Chapter 11 Joe Beam And His Jubilee
Babblings 1996 by Wayne Coats.
It would be sheer folly to deny
what the Jubilee
promoters are trying to do as they continue to spread their
ridiculous brand of neo-Pentecostalism. It is even worse when so many blinded
folds refuse to see what is happening.
If the efforts of the Jubilee
speakers in spreading Holyrollerism is successful, then the church will
be swept away in digression as it was 150 years ago,
and it will certainly be carried away into a Babylon of Pentecostalism.
In 1996, there were eleven speeches
presented at the Jubilee which had the audiences
clapping.
The personal literal, indwelling, enabling, empowering influence of the sweet Holy Spirit
along with miracle
working power is
unusually popular among the Jubilee performers.
One must never seek to
misconstrue what a speaker says. This is a horrible
attitude and is about as low as accusing one of
deliberately trying to misconstrue ones utterances.
A false teacher will convict
himself. One doesn't
need to twist, pervert, or misconstrue anything a
neo-Pentecostal, Jubilee jumper might say.
For sheer buffoonery, frivolity,
and shallow offerings no one can beat Joe Beam at
the Jubilee.
With an audience of spiritual illiterates, who are unskilled in the word of God
and are ready to giggle, applaud and tickle the ears of itch-infested
speakers, brother Joe can out-do most any circus
clown.
There is a time to laugh and there
is a time to cry (Eccl. 3:4). When any man presumes to
speak about God, Christ and the Holy Spirit before an
audience of dying men and women, I just do not believe
it is a time for clowning
around. the same is
true of a group of assembled people who should have
enough common sense to discern between truth and
fiction.
Judging from the reactions of
that Jubilee audience who laughed and clapped as Joe entertained them it would not
be amiss to assume that it would take a solid week
to teach most of Joe's audience the short Bible
verse which declares, "Jesus wept."
I am appalled, amazed, disgusted
and heart-sick when I realize how utterly ignorant people can be and still claim to be
followers of Christ. One cannot help but wonder from
whence all those dull hearers have come. What have they been hearing. What has happened to eyes which have
been closed, ears which have been stopped and hearts
which have become stone cold?
Who Is Joe Beam?
Joe Beam can be described best
by Joe Beam. All of
his testimonials qualifications and successes comprise
a part of his speeches when he gets so very high up in
partnership with the Godhead.
Brother Beam is an example of another poor preacher who get ensnared by old Satan over and
over.
There and elsewhere he continues
to tell how his marriage fell apart ending in
divorce. God would not turn loose of Joe. There are
some rare jewels for certain and it sounds like God
cannot operate without their expertise. God will
back off, give up on, and turn his face away from
millions of rebels but he sent the hounds of heaven
on the trail of brother Beam.
God found Joe somewhere and
things are better than ever since Joe found the Holy
Spirit.
If I was working for Barnum and
Bailey I would hire Joe Beam for my clown acts if
possible. He is full of funny stories. One dear lady
said she put her mother on the front row each day
because Joe was so funny! How clownish does one need
to be in discussing eternal and sacred matters? It
makes no difference at a Jubilee.
Brother Joe Beam i.e. J.B.
laughs about getting fired as a preacher. He doesn't tell why he was fired. He
disclaims being a preacher now and is in some sort of
secular business. That allows him to make snide
remarks about faithful brethren. He keeps his audience laughing with one joke after another. That's
what it takes to become brilliant enough to speak at
the Jubilee for three days on the Holy Spirit.
Holy Laughter hit the circuits
about the time of Jubilee:
"The Vineyard movement of churches
is controversial even within its Pentecostal base.
It has been labeled "hyper-Pentecostal" by its
detractors, which have included figures such as
Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel and evangelist David
Wilkerson. Currently, the Vineyard is a major
conduit for the "Holy Laughter Movement" in which those said
to be filled with the Holy Spirit during a meeting
might begin laughing uncontrollably,
becoming paralyzed, roar like a lion or howl and bark
like a dog.
