“ This guy's got one eye on the big picture. ” And both feet on the ground. Over adherence to expository preaching can keep one stuck in a cubby hole. Appreciate this Pastors eye towards the new heavens ... A return to Eden ... The Return Of The King
“ APATHY. ” All sin leads to apathy. The apathetic carries an air of smug. Apathy is the emotional middle finger to meaning. That’s why the rules of apathetic discourse are primitively nonverbal: a knowing glance, a scoff, a shoulder shrug, a rhetorical confused look. Any of these maneuvers are conversation-enders from the apathetic’s perspective. Paradoxically, apathy can be rather violent and enslaving. Yes, its battle cry is “Whatever.” But try to rouse the apathetic, and you have a real fight on your hands. Apathy is a powerful non-emotion. It shackles you to yourself. http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sid=10807938543
“ This is a Brilliant Series. ” This is also a terrifying series. It's made me re-examine everything and everyone, including myself. Thank you Pastor I'll be sure to pass this on to everyone I know!
“ Thank you for this sermon ” I thank the LORD for finding this site. Most people just do not understand, but GOD knows, and I am so happy that I've found others that do!!
I married a narcissist, escaped after 11 years. Several years later, met what I thought was a Christian man, but turned out to be a raging narcissist. I want everyone to know, GOD warned me several times. It's so dangerous not to listen.
After I confronted this man about his darkness, he went on to destroy my reputation and my character at church. What hurts the most, is that everyone belived him after my reaching out for help and understanding. They never bothered to reach out to me, just believed the worst. I tried to keep going to church in the hopes that the LORD would make my innocence shine like noonday sun, but things got so bad, the Pastor yelled at me in church saying to me, "Now we all know what kind of woman you really are"! I sat there in silence until the end of Bible Study, and left in silence and deep pain in which I still feel. I never returned. It's so hard to be seen as the evil one while he goes on in the church and is praised and protected. Although I cry, I kind of beleive that perhaps GOD did not want me there. Thank you for your work and service to our Great LORD!
Thanks for listening.
Vanessa
“ Excellent Warnings! ” PASTOR CRIPPEN has an excellent series with this being the 10th sermon. His straightforward delivery from the Word admonishes us to be diligent; not to ignore or 'choose' to ignore evil.
Pastor Crippen exhorts us to educate our young people to be wise to the evil ways and thus protecting them. So often, we want to 'hide' evil from our youth... we are not helping them and are only setting them up for future heartache or severe tragedy.
“ Recommended Book ” I just ordered the book How Trauma Destroys & Christ Restores and pray it helps me in my journey of recovery. Coping with C-PTSD along with all the additional stressors of attempting to co-parent with an abuser greatly affects even a Christian's mind and body. I've also found that some psychiatric hospitals do not even know how to treat C-PTSD: only PTSD which is a cake walk in comparison.
“ Excellent! ” This is a very good series. Pastor Crippen expounds from Scripture and zeroes in on "the heart" of man. The references to abuse are heartbreaking but must be heard. May we have a heart of mercy and know when to judge righteously towards those who are abusive wolves.
“ THANK YOU ” Thank you Pastor Crippen. I've listened to this sermon twice. It's so articulate on the subject of 'anger'. Something I've always sensed to be true but have been made to feel very guilty about; my anger at sin was always viewed to be unloving towards the sinner and thus I was viewed as being un-Christ-like. I'm still being treated this way by 'the church'.
“ Great Sermon! ” Truly God has opened your eyes and heart to the wickedness that has been lurking to long in the church and the ignorance of many pastors. How the godly are being punished further in these situations or put under discipline. The saddest part is how the mother watches the suffering of her children . Thank you for speaking out. Everything you have said is true. I know for I have lived it and still am dealing with issues from this. God bless you for making this available to all at no charge. Lord bless this man who seeks You and loves You and wants to share Your Word. In Jesus Name.
“ Great Sermon! ” I wonder if anyone has considered that a particular church in its entirety can become abusive to women!
I found that as the abusive men took control of our church and the nice ones left (because they too were abused) the church became more and more abusive in its leadership towards women. Fundamentalism tends this way naturally and when certain men take over it becomes more so, supported by abused wives who support their sense of entitlement and become misogynistic themselves.
These 'super-godly'leaders fit almost every category of abusiveness including keeping all the monies of the church under their control and permitting no women in any leadership positions, reminding them that men alone are entitled to lead, pray, decide, etc...and when a person leaves they are always at fault for not being submissive enough, etc. One such church expelled (excommunicated) 14 elderly parishioners for not 'submitting' to a very wrong decision by their elders. These were people who had been members all their lives and the leadership was just a bunch of arrogant men who had grown accustomed to being bowed down to and couldn't accept any one who questioned them.
I would love to hear a sermon on 'the church as abuser'...there are churches that closely resemble the Taliban in our circles.
“ Very Encouraging ” I've listened to this message twice. It's very encouraging and such a wonderful reminder of how the Lord uses 'jars of clay'. As I reflect, I am amazed at the times that He has used those private moments with someone to share the Gospel. No flashy programs required; just a sincere desire to share the true Gospel at any given moment. What a precious Lord and Saviour.
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