Spirituality In America
"Pentecostals: A Passionate Voice and a Moral Vision
By Arian Campo-Flores
Newsweek
Aug. 29 - Sept. 5, 2005 issue - When Bishop Gilbert Patterson began his sermon at the Temple of Deliverance church in Memphis one recent Sunday, his voice started off soft and velvety. He compared the struggles of Israel's King David to the trials of today's youth who are besieged by drugs and violence. "You are engaged in spiritual warfare," he told them, his voice now rising and his finger jabbing toward heaven. "But the same God that delivered you yesterday ... is going to stand up for you and deliver you from all the plots that Satan will put in front of you." By the end, Patterson was stomping, clutching the air, roaring verses as a keyboardist accompanied him. Calls of "Hallelujah!" and "Come on, Bishop!" erupted from the thousands of ecstatic souls quivering in the sanctuary. "If [God] has anointed you," Patterson belted out in near song, "you've got to walk in that anointing until you finally get to your purpose!"
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"Pentecostals: A Passionate Voice and a Moral Vision
By Arian Campo-Flores
Newsweek
Aug. 29 - Sept. 5, 2005 issue - When Bishop Gilbert Patterson began his sermon at the Temple of Deliverance church in Memphis one recent Sunday, his voice started off soft and velvety. He compared the struggles of Israel's King David to the trials of today's youth who are besieged by drugs and violence. "You are engaged in spiritual warfare," he told them, his voice now rising and his finger jabbing toward heaven. "But the same God that delivered you yesterday ... is going to stand up for you and deliver you from all the plots that Satan will put in front of you." By the end, Patterson was stomping, clutching the air, roaring verses as a keyboardist accompanied him. Calls of "Hallelujah!" and "Come on, Bishop!" erupted from the thousands of ecstatic souls quivering in the sanctuary. "If [God] has anointed you," Patterson belted out in near song, "you've got to walk in that anointing until you finally get to your purpose!"
Look at the other links to get a view of how "Newsweek" sees Spirituality In America.
