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Alex Kendrick Quotes

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Memorable Quotes from Alex Kendrick

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A Call for Courageous Fatherhood
Adam Mitchell I now believe that God desires for EVERY father to courageously step up and do whatever it takes to be involved in the lives of his children. But more than just being there providing for them, he is to walk with them through their young lives and be a visual representation of the character of God, their father in heaven. A father should love his children, and seek to win their hearts. He should protect them, discipline them, and teach them about God. He should model how to walk with integrity and treat others with respect, and should call out his children to become responsible men and women, who live their lives for what matters in eternity. Some men will hear this, and mock it. Or ignore it. But I tell you that as a father, you are accountable to God for the position of influence he has given you. You can't fall asleep at the wheel, only to wake up one day and realize that your job or your hobbies have no eternal value, but the souls of your children do. Some men will hear this and agree with it, but have no resolve to live it out. Instead, they will live for themselves, and waste the opportunity to leave a godly legacy for the next generation. But there are some men, who regardless of the mistakes we've made in the past, regardless of what our fathers did NOT do for us, will give the strength of our arms and the rest of our days to loving God with all that we are and to teach our children to do the same. And whenever possible to love and mentor others who have no father in their lives, but who desperately need help and direction. And we are inviting any man whose heart is willing and courageous, to join us in this resolution. In my home, the decision has already been made. You don't have to ask who will guide my family, because by God's grace, I will. You don't have to ask who will teach my son to follow Christ, because I will. Who will accept the responsibility of providing and protecting my family? I will. Who will ask God to break the chain of destructive patterns in my family's history? I will. Who will pray for, and bless my children to boldly pursue whatever God calls them to do? I am their father. I will. I accept this responsibility and it is my privilege to embrace it. I want the favor of God and his blessing on my home. Any good man does. So where are you men of courage? Where are you, fathers who fear the Lord? It's time to rise up and answer the call that God has given to you and to say I will. I will. I will!
Lunch Plans and Friendly Banter
Javier Martinez We are going to lunch. I am getting a chicken sandwich...and a lemonade.
[English subtitles]
Lamont Hey man, hey, what's he saying man?
Adam Mitchell Hey man, just don't talk to him and stay on your side.
Javier Martinez I may even get...some waffle fries and a milkshake!
[English subtitles]
Lamont Hey! Hey, he's threatening me! I think he wants to kill me!
Shane Fuller Just calm down! If he wanted to kill you, you'd be dead by now.
Lamont HEY, HE'S FREE! HEY, HE'S FREE! STOP THE CAR! STOP THE CAR!
Javier Martinez Snake king! Snake king!
A Casual Exchange Between Two Characters
Adam Mitchell Hey.
Javier Martinez Back from lunch already?
Adam Mitchell Javier, what's your name?
Javier Martinez Javier...
[Confused]
Adam Mitchell No, no, no, what's your full name?
Javier Martinez Javier Eduardo Martinez. What's your full name?
Adam Mitchell Adam Thomas Mitchell. Do you know Shane Fuller?
Javier Martinez Shane Fuller? No. What's his full name?
Adam Mitchell No, no, no. Who told you I was building a shed?
[Baffled]
Javier Martinez You did...
Adam Mitchell Who told you I'd pay you $150 a day?
Javier Martinez You did...
Adam Mitchell What?
[Bewildered]
Javier Martinez How did you know to call me Javier?
Adam Mitchell Because I thought your name was Javier.
Javier Martinez It is.
Adam Mitchell Why were you standing in my alley Monday morning?
Javier Martinez Because I needed a job. Why did you ask me to help?
Adam Mitchell Because I thought you were a guy named Javier.
Javier Martinez I am...
Adam Mitchell You don't...have a problem with your kidneys, do you?
Javier Martinez No. Do you?
Adam Mitchell No...I don't understand this...
Javier Martinez Well, I'll say this: by giving me this job, has been an answer to my family's prayers.
Adam Mitchell Well...you're doing good work. I'm gonna go get something to eat now.
Javier Martinez You're hungry again already?
Navigating Grief and Healing Through Faith
Adam Mitchell Pastor, I appreciate you meeting with me.
Pastor Rogers You're welcome, Adam. I'm so sorry for what you and Victoria have been going through.
Adam Mitchell I can't make sense of anything, you know? And, um, I guess I kind of feel like I'm in the dark. And I want to be there for Victoria, but, uh, my emotions are all over the place. So I don't know what to do.
Pastor Rogers Adam, there needs to be a grieving process. And the Lord is the one that carries you through it. And it takes time. It takes time for healing.
Adam Mitchell Healing?
Pastor Rogers I've heard many people say that's lost a loved one that, in some ways, it's like learning to live with an amputation. You do heal, but you're never the same. But I would also say, that those who go through this and trust in the Lord, discover a comfort and an intimacy with God that most people never experience.
Adam Mitchell I want to trust Him. I just don't understand what He's doing.
Pastor Rogers Well, He doesn't promise an explanation. But He does promise to walk with us through the pain. And the hard choice, for you, is whether or not you're gonna be angry for the time you didn't have with her, or grateful for the time you did have.
Adam Mitchell I don't want to be angry. I want to heal.
Pastor Rogers How would you like for me to help you?
Adam Mitchell I want to know what God expects of me as a father...and I want to know how to help my wife and my son.
Confrontation Over Accountability and Trust
Adam Mitchell What are you doing?
Shane Fuller Adam.
[Instantly rises from his seat]
Adam Mitchell So it's you. This is what you've been doing?
Shane Fuller What? Just double checking the count before I turn it in?
Adam Mitchell No, no, no, don't lie to me. You got bags in your pocket right now.
Shane Fuller You're not gonna turn me in. You'd just make a big, ugly mess, and embarrass the entire department. Besides, it'd be your word against mine.
Nathan Hayes No it wouldn't.
[Entering the scene]
Shane Fuller Oh, I see. You thought this whole thing out. Two cops camp out to bust their friend.
Adam Mitchell What've you been doing the last month? What did you commit to?
Shane Fuller Oh, don't you throw that in my face! I work hard to provide, and $36,000 a year doesn't cut it! You'd do the same thing!
Adam Mitchell I *wouldn't* do the same thing. Does your word mean nothing to you? You signed the same thing we did, and you're throwing it down the toilet for, what, an extra thousand a month?!
Nathan Hayes Adam...
Adam Mitchell You've been lying to all of us, Shane. Your friends, your son, to God!
Nathan Hayes Adam...
Shane Fuller I'm a fellow officer and a friend. You do no want to do this.
Adam Mitchell You're right. I don't.