Tag: Gospel

The Chosen

The Chosen

Growing up, I saw and enjoyed the movie Jesus of Nazareth. I thought The Chosen would be the same kind of story so I assumed it had nothing new to offer. I assumed wrong.

The Chosen is a Christian TV series. It is a detailed account of the life of Jesus Christ. The chosen has two seasons so far, each season consisting 8 episodes. Each episode runs for at least 30 to 64 minutes.  It tells the story of a life of Jesus Christ. It is the only account of Jesus that has been related in an episode based multi-season version. The series is created by an American film maker Dallas Jenkins. Jenkins also happens to be the director and a co-writer of the series.

Jenkins tells the story of Jesus through the eyes of people who had contact with him and also followed him.

You can watch The Chosen TV series free of charge on the designated App; The chosen. The show is also available on a number of streaming platforms. The series was produced with the help of crowd funding and there will be a need for addition help because the series is intended to be a seven season series. It intends to tell the entire story of Jesus through all the Gospels in the Bible; Mathew, Mark, Luke and John.

The Chosen series is watched all over the world and subtitles have been provided in over 20 languages. These include Spanish, German, French, Russian, Polish and Portuguese. In addition to the subtitles, there are audio dubs for the chosen drama series in Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, Russian and Portuguese.

Where can you watch The Chosen? :

  1. The Chosen app – the chosen app is the designated medium for streaming the series. The app is available on the Apple or Google play store. Also in the app is an option that allows you to pay it forward to people who don’t have a chance to watch it. Paying it forward is made possible by purchasing a pay it forward package available on the app.
  2. Amazon prime video –Amazon prime video allows you to buy or rent a movie or series and the chosen is definitely not an exception. A monthly subscription is required to have access to their services.
  3. YouTube – the show has been made available on YouTube on its official channel and other unofficial ones too.
  4. Facebook – you can find some good bits of the chosen on its official Facebook page.
  5. Youversion Bible app – full episodes and also short clips of the chosen are available on the Youversion Bible app. The Youversion Bible app can be downloaded from Google play store or the Apple store

Places you won’t find the chosen:

  • Netflix – The Chosen has not made its way to this streaming service yet.
  • Hulu
  • HBO Max

The Chosen has raised so many questions as to whether the story is a true account as it is written in the bible. I think the creator has tried to portray the story to give the modern day people a clearer picture and a better understanding of some of the stories in the bible. The aim of the creator does not seem to be defeated as many people continue to stream the series every day.  The number of people who have downloaded the chosen app has since risen over 100 million.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Will there be a season 3 of The Chosen? Yes, the third season of the Christian drama series will premier in the year 2022. The exact date has not been announced but it has been confirmed to surface before the year ends.

LION

I would be a liar to say no music album has ever engrossed me as much as the new Elevation Worship album ‘LION’ has. If I may be totally honest, I would say that the previous album, ‘Old Church Basement’ totally rocked and it redefined my personal relationship with Jesus… That’s a tale for another day…but I’ve just got to say, I’m totally hooked on this LION album.

LION is a message, it’s like a series of sermons, each one with its own different tune. Every song finds a way to minister to a specific situation. Genre wise, LION has a song for everyone…if you ask me, that’s what makes it amazing. You would think a particular genre doesn’t appeal to you, yet every song in LION appeals to almost everyone. It’s like putting one song or more from John Legend, Daughtry, Hugh Masekela and Guns N Roses in one album.

‘Bye Bye Babylon’ reminds and consoles me that it won’t be too long anymore, the pain and suffering of this world will come to an end and we will be home with our father.

‘What I see’ is such a bubbly Easter song.

‘Same God’ is so beautiful, it carries so much submission and vulnerability in it and ‘The One You Love’ is such a beautiful love song…although, ‘Dancing’ is also a beautiful love song. I might say ‘Why’ also sits among the love songs.

For those of us who don’t mind a little wild and unconventional, there is something for us. There’s: ‘Water is wild’, ‘LION’ and ‘Might get loud’.

Water is Wild – Chris Brown and Brandon Lake

‘This is the Kingdom’ is another beautiful one. The entire song lists the beatitudes just as they appear in Matthew 5:1-12.

Pat Barrett – This is the Kingdom

As an African, I loved and wore out ‘No one’. It’s african and upbeat style is so beautiful and it sure does keep me moving during workouts.

Other beautiful songs in this album include ‘Welcome Resurrection’, ‘Forever YHWH’ and ‘You Really Are’. I would recommend this album any and everyday.

Artists on this album include

  • Valley Boys
  • Chris Brown (of Elevation)
  • Jonsal Berrientes
  • Brandon Lake
  • Pat Barrett
  • Joe L Barnes
  • Tiffany Hudson
  • Chandler Moore

Come back and leave a comment when you listen. I would like to hear your comments.

Enjoy.

I am the one

Often in life, we find ourselves trying really hard to prove to the people in our lives that we love them. Many times they do not even ask for this proof. Some of us go ahead to show and prove with acts of kindness/service, words of affirmation, gifts and so on. Some, if not most times, these methods go unnoticed and/or unappreciated. One can only imagine the disappointment that comes with it.

❤️

For some time now, I’ve been on an emotional joy ride. Just the other day, I shared with an egroup how I used to think that God liked me…but it only recently really hit me… He really really loves me. He loves me in a way that is so amazing, I don’t need to pull out any love language.

I have a piece I’ve been writing on the elevation worship current album ‘LION’. I should have it ready in a few days. One song from that album had me reexamine my entire relationship with my maker.

I didn’t choose God, God chose me. There’s nothing I can do that would make Him hate me. Every day I wake up with breath in my lungs, it’s evidence that He has chosen me again. He loves me. He loves me. I don’t need to prove that I love Him for him to love me. His love never fails. He loves the real me, not the version I show to people.

This realisation is amazing. It changed my life.

I would recommend this song any day, not only does it sound nice, it feels good too.