Judah Flexing in the Shower
Posted on May 9th, 2007 by Reformed Pope into the The City Church categoryeleytheria, recently made this comment in regard to Judah Smith (I believe):
Oh, if only you guys know how famous you were up in Seattle too.
One Sunday when I went there a couple months ago he said that he didn't care what some stupid blog said about him, he already read his Bible too many times to be convinced otherwise than what he knows about God.
I found this interesting in light of Pastor Judah Smith's recent "Flex" message, which I just listened to.
His message was about 30 minutes long, and while I couldn't really tell you what the essence of his sermon was there were 2 things that I picked up:
1. Judah thinks of himself as more "holy" than your average Christian (Cadre leader specifically) and that he is "the man of God"…it's funny how he manages to make it sound like someone else is calling him these things, but its a story that Judah is making up…anyway you can check that out at the 24min and 30sec part of his Flex sermon. It's actually a rather funny story, he uses a great Texas/Military accent, I honestly laughed while listening to it…he's a great public speaker, give his sermons some substance (maybe a touch more humility as well) and I'd be a big fan.
2. That the term "Flex" means you need to be able to receive correction and advice from all types of people… I guess this is what the sermon was supposed to be about, although its hard to tell for sure since what he mostly talked about was himself…he brings this up shortly following the story referenced above and also at the 20min mark.
To sum up: The message didn't make a lot of sense to me and although it was mildly entertaining I found it to be a waste of my time. However, if "Flex" means to be able to receive a "word" from anyone at anytime…then Judah needs to get back in front of that mirror (listen to the sermon and you'll understand).
And now I have a question for all of Judah's friends:
DOES PASTOR JUDAH SMITH OF THE CITY CHURCH IN SEATTLE HAVE A BET WITH ONE OF HIS FRIENDS THAT HE WILL BE ABLE TO MENTION TAKING A SHOWER IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF HIS SERMONS?
Every sermon I've heard of his recently has some reference to Judah in the shower, or near the shower, or not taking a shower…the shower is always mentioned. It's odd.
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May 9th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
Maybe he’s just full of himself and thinks everyone else likes to hear about him in the shower.
May 9th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
Wait, so first he’s having more fun than us, and now he’s holier than us all and the man of God? Well, judging by the sheer quantity of “disciples” that young Mr. Smith has, for him to suggest anything less would be quite preposterous, wouldn’t it?
And now it appears that he’s moved on from just talking about his watch collection, sex life (which allegedly is above average) and followers to his time in the shower. What’s now, does he take better showers than the rest of the civilized world now too? Dang, I really gotta get me some of whatever Judah’s got.
May 9th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
oh, and by the way, that quote was from me. ;D
May 10th, 2007 at 7:00 am
This post-modern Christian concept of “anointing” and “holiness” really rubs me the wrong way. The result is a bunch of people comparing and judging each other like a bunch of Pharisees. As if by doing all these things, that they can earn the favor of God. One of the most important lessons I learned when God began to free me from this lifestyle was that I could never earn His love or favor because I already had it through the Cross. Christians always talk about how you can’t earn God’s love and forgiveness, but then they spend the rest of their lives trying to do just that! They condemn themselves to a Sysiphean effort of trying to prove themselves worthy of God’s favor, all the while comparing themselves to the guy next to them whose sin and failure rolled down the hill again. But then their world comes crashing down when their own boulder does the same. The worst part is the denial about how their efforts are futile, and then they convince others that pushing their sin up the hill is some form of piety. The goal is to reach the top, where God’s blessing resides. They forget that Christ carried the boulder for us and our days of rock pushing are over.
I’m reminded of Matthew 23, which was Jesus’ rant against those who tried to convince others to adopt such a lifestyle. He pretty much condemned them to Hell.
May 10th, 2007 at 7:27 am
I’m with you on this one. He has a lot of potential to be a great pastor. But he seems more intent on sounding and appearing cool, than on actually saying anything important.
And if he actually does make a point of mentioning “shower” in every sermon, than he’s funnier than I thought.
May 11th, 2007 at 9:04 am
Maybe Judah likes water sports.