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A story about The Church in the face of fines and imprisonments standing up to the government and refusing to shut down.
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The civil government is NOT the head of the Church.
Watch the latest episode of the Give Me Liberty podcast with John MacArthur now! And Don’t miss The Essential Church in theaters this weekend!
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When governments use Covid edicts to restrict the gathering and worship of the Church, three pastors facing the risk of imprisonment re-open their churches in the face of a world that has chosen to comply.
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The Essential Church, in theaters 7/28!
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THE ESSENTIAL CHURCH movie is in theaters starting today.
The film by Pastor John MacArthur, tells the true stories of the pastors who fought against tyranny to keep their churches open during COVID. They have my deepest respect.
This film is important.
Thank you so much for preordering The Essential Church DVD and for your patience throughout our shipping delays. All orders will begin shipping on October 5th. We have included a special gift with every preorder as a "thank you" This booklet has a ton of exclusive BTS content!
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explains the “gradual and passive aggressive” nature of church persecution throughout history.
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“They would have to make sacrifices for the sake of the church. And it’s convicting that sometimes we are not willing to do that and I think we need to be willing.” - Jaz
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“I really have to encourage you to make your own way, even if you have to drive a distance to go and see this film. This film is that important.”
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Susan Heck shares her thoughts on The Essential Church saying "I came out of there with just a new zeal to be willing to give up whatever it is for the cross."
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Our team is excited to attend The King and His Kingdom Conference on October 19th - 21st.
Please join us during the pre-conference for a public screening of The Essential Church on the 18th!
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Be a part of sharing the Gospel message by bringing your friends and family to a theater near you on July 28th!
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So sorry Donna, is not that we didn’t try to get into as many theaters as possible it was all about whether the theaters wanted to show our movie or not at their location. Only 300 theaters chose to play our movie across the US.
But now you can preorder the DVD & Blue - Ray
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Why didn’t you get this doc in any theaters in the capital of Des Moines, Iowa and or surrounding areas?
The theater/s are 3-4 hours away.
I was so looking forward to this show and told so many. Now I have pretty much given up.
“I am confident that the documentary will be used by God to educate the public and Christians about the essential nature of the church. Many who watch will be bold to resist anyone who gets against the will of God for the church.”
– Nyagaka O. Trinity Baptist Church Nairobi.
“It will inform you, deeply encourage you,
and move you to truly think where must the Church stand as a whole” - S.N.
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🎥🎟 Friends in the LA area, exciting news!
"The Essential Church" movie is opening at the Laemmle Theater on July 28th.
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Went to see The Essential Church movie for the second time last night. I think I enjoyed it even more the second time around. Caught more things. Such a great and important film. So thankful to
@GCC_Productions
for their work.
“We can’t let somebody sitting in an office in the capitol make those decisions, pastoral decisions for us. We have to render to God that which is God’s and the Church belongs to God.”- Phil Johnson
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is the executive director of Grace to You. He is an ordained elder and pastor at Grace Community Church and was one of many elders from GCC that were interviewed.
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Ramona Galvez explains how Mike Riccardi’s explanation of Romans 13 gave her “a better understanding between what it means to obey the government as a believer and what it means to honor the Lord.”
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on how the doctrine of Christ as the head of the church has been important for all of church history and this undeniably connects us to saints of old.
More insights and footage on the Blu-ray version of
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“Christ is the head of the Church. This is an absolute issue. He’s not 80% of the head of the Church and we can let the government do 20%. He is the head of the Church.” -John MacArthur
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During the pandemic, John MacArthur's Grace Community stood up against the governmental overreach. Today, Pastor MacArthur joins me to discuss “The Essential Church,” a documentary about the history of governmental interference in the Christian Church.
Benjamin, a congregant of Fairview Baptist Church says "So I would encourage you to watch it even if you’re just an atheist but maybe even the tiniest bit skeptical.”
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“Hopefully, Lord willing, this will empower people to have the knowledge to have conviction to not let this happen again. Even if we have to meet underground.” - Bianca
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"It was really inspiring to see the kingdom of God advance in the face of tyranny" throughout church history and the modern day.
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We took the fam to see
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tonight, and it was as much of a must see as I knew it would be. I dare you to see this movie and ever again think gathering with the church body isn't worth any sacrifice you have to make.
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Nicole Carter talks about how the film’s depiction of the imprisonments of Canadian pastors James Coates and Tim Stephens affected her because of the extent of how far the government went.
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for amplifying this important movie that clearly proclaims the Truth of the gospel!
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It’s a fantastic retelling of the church’s fight against the government historically & during the pandemic.
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In the film
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, pastor
@MikeRiccardi_
discusses the impact of D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones' commentary on Romans 13 in helping him navigate biblically some of the issues facing
@GraceComChurch
during COVID. If you're able, and have access to Lloyd-Jones' commentary, I
"In viewing documentaries it's important that the facts portrayed are the absolute truth. The Essential Church met that requirement. Amazing movie. I want to see it again."
- Carol J
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“Our event went very well. Thank you for letting us stream the movie. By the end, our group was overwhelmed with emotion. We all clapped, and I barely could get through a closing prayer because the tears kept coming.
We were blessed.” - Alan Quinones
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Bill Brandenstein explains the process of recording Psalm 25 as it is heard in The Essential Church.
Erin Sastre sings the haunting melody of the hymn that plays over the scene of Margaret Wilson’s martyrdom.
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