In my mind, this is all the church should be doing, is reflecting on the problems the members are facing and challenging their leaders to face those, no matter the time or attendance. Too much of today's churches are bound by sequence. Singing, prayer, intro, story, bible verses, reflection, prayer, food for thought, close. This might work for people, but I personally don't think it is WORKING FOR the people. Meaning on the surface it's pretty and motivates good feelings, but overall it's not very challenging. I think what made Jesus such an inspiration for so many is that he wasn't bound by sequence or "pretty". He did what others would not. He challenged what others would not. It was incumbent on him; there was no one else to do it. I feel it is incumbent on the church to face these challenges at every hour, in every season. Bc no one else will.
Michael is our son. This is typical Michael. He is always ready to help people. He loves this church, CBC. We love you Michael. We are proud of you. Thank you CBC for all that you do. ❤️🙏❤️
This is the first mega-church pastor I’ve seen that seems truly genuine. The way he invited and helped out that homeless man is the way Christ would want us to.
Its like this every weekend at CBC! Most of the time is happening in the lobby where people are just loving on people. I used to be so weary of Mega churches. In fact, when I was invited to CBC five years ago I said no way! Its too big. Well I ended up visiting and five years later, here we are! CBC absolutely breaks all mega church images.
@@lonelybro77 So what? What he did was humility because he stooped down to that homeless man and understand his situation and flooded him with God's love. It is the best way to save one's soul. If he just justify the homeless man's actions with the bible alone, he would walk out the church and God knows what will happen to him.
That's it! That's it!!!! We all are called to come together and be a whole and be leader leading the sheep lime a Shepard Beautiful! And just a quick side note...I had to pause because I needed a moment to let this video sink in, the pure rawness of this scene and became in awe of the moment and just as it hit, it downpours rain where I am and it was just and beautiful feeling. Thank you the world needs to see this ❤
@@royalalpha.1377😂😂😂I there is only God... In him by him for him and nothing is outside of him. So where does he keeps his demons to eat in him, at? Demons are others demanding words for you on how to live. The third person account of a son casting demons out was a risen son who knew that demons were a lie. Lol
Or the Devil...1peter5:8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Satan tries to hinders the work of God.
@@Golden_writes550can you explain in context of the video or are you just disagreeing with everyone for fun? It's not useful if you can't explain anything.
@@otallono What was seen in the video was a person is reading the scriptures and ppl begin to yell from the crowd disorderly interrupting the message and shortly after another begins to yell out profanity, the pastor close his Bible begins to chuckle at the profanity and many begin to scream out but the individual who uses profanity yells louder, the pastor begins to explain to him there," could be young ears here so be careful how you speak" The man should have been rebuked and admonished immediately or asked to leave. The multiple ppl began to get up and talk about THEMSELVES. This is not Church this is a club. Mentioning Jesus at a gathering does not make a Church. A Church must have elders and deacons to instruct and Guide the Church in the way of scripture. God 1Cor 14:33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the meetings of God’s holy people. And if you post a video in a so-called Church with disorder expect to be rebuked from the Body of Christ.
@@Golden_writes550 I get you, but it’s wiser to ask the Lord to help and the Holy Spirit can use anything to bring correction and teach people. You’re being a little rough for no reason. The Pastor has to use wisdom because in context the man was homeless and may NOT be spiritually matured. You don’t have to rebuke, you can teach and still shine light and bring truth. Jesus only did that to Pharisees because they should know better; the man here isn’t in that category. “ He that wins souls is wise.” And no the Pastor didn’t compromise at all… Your religious strongholds are making you fight something that was the LORD.
@@NewbyThinks 2tim4:2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. Nothing but shenanigans being practiced nowadays with no Truth. Christ is the wisdom of God and you will be accountable for these... I would encourage ppl not to attend that kind of a church. But a solid foundational Truth teaching church. I was raised around gangs and raised with a gang mentality, but we knew when you go to church you show respect... Read and study Corinthians where Paul rebukes the Chaos in the Church, also the books of Timothy that you may know that the Church is the ground and pillar of the Truth...This conduct However, because by this deed you have given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme
For those asking how the Pastor knew Anthony's name in the video, here's some context: This interaction wasn't staged or planned. It was actually the second time Anthony had shouted out with some colorful language, prompting Pastor Ed to kindly ask for his name and handle the situation with grace and compassion. So no, it wasn't a performance - just genuine interaction that speaks volumes about the heart of our pastor and church.
This is Community Bible Church in San Antonio TX. The full video of this service is on their website. In it you can see when Pastor Ed learns Anthony's name right before the sermon. (WE CELEBRATE LIFE CHANGE 4.6.24)
I long ago walked away from Christianity, but this man's actions are Christlike. These actions are Christlike. We need more of this in the world. We need more love.
Did you walk away from Christi anity as an organized group of people or did you keep Christ in your heart, anyway. Christ never left you. Perhaps it is time to come home. Your heavenly father has been joyfully waiting for you to come home.
I came to CBC as a Muslima, but Jesus had different plans. That said, I have NEVER called myself “a Christian”. I believe in Christ, and being Christlike. There will be many Jesus says “I never knew you” and I think maybe many of them will be those who call themselves “Christian”. I very much pray for those people more interested in labels than in their own hands and feets’ works, and I hope you’ll pray for them too. 🙏🏽
Been dreaming it, imagining it for over 40 yrs now. Don't think I'll ever see it. Unfortunately, we came in to the Laodicean age of the church..it's been a real struggle being hot and cold (the context is water-the reason for their riches) in this age. So, I've given it all up to follow Jesus...
@@mynamesjeffhardly exactly, jeff! Their faith is too weak to take the risk. They're too worried about people (with their $) will leave if they teach ALL the Bible. This is true. Those who are hungry for it will come..
“Loading him up with money, and putting him back on the street, that’s not what we’re doin’”.. Oh my goodness, praise God for the wisdom and care here. So beautiful ❤️🙌🏼
Also people need to act like they have sense and be respectful and stop putting all Pastors and churches in the same position. We all will be judged by God
I needed this so much…I was a student pastor and I stepped down because I got caught up in drugs…I am homeless and sitting in the hospital…and I feel as if those that I went to church with forgot about me and abandoned me to my pain and brokenness…and watching this helps me to realize that while man may have…God has not…thank you…
Because you are called to be a pastor, evil will work harder to hold you down. They can see the Holy Spirit upon you, so in the heavenlies they want you dead. But Gods plan is ordained you are called to a ministry. Don’t be shocked by the attack, but count yourself worthy of the calling. Dust yourself off brother and get back in the fight with us. In the love of Christ and the utmost respect, your brother, Daniel -Northern California
Hang in there my friend don't forget even Peter messed up, and Paul had his share of trouble. We all mess up, I do everyday. I call on the Lord Everyday to forgive me and my ugly driving temper. I hate the way people drive, I . just do! Like they never opened a drivers manual in their entire life. Hang in there you gonna make it just fine.
