GREAT NEWS - Jackson, TN

Originally Posted by AmazingGrace

Brother Steadfast... We are so glad you are back...

What I think is wrong is that no one really knows unless they have talked to them (This would be Dan and Steadfast and Sherri church person ) or live there (Renda, Tamor, Sherri and Dans family) therefore... I dont think anyone other than these really have much of a say... so now... I can blame it on the meds and the fact that I am doped up right now cuz I had work done on my back and I can let everyone pile on me because I can take it because in the morning when it all wears off I dont care...

So now its over.. No one called no one a liar and if you aint one of those up there in those names I dont think you know too much bout it... so that being said...No one was bashing no one either! It was a good conversation that some took a couple of comments the wrong way... lets get back on track guys... If you were standing in front of Bro Lance right now would you be having this conversation??? This is a church that is hurting and grieving right now... lets rejoice for them!


SOMETHING AWESOME HAPPENED!!!!!!!!!!!

This church now has a place to worship! God is gonna do something wonderful because this is a wonderful church and he didnt allow it to be destroyed for nothing good to come out of it! How much ya wanna bet it will one of the fastest growing on fire revival churches in the UPC... and better yet we claim In Jesus name that this 1200 seat building they have been given the use of will be full before their new building is built and half of it will be the AOG people who have been filled with the holy ghost and baptised in Jesus name so there GET OVER IT!!!!!!!!!!

For the record, Dan has family there but - to the best of my knowledge - has not talked to Bro. Lance. And, yes, Bro. Lance will take this thing through the roof now... I'm convinced of it.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Steadfast

No conclusions being 'jumped' to... I just responded to the facts made evident by the first few 'ready, aim, fire' posts I saw headed that way. It's an exercise in futility to infer that the UPC wasn't being swung in a negative light as a result of the thread. Even the posters see where it was driven and responded to it.

The 'irony' was the fact that this was openly stated on another forum that help WAS offered and it was never clarified on this forum by those who saw it on that forum.

As to your Pastor? I thought the gentlemen I met at General Conference (DeaconBlues) was your Pastor? I didn't realize that the Cupples were your Pastor now.

After spending a short time with Sis. Sherri I could quickly see how they would offer to help. She seemed precious.

That makes sense and I can see the confusion. Yes, the Cupples started a church in Cordova and Deacon gave me his blessings to help them as we went to Bible school together and have a long friendship.

Yes, Sherri had posted here that they offered the use of their bldg. in Jackson to the Lances.

By the way, this 'UPC' Pastor also called Sherri's brother as soon as I could to check on her. I bet that news doesn't travel as fast as this other stuff.

Originally Posted by rgcraig

That makes sense and I can see the confusion. Yes, the Cupples started a church in Cordova and Deacon gave me his blessings to help them as we went to Bible school together and have a long friendship.

Yes, Sherri had posted here that they offered the use of their bldg. in Jackson to the Lances.

I knew they had tried to make contact...

Back to exile for a while!

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Steadfast

By the way, this 'UPC' Pastor also called Sherri's brother as soon as I could to check on her. I bet that news doesn't travel as fast as this other stuff.

Their church is only a few blocks from Union University - - a complete miracle it wasn't touched.

[AmazingGrace]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

If you saw Bro. Lance's interview on CNN he's taking it as something very awesome! Great attitude and great interview!

Yep I did and I totally agree!

We had a church once offer us to use their baptist church... It was 4 months later our pastor baptized the entire black baptist church in Jesus name and every one of them were filled with the holy ghost!!! God doesnt let things like this happen for no reason!

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by AmazingGrace

Yep I did and I totally agree!

We had a church once offer us to use their baptist church... It was 4 months later our pastor baptized the entire black baptist church in Jesus name and every one of them were filled with the holy ghost!!! God doesnt let things like this happen for no reason!

Wow, now that is cool!

[StillStanding]

The FACT about being cautious because another church (business) that is part of the same franchise could potentially take your clients/saints is simply based on reality!

THIS IS NOT UPC BASHING! Good grief!!!!

It would be awkward for BOTH churches if an offer to use their building was given. If my church was destroyed, I would prefer to use the building of a different franchise. That way, there is a definite distinction between the two groups using the building. There would be less competition.

Some of you are OVERLY sensitive, and just need to face reality. People are people no matter which organization/ business you belong to!

[Cindy]

I live in a small town of 5,000 population. There are a lot of churches here. Mostly Baptist and only one apostolic/oneness church that I know of. I guess it is different in larger cities. And it doesn't really matter to me who offered or didn't offer, but that the cause of Christ is being done. Nothing else should have entered anyone's mind. But to give God the glory for a GREAT thing being done for His church, the body, not the building.

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by Steadfast

By the way, this 'UPC' Pastor also called Sherri's brother as soon as I could to check on her. I bet that news doesn't travel as fast as this other stuff.

Nope, didn't know this, but thanks for caring!!!