MSNBC Reports on Lakeland Revival
May 30, 2008 by John Baw
In a move that will take the Lakeland Revival national, in terms of mainstream press coverage, NBC have covered the outpouring in a well-balanced and fair article:
The meetings have outgrown four venues, including a local convention center that seats roughly 7,000. Now they meet under an air-conditioned tent that can accommodate 10,000 on the grounds of the local airport. Organizers estimate that more than 140,000 people from at least 40 nations have attended meetings here. In this country, the self-billed “Florida outpouring” has generated mostly local media attention. But word of the revival has been generating plenty of buzz online, taking Bentley’s message and claims far beyond Florida. So far, according to Fresh Fire Ministries, 1.2 million people have watched live streaming broadcasts of the meetings on the Internet. The meetings also are carried on the religious satellite channel, God TV, which transmits Bentley’s healing services to more than 200 nations. In this country, God TV is carried on DIRECTV.
Read it all here
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It’s true…. it’s a good article and very well balanced…
cool blog bro
Dave
Clearly the revival needs much order, reverence and sound biblical teaching lest demonic forces swoon in and wreak havoc with delusion, fanaticism and error. Perhaps it has already begun, but that does not mean that God was not a part of Lakeland. God starts a thing, it up to man to manage it. This move was accented with too much laughter and bafoonary and not enough intercession. As far as Bentley is concerned, I believe that he is genuinely gifted but immature and untrained-and is now realizing that it takes more than gifts to spearhead and maintain a move of God. We needn’t be too hard on the guy, Samson played around with his minstry until it cost him his life. We all have much to learn to much growing to do. I’d personally steer clear of extra-scriptural revelations. The Body of Christ needs to know what is between Genesis to Revelation. For a great read, check out “A Step Into Deliverance”. It is a riveting autobiography about one pastor’s journey into the deliverance ministry. A real page-turner!!
@Dave: Thanks for your nice comments.
@Ray: Thank you for stopping-by. Whilst I may not agree 100% with EVERYTHING that is happening in Lakeland, or better said, whilst ‘maybe’ I would do things a little different, I hardly feel qualified to criticise something that God has His hand on. When I can lead a Revival like that, and achieve only some of the results that Todd has seen in his life and minstry, then maybe I will feel qualified to step in and critique the guy.
Quite frankly I love him! It is awesome how God has used him, “bafoonary” and all. The world needs a thousand more Lakelands, and thousands more Todd Bentleys, and less of the likes of me….”armchair admirers.”
Bless you bro and may we all see the likes of Lakeland breaking-out in our cities, regions, and nations.