Homosexuality and perversion in the pulpit? Part I

We all probably wonder from time to time (whether we will publicly admit it or not) WHY does there seem to be such a surgence-or resurgence- of homosexuality and perversion in the pulpit today.

Well, allow me to shed some light on a very dark subject, one that many in the pulpit are afraid to address and talk about. But before I do get into the reasons as to why this seems to be happening in record numbers, let's look at the scriptures.  Of course, there are other references to homosexuality in the Bible...12 in all.  (Inbox me for the scriptures)  I will attempt to dissect one of the scriptures so we can gain further insight into exactly who the scriptures are referring to and what behaviors will exclude one from getting into the Kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10

 9  Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

10  Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Now, I will define every 'category' of sinners mentioned here in this scripture...for our edification.  I will use the Strong's Concordance definition and the dictionary definition so that we are all clear on things.

Effeminate (Greek word malakos:)

Strong's Concordance:  soft, soft to the touch; metaph. in a bad sense; effeminate;  of a catamite (a boy or youth who is in sexual relationship with a man); of a boy kept for homosexual relations with a man; of a male who submits his body to unnatural lewdness; of a male prostitute

Dictionary definition:  Having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner; marked by an unbecoming delicacy or overrefinement

(Sad to say, these little boys being molested and raped-if they are not healed and delivered from the spirits that were imparted unto them as a result of said molestation and rape, are in danger of not inheriting the Kingdom of God...)

Abusers of mankinds (Greek word arsenokoitēs:)

Strong's Concordance:  one who lies with a male as with a female, sodomite, homosexual

Dictionary/Practical definition: when a male engages in homosexual sexual activity, it is considered abuse of the man's body.  A male sex organ does not belong anywhere else but inside of a woman's sex organ.  (Excuse me for being graphic:  I have to break it down and make it plain)

(This clearly means a practicing homosexual...)

Fornicators (Greek word pornos:)

Strong's Concordance: a man who prostitutes his body to another's lust for hire; a male prostitute; a man who indulges in unlawful sexual intercourse

Dictionary definition:  a fornicator; those who engage in consensual sexual intercourse and who are not married to each other

(It is funny, but the Word clearly addresses that homosexuals, male prostitues-men who give their bodies to men - or women - for the purpose of gain whether that be housing, ministry favor & support, love and attention, etc. will not inherit the KOG!)

Idolatrous (Greek word eidōlolatrēs:)

Stong's Concordance:  a worshipper of false gods, a idolater;  used of any one even Christian, participant in any way in the worship of the heathen, esp. one who attends their sacrificial feasts and eats of the remains of offered victims; a covetous man as a worshipper of Mammon

Dictionary Definition: given to idolatry-the worship of a physical object as a god;  immoderate attachment or devotion to something

(Yes, we all know we shouldn't serve Buddha.  But we have made gods of people, of doctrines, of preachers/ministries, of everything BUT God.  According to the Word of God, idolatrous behavior can keep you out of the KOG...)

Adulterers (Greek word moichos:)

Strong's Concordance:  an adulterer; metaph. one who is faithless toward God, ungodly

Dictionary Definition:   a person who commits adultery; especially : a man who commits adultery- voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man and someone other than his wife or between a married woman and someone other than her husband

(Spiritual adultery is right in there with idolatry, goes hand in hand.  If you commit adultery, whether it be physical or spiritual, you will be denied access to the KOG)

Thieves (Greek word kleptēs:)

Strong's Concordance:  an embezzler, pilferer, or one who steals, especially in small quantities; the name is transferred to false teachers, who do not care to instruct men, but abuse their confidence for their own gain

Dictionary Defiinition:   one that steals especially stealthily or secretly; also : one who commits theft or larceny

(People who steal -whether it be money, supplies, internet access, copier paper, retirement funds, prophecy offering lines, gimmicks that say sow into my minsitry and send all kinds of gadgets and what not, vows, telethons, etc...the Word of God calls them thieves.  Now, listen.  I am not saying it is thievery to tithe and give offerings.  It is only thievery when you have these ministries that promise if you give them money, your healing's coming, your deliverance, your minsitry, or that send you junk in the mail in exchange for your money...when they try to sell the blessings of God to you-as if you could buy a blessing!-then THAT is a thief!  And they do it on the slick!  Secretly!  Not as a robber, who will outright in broad daylight by gunpoint demand ur purse, ur paycheck, etc!  Don't be deceived-these cats will not inherit the KOG!)

Covetous (Greek word pleonektēs:)

Strong's:  one eager to have more, esp. what belongs to others; greedy of gain, covetous

Dictionary:  marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions; having a craving for possession

(Man!  How many of the ppl in church want more?  Just go to service next Sunday and listen, listen to the praise and worship leader.  Listen to the pastor, everyone who grabs the mike is always talking about getting more STUFF! Wanting more stuff.  And I hear ppl saying there is nothing wrong with wanting more than what we have, when the Word clearly states if you have clothes and food to be content!  It is the covetous who fall for thieves, cuz they are the main ones in the offering lines giving up their rent money, the medication money, their child support, their lite bill money because they covet that big name preacher's house, car, church bldg., his bling, his swag, whatever you want to call it. The Word says if you a little too hooked on wanting stuff then you won't be getting into the KOG)

Drunkards (Greek word methysos:)

Strong's:  drunken, intoxicated

Dictionary:  one who is habitually drunk

(Now we get on the whino in the bar, but we give checks to those who can't stay off the heroin!  Let me tell you something:  drunkards also covers the drug addicted as well!  To be drunk means to be intoxicated, inebriated...to be in a state of mental confusion, to be exhilrated, to confuse.  Depending upon which drug you are talking about, there are drugs out there that do all of that...and more!  So guess what?  If you getting high, even if by the chronic, you won't be making it into the Kingdom...sorry!)

