“Hey God…Over Here”
Posted on March 9th, 2007 by Reformed Pope into the Comments From Others categorySome have wondered what the members of CBC were thinking during Frank's "Stop, stand, gap, hedge, tide" sermon from February 25th. Well, I happened to stumble across a comment on City Bible's website about that very message:
I did read your scripture references & found Isaiah, Ezekial & Jeremiah to be replete with such references, their prophetic message is so awesomely truly even here in 2007. Your message spoke to me on a personal & local & global level. Personal because the very next afternoon, my 30 yr. old, prodigal daughter got a drunk driving ticket at 3 p.m. in the afternoon. And it was prayer that kept the flood waters from drowning me; Jim & Bev Randolph, Sue Palmer, Pastor Larry. GOD bless them abundantly. Because HE lives all fear is gone… Globally because there is such a strong tide of sentiment against Israel and against Christians, against the Name above all names, because the political leaders are blind to what's going on. appeasement will not bring peace. Only prayer will overcome that enemy. On a local level we need prayer for the seamy side of Portland to be more regulated, the babylon attitude of those merchants who peddle alcohol, gambling & sex needs to be bridled - as well as the internet. For over two years the devil has been waging warfare against me that I should fail but I stand firm and have a few prayer warrior friends. We take turns standing in the gap and praying for a hedge of protection. Prayer is the real connection we have with GOD, it is our expression & appreciation of THE LORD, it is the building block or our relationship. It is standing in the gap as a protector & defender of the LORD'S WORD and carrying it to the people. Raising our hands in praise & worship is so GOD can more easily see us. Imagine, you are walking into a crowded room, looking for someone & you see that person. What do you do, you call out the name & wave your arms and say, over here, over here.
Posted By: Janet Turner
On: 3/8/2007 7:47:17 PM
I don't get how people can say that "standing in the gap" is working when it's obvious that what this girl needs is an AA meeting, and not more shouty prayers. It wouldn't surprise me if the cause of her drinking was her mother's zealous devotion to crazy church behavior!
I love how she included the internet as one of the evils that need to be curbed. Yet she posted her tirade on that exact "vice". Irony? Hypocrisy? Or just damn funny?
Hmmmnnn…It's definitely funny.
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March 9th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
Imagine being an Omniscient God and having to put up with “your people” constantly waving at you like you are some kind of idiot…I think i’d turn and run the other way.
March 9th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
I get frustrated by reading some of ya’ll posts. Not that I disagree with everything you all have to say. I don’t particularly have anything against city bible in portland or seattle… but I have had my fair share of mega-church frustrations.
I think that you all forget that the centrality of life is Jesus Christ and the Cross. And when we totally deny the supernatural power of God to transform a life (and not wholly relying on it, but supplementing it with counselling and re-hab), we deny the supernatural power of the cross to change us from the inside-out.
Even though Pastor Frank’s message is totally frustrating to some, yet to others it is truley ministry. The voice of God is as many waters… we all hear the same thing but get different perspectives, and God uses one message/passage/sermon/moment/conversation to speak to us right where we are.
I recognize to that citybusinesschurch.org is a parody site, but seriously, grow the hell up.
March 10th, 2007 at 7:19 am
Or perhaps it’s just enough truth, mixed with manipulation, greed and love of money, carnality, false doctrines, etc., to “tickle itching ears”
Turn your brain on - it’s in ’sleep mode’. Take off the rose colored glasses. Read James, Galatians, Jude, John 10, Matthew 23, until you figure out that Jesus and the apostles had their fair share of trouble from hirelings, religious people and false brothers/prophets/apostles. Boneheads like you stand in the way of discernment and dealing with falsehood (yeast).
Have a nice day.
‘Scrupe
March 10th, 2007 at 8:16 am
City Bible uses Christ to manipulate people out of their money. It doesn’t get more despicable than that. If pointing this out is immature, then I’m okay with that.
March 10th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
You’re finding things wrong with a corrupt church and its crazy pastor who misquotes the bible and takes it out of context to use it for talking about tithing, therefore decieving the people of the church. Oh and you’re feeling sorry for people that are sucked into a black hole of lies and deceit.
LOL YOURE SO IMMATURE LLOLOLOLAHAHAHA HAHAHHHAHAHAHAAAAAA