An assessment of the Lakeland Revival

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Jul 062008
 

JunglesWife posted a link to a blog I’ve never seen before, but will undoubtedly start reading – “The Not So Daily Timmy”, by Tim Brownlee.

Tim posted an assessment of the Lakeland revival which makes several excellent points – most notably this:

The fact is for many of these cult watcher groups, their prophets are all dead. They can’t trust anybody alive to bear the oracle of God besides themselves.

and also this:

Because if all you are concerned is with deception then it will become your God.

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  • Rev Frederick G Merry

    Now Kathi, I know a Good ole Baptist preacher that lead alot of people to the Lord and during a revival at his chuch which was in the thousands of people who went there, when the altar call was given he was the first one to hit the altar and get born again. His daddy was a preacher, his granddaddy and his great grand daddy. So he was and never hit him until then, he needed his own salvation. I have watch KC and BH and they have only one problem that most televangelist have and that is asking for money, but then again, to stay on TV like they do, they need money. I myself would rather see the local churches get more involved and then people wouldn’t have to watch them and send money to them. There is a local pastor here that one of his members husband is not physically able to go to church. When he was in the hospital, that pastor wouldn’t visit as he said not his member. Yes I went and visited him and when he goes to be with the Lord I will do the going home service. I visit my people in their homes as well as them coming to the building we hold services in. The local church should be doing what it can to reach people

  • Rev Frederick G Merry

    Now Kathi, I know a Good ole Baptist preacher that lead alot of people to the Lord and during a revival at his chuch which was in the thousands of people who went there, when the altar call was given he was the first one to hit the altar and get born again. His daddy was a preacher, his granddaddy and his great grand daddy. So he was and never hit him until then, he needed his own salvation. I have watch KC and BH and they have only one problem that most televangelist have and that is asking for money, but then again, to stay on TV like they do, they need money. I myself would rather see the local churches get more involved and then people wouldn’t have to watch them and send money to them. There is a local pastor here that one of his members husband is not physically able to go to church. When he was in the hospital, that pastor wouldn’t visit as he said not his member. Yes I went and visited him and when he goes to be with the Lord I will do the going home service. I visit my people in their homes as well as them coming to the building we hold services in. The local church should be doing what it can to reach people

  • http://iamhealed.net Kathi

    >>The local church should be doing what it can to reach people<<

    Rev! We finally agree on something. Glory to God!

    I don't think that if the local church steps up to the plate as it should, that we'll suddenly lose the need for televangelists, people with healing ministries, etc. There are, and will always be, people who will not initially be reached by the local churches but will instead find God through media and/or the internet.

    Your horror story of the pastor who will not visit a man not a member of his church is disgusting – but it mirrors several of the local churches here, where people are kicked out for not wearing the right clothes, putting the correct amount of $ in the plate, or lacking transportation to church. I pray that these pastors will gain a clue before it's too late. :(

    It IS time for the local church to step up and do what it's supposed to be doing! That's one reason I'm so grateful for the Lakeland revival, Rev… God is prompting an ever-growing number of people to truly seek Him and seek what He longs to give them.

  • http://iamhealed.net Kathi

    >>The local church should be doing what it can to reach people< <

    Rev! We finally agree on something. Glory to God!

    I don’t think that if the local church steps up to the plate as it should, that we’ll suddenly lose the need for televangelists, people with healing ministries, etc. There are, and will always be, people who will not initially be reached by the local churches but will instead find God through media and/or the internet.

    Your horror story of the pastor who will not visit a man not a member of his church is disgusting – but it mirrors several of the local churches here, where people are kicked out for not wearing the right clothes, putting the correct amount of $ in the plate, or lacking transportation to church. I pray that these pastors will gain a clue before it’s too late. :(

    It IS time for the local church to step up and do what it’s supposed to be doing! That’s one reason I’m so grateful for the Lakeland revival, Rev… God is prompting an ever-growing number of people to truly seek Him and seek what He longs to give them.

  • Donna

    Kathi, were you not the one who told me that Kenneth Copeland preached Jesus needed to be born again? What catagory does this fall under??

    And to me the main issue with WOF is not so much the desire for money, but the name-it-and-claim-it beliefs that are preached from the pulpit. Isn’t this alone enough to keep one away?? I once thought so.

    Oh, and we never labeled ourselves WOF, but that’s what we were.

  • Donna

    Kathi, were you not the one who told me that Kenneth Copeland preached Jesus needed to be born again? What catagory does this fall under??

    And to me the main issue with WOF is not so much the desire for money, but the name-it-and-claim-it beliefs that are preached from the pulpit. Isn’t this alone enough to keep one away?? I once thought so.

    Oh, and we never labeled ourselves WOF, but that’s what we were.

  • Rev Frederick G Merry

    Kathi,
    I tell my people just to be descent looking as this is what the Lord would want. If its jeans so be it. I don’t wear a suit all the time and very seldom wear a tie. I like to be comfortable when I am preaching. We the local church should be reaching people and we are not. I would say if the local churches would do what they are suppose to, then people wouldn’t have to travel anyplace to get the word of the Lord. And my people are faithful and are there when the doors are open. Are we rich, no thats why I work a full time job and minister full time. The day will come when I don’t have to. I can actually retire in 2 1/2 years. I preach because I love to, not for the money that would come from it. Donna, I haven’t really gotten into Kenneth Copeland. Not that I have anything against him, but just not one I liked to watch. Many of them have said some of the wall things. I use to like Rod Parsley, but all he asks is for money. I went to camp meeting there in 1999 and he said people shouldn’t use credit cards as they are a divise of the devil to ruin people. then on the offering envelopes they have a place to put your credit card number. Now that was good one

  • Rev Frederick G Merry

    Kathi,
    I tell my people just to be descent looking as this is what the Lord would want. If its jeans so be it. I don’t wear a suit all the time and very seldom wear a tie. I like to be comfortable when I am preaching. We the local church should be reaching people and we are not. I would say if the local churches would do what they are suppose to, then people wouldn’t have to travel anyplace to get the word of the Lord. And my people are faithful and are there when the doors are open. Are we rich, no thats why I work a full time job and minister full time. The day will come when I don’t have to. I can actually retire in 2 1/2 years. I preach because I love to, not for the money that would come from it. Donna, I haven’t really gotten into Kenneth Copeland. Not that I have anything against him, but just not one I liked to watch. Many of them have said some of the wall things. I use to like Rod Parsley, but all he asks is for money. I went to camp meeting there in 1999 and he said people shouldn’t use credit cards as they are a divise of the devil to ruin people. then on the offering envelopes they have a place to put your credit card number. Now that was good one

  • Donna

    They’re not at all like the way I envisioned WoF folks to be, and so perhaps I’m guilty of having formed a stereotype based on the negatives.

    Kathi, can you honestly get a feel for what they’re all about through a few friendly little conversations? Of course all is well behind their doors, they’ve already bought it hook line and sinker – their job now is to sell it to others.

    Don’t the experiences of all those that are close to you mean anything anymore Kathi?

    And Rev, at one time I had gotten to know them all well. Looking back, I wish I hadn’t.

    Have a good one.

  • Donna

    They’re not at all like the way I envisioned WoF folks to be, and so perhaps I’m guilty of having formed a stereotype based on the negatives.

    Kathi, can you honestly get a feel for what they’re all about through a few friendly little conversations? Of course all is well behind their doors, they’ve already bought it hook line and sinker – their job now is to sell it to others.

    Don’t the experiences of all those that are close to you mean anything anymore Kathi?

    And Rev, at one time I had gotten to know them all well. Looking back, I wish I hadn’t.

    Have a good one.

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