Revilers (Greek word loidoros:)

Strong's:   railers, revilers

Dictionary:  those who use abusive language, basically, one who curses people out

(Ok.  Revilers...well, revilers are not partygoers like we were taught in the holiness church.  I can understand why they told us this:  it is at these parties where most people are prone to get drunk, high, sexed up, turned out, stolen from...just about anything!  Revilers are people who curse people out or use very abrasive, harsh language!  Hmmm. 'Well, I am saved, but I still have slip of the tongue every now and then...'  If you do, no Kingdom for you!)

Extortioners (Greek word harpax:)

Strong's:  rapacious (greedy, given to seizing your property), ravenous; robbers

Dictionary:  those who practice extorting, especially money or other property; extort: to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring; also : to gain especially by ingenuity or compelling argument

(The opposite of extortioners are thieves...extortioners will come out and just rob you, in your face.  They will tell you they are taking your money, your man, your woman, your ministry, etc...and then DO IT!  Most of the time, those who extort are those who are in authority over you and feel they can take your stuff...and there ain't a thing you can do about it!  A Board of Trustees can practice extortion by wrestling a church out of the hands of the pastor.  When the preacher steals a wife from a member.  When leadership demands you pay dues, tithes, offerings, etc or they will kick you out of their fellowship, membership, organization, etc.  These are all forms of extortion...and guess what?  You got it!).

Now that I have went into explaining the various sins mentioned in this scripture, I will attempt to answer the question I opened up with:  why am I taking this route?  Well, it is funny when you go into an exhaustive study of the scriptures; God will begin to show you things you didn't see before, things you thought you knew but God turns around and gives you another revelation on things!  I LOVE GOD for that!

Also, I don't want homosexuals to feel I am singling them out of hate or repudiation.  If the scriptures speak on it, I have to address it.  It's that simple.  I walk in love not because I share what people want to hear:  I love you when I tell the truth, as the scriptures says.

Part II will be coming up shortly!

****Now bear with me.  I know this is taking a long time for me to get to the point(s).  I have to define these issues and go this way, so be a little patient with me*****

You Better Judge Those Around You...

I was talking to God this morning about something that was on my heart.  I asked Him, "Lord, is it wrong to keep a close eye on folks close to you?"  We hear people say ALL the time 'judge not that ye be not judged' and often accuse those who scrutinize others-especially those around them-as critical and judgmental.

See, if I'm in error or if there is something in me that may keep me out of the presence of God, I have no qualms about bringing something before God to get clarity and instruction, understanding, on that thing.  My PRACTICE of judging those near and those far was one of those things I laid on the 'altar,' if you will.

Do you know what the Spirit of God put in my spirit?

You would be surprised.

The Spirit of God told me that I BETTER judge those around me!!!!

In this day and time where people have all types of belief systems about how to treat and interact with unsaved folks, believers-I believe-have been duped by the enemy into trusting people, being in relationship with people and allowing people WHO ARE NOT SAVED to get TOO CLOSE to them!

"But, Wenona.  Who are you to judge if someone is saved or not?"

I am a wise, obedient servant of the Living God, following HIS instructions.  And walking in WISDOM.

God took me to those places  in my own life where I had trusted THE WRONG PEOPLE.  I allowed them access to me, many times blindly believing they were saved, sent from God.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING...

I know you have heard it before, but it bears repeating.  Because I think people forget...

EVERYBODY WHO IS CLAIMING SALVATION IS NOT SAVED!!!!

Everybody who steps foot in a church building is NOT saved!

Heck, everybody who doesn't believe in going to church services is NOT saved!

OH, LORD!  I know I'm going to get blocked now!

But its true.  The Word says everybody who says Lord, Lord will NOT enter into the Kingdom of God.

And the fact of the matter is we are living IN THE LAST DAYS.  The imposters, the fakes, the phonies, the wolves in sheeps' clothing, the hirelings, the goats, the tares are manifesting more and more.

So that's how I can say-unabashedly and unashamedly-that you BETTER judge those around you!

WHY?

FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY!!!!!

That's right.

When someone has committed a crime, is arrested and stands before a judge-AND A JURY-what is the reason behind that?

Because this person has committed a crime and is a danger to society and the general public. (If they are guilty...)

What the enemy has done is made believers so passive, so not on their guards, and has robbed the majority of folks from practicing sound discernment that believers are now calling wrong right and right wrong.  And are trusting THE WRONG PEOPLE in their lives.

It is done out of the guise of being 'a witness' to those in darkness.

But the Word of God is clear.  We are to CRY ALOUD and SPARE NOT.  We are to WEEP BETWEEN THE PORCH and the ALTAR.

Not..."live a life as a witness before them....'

Yes, good works should follow believers, but understand, your living a good life in and of itself will NOT draw people to Christ.

What draws people to Christ?

NO MAN CAN COME TO REPENTANCE EXCEPT THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD DRAWS HIM!!!!

Our going around smiling all the time, biting our tongues when we should be crying aloud and sparing not about sin and wickedness WILL DO NOTHING to draw those close to us to Christ.  As a matter of fact, that kind of easy believism and passive mindset actually ENABLES them to continue in a life of sin.

And when a people are allowed unchallenged to live a sin of iniquity, no Word nowhere around them to judge the sin in their life, they grow hard towards the things of God.  They forget that there is a GOD who demands holiness.  Does He love them?  YES.

