A brother from church told me about Jim Cymbala, and for me to check him out; What are your thoughts on him? For those who don't know; he is pastor of Broocklyn Tabernacle; Please correct my spelling.
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Jim Cymbala
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From this video, I'd rate him among the best of teachers.
Part of my support is due to his lack of videos.
My house shall be called a house of prayer by Pastor Jim Cymbala
The Brooklyn Tabernacle: Home Page
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twin1954
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I went to the website and listened to some of his sermons. As a God called preacher I doubt that he is one. He is interesting to listen to and has a knack for application of his concepts but he really has no idea of the actual message of the Scriptures or how to apply the message of the Gospel of the sovereign grace of God in Christ Jesus the Lord alone to every circumstance and situation man finds himself in. Christ Jesus the Lord is not his focus. He may have made a decent CEO who can market his product but a man called of God he is not.
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retlaw
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His book Fresh Wind Fresh Fire can be live changing. Cymbala is unique in that he was not originally educated in theology school. He was actually a college basketball player. He got married and graduated and didn't have a job. His father in law (I think) was a pastor and pushed him into it. He wasn't sure but had nothing else going. So they dropped him in the pulpit of a failing church in a neighborhood infested with drugs and prostitution. Sounds like a formula for success right? He didn't even know how to preach! So here he is, doesn't know what to do and he's in the worst situation possible. So he and the other parishioners came up with this silly idea, they would just pray...
You'll need to read the book to find out what happened next.
You'll need to read the book to find out what happened next.
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You'd be surprised to find that men of God are diverse.
The person I know who fits your definition was best man
at my wedding and he shovels pig manure for a living.
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twin1954
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No they are not. They all have one message and that is Christ Jesus the Lord in all His wonder and glory. I do not ever take such a stance lightly for he who touches God's man touches the apple of His eye. But the Lord Jesus tells us very clearly that you will know the false prophit by his message. He is a wolf in sheeps clothing and looks like a sheep, acts like a sheep and smells like a sheep but he will devour your soul. A preacher's fruit is what he says and after listening to the man I, as a watchman on the wall who must give an account, warn all that the man is dangerous.
What a man does for a living makes no difference to me. God's men do not become pastors as a vocation, though they are to have all their physical needs met by those to whom they are given as a gift, they follow a calling from God. God's men do not send out resumes or look for a job as a pastor they wait on the Lord to put them together with that local assembly which He has prepared him for and they for him. What he does while waiting to feed his family is nothing as long as it is honest and honorable work.
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Titus
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Jim Cymbala has far too many issues. Read about them here
Jim Cymbala – Pulpit & Pen
The Takeover of Rock Church NYC
The Story Behind My Story – Dawn Robinson and Jim Cymbala – God’s Grace From Ground Zero
Jim Cymbala – Pulpit & Pen
The Takeover of Rock Church NYC
The Story Behind My Story – Dawn Robinson and Jim Cymbala – God’s Grace From Ground Zero
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OH brother how I love your thoughts for a man of God; "Called by God" to preach His Holy Word; I am one of those who was called, licensed, and ordained to preach Jesus Christ, while at the same time earning my on way while serving the Lord; I am now 84 yrs. old, in a veteran's home; and still doing what I can to minister Jesus Christ to as many as I can. Thank you brother.
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There’s another perspective on the Jim Cymbala story that I became aware of when I was contacted by Steve Langella. Steve’s story of his sister, Roberta Langella, and Jim Cymbala are quite alarming, in my view, and are explained in these two articles:
- ‘The Story Behind the Story – Roberta Langella and Pastor Jim Cymbala – Part 1’ (October 16, 2016), and
- ‘In Roberta’s Own Words – The Story Behind the Story of Jim Cymbala and Roberta Langella – Part 2’ (October 28, 2016).
- See also Seth Dunn’s article in Pulpit & Pen, ‘Jim Cymbala and the Ghost of Testimonies Past’ (October 28, 2016).
It is my view that this tragedy should not be swept under the carpet. All does not seem to be OK with Jim Cymbala.
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dustinthewind1
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Here is the real story behind Brooklyn Tabernacle. Toxic ministry
The Story Behind the Story – Roberta Langella and Pastor Jim Cymbala – Part 1
The Story Behind the Story – Roberta Langella and Pastor Jim Cymbala – Part 1
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