Antoine, God forgives!! That's what Jesus did for us! Jesus blood washes it away as if we never did it! Accept His forgiveness and keep going the Holy Spirit will help you! You are certainly not the first man of God who messed up! Look at Davids sins they were huge, but God ended up saying David was aam after His own heart!! God loves you so much!!! Yes man has let you down for abandoning you, but God never will! He is the prodigal sons Father, eagerly waiting for you to come home!! Love you and God bless you!!! ❤🛐✝️🛐❤
Michael saved this man.....i swear ive been in this moment. My life was in shambles. I was driving towards the river and was going to end my life. I cried out and asked God to send me a sign. I pulled over for a brief moment. A man walks up to me, a face I recognized. The husband of a woman i did bible studies with years before. He hands me her number and told me to call her and that things would be ok. That was my sign. He appeared out of no where. Instead of driving into the river, i drove home. God is good. He sends his messengers at the right moment
Cried like a baby. 😭 All I could think about is all the people who would have responded differently and escorted this man out of their church. The love of the Father is so deep, and this pastor shared it on a whole different level. 🙌
I've worked security at several different churches and i completely agree with this amazing pastor's response. Most of the churches i worked security at would've had him escorted out of the building forthwith
In our church, in one of the sermons a while back, the pastor was apparently preaching a really good message, so much so that a newcomer at the church yelled “f*** yeah!”, and after said “sorry”. Really funny but really encouraging to hear someone new or not at all apart of the church be so fired up, people want to hear the gospel because it is the good news
As bad as it is to swear in church you know that when they do they don't know any better and you know that's the first time and they learn from that right away and that's a moment they'll never ever forget because that's the day that they got saved ! When people first serve God they always get fired up but staying fired up all the time is what it has to be
Wow, how shocking! Very lucky to still be allowed back, I hope he got severely told off- only acceptable if you're not fully Christian, but agnostic/atheist.
@@jodyann77 It's not the emotion of being fired up, but actually practicing the faith that matters. Even if it's just an ember, the fire has to keep burning.
This past weekend my pastor says he loves when people are describing their old life and getting into it using the words they would have back then, and then get all embarrassed in front of him, lol. He also thinks it’s funny when he runs into people out at dinner who try to strategically hide their beer when they see him.
Of course. It's all for show. For the tithes and offerings to keep coming in. It's a mega church. They talk a great talk but do not actually know Jesus. They pretend.
The way Anthony wiped away the tears from the pastors' eyes' with his tissue... Although he is hurting and homless; I see kindness and love in that mans' spirit. May God continue to move in a mighty way in the precious name of Christ Jesus, amen. 🕊
That part got me choked up a bit. This is the kind of gentleness and love that Christ uses to magnify within His children to do those good works we were prepared for! What an amazing God we serve!
I saw so many distractions as this Pastor was trying to preach or finish what he was trying to say or do; with the people not having an understanding that now was not the time to come up to the alter or give money. He handled everything like a Champion.
yes sadly some people decided it was more important to be seen publicly giving money. Despite the pastor asking a number of times for them to stop and do it later. There is a time for everything, that was not it.
Remember it might not be the people's fault. Sometimes, I believe demons enter and cause distractions. As long as the Pastor gets through the message that is the most important thing. Last weekend I was in church saying a very important deliverance prayer on two different occasions and there were soooo many distractions happening. I mean like not a coincidence there were so many distractions from other people that I almost didn't get through the deliverance prayer both times. I pushed through as I wanted to stop many times because of the circumstances. However, God was there, and so was Jesus and Mother Mary as well as the Holy spirit encouraging me to push through and finish. I believe that because I pushed through both times and was obedient, I received the deliverance I needed from multiple Freemasonry generarions in my lineage, and I was freed of my Greek Org affiliation as well. I hope my testimony helps someone!
I actually think that is a part of the culture at this church. It shows a willingness to step out and bless others. They will give sacrificially regularly.
@@terid3569why you gotta harp on specifics and debate religious beliefs when someone is clearly led by the Spirit and has Christ in their heart. Not the place nor the time smh
@@deborahallen4169 check out his name and watch out for these people. Don’t let trolls pull negativity out of you Debby ;) otherwise you fall for their trap :)
Gotta tell you, as an atheist this is pretty cool. More pastors out there need to take notes. Wouldn’t expect this from a Megachurch pastor because of how in demand they are at the congregation, but I also don’t see this happening at a small church where the community is tight.
It breaks my heart to read that you don't see this in mega churches or in small churches. Because this is what people should be seeing in churches both big and small. Because, this is showing exactly what churches and Vhristians are called to show, the heart of God and His great compassion for man. I pray we all see more examples of this type of love being showed.
@@1thess523it can be easy to… a lot have been a terrible example of Christ… not all but many. That can be said of small churches as well…. It’s normal to question the validity of these places when the wickedness is continual. Again, not all. There are healthy and humble Christlike churches (buildings) within the body.
@@1thess523 Mainly out of ignorance. I am not proud of my old self but I am so happy and beyond proud I put all my faith in Jesus. I know for sure 1000% he is working on changing me and molding me into the Man he wants me to be :)
@@1thess523 Mainly out of my own ignorance, I am not proud of my old self but I am beyond proud and happy that I have put all of my faith in Jesus. I am 1000% certain he is working on molding me into the man he wants me to be.
No it absolutely is not. No sacrifice, no priest, no liturgies. All these fake, made-up churches are only being used to pull in money and are just distractions from the real thing.
That is Pastor Ed Newton, he was our pastor at CBC for 5 years before we moved. He is truly a bible teaching annointed man of God. This is the example we need in the Church today. God interceeded and brought Anthony to the place he knew would help. May God continue to bless Pastor Ed and CBC.