But if loving folks (which is not real love if its not based in truth), performing miracles and being all sweet and kind was all it took to bring folks in then Jesus would have walked this earth and God would not have sent His Word thousands of years before.  And EVERYTHING Jesus Christ of Nazareth did was backed up on and supported BY the Word of God.

Now, I got one more hard hitter for you.  And this one is gonna knock the ball out of the park.

EVERYONE THAT IS BORN IS NOT GOING TO BE SAVED!!!  

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE BORN FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF FULFILLING THE WILL OF THEIR FATHER, THE DEVIL!!!!

Whew!  Told ya...!

What?  How can that be true?

This is another reason you GOTTA judge those around you, whether they are your drug dealing buddies, your girls, your church group, your hairdresser, even your mama and your daddy!

The cold, hard fact is that everyone who was borne of a woman is BORN IN SIN and SHAPEN IN INIQUITY.

That means they have the propensity to fulfill the purpose of lucifer.  Look at Judas.  Look at Pharoah.  Born for a specific purpose...

To (attempt to) thwart the plans of GOD!

I can attest to the fact that there were people who were sent into my life-some of these people had on collars, some of them were in church, claiming salvation-who were sent BY THE DEVIL to attempt to stop the plan of God from manifesting in my life.

The fact of the matter is that if you are truly saved, the enemy has you as a target.  For evil.

And HOW is evil manifested in this earthly realm?  THROUGH PEOPLE!

Just as good is manifested in the physical realm through the actions of others, so is evil.

Murder, rape, robbery, deception, debauchery, perversion ALL take place through the hands of a person.  The enemy CANNOT operate unless he has a vessel to operate through.

So why we're busy trying to save some folks who were not ordained for salvation, the enemy's schemes and plots continuously manifest in lives of well-meaning, but naive, believers who are not walking in wisdom.

It is just plain old WISDOM to judge folks, the closer they are, the more they HAVE to be scrutinized.

The Word says our enemies will be those of our own household.  Family against family even.  NO ONE can be blindly trusted today.

Because the enemy can and does use those closest to us to attempt to do us harm!

I mean, come on!  Some saved folks get used by the enemy, those who walk in the flesh and not the spirit of God!

And so if folks around us are NOT saved, can you imagine even HOW MUCH MORE the enemy CAN and DOES use them against us???????

OPEN YOUR EYES.

They belong to the enemy.

I remember in particular God telling me that my ex husband-with his tongue-talking, laying-hands-on-folks, dancing-around-the-church self-was born solely for the purpose of destroying me.  That sounds a bit harsh, cold...I know.  But I know what I heard.  And I know it was God who said it.  I had asked God if I should stay with my husband, fight for my marriage, or allow him to go.  God told me specifically why Scott (not his real name) was sent into my life.  So the answer was NO.

I can hear you now..."but what about the saved wife being able to save the unbelieving husband?"

God won't contradict His word.  He also said in the Word, 'live peaceably with all men,' and 'if the unbelieving party wants to depart, let him.'  So with the revelation God gave me about my ex, there was also scripture to back it up.

We as believers must come to the realization that there are some people who have been born into the earth realm that will NEVER get saved.  They may preach.  They may prophesy.  They may attend a church-faithfully-and go through all the rites of passage to be approved of by man.  They may sing like a mockingbird.  Those are the hardest to detect...the wolves in sheeps' clothing.  The ones who 'claim' salvation, but underneath all the facade are ravenous wolves, waiting to devour you!

YOU BETTER JUDGE THOSE AROUND YOU.

Ask God to show you who's who in your life.  And if God says to leave them, YOU BETTER.  Its wisdom.  And its for your OWN safety.

And You Thought It Was The Presence Of God???!!!

Many go to church, seeking 'the presence of God.'  We who have been in organized church for awhile all have heard of it.

"The Presence of God" is supposed to mean the tangible sensing that God is near us.  Something that is discernible only by a sensation upon one of our five senses.  Many claim it is 'by the spirit,' but if you take a minute to discern 'what spirit' it is, then you will realize that maybe, just maybe, it is NOT the Spirit of God that is present in most churches!

"How can you say that?"

Well, most importantly, I can say that the Spirit of GOD is not there because of the FRUIT that is growing in the churches.

You will know them by THEIR FRUIT...

The fact of the matter is what we see on a widescale basis today in the organized church  is NOT fruit, NOT wheat, but tares.

Tares that have been sown by demons!

Demons are infesting the church because of many reasons.  One, NO ONE IS REALLY DOING REAL DELIVERANCE IN THESE CHURCHES.  I don't care what you see going on in your services, at your altars, no matter what type of 'spirit' you feel being released in the building.  It is NOT the HOLY Spirit.  How do I know this?  Because afterwards the people AND THE LEADERSHIP will bear fruits meet for REPENTANCE.  They will turn away from their sin, be remorseful for their sin and never look back.

This is NOT happening at the altars of Baal.  The following is a picture of the god Baal:

Yes, I called them ALTARS OF BAAL!

Baal is the fertility god of crops, fruit and cattle.  FERTILITY god.  Having babies.  Getting married.  Increasing in money, goods, houses, cars, lands.  Getting pregnant. THAT's what Baal offered its worshippers in the Bible.  

WHAT is being prophesied and sought after MOST in the churches today?

HOUSES, REAL ESTATE, MARRIAGES, BABIES, INCREASE, PROSPERITY....

Baal was worshipped by sacrifices of the first born, as well in music and dance!  In the churches today, music ministry is BIG BUSINESS.  Anybody opening up a ministry today knows that if you want to attract big crowds, you have to have a powerful music ministry.

