Oprah's Winfrey Joining Bishop T.D Jakes.
It seemed that TD Jakes is slowly testing the waters, experimenting towards making the crossover moves that so many other ministers have unsuccessfully attempted to undertake. Selling books, making movies, partnering with secular artist and playing the role of a life coach and motivational speaker more than operating in the office of a shepherd or speaking as a prophet to his generation. His latest conference event named Mega Feast is not only hosting a secular concert including various Rmb artists but is also incorporating one of Oprah's own life class sessions.
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Maybe the rationale behind all this latest ministry spectacle is simply to expand the influence of his outreach message towards a bigger audience. Or perhaps his justification is to create a new platform for Christianity to help society find the principles and truths that could impact their state of mind and benefit their way of life in the world. While the motivation seemed sincere and the intention might be noble, the effects and results coming out of this unholy mixture could be more problematic than profitable. We should all know by now that the answer to our decaying and corrupt culture is not better counseling or more practical good advice but a radical transformation of the heart, possible only by the power of a face to face encounter with God.
We've seen before how preachers turn into politicians and psalmists transform themselves into artists. Always seeking greater stages and supposedly pursuing wider venues, they often end up loosing more than what they gained. Their gift is reduced to entertainment and their grace is distorted into a charismatic product of the market. Their delegated authority is demoted into personal opinion and their vocational calling is turned into a professional public career. When the salt loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot (Matthew 5:13).
Seeking to become relevant, we often pollute our distinctiveness. Attempting to win the world, we end up loosing our own souls, compromising our integrity and forsaking our uniqueness. As a minister, it is one thing to lust after the worldly ambition of today's immoral culture. It is quite another thing to stoop so low as to promote that carnality inside your own ministry, endorsing and selling pseudo spirituality within your Christian audience.
We are so confused and twisted today that now the world looks like the church and the church looks like the world. It is not accidental nor peripheral that the scriptures clearly admonish against friendship with the world constituting it as enmity against God (James 4:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:22, 2 Corinthians 6:14-18). It looks to me like it's time that we go back and focus on our consecration and reclaim afresh our true legacy of holiness and purity in the pulpit. Let's get the leaven out and see our lives rededicated to God in Spirit and in Truth once again.
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We as Children of God are not to go to the world, which God has called out of for nothing. What is our fellowship with Oprah have to do with teaching us anything when she doesn't believe that she has to adhere to God's principles of marriage, if she is wrong on that what do I need to learn from her. I love her as God love her, but if I want to become successful, I'll seek God's Kingdom first, and His righteousness, and all other things will be added. I wonder if she gives God a tenth of all He has given her, not the audiences that flock to see her, and all the cars that she has given away, which by the way I think is great, by that's not the tithe.
ReplyDeleteif TD Jakes has church of "Oneness"...We as a church need to seek more of how to get the "Hell" out of our churches instead of trying to find a bigger stage..
DeleteReally Good Point Sister, thanks for you comments.
DeleteWe Need To Keep exposing these motivational speakers and pulpit movie stars that are too busy getting cozy with the world rather than actually introducing Yeshua to it.
ReplyDeleteWe are told by God to go and preach the gospel to the lost, not to hind against the four walls of the church.If you look at Jesus ministry you will find him with sinners and also stay with them, in order show them way to God.
ReplyDeletethat's very true but the problem is the church should impact the world not the world impacting the church
DeleteAmen David, Miraculous signs and wonders will accompany those who believe! I only hope that TD Jakes motives remain pure. As a believer I hope that all of our motives are pure.
DeleteMark 16:15-20
And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages. They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.” When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand. And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs.
Jesus came to save the lost, and when he healed and forgave,he told them to go and sin no more. I never read when Jesus invited sinners to teach those who He cam to die for. For some He gave to be Apostles, Prophets, Evangelist, Teachers, and Preachers to edify the body of Christ. This is plan and clear, He did not tell us to bring in sinners to teach to teach us anything, for what does light have to do with darkness. And after salt has loss it's flavor, what good is it. Pray for T.D. Jakes and all others in leadership, so if they stumble they can get back up and be restored. Elder Twila Lee Wynn
ReplyDeleteMan are so swift to condemn others for how they minister the word of God, not realizing that is all apart of HIS grand plan, the age many who were born with a mantle to teach masses . Who is anyone to say that sinner that many of you all consider are, don't deserve a second chance. Many of you speak as though you are blameless, my question to many of you who are against those who have taken risk to get the gospel of JESUS out rather though media, music, books, churches , etc he who is without sin cast the first stone?
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