Tonight was Victory Leaders Band night for The Church of God, a church organization that broke off from the Church of God of Prophecy somewhere around 1993 after some doctrinal/political disputes arose. The circumstances were petty for both sides so I’m not going to get into that.
What I am going to get into is the fact that this organization is meeting in their General Assembly at the Conn Center Auditorium at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee — the place seats 1800 — and they’ve been streaming their services for all the world to see. As such, the videos have been preserved (for the time being, at least).
I mentioned Victory Leaders Band (VLB’s) earlier. Basically it’s the old COGOP and current TCOG term for youth ministries. That’s it. Tonight is youth focus night, and a man named Rob Hawkins — no, not the main character in Cloverfield — is preaching fire and brimstone, literally.
In a video I am about to link you to, Hawkins lays out against various themes that all youth should avoid.
Rock music? Eh, I prefer electro anyway.
Video games? I rebuke you, Halo. Cortana, you sexy woman, get thee hence.
Video rental stores? I got Netflix instead.
I’m just surprised the guy didn’t rail against sports on Sunday.
The carnage is interwoven throughout the whole video, but the sermon I’m targeting is around the midway point. Scroll to the two-hour mark and Hawkins begins his sermon.
If you believe the COGOP hasn’t come very far as an organization since 1993 or so, watch the above video and get back to me, please.
I have not seen such a grievous display from a pulpit since I last watched whatever televangelist came on TV while I was surfing the channels late at night.
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Although I didn’t listen to the sermon I do want to comment on the points you mentioned. As a Christian there is a lot of music out there that isn’t worth listening to. And there is a lot of bad video games as well. Sex sells and it is on display in video rental stores where even the children can see it on dvd jackets. I’m not suggesting to stop listening to music, or playing games, or renting movies. But I am suggesting that often times you can’t tell much of a difference between some Christians and unbelievers in light of their entertainment choices. We need to be more sensitive to what the Lord would have us fill our hearts and minds with.
We need to make a difference in every aspect of our lives. We are to be a city set on a hill. But sadly and too often so, people will follow the lights of our city only to find it isn’t much different then the place they already live! The old saying is true, garbage in, garbage out.
Oh be careful little eyes what you see.
Well I think the best point was on Cortana. She is sexy!
-Jas
If you didn’t listen to the sermon, Sybil, how can you really comment on Chris’ comments since they’re directly tied to what was in the video? Seems that you’d really need to hear that to take Chris’ comments in context.
Jason I think I know my son well enough to know where he was coming from. I know what he saying, but I was taking a serious approach to this subject. This is something Chris and I have talked about a lot. That is why I didn’t need to listen to the sermon to just talk about the highlights that he pointed out.
Jason I think I know my son well enough to know where he was coming from. I know what he saying, but I was taking a serious approach to this subject. This is something Chris and I have talked about a lot. That is why I didn’t need to listen to the sermon to just talk about the highlights that he pointed out.
Yeah, I think my mom knows my bro and I well enough man. Sometimes better than we know ourselves! Scary…. But anyway, I still think Cortana is sexy and my bro needs to post a whole seperate entry on her. Please?
-Jas