Popular Christian actor Kirk Cameron is partnering up with his sister, Candace Cameron Bure, in order to hopefully inspire millions with a message of true hope. The duo are now working toward organizing and hosting a benefit concert called “Hope Rising” as a means of raising money to help people negatively impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. This is what being the hands and feet of Jesus looks like. God doesn’t need our good works to save us from our sins. He took care of that through His Son on the cross. Our neighbors need our good works and this is what Christianity is supposed to look like lived out in the world around us.
According to the folks at Faithit.Com:
Kirk Cameron appeared on “The Pure Flix Podcast” on Friday to explain that the inspirational event — which will air on Facebook at 8 p.m. ET on April 19 — will feature some of the biggest names in Christian ministry and music.
The goal? Cameron said they’re hoping to help people, especially “those on the frontlines.” And in the midst of chaos and consternation, he’s hoping people will remember to “stand on the promises of God and his faithfulness.”
The event will include For King & Country, Casting Crowns, Mercy Me, T.D. Jakes, Priscilla Shirer, Tenth Avenue North and many others.
“Everybody did it for free,” he said of the famous speakers and artists who will be included. “[We] are simply just asking people to donate to Samaritan’s Purse.”
Cameron then revealed where the inspiration for the event came from, stating he was talking with one of his friends when the two started to talk about the recent benefit concerts being held as a means of helping out with the crisis caused by COVID.
“He pointed out the fact that there’s one big thing missing — and that is God,” Cameron stated during the interview. “The one who we ultimately need to be looking to right now … our healer, our provider, our protector, the great physician.”
And that’s when Cameron called in his sister, Candace, to ask her if she wanted to help him in this work to the glory of God and benefit of their neighbors — meaning those impacted by COVID — and she, of course, agreed. The pair made phone calls to all of the friends they have in the music business and ministry space. The results were awesome.
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“It was one of the biggest outpourings of, ‘Yes, I want to be a part of it,’” Cameron said.
The actor also revealed that there was at one point a network interested in airing the special, but that it eventually dropped its interest.
“All the networks turned it down,” he said. “During a time where people are looking for hope and they want to connect with each other … and they want to close the gap between them and God, the networks said ‘no’ and we think it’s because the faith content scared them away.”
Jesus told us to love our neighbors. It was later explained in the Bible that our neighbors are everyone in the world around us. Our family members are our neighbors. Those living next door. The guy who works behind the counter at the local deli. He’s your neighbor too.
God wants us to serve those in our community and around the world because in doing so we are His hands and feet righting the ill-effects of sin and authenticating the gospel message.