Brooklyn Pastor A.R Bernard of Christian Cultural Center was joined by award-winning actor Denzel Washington on Instagram Live Thursday where they discussed Washington’s spiritual journey and relationship with God.
In the 33-minute video, Washington noted that he had given his life to Christ three times when he was younger, Fox News reported.
In one of those moments, the “Training Day” actor described a “supernatural” encounter with the living God back in the 80s during a church service.
“I was filled with the Holy Ghost and it scared me. I said, ‘Wait a minute, I didn’t want to go this deep, I want to party,’” Washington, 65, said of a time at Bishop Charles E. Blake’s West Angeles Church of God in Christ.
“I went to church with Robert Townsend and when it came time to come down to the altar I said, ‘You know this time, I’m just going to go down there and give it up and see what happens,’” Washington continued. “I went in the prayer room and gave it up and let go and experienced something I’ve never experienced in my life.”
After the service, the Washington reached out to his mother about the intense experience.
He said, “I felt like I was going up in the air, and my cheeks were filled.” In response, his mother asserted, “’Oh no, that’s the devil you’re purging.’”
Washington added: “It was a supernatural, once in this…
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