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We have managed to obtain a Hillsong Vision 2015 booklet. The theme this year is “A Dangerous Declaration”.
We couldn’t agree more. Can anyone else see why this Hillsong “declaration” is dangerous to Christianity?
Hillsong also published this on their website:
An Unusual Manifesto
2000 years ago, a young first century itinerant preaching from a backwater village in an insignificant corner of the roman empire, announces his own ‘unusual manifesto’, the ramifications of which continue to reverberate down the centuries. With a dangerous brevity, Jesus the ‘hinge of history’, supersedes the many thousands of words that come before and after when He boldly declared in the Sermon on the Mount:
“You have heard that it was said… but I say to you…” Matt 5
Jesus’ manifesto was unusual. The Sermon on the Mount offers a radically different take on the world… a dangerous declaration that upends the status quo and human nature by challenging the idea of “business as usual”. It was dangerous because it was and is so unusual… re-founding the world on love and selflessness instead of hate and self-interest.
As a church, we have never been about doing it the world’s way and we aren’t about to start now. We are about doing things Jesus’ way because we long to see “His will on earth as it is in heaven”. The Church is a preview of the age to come and the Sermon on the Mount forms the constitution of the alternative Kingdom Jesus came to establish.
Our task as the people of God, is to offer an attractive alternative, a new society exampled by the church, built on the grace of Christ’s love. Love is the scandal and the dangerous declaration that can make many people angry, yet is the only thing that can set a sin bound world free.
The Kingdom cannot be enforced by coercion, it must be embodied by God’s people. The reign of God exists wherever we are subject to HIM… where love and the fruit of the spirit are evident there we find the borders of the Kingdom.
The Kingdom of God is among you. – Luke 17:21
Jesus represents the possibility of an unusual kingdom, an unusual power, an unusual glory and an unusual peace. To declare Jesus as Lord/God and to live in the love and humility of the beatitudes is our dangerous declaration to a world desperately looking for an alternative. It is the announcement of a living, breathing kingdom of grace that unceasingly calls out to the ‘whosoever will come’.
Source: By Hillsong Team, An Unusual Manifesto, Hillsong, http://hillsong.com/blogs/collected/2015/february/an-unusual-manifesto#.VOBKnvmUeSo, Published 09/02/2015. (Accessed 15/02/2015.)
Hillsong Church Watch 
“As a church, we (Hillsong) have never been about doing it the world’s way and we aren’t about to start now.”
I would say the other way around is a tad more accurate: “we (Hillsong) have always been about doing it the world’s way, and we SHORE AIN’T about to stop now.”
Example: Hillsong’s latest agreement with WME.
“Our task as the people of God, is to offer an *attractive* alternative”
Now this part Hillsong certainly is doing. Mr Sparkle has proven that.
““Our task as the people of God, is to offer an *attractive* alternative”
This is said NOWHERE in the Holy Bible. These words were NEVER said by Jesus Christ or the chosen Holy Apostles. A horrible counterfeit.
“Our task as the people of God, is to offer an attractive alternative, a new society exampled by the church”
hillsong is the people’s church.
me heard brian’s 2014 vision sermon.
he said brian houston’s is founded on the people.
brian houston wants new grace.
brian wants to advocate for people’s right.
brian wants to see witches gays and terrorists serving in hillsong. he said it. not me.
but christian critics are evil haters.
and brian is a pioneer.
brian is a prophet.
brian is a visionary leader.
brian and and bobbie push social work and humanitarian events in their church.
jesus is portrayed as a revolutionary.
brian is portrayed as a revolutionary leading the hillsong movement.
new vision says god is offering the world an attractive alternative which is a new society exampled by hillsong.
all about prophet brian.
all about his ideas and direction.
all about hillsong.
all about creating new society.
and new movie coming out promoting hillsong.
so why aren’t people seeing the dangerous warning signs with the jim jones cult?
did Jim Jones have vision for his people’s temple?