Satan is like a roaring lion seeking to devour anyone and, he can appear as angel of light. You all have it wrong: these churches are not for God nor his kingdom. These preachers of whatever take business classes and teach according to what these masses WANT to hear, not according to what God expects. You all need to seriously invest in in time to give to God by studying and researching his word and opening up to The Truth, not your personal wants and wishes. "The Great Tribulation" will soon come and the masses opposing Gods kingdom may not survive. But you still have time to turn from lies and deceit, and find Gods true identity and his embrace.
@@chazrichie804 Jesus established a visible Body of believers with normative authority and a structure. Those who left it were no longer in the Church, thus no longer a part of the Body of Christ. You can call it religion or relationship or whatever you want to, but the Apostles were taught by Christ and then set guidelines. The people who were taught by the Apostles had a lot to say and they would agree with nothing you believe. God in both the Old and New Covenants also set rules of how one was to worship, and those who did whatever they felt like were punished. There is only One Body, and the Bible says it cannot be divided. Christ has one Bride, He is not a polygamist. If you think 20,000 denominations are all "the church," and we don't need nuthin but Jesus, you don't know or have the real Jesus.
i love the fact that when he told him about the money he looked at it, but didnt care to hurry and claim it. to me that shows that this isnt for show or because of drugs.. he’s truly happy to feel human compassion, interaction, and love.
Satan is like a roaring lion seeking to devour anyone and, he can appear as angel of light. You all have it wrong: these churches are not for God nor his kingdom. These preachers of whatever take business classes and teach according to what these masses WANT to hear, not according to what God expects. You all need to seriously invest in in time to give to God by studying and researching his word and opening up to The Truth, not your personal wants and wishes. "The Great Tribulation" will soon come and the masses opposing Gods kingdom may not survive. But you still have time to turn from lies and deceit, and find Gods true identity and his embrace.
Not really cause it was all a set up. If it was truly Anthony’s first time at that church then how did the pastor not only know him by seeing but also knew his name? Go back and watch it again. It was a set up! Sad to say it cause I am a believer and I love The Lord with all my heart but I felt in my spirit that something was a little off. Now maybe the pastor knew him but didn’t know he was going to curse but it’s deception that he made it out that it was Anthony’s first time at that church.
@@Ee-pg4nbWe don't know anything about this situation besides what is shown in the video. This clip does not show the beginning of the sermon. It's very possible that this clip does not include the first time or times when Anthony was yelling out profanities. Therefore, it's very possible we were not shown the very first interactions between him and the pastor. It's very likely that the pastor asked for his name before this clip started. We are missing context, so we can't make judgements
I was at this service, not a dry eye in the room. Watching Tony up there… he was many of us. No different. Many of us have been unloved and forgotten and hopeless whether you’re homeless or not. Addiction too.. I relate to all of it so watching this was heartstoppingly beautiful
Will you go to Heaven when you die? Here’s a quick test: Have you ever lied, stolen, or used God’s name in vain? Jesus said, “Whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” If you have done these things, God sees you as a lying, thieving, blasphemous, adulterer at heart, and the Bible warns that one day God will punish you in a terrible place called Hell. But God is not willing that any should perish. Sinners broke God’s Law and Jesus paid their fine. This means that God can legally dismiss their case: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” Then Jesus rose from the dead, defeating death. Today, repent and trust Jesus, and God will give you eternal life as a free gift. Then read the Bible daily and obey it. God will never fail you.
Pastor Ed truly has a shepherds heart. He just gave us all a master class on dealing with unexpected interruptions! Not all interruptions are meant to distract from the message. Some times this interruptions become the message.
this man, Ed Newton, was a youth camp preacher when I was a teen - the Lord used His words to bring me to follow Jesus. I cannot say how encouraging it is to see the Holy Spirit keeping a man faithful to Him even on a massive platform.
I am so sick and tired of seeing all the lost mega church so called pastors out there preaching self and cash. Praise God for a pastor of many who can still feel the spirit for the one. The nerve to shut down and let the spirit take over this service and the congregation willing to trust him to go with it are awesome.
I go to this church and they never ask for money they actually have a couple services a year where they send out buckets full of money to the audience and let people take money who are in need. They do so much for the community.
I don't know this Pastor and I've never heard him minister or preach but his actions is one of the most powerful sermons I've ever encountered and it brought me to tears, simply because he made me feel as if I'm not doing enough for the kingdom ...God bless you sir you have just rekindled a fire in me !!!
I like the way he dealt with that. Other preachers start “rebuking” the person and or spirit. Sometimes people just need help and do not know how to ask.
I go to this church. Pastor Ed although not perfect does allow the Spirit to lead him and i dont ever come out of that church the same way i went in. I've spiritually grown so much. Many would assume he should've stopped the man from cussing and force him out. What i saw was a Pastor who held on to his peace. Which allowed the holy spirit to change the environment. Jesus wins every time!
Satan is like a roaring lion seeking to devour anyone and, he can appear as angel of light. You all have it wrong: these churches are not for God nor his kingdom. These preachers of whatever take business classes and teach according to what these masses WANT to hear, not according to what God expects. You all need to seriously invest in in time to give to God by studying and researching his word and opening up to The Truth, not your personal wants and wishes. "The Great Tribulation" will soon come and the masses opposing Gods kingdom may not survive. But you still have time to turn from lies and deceit, and find Gods true identity and his embrace.
I found this clip very moving, but in an age where we can trust nothing we see online - can you shed some light on how the pastor knew the man’s name as soon as he called out?
This hits hard. My dad is someone who is high up there in ministry. He preaches love from the pulpit but it was totally different at home. My parents were the reason why I tried to kill myself years ago. Took me a while to forgive them but that pain is still there. What happened to me hasn’t detoured me from my faith in Christ but to see this makes me have hope in this pastor. I’m not used to this. I’m crying over here.
