Repent for the end is near!

According to Harold Camping the Rapture happened on May 21st.

Were you left behind?

Apparently so was Camping and his followers!

To me it is sad to see the rapture of the church dragged through the mud! The idea that God will not pour out His judgement on the church, the Bride of Christ, is a truth taught in the scriptures that is a source of comfort and hope for the church.

In the presentation you will see the world mocking the idea of the rapture. I included that because I think it is part of the downside for Christians when a high profile person claims to hear from the Lord and then wanders off after some false interpretation of scripture. A couple of the clips have footage of Camping answering questions. I wanted people to have heard his own voice making these claims.

If I had to give my opinion of Harold Camping I would say that he sincerely believes what he is teaching, unfortunately, he is sincerely wrong!

God Bless and enjoy the presentation! AS always, if you have questions after going over the materials, feel free to call me:)

Pastor Bryan

Harold Camping

Thursday, Cinco de Mayo:)

May 4th - Rob Bell - A wolf in Sheep's clothing?

(Quote one from: Velvet Elvis: Repainting The Christian Faith, p.067,068, quote two from Velvet Elvis, p.065, quote three from Velvet Elvis, p.148)

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

(2 Timothy 3:16-17 NKJV)

Rob Bell is one of today's most popular Christian authors. He particularly directs his ministry toward the youth and the trendy part of society. But with quotes like those above from his book, Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith, I'm not sure many of us would consider him to be a Christian at all!

I have to admit that this has been a difficult week for me. I first began to hear about some of Bell's teachings while on the mission trip to Mexico. One of the kids had been challenged to read one of Bell's books and was reading it on the trip. Then on April 25th I found this waiting for me in the mailbox:

As I read the magazine article I couldn't believe what I was reading. The author of the article, Jon Meacham, made some very good points although he himself does not believe in the inerrancy of the scriptures. I have included one of his points in my PowerPoint presentation which is linked below.

I have included a short 3 min YouTube clip of Bell promoting his new book, Love Wins, so you can here in his own words what the book is about. The second YouTube clip in the presentation is from MSNBC and is an interview with Martin Bashir who does an excellent job keeping Bell honest about his message. The last clip is a presentation of the Gospel that I thought was particularly well done.

As you view this presentation my entire point is: "To reveal the message Rob Bell is promoting from a Biblical viewpoint." I can not say this loudly enough, Rob Bell does not promote a Christian message!

Lady Gaga has a very obvious message and I see her as a "wolf in wolf's clothing". Rob Bell is something else entirely!

Enjoy!

Rob Bell - Wolf or Sheep?