(He boldly went where Jim Bakker had gone before and has seen beyond the Mascara Barrier.)
Evidently he was Blinded by the Light.
Posted on 10/11/2014 9:11:03 PM PDT by servo1969
Worship is not a performance. If my eyes are on the "worship team" and not on Jesus during the worship, then there is a problem. If I am going to church to be entertained by the "worship team" during worship then there is a problem. You may be "lifting a joyful noise unto the Lord", but hey that is worship in the sight of the Lord.
Further, if I need a professional worship leader to direct me in worship, that is a problem. If I have a problem worshiping without a "worship leader" directing me, then it is time to get on my knees before God.
... just trying to picture Jesus on the stage with a great band, babes doing their performance, and the stud muffin doing the worship leader thing.
“This fellow is still bush league compared to Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker”
LOL! I remember Them way back in the day when they were first getting into televangelism. They would bring people up in stage with various afflictions and Jim would place his hands on whatever part of the body and do a prayer, ending with a request (demand) for God to heal. And, the afflicted person would be healed. My favorite healing demonstration was when Jim stretched a guy’s leg to be the same length as the other. The guy, after being healed, got up and walked off the stage with nary a limp. Truly a miracle......
Well I most certainly agree!
Not all saying are literal, you know.
My husband’s family’s church, a small 100+ year old country Baptist church, hand built my husband’s grandfather and other members, has a pastor who quoted The Andy Griffin Show one Sunday. It was actually pretty special!
And those women can COOK!!!!!! They have Sunday dinner afterwards sometimes- every dish is lovingly made from scratch- biscuits, cornbread, fried chicken, pot roast and gravy, deviled eggs, ice box pies, potato salads- a feast for kings. I keep telling them they need a nap room for after dinner but, nothing has been done about that yet.
A combination of bad communication and horrible timing recently put us in a position to endure a service conducted by an ELCA pastor who contributed a non sequitur of a micro-sermon. At the conclusion, he practically ran out the door in his fancy new shoes and zoomed off in his gleaming new sports car. He was, however, not in such a hurry that he missed getting his "gratuity."
It was really quite the spectacle, and caused a number of attendees - of various denominations - to wax cynical.
Mr. niteowl77 (ex-ELCA)
Did you know Jim Bakker is remarried and has his own show again? Now they're selling prepper food. At least you get something of value for your dollars this time.
http://jimbakkershow.com/
Yeah, made me think of that guy, too.
Later
(He boldly went where Jim Bakker had gone before and has seen beyond the Mascara Barrier.)
Evidently he was Blinded by the Light.
For all we hear about "vows of poverty", most churches and their surrounding property has market value of millions of dollars. The Catholic church is an extreme example of this. It is pretty much impossible to calculate the net worth of the Catholic Church but it is said to run into ELEVEN figures.
Think about that next time you toss something into the collection plate.
You must be referring to Joel Osteen but I’m not sure if he is from Houston, but fits that mold completely.
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