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Old 06-29-2015, 08:57 PM
 
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Six people were arrested at Lakewood Church Sunday after heckling Pastor Joel Osteen while he was preaching, according to Houston Police.

The individuals are from Wells, Texas, and are associated with The Church of Wells.

Pastor Joel Osteen heckled during church, 6 arrested
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Old 06-30-2015, 03:13 AM
 
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Most Church leaders do not accept interruption during their service , because Holy Spirit will not interrupt the service and Jesus Spirit will wait for a break in the service to bring a prophetic Word for faith for the attendants of the church , so leader follow Gods lead and try to be like Holy Spirit , ..... Interferences and hecklers , and bash divisions are from a different spirit then God.....
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Old 06-30-2015, 06:35 AM
 
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Poor taste. It's just tacky to stand up in the middle of the service. There are better ways to communicate to the people in the church that Osteen is a charlatan. If someone were to cause a disturbance in my church, I think they would probably be confronted and asked to leave. If you're in their house, you need to show respect.

Having said that, I did find it interesting that the attender they interviewed on camera said "I just thought he was a random heckler..." That would suggest that it's not an uncommon thing.
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Old 06-30-2015, 06:43 AM
 
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they should be handled like any other heckler that makes the news.
Thats a good thing.
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Old 06-30-2015, 07:23 AM
 
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Most Church leaders do not accept interruption during their service , because Holy Spirit will not interrupt the service and Jesus Spirit will wait for a break in the service to bring a prophetic Word for faith for the attendants of the church , so leader follow Gods lead and try to be like Holy Spirit , ..... Interferences and hecklers , and bash divisions are from a different spirit then God.....
And yet Jesus was so brazen He FLIPPED the tables in the temples...
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Old 06-30-2015, 07:36 AM
 
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And yet Jesus was so brazen He FLIPPED the tables in the temples...
No...he really didn't. The tables he flipped were kind of on the outside area where people would exchange money or buy animals for the sacrifices. The tables were not inside the temple where people were worshiping.
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Old 06-30-2015, 08:04 AM
 
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No...he really didn't. The tables he flipped were kind of on the outside area where people would exchange money or buy animals for the sacrifices. The tables were not inside the temple where people were worshiping.
What you wish..Jesus said it was HIS HOUSE..

"It is written," he said to them, "'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it 'a den of robbers.'"
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Old 06-30-2015, 08:12 AM
 
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I am not a fan of prosperity preachers like Osteen. However, that was not the way to handle their dissatisfaction with him.
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Old 06-30-2015, 08:28 AM
 
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What you wish..Jesus said it was HIS HOUSE..

"It is written," he said to them, "'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it 'a den of robbers.'"
It was God's house. He was quoting Isaiah 56:7 where God rebuked men for their blasphemy.
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Old 06-30-2015, 08:45 AM
 
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Gotta Love America and its lockup happy mass incarceration society. Just ask them to leave like any other church does when you interrupt and are rude/disrespectful, no need to arrest them.
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