In 2017, a short film titled "The Shepherd: A Story of the First Christmas" debuted on VidAngel, depicting the life of Jesus Christ. The film garnered so much attraction that the director, Dallas Jenkins, decided to turn it into a multi-season television series. "The Chosen" will chronicle the life of Jesus and all those that He came into contact with while He was on Earth.

Jenkins is using crowdfunding to push the project forward, [and] already has raised $4 million of his $13 million goal.

"God has been teaching me that my job isn't to feed the 5,000, it's just to bring my loaves and fish," Jenkins told the Christian Post. "And it's been humbling and overwhelming to see so many people add their loaves and fish. I don't know exactly what God's going to do, but it'll be fun to watch Him multiply it."

Jenkins partnered with VidAngel, a family-friendly streaming service, to create the show, and is planning to use the $13 million to create and market season one... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here.

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