This Thursday we'll be talking about the 'Healing Revival' currently generating much interest in Lakeland Florida, and it's British counterpart in Dudley, with reference to similarly styled ministries.Todd Bentley is billed later in the year to "personally release to the UK all that God has been doing in Florida" at the NEC.
Is this really healing? Is it yet another Christian Celebrity to put their shadow over the Person of Jesus? What's all this Angel stuff anyway? Is he really kicking people in the gut? Are we being a bunch of cynics, or carrying out the mandate to use our heads, hearts and spirits to work out what's good, bad, or indifferent?
Some interesting reading on The Reachout Trust here concerning all this.
Whatever, the adage about the baby and bathwater springs to mind; but even if you want to keep the baby, you need to get rid of the bathwater...
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LIFT REQUIRED THIS THURS
If I'm able to obtain a lift both ways this Thursday, I'd really appreciate it - though can make my own way if necessary!
Thanks!
Can give you a lift no probs, Tim.
I've no experience of the healing side of things, but I will add my comment now as I won't be there. (Sounds fascinating, by the way)
When I was a student in Bath, the Toronto Blessing reached my (very charismatic) church. We had special meetings called 'Catch the Fire' or 'Rivers of Blessing' or something similar.
I thought they were just fantastic - really exciting supernatural stuff. I threw myself into it all - each meeting I'd be shaking, crying, laughing, falling over, jumping, roaring... (One night, I was jumping up and down so much I lost control of my bladder... ahem)
The meetings were just incredible. We'd go to McDonalds afterwards, and we'd literally be collapsing 'under the spirit' in the queue for food.
I didn't fake it once; I wouldn't have wanted a fake experience and no one pushed me when I fell.
I don't know what it was all about, but it was marvellous and I'm incredibly grateful that I still sometimes experience God's presence in a physical way (albeit a much quieter way)
I think a key thing to remember during this discussion will be that people will have had different experiences of healing, and those experiences will be personal and very real. What I like about SofaChurch is that we don't all agree on everything, but can still be open about how we feel about issues.
Hi Jo - babysitter arrives about 7:20, so will be ready from then on.
Suse - know where you're coming from. Some pretty special stuff happened at our church in Long Eaton.
Just peeped at their website - and it looks like it continues to hit the community aspect square on, too.
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