I am so sorry you experienced this. It was so, so wrong. You should not have experienced it. And I want to say I am so sorry on behalf of your father and mother. I am sorry they brought you so much pain. You did not deserve it. ❤
Same thing happened to me. My dad was a deacon in a baptist church.Very charismatic, handsome, loud singing in church, But I didn't meet him until I was nine, that I remember. His wife, my stepmom. Was the singer in the choir. And she was an angel on earth. She had so much love of Jesus for me. Even more than my dad, it feels like. She was kinder to me at times than my mom. They're all passed on now. And I can only pray that my parents are in heaven, but I don't know. They had prayed the sinner's prayer. My dad served the church and ministered to others. But he never really ministered to me. But my relationship with god, that's who I consider my dad to be because no matter what I need, he provides, Even if it's a home, a job, miracles in our finances to meet our responsibilities, my miracle children, Church support, now a wonderful man of God as my husband, and even a break when i'm exhausted. God is my Daddy. Cling to that because he's better than anyone could be and without him, we'd all be lost, no matter even if Our parents might have been great. I send you sisterly love & prayers.❤
Satan is like a roaring lion seeking to devour anyone and, he can appear as angel of light. You all have it wrong: these churches are not for God nor his kingdom. These preachers of whatever take business classes and teach according to what these masses WANT to hear, not according to what God expects. You all need to seriously invest in in time to give to God by studying and researching his word and opening up to The Truth, not your personal wants and wishes. "The Great Tribulation" will soon come and the masses opposing Gods kingdom may not survive. But you still have time to turn from lies and deceit, and find Gods true identity and his embrace.
@@ravenillusion2596 I think he means a certain video which showed how this pastor responded to this unique incident. I mean, the comment you replied to is about a video on just that.
I was a gigging drummer for a guy named Micah Tyler for 4/5yrs or so. We met a ton of pastors and this guy has to be one of the realist dudes I’ve met.
This is what the church should be doing. This brought me to tears. Jesus would not turn any one away . This man's life will be turned around now praise God. 😄
What happens in the dark will be revealed in the light. Great job for that guy working on Anthony evangelizing to him and picking him up for church. That’s a true leader right there.
This is my Pastor. I’ve attended Community Bible Church in San Antonio since 2019 this man actually knows my name. I don’t live in Texas anymore, but whenever I come home, which is often, he always takes time to stop and say hi to me when I go to church. It’s incredible to me that in a congregation of over 50,000, he knows my name. This man truly walks with Christ. Things like this happen in our church ⛪️ because the Holy Spirit has anointed Pastor Ed Newton. Thank you for being our shepherd, pastor Ed. We love you ❤️
@trooolyHow can they background check people if they don’t know their name. Even if they did know their name they can’t just willy nilly background check people. lol You obviously have never had a background check because they take over a week to get just to get a basic check done. There’s no program people can just background check people. Police can’t even do that. They can only see your arrest record. You have to fill out a specific form and send it in to Austin for them to background someone. It takes a week sometimes longer. So I don’t know who told you that lie. Is a pastor has an earpiece on they usually are communicating to other pastors, the sound people, media people, members of the church. To have a smoothly running church. It would also be for security in case something happened they all would be notified to take action. Where did you get these crazy lies and that is someone not smart to go on the internet spreading things you didn’t investigate yourself to see if it was true or false. You believe what people tell you instead of taking information, investigating it yourself before running around spreading misinformation. That’s naive.
@trooolysecurity is a not uncommon in many churches. It in no way indicates deception, rather acknowledges that we are in a fallen world and there are sometimes people who target churches for their own negative desires. Anytime there is a large group of people in a particular place it’s wisdom to be able to protect them and to be able to communicate with others, hence the earpieces. If there is a medical emergency, like I’ve seen in churches, there needs to be a way to relay that information to someone who can call for help. Again, it’s about being a good steward of your people, not about deception.
This video was SO touching.. I was in a church service where a homeless man heard the worship music from the street and came in with a cup of coffee to be in the presence of the Lord. Rather than surround the man with the loving presence of God’s people, the pastor kicked the man out and then told the people he was the shepherd and his job was to protect them. I’m so sad the opportunity was missed to demonstrate the love of the Father to him.
Mathew 25:34-46. Jesus himself laid out what should be done for the least of these. His love should be our goal and his heart, our guide. I will pray for that church that they will have a greater understanding of who we serve.
Yeah I was in a church when a lady started yelling out during the sermon and a woman behind her started pointing like, "get her out of here" and that was exactly what 'security' did. It was an eye opener to me that that church lacked power, and the ability to see what the need was which was prayer and deliverance, as opposed to what they did. Sometimes it just is a test for the church to see what will we do in circumstances like those. No one was being harmed...seems they get so concerned about the pastor's well being that they forget about the people who walk in the doors.
I have to ad a comment and not just as a brother in Christ. I'm an LAPD cop who has spent the bulk of 20 years primarily working Transient Details and Hype Cars (drug users). From a professional perspective? This pastor simply could NOT have handled this situation in a more OUTSTANDING fashion. And as a fellow brother, I could not be more proud. After watching this, it made my chest well up with pride for the church.
What a humble Pastor. Praise GOD for his heart and the young gentleman that picked the man up both literally and figuratively at his lowest point!!! Religious pharisee type people will kick you while you're down, but those who truly know GOD and love His ways will help you up. That reflects the true love and compassion of JESUS!!!🙌💜This is the Word of GOD in action!!!I love this!!!☝🙌 How beautiful!!!
So there are so many messages that people can relate to this message! I don’t come to tears for every sermon that I watch but when the Holy Spirit moves something inside of us can feel it to the core. Thank you for allowing that connection to come through in this message! This also relates in my life right now because I am a recovering addict and the message I heard earlier was about leaving the 99 for the one, and then I open this sermon and hear it again. Like Jesus is reaffirming that I am also the one that he has come to save! This is powerful!
God is love. We all fall short and sin. Love is just and merciful. Because God is loving He must judge sin, we all stand judged. Because God is merciful He provided a way out from under the weight of the law and for us to be regenerated. If we trust Jesus shed His sinless blood, died and rose from the grave He forgives us of our sins and gives us a new heart that wants to look God as our Father genuinely and delight in Him, freeing us from being slaves to sin. The rest is our mind catching up with that reality and taking hold of His teaching and truth until He returns, or we die. We aren't saved or kept saved by obedience. We can only be lost through unbelief (trusting in our own righteousness, to be or remain saved) or blasphemy of the Holy Spirit (attributing clear works of God, healing/deliverance, to demons and Satan). Commandments aren't have to's, they are what we do because we actually want God's direction and It's what fulfills us. You can't be born again without the desire to honor God. (Works based salvation "Christians" and "lawless Christians" are both wrong.) We love because God first loved us. Jesus is God, the Son, "the first and the last", God along with God the Father "the Lord God", this title is mentioned with being tied to God in Isaiah 44:6-8, and that same is sent along with the Lord God's Spirit in Isaiah 48:11-16. Jesus further claims this title also in Revelation 1:8-17. Leave catholicism/orthodox/protestant churches that preach strife, or inform them.
