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Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by jesusjnr2020(m): 8:27am On May 14, 2023
Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish

Ever since I became born-again and began to walk closely with God, I have always thought the practice of setting attendance or financial targets by churches and their leaders for those under their leadership was erroneous.

I believed it was a worldly practice that had nothing to do with God, hence if the church embraced such it would only end up derailing the church from its original values and standard.

I once had a friend who was a dedicated member of Christ Embassy, one of the denominations guilty of this practice, so when this topic came up during our conversations, I expressed my disapproval of such a policy in the church. But despite being a very devoted and committed member of the Church, he honestly admitted that such targets made him to start preaching what he ought not when he held a leadership position under the church.

He bowed to the pressure of meeting such targets set for him by his leaders and began preaching something else which he thought would enable him meet those targets when preaching the right thing couldn't.

I wasn't much surprised though about that because I knew very well that such was inevitable, considering that such targets were worldly and not of God, so it was only going to lead to compromising and going contrary to the things of God, since the things of this world were opposed to the things of God.

This is the same kind of targets set by some financial institutions to their employees that would make them to start going to ridiculous lengths, including sleeping with some of their clients, to meet them.

This is what has being embraced by a significant part of the church which ought to be in this world but not to the world.

That's why I don't get impressed with the mammoth crowds attending some churches and the amount of money they generate as a result.

It's much easier to achieve similar results by preaching the nonsense people want to hear rather than the Truth and Words of the Spirit.

If it were by preaching rubbish as it is the case in most of such churches, many of the disciples who left Jesus because of the Words of the Spirit He preached, would have never left Him.

They would have remained in the church at the expense of spiritual quality, which is more or less the result of the church we have today.

That's why I don't judge a church by the amount of members or riches they have, but how much they follow the example and teachings of Christ, because that's the only true standard that determines how successful a church is in the sight of God.

God bless.

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by jesusjnr2020(m): 8:27am On May 14, 2023
John 6:60-66 (KJV)

Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
But there are some of you that believe not.
For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by ipobarecriminals: 9:10am On May 14, 2023
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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by lordkrys(m): 9:10am On May 14, 2023
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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by God1000(m): 9:10am On May 14, 2023
Avoid such churches

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by Menclothing: 9:10am On May 14, 2023
What is your business with your friends goals and target live your life

Target without Jesus should not be followed

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by jeff1993: 9:10am On May 14, 2023
Dd

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by jeeqaa7(m): 9:11am On May 14, 2023
according to the imaginations of our heart
Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by OkCornel(m): 9:11am On May 14, 2023
You cannot serve God and mammon…

Unfortunately, we now know who these “churches” are truly serving…

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by lomprico(m): 9:12am On May 14, 2023
Such target if for financial gain only and not for any soul winning.

Living faith Church and most prosperity preaching church are also guilty of it.

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by HomeTutorsPro: 9:12am On May 14, 2023
You are born again and you are attacking a particular church?
You need to check your birth again 'cos I think the placenta didn't drop.
The issue of rubbish teaching is a characteristic of all religious organisations.
Religion is focused on mind control by default.
You can't condemn one church and vindicate another. Mosques are not left out.
A lot of churches operate a franchise.
Sign an agreement, open a church in their name, and deliver a certain amount monthly.
If you fail, they take over your church.
Until Christians understand that they don't need no pastor to access God, the nonsense continues.

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by hiteelong(f): 9:14am On May 14, 2023
A lot of churches are guilty

They preach prosperity only

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by whizbee(m): 9:14am On May 14, 2023
Only clowns cannot apply wisdom in their dealings with churches. Once I see money as a daily point in preachings, I move.

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by zinosleek(m): 9:14am On May 14, 2023
This has become one of the sad reality in many churches, not just pentecostal churches. It is now more like a business institution rather than religious settings where truth should be preached.

Pastors and head of churches are now marketers and they go for the kill rather than tk. Win souls, they win your donations

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by Justbeingreal(m): 9:15am On May 14, 2023
THE SO CALLED MOG HAVE TURNED CHRISTIANITY INTO A COMIC SHOW/BUSINESS ENTERPRISE. WHO NOR WISE UP NA E KNOW.

RELIGION IS A BIG PART OF THE PROBLEMS AFFECTING HUMANITY. MOST PEOPLE NO LONGER USE THEIR BRAINS.

REMOVE THE OFFERINGS AND TITHES AND SEE IF MOST MOG WON'T QUITTING THE HUSTLE..

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by amnesty7: 9:17am On May 14, 2023
Ok
Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by wellmax(m): 9:20am On May 14, 2023
Sadly that's the practice in many churches today.
Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by amnesty7: 9:21am On May 14, 2023
zinosleek:
This has become one of the sad reality in many churches, not just pentecostal churches. It is now more like a business institution rather than religious settings where truth should be preached.

Pastors and head of churches are now marketers and they go for the kill rather than tk. Win souls, they win your donations
They are business entities and have nothing to do with God. Sadly, the gullible ones are the cash cows. You work and bring the money to someone who thinks you're a fool. Some may even go after your wives.

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by DONFRANSKID(m): 9:23am On May 14, 2023
you're 100 percent right.

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by hopefulLandlord: 9:26am On May 14, 2023
churches are businesses that are created to make money and profit for the owners. know this and know peace

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by ukaface(f): 9:27am On May 14, 2023
I don’t understand
Churches set targets for the number of souls to be brought to the church? Really?😮🙄
They do that now?waaawuu

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by RecentHistory: 9:29am On May 14, 2023
This is what made Christ Embassy ladies the cheapest commodities back then in the University.

They believe that one should do everything humanly possible to bring people to church, including seduction if necessary.

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by Risingsunn: 9:42am On May 14, 2023
ukaface:
I don’t understand
Churches set targets for the number of souls to be brought to the church? Really?😮🙄
They do that now?waaawuu
yes, ushers even inflate figures now to meet up

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by Trustedpronet: 9:43am On May 14, 2023
wellmax:
Sadly that's the practice in many churches today.

And that is why I like Jehovah witness. Give according to your heart.

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by ukaface(f): 9:46am On May 14, 2023
Risingsunn:
yes, ushers even inflate figures now to meet up
😂😂🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Wait fess o
What is the target suppose to do? Increase tithe and offering??😮

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Re: Worldly Targets Set By Churches: How My Friend Began Preaching Rubbish by chatinent: 9:49am On May 14, 2023
What’s the rubbish being preached?

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