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Pastor Disguised To Meet His Church by bilms(m): 1:53pm On Sep 11, 2013
Pastor Disguised To Meet His Church.

Pastor Jeremiah Steepek (pictured below) transformed himself into a homeless person and went to the 10,000 member church that he was to be introduced as the head pastor at that morning. He walked around his soon to be church for 30 minutes while it was filling with people for service, only 3 people out of the 7-10,000 people said hello to him. He asked people for change to buy food - NO ONE in the church gave him change. He went into the sanctuary to sit down in the front of the church and was asked by the ushers if he would please sit n the back. He greeted people to be greeted back with stares and dirty looks, with people looking down on him and judging him.

As he sat in the back of the church, he listened to the church announcements and such. When all that was done, the elders went up and were excited to introduce the new pastor of the church to the congregation. "We would like to introduce to you Pastor Jeremiah Steepek." The congregation looked around clapping with joy and anticipation. The homeless man sitting in the back stood up and started walking down the aisle. The clapping stopped with ALL eyes on him. He walked up the altar and took the microphone from the elders (who were in on this) and paused for a moment then he recited,

“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

'The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

After he recited this, he looked towards the congregation and told them all what he had experienced that morning. Many began to cry and many heads were bowed in shame. He then said, "Today I see a gathering of people, not a church of Jesus Christ. The world has enough people, but not enough disciples. When will YOU decide to become disciples?"

He then dismissed service until next week.

Being a Christian is more than something you claim. It's something you live by and share with others.

source: Hope for Nigeria

I don't know how true this story is, but the fact is i paints a true picture of the state of our world today, we all claim to be all religious, christians and muslims alike but we do not even practice what we preach.

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Re: Pastor Disguised To Meet His Church by deebrain(m): 2:25pm On Sep 11, 2013
receive a million likes......
Re: Pastor Disguised To Meet His Church by tpia5: 2:45pm On Sep 11, 2013
He went into the sanctuary to sit down in the front of the church and was asked by the ushers if he would please sit n the back.


luke 14:

go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you.

11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”



something's off, just saying.

the pastor had a point though.
Re: Pastor Disguised To Meet His Church by bilms(m): 7:45pm On Sep 11, 2013
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Re: Pastor Disguised To Meet His Church by andyanders: 8:37pm On Sep 11, 2013
In fact, this is what today's church is. Whereby we only look at the physical appearance of people, we miss heaven
Re: Pastor Disguised To Meet His Church by 4C2215131: 10:05pm On Sep 11, 2013
Quite an interesting development.

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