Listen to the opening from a well-respected pastor... Dr. David Jeremiah! We used to listen to Turning Point all the time. This is great! Love to hear some Christian pastors having the will and courage to speak out!
WOW: Pastor @howertonjosh gives a POWERFUL perspective on voting as a Christian
Truly, thank you for articulating so beautifully—this is absolute biblical truth
“And the truth will set you free”
PASS IT ON
You can disagree with Josh all day long. Open your Bible, test what he teaches against Scripture, and point out where you believe he’s wrong. I’m completely fine with that.
But “joke,” “clown,” “carnival carnie,” and comparing a sermon illustration to Normandy and the Holocaust isn’t biblical discernment. It’s mockery dressed up as righteousness.
I don’t choose a pastor based on whether his sermon would prepare me to storm the beaches of Normandy. I look at whether Christ is being preached, Scripture is being taught, and lives are being changed by the Gospel.
You don’t have to like his style. You don’t have to like the ladder. But if you’re going to accuse a pastor of embarrassing Christ, bring Scripture not clown emojis.
While the internet is busy tearing apart Pastor Josh over a ladder, 882+ people have stepped forward and publicly said, “I belong to Jesus.”
At some point, Christians need to ask ourselves whether we’re actually practicing discernment or whether we’ve become addicted to finding something wrong with everybody.
Pastor Josh used a ladder to illustrate the scripture , and I thought it was GREAT. It was powerful, it was easy to understand, and guess what? People GOT IT. That’s what an illustration is supposed to do.
I’ll end with this : yes, I attend Lakepointe , yes I’m a Josh fan and yes he has taught me more than I could ever image on the pulpit and on the ladder . More than anything I’m a Jesus believer, because Josh teaches the word and to those that have a hard time understanding it all, me, he illustrates and we love it! I thank GOD for Josh’s teachings cause I was lost! Now I’m found !
Yall can keep staring at the ladder.
I’m looking at the fruit.
And from where I’m standing, GOD IS MOVING. 🙌
The viral meltdown of folks over Howerton using a ladder as a sermon illustration is so dumb.
I think it reveals envious hearts disguised as a concern over methods. It's exactly how religious leaders reacted to Jesus in his ministry.
You wouldn't do it? Good. Don't. Simple as.
Believe me when I say this : as a member of the “ladder” church we are getting great sermons , Jesus and the Bible ….. the best of it all!! Josh is a Bible believing man of God who uses illustrations and we love it !! He preaches the word and doesn’t care what the world thinks!!!!! So, if it’s not liked don’t watch! Easy Peezy!!!
FAITH IN ACTION: Southern Baptist Convention president fires back at calls for pastors to stay out of politics, urging Christian leaders to 'step up' ahead of midterm elections.
Willy Rice argues that abortion, marriage, gender identity and immigration are deeply theological issues that demand a pastoral voice in the public square.
Rice says the political and theological left never withdrew from politics — and that their silence created a vacuum conservative Christians are now paying for.
Full story here https://t.co/eS09g48SKv
@justintrapp@JarranSainsbury Church member here 🙋♀️! We absolutely loved the illustration and youth loved it even more ! Sometimes you need a better explanation and Josh always provides ! If you don’t enjoy Josh sermons and podcast, don’t watch! Simple!
I see Stephen standing on the truth, the gospel spreading through persecution, Philip being led by the Spirit, and Saul encountering Jesus and being completely transformed. I’m absolutely willing to test everything I listen to against Scripture. But if you believe Acts 7–9 specifically disproves something being taught on the podcast, tell me what teaching and what verses you believe contradict it. Then we can actually discuss the Word in context