“The civil rights movement was just getting on its feet after the ‘55 bus boycott. American youth were becoming increasingly disillusioned with their parents’ way of life. Out of the chaos created by these societal issues, Rev. Jim Jones emerged with somewhat revolutionary ideas which appealed to a wide range of disillusioned and disenfranchised Americans. Those who attended Temple services were drawn in by Jones’ passionate attacks on segregation and the “abuses, disgraces, and contradictions of American capitalism” (Jeffrey), as well as his dreams of a Utopian society in which all members were treated equally, no matter their stature in the hierarchy of society. Jones’ personal charisma and his mesmerizing power as an orator were also alluring and believable; he “had an intensity about him that made people believe anything he said” (Parrish). Jones used this intensity to increase his control over his followers. He urged Temple inductees to sell their belongings and turn their assets over to the Temple – an act which, in effect, was the first step towards putting Jones in a position of significant power (UPI). Temple membership soon grew from several hundred to approximately 20,000 at the Temple’s peak in San Francisco, where Jones relocated the Temple in 1971 (UPI). His congregation was “completely mixed, race, age, creed”– the composition of the Jonestown population was 75% black, 20% white, and 5% Asian, Hispanic, and Native American (O’Shea; Chidester). From an outside perspective, Peoples Temple presented an idealistic picture of a society which was unattainable in mainstream culture.”
http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=29478
hp
could be houston:
“During the course of Hillsong, Houston worked to reshape the lives of his followers himself, by using increasingly harsh tactics which amplified the subservience of his followers until they were virtually stripped of free will.”
http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=29478
we get hillsong zombie’s commenting here.
all say same stuff.
all know very little.
haven’t seen them say gospel yet.
generally…
all prone to musical conditioning.
all tithe. all submit. all don’t think.
nothing good with scamming people to give money they don’t have with tithe doctrine. nothing good in convincing them to embrace ungodly ideas disguised as godly ideas.
scary cult place. no one is safe at hillsong. think of frank’s victims.
“He was a man of action, not just talk, not merely preaching a new society, but requiring his members to be a part of it. Jones offered safety and the only escape from the outside world, preaching that soon there would be famine and race wars in the United States (Hall 31).”
“To some, Jones was Christ, a divine prophet sent from God. He was dynamic and electrifying, known for his understanding, honesty, and unfathomable love for his people.”
“Jones had said, “I don’t want you to worship me. I want you to become what I am… How much I have loved you. How much I’ve tried to give you a good life. This world is not our home” (Orsot).”
“Jones was the answer to all their troubles, the savior that would bring them life. Many loved his character and devotedness to their community. His leadership and character allowed for the church to be successful as the members were devoted to a man who was “devoted” to them and were therefore willing to go to great lengths for him.”
http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=30248
There is a dangerous correlation between brian Houston and Jim Jones. Quite frightening really. Brian Houstons cold heartedness and his business colleges at Mchillsong where shown for who they are and what they stand for. At the Royal commission into child sexual abuse brian Houston showed no remorse, no sensitivity to the shocking abuse to the victim AHA from his father Frank Houston founder of CLC Hillsong. This illusion that Brian portrays just subtlety altering the word of God for his own benefit is indeed heresy and reeks of the New World order and the world religion that goes with it. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
“Another 21 Christians beheaded but the tough guys here won’t stop for a breath”
Righteous Q, what did you do to help the 21?
Jonathon – unfortunately there are churches in the Middle East (including Egypt) that have come under the Hillsong or C3 banner. One can only pray that their foundations were strong in Christ before these ‘connections’ were made. Living ‘their best life now’ seems a shallow inappropriate thing to say.
Very dangerous indeed.
Hillsong team “…It was dangerous because it was and is so unusual… re-founding the world on love and selflessness instead of hate and self-interest.”
People please take the time to read Matthew 5-7. In the Sermon on the Mount was Jesus message’ focused upon refounding the world?
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5-7&version=KJV
RE false professions:
“…. they don’t say “I was a spiritual pauper, they don’t say look at the likeness… I’m beginning to resemble the Father…
they say “look at the wonderful, supernatural gifts that I’ve been practising… [they seem to be] almost a substitute for the righteousness for Christ Himself and His righteousness…
the point is I might practise these wonderful gifts but I may not know JESUS …”
http://www.sermonaudio.com/playpopup.asp?SID=215152214386
Churchwatcher
have you seen this
Hillsong Church London with Elie Flexy Muke
February 9 at 3:10am ·
We are so excited about the announcement that Chris Mendez & Lucy Mendez are moving back to Argentina later this year, and over the next 12 months to 2 years will be starting Hillsong Church first in Buenos Aires, Argentina and later in Sao Paulo, Brazil!
