercy Me – I Can Only Imagine ✝️ Gospel Music ⏭️ Preencha as lacunas

Domingo Gospel: Mercy Me! Assistiu ao filme Eu só posso acreditar? Preencha as lacunas:  #MercyMe #ICanOnlyImagine #fillintheblanks #preenchaaslacuna #gramaticaingles #englishgrammar #inglesbasico #inglesintermediario #aprendendoingles #inglesviazap #inglesatual #englishonline #aprendaingles #falaringles #speakenglish #inglesfacil #inglesonlilne #studyenglish #estudandoingles #ingles…

[tillthemorningends]

Surrounded by You glory, what will my heart feel? Will I dance for you Jesus or in awe of You be still? Will I stand in your presence or to my knees will I fall? Will I sing hallelujah? Will I be able to speak at all? I can only imagine I can only imagine

[thechreviewer]

God’s Not Dead?: Why Faith-Based Films Can’t Find Their Footing

This weekend sees the release of God’s Not Dead: A Light In Darkness, the third and final film in the God’s Not Dead franchise that started with the surprise success of the original film in 2014 that grossed $60 million domestically on a $2 million budget. Though faith-based films have been around since the early twentieth century, a new type of religious film-making seemed to emerge after God’s Not Dead, or at least gained in popularity: low-budget films that overly dramatized the religion. Just last year, nine faith-based films were released in wide or semi-wide release (and living in Arkansas, every one of them came to my surrounding theaters), though not all of them followed the same formula as God’s Not Dead. Nor were all of them as successful at the box office. And as we have seen this year, that outlook isn’t getting any better, as three of the four faith-based films continue the streak of under-performing domestically, including the third installment of the God’s Not Dead, tracking only for a $3 million opening weekend. So are these films performing poorly to their demographic? As a religious individual who loves films, I’m here to explain what these films can do to become relevant again:

Don’t Become Too Preachy: 

Saying a faith-based film shouldn’t include dialogue and messages relating to the religion they’re portraying may sound ridiculous, but preaching to a choir already in agreement will do nothing but alienate them. Having characters speak a sermon every time they’re on screen does little in the way of make sense or interest the existing fan base and those the film is arguably not made for. Personally I know some who ONLY go to these sorts of films, yet more recently have been warded off knowing they’re going to see the same bible verses spoken in scenarios that make little sense, with characters that become caricatures of the Christian faith. Some period films, such as Son of God (2014), get leeway because this is how they talked, however, even these films make point of only highlighting the religious side of the argument. 

Unrealistic Characters, Scenarios, and Stories: 

Piggy-backing on sermons in every piece of dialogue, many of these religious films honestly fail in providing both realistic stories presented in a realistic way. The entirety of the second God’s Not Dead film revolves around a story concerning attack against Christianity. In Arkansas. And being from a town in Arkansas that once held the record for most churches per square mile, I can tell you such an event would NEVER happen. The belief that any sort of persecution against Christians occurs in 21st century United States is laughable and conspiratorial. Professors aren’t going to fail you for believing God exists (God’s Not Dead), nor is the church going to turn on you for admitting amazing occurrences related to God (Miracles From Heaven). And again, no characters are as ‘devote’ as these films portray them as in present day. And by the way, teachers know they can’t talk about their personal religion in school, but officials aren’t going after them in the same way as in God’s Not Dead 2. 

Many Films in This Genre is Just Bad: 

The God’s Not Dead films are terrible. Many of the cheap period films are just boring. These low-budget faith-based films are mostly just not great, which no matter how devote you are is going to turn you off after a while. Many of the films set in present day are pretty bad for the reasons previously mentioned, while the period films just do not commit to their source material. Turning the story of Samson into a PG-13 film was never going to be embraced. Many of the stories fail to consider these period films need the ugliness from the actual stories, including the sex, violence, and the actual sinful actions. These films are made for cheap and they feel cheap because usually the people in front and behind the camera have no vision beyond exaggerating the ‘faith’ part of the faith-based films. 

How Can Faith-Based Films Be Saved: 

Though I seem to really be down on this genre, this genre is technically in trouble. Since 2014, there have usually been one or two faith-based films that can get actual good reviews and/or have a good box office run (which usually means getting over about $10 million domestically). And those films are the ones we should be leaning into more. My two favorite examples are The Star from last year and the recent I Can Only Imagine. Last year’s The Star was an animated film that focused on the animals around the birth of Jesus. While the film was only OK, it did remind me of the Veggie Tales films that are so popular for younger children, and honestly its much better than most generic religious films released in the past few years. The other example is I Can Only Imagine, which is blowing up the box office with $48 million domestically so far on a $7 million budget. The film revolves around arguably the most popular Christian rock song and has clearly struck a cord with both devote audiences and those just fans of the song. It also helps that even critics like it well enough. The point is, making movies that only revolve around boring period dramas and unrealistic present pieces are not the ones making the money right now. 

More so, just making a good film should always be on the forefront of people’s minds, and to do that you need good directors and good actors in these films. I like Miracles From Heaven well enough only because Jennifer Garner is great in it.  All Saints, which did not do great numbers last year, was good because John Corbett was the lead. The Everly Brothers who directed I Can Only Imagine also made the religious-sports drama film Woodlawn, which was also pretty good. The idea that making these films for little money doesn’t work when you have actors in them that plainly are good, or uninspired directors behind the camera. 

So in conclusion, this is not a hit-piece on religious filmography nor the Christian religion. Nor am I attacking those who actually enjoy films like War Room and the God’s Not Dead trilogy. But assuming these films are actually good and help turning others to God is hilarious. These films remind me when I was in college and the student ministry would send student pastors around to probe kids sitting by themselves in public. One time they came to me, a devote Christian, and attempted to reaffirm my faith. For thirty minutes. With the usual bible verses and decently drawn pictures and graphs. And when they left me, I honestly felt less forgiving to my faith. This is how these films leave me and many others. And while films like I Can Only Imagine, The Star, and Risen (one of the better period films) do give me some basic hope, faith-based films are in troubled water with little relief in sight. 

[movietheatermania-blog]

I Can Only Imagine

Last night was an other movie night with the fiance.  This time it was to I Can Only Imagine.  It was only shown at Showcase Cinema in my area, not AMC, and that upset me.  It is the story behind the number one song, and even though it was a religious song, it is so much more than a religious movie.  Just like when this song was popular and it was played on a lot of radio stations, not just religious ones, this movie should be played everywhere.  Now I feel the trailers are rarely shown and do not show much, so I am sorry if I spoil anything but I will try not to.  This is a story of the man behind the song, not the song.  It is the story of the life of Bart Millard.  It displays, very well, abuse, PTSD, as well as other effects of abuse, trying to get your parents approval, finding and following dreams, it is a coming of age, forgiveness, disease, and love story.  It shows real life.  I highly recommend this movie for all to see, just like we all heard the song on the radio.  Warning: bring tissues.