God has clearly revealed himself to us this way in the pages of Scripture. In The Potter’s House statement of faith, it says, “There is one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing in three manifestations: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” But God does not manifest himself as Father, Son, and Spirit. The Bible calls such a man an antichrist ( 1 John 2:22). He does not believe that Jesus is the Son of God the Father. But I’m not making that judgment by my own authority. That seems pretty bold and judgmental for me to say that. He can’t, in any way that is pleasing to the Lord, because he does not know God ( Romans 8:7-8). Jakes does not pray for God’s will to be done. This was not a lesson in mind-over-matter: “If you just believe in it hard enough, then God will make his will come true for you.” Praying for God’s will to be done according to your will-power is praying that your will be done. When Jesus taught us to pray, “Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” ( Matthew 6:10), he was teaching us to ask God for the ability to obey the decree of the King, the commands of Christ, his revealed will. It means knowing how to live according to counsel of God as found in the Bible, his “revealed will.” Ephesians 5:17 says, “Do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” That doesn’t mean that a person try to find the hidden counsel of God. Our obedience to God now is according to his revealed will. What has yet to be seen is his hidden will. There’s a difference between God’s hidden will and his revealed will. Are you in obedience to God’s will, or are you trying to accomplish your own will? God will accomplish his will whether we will believe in it or we will not. It’s not the Christian equivalent to mind-over-matter or wishing on a star or a motivational speech. If we just believe that it’s already done, and say that it’s already done, then it will be done.īut that’s not how the will of God works. Don’t we worship God believing the victory is already won? Doesn’t God ordain all things, good or bad ( Lamentations 3:37-38)? What would be the problem with believing that it’s already done? Because again, Jakes believes it is the power of the human will that manifests the blessing of God. But right now by faith, we praise you as if it were already done, in the name of Jesus.” (Of course, he’s shouting this as he goes.) We don’t have to wait ’til the loan is paid. We don’t have to wait ’til it comes in the mail. He said, “We give you the praise as if what we are believing you for is already done. I declare and decree in the name of Jesus that the blessing of the Lord will break out.” Apparently no blessing can come unless you declare with your mouth it will come. Jakes’ wife joined him on stage and they prayed to God rebuking disease, infirmities, and abnormalities, because “we’re about to step into our blessing. It’s probably because you’re abusing your throat, Thomas.) (At one point, Jakes coughed and eluded to phlegm and dry throats being from the devil. Apparently everyone at the Potter’s House - black and white, men and women, young and old - preaches with a throaty grovel, and you’re just not preaching unless you’re also removing all phlegm from the presence of God. There were some more videos of other preachers at recent Potter’s House events. This was a Potter’s House worship service.Īfter the music, Jakes came out to do announcements and his money pitch, all to flashing lights and drum and organ fills. I thought I had accidentally clicked on a link to a concert. Everyone rushed the stage and started jumping up and down. Multiple video screens went into hyper seizure-inducing screen-saver mode. Suddenly a bunch of singers and dancers came running out to pop music and a dazzling light show. Someone off-camera sang-shouted, “I just want to tell you what I think about you!” Then the camera showed this multi-millon-dollar stage with “Endure the Race” lit up on a video screen. I went to the Potter’s House website to pull up Sunday’s sermon, but first I had to sit through more than five minutes of Potter’s House commercials. This is written in love, so that the people of God will be able to test and know that not everyone who claims to be of God speaks the counsel of God ( 1 John 4:1). Jakes’ mega-plex, the Potter’s House, where he preached this past Sunday. To give the best answer that I can, I’ve decided to use Steven’s recent appearance at Bishop T.D. Through the ministry When We Understand the Text, I’ve fielded a few questions about Steven Furtick and whether or not he is trustworthy. Heretic Steven Furtick – famous for being presented as Messiah at his Code Orange Revival.Īre T.D.
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