We are praying for God to pour out his unusual blessing and favour as they add another room to our house! Believing for many to find Jesus in these cities & nations as we start building church in South America!
Hillsong Buenos Aires
Hillsong São Paulo
#DangerousDeclaration
#VisionSunday
Mrhatch: We have seen this.
Hillsong are simply lying again to Christians around the world. It’s not a church plant. A church plant is when a church is starting a new church to lead non believers to Jesus. That is, they will hear a message where they will turn from their sins and be saved from the fires of hell.
Not so with a Hillsong church “plant”.
Brian Houston interviewed both pastors last Tuesday night (10/02/2015).
And do you know why they are planting churches there? In the interview on Tuesday night, these pastors said that they saw that how well Hillsong UNITED band was received by people in South America. So they are not saving the world – they are infecting South America with the Hillsong brand of Christianity.
Tough words until you realise this is indicative of just who Hillsong is targeting to grow their churches. They are not into the great commission of saving lost people from their sins. They are into stealing Christians from other churches to grow their movement. We are well aware of many charismatic churches that have been well established there for many years.
So when Hillsong say they are “Believing for many to find Jesus in these cities”, they are overtly misleading since they measure their influence not on how non believers receive them but how well they are received. More often their modus operandi is relying on their musical success to attract Christians from other churches to start and grow movements (or draw well-established churches in under their umbrella).
This is simply a crusade against true Christianity where they are presenting a false Jesus, a false gospel and a false faith. Replacing the Catholicism so prevalent in South America with a WOF prosperity heresy. And what was interesting in these interviews on “planting and growing churches” – it was specifically stated in Tuesday’s meeting that Hillsong plants churches in places of influence.
Planting and growing Hillsong is not about salvation. It is about Hillsong.
Chris Mendez was born in Sydney. Whoever in London posted that is confused.
No they’re not Newtaste, the image from picked up from Brian Houston’s own Instagram feed by someone in London. It was taken last Tuesday Feb 10, here in Sydney.
“hmmm don’t know. But one of your super spies will probably be able to find out!”
It’s too bad Righteous Q does not believe in God’s Word. God commends Bereans, Righteous Q holds them in disdain.
Guys, can you actually point out some unBiblical things Hillsong is doing? Not necessarily things you assume, but actual glaring errors having to do with the word? And not anything “slightly” wrong – at least 5 things they teach that are not Biblical, that could actually lead someone away from the Lord? And please try to share at least 5 different Scriptures per glaringly wrong problem that reveal that problem as being a problem (though I would think you should be able to cite at least 10 really, but I am asking for 5). I am not trying to argue for them or for you. I don’t know what to think about your site or this church, as it seems many times these days you don’t really know who to trust. It would be naive to just trust anyone, no matter what they claim. But you claim to know much about what is going on there – please share, Biblically, the things you have a problem with. If you already have this information somewhere, please give me a link.
I’m not sure what you mean by “slightly” wrong but even in their pamphlet there are some glaring, dangerous errors:
“An Unusual Manifesto
2000 years ago, a young first century itinerant preaching from a backwater village in an insignificant corner of the roman empire, announces his own ‘unusual manifesto’, the ramifications of which continue to reverberate down the centuries. With a dangerous brevity, Jesus the ‘hinge of history’, supersedes the many thousands of words that come before and after when He boldly declared in the Sermon on the Mount:
“You have heard that it was said… but I say to you…” Matt 5”
Jesus supersedes the thousands of words that come before and after? Really? They must be confusing Jesus with Mohammed. If anyone believes Jesus’ words supersedes the OT then they have a misunderstanding of the Bible and they obviously have not read (particularly) the prophets or Jesus’ own words! There is no disconnect from OT to NT, it is a continuation of God’s plan of salvation for the world. Jesus did not come to supersede the law, he came to fulfill the law. There is a difference!
