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Upcoming Tour Dates For Promised Land!!!
For More information on our newest film Promised Land and to view the upcoming tour dates, please click here to visit the Promised Land Film Website.
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Discuss & Comment
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Word: Deuteronomy 7:21
Deuteronomy 7:21
“Do not be terrified by them, for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God. The Lord your God will drive out those nations before you, little by little. You will not be allowed to eliminate them all at once...”
By human nature we are allured by the concept of instant gratification. “We want what we want and we want it now!” The attribute of waiting doesn’t come naturally. Just as the Israelites had to prepare themselves for the process that lie ahead of them, we sometimes have to train ourselves to practice and appreciate the process of waiting as well. Have you ever wondered why you didn’t feel fully satisfied when you achieved a goal without having to embark on the journey towards the attainment of it? It is because our souls are designed not for immediate gratification but rather to relish in the process.
Although, in its context, Deuteronomy 7:21 is directed towards the Israelites, it is the same, “great and awesome God” we serve today. James 1:2-4 instructs us to, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James is reiterating the same concept that Moses spoke to the Israelites. Despite our inclination for instant gratification often times trials are removed and goals are achieved little by little; a process that requires perseverance, cultivates maturity and demands trust in God. Whatever “process” you find yourself in the midst of, whether it be waiting for a trial to pass, working to attain a goal or just for clarity in how to move forward, remember we serve a “great and awesome God” who will “drive out the nations before us” if we persevere and relinquish control to him.
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Personal Story With Sam and Gina Cho
In 2011 Bryan Jennings was invited to speak at Horizon North County, where he shared a message focused on the topic of “The Forgotten Promises of God.”-Little did he know that from this speaking engagement a very special friendship would be born with the Cho family.
Although Sam and Gina Cho had heard about Walking On Water a few years back, their interest grew when they heard Bryan speak at their home church, along with their desire to get involved. Gina explains, “Our family motto for this past summer was to serve first then surf so after the service we approached Bryan to see how we might get involved. We were able to serve at each of the surf camps and our girls were able to attend them. The impact the ministry has had on our own girls has been inspiring to witness! They have become so bold in their faith. They are freely and openly sharing their faith in their public school. Ellia even shared her favorite book, the Surfers’ Bible, at her classes Show and Tell. Jesus said, ‘Therefore by their fruits you will know them.’ (Matthew 7:20) We have seen the ‘good fruits’ that are being harvested through W.O.W.”
Walking On Water has been immensely blessed by the Cho family’s willingness to selflessly serve wherever we have had a need. Whether it be helping out at our surf camps, at our outreach events, with mundane office tasks or through prayer the Cho’s have been eager to lend a helping hand. Bryan Jennings shares, “Sam and Gina genuinely exemplify a true servants heart. Not only have they been willing to serve in any and all situations but they have done so every time with a smile on their face! Walking On Water is very thankful for all they do!”
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2012 Surf Camp Dates! Registration to be open soon!
2012 Surf Camp Dates:
Mark your calendars! Walking On Water is ready to announce the dates for the 2012 Summer Surf Camps. We will be offering our usual Jr. High and High School, week long, overnight surf camps in Point Loma and have also decided to add four, 5-day long surf camps in Del Mar/Orange County. For more information and to register please visit, http://walkingonwater.com/surf-camps/
Overnight Dates:
Jr. High (ages 11-14) – July 9-13
High School (ages 14-18)- July 23-27
Day Camp Dates: (ages 7-12)
June 18-22 (San Diego)
June 25-29 (San Diego)
July 30-August 3 (Orange County Camps)
August 6-10 (San Diego)
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An Update From Todd Morehead, Director of Promised Land.
An update from Todd Morehead, the Director of Promised Land
Ephesians 3: 20-21
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
My wife and I recently returned from Israel where the world premiere of Promised Land took place. The experience of being in Israel and premiering the movie after 3.5 years of hard work was the most fulfilling experience of my life.
The first premiere was held in Ashdod at a packed-out theatre with a 100% Jewish Crowd. The Mayor of Ashdod came to give his support for the movie along with his entourage of government employees. As the movie played, the audience was enthralled by the story and cinematic quality and when it ended the entire theatre erupted in applause. Many people including the mayor came up to me thanking me for making a movie that blesses Israel and shows the beautiful side to the country and the people. Going into the evening unsure of how the film would be received by the Israeli surfing community, it took everything in me to hold back tears of joy as one Israeli after another shook hands with me, hugged me and thanked me. I was beside myself that they loved the movie so much.
