PASTOR’S BLOG
Very Little Discerment!
From the collapse of the Lakeland Revival--Part 1 as it is now being called, I have read and seen where leaders and many intercessors have now made it quite clear that they were cautious and concerned from the very beginning about Todd Bentley and the revival on...
God Is Shaking the Church–by Robert Ricciardelli
I AM NOT ASHAMED to be a Christian. But today, because of recent scandals in the church, some people are more likely to trust a bartender than a preacher. They are questioning the established church because they see its failures. So when I am asked if I am a...
Revivalist John Wesley warning to avoid strange fire
In John Wesley's Journal, he speaks of coming across a French Prophet, a Mary Lavington in London, who was being used by some force to manifest bizarre spiritual manifestations that plight our modern churches. Charles Wesley discovered that she lived a very ungodly...
A Worship Leader Speaks Out re: Todd Bentley
“I have been the worship leader at a certain church for the past three years. The elders of our church pushed Lakeland hard on the flock. I knew it was wrong but stood by and let it happen. Last week I wrote a five page letter to the elders about a few problems I see,...
A Message from C. Peter Wagner
Quote: An Update on Lakeland from Peter August 25, 2008 I was in the San Francisco airport on my way to Singapore and Indonesia when the news of Todd Bentley's separation from his wife became public on August 12. When I arrived back home last week, I...
A Word to Pastors By the Assemblies of God
As you hear unprecedented revival reports from other churches, it is natural to wonder why God is moving in such a spectacular way elsewhere but not to the same degree in your church. It is natural to wonder, "What is wrong with our church?" "Haven’t we prayed and...
Statement Concerning Todd Bentley
Statement Concerning Todd Bentley by John Kilpatrick Quote: Those that know me know that I love revival, but I also place great emphasis on doctrine and integrity. In fact, I make decisions of support of people and their ministries based on these two qualities. That...
Bill Johnson on Todd Bentley
A great tragedy has come to light this past week. Todd Bentley, the revivalist who has been leading the Lakeland Outpouring meetings, has had a major meltdown and has filed for divorce. This comes at the worst possible time both for the revival and for those who have...
Worship Music? …or Blending the Smoke
Watching tv the other day I came upon a "worship artist" known as Mary-Kathryn, and found her music quite different. Her new album "dreams and visions" has reached to the tops of the New Age charts and it has been nominated for an award in the category of New...
A Statement and Appeal Regarding Lakeland
Written by Dutch Sheets. In this, he is distancing himself from Todd Bentley and the Lakeland Revival. We will continue to see people distancing themselves from Todd Bentley and the Lakeland Revival and saying that they never supported, approved of, or commissioned...