“Jesus’ manifesto was unusual. The Sermon on the Mount offers a radically different take on the world… a dangerous declaration that upends the status quo and human nature by challenging the idea of “business as usual”. It was dangerous because it was and is so unusual… re-founding the world on love and selflessness instead of hate and self-interest.”
Again Jesus did not offer a “radically different take on the world”. He fulfilled the law, yes. But again, read your minor prophets. If Jesus “re-founded the world on love and selflessness” then how do we interpret passages like Micah 6? Micah 6:8 could have come straight from Jesus’ mouth:
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
By claiming Jesus re-founded the world on love and seflessness then it is claiming that the entire OT is founded on hate and self-interest. Again, does this sound like the God of the Bible? Or does this sound more like Allah?
And that’s not even going into the continual usage of the word “manifesto”. Hillsong are either using a very, very loose definition of the word or they don’t understand why Jesus came.
For brevity’s sake I won’t continue but I think you get the point. 🙂
Did they share the true gospel in it anywhere?
Enj – we can only suggest you do your own homework. We have all walked this road towards Truth. Listen to the sermon reviews with an open bible, not just an open heart.
http://www.fightingforthefaith.com/berean-advisory-brian-houston.html
Thank you to GM and churchwatcher for what you shared.
Enj – a very good resource available here.
http://www.fightingforthefaith.com/berean-advisory-brian-houston.html
Cheers, Team Churchwatch.
Enj, how come you need 5 or more proofs? The apostle Paul only needed ONE thing to declare someone anathema – they were preaching a different Gospel. (see Galatians 1:8-9)
However to help you search for info further, using Non-hillsongchurchwatch sources*:
1 Corinthians 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters**, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind***, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous***, nor drunkards, nor revilers*****, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
* e.g. http://onceuponacross.blogspot.com.au/
** overfriendly with the idolaters Roman Catholic Church (Google Brian Houston site:christian faith dot com) – as an ex- old school Catholic (before it became more ecumenical) I know firsthand how different RC theology/practices are from the bible’s teachings/ Protestant churches!
*** originally ambiguous about Hillsong’s position on homosexuality, had to give “clarification statement” in response to widespread criticism by other Christians(Google gives plenty of results from secular news reports too)
**** Houston has toned down Hillsong’s prosperity message (had book published in 2000 actually called “you need more money” (!)) that he’s backtracked from, now more subtle about it but news still mentions it occasionally, e.g. Google hillsong site:news dot com dot au)
***** personally attacked via Twitter other pastors who corrected him, calling those who actually know theology “intellectual Pharisees” (google modalism Brian Houston)
“Enj, how come you need 5 or more proofs?”
Because the point of your website is to help others find out the unBiblical teachings and practices of Hillsong. That’s your purpose right, to help others? If you are right, you should be able to find several clear Scriptures per false teaching. And it would seem that if it is that bad of a false teaching for you to mention it, the Bible should be very clear about whatever topic it is, as God has included everything we would need to know in the Bible. If it matters to God, you should be able to find it in the Bible. And you should have them clearly recorded somewhere, right next to the clearly recorded actual false teachings.
You need to do your own bible study then and look at pattern for naming individuals in error, false teachers etc. e.g How many errors were needed before someone was rebuked?
Hint: Generally they tend to be last chapter in major books to churches* or in letters to church leaders. Not always though: see apostle Peter corrected for ONE major error. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+2%3A11-14&version=KJV
Only you will be held responsible for the potential decision to ignore clear bible examples in favour of “unity” (or compromise, depends which side of the fence you are standing).
“And it would seem that if it is that bad of a false teaching for you to mention it, the Bible should be very clear about whatever topic it is, as God has included everything we would need to know in the Bible. If it matters to God, you should be able to find it in the Bible.”
The Bible is not indexed like a simple dictionary. One could argue, it is written in such a way as to expose the true hearts of men. In addition, many things matter to God, do you think that means every Bible student knows all those things, or can find all those things? Of course not. You have to be reasonable.
