Hollywood Prayer Network October 2008 Newsletter

[billiefan2000]

got this in email from Hollywood Prayer Network: PRAISES: • HPN is excited to announce that our 5 minute DVD is now on YouTube. Here is the link. Enjoy it and pass it on to your friends, neighbor's and pastors! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSnGyi7mvyY • Joe Eszterhas, has published his beautiful testimony. Pray for him as he becomes more public with his new book, "Crossbearer: A Memoir of Faith."REQUESTS: • Pray for Bill Maher and his militant pro-atheism documentary Religilous, directed by Larry Charles (Borat), the purpose of which is to support the view that people of faith are pretty wacky. Bill says "We are a nation that is unenlightened because of religion. I do believe that - I think religion stops people from thinking. I think it justifies crazies." May Bill's film supernaturally lead people to the truth of the Gospel as they watch. • On Oct. 3rd, the same day of the release of Religilous, the film An American Carol also opened. Pray for Director David Zucker and his pro-American, pro-faith comedy. It's produced by two members of our Christian Hollywood community.Steve and John are taking the rap for producing this conservative film, so please pray for them and David Z. to be wise in their interviews, conversations, and in response to the attacks they're getting for their film and it's perspective. And check out the film yourself. Remember you can vote at the box office. (billiefan2000 side note: pray David Zucker (who is Jewish) comes to know YESHUA aka JESUS in his life. • A coincidental release of a comprehensive new study by Baylor University called "What Americans Really Believe" is available for viewing. Movie stars like Maher, Matt Damon, the cast of Saturday Night Live, as well as famous atheists like Richard Dawkins continue to make fun of the "weird" believers. Their statements support the study which shows that of the 11 percent of America that claims to have "no religion," Hollywood's numbers are higher. Please pray for the lost in our industry. For insight into the study, go to: [url="http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story=52815]www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story=52815[/url] (billiefan2000 side note: pray Matt Damon and Richard Dawkins both comes to know Jesus in their lives)• Please pray for Christian singer Ray Boltz (most known for his song "Thank You") and his family, for Ray recently announced that he is a homosexual and divorced his wife. • Paul Newman passed away last month of lung cancer, at 83. Please pray for Paul's daughter, Nell, who has inherited "Newman's Own," that she may have wisdom in running his successful charity, and that she may find comfort in Jesus during her time of loss. • Pray for Paul McCartney and his salvation. He's been attending a Bible study in his search for Truth. Paul was recently in Israel putting on a concert, after his recent divorce. Pray that God will use any or all of these things to draw Paul to Himself. QUOTE OF THE MONTH:"My first allegiance is not to a flag, a country, or a man. My first allegiance is not to democracy or blood, it's to a King & a Kingdom." Derek Webb, from his song A KING & A KINGDOMVERSE OF THE MONTH:"But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Matthew 6:33

 

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(billiefan2000;60807)
• Pray for Bill Maher and his militant pro-atheism documentary Religilous, directed by Larry Charles (Borat), the purpose of which is to support the view that people of faith are pretty wacky.
A blessing, the public hasn't shown much interest in this film. I get the impression that those who saw it thought Bill Maher is as kooky as the nuts he populated his film with. Pray for people of faith that they do not provide such easy material for men like Maher, but for their own sake.
Pray for Director David Zucker and his pro-American, pro-faith comedy.
This movie has also been a dud. I haven't seen it, but I'm afraid this film is an act of worship of the state rather than God (hence the "pro-American" code). Pray that the Christians in Hollywood to come out with movies that keep God first, but also have the quality to appeal to general audiences.
• Please pray for Christian singer Ray Boltz (most known for his song "Thank You") and his family, for Ray recently announced that he is a homosexual and divorced his wife.
Pray for those who lacked discernment and bought Boltz's music in the first place. Limp-wristed Christianity is an infection of our time.