Comments on: For It Is the Power of Entertainment Unto…Unto…Entertainment

By: Marie Gordon

Marie Gordon — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:55:16 +0000

Who are the men in the photo at the bottom of this blog?

(MN: Spurgeon, Edwards, Baucham and Redmond. )

By: warrenma

warrenma — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:57:08 +0000

No words! What in the world, is going on with the Church? What ever happened to “come out from among them and be ye seperate sayeth the Lord”?

By: yupyup

yupyup — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:34:10 +0000

ugh… all i think of when i see all this attempt at “relevancy” is…

COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE….!!!!

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:48:25 +0000

I’ve been concerned for our youth for years now. We are making the church so much like “the world” that i’m afraid they’ll never be able to tell the difference. Young adult lounges, Gospel go-gos – where does it end?

Jesus didn’t repackage the Gospel to make it more palatable, so why do we feel compelled to do so?

By: bloggsf29

bloggsf29 — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:12:16 +0000

Charge an admission instead of an offering at the door by calling it a concert.This would not stop the gyrations but it would help pay for the concert organisers limo!!

By: djdesignz

djdesignz — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:11:45 +0000

Truthfully it’s not just Hip Hop, it’s ENTERTAINMENT and the Gospel that don’t mix. I’ve heard many justifications for using various forms of ministries in Christendom as a means to “win” souls. And I was one who embraced many justifications under the guise of relevancy, until I understood that any short comings in methods used to reach the lost aren’t because of the Gospels inadequacy, but because of the inadequacies, selfish expectations and inconsistencies in the lives of the vessels representing/presenting the Gospel.

We call it “ministry”, but when you break it all down, much of what goes on in Christendom today is simply a form of entertainment. I’m not trying to discredit those involved in music ministry, for certainly the bible gives credence for its use. What the bible doesn’t validate is the belief that souls can’t be reached without some form of “relevant” music or entertainment as the Gospel messages lubricator! In effect, taking the Gospel and adding a beat to make its message more palatable for the lost.

So now, we can attach “souls won” as a means to justify any particular ministry. In other words, now I can take credit for what the Spirit of God is supposed to be doing, but who we’ve in effect rendered ineffective by virtue of appealing to and appeasing the flesh of the lost souls!

Selah… God forgive us!

I Ain’t Nobody!

By: DPoole

DPoole — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:20:51 +0000

I’ve been battling the same thing where it concerns Youth Ministry, (or what passes for Youth Ministry nowadays). It seems pastors believe that all we have to do is get young people in the door, and God will do the rest. But all we’ve done is use carnal means to try and acheive a Godly objective. It doesn’t work! So now all we have are a group of carnal teenagers who couldn’t get a prayer through or quote John 3:16 if their lives depended on it. HIp-hop and church DON’t mix anymore than oil mixes with water.

By: missyann

missyann — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:05:45 +0000

What kind of pastor is this Jenkins? Everybody was laughing at what was going on! We are truly living in tbe last of the last days. My heart breaks for all of those ignorant people. If they thought what was going on was appropriate, they can’t be reading their bibles.

By: Cuir

Cuir — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:48:47 +0000

Fantastic post. keep going!