And now we have this liturgical dancing in the church.  Not to mention the 'dancing in the spirit' that is popular in the pentecostal churches for years.

No one stopped to think that all this emphasis on music and dancing and the DE-EMPHASIS and LACK OF FOCUS on the Word of God has been nothing more than a ploy by the spirit of Baal that has crept in the churches...mocking the Spirit of God.  And folks who don't know the Word eat it up...Sunday after Sunday.

And wonder why they are MORE bound and oppressed by demons 20 years into their so-called salvations than they were when they first 'got saved?'

So if the god of the institutionalized church is demonic, what do you think the fruit of whatever goes on in these houses of worship will be?

DEMONIC!

THIS is why people can't get healed, delivered or saved in these churches.  They are worshipping and praying to a false god!

Have any of you ever had a roach problem?  Roach infestation is one of the most humiliating, debilitating experiences one can go through.  How about beg bug infestations?  OH, that's even worse!

The nights of no sleep, being bit by bed bugs at your most vulnerable moments, when you are asleep?

How about putting down a cup of coffee and then when you pick it back up to drink it, there's a roach floating in your cup?????  YUCKKKK!!!!!

Well, there are many, MANY people who are living in the these spiritual houses that are INFESTED with DEMONS.  They go back time after time again, to be tormented, humiliated, embarrassed, exploited, and victimized by these spiritual rodents.

Many of you who have had to deal with infestation know that a lot of times the only way to deal with infestation is to MOVE!

I have had to deal with both....and I will tell you.  The ONLY relief I found from dealing with roach and bed bug infestation was to MOVE out of the houses that were infested!  Yes, I spent all kinds of money trying to get rid of the pesky boogers.  I fought bravely and valiantly the good fight to get rid of them.  But they won, time and time again.  It would seem that they would go away...but it was just for a season.

Then they would return...with a VENGEANCE!

This is the decision that most of you who are reading this will have to make.  You think if you stay at your church, that your prayers will somehow get rid of the infestation.  When you fail to realize the longer you stay, the more ground and territory they gain IN and OVER YOU.

The only hope you have to is to GET OUT!  MOVE!  Don't look back.  Leave the stuff you gained there because that stuff is infested, too.  Start over from scratch.

If you step out on faith, I PROMISE...God will order your steps and will lead you by HIS SPIRIT!!!!!

God Bless you!

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Why Do You Worship Your Leaders, Part 2

In my last article, I presented the 'cases,' if you will, of preachers who battled their demons.  Some won, some are winning, and some have lost their battles.

This type of thing is not talked about in what is known as the church, and that is a dangerous thing.  The very secretiveness surrounding the maladies preachers suffer with in their secret, personal lives leaves open a wide gateway into these people for the enemy to operate, infiltrate and conquer.

Many look at this and say it is disrespectful or gossipy.  When we who claim to be 'in ministry' or 'called into the ministry' need to examine this phenomena...and see what can be done so that the enemy does not take more lives.

It should not be that in the day and time we live in that preachers who we see everyday-whether that be on TV, the Internet or in person-should NOT suffer in silence with mental illness.  The shame is NOT in having the mental illness.  The shame is in NOT getting help.

First, let's get the stigma out of the way attached to mental illness.

We tend to think that if someone is diagnosed with a mental illness, then it can only be 'prayed through.'  Shouted out.  Danced out.  Prophesied out.  Slain in the Spirit...and POOF!  Bye bye demons!

This is just what the enemy WANTS you to believe.

Many of the (prayer and Deliverance) practices done in churches today are INEFFECTIVE.  This is why preachers can preach...and be totally oppressed maybe even possessed by demons.  The devil knows how to preach, too!  Religious demons masquerading as angels of lights, performing miracles, speaking in tongues, prophesying, laying hands on folks and causing them to be 'slain in the spirit' are fooling MANY in the I.C. today.  TRUE deliverance is NOT taking place at these altars, but merely the transferance of evil spirits.

I do believe this is how mental illness is spreading so rapidly-much like HIV is in the black community-in the I.C.

In all the cases that I have presented, the ones that survived are the ones that sought help-and who were HONEST about their struggle.  Period.  They didn't hide behind a title or a position or some perceived authority.  They recognized that they had some things going on inside of them and had to BE ACCOUNTABLE and SEEK HELP.  As uncomfortable as it may have been, these popular, highly sought after preachers had to submit themselves WHOLLY to the therapy and scrutiny of another.  They didn't just 'pray it away.'  They submitted to EFFECTIVE help and was (or IS) being delivered from their demons.  They admitted to having demons.  But not only that, they did (and are doing) whatever it takes to walk in deliverance day by day.

If a leader is delivered-or at the very least-seeking deliverance, then that leader should NOT be submitted to.  Many believe that once a person is anointed, that they are always anointed.  And that therefore justifies one or more congregations submitting to their authority because of 'the anointing.'

I want to present to you that satan himself was anointed.  The Word says he was 'the anointed cherub.'  Having 'an anointing' does not mean one is right with God, neither does it somehow pre-qualify those in leadership to be submitted to, even when they are in sin or error.  Paul said to follow me as I follow Christ.  Many leaders-sad to say-are NOT following Christ, but their own lustful plans, desires and agendas.  Once a leader strays from the will and plan of God, and won't seek help or deliverance, then that nullifies any covenantal relationship between a 'pastor' and 'the sheep.'

The leaders in this series who perished in their struggles with demonic oppression were the ones who either attempted to hide behind their religion, their ministry, their public persona and image or who simply gave up the fight and gave in to becoming a walking habitation of demons.

Or they didn't submit themselves to TRUE, AUTHENTIC deliverance ministry!

