A Broken System

Ever since the dispensation of time there has always been someone raised up to recognize and fix a broken system.  Back in Slavery days there were people who did not agree with slavery but did nothing about it.  Maybe they figured "hey that's just the way it is". But then there where individuals like Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Kunta Kinte' and others who choose to take a stand. 

While they were fighting a broken system, there opposition wasn’t few but many. There were many people who thought the system worked just fine only because the system benefited them.  However, there were those who didn't totally agree but were too complacent to do anything about it.
While those who took a stand against slavery eventually prevailed there were yet and still many more obstacles to come for future generations.

Now that slavery in America had been abolished there was now the distant fight for equality and justice for all.  Those leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Al Sharpton, and Rosa Parks choose to take a stand against inequality.  While many African Americans were just content with the joys of being descendants of free slaves these leaders were raised up to bring awareness to the black community of their rights and liberty that goes way beyond being a free slave and a citizen of the USA.

These leaders wanted black people to know that were entitled to more than just what the white man wanted to offer them.  They fought long and hard and are still fighting to let us know that we can have anything we dream of and the sky is the limit to what we are entitled to.

While many whites and oppressors thought us being free was more than enough and that we should be grateful on top of that, these leaders rose up to say "why should we have to beg and show gratitude for what already rightfully belongs to us"? And with that the fight still goes on!

Now in the church Martin Luther didn't agree with the heretics of church and church leadership so he did something about it.  He made moves that got him kicked out of church, but in turn set many Christians free once again from church legalism and politics.

Then we have Jesus!  He came along to set us free from the hands of the enemy.  When God had already set us free, the enemy tried to put us back in bondage.  That’s why the word says "whom sun sets free are free indeed".  Jesus did not agree with the church leaders either, that's why they wanted him dead.
You see anytime you try to liberate a people the enemy works through the influential (leaders) to silence you, intimidate you and to make you think that you are rebellious and crazy for feeling the way that you feel. Well none of these things are true.  You are neither crazy or in rebellion but you are operating in the liberty that Christ died and rose for.  

Now the black church is amazingly still operates in the spirit of intimidation, manipulation, and control.  Lots of mega churches are built in impoverished neighborhoods to gain the trust of uneducated people who are looking for hope.  And instead of giving it to them freely, it is sold to them on a weekly basis.

These same churches who use trickery and mind games to manipulate and control its members do not build these organizations in well breed areas of the elite and educated knowing that they will not fall prey to their con and tactics.

Today is a new day and a new dispensation.  Leaders are being raised up to come against this poverty python that is sucking the very life out of Gods people.  While church leadership gains wealth and popularity, its feeble congregants grow poorer and weaker with only themselves to blame for not giving more according to the black churches deceitful doctrine. 

Many are struggling to make ends meet not because they don't give but because they are being ask to give what they don't have.  In turn the black churches popularity and fame grows stronger week by week.  Challenging it's lowly followers to believe the hype of being grateful and honored to even serve and be a part of such an bountiful organization.

Not to mention the mega churches that enterprise off of the gifts and talents of the people with ventures such as making records, selling product and hours upon hours of free labor.  In turn when sells and royalties come through these same people who served and contributed greatly get absolutely nothing but thank yous and we appreciate yous.  These we be so nice if you could pay your mortgage with bragging rights, but being that you need cash to make in this world, people serving in these capacities should be paid for their services. Paid and not pimped like the common whore standing on a corner waiting to give her earnings to a man to protect and feed her.

 
The church has gotten both greedy and out of hand.  She is so thirsty now people are willing to sell their souls to get a piece of the pie.  Never mind trusting and waiting on God on no you have to be a thorough bread con artist to be a pastor these days. People aren’t just going to follow if you are not promising them blessings and pastors are not going to preach if they are not being blesses directing by the people.  These things should not be and what are WE going to do about it?

Apostle Magdalene

Church vs. School

Church vs. School

Church should be like school where as every two to four years people should graduate moving forward into their destiny.  Me personally I have been in church all of my life and I think I have been cheated.  I should have a doctrine in churchology by now but yet it feels like I barely have my associates. I will never forget setting in church listening to this elder talk about how it felt when he made his first million dollars?  I was like huh?  Are we sitting in the same church listening to the same preacher?  Absolutely!  And if this be the case which it was why was this man able to excel under church leadership while the rest of us were just setting back watching another episode of "How I made a million dollars in the church in today’s economy". This seemed unreal to me.  I knew that I was faithful and I also knew that I gave on a regular basis.  But why was the pastor and his clergy living like Kings and Queens while the rest of us servants live like paupers? I thought did I miss something here? No, I did not.  Why was this man given information, seed money, and guidance that I was not given?  What on God's green earth made him better than me? It is time out to stop teaching that the way to become rich is to give to the church.  When the way to become rich is to have the right tools and to be a good steward over what God has already given you.  The word says first natural then spirit.  We need to know what to do in the natural to be successful.  Now I am not saying that some churches are not teaching this, but at what cost and are they making sure that people get to the finish line and beyond?   I heard one preacher say that he had spent over 5 grand to be mentored by another preacher over a three day weekend.  Really?  Now my question is if these men are supposed to be your spiritual sons then why are you pimping them and making a fortune off of them by the way.  Would you charge your natural son 5 grand to spend 3 days in your presence?  I felt so sorry for this pastor.   He was so happy!  But to be honest 3 days and 5 grand later he was not any richer or wiser than he was before that he just fell prey to the system...things like this should not be. To be continued... Apostle Magdalene

