Summer Revival with Lee Stoneking

[SDG]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

One never loses when they stand for what they believe is right.

Tell me if you win.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

Tell me if you win.

By principle...I'm already a winner.

[LaGirl]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

I'd have to agree ... there is little to no substance in his sermons and that some hold him in cult-like status.

i DID like you

[TRFrance]

I guess there will always be "haters", even in the church. I thank God for Lee Stoneking's ministry.

LS doesn't need me or anyone to defend him, so I wont even try to.

I'll say however, that in his 30+ years of ministry he's been mightily used by God, had tens of thousands of people filled with the Holy Ghost under his ministry, and has influenced legions of saints and preachers to dig deeper into the things of God and to seek to be used of God.

I'm not going to act as if this man is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but keep this in mind: Since LS started preaching, there have been many thousands of other ministers and evangelists who have risen up within the UPC, but few have achieve his stature. Why? You don't rise to the level and stature that he has among UPC preachers just by accident. Clearly God is blessing him; clearly the man is doing something right. You cant just describe it as being a bunch of overzealous fans building a cult of personality around a shallow/overrated preacher, as some seem to be implying.

I've heard him preach many times in person and on tape, and his preaching has made an indelible impact on my walk with God as well as many others. I find it amusing to hear people say his preaching has little or no substance.

And regarding the naysayers and critics... how many tens of thousands of lives have they influenced for the kingdom of God?

[Neck]

Originally Posted by Trouvere

Our church family is into the last day of Summer Revival with Lee Stoneking.
My husband said it was a unique service last night and Brother Stoneking
was not story telling as he usually does.He was prophesying over people
and some of the men were down on the floor worshipping God.Awesome!
I stayed up from my night shift job to go this am.

He should have been doing this years ago.

[Neck]

Originally Posted by TRFrance

I guess there will always be haters, even in the church.

LS doesn't need me or anyone to defend him, so I wont even try to.

I'll say however, that in his 30+ years of ministry he's been mightily used by God, had tens of thousands of people filled with the Holy Ghost under his ministry, and has influenced legions of saints and preachers to dig deeper into the things of God and to seek to be used of God.

I thank God for his ministry.

And regarding the naysayers and critics... how many tens of thousands of lives have they influenced for the kingdom of God?

My goal is not to influence but to convert.

[TRFrance]

Originally Posted by Neckstadt

My goal is not to influence but to convert.

Well thats what an evangelist does, isnt it?

They convert sinners and influence saints.

Besides, many people have been converted under LS's ministry. So what's your point there exactly?

[triumphant1]

Originally Posted by TRFrance

I guess there will always be "haters", even in the church. I thank God for Lee Stoneking's ministry.

LS doesn't need me or anyone to defend him, so I wont even try to.

I'll say however, that in his 30+ years of ministry he's been mightily used by God, had tens of thousands of people filled with the Holy Ghost under his ministry, and has influenced legions of saints and preachers to dig deeper into the things of God and to seek to be used of God.

I'm not going to act as if this man is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but keep this in mind: Since LS started preaching, there have been many thousands of other ministers and evangelists who have risen up within the UPC, but few have achieve his stature. Why? You don't rise to the level and stature that he has among UPC preachers just by accident. Clearly God is blessing him; clearly the man is doing something right. You cant just describe it as being a bunch of overzealous fans building a cult of personality around a shallow/overrated preacher, as some seem to be implying.

I've heard him preach many times in person and on tape, and his preaching has made an indelible impact on my walk with God as well as many others. I find it amusing to hear people say his preaching has little or no substance.

And regarding the naysayers and critics... how many tens of thousands of lives have they influenced for the kingdom of God?

That would be 40+ years.....

[Neck]

Originally Posted by TRFrance

Well thats what an evangelist does, isnt it?

They convert sinners and influence saints.

Besides, many people have been converted under LS's ministry. So what's your point there exactly?

He has never caused me to go deeper into the word.

He was always a boring preacher to me.

That is only my opinion.

[RandyWayne]

I'm not going to act as if this man is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but keep this in mind: Since LS started preaching, there have been many thousands of other ministers and evangelists who have risen up within the UPC, but few have achieve his stature. Why? You don't rise to the level and stature that he has among UPC preachers just by accident. Clearly God is blessing him; clearly the man is doing something right. You cant just describe it as being a bunch of overzealous fans building a cult of personality around a shallow/overrated preacher, as some seem to be implying.

Sort of the Brett Favre of preachers?
(The stats are amazing..... 'Since 1992, the number of starting quarterbacks for Green Bay: 1. The number of starting quarterbacks for every other team: 12+'.)