The fact of the matter is as long as there are people who are afraid to admit they have demons they struggle with-or even go as far as to deny that demonic activity going on in their lives...or don't recognize it as demonic, then YES, in the FUTURE...Past, Present AND FUTURE...we will continue to see leaders who are demonically oppressed or possessed.  It is controversial, but it is true.  Some will die, and others will live, solely for the purpose of spreading their demons to unsuspecting congregations and followers who failed to try the spirits and ultimately to LEAVE the I.C.

If you are a leader and you are struggling with your demons (and only YOU and God knows what they are), don't suffer in silence.  Don't stay disheartened, resigned to live with your demons for another day.  DELIVERANCE IS AVAILABLE TO YOU!

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Why Do You Worship Your Leaders?, Part 1

When it comes to mental illness and the church, no one really talks about the reality of mental illness within the church.  Just like sex, drugs, and other maladies that are realities in the church, mental illness is a taboo topic.  Especially within the pentecostal and charismatic ranks, it is commonly taught and believed that if you are believed to be 'saved, sanctified and Holy Ghost filled,' that you cannot and will not suffer from mental illness.  That you will not have breakdowns.

And nothing could be further from the truth.

I have often wondered why leaders in the I.C. would stay away from teaching the people about mental illness.  They treat it like it's not there.  They may dabble with preaching on depression, but depression is only a symptom of much deeper issues.

Then it began to occur to me that the reason why leaders stayed away from this topic was possibly because they are dealing with the exact same thing-mental illness-as the flock, and therefore, didn't feel comfortable teaching on it...because they were in need of deliverance themselves.

If you research, you will be amazed at the number of denominational and church leaders and preachers who, in fact, suffered from some sort of mental illness themselves...and, for some, it even cost their lives.

Aimee Semple McPherson

'Sister Aimee' was a very famous evangelist who founded the Foursquare Church, opened the Angelus Temple in 1923 and is singlehandedly responsible for being one of the first people to 'spread the gospel' across the airwaves via the radio, suffered a mental breakdown in 1930.  She later died in 1944 from an accidental overdose of prescription barbituates.

A. A. Allen

Asa A. Allen was a healing and faith pentecostal evangelist that traveled across the country running healing lines and having very exuberant church services.  Allen, who started out in the Assemblies of God denomination, opened a TV ministry that continued to grow up until his death in 1971 from liver failure due to acute alcoholism.  Allen had been an alcoholic for  years and fellow preachers often stated that they had to cover for Allen because sometimes he was too drunk to minister.

C. H. Mason

COGIC founder Charles Harrison Mason founded the denomination in 1897.  COGIC, the 4th largest denomination and claiming millions of followers today, was one of the many (pentecostal) denominations that sprung out of the Azusa Street 'revival' in 1906.  It has been reported that Mason suffered from some sort of mental illness; one instance, he was said to be walking the streets of Tennessee naked, preaching to the air.  In an audio clip here (fast forward to 2:37), you can hear Mason 'preach.' In listening to this clip, one has to wonder if it was the Holy Ghost moving on him to speak, or was it 'another spirit.' Mason died of natural causes in 1961 at the age of 95.

Zachary Tims

Many of us know of Zachary Tims.  He was a regular host of the 'Praise The Lord' program and founded New Destiny Christian Center in 1996.  He battled drug addiction and had claimed he was delivered from drugs.  But on August 12 of last year, Tims was found dead in a hotel room with an envelope containing cocaine.  Tims' autopsy results have been sealed by request of his mother from the general public.  Listen here (fast forward to 9:19) as Tims almost prophesies his own death a little over a month before he died.

Barry Keldie

Barry Keldie was the pastor of Providence Church (with ties to the Acts 29 Network and the Southern Baptist Convention) in 2005 in Frisco, TX.  To many, he seemed like a happy, well-adjusted father, pastor, husband, and friend.  But he battled chronic insomnia, that led to an addiction to sleeping pills during his pastorate.  At 31 years of age in 2010, Keldie accidentally overdosed on Tylenol PM.

Paul Morton

Having to his credit the Full Gospel Baptist Fellowship, Morton oversees thousands of full gospel churches nationwide.  He is also the founder of two churches, one based in New Orleans, the other in Atlanta.  Paul Morton is very popular among the pentecostal and charismatic ranks, often asked to preach (and sing) at many conferences.  Yet, at the height of his ministerial career, Morton describes in his book 'Why Kingdoms Fall' his mental breakdown.  Click here (fast forward to 3:57) to hear him testify about his mental breakdown. Morton is still the Presiding Prelate of the Full Gospel Baptist Fellowship today and claims to have been 'delivered' from bipolar disorder.  In his book, Morton claims he sought medical help. He credits prayer, love and support and supernatural healing for his deliverance.

George Bloomer

George Bloomer is known in the church world as an expert on demons and deliverance.  He is the founder and pastor of Bethel Family Worship Center in Durham, NC.  He is also a very popular preacher in christendom, much sought after and highly recommended by those who advocate and believe in deliverance.  Bloomer testifies about his life pre-salvation, which included drug addiction.  Bloomer claims he suffered a mental breakdown and became addicted to Prozac, all while preaching across the nation.  Click here (fast forward to 7:34) to see Bloomer ask the question 'if a preacher can be crazy?'  Click here for Bloomer's full testimony on his addiction to the prescription drug Prozac (fast forward to 20 minutes into recording).