After the screening we found out the minister of education attended the event and wants to implement the movie into the Israeli school system as an educational tool! The four consecutive premieres after Ashdod yielded the same response from those in attendance. On Facebook, word began to spread throughout the surf community that Promised Land is a must see film and one of the best documentaries ever made about Israel and people from many different cities began to ask if they could host a premier. Consequently, premieres are currently being organized for more cities in Israel. All the Israelis involved in the planning said the screenings were a giant success and that this is only the tip of the iceberg.
Soon after we returned from Israel, Bryan Jennings received an email from the publicity coordinator of a very popular documentary channel in Israel called Docu, asking for the movie so he could pre screen it and possibly put it on their network. This is the same network that many of my contacts in Israel said we needed to get in touch with, and it turns out they came to us first!
Please be in prayer that God would continue to use the movie, that it would be implemented into the school system, and that Promised Land would be shown in homes all around Israel. Please pray for all those who have seen the movie that the message of Yeshua (Jesus) would be received as good news. God truly did more than we can ask or imagine through the first premieres of Promised Land in Israel. Praise Him!
Promised Land U.S. Tour locations and Dates:
Below are the dates and locations of the Promised Land screenings planned to date for the U.S. tour. We would love to add your city to the list. If interested in hosting a premiere please email info@walkingonwater.com with the subject heading, Promised Land Inquiry.
February 3: Orange County
February 11: Encinitas
February 12: Maranatha Chapel
February 24: San Juan Capistrano
May 4: Seal Beach
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US PREMIERE OF PROMISED LAND
To see the Promised Land Trailer and other info CLICK HERE.
I hope you and friends can join us for the U.S. Premiere of Promised Land on February 3rd at 6:30pm in Capistrano Beach, CA! 3 X World Champion surfer Tom Curren will be our special guest. He is also featured in the movie.
EVENT INFO:
When: Friday, February 3rd at 6:30pm (Come early for good seats.)
Where: Capo Beach Calvary Church
25975 Domingo Ave.
Capistrano Beach, CA 92624
Cost: $5 per per person Tickets Available Online and your name & tickets will be on the guest list. (Includes 1 FREE Promised Land dvd per family)
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW CLICK HERE.
OTHER UPCOMING DATES FOR THE U.S. PROMISED LAND TOUR:
(All tour dates are listed and updated at the Promised Land Webpage)
Capistrano Beach, CA Feb. 3rd
Encinitas, CA Feb. 11th
Rancho Bernardo, CA Feb. 12th
La Jolla, CA Feb. 18th
San Juan Capistrano, CA Feb. 24th
Oakland, CA March 9th
Wilmington, NC April 19th
Outer Banks, NC April 20th
Virginia Beach, VA April 21st
Pensacola, FL April 22nd
Seal Beach, CA May 4th
Europe June TBA
Your City TBA (If interested in hosting email: info@walkingonwater.com)
GOD BLESS YOU TODAY! SEE YOU AT ONE OF THE SCREENINGS!
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World Premiere Of Promised Land Film in Israel Huge Success!
The world premiere of our latest film Promised Land was held on January 1st 2012 in Ashdod, Israel to a 99% Jewish crowd. The theater was packed out and the mayor came as a special guest. He had watched the movie prior and loved it. Todd and Renae were almost in tears as everyone came up to them afterwards to thank them. Please see the photos attached.
Please be praying for the next four screenings over the next 5 days in Israel.
The Orange County Premiere will be on February 3rd and the San Diego premiere will be on February 4th.
To host a Promised Land movies screening please email Info@walkingonwater.com.
For tour dates, trailer, photos, and other Promised Land movie info go to the new website here: http://promisedlandthemovie.com/
We are really excited to see how God is already blessing this movie!
Thank you for all your support and prayers! God bless you and Happy New Year!
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Personal Story: Gabi
Growing up in a Jewish family in Israel, Gabi was always aware of the Lord’s presence in her life, however, “Only at a great distance” she explains, a distance that as she got older grew “Greater and greater.” When Gabi was 31 she moved to La Jolla, California to pursue her post-doctorate degree in Biochemistry. Desiring to get plugged into a community made up of her “Countrymen” she began attending a meeting of Israelis, where she met Raul- the Gentile believer who’s faith made her jealous. Gabi explains, “Raul came to that meeting to practice his Hebrew. I offered to help him, and we became friends. Soon he was talking to me about the God of Israel and the Tanach (The Old Testament). When I saw how much Raul knew I became jealous. Why did he, a Gentile, know more about my Bible than I did, and why did his peace seem greater than mine? Just as Paul said in Romans 11:11, Raul was making me jealous.”
