A bit different than the way Jesus ministered. He had no home, no mega buildings, traveled about the country with a few disciples. He preached about the kingdom of God not what you could accumulate on this earth. He gave his life that others might live. He was a servant not a CEO.
"A bit different than the way Jesus ministered. "
Indeed. Jesus preached about giving one's wealth away and joining him, NOT using His Word to generate a $200,000/year salary.
Funny this was posted about a preacher in Houston.
A year and a half ago I went to Houston (actually Conroe, TX) and did seats carpet and sidewalls on a preachers Gulstream II. He has three churches in Houston with 20000 members and another big church in Austin. He also has a Hawker 400 and a Bell 206 helicopter.
A diamond encrusted gold medallion the size of a dinner plate hung around his neck and his wife was prettier than Halle Berry.
What was really funny, after the pastor left the airplane while we were working one of the mechanics working on the plane said " Damn, did ya'll see that hubcap hangin' around that preacher's neck ?"
I almost fell out of the airplane laughing at that.But I told him don't knock it his money is the same color as everyone else's.
These African preachers run in circles. Another from Maryland bought a G-II after that and called me up as I had done work for him before. He couldn't stand it. I had to arrange a limo for his entourage when he came to see me. $175.00 hr stretch Hummer so he could go see Creflo Dollar, or as we call him "Cashflow Dollar".
More stories about these guys later.