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Over the years, we’ve
discovered there is a huge
difference between a good
idea and a God-idea. Good ideas
may impress, but God-ideas
will impact for eternity.

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hen we asked how the Kendricks choose their
projects, the brothers responded: “It’s always
an adventure, but not always easy. We are often
praying and asking God what He wants us to
do next. When a project is from Him, there will be a mutual
peace and sense of rightness about its direction and timing
that will be confirmed repeatedly with counsel and His Word.
Consequently, the movies and storylines have come more as
a calling than some cool plotline idea. Over the years, we’ve
discovered there is a huge difference between a good idea
and a God-idea. Good ideas may impress, but God-ideas
will impact for eternity. So, we will go through a season of
prayer, sometimes lasting a few years and ask God to show us
what is on His heart and to give us storylines and scriptural
truths that He wants us to focus on at that time. The plot of
the movie WAR ROOM is an inspiring journey showing how
to fight your battles on your knees strategically in prayer. It’s
been amazing to watch God work in and through this. We saw
many answers to prayer on set and now see the Lord’s wisdom
in the timing of this movie hitting now with what is going on
in our nation. The church needs to learn to pray in unity and
in power again. And we’re seeing a hunger for this in the body
of Christ right now. We are excited about what a renewed
emphasis on prayer could mean for families and the church.
Alex shared his hopes for WAR ROOM. “We want audiences
of all ages to show up en mass this Fall with their friends and

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enjoy a very entertaining, faith-based emotional roller coaster,
but still safe for the whole family to enjoy together. We pray that
the movie will be a catalyst to inspire greater faith, hope, and love
in viewers. It’s always needed and always changes things for the
better. Lastly, this movie packs a strong message about the power
of prayer. We believe that what God did with marriages through
FIREPROOF and with fatherhood through COURAGEOUS, He
will do with strategic prayer through WAR ROOM. As the tag-line
states, prayer is a powerful weapon. We know that prayer works
and is so needed right now. There is so much division, hurt, and
hopelessness right now in our cities and nation. We’ve forgotten
that America was founded by people of prayer. The stats show that
married couples and families that pray are exponentially stronger.
Everything can change in anyone’s life when they genuinely
connect with God and begin to encounter Him personally through
answered prayer. There is no issue or problem in our homes,
families, or nation that prayer cannot address if we would learn to
approach God the right way and pray in faith.”
The Kendrick brother ask that you join in the movement
and in believing God to do “more than we can ask or imagine”
through the message of WAR ROOM. Pray for a worldwide
return to prayer by the people of God, for homes and families
to be drawn together on their knees, for cities and nations to
be spiritually restored and healed! To God be the glory!
www.warroomthemovie.com
Photo credit: David Whitlow, courtesy of AFFIRM Films/Provident Films

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