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Megachurch pastor tells his congregation his newly built 16,000-square-foot house is gift from God
UK Daily Mail ^
| October 28, 2013
| Alex Grieg
Posted on 10/28/2013 12:17:52 PM PDT by C19fan
The pastor of a North Carolina megachurch has built a $1.7-million-dollar mansion for himself and his family which he told his congregation at Sunday's sermon is a 'gift from God.' Elevation Church Pastor Steven Furtick, 33, is unapologetic about his ostentatious new seven-and-a-half bathroom, 16,000-square-foot home built on 19 acres in Weddington. He spent the first part of his sermon talking about the controversy surrounding its construction and apologizing to his parishioners for any 'uncomfortable conversations,' they may have been forced to have about it.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Religion
KEYWORDS: furtick; greed; megachurch; money; pastor; prosperitygospel
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Another fraudster embarrassing the church. This cuts across all denominations. Remember the luxury house Obama's pastor Jeremiah Wright received as a "retirement gift".
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:17:52 PM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
You’re a Rich Girl or Boy! Don’t you know? So far gone? I do not care!
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:20:35 PM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:21:01 PM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: C19fan
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:21:10 PM PDT
by
null and void
(I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
To: C19fan
I’d leave that congregation fast.
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:22:28 PM PDT
by
onedoug
To: onedoug
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:23:58 PM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: C19fan
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:24:46 PM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: onedoug
Traditional or go with non-Traditional? Sometimes the kiss on the lips is not a kiss on the lips, if it is the lame-stream media (imho).
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:26:12 PM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: C19fan
If you can get a 16000 square foot house on 19 acres for only 1.7 million, I’d call that a miracle.
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:26:49 PM PDT
by
P-Marlowe
(There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds)
To: C19fan
Scary to the traditional?
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:27:07 PM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: C19fan
Another church which is going to crash and burn eventually.
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:27:08 PM PDT
by
Zathras
To: C19fan
Wait a second. If this guy has written multiple books, gets paid a lot to speak at functions, and is on television I don't see the issue. The article makes it seem like he is using his own earned money.
It's not like he's taking money out of the collection plate. Right?
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:28:21 PM PDT
by
thefactor
(yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
To: Zathras
All crashes and burns? I do not know. May the non-traditional trump the traditional (imho). May we be prepared! But all I have is an opinion, as does anyone else.
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:29:59 PM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: C19fan
More like “Self Elevation Church”.
To: thefactor
Your kiss is on my list! The best things in life!
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:30:59 PM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: Carpe Cerevisi
My first time was this past week and am elevating.
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:31:41 PM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
Never turn out the lights though!
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:32:28 PM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: thefactor
Wait a second. If this guy has written multiple books, gets paid a lot to speak at functions, and is on television I don't see the issue. The article makes it seem like he is using his own earned money. It's not like he's taking money out of the collection plate. Right? Why isn't he living a modest life and putting the savings in the collection plate?
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:33:09 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: C19fan
Why is he a fraudster? God never said pastors should be poor.
Alot of churches are going into bankruptcy in this awful economy. That his isn’t and the pastor is doing financially well is a blessing not something which which should be condemned due to envy, coveting and jealousy.
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:34:02 PM PDT
by
RginTN
Next thought ... and is non-Traditional. Scary for those expecting Traditional.
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posted on
10/28/2013 12:34:18 PM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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