“And you should have them clearly recorded somewhere, right next to the clearly recorded actual false teachings.”
ENJ, One could ask, why don’t you have this? Not many Bible students have everything organized simply at their fingertips. There is a lot to know. For example, I did start keeping a small list of false teachers, but there are so many of them, it quickly gets complicated trying to come up with a system and/or the time to index it all. Then there is the Greek to learn, the Hebrew, indexing information by subject such as “end times” or “preterism” or “the tribulation” or “the 1st-2nd-3rd temple”, cataloguing Bible personalities, verses on “sin”, teachings you are working on, studies of each book of the Bible, etc. Therefore cataloguing each false teacher with all their false teachings is only 1 task of many tasks, yet that 1 task alone could take you months. Nobody knows it all, and nobody here claims to. You have to be reasonable.
ENJ – the sidebar links on the site take you to quite a few places to help you grow in wisdom & discernment. As always, do your research with an open bible, not just an open heart (Jeremiah 17:9 “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?”)
You could start with this one:
https://carm.org/
i do think i lot of the problem lies with christians as well, they want this kind of church,. sadly there are so many other churches like this who have adopted the same type of model for their churches.
we still have the anglican church, the church of england baptist churches and methodist churches. but do these kind of churches baptists and methodists bear any fruit, i have only been to anglican, pentecostal, evangelical and charismatic type of churches.
i know where i live the church of england is planting so many churches through HTB Holy Trinity Brompton where the alpha couse comes from.
they also work with Hillsong., so theres no getting way from this church.
what is a united reformed church? i have never been to one of them.
Q: “The people here don’t like the Alpha course, HTB, Rick Warren, Billy Graham,”
Q, you show no discernment. That’s why you cannot tell apart the truthful from those who are not. You like those named above?
No Scripture, no discernment, you just name-call.
You cannot even tell us which ‘church’ you attend that approves of your ungodly behavior. Lots of talk from you about Christ, yet no evidence you desire to do what He tells us to.
Q: “You’d have to be a reformed Christian to get a pass here.”
Having trouble separating fantasy from reality? Many if not most of those who post here are obviously not reformed. But you can’t tell the difference.
Road to Emmaus – “Many if not most of those who post here are obviously not reformed. But you can’t tell the difference.”
Thanks for pointing that out to Q.
It seems to trouble those who don’t like discernment sites, that there are many Pentecostal/charismatic believers who recognize false teachers and are speaking out against them. Risking being called hateful and divisive for practicing biblical discernment.
1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 “But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; abstain from every form of evil.”
1 john 4:1 “Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world”.
According to the New Testament scriptures, discernment is not optional – it is required.
Brothers and sisters may I commend to some godly advice from ‘Letters of John Newton ‘ Published by Banner of Truth . ISBN0 85151 120 1 Page101 subject ‘Controversy.’
As you are likely to be engaged in controversy, and your love of truth is joined with a natural warmth of temper, my friendship makes me solicitous on your behalf. You are of the strongest side; for truth is great, and must prevail; so that a person of inferior abilities to yours, might take the field with confidence of victory. I am not therefore anxious for the event of the battle, but I would have you more than conqueror, and have you triumph not only over your adversary, but over yourself. If you cannot be vanquished , you may be wounded. To preserve you from such wounds as might give you cause for weeping over your conquests, I would give you some considerations , which if duly attended to, will do you a service of a coat of mail; such armour, that you need not complain , as David did of Saul’s , that it would be more cumbersome than useful; for you will easily see it is taken from that great magazine provided for the Christian soldier, The Word of God.
For methods sake, I reduce my advice to three heads, respecting your opponent, the public and yourself….