Brain Washed by an Occult

Brain Washed by an Occult There was a time when church was very much involved in politics and in changing the community.  When I was kid my home church marched and fought for anything thing that they wanted to change or to support. Now and days things have shifted from being concerned about the better good of the community to being more concerned about who has the biggest church with the most members caring less about the community. My point is sometimes when I attempt to witness to people the first thing they say is that the church is to controlling more like an occult and that they don't care about their communities. The community sees what is going on and they know that the church could do more if they didn't focus on building buildings but rather building people. Anytime you feel afraid or intimidated at church there is something wrong.  Christ came so that He may save the world and not to condemn it.  If you are in a ministry where you are feeling condemned and guilty this may be a sign of an occult like church. The are many signs but you have to rely on the holy spirit to lead you.  In most cases churches try to control you by putting you back under the law.  Many will fill you with false hopes of restoration and restitution when in fact once you get in involved,  their main focus now shifts from salvation to spiritual lock-down. It is no longer about keeping you  a part of the body of Christ but about keeping you apart of that particular church.  They use such threats as if you leave this church you could be cursed for disobedience, you could and I quote miss your destiny, or my personal favorite you could miss God! Don't take this the wrong way but this is the biggest load of crap that I have ever heard.  How can you miss God?  Well I know that my God is too big to miss!  We are all on our paths and journeys even though we make mistakes along the way. God is still in control no matter what route we take.  I know most of you are familiar with GPS.  Well if you make a wrong turn you will be rerouted but you still will end up at your destination.  I love God so much He is a God of putting us back on the right route rather we get side tracked or not we are still on His GPS system. So no matter who tells you that a man in a rob or a man in a suit remember God loves you right where you are.  The holy spirit is a gentleman he encourages us but never forces us to do anything.  You have a mind and can think for yourself you don't need anyone guiding your every step and controlling your life.  God gave you the gift of creativity and that is for you to create an environment that He can dwell in and that you can be productive in. Always remember you  very valuable to God and He has fearfully and wonderfully made you like Him so let him lead and guide you and only let man influence you according to Gods word and your personal conviction. Apostle Magdalene

David and the Giant...

The church is the people’s church and not the pastor’s church.  The people are the ones who pay for it.  Not many pastors get a loan in their names to pay for the church but rather in the churches name.  They also have to show a roster of how many members they have and their tithes and offerings.  In most cases if the church pays cash the people have given significant amounts of offerings to pay the church off. 
If this be the case then why are the people not allowed to make any decisions concerning to the church and its operations?  Faithful good standing members should be the churches board to make decisions on the churches behalf.  This is the way it used to be, but now everything must go through the pastor or co-pastor as if they own the church.
The pastors do not own the church the people do.  Once people understand that then their mentality would be different concerning their ministries. Now that not to say that things should not be done in decency and in order, but the people should still have a say.

In the town that you live in, more than likely they have a council.  The people are allowed to make decisions on behalf of that counsel because the people pay taxes for their city to run.  In our country we pay taxes for our country to run and because of that we are able to choose the date of our country even down to chosen our own president!  Nobody just waltz up the podium and say "hey, I want run this country I am the man for the job".  Says who?  No that not the way it works we elect the people that we want to serve us as a country.  This however is not applicable in most church today because the people have allowed dominating leadership to silence their voices only to have them believe that they do not have a say or any power or authority.  There are just weak little lambs that should just follow their leader no matter what no questions ask.  But our weak little lamb mentality has cost us the very thing that God himself gave us and that POWER!  God has not given us the spirit of fear but, POWER!   This brings to mind David who had to face the giant.  Those giants were said to be twice the size of men.  However David looked that giant in the eye knowing that GOD had given him POWER and he didn't let FEAR paralyses him. 

Today if you are in any situation and your voice has been silences not that God has given you vision.  Even if you’re at church under another man’s vision you are there to help build the kingdom of God and not just his vision.  I know you have been told that the leader is the only one with the vision however this is an untruth.  In order for his/her vision that God gave them to come to pass they need you vision are well.  But the vision as a whole is for the kingdom of God not one man of one woman.  It just baffles me when I see the leaders in the house of God just flourishing while the people her serve and give regularly struggling to find the identity and purpose.  While the church sits back watches and say "well if a person can't find their way that’s their problem".

Once the church has taught the word they now believe that it is the people’s responsibility to find their own way.  But I beg the differ, the church should be instrumental in serving people not just in showcasing their gifts and talents but in helping to use their anointing that which God has given us to create wealth and to restore our nation through the arms of the church. When people are only prostitutes for their gifts and talents and are not taught to capitalize on their anointing that they are left like a little lamb weak and defenseless against life.  People of God we must rise to the occasion and take our rightful places in serving God and his people by letting Gods will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Apostle Magdalene