Church is Messy: The Lion's Share - the False Promise of the Prosperity Gospel
Jan 25, 2025•42 min•Ep. 92
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Episode description
Today Rick and Svea dig deep into the essence of the prosperity gospel, it falsehoods, and the various expressions of the prosperity gospel.
Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:47 Intro to the prosperity gospel.
- 02:50 The real essence of the prosperity gospel.
- 03:42 Live Q&A after most Saturday services (when Rick preaches).
- 04:22 From the Q&A session last weekend: what is the fallout of the prosperity gospel?
- 06:01 The year was 2013.
- 14:48 The ditch: manipulation vs. grace.
- 17:55 Why do we obey God?
- 20:07 Different expressions of the prosperity gospel.
- 20:41 Health and Healing prosperity gospel,
- 26:13 The inverse: the poverty gospel,
- 28:24 The purity, sex, and marriage prosperity gospel,
- 31:17 The parenting prosperity gospel,
- 32:38 The country and culture prosperity gospel.
- 36:42 The error of the prosperity gospel: our actions force God's hand.
- 37:38 The hope of trusting God IN our circumstances not FOR our circumstances.
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