Juanita Bynum

Juanita Bynum is a household name.  There is no one who doesn't know what she has done in the church world.  She first came on the scene when she preached at TD Jakes' conference for women 'Woman, Thou Art Loosed' in 1997 a sermon series called 'No More Sheets,' chronicling her struggle with sexual purity.  In that series, she briefly talked about her struggles with mental illness.  But her 'spiritual mother,' Apostle Veter Nichols, goes into detail about Bynums' struggles in her book, 'Birthing of A Prophet.'  Nichols tells of Bynum having a nervous breakdown, her numerous suicide attempts due to relationship troubles and breakups, her struggles with anorexia nervosa and schizophrenia-all while 'in ministry.'  When Bynum and her ex-husband Thomas Weeks got in a physical altercation on August 21, 2007, Bynum confessed that she had to seek therapy.

Sam Kinison

Samuel B. Kinison is known to the world as the loud, brass comedian who became infamous for his 'in-your-face' style, controversial topics and how could you forget 'the scream?' What most don't realize is that before becoming a famous comedian, Kinison was a pentecostal preacher out of an unknown pentecostal denomination.  He was known for his 'fire and brimstone' type of preaching. Click here to hear a sample of his preaching.  His 'act' changed drastically when he left the church.  I won't post clips from his comedy act in that most of his comedy  was raunchy and replete with cursing...and may seem extremely blasphemous to most.  What I hear is was someone who didnt seek healing and deliverance after leaving the I.C.  After leaving the ministry and the I.C., unfortunately, Kinison did not maintain or seek a relationship with God and, as a result- even though he enjoyed much success as an actor and a much-sought-after comedian-he battled depression and drug addiction pretty much until his untimely death in 1992.

I have highlighted these who were and some still are active in ministry to bring up some points about how real mental illness is in the ministry.  It is not talked about, and it should be.

Stay tuned to part 2...

The Danger of Impartation Services

I have been saying for a minute that these ministries that are so interested in 'picking up the mantles' of (famous) or deceased individuals in the Bible are operating from a demonic and errant place.

I want to make one point perfectly clear:

WE ARE NOT TO SEEK AFTER THE 'ANOINTING' OR MANTLE OF DECEASED PEOPLE.  THERE IS NO SUCH THING!!!

You know I was just meditating on the word 'mantle' today.  And the Lord led me to see that a mantle is nothing more than a coat.  A piece of cloth/clothing used to cover the body.

I have heard ppl today use the word mantle and make it to have some deep spiritual meaning.  Some would say that a mantle is a spiritual thing, the mantle is the 'anointing' of someone who we respected in the past-but who are now dead and gone.  And we covet their anointing.

We get this belief system from the story of the prophets  Elijah and Elisha.  More in particular, 1 Kings 19, when the prophet  Elijah has his encounter with the Lord while he is hiding out from Jezebel.  After he gets the Word of the Lord, he goes to Elisha and hit him with his coat-as if to anoint him-as he goes about the mission to bring down Jezebel.

Later on, in 2 Kings 2, this is when Elijah and Elisha are DIVINELY separated....by the HOLY GHOST.  Verse 1 says the Lord was taking Elijah up to heaven.  Not that he was gonna die.  Three times, Elijah tried to prepare Elisha for his departure.  First, he tells him, 'Im going to Bethel.'  Then to Jericho.  Then to Jordan.  All three times, Elisha wasn't having it.  He responded, "As the LORD lives and as you live, I won’t leave you."

On the 3rd time, Elijah took off his mantle/his coat, and smote the Jordan.  It parted and the both of them crossed over.  Elijah asked Elisha 'What do you want me to do for you?'  Elisha coveted after the ONLY anointing he had ever known or see...or beheld...which was that of Elijah's!  So, of course, he wanted it.

Elijah told him 'This is a hard thing.  But if you see me when Im taken, then you got it. 

If you dont see it, you cant....'

Elijah was trying to build Elisha's FAITH.

I want you all to see this:  in this realm, dispensation of the world, the Holy Ghost WAS NOT GIVEN!  The only power ppl in the OT ppl witnessed was thru the hands of other ppl.  Chosen vessels God set apart to dispense that power and glory in this earth realm.  But b/c the Holy Ghost was not yet poured out on the earth, b/c we were yet in our sins, because only a select few vessels were usuable in the hands of God....AND since the WORD OF THE LORD was Precious and RARE in those days...then YES, they practically WORSHIPPED man.  This is why Elijah, Moses and other prophets had to be taken away after a few years.  Because it was (and is) the nature of man to worship flesh.  And if flesh is all they see and behold, man will worship....FLESH.

So we know the story, how it ends.  Elijah is taken up in chariot of fire and Elisha wallks in 'Elijah's' anointing,' which in essence really ISN'T his...but GOD'S!!!

Moses had to be supernaturally taken away, too. Hmmm...

BUT...

WE ARE NOW IN A DIFFERENT DISPENSATION!  THE HOLY GHOST HAS BEEN POURED OUT!

We no longer have to covet the anointing-or the mantle-of another!  NO MATTER HOW POWERFUL THEY ARE!!!!!!!

B/c no matter HOW powerful they are, WE MUST REMEMBER THAT POWER BELONGS TO GOD!!!!!  AND NOT MAN!!!!!  THE VERY POWER THEY POSSESS CAME FROM THE LORD!!!!!

IN THIS DISPENSATION, WE NOW EACH HAVE OUR OWN, SPECIAL, UNIQUE MANTLES!

We dont  need to wait til someone dies and then go off into the spirit somewhere, to call upon the mantle of Roberts, Kuhlman, Allen, McPherson or any of the other greats of the past to do the will of God for TODAY!!!!

THANK GOD FOR THOSE VESSELS!  BUT THEY POSSESSED AN ANOINTING THAT THEY NEEDED, FOR THEIR TIME, THEIR DISPENSATION!