"Promise Keepers
founder Bill McCartney's pastor, James Ryle, who is
on the Board of PK, is a highly controversial figure
[see sidebar, p. 20]. His participation in the
"Laughing Revival" was written up in a Washington Post article (11/18/95)
about the Laughing Movement at the Pasadena
Vineyard Christian Fellowship:
At the Pasadena
church, James Ryle, chaplain of the
University of Colorado football team, is telling
the congregation how Jesus freed him from his own
demons -- growing up in an orphanage
and serving jail
time for selling drugs. He tells many jokes about his missing
middle finger, lost to a lawn mower. There are waves of
tear-wiping laughter.
Ryle makes
sound effects, including some animal noises. He
snaps his fingers, bangs the podium, paces and
tells how God will appear here in suits of fire,
oil, water. "You will feel! And the glory of the
Lord will put you down!" ("A Rush of Ecstasy and
Alarm," Carol McGraw)
J.B. makes an initial statement
about sharing some things that, "...a few years ago I
did not believe." I do not know what he may have
believed a few years ago if anything. He believes in entertaining an audience while supposedly speaking
about the Holy Spirit.
Can we grasp the fact that Joe has
changed in his belief? That is the reason he is a
Jubilee speaker. He would not be invited as a speaker
if he believed and taught the truth. They want to hear
some new things. Joe admits that he has a different
tale to tell.
When Joe turned to read Acts
2:38, he allowed that Peter quoted Joel where the
Spirit was promised, "to all people, whether young
or old, male or female." I suppose that would be
something new which Joe has learned. Where did he
learn it?
The NIV of Joe Beam very
conveniently has all people receiving the Holy
Spirit and the application is made for people today. Such is sectarianism without bounds.
Anyone who has any respect for
the Bible will be able to connect Joel 2 and Acts 2,
together.
It does not seem possible that
people can get so entangled with so much error about
the Holy Spirit. When J.B. reads Acts 2:38, he
concludes, "The Holy Spirit is for every immersed
believer." He bases this on his conclusion form
reading Acts 2:38. He thinks the promise of the Holy
Spirit in Acts 2 is for people today.
Turn in your Bible to Acts 2:12
where a question is asked. The apostle Peter proceeds
to answer the question, "What
Meaneth this," by
referring back to Joel's prophecy.
We know that the prophecy of Joel
referred to a miraculous
event. This has to be
the case because Joel declared the Spirit would be
poured out on, "all flesh."
All flesh did not mean all people
any more than it meant all creatures with flesh. If
all flesh meant everything with flesh, then birds,
baboons, and tiny
babies would
receive the Holy Spirit.
That is not so. Do atheists
receive the Holy Spirit?
The prophecy of Joel absolutely
referred to the miraculous
coming of the Holy Spirit. The explanation given by Peter in
referring to Joel's prophecy is miraculous.
In Acts 2:33, Peter spoke of ,"...the promise of the Father" and of course he was referring to the
promise given through
Joel which was
miraculous.
We have heard brethren complain
that if the gift of Acts 2:38 is miraculous, then the
miraculous would continue right along with baptism for
the remission of sins. No! These same brethren have no
problem preaching Mark 16:16 in order to be saved, but
they comprehend very well that the signs of verses 17
and 18 are not among us.
Consider again where Peter used the
promise of Joel and referred to "you". You Jews
assembled here are the recipients of Joel's promise
and "them that are afar off" are the Gentiles and both
comprise the "all flesh" of Joel's prophecy. There
would be no difference between Jew and
Gentile...finally and at last.
But read again the second chapter
of Acts. Where does the miraculous begin? Read all the
way through verse 33.
We are indebted to brother Franklin
Camp for setting forth a cogent, rational, and
exegetical discussion of the words "receive" and
"gift".
Notice how the word "RECEIVE" is
used.
