Tulsa Report Day One - Page 15

PastorD · #1 01-25-2008, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by The Dean

Just got information: It ended about 15 minutes ago with Nate Wilson speaking. Wayne McClain opened it up they said with prayer and took quite a while. They said it broke out in a good spirit of prayer to start the meeting.

There were over 1,000 ministers there according to a young man out from under my ministry. They said Booker did wonderful as did Godair. Obviously the TV advertising issue came up but nothing said against the UPC. They said that the name 'UPC' was only mentioned once - period.

It was made very clear that they were not going to restrict UPC speakers from their pulpits. Their intention is to coexist as a more organized form of the 'conservative leaning' brethren they have always been.

It appeared, according to my 'source', that they were intentionally NOT being derogatory about the UPC. They pretty much let it be known (in so many words) that it would not be tolerated. They said that an accurate count was just over 1,000 ministers with others there who weren't ministers.

The building was pretty full except in the balcony to the right of the platform. They said there were 6 or 7 rows there still open. The floor level was way overcrowded they said. Some left because it was too crowded.

They allowed no picture taking (except the designated person) and no laptops open - for obvious reasons!

Thy speech betrays thee . . .

Hoovie · #2 01-24-2008, 11:29 PM

Thank you Dean!

Sunni · #3 01-24-2008, 11:33 PM

THEY (as in the six) weren't communicating that 2000 number...the building capacity is not even that much...

StMark · #4 01-24-2008, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunni

THEY (as in the six) weren't communicating that 2000 number...the building capacity is not even that much...

But AGAPE said it was the 7

ummmmm

The Dean · #5 01-24-2008, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by StMark

But AGAPE said it was the 7

ummmmm

There was actually more than the '6' plus '1' tonight. Various others were in the pulpit for different reasons.

StMark · #6 01-24-2008, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by The Dean

There was actually more than the '6' plus '1' tonight. Various others were in the pulpit for different reasons.

and WHY didn't you go ????????????????????????????????????????

The Dean · #7 01-24-2008, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by StMark

and WHY didn't you go ????????????????????????????????????????

Cause the Lord wouldn't let me.

Next question?

The Dean · #8 01-25-2008, 12:35 AM

Just got this in from someone else at the Tulsa meeting...

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Another thing that I forgot but now remember now that I am warm and in my hotel room is that - Bro. Booker told a story about a wise man that had bro. booker come and preach for him when bro. booker was a very young preacher. Bro. booker said this man was an icon in the movement back then and that if he mentioned his name everyone would either know him or has heard of him....Bro. Booker said that this man had him come and preach and LB was so intimidated because of how everyone revereed him and he was blown away that this man would want him (LB) to come and preach for him. He said that while he was sititng in his office, this wise man grabbed a chair and sat it in front of bro. booker and thier knees were touching and he leaned in real close to bro. booker and he said son - you remind me of myself when I was your age- ambitious, serious etc etc.. Bro. Booker said this wise man looked at him and said the upc will be around from now on - he said it will never go away, he said fifty years, four hundred years, he said from now on - the upci will always be here - he said but son - when I was your age - I started fighting - and bro. booker said this aged old wise man looked at him and said you see these hands - and bro. booker looked at his hands and this wise man has a far away look in his eyes and he stared at his own hands and said theres blood on these hands and I can not get them off and it haunts my soul- he said bro. booker remember this - no matter what the upc does it will always be around - don't have blood on your hands, dont fight it. With this bro. booker launched into how he can and will coexist with upc brethren etc... and this org is NOT going to be built around upc bashing etc etc...