The Well, a United Methodist Church in Defiance, Missouri, meets in a place some Christians believe is wrong to even step foot into, let alone be seen worshiping in.
United Methodist Pastor Danny Lybarger leads a church that literally meets at a bar, specifically at Good News Brewing. But this isn’t your typical brewery. The concept behind Good News Brewing originated after a group of friends went through Hugh Halter’s book Flesh: Bringing the Incarnation Down to Earth in their Bible study where they learned the power of sharing the good news.
Halter, who has been a pastor, church planter, missions trainer, and author, says his mission is to “encourage the church to be less churchy and instead work on creating social, personal, & spiritual ventures that serve our cities in ways that make God smile.”
It appears the owners of Good News Brewing weren’t the only ones following Halter’s missional words. Halter wrote in the book: “If you want a safe faith, you will never really know God because he doesn’t hang out in the shallow end much.” Pastor Lybarger took those words to heart. The new church plant now calls the brewery home.
“As a part of this church, our goal is to see lives truly transformed and the way we believe that happens is through understanding that each and every one of us belongs as we are,” Lybarger said in an interview on KSDK 5 On Your SideNews. “Indeed, open and honest and vulnerable to each other where we are.” Read more …
God is Good – is Visions of Songs debut album. Each of the songs in the Album was nominated at the just concluded International Christian Film and Music Festival (ICFF) for 2019 and one of the songs (‘Oh the Lord’) was selected.
Anne Odion, has been called by God to produce music under the name “Visions of Songs.”
Anne receives her songs through dreams and visions given directly from God to deliver to His people and to reach the world with a message of hope. Her gifts are transforming these inspirational dreams and visions to nurture souls through refreshing worship.
Visions of Songs debut album, “God is Good,” just happens to be one of those visions that have now come to fruition.
In 2014, Anne released her is an uplifting Gospel album of hope and praise comprising of eight songs, which has also been made into a movie titled “Disentangled”.
single track “Have Mercy Oh Lord,” and in 2015, she released her book entitled, Treasures in Heaven.
Anne explains, “My sound and styles are a collision of Gospel, Christian, inspirational, and soul. They are unique from other musicians’ because they are messages directly from God.”
Originally from Nigeria, Anne Odion’s love of music started as a child. As a young adult, she began singing in the choir and throughout the years, her faith and music pla
Watch below & Listen to – ” Lord I Lift Up My Hands “yed an integral part in her spiritual life. Read more …
Church Leadres report – In a recent episode of his Ask Pastor John podcast, pastor and theologian John Piper weighed in on whether it is permissible for married couples to engage in sexual role-playing.
The discussion came in response to three anonymous listener questions, which included some sensitive details. One listener explained her moral dilemma, saying, “My husband likes to use role-playing in the bedroom, and various levels of bondage and dominance…To the far extreme, he likes to fantasize that he is raping me.”
The listener went on to say, “But he’s a very nice person outside of the bedroom. He only asks if he can play out the fantasy in bed. What should I do?” . Read more …
The end has come, and a New World Order has arisen. Demi Holloway and Christen Brooks, find themselves living in the apocalpytic era, foretold in the Holy Bible.
Now three years already, since the inception of the New World order. Its tyrant general known as the Supreme Chancellor sets out to bring the world under the rule of his mater Lord Aldo De Luca. The Supreme Chancellor demands that all people of the world pledge their allegiance to Lord De Luca’s ideals by registry of a global census and that they should receive a mark to distinguish them as legal citizens of the order. Fixated with passion for his lord, the Supreme Chancellor orders all who fail to register themselves as citizens to be terminated. Demi and Christian are forced to make a choice to live under the New World Order of the Antichrist, Aldo De Luca or die for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Completely unbelievable, ChristianNewNow report – A headline that Christ-followers probably hope was stolen from the popular Christian satire site The Babylon Bee is, in fact, very real. Living Faith Church, located in Little Italy in downtown San Diego, California, describes itself as a Christian Charismatic church and is pastored by two entrepreneurs, one of whom is a porn star.
The self-titled entrepreneurs celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary this past June and have spoken openly about how their marriage works on their YouTube channel, which is home to church videos and snippets of Angela promoting her industry’s work.
Church Planter Pleased His Wife Is a Porn Star
Stephen describes himself as a CEO, investor, hypnotist, sales trainer, business strategist, motivational speaker & trainer, and a planter of a progressive Christian church. He speaks in a supportive manner about Angela’s profession.
The church’s website describes Living Faith Church’s mission as a church t
Adult actress” Angela Dela Cruz and her entrepreneur Stephen Pastors Living Faith Church
hat leads “people to discover their purpose, live in power, and live out their God-given potential!” The slogan reads: “This is a church for sinners by sinners,” then unpacks what that means by saying, “The leaders of this church are the biggest sinners, and this is the most non-judgmental church around!” The site offers little detail about services, location, or ministries, but features invitations for visitors to text or call to connect and offers automated weekly giving options.
Living Faith Church explains in its comprehensive statement of belief that “the Bible is truth without any mixture of error and is completely relevant to our daily lives.” It cites the gospel and references the Bible extensively, similar to other churches’ websites. In videos, Stephen offers a gospel presentation, asking people to pray a “prayer of salvation” after his sermons, and a band plays worship songs most church members are familiar with.
