There is no point pushing people down manually,emotionally or psychologically when you pray for them for that is deception, let their falling down be under genuine presence and power of the Holy Spirit, more so the falling does not necessarily guarantee any lasting deliverance it only boost your own carnal ego, allow the Holy Spirit to move in His own determined way.“God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will” Heb. 2:4(NIV).
Offering Presentation
Bishop and pastors tell blatant and fabricated lies on the pulpit and testimonies are exaggerated to make false impressions, deceive unsuspecting members and to collect fraudulent offerings, these carnal and unspiritual manipulation belittle the sublime and spiritual purpose of the pulpit.
The call for the offering from the pulpit must be done in piety, integrity and dignity. To resort to lightness and humor in calling for the offering is sacrilegious. We stand in dire need of solemnising and spiritualising this part of pulpit presentation. A few appropriate remarks are in order, stating clearly what the offering is for and quoting a brief statement from the Bible that would encourage and inspire the people to participate in this segment of the service. The call for and the receiving of the tithes and offerings are as sacred and essential a part of the service as the preaching, and should be done with as much thought and care, we must be careful not to destroy our message at this point by manipulating and arm-twisting people who are already under the conviction of the word of God,and give our hearers the impression that we are hirelings, and that the goal of our preaching is offering and not transformation of lives.
“Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those sent from God”2 Cor 2:17(NIV)
Bishop, pastor and preacher, it could not be Christ that you representing with the way you carry yourself arrogantly around on the pulpit, the foolish jesting, worldly dressing, the indiscriminate and fraudulent offering that you collect is wearing the integrity of your pulpit and bringing embarrassment to Christ your master you will need to repent quickly and approach your pulpit soberly, humbly and with deep consecration that is becoming of the man of God.“When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God’s secret plan. For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified.I came to you in weakness—timid and trembling”1 Cor 2:1-3(NLT)
Our attitude, mood, and demeanor on the platform and in the pulpit will have its influence on the degree of reverence and inspiration that will prevail in the service. Let us as ministers and preachers, be exemplary in our manners and behavior, both on the platform and in the pulpit, ever remembering that whatever impression we make by our deportment will tend either to elevate or misrepresent our master and His message
God holds His ministers responsible for the influence that the pulpit exerts over the pew; let us then be conscious of that responsibility and make certain that the ethics, manners, and procedures we follow in our meetings will exalt Christ and do credit to His name.