drstone1:


Not a bad idea at all if you are discerning. While the Churches leaders are to primarily give themselves to the Word and feed the sheep spiritually..Man is not entirely spirit. He has a social and physical dimension that needs to be catered for as well. The Ministers even in both Old testament times and in the new testament times recognised this and in their wisdom created departments to handle these externalities. For example, to preach to a call girl to repent from what obviously is a thing of joy and economic survival is stupendous and a huge joke. Will you feed her,clotge her and give her a commensurate standard of living and many others like her, and for how long?? If she is hit with lack and want and d negative stigma that comes with the loss of the means to ' good living' for how long will she hold out when temptations roll. So you need to empower, people, whether they be youths,or whatever to have what it takes to hold out on their own without being additional burden to the Church or other good hearted persons. Same reason why the missionaries established schools and the major games we play today.

mastermaestro:



The first role of the church is to build souls and not flesh! You build the soul with the Word, prayers and fasting! You don't build it with vain entertainment. The Kingdom is not meat and drink, it is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is no joker, unless you have no idea of who He is. What New Testament departments of externalities are you talking about? Cultural dance, business seminar, sports competition or beauty pageant department?

You almost disgusted with your preposterous use of the word discerning. Every place, in the eyes of a reasonable individual, has its appropriate purpose. Would you take silly jokes to a hospital where doctors are battling to save a life? The church exists to save souls and prepare them to meet JESUS CHRIST. Through jokes? Impossible!

I wonder how one can worship GOD in Spirit and in Truth by stage comedy. All I see here is a generation that has lost reverence for the sanctuary that JESUS whipped some errant traders over because they desecrated it with activities that certainly had nothing to do with worshipping GOD. Lovemaking between a husband and a wife is no sin, but it would be an act of contempt towards GOD if they did it inside a sanctuary.

Stop holding onto to logic. GOD is a consuming fire! Fear Him!

donnie:



Relax... You are not God.

Yourself know that if God were to be to you how you just decribed, you will not be guiltless.

Many souls are already being won through comedy for your information.

mastermaestro:


Spare me the overblown lies, please. Nevertheless, fear the LORD, keep His commandments and have considerable respect for His holy sanctuary. GOD is not a comedian!

beycity:
I totally agree with all what you said sir.
Instead of the world becoming "churchy", it's the church that is rather becoming "worldly".

donnie:


http://victoryisen..com.ng/2015/08/bishop-chikancy-eli-j-and-others-in.html?m=1

https://www.loveworldnews.com/posts/laughing-ovation-with-bishop-chikancy-at-ikoyi-prison?page=6

hollaytan:

u were once an a student of Adams tutorial?

gypsey:
tell us we would like to know, MR Righteous! you must know God and the crooked pastor more than they know themselves.
what makes you believe that the fake pastor isn't guilty?

mostHandsome01:
comedy in the church is not really a bad thing!!! i have seen alot of comedians in churches and have never seen anyone ridicule Christianity! if at all there are som.peopl who do such!! all thats needed is just strict warnings!!!

NOTE!! IT IS BETTER TO DANCE MAKOSA IN THE CHURCH THAN TO DANCE IT IN THE CLUB! IT IS BETTER TO MAKE THE PEOPLE OF GOD LAUGH THAN MAKING WORLDLY PEOPLE LAUGH.

i encourage young people when i see them going to church to use thier talent for worship. comedians should not be discouraged in churches!! it will only push them out of church!!

then the question will be!!! what then have we gained by sending them out ??

mastermaestro:


Proverbs 16:25 KJV
"There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."

That something seems right does not make it right in the sight of GOD. Today, premarital sex seems right amongst young people, watching pornography seems right, masturbation seems right, divorce seems right, just the way homosexuality is seeming right in many countries. When people many more people start to practice an ill thing, more people begin to see nothing wrong about it. This is how comedy shows and many others have found their feet in church today.

