{"id":14571,"date":"2024-03-18T10:38:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T05:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/18\/a-god-message-sent-this-famous-pastor-from-preaching-against-hollywood-to-making-hit-faith-films\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T10:38:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T05:08:10","slug":"a-god-message-sent-this-famous-pastor-from-preaching-against-hollywood-to-making-hit-faith-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/18\/a-god-message-sent-this-famous-pastor-from-preaching-against-hollywood-to-making-hit-faith-films\/","title":{"rendered":"A God-Message Sent This Famous Pastor From Preaching Against Hollywood to Making Hit, Faith Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-cbn-component-name=\"wysiwyg_editor\">\n<p>The Rev. Samual Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, is on a mission to reach the masses with biblical truth.<\/p>\n<p>His quest has stretched from the pulpit to Hollywood, with the preacher diving into Tinseltown to produce hit films like \u201cFlamin\u2019 Hot\u201d and \u201cBreakthrough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to them on the latest\u00a0episode\u00a0of \u201cQuick Start\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"482\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?p=CCBNC3640195386\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The fascinating mixture of Gospel-driven preaching and movie-making is something Rodriguez said first came on his radar 10 years ago when he was pastoring in church and a woman came up to the microphone and said, \u201cSamuel, God says \u2018Hollywood.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had no inclination for Hollywood, no desire for Hollywood, to be honest,\u201d he said on \u201cHigher Ground With Billy Hallowell. \u201cI was one of those evangelical pastors who would preach strongly against Hollywood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Rodriguez soon received a call from Paramount about screening the film \u201cNoah\u201d to see how it might appeal to the Christian community.<\/p>\n<p>He agreed and, like many commentators and Christian voices at the time, informed them the movie would likely not perform well among the evangelical community \u2014 a prediction that came to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Rodriguez discuss faith, Hollywood, and more:<\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4D8LLYEa4QzfyHi0sXrvqx?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From there, famed TV producer Mark Burnett and actress Roma Downey \u2014 the minds behind the hit TV series \u201cThe Bible\u201d \u2014 asked Rodriguez to join him in consulting for their projects, with Christian entertainment company Pure Flix doing the same.<\/p>\n<p>Before long, Rodriguez ended up producing \u201cBreakthrough,\u201d a movie about a boy who falls through the ice and dies before his mother\u2019s prayers bring him back from the brink of death.<\/p>\n<p>The based-on-a-true-story flick attracted quite a bit of support and attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw that story about that kid who died for an hour at eight minutes and the Holy Spirit really prompted me,\u201d he said. \u201cSomething inside of me said, \u2018You\u2019re gonna make it into a movie.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And that, too, came to fruition, with \u201cBreakthrough\u201d making more than $50 million worldwide at the box office. Most recently, the pastor produced \u201cFlamin\u2019 Hot,\u201d the real-life story of Richard Montanez, a janitor at Frito Lay who conjured up the idea for Flamin\u2019 Hot Cheetos and reached sweeping success.<\/p>\n<p>These films\u2019 successes have led Rodriguez into other projects set to release in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt really is by the grace of God,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez said he wants to use these projects and his preaching to lead people to spiritual revolution and \u201ccultural reformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s my assignment,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are here \u2026 for such a time as this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez said there\u2019s no shortage of chaos in today\u2019s culture, and expressed the most pressing issue he believes is plaguing society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy number one concern regarding culture is \u2014 and I say this with a heavy heart \u2014 the lukewarmness of those that know the truth \u2014 the apathy, the complacency, the comfortability, the lack of engagement,\u201d he said. \u201cThe truth of the centrality of Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez said people all over the globe are questioning once undisputed basic truths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve reached a slippery slope,\u201d he said. \u201cChristianity has been questioned for 2,000 years, Judaism for 4,000 years \u2014 but now we\u2019re questioning even math and science.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s the attack on truth that has Rodriguez so concerned, as he said too many who know better are \u201ccomplacent\u201d and \u201cafraid of the backlash\u201d or of losing followers. But the consequences of this dynamic, he believes, are tragic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, we\u2019re permitting every generation to swallow the pill of moral relativism and cultural decadence,\u201d Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n<p><a data-id=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/should-christians-cancel-alistair-begg-over-his-lgbtq\/id1401499962?i=1000643924456\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/should-christians-cancel-alistair-begg-over-his-lgbtq\/id1401499962?i=1000643924456\">Listen to the interview for more.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.cbn.com\/cbnnews\/world\/2024\/march\/a-god-message-sent-this-famous-pastor-from-preaching-against-hollywood-to-making-hit-faith-films\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rev. Samual Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, is on a mission to reach the masses with biblical truth. 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