I behold the earth A boiling pot cooking a bland meal. But why would a tasteless meal be Slyly served as sweet sauce? I behold the earth A feast turned dirge because happiness faded Leaving its audience bereft of joy.
But for how long shall we adorn our heads with turbans of ashes?
Let the saviours of savour arise! To raise Rabboni’s righteous rod And shred this pot of gloom, The servers and their portions Till the tables that breed stale bread be overturned.
Awake! Let our flavour be as magnet Drawing men unto Christ To eat of His flesh and drink of eternal life To never ending satisfaction Awake! saviours of savour, It’s time to season the earth!
If you are a person who nitpicks your way through movies only going for those that you are sure would prove to be eternally and critically relevant, then we have something for you. This movie series is a Loaves and Fish production, co-produced and distributed by Angel Productions. In a time such as ours, when old movies and screenplays are being rewritten and reenacted using more contemporary equipment, time-honed skills and modern techniques, the great stories of the Bible are not left behind.
Meet The Chosen. The Chosen is a story of a man on a mission to tell his people about God in the face of Roman colonization. It is set in 20-30 AD Israel. The characters are familiar to those who may have read the Autoptic gospel of John or the synoptic gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. The slow storytelling and great acting make for a compelling story by Dallas Jenkins. The plot of The Chosen is non-fiction and based on the life of Jesus Christ. The series aims to showcase Christ “through the eyes of those who met him”.
For anyone who has seen any movie about the life of Christ while he was physically on Earth, the plot will prove enchanting and fully immersing.
The Chosen is a Vidangel adaptation of The Shepherd, a short film also created by Dallas Jenkins. The Chosen is a massively crowdfunded project. Infact, The Chosen is now the top crowdfunded filmed project, having raised over $16.2 million from 316,000 investors.
Yes, there are long moments and the progression is quite slow, but it all adds to the reverence with which Christ is portrayed in this record breaking screenplay. Dallas Jenkins has said that he wishes for the movie series to reach the eyes of a billion people, so it is safe to say that everyone is the target audience.
In a time of a full spectrum of intellectual and cultural perspectives, The Chosen appears to be the chosen Jesus’ story of our time.
Unlike other depictions of the life of Jesus, such as A.D., Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus, The Passion, Jesus: His Life; The Chosen comes away from the usual technique of following Jesus around as he delivers analogies, dissertations and life-changing miracles. The Chosen series also takes the dynamic perspective of portraying Jesus as a shared character in the lives and stories of characters like Matthew, Mary Magdalene, Simon Peter, Andrew, John, James and others.
From wide shots of the choice locations, mid shots of threatening Roman soldiers and close shots of thoughtful Jews; the cinematography is quite engaging, coupled with a rural ambience and sounds that leave you “waking up” from each episode.
The Cast features Jonathan Roumie as Jesus, Paras Patel as Matthew, Shahar Isaac as Simon Peter, Elizabeth Tabish as Mary Magdalene, and Erick Avari as Nicodemus. The Cast is succinctly chosen and proves their mettle from episode to episode; and you can watch the other movies mentioned in this article for a sort of template for the characters. From December 24th 2017 till now, the Chosen has been distributed by Angel Studios.
All in all, The Chosen is a serious project and its impact is just beginning to be felt beyond the circles of cinema enthusiasts, internet explorers and critics.
With Season 2 airing its last episode in July, we are starting a new series of reviews on The Chosen’s season 1 episodes. We hope our perspective on the series’ storytelling will enjoin you to watch it and more importantly, read up The Synoptic Gospels for more understanding on the life of Jesus.
Download The Chosen App here to watch the series for free.
First created as dust, with the gene of him who failed, I looked at myself as worthless and the least of righteous like, even if I tried my best to be the “most righteous” it was like a filthy rags. I gave up!
But before I was through, He tapped me and said He’ll rather be the One to give up His life just so I can be recreated no longer by dust but by Breath(The Spirit)
And He did. On the cross He whispered “It is Finished”
So there! I was created a new being and Gene, no longer traced to dust but now to The One who recreated me.
So when the devil tried to deceive me telling me I’m not worth it and good enough, He tapped me to remind me; and all I could hear was:
Yesterday was quite cloudy It felt like the travelling rain Decided to stop at my terrain to greet But it didn’t Flashes of lightning like swords fight pushed through the thick black clouds It was an intentional scare I thought And my thoughts slept with me
Now I’m thinking about it How is a God whose voice is louder than the thunder speak so softly That you could hear distinctly in stillness? I remembered a time I also wondered what lights really is You know Stepping into that flash of light as in the lightning Light in light? No shadow of turning? How is that even possible? How will light so fill a place That it will cast no shadow
Hold it! what could Holy mean? All white, flurry, smells like sweets? Holy! Set apart! Yes, I later learnt what it meant Separated for the divine Who is actually The Vine The one from whom we got our alias – the Branches
I was told that the Vine isn’t just a fruit tree That it’s a tree that creeps Better put infiltrate It takes over Just give it time It’s so beautiful that after it’s done with the host All you can see is vine Branches faithful to the course Actually bring forth the fruits Occupy till I come For you are a chosen generation A holy priesthood They are the ones That become the Light in the light The ones that there is also found no shadow of turning God is light, in Him there’s no darkness You are of God Little Children The glory of the vine had made us one As they are one Abiding in Him as He is in the Father
How did I start this gist? I hope it still rains today Who knows it could make me think of another gist tomorrow.
I’m human. Trust me, I am. I wear my pants one leg at a time. And, believe it or not. I cry. I fall. Yes, I even fart. Ew.
Sometimes I feel worthless. Like collateral damage. Expendable. But, come on. All said and done. We all know an Old Shot’s a Nigger. Once every day; twice on Sundays.
Barbarians and Predators See them threaten to Terminate us. But as imperfect as we are, Our God don’t use no erasers.
Perfection is not me. I’ve never claimed it. But He who called me? Come on. Dude’s on Fleek. Faithful. Holy.
Every day, I wake up with a smile Knowing that while I slept, Oblivious of my surroundings My lover was wide awake Watching me all day long Yes! All day long
On some days, life happens I sometimes withdraw in fear As my adversaries gain ground A whisper of comforting words I am with you always- my lover says Yes! With you always
I could become careless Going astray in my utter foolishness Desiring to be free, I get enmeshed Confused, bitter and lost Then he finds me – He was looking for me all along Yes! Looking for me all along
I love him but He loves me more I give to him but he gives me more The ultimate he did on the horrendous cross Freeing me from sin and death Making me His forever Yes! I am His forever
The Lord has appeared of old unto me, saying, yea I have loved thee with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31: 3
There is a weapon, I mustn’t use as a Christian Because using it, is tantamount to failure I am strongly warned by captain of the Lord’s army Never to use this weapon It is certain that, it will definitely fail whether here or hereafter
Rickety machine gun, Mr. flesh This weapon is weak to execute righteousness without taking the glory Executing, holiness, peace, love, humility, joy, kindness is far-fetched from this weapon Using this weapon for the Lord’s battle is disastrous
A weapon set against the user You shoot hatred, you inherit broken relationship You shoot lust, you inherit vanity You shoot anger, you inherit disorientation You shoot worries, you inherit high blood pressure
Truly, is a weapon set against the user if he uses it, the arm of flesh will fail. The only authentic weapon to use for the battle Is the weapon of a new man Created in the image of Christ Jesus
Christ a poet 