1. John 7:39
2. John 10:21-23
3. Acts 8:15-17
4. Acts 10:47
5. Acts 19:6
6. Gal. 3:2
7. I John 2:27
8. Acts 2:38
Max Lucado quotes John 1:12
Max
Lucado: To all who received him, he
gave the right to
become children of God.
All they needed to do was to
trust him to save them.
All those who believe this
are reborn!
Brother Camp judiciously and wisely
states that every one of the above passages refers to
the miraculous and he asks, "is Acts 2:38 an
exception?"
A further principle is discussed by
our brother Camp when he calls attention to the word
"gift." Some six times the word is used in connection
with the Holy Spirit. These can be found as follows:
1. Acts 2:38
2. Acts 8:20
3. Acts 10:45
4. Acts 11:17
5. Ephesians 3:7
6. Ephesians 4:7
All of the last five passages refer
to the miraculous. Surely everyone would agree with
this. Pray tell why the gift in Acts 2:38 would be
non-miraculous?
I emphatically deny that the
Holy Spirit gift of Acts 2:38 is to be applied to
all people today. Brother J.B. can make assertions
till Jesus comes but he assumes instead of proving.
J. B. says, " I am a spirit-filled Christian and I'd love for you to be one." What a
revelation! What prolonged clapping! What crass ignorance upon the part of
an audience! I will admit that J.B. is filled but I
deny that he is Spirit filled.
He is full of levity and
foolishness and that is different from being filled
with the Spirit. How do we know Joe is full of the
Spirit? He told his audience he was and they clapped and
clapped. If he had
said he saw a ninety-foot Jesus I doubt not that his
auditors would have clapped, whooped and hollered. Instead of telling jokes it would have
been far better for J.B. to have stayed home and
studied the Bible.
J.B. is no more, "filled with
the Spirit" than a June bug. Please consider how the expression is
used in the Bible. This could have been given instead
of so many silly jokes-
John 1:15-John was to be filled
with the Spirit
Luke 1:41-Elizabeth was to be filled with the Spirit
Luke 1:67-Zacharias was to be filled with the Spirit
Acts 6:3-Stephen was to be filled with the Spirit
Acts 6:8-Stephen was full of power and did great
wonders and miracles
Acts 6:3-There were seven full of the Spirit
Ephesians 5:18-"Be filled with the Spirit"
Acts 2:4-"The apostles were filled with the Spirit"
Acts 4:31- "They were all filled with the Holy
Ghost"
Is it not the case that every
single one of those occasions mentioned above refer to
the miraculous, unless Ephesians 5:18 would be an
exception? If the passage is not miraculous, it would
certainly require some strange interpreting. What
would the Ephesians think Paul meant by his
imperative, "Be filled with the Spirit?"
Does J.B. want us to really
believe he is a Spirit filled Christian?
Let him demonstrate as Stephen,
Phillip and others and not equivocate.
Does it make sense for J.B. to say
to his Jubilee
clappers, "I'm a Spirit filled Christian, and I'd love for you to be one?" Were
the hank-clappers not also Spirit filled? Had they been
immerersed?
If they had been immersed, then
J.B. would say they were Spirit filled. If they were already Spirit filled
why would J.B. say that he would love for them to
be? Did they know they were Spirit filled?
Joe knows how far to take his
cheer-leaders. He
said, "I have studied some charismatic theology and I
think they have some theological flaws and I reject
it." That sounds wonderful to folks who have ears and
hear not.
Anyone who has any reasoning
power whatsoever can see that Joe is spouting out
Pentecostalism by the bushels.
My but he has changed within the
past years. He now pours forth charismatic theology.
If not why does he mention all those miracles? Does he think everyone is retarded? He says he has changed.
Miracle Number One
If Joe is not charismatic, then why
tell the story about the baby who was to be born without all
its internal organs?
For twenty-four hours of intense praying and asking God for
a miracle, the miracle happened inside the woman.