As for you and many others, it appears right. Dude, the way to eternal life hasn't been broadened to accommodate more wrongs as right. The road is still as narrow as it always has been! (Matthew 7:13-14). Only a few will find, accept and remain in that narrow path.

oswardic:
They will always go outside of the church once they've used the church as a platform to learn.. Check out every hiphop artist.. Both locally and internationally, majority of them started as a chorister.. Or even comedians you invite today will definitely perform in the club tomorrow if given the opportunity.

rckdude:


Seriously? Are you saying it's until you give tithes and offering before you can consider yourself to be in the presence of God?

I attended the first 3 Experience and believe me the conveyner had always planned it very big. I'd probably tell you that it's less big now because most people I know have stopped attending for one reason or the other.

My thinking still is, anywhere the name of God is mentioned genuinely, God would be in their midst. So it doesnt matter how you choose to call it, most people go there to worship God - and that makes its a service.

seunny4lif:

Save yourself first before saving others
Save your Economy

solasoulmusic:


Oga it was not a church service it was in Gods presence but I dont think it was mocking the Lord to have comedic intervals

meaning for word church service
Definition
(noun) a service conducted in a house of worship

Please is TBS a house of worship ? It's a televised Gospel Concert and at concerts to setup the stage you have comedic intervals

Sorry you stopped going it's obvious you missed alot and assume it's a service

It's the comedians themselves you should hold accountable if you feel their jokes where not appropriate. Everyone is responsible for the individual actions here.

rckdude:


You can't use a dictionary to define a church.
The church is not a building neither is it a location. The church is a gathering of believers (Jesus says wherever two or more are gathered in His name He will be with them) . So except you say the attendees of the experience are not Christians, then I will agree with you that they can jest all night long but they still shouldn't joke about spiritual thing though.

It can never be right to use the word of God as joke, it's not right to joke about the Holy Spirit...

But I guess you don't see anything wrong in these things so I will leave you to your opinion. Ever wonder why Jesus drove away the money changers? Oh! Sorry I guess your answer would still be that Jesus drove them away from a temple right?

It's well.

solasoulmusic:


Nawa for you Baba just admit it the guy dey rant untop matter wey no dey. Write about illegal church structures endangering lives. Bad belle dey smell

Mention their name not the organizers

rckdude:


Am loosing our discussion now, what is the bad belle there. No sensible Christian would support illegal structures collapsing - this leads to physical death. But making mockery of sacred things leads to spiritual death in itself.

The organisers gave them a podium to make mockery of God same way a pastor risks members lives by gathering their flock in an unstable building.

Both are wrong.

gypsey:
Ofcourse No! to all listed Above but, if my parents are fat i will tell them to loose some weight

Beckino:

You seem to b a tough pikin...

donnie:


That is not always the case. At Christ Embassy, you can find good examples of comedians or musicians whose commitment to the Lord is not in question. Bishop Chikancy, Sinach, Eben, Frank Edwards, Rap nation, Samsung, Buchi etc

mastermaestro:



The first role of the church is to build souls and not flesh! You build the soul with the Word, prayers and fasting! You don't build it with vain entertainment. The Kingdom is not meat and drink, it is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is no joker, unless you have no idea of who He is. What New Testament departments of externalities are you talking about? Cultural dance, business seminar, sports competition or beauty pageant department?

You almost disgusted with your preposterous use of the word discerning. Every place, in the eyes of a reasonable individual, has its appropriate purpose. Would you take silly jokes to a hospital where doctors are battling to save a life? The church exists to save souls and prepare them to meet JESUS CHRIST. Through jokes? Impossible!

I wonder how one can worship GOD in Spirit and in Truth by stage comedy. All I see here is a generation that has lost reverence for the sanctuary that JESUS whipped some errant traders over because they desecrated it with activities that certainly had nothing to do with worshipping GOD. Lovemaking between a husband and a wife is no sin, but it would be an act of contempt towards GOD if they did it inside a sanctuary.

Stop holding onto to logic. GOD is a consuming fire! Fear Him!

sweery:

Must you quote everything just to write two words?


@post I don't see anything bad with comedy in church.

Jesus christ died to give us LIBERTY.I don't know why some christians tend to cage themselves in becausé of dogmas/doctrines backward and limiting mentalities.


To those mentioning me just know i ain't gon reply you.