BUT WE REQUIRE A GREATER ANOINTING, A GREATER GLORY!  A GREATER POWER!!!

We must NOT venture off into idolatry and witchcraft by calling on the mantles and spirits of dead men and women of God.  THIS IS NOT pleasing to God....not at all!

There IS NO power in the so-called mantles of the past.  

There is ONLY power in the anointing that destroys EVERY yoke!  And that anointing-unlike evil spirits-are NOT transferable!  I know-the most popular of preachers have taught this, but that is error and deception.

The ANOINTING comes STRAIGHT from GOD HIMSELF!  SEEK GOD FOR THE ANOINTING....PRESS IN FOR HIS ANOINTING AND POWER!!!!!

Seek that from NONE other!

The reason why it is so important to me that you all understand this is b/c that today a mantle is something entirely different than what it was in the OT.  In the OT, the mantle, or the addereth, the prophet's garment, glory, simply put, a cloak.    But in the NT, the word 'mantle' is NOT found.  I wonder why?

A cloak is an outer garment.  More specifically, A loose outer garment, such as a cape. Something that covers or conceals.

We have ALL heard it said, 'The OT is the NT concealed and the NT is the OT REVEALED...'

Well, the reason why the prophets in the OT had to go around wearing cloaks is b/c the whole spirit of prophecy HAD to be concealed!  For the Holy Ghost had not yet been released in the earth and JESUS CHRIST had yet to come!  So it all had to stay a mystery!

But in the NT, there was no longer any need to conceal, only to REVEAL!

GLORY!

So the equivalent word for mantle in the NT would be garment.

But I must share with you that cloaks were NO LONGER NEEDED after Jesus was revealed and manifested n this realm!

(When Jesus Christ of Nazareth was crucified, was not the veil ripped from the top to the bottom?)

After the birth of the early church, cloaks only became important to those who were workers of witchcraft....and the religious!

Religious people place over-importance on outer garments.  This is why after the apostles were martyred, and the fake church was instituted, they started putting extravagant outer garments, cloaks and robes on the leaders-clerical costumes is what the catholic church calls them...that was supposed to give them the appearance of importance, pre-eminence, power and authority!

They could only imitate and emulate the power that THEY were aware of and knew about.

I want you to take a good look at the picture I posted to this note:  it is a robe that a witch or a warlock would wear.

I am sure in many a satanic cult or witches coven, they STILL have these rites of passages like the one that occurred between Elijah and Elisha.  'What?'  I can hear many of you say right now...

'How could u say that? That was Elijah and Elisha!  Are you saying the exchange of power that occurred between those two was demonic?'

NO...

What I AM saying is that it was necessary ....FOR THEN.  But NOW?

NO!  It is not necessary!

We can go STRAIGHT TO GOD OURSELVES and HE CAN ENDUE US WITH POWER FROM ON HIGH...not merely from some garment!  And THAT exchange WE KNOW will be a godly one.  A pure one.  A holy one.  AN ordained one!

And let's take away some of the myticism and mystery out of the whole term 'impartation.'  Religious people have coined this term, twisted it even, so it means more than it actually is.

In other words, when you see a flyer or a Facebook ad that advertises an 'impartation service,' it is automatically assumed and revered as some holy, divine thing that is supposed to take place.  A holy exchange, so to speak, where some prophet, some apostle, some bishop, is anticipated to 'impart' some special anointing to another.

All it means when one 'imparts' unto another is they are giving or sharing with another.  Period.  We have taken Romans 1:11 TOTALLY out of context:

Romans 1:11
"For I long to see you, that I may impart some spiritual gift unto you, to the end ye may be established."

All that Paul was saying to the Romans here is that he wished to share spiritual truths with them when they meet again.  Just read on:

The above was in KJ English.  The next 3 verses I decided to share with you in Common English.

"What I mean is that we can mutually encourage each other while I am with you.  We can be encouraged by the faithfulness we find in each other, both your faithfulness and mine.  I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that I planned to visit you many times, although I have been prevented from coming until now.  I want to harvest some fruit among you,  just as I have done among the other Gentiles.  I have a responsibility both to Greeks and to those who don't speak Greek, both to the wise and to the foolish."

So all that took place in the ONLY impartation service in ministry I can find in scriptures (excluding the day of Pentecost) was a fellowship between brothers and sisters where spiritual truths were shared, not in an air of hierarchial, 'receive-from-me-I'm-better-than-you' mentality that many of today's so called impartation services put on.

Even though Paul had penned half the NT, and had received many revelations from God, so much so that God had to humble him by allowing a thorn in the flesh, he STILL addressed the Roman church and every other church as a brother or sister.  He NEVER claimed to have 'the anointing' or 'the mantle.'  He never proported himself to be the standard, the spiritual pitcher where others were to be poured into.  When Paul spoke of pouring into folks, it was from a sense of HIS dying, HIS decreasing, so that others may receive truth.

Once you realize this, you will NOT fall for these fake impartation services that eminate from a place of superiority...all in the guise of imparting truths unto you.

Remember, the devil is a master imitator.  Whatever God does, he wants to do.  You better believe, if he could imitate impartation services, he could....and does.  I PROMISE you...at many sacrifices and satanic rituals, there are demonic 'impartation services' too.  They are ppl that pull on the 'mantles' of ppl like Anton Lavey, the founder of Satanism, who passed in the late 90s.  Or Jim Jones.  Or even Hitler.

Yes, there are evil ppl that COVET power....and they DO NOT CARE WHERE OR WHO is the source of that power!

