Cornerstone Community Church Vodcast

As Christians, we’re called to be distinctive and different in our attitudes and behaviour. It isn’t about engineering our behaviour, but it starts with a paradigm shift. This was one of the essential things that Jesus tried to do in the Sermon on the Mount. He redefined for us how we’re to approach the issue of justice; how our actions are to be driven by a pure motive; and He also gave us a proper understanding of wealth. These paradigm shifts are essential for us to live out a life that reflects the fact that we’re born-again. This week, we’ll examine the area of our motives and understanding of wealth.

Have you ever heard someone say, “God’s not fair”? In Ezekiel 18, God responded to His people when they complained that they were suffering unfairly. Let’s delve into what God reveals about His justice, truth and character through His Word.

I’m continuing where I left off when I last spoke on ‘The Prophetic Dilemma – What do you do when prophecies don’t come to pass?’ And I want to do it for several reasons. Number 1: I’ve not received as much response from a message like I had from this one. It seemed to resonate with many people and definitely struck a chord. But more than that, I had a good friend share about how before she heard me preach the message, she was deciding to completely cut off from all prophetic ministry because of the abuse. But the message gave her the clarity and balance she needed. So it’s not just the false prophecies; it’s the fact that these so called ‘prophets’ take advantage of people’s vulnerabilities, and that sickens me. It’s also interesting the New York Times ran an op-ed entitled, ‘What happens when prophets are wrong?’ So this is a big issue – not just in the Church, but also in secular space. We need to have clarity in this matter.

As Christians, we’re called to be distinctive and different in our attitudes and behaviour. It isn’t about engineering our behaviour, but it starts with a paradigmshift. This was one of the essential things that Jesus tried to do in the Sermon on the Mount. He redefined for us how we’re to approach the issue of justice, how our actions are to be driven by a pure motive, and also gave us a proper understanding of wealth. These paradigm shifts are essential for us to live out a life that reflects the fact that we’re born-again.

Not since the scandals of famous televangelists like Jim Bakker, Jimmy Swaggart, and a host of other lesser names in the 1980’s, have the credibility of Pentecostals and Charismatic churches come under a greater barrage of criticism and scrutiny than with the recent failed prophecies of Donald Trump’s re-election. The whole prophetic movement has come under great scrutiny and prophets are no longer trusted as before. How do we handle the thorny issue of prophets when their prophecies don’t come to pass?