So going by your reasoning, the only way I can justify critising some wrong that the governor of my state is doing is to become the governor?

Is it my fault your father did not train you well?

My advise to you is to keep quiet so people will think you might have sense rather than opening your mouth and confirming that you don't.

Joagbaje:

If a pastor make people buy books ,he has done a good job. It's for their good to study.

elsirich:

@poster, u just open ur mouth and u start vomitting rubbish. If u don't have anything to say can't you just read other posts and get out the the blog or the the people buying it with ur money or complaining to you?
Honestly u just acted like a low life, God forsaken, frustrated and if am not mistaken cursed individual , who can not see beyond the point where u are presently.
Learn to keep quiet if u don't have anything reasonable to say.

- The pastor directs the members to the "bookshop" where enough copies of "A New Walk With God" have been stocked in anticipation of the upcoming sales.

- After the service, the pastor informs the heads of the cell groups that all individual cell meetings for the next two weeks will be based on specific chapters from the book. This guarantees that all cell group heads purchase a copy of the book.

- During the week, the cell group heads pass on the message to their members and "strongly encourage them" to buy the book so that they can contribute during the cell meetings.

- At the next church service, the pastor will openly ask the congregation to indicate by a show of hands who has a copy of "A New Walk With God" in their possession. Those who have bought the book happily wave their copies in the air and those who have not are publically shamed into buying their own copy at their earliest opportunity. Again, the thing to remember here is that this is happening in all the church branches - at the same time.

- As promised, the church services and cell meetings focus on chapters in the book and those who do not yet have a copy feel more and more compelled into taking a trip to the church bookshop where copies of "A New Walk With God" are steadily stocked up. This continues for two weeks until the "Book Review" comes to an end and just like that "A New Walk with God" may have sold over 100,000 copies world-wide - in just two weeks!

- Some churches (including the one with Embassies for Christ) can organise "Book Reviews" up to 7 or 8 times a year. Nice!

Can you prove me wrong?? If you can then that is what this thread is for. I would love for you to explain to me how the 'Book Review' really works at CE. I challenge you to step up and do so.

There are many methods MOGs use to [b]coerce [/b]their members into purchasing their material and it is very important that they do so.

This is because in the majority of Pentecostal Churches, the proceeds from the sale of books and dvds goes directly to the authors - that is the MOG who wrote it.

The church does not see a penny of that money

unless the author decides to donate a portion of it to the church.

Now I would like to talk about one very effective devise used to get members to regularly purchase books that is used by some Pentecostal churches including one that claims to have Embassys for Christ in different cities in Nigeria and other countries.

Grey Beard:

No pastor should make a person buy their books.

Yes, encouraging reading is good, but using worldly tactics to sell your books to your congregation on a regular basis is wrong. If it isn't then show me where the Bible says it is right.

Joagbaje:

If its good for them why not? Parents do make children eat.

It's carnal mind that sees it like manipulation. Every man who God has given insight has responsibility to make men have it. That's part of the call. But a carnal minded man sees it as business.

Paul had revelations into truth and he ensured he made the church in his time read them. That is sense of responsibility.

Colossians 4:16
And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.

Ephesians 3:4
4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

dare2think:

Nigerians deserve to be scammed!

I hope these charlatans continue to be successful, I hope they continue to afford their families the best money can provide. I hope they continue to live their lives to the fullest. I hope they continue to be worshipped and have their egos massaged by more foolish people.

I hope they continue to flaunt their wealth in front of their mugs whilst the same mugs continue to shout 'hallelujah', I hope they live long and continue to hold the brains of their mugs in their hands!

I hope that by the time our 'mugs' realise their folly it will be too late for them!

These mugs deserve it!

Pastor Kun:

@Joagbaje
Can you briefly tell us how much Paul charged for the letters he wrote to the gentile churches?

Joagbaje:

If its good for them why not? Parents do make children eat.

davidylan:

apples to oranges. It is 100% to the benefit of the child that he/she is forced to eat.
However what is the benefit of forcing the laity to buy meaningless books at exhorbitant prices? Do they understand the psuedo-psychology masquerading as "spiritual" truths in the book? why is the pastor ALONE reaping the pecuniary benefits of this?

Azibalua:

Proverbs 22:6
6 Point your kids in the right direction--
when they're old they won't be lost.

davidylan:

We already have the bible. Perhaps your pastors shld concentrate on pointing us there than hawking the latest "6 laws to . . . "

Azibalua:

Jeremiah 3:15
15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

PastorKun:
@Joagbaje
Can you briefly tell us how much Paul charged for the letters he wrote to the gentile churches?