"The lady went back the next day
for ultrasound and God
had given the miracle. The organs
were there."
That's Joe Pentecostalism which
he delights to prattle but Joe is not charismatic.
It depends upon which foot he has in his mouth. He
doesn't even try to be consistent.
Miracle Number Two
A woman in Texas had Lupus. She
prayed and she was healed. Joe said so. "God can
make you well" clap-clap-clap.
Such tickles the ears of the teller.
Miracle Number Three
Around midnight Joe went to
visit a home.
Everyone should have been in bed. When Joe got there
he knew there was a woman in
the house with the man who should not have been
there.
God sent Joe to stop the
brother from sinning. The marriage wasn't saved.
Where was God? Where was Joe? Could God and Joe
not save the marriage? Did God send Joe to all the
other adulterers? Why not?
Miracle Number Four
Joe was driving his car and he
had to stop. He
wanted God to speak to him.
Joe turned on the radio and asked God to put somebody on the
radio.
He heard a song
and a lady was singing about the sin which Joe had
committed.
Joe cried.
Clap-clap-clap-clap!
Miracle Number Five
A doctor friend told Joe about a
woman who was healed
of cancer. It was a
miracle. yes, yes!
Joe is not charismatic so leave
him alone. He says, "There are some frauds out
there."
Yes, and I would say that a
sizable number can be found at the Jubilee. No
fake healers or fraud will allow himself to be
exposed before the public so do not think that the
Jubilee frauds will
have their cultic foolishness put to the test.
Joe exhibits great courage when
he says, "Leave me alone."
Miracle Next
J.B. tells about hearing a man on
the radio (orT.V.). who had throat trouble and could
barely squeak.
He was healed.
His vocal cords were healed. Joe
can testify with any Holyroller because that makes good stuff at a Jubilee.
People clap
for that stuff.
Apparently Joe Beam must have
thought that he had a marvelous point for his
cheerleaders when he said,
"The Holy Spirit came to earth,
He did not leave the earth."
It would be the intelligent thing
to point out WHY the Holy Spirit was sent and to
WHOM He was sent.
One would be led to think that
the Holy Spirit is on earth and still doing what He
came to do in the first century.
This is zeal without knowledge
and I ask if Joe is doing what the apostles did qhwn
rhwy ewxwicws rhw Holy Apieir?
For a man who has to hunt for
Bible verses, it doesn't take me long to decide that
such an one is a fraud. The Holyrollerism of another
Jubilee speaker blares forth when J.B. says,
"The Holy Spirit of God speaks
to us, not
just through the
Bible."
"Does the Holy Spirit speak to
you outside the word of God?
Yes..." "It's the guiding and
prompting of God that tells to do that."
"The Spirit of God actually enters my body."
"Its not
biblical to say
everything happens just thorough the word."
"The Holy Spirit is on earth and
He is in you and among you." "He is active today."
If one will put on a thinking cap,
it will be as clear as day that each of the above
assertions could be heard at the local Holyroller church.
Joe makes no effort to prove his
baseless babblings.
What did he say to prove that
the Holy Spirit speaks to someone outside the
word?
How does he prove that God
prompts one independent of the word?
What is the proof that the Holy
Spirit is active today?
We refuse to accept Joe's word
any more than we accept the wild claims of Oral Roberts. One is as subjective as the other
and as false.
Joe did not need to prove anything
to the blind followers who stumbled into his classes at the Jubilee.
There could never be more fermented ignorance assembled in one place.
Not one little peep was made by
any Jubilee chick when Joe Beam talked about,
"...quenching the fire of the
Holy Spirit."
He babbles about not putting out
the fire. His dupes agree when they clap.
When Paul wrote to the church in
Thessalonica he said, "Quench not the Spirit" [Thess. 5:19]. He said nothing about
the fire of the Holy Spirit. Joe prattles about the
Holy Spirit, fire and testifies about several healing episodes but he says
he is not charismatic.
