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CALL SHEET
May 18th, 2022
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Chad Michael Murray,
Netflix vs. Disney,
and Drug Addiction
in Hollywood
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A Movement of Prayer for the Entertainment Industry | |
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Greetings HPN faithful members,
It’s an exciting time in our world and in our industry and we’re so glad to share it with you. This summer HPN is celebrating the families in our creative community. We hope you had a great Mother’s Day and that you are revving up for a historic Father’s Day. May we experience God’s supernatural favor, forgiveness, redemption and love this Father’s Day, like never before. As you pray through this week’s HPN Call Sheet, would you pray for the fathers in our industry and for the fathers written into our culture’s entertainment. May the TV and screenwriters write dads to represent, as a mere reflection, the role, purpose and power of our Heavenly Father so that they can lead people closer to God our Father!
Let’s pray…
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CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY
Let's Praise God for Chad Michael Murray, a successful actor who is boldly committed to his faith, his marriage, his children and his work. Chad, who began his career on Gilmore Girls, met his wife on the set of The Chosen and is now the father of two children. Let’s pray for his strength of character, for favor, and to have his excellence in his craft, his love for others and his love for Jesus shine, especially as his upcoming film is released, Fortress: Sniper's Eye.
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Prayers for the Baehr Family
A lovely woman, friend and ministry leader, Lily Baehr, passed away this month after decades of battling cancer. Lily was an inspiration and so we ask you to pray for her husband Ted, her children, grandchildren and friends who are grieving their loss. Lily was a brave woman of integrity who is going to be missed!
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FACEBOOK AND THE METAVERSE
8 months ago, Facebook shook the world when it announced its rebrand to Meta, a reference to the quickly expanding virtual reality existence - the metaverse. Facebook doesn't own the metaverse, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg is trying to create a digital platform on the cyber real estate that he hopes will connect people around the world through one main app. With stocks surrounding the controversial Meta fluctuating every day, we ask you to pray with us as the change into a "virtual existence" becomes more and more a reality! We don't know where this technology will take us, but God does!
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BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARD WINNERS
The Billboard Music Awards were aired this past Sunday night and we ask that you pray for the top winners of these prestigious awards. Touring soloists and bands have a tremendous impact on young music lovers all over the world and the celebrity performers are influential role models. So we want the Lord to touch their hearts as they touch audiences globally through their music and their lives!
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DISNEY+ and NETFLIX’S PROGRAMMING BUDGETS & SUBSCRIBERS
The battle for subscribers from the top streaming services continues, and Disney+ and Netflix fight for predominance in the market. Viewers around the world are spending billions of dollars on their TV streaming services and so we want to pray for God’s hand on the content, the decision-makers and the audiences. May the God of the universe envelop the hearts and minds of entertainment leaders, who are currently overspending on programming, so that wise decisions are being made that lift up truth, beauty and fine entertainment. Our prayers, more than any protesting, boycotts or angry letters, make a difference! “The prayers of the righteous are powerful and effective.” (James 5:16)
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DRUG & ALCOHOL ADDICTIONS
We need to pray for the people in Hollywood who are struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. We have lost many professionals through the years because of addictions, and the threat of addiction is heightened here because the suppliers know that artists are often vulnerable to outside stimulants. Without Jesus, every other temptation becomes intensified in Hollywood, so please join us in asking the Lord to break through the destruction of addiction and that people who are looking to numb their pain or fill up their empty souls will find the Lord instead. And may the growing number of Christians in our entertainment community, be bolder and more loving to their co-workers so that they can be available to help those who are seeking peace, truth, fulfillment and hope! As you pray, here is an article of Rapper Mac Miller’s supplier being convicted this week.
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HOLLYWOOD DIVORCES
We have historically seen an increasing number of very public, very devastating celebrity divorces in Hollywood. It seems that the news covering pop culture feeds the pain and humiliation that highly visible people go through. Would you keep all of the people in this article in your prayers? Divorce is a terrible experience, and even more so when scrutinized under the public eye. Each of these people is loved so deeply by God, and He truly wants them to know His love, and the life available to them in Jesus. Let’s pray for these celebrities to find God’s supernatural healing and hope.
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Thank you so much for praying with us and for us. We are grateful for your faithfulness to our industry and the global creative community. Don’t become discouraged, but remember that you are a member of a Gideon’s Army of prayer warriors who know the Holy Spirit is the only one who can change the world and our only job is to invite Him in to do His work!
With love,
Karen and Kelry
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Are You Called to Hollywood? | | |
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Are You an Actor? Do you Know About Actor's Co-Op?
Actors Co-op is a notable and highly respected community of brilliant actors, (mostly believers) that produce several live stage shows a year. The professional company operates two 99-seat Equity theatres on the campus of The First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood. Actors Co-op began in 1987 with a dozen actors. Currently, its membership exceeds 50 union professionals, and is an Equity Membership Company.
Audition now to join this dedicated community of artists and creatives!
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“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.”
-- 1 John 1:5-7
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"There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.”
― John D Rockefeller
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HPN YouVersion Weekly Devotional: Fellowship
Fellowship is not just being a part of a great group of loving friends; it’s experiencing the grace of God, the love of Jesus, the intimacy of the Holy Spirit, and being a part of others’ salvation. This week we focus on the extraordinary power of living in fellowship with God and with others and how it can change our lives and the lives of people all around us.
- Karen Covell
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KINGDOM BUSINESS
Check out the new series on the B.E.T.+ network “Kingdom Business", Executive Produced by all HPN members and friends: Michael Van Dyck, DeVon Franklin, Kirk Franklin, and Holly Davis Carter. John Sakmar and Kerry Lenhart are the executive producers/showrunners. Let’s celebrate this show that is created, run and written by believers!
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ROOFTOP PERSPECTIVES: Dr. Naima Lett
Please check this powerful podcast episode from our friend John Whaley of Rooftop Perspectives, and his interview of our HPN Board Member, Dr Naima Lett!
Dr. Naima and her husband Kevin recently opened our Power of Prayer Conference in prayer, and are the co-pastors of Hope in the Hills Church. CHECK THEM OUT!
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Events
Support our Community by Attending or Praying for these Events!
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An Evening with C.S. Lewis
An Evening with C.S. Lewis has proved again and again to be an enthralling theatrical experience and one which has led many thousands to discover (or rediscover) the continuing impact of a man who died over 50 years ago and whose collected works made him one of the literary giants of the 20th Century.
MAY 20-22, 2022
DAVID SCHALL THEATRE
FRIDAY & SATURDAY 8 PM, SUNDAY 2:30 PM
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Biblical Equity Symposium
On June 2nd, HPN member, volunteer and dear friend Myesha Reynolds is hosting a Symposium on Biblical Equity. Her heart is to redeem the word “Equity” and help believers to understand it from a biblical perspective in order to really influence and impact those around them. Be sure to check this link.
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HOLLYWOOD: Kingdom Writers Association
The KWA Screenwriters Chapter seeks to provide prayer, support, and community for Christians who are writers in the Film & TV industry. Join us Sunday, June 5th from 3-5pm in Los Angeles for a time of prayer and fellowship as we kickoff KWA's Hollywood Chapter for screenwriters. This chapter will be led by Anthony and Kaylah Cantu.
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