Subdeacon Joe Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 https://www.wkrn.com/news/crime-tracker/pastor-stops-man-who-pulled-gun-at-north-nashville-church-service/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Them there Pentacostal Churches have all the Fun ,,,,, What with Slaying Folks in the Spirit ,,,, to importing Gunmen to do the Job. Jabez Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 21 minutes ago, Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 said: Them there Pentacostal Churches have all the Fun ,,,,, What with Slaying Folks in the Spirit ,,,, to importing Gunmen to do the Job. Jabez Cowboy As a former pew-jumping Pentecostal myself, I am not sure what line of humor you were going for, or maybe it just did not translate well. Either way, this reformed pew-jumping Pentecostal finds it funny in an intensely dark way. Emphasis is on “intensely”. But great respect to the pastor for doing what needed to be done at a very scary moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Good on that Pastor. Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 That's why we have armed folks in our Service now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawhorse Kid Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Could have been worse for the gunman. Heaven with a Gun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC-vEGOyG8A&ab_channel=theholyhippie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Charlie Harley, #14153 said: pew-jumping Pentecostal What does that mean, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: What does that mean, please? Some churches in the Pentecostal movement believe that when the Holy Spirit is with somebody, It can lead that person to engage in frenetic activities such as running through the aisles in joy, speaking in strange tongues, speaking words of prophecy to other members of the church, singing spontaneous songs, raising hands towards the sky, falling unconscious in a trance (called being “slain in the Spirit”), and yes, jumping from pew to pew. Personally, I have and continue to experience some of these along my journey, and I’ll never put myself in a position of standing between a person and their unique relationship with G-d. But I can also say that within the church I was a part of, there were a lot of theatrical manipulations to the point where it was cultish. For my own sanity, I had to leave. Since then it’s been a journey of retaining the good from that time of my life (community and a relationship with the Holy Spirit) and rejecting the bad (theatrical manipulation). One of the ironies is that the longer I’ve been hanging out with G-d and the Holy Spirit through what I believe is the gift of a man named Jesus, I’ve come to the inescapable conclusion that the Creator is too big to confine Themself to one man/time/place. The other important learning? It’s not my business to know the boundaries. I am free to take the love I’ve received from so many places and give it back to this flawed but beautiful world we live in. SDJ, I know this is a longer answer than you were seeking, but wanted to put context in the note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Pastor Ezekial plays rugby on God's team. Do not mess with a good fly half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 4 hours ago, Charlie Harley, #14153 said: SDJ, I know this is a longer answer than you were seeking, but wanted to put context in the note. The detail is mich appreciated, Charlie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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