This movie stars Christian singer and song writer Michael W. Smith, and Jeff Obafemi Carr. 

Second Chance Community Church is an inner city church planted by Pastor Jeremiah Jenkins in the midst of the Civil Rights movement.  Pastor Jenkins is now pastor The Rock, a mega-church that plants churches around the world and broadcasts its messages locally from a state of the art infrastructure in the suburbs.  Second Chance is now pastured by Jake Sanders who received Christ while in prison under the ministry of Pastor Jenkins.  Pastor Jenkins had done more than hold meetings at the prison, he had ventured out amongst the inmates who would otherwise never darken the door of a church or para-church meeting.  Second Chance is located just off a highway off-ramp and its land is now coveted by the city.

The Associate Pastor at the Rock is Pastor Jenkins son, Ethan, who is a gifted author, song writer and musician.  Ethan is not as politically savvy as senior Pastor Jenkins and although the associate Pastor, his lack of skill in handling sensitive issues gets him assigned to The Second Chance to observe and learn.  It is at Second Chance that realizes that the Gospel is more than broadcasting a message and planting churches around the world.  He also learns that Pastor Jake is perhaps a better disciple of his father than he.

The experience at Second Chance goes far beyond preaching and singing and requires a hands-on approach, a living of the Christian life before the congregants and would be congregants, and involves far less attention and praise from the media.  The experience also brings to light that The Rock board of directors see Second Chance only as resource and not a body of people comprising a church.  And it is this revelation that gives Pastor Sanders the opportunity to love those who have used him and both pastors Jenkins second chances.

The Second Chance saw limited release in 2006 and is now available on DVD.

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Matthew 5:44 (KJV) But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;