In an Instagram post, Stephen didn’t shy away from his wife’s participation in an industry that goes directly against God’s Word; is known for abusing women, men, children; and promotes sex trafficking. He wrote:
We have had many people question how we can do a church plant and my wife be a porn star lol so we are doing a special in person meeting in downtown San Diego for people to ask questions and hear our heart. We understand this isn’t a traditional church, but we feel called to this purpose and want to share. If you would like to be invited to this meeting, send me a dm and I’ll get you on the list. This will also be recorded for future broadcast but this is for in person invitation.
Church Planter and Porn Star
It might seem unfathomable to put the terms church planter and adult entertainer in same sentence describing the same person, but in Angela’s case, it is the reality.
In a very personal Instagram post, Angela called out people for judging her for her profession. The ordained minister explained to her followers that she once struggled with what she does, but with God’s help she has learned to love who she is. “Love me, hate me, I have learned to not care. People will always judge, but the most important thing I have learned is do I love me? The answer is yes. The many years of battling with insecurities, afraid of what others thought, lead me to a downward spiral that made me not love myself, felt unworthy, unvalued, and made me put a wall up towards people. I grew angry filled with pain, unforgiveness, depression, anxiety and hate. [sic]”
While not denying that her profession in pornography is what causes people to judge her, Angela said people never got to know her due to her occupation and instead treated her like a disease. She said people spread rumors about her, blocked her on social media, and didn’t want to be associated with her, which Angela said made her heart bitter. Read more …
Deeper Life Bible Church, Nigeria has announced that the General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, DLCM, Pastor William Kumuyi, is set to hold a 5-day ‘Divine Solution Global Crusade’ in Abuja from September 24-28, 2021.
This was contained in a statement signed by the State Overseer, Deeper Life Bible Church, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Pastor Elijah Adebiyi, where it explained that the Crusade is on a global scale following the plan, preparation and platforms the Church intends to reach out to people who are in need of ‘Divine Solution’ to their spiritual, physical, and material needs by God Himself. See more …
ForEveryMom report – The Christian magician from Virginia Beach, Virginia was named champion Wednesday night after capturing the hearts of America with his inspiring final act, in which he urged the audience and viewers to spread generosity.
Known for his storytelling magic acts, Dustin first stole America’s hearts with his interactive performance about being a family man, and his dedication to his wife and their adopted sons Xander and Sylas.
But it’s taken years for the 35-year-old to get here. He told Entertainment tonight that he had auditioned for AGT multiple times before finally making the cut for the 2021 show. Read more …
Brian Houston, global senior pastor of worldwide evangelical megachurch HillsongChurch, announced in an email on Friday that he has stepped aside from his role on the Hillsong Church boards so that they may function at full capacity during this season in his life.
The season the pastor is referring to is the charges brought against him by New South Wales (NSW) Police Force for allegedly concealing child sex offenses on August 5, 2021.The offenses were regarding Houston’s father, Frank Houston’s, sexual assault of a 7-year-old boy during the 1970’s. The investigation uncovered that Brian knew of his father’s abuse in 1999 and failed to report it to authorities. Houston chose to protect his father’s reputation, allowing him to retire quietly, instead of coming forward so proper justice could be served.
According to a copy of Houston’s email posted by The Roys Report, the church boards oversee the governance of Hillsong Church’s operations, but he assured the church his role as Global Senior Pastor hasn’t changed.
Desiring to be fully transparent Houston wanted the church to hear the news of him stepping down from the boards directly from him. “I am still full of vision and know that there is an exciting season ahead for our church,” the pastor told the church.
The “devastated” Houston claims he is innocent of the charges brought against him saying, “These charges have come as a shock to me given how transparent I’ve always been about this matter. I vehemently profess my innocence and will defend these charges, and I welcome the opportunity to set the record straight.”
Houston is scheduled to appear in court on October 5, 2021.
Read the entire email posted by The Roys Report below:
Hi Church,
I just wanted to encourage you today. With much of our country still in lockdown there are many people doing it tough. I know our pastors, leaders and CityCare team have been busy ministering to people and helping them in practical ways through these times.
It’s important that we all continue to lean in, encourage one another and help each other through this pandemic. The gathering of the saints should never be optional. Together we are stronger.
In John 14:1,27 Jesus said, “Do not let your hearts be troubled…. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you….Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” In these uncertain times, the peace of God is greater than our challenges.
Bobbie and I want to thank you for your prayers over the past few months. We are so blessed to be part of a church that knows the power of prayer and faith. I also wanted to let you know that I’ve made a decision to step aside from my role on the Hillsong Church boards that oversee the governance of our operations. I did this so that these boards can function to their fullest capacity during this season. This doesn’t change my role as Global Senior Pastor. I thought it was important to let our church family know in the interests of transparency, and I wanted you to hear it from me directly.
I am still full of vision and know that there is an exciting season ahead for our church. Can you believe that soon we will be talking about Christmas? A year ago, we certainly didn’t expect to be still dealing with lockdowns and restrictions. Let’s pray that Australia will turn the corner soon so we can meet together in worship with no barriers.
Let’s do everything we can to be in church this weekend whether you are meeting in the room or online.
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