Last Monday a young man in a men's ministry home who experienced rejection and abuse by his parents surrendered his life to Jesus after seeing The Favorite.
One woman who will see the movie this Wednesday night heard Luke's testimony on Sunday. She bought the book, Journey Through The Valley, a book written by Kathy detailing the true events of Luke's accident and recovery. She writes, "Luke's story is so awesome and so full of miracle after mircale with the love, compassion, and mercy of God..." "Every page finishes with prayer. Each prayer touched me greatly. I kept saying, "Yes Lord, I want to be closer to you. Help me Lord to increase my relationship with you."
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PERCEPTION ISN'T REALITY BUT A FATHER'S LOVE IS
PERCEPTION ISN'T REALITY BUT A FATHERS LOVE IS
Benjamin Bernard has always wanted to be the favorite son, but his brother, Luke, is loved more, or so he perceives. To cope with his anger and resentment, Benjamin becomes a mixed-martial arts fighter. After a life-changing event, one brother must now fight not only for his life while his brother fights for his relationships with his friends, family, and God. One brother is healed physically and the other is transformed spiritually. This family film explores love, forgiveness, loss, healed relationships, and, ultimately, the realization that we are all God's Favorite. The Favorite hits theaters this September.
PERCEPTION ISN'T REALITY BUT A FATHERS LOVE IS
Benjamin Bernard has always wanted to be the favorite son, but his brother Luke is loved more or so he perceives. He might perceive this because, Luke is a soccer player, and it's his father, Daniel's, favorite sport. To cope with his anger and resentment Benjamin became a mixed martial arts fighter.After a life changing event one brother now must fight not only for his life, but his relationship with his brother, his friends, family, and God. One brother is healed physically and the other is transformed spiritually. In this family dynamic, they experience love, forgiveness, loss, healed relationships, and ultimately the realization that we are all God's Favorite.
PERCEPTION ISN'T REALITY BUT A FATHERS LOVE IS
Benjamin Bernard has always wanted to be the favorite son, but his brother Luke is loved more or so he perceives. He might perceive this because, Luke is a soccer player, and it's his father, Daniel's, favorite sport. To cope with his anger and resentment Benjamin became a mixed martial arts fighter.After a life changing event one brother now must fight not only for his life, but his relationship with his brother, his friends, family, and God. One brother is healed physically and the other is transformed spiritually. In this family dynamic, they experience love, forgiveness, loss, healed relationships, and ultimately the realization that we are all God's Favorite.
The Story Behind The Favorite
INSPIRATION March 9, 2013, Luke Bernard was in a near-fatal car accident. He entered L.A. County Hospital with barely a pulse. He had a GCS of 3 with dilated and fixed pupils, and had a zero chance of survival. The neurosurgeon performed emergency surgery. A 4 x 5 inch piece of his skull was needed to be removed allowing the damaged brain to swell. Doctors removed two blood clots on his brain. He had two broken vertebrae in his neck and back, as well as facial and rib fractures. Thousands were mobilized to pray for complete recovery. Luke had a miraculous recovery, returning home to Florida after six weeks in the hospital. DREAM BECOMES MOVIE Two months after returning home, Luke had a cranioplasty to replace his skull. Those with brain trauma typically have insomnia. Luke was no exception. However, one evening he had a deep sleep and God gave him a dream. The next morning, he was excited that he had slept and told his parents about the dream. His parents encouraged him to write down the dream, believing it would be good for his rehab. One month and 90 pages later, Luke had written the first draft of The Favorite. Six months prior to this, Luke was relearning to write his name. ABOUT THE FILM The Favorite is about two brothers. One brother, Luke, is a star college soccer player verging on a pro career. Since soccer is their father's favorite sport, Benjamin perceives that his brother is the favorite. Ben pursues MMA fighting in hopes to win his father’s favor. One night, the two brothers reluctantly agree to go on a double date and are in a car accident. In the accident, Luke suffers the same injuries as the real-life Luke Bernard and experiences a miraculous recovery. Through a series of events, brother Benjamin realizes that his perceptions of favoritism were skewed and he must reconcile with God, his father and brother.
The Cast
John Schneider
Daniel
Mollee Gray
Ashley
Tyron Woodley
Nick
Luke Bernard
Benjamin
Matthew Fahey
Luke
Amye Gousset
Kathy
Castille Landon
Julia
Robby Stahl
Michael
Justin Kucsulaih
Paul
Uriah Hall
Sam
Jeff Hardy
Conner
Michelle Feliciano
Rebbeca
Hudson Harris
Young Luke
Andrew Coch
Young Ben
Mark Harris
Phillip
Pastor Randy Morris
Pastor Randy
PHOTOS
Endorsements
"Luke shares his story of tragedy and healing with a focus on God's love and grace. No matter your background in life, you can find yourself connected to his story! You will be blessed."
- Sam Hamby, Pastor
Hiawassee United Methodist Church
Resources
The Favorite Top 10
11 days to pray for the lost.
A way to talk to God about your friends and family, before you talk to them about God. This prayer evangelism tool is a 21 day devotional with prayers and Scripture to help you pray for those who do not know Jesus.
$3.00 ea
Journey Through the Valley
We are all on life's journey, each starting and finishing at different times. The journey has many adventures, opportunities, and mountaintop experiences as well as valleys. The valleys, or low points, in our lives can knock the wind out of our sails, and our lives can feel like they have come to a standstill, or even a downward spiral. But there is hope in the midst of those valleys:. God is still present. This book is based on a blog composed by Luke's mother, Kathy, during a deep personal valley when her son was in a near-fatal car accident. Kathy's blog was used to inform many of Luke's progress. But Luke's family also had a lot of time to reflect, read God's Word, pray, and sing songs by his bedside. Eventually, Kathy's blog became more than a status report. It was a special time where God ministered to Luke's family through the encouragement of individuals, scriptures, songs, and poems. Through the years, people have asked to read Kathy's blog and for her to put it into a book. Here, she shares her family's story to encourage those going through a personal valley. Come share their journey.
$10.00 ea
The Favorite Book
Based on the real experiences of Luke Bernard and his physical and spiritual transformation, told through the life of two brothers. The Favorite is the story of a distanced and agitated son, hurt by what he perceives as favoritism, who vents his anger through fighting. Will he injure the very people he loves most? Or, will he find healing before it's too late?
$10.00 ea
The Favorite Study Guide on Favoritism
This workbook is intended to assist readers in understanding where God stands when it comes to favoritism. This 6- week study is to help those who have been hurt learn to reconcile differences and find answers.
