Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. Mar 27, 2009 positive i have never heard of arthur blessitt, so i went to this movie unaware of his background. A former sunset strip street preacher and jesus coffee house proprietor recalls his spiritual journey carrying an enormous cross. Arthur started walking with a twelvefoot cross on december 25, 1969 and has successfully carried a large wooden cross into every nation and major island group of the world. The arthur blessitt story a remarkable story of survival, perseverance and unquenchable spiritual passion becomes a blunt evangelical instrument in the cross. We have been hearing much about the movie the passion of the christ. The arthur blessitt story, opening friday in more than 200 theaters nationwide. Blessitt is the focal point and pretty much the only voice in michael crouchs engaging documentary, the cross. Mar 27, 2015 arthur a pilgrim full length movie for free. The cross is a 2009 documentary film directed by matthew crouch, in his directorial debut.
Arthur blessitt evangelistic association arthur and denise blessitt minister here. The film chronicles arthur blessitt s guinness world recordsetting journey of 38,102 miles of forty years into every nation and major island group of the world while carrying a twelvefoot wooden cross. The cross, the arthur blessitt story full length movie for free viewing posted by arthur and denise blessitt. The arthur blessitt story the protagonist has carried a cross all over the world, and has the powerful stories to prove itbut this documentary fails to do him justice. This is the story of his guinness world record setting 38,102 mile walk across the. This movie is not just for the religious but the non religious. Arthur blessitt why did you carry the cross around the. The cross, the arthur blessitt story, posted by arthur and denise. The cross is the story of one man carrying a twelvefoot wooden cross on a pilgrimage around the world. As of july 2019, blessitt still partakes in cross walks globally. In 1968, arthur blessitt picks up a large crucifix and begins a 40year journey that takes him around the world. Mar 27, 2009 arthur blessitt carries a cross around the world.
I have carried a cross around the world for 34 years in every nation. Cross the arthur blessitt story dvd christian movies. The cross, what a wonderful, inspiring documentary. On june, 2008, arthur blessitt walked his 38,102nd mile 61,319th km in zanzibar, completing the goal he had set for himself to walk to every country and island group in the world. Said message is also frequently and forcefully delivered in matthew crouchs documentary about the subject, the cross. The arthur blessitt story is a 2009 documentary film directed by matthew crouch, in his directorial debut. The film chronicles arthur blessitts guinness world record setting. Beginning on the strip in the 60s, we see a young pastor reaching out to those in the street with the message of the love of jesus. Gener8xion entertainments feature documentary film the cross. Pilgrim follower of jesus, arthur and denise blessitt luke 18. Mar 27, 2009 genera8xion entertainmentdocumentary for almost 40 years arthur blessitt has walked around the world carrying a cross and sharing the love of christ. The cross, the arthur blessitt story, posted by arthur and. The arthur blessitt story movie film dvd on sale at. Arthur blessitt is a producer, known for the cross 2009, the message of the cross 2011 and palm beach pop festival 2012.
The cross the arthur blessitt story popular christian videos in theaters march 27th. Brock had met the guy before and spoke very highly of him. The arthur blessitt story now on dvd by the judy nelon group. Arthur a pilgrim, free full length documentary movie by. Arthur blessitt, a mississippiborn evangelist who wanders the globe toting a 12foot wooden cross, is the focal point and pretty much the only voice in michael crouchs engaging documentary.
This endlessly intriguing and enlightening film features a compelling combination of news footage shot in a variety of exotic lands and interviews with folks the energetic reverend encountered on the road. Arthur blessitt bio, age, family, the cross, children, books. This is a film to share with your children, your neighbors and your friends. Then in 1968, he began taking short trips with the cross along the sunset strip, giving out food to hungry hippies and telling them about jesus. Arthur blessitt made the cross in 1968 to hang on the wall of his place on sunset strip, hollywood, and made short cross walks in that area.
It focuses on the suffering and crucifixion of jesus christ of nazareth. Arthur owen blessitt born october 27, 1940 is a traveling christian preacher who is known for carrying a cross through every nation of. Arthur blessitt is an evangelist and author, best known for walking across the earth carrying a cross. The film documents the incredible achievment of arthur blessitt in carrying a 12foot cross around the world. Directed by matthew crouch, the cross chronicles peripatetic blessitts perilous trek to the ends of the earth. It is one man walking out his purpose and destiny, one step at a time. The cross opts to be a wan inspirational film that rams its christian message down your throat which is, ironically, the exact opposite of blessitts soft sell. Its a perfect film to show how real and how wonderful god really is. The arthur blessitt story, opening around the country march 27. It is a mission of love, peace, blessings and jesus. With the help of a wheel affixed to the end of the cross, a.
Listed in the guinness world records for the worlds longest walk, arthur has carried the cross in 315 nations, island groups and territories and walked 38,102 miles, more than one and a half times around the globe at the equator. Come alongside blessit and hear the message of the cross again. Movie info a former sunset strip street preacher and jesus coffee house proprietor recalls his spiritual journey carrying an enormous cross around the globe. Apr 05, 2009 we saw the most inspiring movie yesterday. For two thousand years people have focused on the cross and this is glorious. The arthur blessitt story released nationwide on dvd february 16, 2010. A former sunset strip street preacher and jesus coffee house proprietor recalls his spiritual journey carrying an enormous cross around the globe.
The cross the arthur blessitt story popular christian videos. Mar 27, 2015 the cross, the arthur blessitt story full length movie for free viewing posted by arthur and denise blessitt. Speaking of his inspiration for the walks, he said he heard the voice of jesus calling him to walk to every nation. Arthur blessitt is still walking, now 41,435 miles. On part of a cross walk through beirut, blessitt chose to bring his son arthur joshua. On may 17, 2008, arthur blessitt walked his 38,102nd mile in zanzibar, off of the coast of tanzania, completing a journey that began in 1969.
Arthur blessitt is the guy who carried the cross all over the world. Beginning in 1968, the evangelical minister arthur blessit took it upon himself to carry a large wooden crucifix around the world. Arthur blessitts story began with a simple act of obediencemaking a large wooden cross to hang on the wall of his place, a jesus coffee house he had started in hollywood, california. This is a great way to share jesus in your small group, outreach, mission trip, at the.
Oct 09, 2015 arthur blessitt evangelistic association. The arthur blessitt story 93 mins the story of one man carrying a twelvefoot wooden cross on a pilgrimage around the world. The cross is the story of his pilgrimage around the world. Find all the latest the cross trailers and clips at. The film chronicles arthur blessitt s guinness world record setting 1 journey of 38,102 miles of forty years into every nation and major island group of the world 2 while carrying a twelvefoot wooden cross. It took him 38 years to walk more than 38,000 miles and visit every country in the world including north korea and saudi arabia. Today, forty years later, arthur has been on every continent and island nation with his twelvefoot cross, encountering people from diverse backgrounds, sharing a message of hope and destiny the message of the cross. A profoundly engrossing and inspirational film that candidly explores arthur blessitts passionate heart, mind and soul, but feels somewhat incomplete without enough insight into his life beyond.
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