I don’t know how this came in my feed today- but I am at rock bottom behind my son, and this whole message has me on my face. I’m so overwhelmed with confirmation right now
This is hands down the best sermon I've ever heard!!! When a pastor from a megachurch is completely obedient to the spirit of God moving!!!🙏🙏🥹🥹. SO BEAUTIFUL ❤️❤💞💞✝️✝️✝️ to witness! Thank you Jesus for this outstanding moment YOU orchestrated!!!
From listening to this story, Michael’s love for God and his ability to allow God to use him saved this man’s life and he had no idea of the impact he’d have. Such a beautiful story!
Ed Newton is one of the greatest pastors to share Gods word. He was at my church frequently in elementary and middle school ✝️ I have a picture with him from 2008. His words from 15 years ago still ring in my ears 🙏🏼 God bless you, Ed
I absolutely love, love, love how the Pastor didn’t yell for security to come and remove Anthony from the service but he showed him grace! How could Anthony have been shown the love of Christ had he been kicked out! Again, I love it!!!
This right here is downright a holy and beautiful moment. The thing that gets me is when this pastor gets his tears wiped by Anthony….an almost role reversal of the father welcoming back the son story….as I say, beautiful!
My goodness... I believe this is what the Gospel is - powerful, beautiful, pure. A few minutes of true love just shattered years of theological pontification that I've heard from pastors being their pulpit. I have never been brought to tears by a message until now. Just amazing.
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Ugh! Y'all know what the person meant and often times anyways stupid autocorrect rewrites what you wrote and changes it at the last second... That's happened to me millions of times and I've just gotten tired myself of going back to fix so I just leave it. No need for the critical grammar, language, syntax police and mockers ijs
man I rarely cry, but did I just cry like a baby when they hugged and saw the raw pure emotion pouring out. a simple hug and kind gesture can help save so many lives.
God has a way of showing you exactly what he wants you to see at the right time. I work with the homeless population on Skid Row California with the Los Angeles Mission. This video made me cry so hard for the lost and underserved.
More and More I’ve been seeing more videos about god and preaching. Seemingly out of no where. I’ve fallen out of church after 15-16 years of going. This made me miss those genuine churches and pastors. On paper I’ve turned to being a non believer… but this man… this touched my heart Thank you
I'm praying for you. God draws us, whether or not we want Him to. He knows your heart, and if you're ready to return. His arms are open. He's always waiting. Never leaving or forsaking.
Marc! I pray blessing and protection around you at this moment. I pray the Father continues to show himself to you in a real, personal way! Thanks for sharing!
This is the best message of the love of God in demonstration that I've seen in 2024. Best sermon ever. This is a true example of the love of God and how church should be. Pastor, sending much respect, love, and prayers 🙏, from Tulsa Oklahoma. If every church had a pastor with a heart ❤️ like this pastor, what an impact we would make on the lost.
This was the greatest message which touched many hearts even without saying a single word from the pulpit. Minister/pastor you're reaping what you sowed.
The strongest sermons preached are those with few words, preached through our actions. The sermon which the pastor had prepared - no matter how great and powerful if may have been - wasn't anywhere near as powerful as what happened there with The Lord working mightily through His Holy Spirit right there. The sermon which the pastor cut short may have been remembered for a while by a few, but this sermon which we saw worked out, would be something which would be talked about and remembered for a lifetime. Hallelujah for His Grace & Mercy!
That church is truly blessed to have a pastor like him, but Michael is the true saint in this story, in my humble opinion. There are so many things I could say about what he did in that circumstance, but I believe God will richly bless him for his actions and his heart. Michael, you are an inspiration!!
Kudos to this pastor for being led by the Holy Spirit to change the course of the service to help this young man. This is the way church should be. This really hit me, just left me in tears.
Absolutely the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in a decade and a half of ministry!! I Thank God for the HEART and WISDOM of this pastor. The way he leads with gentleness and truth is so refreshing! Praise God!!
When I tell you I WEPT watching this video, I haven't cried this hard in a long time. One of the most powerful videos I have EVER seen. A shining example of the love of JESUS. I saw Him reflected all over this moment, this church and this pastor. May God bless Anthony, Michael, Pastor Ed, CBC and every person that came up to bless them. I am in awe of the Holy Spirit for bringing this about. He can do amazing things through us. What a reminder this was. Thank you Lord for letting me come across this video
This video gives me hope in the body of Christ getting the church prepared for her groom ... this should be a teaching moment for every church in America. Great job Michael. 💯⚔️🗡️🥳
Never had I seen a church stop doing church to be the church. Well done pastor and congregation ❤️
I have many times when the Holy Spirit is in control 😊😊😊
Amen!!!! What we the church should be!!!
I agree. I don’t remember being in church and the church be the church. I can’t stop watching this story. So compelling!!!!
In my mind, this is all the church should be doing, is reflecting on the problems the members are facing and challenging their leaders to face those, no matter the time or attendance. Too much of today's churches are bound by sequence. Singing, prayer, intro, story, bible verses, reflection, prayer, food for thought, close. This might work for people, but I personally don't think it is WORKING FOR the people. Meaning on the surface it's pretty and motivates good feelings, but overall it's not very challenging. I think what made Jesus such an inspiration for so many is that he wasn't bound by sequence or "pretty". He did what others would not. He challenged what others would not. It was incumbent on him; there was no one else to do it. I feel it is incumbent on the church to face these challenges at every hour, in every season. Bc no one else will.
It’s not a building, a song, or a message. The people are the church.
Michael is our son. This is typical Michael. He is always ready to help people. He loves this church, CBC. We love you Michael. We are proud of you. Thank you CBC for all that you do. ❤️🙏❤️
How proud you must be. Awesome job!
What a beautiful young man you have raised. Blessings from Australia.
That's awesome
Lil bro man 🥹🥹💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
You've raised an awesome human being... God's anointing is all over him! Well done family!! 👏🏾 🙌🏾
This is the first mega-church pastor I’ve seen that seems truly genuine. The way he invited and helped out that homeless man is the way Christ would want us to.
Its like this every weekend at CBC! Most of the time is happening in the lobby where people are just loving on people. I used to be so weary of Mega churches. In fact, when I was invited to CBC five years ago I said no way! Its too big. Well I ended up visiting and five years later, here we are! CBC absolutely breaks all mega church images.