As to your opponent, I wish that before you set pen to paper against him, and during the whole time you are preparing your answer, you may commend him by earnest prayer to the Lord’s teaching and blessing. This practice will have a direct tendency to conciliate your heart to love and pity him; and such a disposition will have good influence upon every page you write. If you account him a believer, though greatly mistaken in the subject of debate between you, the words of David to Joab concerning Absalom are very applicable; “deal gently with him for my sake”. The Lord loves him and bears with him therefore you must not despise him or treat him harshly. The Lord bears with you likewise and expects that you should show tenderness to others, from a sense of much forgiveness you need yourself. In a little while you will be in heaven; he will be to you then dearer than your nearest friend
upon earth is to you now. Though you may find it necessary to oppose his errors, view him personally as a kindred soul with whom you are to be happy in Christ for ever. But if you look upon him as an unconverted person, in a state of enmity against God and his grace a supposition which, (without good evidence, you should be very unwilling to admit) he is a more proper object of your compassion than of your anger. Alas! ” he knows not what he does” But you know who has made you to differ…………..
If ever such defenses were expedient they appear to be so in our day., when errors abound on all sides; and every truth of the gospel is either directly denied or greatly misrepresented. And yet, we find but very few writers of controversy who have not been manifestly hurt by it. Either they grow in a sense of their own importance or imbibe an angry contentious spirit or they insensibly withdraw their attention from those things which are food and immediate support of life and faith, and spend their time and strength upon matters which are but of secondary value…. This shows that if the service is honourable, it is dangerous.. What will it profit a man if he gains his cause and silences his adversary, if at the same time he loses that humble tender frame of spirit in which the Lord delights and to which the promise of His presence is made.? Your aim, I doubt not, is good; but you need to watch and pray for you will find Satan at your right hand to resist you; he will try to debase your views , and though you set out in the defense of the cause of God, if you are not continually to keep it in mind, it may become your own cause, and awaken in you those tempers which are inconsistent with the true peace of mind, and will surely obstruct communion with God…
Be on your guard against admitting anything personal into your debate, if you think you have been ill treated, you will have an opportunity of showing you are a disciple of Jesus who, ” when he was reviled He reviled not again; when He suffered He threatened not.”. This is our pattern, thus we are to write and speak for God………
Go forth therefore, in the Name and the strength of The Lord of Hosts, speaking the truth in love; and may He give you a witness to many hearts that you are taught of God and favoured with the unction of the Holy Spirit.
Please consider the gracious words of John Newton….
From an old, battle scarred , often foolish servant of Christ.
Hi There Q,
Is your handle meant to be a mockery of the hypothesised source of the 2 gospel books or is it just a randomly picked letter which has no relevance or significance, much like your ramblings? I am not one of the ‘6’ (who regularly contributes to the blog, as you put it), there are many that I am aware of who read this blog on a regular basis. Thankfully many Christians are waking up to the deception of the demonic “Church” that is called The Hellsong (not a spelling error).
I am from parts of the world where Christians are getting killed and persecuted for their faith and for proclaiming the truth (as the Egyptian church.) You can be certain that neither you nor your idol, Brian Huston will ever get persecuted for being a Christian, because you are not! (a Christian i.e.); what makes a Christian is a person who obeys God’s Word (John 8:31b Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.). Unlike you, I rather much die in the truth and have a secured eternity with my Lord, rather than have a good peaceful life in lies here and be destined to go to hell. You possibly don’t appreciate the gravity of situation; preaching a damnable doctrine as encapsulated in the prosperity gospel, is worse than not preaching the gospel at all. Hillsong is cancer to true Christianity.
Have you absolutely no shame in doing what you do? You condemn correction, while doing exactly the same thing! But much worst, you are condemning the good folks who are speaking the truth from the bible, instead on condemning the ones speaking lies. So you are not on the side of Truth!
Your comments are so pharisaical! “Look at Q –he’s so pious, he went and prayed for the persecuted people.” Remember the story of the tax collector who went home justified, you are not him! You are the other guy! You are shockingly self-righteous and you present nothing in truth from the bible!
