Because of the interest of two possible venues in our "Film-Gallery-Café" idea, we are encouraged to begin reviewing several screenplays which have been on hold.
Our vision is that the production process itself, this Spring and Summer, will help form a circle of collaborators which will nurture one another toward greater productivity.
We hope that this fall we will be able to premiere one to three new films in a setting which combines the qualities of a home theater, an art gallery, and a café.
We are concentrating on short films using physical visual art accompanied by rich soundtracks. These films would be shown in the same gallery as the art used to make them.
Among the scripts being considered are
"The Gateway" using a painting and poem about using your imagination in prayer,
"Here On the Stone" exploring Lazarus' point of view of dying and being resurrected,
and
"Beautify Oh" using photo montages to amplify a poetic prayer for beauty.
We want the films to be conversation pieces and to encourage viewers to talk about the truth being presented. We trust God to draw people closer to Himself through these films and conversations.
Grace to you. Blessings, whether you deserve it or not! In the current hard circumstances more people are discovering they need grace . . . and more are extending it. A business extending grace to its customers, receives the grace of retaining those customers both through the lean years and returning in better times. Generosity is critical for survival. Give and you shall receive. Giving can be an opportunity to acknowledge it all comes from God. The same humility makes one able to receive. As we feel the pinch of this economy, let it create compassion for many who are desperate and panicking. Horizon Gate is endeavoring to extend grace by sharing what we are learning about business, financial health and how the Holy Spirit uses them. Our "Say, 'Let there be . . .'" audio programs promote financial practices which will
help the listeners recover the abundance which overflows to the needs around them including to ministries like Horizon Gate. In the Grace of Christ,
Mark and Donna Turner
This past Sunday sermon reminded us of three aspects to our mission.Our Weakness is God's Opportunity (Jeremiah 1:4-10) Jeremiah resisted God's call because he felt unqualified to be the Prophet of God. We are constantly aware of our weaknesses and flaws. Sometimes people around us point these out. Our confidence has to fight to stay on top long enough to get something done. But, as He told Jeremiah, God is with us, telling us where to go and what to say in the grand plan to renovate the world. Our weakness is the perfect place for God's power to fill the gap (I Corinthians 12:9-10).Produce Like Christ (Luke 4:16-30) Jesus told his home town that he was the embodiment of the prophets' message. But, when he did not fit their expectations, they tried to do away with him. Our word and deed (scripts, speaking, teaching, films, art) must be extensions of Christ, expressing the Truth in Love. Though we go about this as the image of Christ, we will not always be accepted.
Love is the Bottom Line (I Corinthians 13:1-4) The Apostle Paul points out that all our films and art are validated only by their service to Love. Our films and art, as well as the way we produce them and exhibit them, must be motivated and guided by a kind of Love which is the fruit of God's Spirit born in us. These three aspects are realized only in a close relationship with God, a state that only God can make possible through Christ and that only we can choose.
Now there are 5 installments of the "Say 'Let there be . . .'" talks online for you to listen to and read along. Program five explores ways to find money that you may not have been aware were accessible to you. Why present content like this? Because your vision needs resources in order to become a concrete mission. We would be remiss as a ministry if we did not assist in raising everyone's awareness of the principles needed in a new, harder economy. The series is all about realizing the vision God has given you. It is spoken from our 40 year experience as well as the lessons we are learning right now. You know people who need to hear these entry level talks about vision and mission. Send them to our blog where they can focus on these principles.
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