You want to see another genuine Pastor, check out Pastor Levi Skipper at Sagemont Church here in Houston.
How many mega churches have you been to?
I agree.
What's sad is a lot of them have body guards and wouldn't have even allowed that man to get close to him😢. This is the gospel in action!
The Church is supposed to be a hospital for the broken. Lets get back to that America. Great job Michael! You are reflecting Jesus to that broken man.
Church was the single best therapy I could have asked for. And it was free.
As long as you pay
@@Laissez_Fairethe guys homeless
@@Laissez_Fairetithing isn’t required
@@MagentaSnow😏sure
There would be about 1000 wrong ways that Pastor could have handled this, and one right way. And he nailed it.
Nah. He put his Bible down.
@@lonelybro77 So what? What he did was humility because he stooped down to that homeless man and understand his situation and flooded him with God's love. It is the best way to save one's soul. If he just justify the homeless man's actions with the bible alone, he would walk out the church and God knows what will happen to him.
@@brandonedwards1181 You are bearing false witness against one of God's servants.
How dare you pass judgement on a man you don't even know. Shame on you. @@brandonedwards1181
@jeph33 yes we stay disciples in the word but there is a time that we set the word down to go be doers of the word not simply hearers and readers.
This is the way a Pastor's heart should be; sensitive, compassionate and caring. I absolutely love this. This is what God wants from us
That's it! That's it!!!! We all are called to come together and be a whole and be leader leading the sheep lime a Shepard
Beautiful! And just a quick side note...I had to pause because I needed a moment to let this video sink in, the pure rawness of this scene and became in awe of the moment and just as it hit, it downpours rain where I am and it was just and beautiful feeling. Thank you the world needs to see this ❤
God want us to put people through deliverance. Cast a demon out the demand.
Absolutely the first to me in all my years.
And judging 🧐🤔
@@royalalpha.1377😂😂😂I there is only God... In him by him for him and nothing is outside of him. So where does he keeps his demons to eat in him, at? Demons are others demanding words for you on how to live. The third person account of a son casting demons out was a risen son who knew that demons were a lie. Lol
I love that he allows the Holy Spirit to completely rewrite the sermon he had planned and just went with the flow of the Spirit. Beautiful
Or the Devil...1peter5:8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Satan tries to hinders the work of God.
@@Golden_writes550can you explain in context of the video or are you just disagreeing with everyone for fun? It's not useful if you can't explain anything.
@@otallono What was seen in the video was a person is reading the scriptures and ppl begin to yell from the crowd disorderly interrupting the message and shortly after another begins to yell out profanity, the pastor close his Bible begins to chuckle at the profanity and many begin to scream out but the individual who uses profanity yells louder, the pastor begins to explain to him there," could be young ears here so be careful how you speak" The man should have been rebuked and admonished immediately or asked to leave. The multiple ppl began to get up and talk about THEMSELVES. This is not Church this is a club. Mentioning Jesus at a gathering does not make a Church. A Church must have elders and deacons to instruct and Guide the Church in the way of scripture. God 1Cor 14:33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the meetings of God’s holy people. And if you post a video in a so-called Church with disorder expect to be rebuked from the Body of Christ.
@@Golden_writes550 I get you, but it’s wiser to ask the Lord to help and the Holy Spirit can use anything to bring correction and teach people. You’re being a little rough for no reason. The Pastor has to use wisdom because in context the man was homeless and may NOT be spiritually matured. You don’t have to rebuke, you can teach and still shine light and bring truth. Jesus only did that to Pharisees because they should know better; the man here isn’t in that category. “ He that wins souls is wise.” And no the Pastor didn’t compromise at all… Your religious strongholds are making you fight something that was the LORD.
@@NewbyThinks 2tim4:2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. Nothing but shenanigans being practiced nowadays with no Truth. Christ is the wisdom of God and you will be accountable for these... I would encourage ppl not to attend that kind of a church. But a solid foundational Truth teaching church. I was raised around gangs and raised with a gang mentality, but we knew when you go to church you show respect... Read and study Corinthians where Paul rebukes the Chaos in the Church, also the books of Timothy that you may know that the Church is the ground and pillar of the Truth...This conduct However, because by this deed you have given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme
For those asking how the Pastor knew Anthony's name in the video, here's some context: This interaction wasn't staged or planned. It was actually the second time Anthony had shouted out with some colorful language, prompting Pastor Ed to kindly ask for his name and handle the situation with grace and compassion. So no, it wasn't a performance - just genuine interaction that speaks volumes about the heart of our pastor and church.
I knew it wasn't staged but was curious, thinks for clearing it up. ❤
Where is your church?
This is Community Bible Church in San Antonio TX. The full video of this service is on their website. In it you can see when Pastor Ed learns Anthony's name right before the sermon. (WE CELEBRATE LIFE CHANGE 4.6.24)
thx for the context
I wondered that as well but also knew this was not staged.
This was a mighty move of God! 🙌🏻❤️
Thank you for clarifying.
I long ago walked away from Christianity, but this man's actions are Christlike. These actions are Christlike. We need more of this in the world. We need more love.
Did you walk away from Christi
anity as an organized group of people or did you keep Christ in your heart, anyway. Christ never left you. Perhaps it is time to come home. Your heavenly father has been joyfully waiting for you to come home.
Come back Christ is perfect nor people
I came to CBC as a Muslima, but Jesus had different plans. That said, I have NEVER called myself “a Christian”. I believe in Christ, and being Christlike. There will be many Jesus says “I never knew you” and I think maybe many of them will be those who call themselves “Christian”. I very much pray for those people more interested in labels than in their own hands and feets’ works, and I hope you’ll pray for them too. 🙏🏽
There are churches like this all over the world. I hope you find one friend.
How do you walk away, that is denying
Strong men are vulnerable, strong men cry, strong men seek God, strong men serve!!
Wow!! Powerful!!!
Absolutely!!❤
@RAJen-ku6upthere is a creator but i get ur point
Imagine if churches were more like this. The broken lives would not be contemplating suicide.
Lots really are 😢 💕
But there were barely any exponding on the word. If any.
Been dreaming it, imagining it for over 40 yrs now. Don't think I'll ever see it. Unfortunately, we came in to the Laodicean age of the church..it's been a real struggle being hot and cold (the context is water-the reason for their riches) in this age. So, I've given it all up to follow Jesus...
