12/10/2023
In 2008 a Man who had left our Church for another Church, Came to visit me. His health was not good he had kidney failure. I had just been in full time ministry for about a Year. His Visit was specific, He came to encourage me and warm me.
He told me he left the church because he was close to people who were critical of everything happening in the Church. This made him lose interest and also became very critical too. In the end he was no longer growing and thought of finding a good church. By God's Grace he found one and was established there.
However He observed something:
1). The People That influenced him to hate the church were there before him, saw all the wrong things in the Church but Never Left the Church. They were the longest members of the Church.
2). They were close to the Pastor, But slandered him everyday to any person that Came near them.
3). They never said anything Good or productive about the Church.
4). They seemed to be happy when they heard that People were leaving the Church. They used this to prove their points.
5). When the Pastor made a Mistake, They made sure everyone knew about it.
6). They wanted to recruit as many people as possible to support their views. They visited new members and oriented them by starting that they just wanted them to be careful and not hurt or surprised when things started happening.
7). The Only time they spoke well of the Pastor was when He was present or when he called them to the pulpit and gave them the mic.
They hated anyone who respected or supported the pastor and his wife. Whoever disagreed with them, was called a booklicker or demon possessed. They would make sure everyone avoided that person.
At the end of our Conversation the Brother asked me to pray for him and he asked for forgiveness from the Lord where he was wrong. After four days of this visit, the Man Passed away.( He didn't die because he critized the church, He had a kidney complication)
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