Fourth Avenue Church

Wow, what a privilege it is to come before you.  To be in your presence.  to be able to have a relationship with you.  to know you like a friend.  What a joy to be able to walk in fellowship with you. We thank you, Lord for all the moms in our lives.  We thank you for the sacrifice and love as they continuously pour out.  We pray blessing and honor over them today.  And be with all those this morning that are having a hard time today.  We pray you revitalize hope in their hearts.  And let them feel the richness of your presence this morning.

Speaking to God – Kyle Dingus

Y’all may not know this about me but I love cold documentaries. I’m fascinated by them.  I think in another life I could have been a sociologist or a psychologist.  Try to figure out what makes humans tick.  There is a common thread in cults that pops up or in religions in general.  There is normally one person who feels this special anointing or special message from God.  That they are God’s messenger or prophet or sometimes God himself or herself.  They use that.  They use the authority.  They use the divine authority.  They use the authority of being a God to manipulate people to get what they want.  It is extremely disgusting.  It is an abuse of power.  I’m sure in a room this size, not just in cults.  Maybe in your upbringing or maybe in some church circles you had someone prophesize or say a word over you that was unhelpful or unfruitful.  Or maybe you were a college student whom someone said God said we should data.  Kind of equally bad.  This is my interpretation.  A lot of people use God’s name in vain.  Even in some churches there is a prayer ministry going on where personal information was used when they already had that information.  It is understandable to be skeptic about this.