@@mynamesjeffhardly exactly, jeff! Their faith is too weak to take the risk. They're too worried about people (with their $) will leave if they teach ALL the Bible. This is true. Those who are hungry for it will come..
All an act buddy
i think we all felt that hug. 😭
Had me in tears😭🙏🙏
“Loading him up with money, and putting him back on the street, that’s not what we’re doin’”.. Oh my goodness, praise God for the wisdom and care here. So beautiful ❤️🙌🏼
❤
Amen!!!!!!!
My thoughts exactly
Yes! Amen!
A BIG AMEN
What a gift to see a man who looks like many other pastors of big churches, be an actual pastor in this moment. Beautiful moment.
Man sees the outward appearance; God sees the heart. Looks are not that important..
I had a minister like that when I was a kid. He would call the kids up for a youth sermon and we sat with him on the edge of the stage just like this.
He's like this all the time. Getting to attend CBC has been so impactful.
Yes, amen!
Also people need to act like they have sense and be respectful and stop putting all Pastors and churches in the same position. We all will be judged by God
The way Anthony looks at the pastor is precious...thank The Lord for this beautiful moment. ❤
I needed this so much…I was a student pastor and I stepped down because I got caught up in drugs…I am homeless and sitting in the hospital…and I feel as if those that I went to church with forgot about me and abandoned me to my pain and brokenness…and watching this helps me to realize that while man may have…God has not…thank you…
Because you are called to be a pastor, evil will work harder to hold you down. They can see the Holy Spirit upon you, so in the heavenlies they want you dead. But Gods plan is ordained you are called to a ministry. Don’t be shocked by the attack, but count yourself worthy of the calling. Dust yourself off brother and get back in the fight with us.
In the love of Christ and the utmost respect, your brother,
Daniel
-Northern California
Hang in there my friend don't forget even Peter messed up, and Paul had his share of trouble. We all mess up, I do everyday. I call on the Lord Everyday to forgive me and my ugly driving temper. I hate the way people drive, I . just do! Like they never opened a drivers manual in their entire life. Hang in there you gonna make it just fine.
come back home 🙏🏽
Antoine, God forgives!! That's what Jesus did for us! Jesus blood washes it away as if we never did it! Accept His forgiveness and keep going the Holy Spirit will help you! You are certainly not the first man of God who messed up! Look at Davids sins they were huge, but God ended up saying David was aam after His own heart!! God loves you so much!!! Yes man has let you down for abandoning you, but God never will! He is the prodigal sons Father, eagerly waiting for you to come home!! Love you and God bless you!!! ❤🛐✝️🛐❤
GOD loves you! GOD forgives all! [Psalm 103:12] I love you ❤
Michael saved this man.....i swear ive been in this moment. My life was in shambles. I was driving towards the river and was going to end my life. I cried out and asked God to send me a sign. I pulled over for a brief moment. A man walks up to me, a face I recognized. The husband of a woman i did bible studies with years before. He hands me her number and told me to call her and that things would be ok. That was my sign. He appeared out of no where. Instead of driving into the river, i drove home. God is good. He sends his messengers at the right moment
GOD did not send u a sign……HE sent u someone to help u. Read Matthew 16:4
@@Hengry-hn7rb as I said "God is good. He sends his messengers at the right moment"
I don't know you personally, but I am sincerely glad you're here so I could hear this story. God bless
Amen!
My God, Amen. God rescued you 🌹
Micheal is a beautiful young man yielding to the Spirit to love on somebody hurting. This is what Christ would do.
Cried like a baby. 😭
All I could think about is all the people who would have responded differently and escorted this man out of their church.
The love of the Father is so deep, and this pastor shared it on a whole different level. 🙌
I've worked security at several different churches and i completely agree with this amazing pastor's response. Most of the churches i worked security at would've had him escorted out of the building forthwith
Me too…cried my eyes out! When Anthony hugged him…oh my gosh…it was such a genuine moment of the pure love of Christ.
Amen
🙌🏻
In our church, in one of the sermons a while back, the pastor was apparently preaching a really good message, so much so that a newcomer at the church yelled “f*** yeah!”, and after said “sorry”. Really funny but really encouraging to hear someone new or not at all apart of the church be so fired up, people want to hear the gospel because it is the good news
As bad as it is to swear in church you know that when they do they don't know any better and you know that's the first time and they learn from that right away and that's a moment they'll never ever forget because that's the day that they got saved ! When people first serve God they always get fired up but staying fired up all the time is what it has to be
Wow, how shocking! Very lucky to still be allowed back, I hope he got severely told off- only acceptable if you're not fully Christian, but agnostic/atheist.
😂😂😂😂
@@jodyann77 It's not the emotion of being fired up, but actually practicing the faith that matters. Even if it's just an ember, the fire has to keep burning.
This past weekend my pastor says he loves when people are describing their old life and getting into it using the words they would have back then, and then get all embarrassed in front of him, lol. He also thinks it’s funny when he runs into people out at dinner who try to strategically hide their beer when they see him.
I normally don't comment on TH-cam videos..but this was amazing. All glory to God.
I just broke when that pastor wrapped his arms around him and genuinely hugged and loves him.
Of course. It's all for show. For the tithes and offerings to keep coming in. It's a mega church. They talk a great talk but do not actually know Jesus. They pretend.
This is SO NEEDED right now. Praise Be The Lord for him. 🙏🏿
The way Anthony wiped away the tears from the pastors' eyes' with his tissue... Although he is hurting and homless; I see kindness and love in that mans' spirit. May God continue to move in a mighty way in the precious name of Christ Jesus, amen. 🕊
That part got me choked up a bit. This is the kind of gentleness and love that Christ uses to magnify within His children to do those good works we were prepared for! What an amazing God we serve!
I couldn't stop crying at that point.....thats love demonstrated.....
That's what following Jesus means. To be a light in darkness and to help others by showing them the love of christ
Amen!!!
Amen. A touching moment!
He needed that hug so much, I can’t wait to get a hug from Jesus.
Me too
I saw so many distractions as this Pastor was trying to preach or finish what he was trying to say or do; with the people not having an understanding that now was not the time to come up to the alter or give money. He handled everything like a Champion.
yes sadly some people decided it was more important to be seen publicly giving money. Despite the pastor asking a number of times for them to stop and do it later. There is a time for everything, that was not it.