You think most of persecutions that are taking place around the world even make it to mainstream Christian news? How many hours do you spend every day praying for all the persecuted churches and the affected wives and children? Do you think some of them are not worthy of getting you to pray for them? How do you know that others who are contributing on the blog do not pray for them? How do you know that we don’t pray more than you? My immediate family is still under persecution! I can assure you that I pray for them and for other seriously impacted by persecution. I pray that the persecution will not make them compromise, but that God will give them the courage to stand up courageously for truth of the Gospel; but you know my battle front is where God has put me.. here and now, it’s Australia, and compromised cowards like yourself are the obstacle and persecution that I face in my endeavour to spread the uncompromising gospel of Christ, which tells us the brutal truth that we are all sinners in need of a saviour; that Christian living is not going to make people wealthy or healthy, but that in Christ, our eternity is secure. The worst thing that has happened to the African, Asian and Middle Eastern Christian churches in the entry of the prosperity gospel. It has confused the young Christians and brought in make fakes in search of a “better life” in Christianity. Many soon find out that Christian living demands that one picks up their cross daily and follow Christ, which leaves many bitterly disappointed for being conned into expecting their desires to be fulfilled as the “preacher” promised would happen.
Did you never think about the blog while you were going about your “righteous” activities and that’s why you’ve come back multiple times after saying you’ll be gone for at least a month or two? Why are you condemning correction when making a futile attempt at it yourself?
Keep up the good work fellas; expect clowns like “Q”, who are minions of the devil to hinder your work. If we don’t have God fearing folks to steer the church in the right direction, how will we know that what is spewed out from the pulpits of the prosperity church are lies from the pit of hell?
A powerful and convincing reply. Well done brother.
Agreed. True Shalom puts everything in a clear perspective. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Wow. Thank you for sharing your testimony, that speaks volumes. That really helps me understand. I hope many read this.
“You have no idea of what persecution I have faced, nor what I have done for persecuted Christians.”
Q, No we do know. From your earlier self-righteous mocking of the situation, and continued mocking now, and your failure to answer questions, it is obvious, the answer is “NONE.”
“NONE” and “NOTHING.”
“Sorry, guys, just back from praying for the 21.”
@ Q, Instead of making some token, after-the-fact prayer (so you wouldn’t be seen as a hypocrite), and then tooting your own horn… You could consider at least signing a petition and/or writing a check to one of these two organizations that work directly with persecution victims:
http://aclj.org/jihad/isis-reportedly-beheads-four-christian-children-in-iraq-for-refusing-to-convert-to-islam
http://www.vom.com.au/
http://www.persecution.com/
Q another lost sheep who fights to defend his fearless leader. God help you
Chris Mendez
explains his reasons for the hillsong church plant.
Hillsong Buenos Aires & São Paulo
Chris Mendez
17 February 2015
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February the 8th, 2015 is a day our family will never forget as the announcement of our move to South America to start Hillsong Buenos Aires and São Paulo was made across the life of our church. We cannot express how grateful and overwhelmed we are at the incredible response and support we have received from both our church locally across Australia and from our church globally.
The thought of going back to the place where our parents migrated from to Australia many years ago is what has our hearts completely stirred and full of faith towards the amazing God possibilities that lay before us.
Yes, we are definitely excited about this new season that is ahead but we are also full of a mixture of emotions as we know that moving a family of five to the other side of the world will not be easy and will not be free from its challenges.
Each one of these amazing cities is filled with a multitude of people who are completely unchurched and who have never encountered the grace, love and wonder of our incredible saviour Jesus Christ. It is because of this reason that Lucy and I are committed to do whatever it takes to see the lives of many reached and to build a church where many can find a place of belonging that they can call ‘Home’.
At present, we are in the planning stages of what this faith adventure will look like for our family. I know that there are so many questions that we are being asked but the reality is that right now we don’t have all the answers. There is one thing for certain and that is that we are trusting God and believing that He will lead and guide us every step of the way. We will not rush things as we want to start from a strong foundation and be committed to the process of commencing something that will truly please the heart of our God.
In regards to the two locations: we will definitely be doing one location at a time starting with Buenos Aires and in time, São Paulo.
We would appreciate your prayers and ask that you please stay connected over the coming months as we share more of the details and share with you more of our heart and vision for these two great cities.
If you live in Buenos Aires or São Paulo and are looking for a church or know someone there that you would like to introduce to church, we would love to hear from you here hillsong.com/buenosaires or hillsong.com/saopaulo
We are so expectant for all that’s ahead and we are looking forward to seeing the amazing God story that is about to unfold.
Be Blessed
Chris & Lucy