Through Raul’s persistence in ministering to Gabi about our Messiah, and through his invitation to join him in attending the Yom Kippur service at a local Messianic Synagogue, Gabi’s eyes were opened to the truth of Yeshua being our Savior- A truth she finally accepted after experiencing a “powerful vision which brought her to her knees.” Gabi shares, “God finally lifted the veil from my eyes and crying and trembling, I surrendered my life to Yeshua (Jesus). Since then, I have known that Yeshua is my Savior, my Messiah and that He is the only truth and the only way. I thank God for saving me and for not giving up on me.”
Todd Morehead, Director of Promised Land, got in contact with Gabi through a mutual friend because he was in need of a Hebrew speaking follower of Jesus to help out with the Hebrew subtitles for the movie. Gabi was a huge help with the subtitles and we are excited she is apart of the Walking On Water family.
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Word: Romans 11:11
I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles. Romans 11:11 (NKJV)
Please do not miss this! One of the reasons Gentiles are saved is because our salvation is intended to make the Jews jealous. Jealous in a good way...jealous for God! There’s no other way this can happen but through friendship. To “provoke to jealousy” is a Greek expression that means to “come alongside someone, causing him to boil or seethe with jealousy.” To make a Jewish person jealous over our relationship with God through Jesus the Messiah we first need to have Jewish friends. We need to be true friends. Friends who connect, who share their hearts and look out for one another. We need to have relationships with Jews. I think it’s worth mentioning that your friendships with Jewish people should not be based on whether they believe in Jesus or not. True friendships do not have strings attached.
The majority of Jews who have come to faith in Jesus as their Messiah have done so because their Gentile friends shared the gospel with them. If you are a Gentile believer, and you have not been provoking the Jews in your life to jealousy, you have not been fulfilling one of the purposes of your own salvation. This is most likely the first time you have ever heard such a thing, but it’s true! It’s not the only reason Gentiles are saved, but the Bible says it is one of the reasons. You have to wonder whether, over the centuries of Church history, this verse was ignored, taught incorrectly, or simply allowed to slip under the radar.
Excerpt from the Promised Land study guide
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Promised Land Premier In Israel!
Although I have worked at Walking On Water for the past eight years I have never been directly involved in making any of the movies. My position includes leading teams of people to different countries all around the world to participate in missions and movie screenings. I have always had a passion for Israel since I was a little kid and have been blessed to spend so much time there.
While leading teams to Israel, if there were waves I would always look forward to getting in the water and spend time surfing the holy land. It was through surfing in Israel that I began developing real friendships. I would run into Israeli surfers all over the world and was fascinated that there was such a strong surfing community in this country that is all over the Bible.
The thought about sharing the story of Israel through the eyes of surfers started stirring in my heart and I knew with God’s prompting I wanted to share this incredible story with both Jews and Gentiles. I shared my desire to make the movie with my good friend Hani in Israel, and he jumped on board. I then shared the vision with Bryan Jennings and Russell Brownley (Director of Photography) and they supported the project from day one. Bryan entrusted me to direct the movie and knowing nothing about film or how to make a movie I surrounded myself with incredible professionals, including editor Jesse Schluntz and photographer Bryce Johnson, who believed in the project and made it a success.
It took three filming trips to complete the movie and every time God blessed us with amazing surf. Israelis kept telling us that “someone” was on our side. On the final filming trip to Israel we were fortunate to have Tom Curren join us, which made the already amazing story of Israel through the eyes of surfers even better! Just having Tom in Israel was such a blessing to the Israeli surfers as professional surfers rarely visit the Middle East.
Here we are, three and a half years later, $80,000 in fundraising, three trips to Israel, countless hours of editing, music rights, artwork, graphics, nine languages subtitled on the final disc, and Promised Land is about to be born! Promised Land turned out amazing, and on the production side, all my dreams for it have come true.
My prayer is that Promised Land will inspire and educate Christians to love their Jewish friends and to create an awareness that as Gentile Christians we have a responsibility towards the Jews. For Jewish people, I hope after watching the movie they feel loved and respected and they gain an interest in learning more about this Jesus we call the Messiah of the world.
I believe the movie may go way beyond the intended target audience and that many people who are neither Christian nor Jewish, will find Promised Land inspiring and beautiful.
If you would like to host a screening please email us at: info@walkingonwater.com The world premiere of Promised Land will be in Israel on January 1st 2012 followed by four other screenings in Israel the following nights. The U.S. premiere will be in Orange County on Feb. 3rd and in San Diego on Feb. 4th followed by the world tour of screenings worldwide. For trailer, tour dates, and other info go to: http://promisedlandthemovie.com/
We are still in need of funds for the Promised Land world tour expenses and promotions. You can make a donation on our website if you would like to financially support the movie tour.