He isn't but he is and his
pathetic audience doesn't know the difference.
The passage to the church at
Thessalonica refers to spiritual
gifts which some
possessed. Look at the very next verse please. Paul
wrote, "Despise not prophesyings." What is the
connection? It is simple, elementary, and too plain to
miss. Notice the plural. Spiritual gifts were
miraculous gifts.
Not everyone could prophesy like
Joe Beam.
If someone claimed a spiritual
gift, the claim did not prove it. There were those
who claimed to be apostles but Paul put them in
their place by telling them to demonstrate with the
signs of an apostle.
There were some dim-wits running around who claimed to be Jesus
Christ but like Joe Beam's claims, they were absurd.
How would a person in Thessalonica
or elsewhere validate his claims of possessing
spiritual gifts? He did not have the New Testament but
he certainly could "prove all things..." True
spiritual gifts were not to be despised or hindered.
The woman would not have put her mother on the
front seat if all the funny stories had been left
off.
Truly the audience left an
accumulation of ignorance instead of a knowledge of
the word of God.
If anyone should wonder how Joe
Beam manages to be a speaker at the Jubilee, or elsewhere, it is because of his
great "spiritual wisdom."
Yes, Joe deals a little with Acts
15:6, 15:19; and 15:28 to prove that men have, "spiritual wisdom." Like a kangaroo he jumps from Acts 15 to a Jubilee
circus and convinces people that the Holy Spirit gives
spiritual wisdom today just like he did to Paul,
Barnabas, Peter, James, the apostles and elders (Acts
15:2-5).
When a letter was written the
statement was made, "For it seemed good to the Holy
Ghost and to us... (v. 28). Who directed that
meeting in Acts 15?
What part did the Holy Spirit
play in that situation?
Click for some Joe Beam Notes.
It is absolutely incredible that a
man would use Acts 15 as an example for us to claim
spiritual wisdom today. Joe
Beam had no problem with all the cheer leaders who
clapped at his jokes.
Is Joe on an equality with Paul,
Peter, James, and Silas? It is crass foolishness to
assume from Acts 15 that we have spiritual wisdom
today.
But we are reminded that we are to
pray for spiritual wisdom and that the spiritual
wisdom will enable us to know things which we do not
know. This is just another claim of cultic babblers.
I'm just stating a fact that a man who is full of the
Holy Spirit, spiritual wisdom, and is baptized in the
Holy Spirit--should not be so obtuse in the
scriptures. His speech and actions betray the man.
If Joe's spiritual wisdom is any
indication of the time he spends in praying for
wisdom, I confess that he hasn't prayed at all, God
has not heard his prayers, or he has spent far too
much time reading joke books. I see no evidence of
spiritual wisdom in Joe Beam's speeches.
But we are to, "...pray for spiritual wisdom?" We are to do no such thing. If that
were the case, J.B. would need to do nothing but pray.
The text used by Joe to pray for spiritual wisdom does
not apply to Joe Beam or any other Joe.
Bible students have great respect
for the principle which demands that we look at a
passage in its context.
I truly believe that the people
to whom I preach each Sunday are not so dense as to
tolerate a preacher who will wrest the scriptures.
We know that in some of the
"wisdom" passages the miraculous gift is meant. It is
indisputable that those seven who were selected to
look after the distribution of items to the needy
were, "...fully of the
Holy Spirit and of wisdom" (Acts 6:3).
I know better than to say that
wisdom is always used in a miraculous sense in the
Bible. Paul speaks of the wisdom of men. He also spoke
of the wisdom of this world. In contrast he spoke of
the wisdom of God (V.7). Paul spoke the things freely
given of God. This was supernatural wisdom.
When discussing spiritual gifts in
chapter twelve, Paul wrote, " For to one is given by the Spirit, the
word of wisdom..."
(v.8). Surely this was miraculous.
