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22
May
2008
Bam, Boom Bentley
So for over a month now its been interesting to watch with nervousness and interest the ‘Florida outpouring’, Many have been healed in what has been called a revival, that word excites me, what doesn’t excite me is the antics that come along with ‘this so called revival’, everything being put out across the nations on the prosperity Religion channel ‘God TV’, the Boom, Bam, Head butting, pushing to the floor, stuff just worries me, it puts the integrity of many Christians on the line, one would seriously think that everyone going up on stage signs something to promise to fall to the floor, I know when we read the Bible we see much written on the weighty presence of God, but in the 21st century church the formula for God to move in your life now seems to be copied time and time again, hands laid on, and then hit the deck. When Jesus had his healing crusade on earth he didn’t use the same method twice, he was original so that a doctrine wasn’t formed out of it, but it seems now the charismatic church is inventing a healing doctrine.
I’m not saying what is happening in Florida isn’t of God, but I’m carefully analysing it, the Bible reminds us of the rising up of false prophets in the last days, to many tele healing evangelists have created ministries bringing glory to their name, if these people want think they have the gift of healing what don’t they turn up at hospitals and start empting them of patients, why aren’t they turning up at AA meetings to release people from alcohol addictions, why aren’t they going to the people instead of making people come to them? If leaders are to serve they need to get off the stage and out of the limelight and bring signs and wonders to those who need it, I’m tired of watching fake stuff, with the power of TV and the money that comes with that I worry that the integrity of churches and Christianity is being destroyed, maybe I need to go to these places to see for myself? not sure, but the fact is a Todd Bentley prayer is no more effective than anyone else’s prayer, Paul urges us his letter to the Corinth to spend much time with God in the secret place, celebrity Christianity worries me! Tune into God TV or http://www.freshfire.ca/ to have a look for yourself.
7
May
2008
Uganda Fundraiser
In July 2008, a team of 80 volunteers from Emmanuel Church in Lurgan are going to Uganda to build a secondary school ‘Light to the Nations’ in the Jandira district outside Kampala, This Friday Philly and Dave Wylie are having a fund raiser to help fund the trip and work in Uganda, please if you can, attend this social, thanks!
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