Congratulations to TPC. I hope and pray for their blessing and forward progress.
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When a newspaper posed the question, "What's Wrong with the World?" G. K. Chesterton reputedly wrote a brief letter in response: "Dear Sirs: I am. Sincerely Yours, G. K. Chesterton." That is the attitude of someone who has grasped the message of Jesus.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
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Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand. (Romans 14:4)
Scripture is its own interpreter. Nothing can cut a diamond but a diamond. Nothing can interpret Scripture but Scripture" Thomas Watson.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
Terry Black's mother used to babysit me when I was in the 3-5 yr old ages. Terry and I used to make mudpies, and his Dad used to have pony rides at the church at 40th Harrison in Kansas City from time to time on Sunday mornings. One time the pony was carrying about three or four of us kids and we all fell off, and there we were three or four little kiddies squalling for our mommies! My family soon left the 40th and Harrison church to go to a little storefront church, and I lost touch with Terry until I was fourteen and going to a UPC youth camp in Rolla Mo. Lanny Wolfe was the music director at that camp, and I played trombone in his little band he had going there that week. Terry didn't talk to me much, and looking back on it, I think he was unhappy with the role he was forced to play as a PK. Fortunately for me I didn't have those stresses. I've pretty much lived my life quietly and under the radar screen. I'm still involved in my little church. Play the keyboard, guitar, mandolin, and some trombone during worship services. I'm also involved as an "Urban Farmer" in our little community garden we've got going.
Since the NEW PASTOR has been voted in after T.B. was forced to resign they have now FIRED B.E. who was the MUSIC MINSTER that was hired under T.B. I was there the first day the new pastor has his first service as pastor. I told my best friend who was sitting beside me that B.E. will be fired and i told him why and who would take over the music. I felt it in the air. The new Pastors wife will be in that position. There was no reason given for B.E. being fired. He had done nothing wrong and spent his life in service to this church and was married in this church. His Dad was there when N.P.U was the pastor before T.B. His Dad was the Music Minister back in the day when it was known as WHITE-HAVEN UPC. After T.B came and was voted in around 1986 they changed the NAME to TPC MEMPHIS and moved to a new Location and built a multi million dollar CHURCH with a House on the property with a large built in swimming pool. It was a MASSIVE STEP up from where we were when I was in the high school. Our Church was big but TPC was GIANT and HUGE compared to WUPC. This church has been thru 2 PASTORS doing the same thing. The only difference the 1st Pastor N.P.U. got to keep his license and was sent to another church. If his name was JONES he would be out there with T.B. with no UPCI license. CHURCH politics. N.P.U. 's father who was the BISHOP at the Time over the UPCI came to town to beg the church not to do this to his son. He begged and begged but the church was not having it. They threw him out. He lived high on the HOG Cadillacs , big house, MAIDS. They T.B. comes along and every one thought he was really something. I was even told once after I was gone for a while and came back that T.B. drove a broke down raggedy car, and they didn't live in a big fancy house. I was like well you must not get invited to the house parties. This was a few years just before they kicked T.B to the CURB. After this was all over with the church is trying to SUE T.B. in court to try and get back all the LUXURY CARS SUV's from BMW's to ESCALDES that he was buying for his kids and grandkids with church money. It was told that he took a $300,000 salary and that his kids and their spouses all got salaries, it was told they took $100,000 each. People don't believe that this could be but if you were to see over the years how he told the people to GIVE GIVE GIVE MORE MORE MORE because GOD wanted TPC to BUILD a NEW BUILDING on new PROPERTY and it never happened. T.B. was saving that Money in the bank for a RAINY DAY and that RAINY day came. He even had his son on Payroll getting $100,000 and a LUXURY CAR i believe he got the BMW and he didn't even had a JOB at the CHURCH.
Also if anyone wants to go and look at The 1st pastors website, N.P.U. and read his BIO he flat out lies saying he started a church in SOUTH HAVEN MS. That is just across the Border of MS & TN. He does not want anyone to connect him with TPC formerly known as HIS Church WHITE HAVEN UPC. I am not sure why they allowed N.P.U to keep his license and just move on to another CHURCH but the only answer is CHURCH POLITICS. If his name had been jones he would be with T.B. out there with NO UPCI LICENSE. But because N.P.U dad was the BISHOP they couldn't touch him. And both PASTORS were caught doing the exact same thing. ONLY the 1st PASTOR was CAUGHT RED HANDED at his HOUSE while CHURCH SERVICE WAS GOING on durning the SINGING and the CHOIR he would EXIT with the secretary and they would leave and go to the Pastors home and then he was back just in time to PREACH. The deacons was following him for a long time and they recorded the events. It's sad to me the CHURCH POLITICS that are always in play. T.B. was not even caught red handed. they only found a FILE on his computer by a TECHNICIAN. which to me that could have been planted there. They actually caught the 1st pastor red handed and he is still preaching in the UPCI sitting up on the plat form at CAMPs and THE BIG GENERAL CONFERENCE. I don't know how N.P.U. can PREACH to the UPCI. WHILE LYING on his WEBSITE so that no one will connect the dots.
Since the NEW PASTOR has been voted in after T.B. was forced to resign they have now FIRED B.E. who was the MUSIC MINSTER that was hired under T.B. I was there the first day the new pastor has his first service as pastor. I told my best friend who was sitting beside me that B.E. will be fired and i told him why and who would take over the music. I felt it in the air. The new Pastors wife will be in that position. There was no reason given for B.E. being fired. He had done nothing wrong and spent his life in service to this church and was married in this church...
Before you go spreading gossip, were you there when B. E. was let go? Do you know why B. E. was let go? And did your information come from a credible source?
And also just to inform you, B. E. was a paid employee of the church and the Pastor does not have the authority to let someone go. The board has to make that decision which the Pastor cannot be one of the members of. The Pastor can make suggestions but it is the board that decides and votes on it.
As for the Pastor's wife being in that position, still at this time, that position has yet to be filled. Many people that are still at the church have contributed to the void that has been left behind, including the Pastor's wife.
I suggest you get on your knees and pray about it before you go talking ill about a man of God.
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