To the Colossians Paul wrote and
desired that they, "...might
be filled with the knowledge of his will in all
wisdom and spiritual understanding" (Col. 1:9).
J.B. would have his hearers pray
for spiritual wisdom
and by this God supposedly will lead, direct, and
speak to and control whenever one seeks such. He
thinks we just need to ask God and He will give
wisdom. Let us study wisdom, not only as it is used in
a miraculous sense in the preceding passages, but also
as James used the word.
The inspired writer asked, "Who is a wise man and ENDUED with
knowledge among you..."
(James 3:13). To be endued means to endow, transfuse,
to put on, to bring in. The apostles were endued with
power from on high (Acts 2). The wise man of James was
endued, endowed, transfused, and put on knowledge.
His wisdom was from above (James
3:17). There was an earthly wisdom (James 3:15). What
kind of wisdom was to be sought? It certainly was not
worldly wisdom. Since there was no New Testament to
provide the wisdom needed, the spiritual gift of
wisdom would enable one to be endued with wisdom.
Every cultic leader in the country
makes the same claims about God speaking to them and
putting words in their mouth, and directing them. Joe Beam and his Jubilee jumpers are
no different. It is
far too late for many to be helped out of the labyrinth of neo-Pentecostalism.
The Jubilee is
a curse beyond the wildest dreams of many.
Joe Beam: Star Attraction At The
Jubilee
As we continue our study of some of
the utterances made at the Nashville Jubilee, it
should be of interest to read some of the far-out fables presented by Joe Beam.
Joe is an entertainer with enough
jokes and fairy tales to keep his classes clapping and giggling. One young woman said she put her
elderly mother on the front row each day because Joe
was so funny. What a brilliant observation! Judging
from all the giggles, frivolity, clapping and
cavorting--such
would appeal to the kind of folks who listen to Joe
Beam.
Brother Joe declared that he was
going to share some things that "...a few years ago I
did not believe." Obviously! When I stress that the
liberals have changed and are trying to run the church
into a Holyroller
outfit, some folks
snarl at me.
Steve Flatt thinks the
Plumbline should be called "Plumblies."
You will never hear Steve attempt
to defend the Jubilee
Holyroller bunk.
Joe declaimed, "I am a Spirit-filled Christian and I
would love for you to be one" (clap-clap-clap).
Joe is no more filled with the
Spirit than a junebug.
He is full of jokes. John was filled with the Spirit
(John 1:15). Elizabeth was filled with the Spirit
(Luke 1:41). The apostles were filled with the Spirit
(Acts 2:4). Joe Beam is
full of bologna.
Brother Jubilee Joe believes in miraculous healing. Listen to the taped speech where he
told of a baby who did
not not have all its internal organs. Would Steve Flatt call that a
"Plumbie?"
Being full --Steve
agrees with Joe or being full-Steve and his Holy
Spirit denies Joe and his Holy Spirit. Do you
suppose Jubilee supporters can see that much?
Why did it take twenty-four hours
to get the attention of God? Why keep praying as if
God hears one for his much speaking? One fable is as
foolish as another.
Joe was driving his car down the
road and he asked God to speak to him. Joe turned on
the radio and a woman was singing a song which dealt
with sin which Joe committed.
Joe sat there and cried (clap-clap-clap). That encouraged another tale.
A man was speaking with a horrible
throat problem. He cold hardly squeak. Believe it or
not, but while Joe was listening the man's throat was
healed.
Will Steve Flatt approve of
these miracles? He
can accuse the Plumbline of printing lies but he will
never make an effort to prove his charges. What will
he say about the statements of Joe Beam? Will he agree
with Joe? Will he testify like Joe? Talk is pretty
cheap when men refuse to defend the truth.
