"Yet a time is coming
and has now come when the true worshipers will worship
the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the
kind of worshipers the Father seeks." - John 4:23

My Heavenly Daddy is healing
me from the inside out.

Transparency is Real.
Many times painful.

Daddy let me be secure in You only!

Sunday, September 20, 2009

THE VOTE IS IN


Thank you all again for your prayers and support!!!! (Regarding the post below this one)

Took three and a half hours for the special meeting required by the denominational church law after dissidents turned in nearly 400 petitions calling for my pastor to be removed. The meeting was closed to the public, only members of the church were allowed to vote.

The meeting took the place of the church's regular 11 a.m. worship service. Members of the Presbyterian Church in America, based in Atlanta, ran the meeting to ensure fairness.

I am happy to report that there were 1,383 votes, 422 of them were in favor of the removal of my pastor but 940 were in favor of him remaining!

Praise the Lord is all I can say!!

Long day......but well worth it to God Be The Glory!!

13 comments:

  1. Ultimately, all we have is faith and trust in a loving God. I am happy for you. Thanks for letting us know how this turned out.

    PG

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  2. I am glad that things worked out.thios show those that are unhappy in your church are free to go else where,and maybe they will be happier with a different church.

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  3. Praise God, may God continue to rule.

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  4. Super duper news! As denise said, "may God continue to rule."

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  5. OH, my PC was off and needed servcie. So I read only now about this trouble or rather happily solved troubly. I am so glad it worked out and hope you are doing fine. LOVE

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  6. hmmm do you get to know the 422 LOL

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  7. I imagine you are quite relieved! Pastors cannot please everyone -- and I don't think they should try. That is not their mission. Good luck to you and your fellow church members.

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  8. A time for healing. This pastor has his hands full. I will pray for him and his family.

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  9. I guess God just had a different reason for keeping him there! So glad that this all worked for the very best in the end.

    Love and Hugs ~ Kat

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  10. How sad the church feels the need to tear itself apart, while the world watches. I am interested in the meanings of numbers in the Bible. Ironic that according to Strong's H422 means "to swear or curse." The number 9 means 'not yet complete" and the number 40 means "a period of testing or trial" (940). Just a little food for thought! Will be keeping your pastor in prayer.

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  11. Glad to hear the good news!

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  12. JBR- glad to see peace restored. for now. ~rick

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  13. Thank you all! There will be still tough times ahead, I am afraid. But that is the nature of the business. The enemy will not give up and will even use what we may consider well meaning individuals to unfortunately do his work also to try and cause continual dissention.

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