This is why we have to be SO VERY CAREFUL of the (spiritual) experiences that we embrace!  Teachings and doctrines that we wholeheartedly accept, w/o balancing that thing in the spirit or against the integrity of the SCRIPTURES...we are OPEN PLAYING FIELD FOR DEMONIC activity...in our lives, in our homes, and in our churches!

So before you start praying for mantles....ask God to open your understanding and not to be deceived or duped by religion.

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I cited Sid Roth, the host of 'Its Supernatural,' as being a dangerous ministry to follow.  I remember watching one episode where Sid interviewed this guy who said he dreamed of a field of mantles, and believed that the Lord told him that these 'mantles' need to be picked up by those in this generation, in the guise to 'continue where they left off,' ministerially speaking.

This is a FALSE teaching!

These leaders in the church have tapped into the demonic and think they are operating and hearing from the Spirit of God (and teaching others to do so).

This is nothing more than spiritual/religious necromancy.

They are NOT hearing from God-as Pam states in the video-but from the enemy.

If you hear someone teach this FALSE doctrine, RUN!!!!!!!

If you believe you have picked up the anointing or mantle of a deceased person for whatever reason, just repent and renounce that decision.

The Trap of Loneliness

We have all been there.

Lonely.

At a place where we are alone.  Circumstances in life has made it so where you are in a lonely place.  Loneliness can happen whether you are by yourself or in a room full of people.

If you are a part of a local church, you may find yourself feeling lonely.  A lot.  You may attend faithfully.  You are there every time the doors of the church open.

Yet you feel like you are the only one there.  No one understands where you are.

You hear from God, and what He is saying.  And it is NOT what the majority, or even your pastor or leader is saying.

And now you are filled with guilt and fear, because someone has told you you should not feel that way. Or you should not entertain ANY voice that is in direct opposition to your pastor's.

I want you to know ONE thing...

YOU ARE HEARING FROM GOD!!!!  YOU ARE NOT CRAZY!!!!!

So now what do you do?  You are alone, lonely.  No one understands.  And God is calling you to another place in Him.

I want to share something with you...

A lot of times, God will call you away to speak to you.  He is not in the crowd, but the still small voice.

And on the mountaintop where you CAN hear that still small voice is a very LONELY place.

But if you love God more than you love people, He will fill that void.  He will direct your path.  He will give you instruction on what to do.

And sometimes-most times-God uses pain to shake us out of our place of familiarity.  He doesn't want us getting too comfortable ANYWHERE.  And He doesn't want  us getting too familiar with many PEOPLE.

When Jesus Christ of Nazareth went up to the Mount of Configuration, He only took two people with Him.

I entitled this the TRAP of loneliness because what the enemy does is get people entrapped into relationships and alliances with people who have a crafty veneer like they are sent from God.  They come packaged just like you like them.  It doesnt just have to be in a man/woman relationship.  Sometimes even friends we seek out end up being potentially hazardous to our spiritual health.

Sometimes, it is family.  We will hang out with people who carry more demons than the demoniac did in the Word of God, just so we wont be lonely.

Wanting companionship, fellowship, relationship are all healthy things GOD created.  They ARE good.

But what many fail to realize is that whatever God has, the enemy imitates!

So the enemy will send friends, mates, associates, people, etc. so he can use their vessels to eventually cause you harm!

No, it won't be apparent at first why they are there.  But as time moves on, the religious demon starts to manifest itself through the vessels of people who we've developed relationships with.

The Trap of Loneliness.

If God is sending you to a lonely place, trust Him that He has everything in control and HE will direct your paths.

We have to be careful in these end times who we associate with...VERY CAREFUL!

EVERYONE WHO SAYS LORD, LORD IS not OF GOD!!!!

Many of you know my stance about coming out of the church.  I still hold to that.

But I am here to tell you that the enemy is after you...and religious demons do NOT just manifest inside the church walls!

It was religious demons that flew those planes into the Twin Towers!

It was religious demons that started the war Obama ended!

It was religious demons that have caused some of the greatest conflicts in history!

And, bringing it down to where you live, religious demons are packed to capacity...here on social networks.  In various 'come-out-of-the-church' ministries, I have found that these are nothing more than disgruntled, angry, bitter people who are looking for a place to vent their angers, but have little or NO desire to (continue) to grow in the things of God.

When transitioning from the church setting, a lot of these places are the WORST place a person leaving the institutional church can go!

Behind the laughs, the laxing, the 'we-dont-have-to-abide-by-church-rules' anymore mindset is something sinister and demonic, very subtle.

It is the RELIGIOUS DEMON that is wanting you to renounce your faith in God due to all the church hurts and your understandable disappointment over the misgivings of the institutional church.

A person coming out of the I.C. needs healing, mentorship, encouragement, spiritual edification...even moreso than what is received within the church system.

I am telling you to BEWARE of these groups that promote coming out of the church, yet they do NOTHING to promote you spiritually, emotionally, mentally.  They only encourage you to be carnal, to sin, and to give excuse to be in the flesh.

You need a group of certified ministers who have ALL PROPERLY gone through the church exodus, who have left the church completely, and who can help YOU leave the church with the least amount of trauma, or spiritual regression.  Who can help you in your walk with God to HEAL..properly.

If a wound is not healed properly, if a broken limb is not healed PROPERLY, you can walk around with a limp, a bruise, an infection, for a long time, that may even cause unnecessary pain.

We can help you heal spiritually PROPERLY if you have left, or are leaving, the church.  We have all been there, done that.

If you need a SAFE PLACE to heal, to be mentored, to grow, to be counseled, or even to be trained...give us a call 518-477-5759 .