Joe declares, "The Holy Spirit of
God speaks to us-not just through the Bible. Does the
Holy Spirit speak to you outside the word of God? yes"
"The Spirit of God actually enters my body." "Its not
biblical to say everything happens just through the
word." What the Jubilee clappers were hearing was a kind of hocus-pocus supernatural working
outside of, separate, independent of and beyond the
word.
That means that the word of God
is not complete,
sufficient or able to meet the needs of mankind in
going to heaven. God could have spoken enough to meet
the needs of man but He would not, or else he could
not. Was the death Christ not enough to meet the
demands of God for sin?
What does Joe Beam know beyond that
which the word of God reveals? Absolutely nothing!
Joe thinks we are to, "...pray for
spiritual wisdom." If that is so, brother Joe Beam has
not been praying or his prayer doesn't get above the
top of his hat. How much more wisdom does he think he
possess than others who do not revel in Holyrollerism?
There were those in the first
century who had the supernatural gift of wisdom but I
seriously question that Joe demonstrates any degree of
supernatural anything.
I realize that some folks will not
believe me and they certainly will never bother to
check for themselves to see how much
neo-Pentecostalism prevails at the Jubilee. When one
retired PhD was told by a young preacher on some of
the things which I opposed and opposed, the die-hard
said, "I would have to hear that myself." Why waste
time with such wackos? Stubbornness is a convenient
weakness for those who refuse to see.
Above Article from Wayne Coats,
Plumbline
The
Biblical
and Pagan MARKS of Musical- Charismatic, New-
Wineskins worship. We should be very discerning when
worship INNOVATIONS seem like old PAGANISM.
This
has no personal target but provide some insight into
the clown in the secular and religious world.
The
evidence
should guard faithful churches from adopting NEW
REVELATIONS without testing the spirits.
Donnie Cruz reports on the
"worship" at Madison:
This is how the "MUSICAL"
WORSHIP went. It started out with four men
who were on the stage with the WORSHIP LEADER. They
all sang the medley (this time the male singers
overpowered the Praise Team for a change). The first
("traditional") service had the medley of the same
songs listed in the worship guide, and I wonder if
they were the same four men that performed this part
of the program. [Can someone verify this?] Anyway,
this PERFORMANCE received a big applause from
the contemporary folks. [Let the reader know
that the Madison body is fast becoming a clapping
group. It claps just about every time
there is anything that a non-church public gathering
would do --
if it is a joke told
in the sermon or if the WORSHIP LEADER motions
the crowd to clap after a song.]
There were three "praise"
songs that mentioned "dancing" [just imagine
how receptive the youth-oriented group
was/is to that thought]. (By the way, the list of
"praise" songs, narrow as their message is, needs to
be checked for accuracy in designating the page
number of the song or its source. It is a fact that
the individual does not have time to look for the
song in any book as it is the intent of the MUSIC
department for the people to look at the BIG WHITE
SCREEN for just about everything and to rely on
Keith's Praise Team for the music. This may be the
reason for but I did not find the following songs in
the "red notebook" as marked "*" beside: (a) We Will
Worship the Lamb of Glory, (b) I Love To Be In Your
Presence, (c) River Is Here. With the exception of
the Communion and contribution and outside of the
sermon and the activities following that, the "core"
MUSICAL WORSHIP lasted from 10:30 to 11:18am. It was
obvious that the musical performers were enjoying
themselves to the fullest.)
He exclaimed: WE MUST BE A SPIRIT-LED
CHURCH! (THE AUDIENCE APPLAUDED
[learned quickly, didn't it?]!) He concluded by
saying, go out there and exercise faith in love.
Paul's unique "worship" concept is
to give heed to or pay attention to Christ by
giving attendance to the Word. We worship whatever
we GIVE HEED TO and if it is the preacher's joke
or the "musicians" performance then they are
SIPHONING OFF worship due God: and the paying
audience loves to have it so.
However,
prophecies
are fulfilled right before your eye:
See the Laughing and RISING UP
TO play connection and the DOGS and BULLS who
danced and laughed around Jesus Christ.
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