Remember it might not be the people's fault. Sometimes, I believe demons enter and cause distractions. As long as the Pastor gets through the message that is the most important thing. Last weekend I was in church saying a very important deliverance prayer on two different occasions and there were soooo many distractions happening. I mean like not a coincidence there were so many distractions from other people that I almost didn't get through the deliverance prayer both times. I pushed through as I wanted to stop many times because of the circumstances. However, God was there, and so was Jesus and Mother Mary as well as the Holy spirit encouraging me to push through and finish. I believe that because I pushed through both times and was obedient, I received the deliverance I needed from multiple Freemasonry generarions in my lineage, and I was freed of my Greek Org affiliation as well. I hope my testimony helps someone!
I actually think that is a part of the culture at this church. It shows a willingness to step out and bless others. They will give sacrificially regularly.
@@imo.124Mother Mary? She is in a grave my friend until Christ comes back for His church.
@@terid3569why you gotta harp on specifics and debate religious beliefs when someone is clearly led by the Spirit and has Christ in their heart.
Not the place nor the time smh
I'm speechless. That's rare for me.
I'm in tears .
That man needed a father hug.
That man just wiped the pastor's tears.
You got a lot of words for someone who’s speechless
@@iComplainerit’s an expression-we need more compassion for others than criticism.
Yeah, that got me right there, Amy.
@@deborahallen4169 check out his name and watch out for these people. Don’t let trolls pull negativity out of you Debby ;) otherwise you fall for their trap :)
Gif is good!
This is the definition of “chill” in human form. Very gentleman & grace-filled reaction.
Man, when he mentioned he was about to run in front of a truck and 3 minutes before this man saved his life just by being there hit hard!
Yes it did
This pastor is very anointed, Discerning and loving! I believe this is exactly what Jesus would have done! ❤
All born again Christians are anointed
Gotta tell you, as an atheist this is pretty cool. More pastors out there need to take notes. Wouldn’t expect this from a Megachurch pastor because of how in demand they are at the congregation, but I also don’t see this happening at a small church where the community is tight.
It breaks my heart to read that you don't see this in mega churches or in small churches. Because this is what people should be seeing in churches both big and small. Because, this is showing exactly what churches and Vhristians are called to show, the heart of God and His great compassion for man. I pray we all see more examples of this type of love being showed.
My old self had some unwarranted animosities towards the mega churches. I can 100% see the spirit working here and this was AMAZING!
Why do you lump all mega churches in together?
@@1thess523it can be easy to… a lot have been a terrible example of Christ… not all but many. That can be said of small churches as well…. It’s normal to question the validity of these places when the wickedness is continual. Again, not all. There are healthy and humble Christlike churches (buildings) within the body.
@1thess523 maybe because they're exactly what Jesus despised and rebuked numerous times throughout the Bible?
@@1thess523 Mainly out of ignorance. I am not proud of my old self but I am so happy and beyond proud I put all my faith in Jesus. I know for sure 1000% he is working on changing me and molding me into the Man he wants me to be :)
@@1thess523 Mainly out of my own ignorance, I am not proud of my old self but I am beyond proud and happy that I have put all of my faith in Jesus. I am 1000% certain he is working on molding me into the man he wants me to be.
That’s how Christians are supposed to hug each other. Sending virtual hugs to everyone ❤
Thank you, you too, BamWilcox91. GBU
Ty I needed that my brother
Sending one back 😁 🫂
❤❤❤
He definitely understands the assignment. God’s love is real!
This is what church is about. 😢. I could not stop crying. 😭. God is so good.
No it absolutely is not. No sacrifice, no priest, no liturgies. All these fake, made-up churches are only being used to pull in money and are just distractions from the real thing.
Amen!!!
All the time.
That is Pastor Ed Newton, he was our pastor at CBC for 5 years before we moved. He is truly a bible teaching annointed man of God. This is the example we need in the Church today. God interceeded and brought Anthony to the place he knew would help. May God continue to bless Pastor Ed and CBC.
Amen, YES LORD.
False teacher, this “pastor” is so try hard. Only sheep can’t see through his lies.
@@henryRobshirtshow please explain
@@henryRobshirts what do you mean?
Lol yeah fuck god and mr Jesus. But praise this dude right. Im no saint but I don't mock the source creator as yall do here
"Just want you to know man, God sees you." Powerful.
I love how the Holy Spirit turned the program upside down and set the atmosphere to remind us why we do what we do.
So refreshing to see a little bit of actual "Church" happening! Well done, Pastor!
Not church. No liturgical worship
Satan is like a roaring lion seeking to devour anyone and, he can appear as angel of light.
You all have it wrong: these churches are not for God nor his kingdom. These preachers of whatever take business classes and teach according to what these masses WANT to hear, not according to what God expects. You all need to seriously invest in in time to give to God by studying and researching his word and opening up to The Truth, not your personal wants and wishes. "The Great Tribulation" will soon come and the masses opposing Gods kingdom may not survive. But you still have time to turn from lies and deceit, and find Gods true identity and his embrace.
@@MangyPLChurch is the body of Christ. It is the gathering of believers. We don’t need religion, just Jesus.
@@chazrichie804 Jesus established a visible Body of believers with normative authority and a structure. Those who left it were no longer in the Church, thus no longer a part of the Body of Christ. You can call it religion or relationship or whatever you want to, but the Apostles were taught by Christ and then set guidelines. The people who were taught by the Apostles had a lot to say and they would agree with nothing you believe. God in both the Old and New Covenants also set rules of how one was to worship, and those who did whatever they felt like were punished. There is only One Body, and the Bible says it cannot be divided. Christ has one Bride, He is not a polygamist. If you think 20,000 denominations are all "the church," and we don't need nuthin but Jesus, you don't know or have the real Jesus.
I’ve known Ed Newton for many years and this guy is the REAL deal!! Really inspirational story!
i love the fact that when he told him about the money he looked at it, but didnt care to hurry and claim it. to me that shows that this isnt for show or because of drugs.. he’s truly happy to feel human compassion, interaction, and love.
Pastor dealt with this like a saint. Incredibly impressed..
Dealt what exactly? And how was it like a saint exactly?
Satan is like a roaring lion seeking to devour anyone and, he can appear as angel of light.
You all have it wrong: these churches are not for God nor his kingdom. These preachers of whatever take business classes and teach according to what these masses WANT to hear, not according to what God expects. You all need to seriously invest in in time to give to God by studying and researching his word and opening up to The Truth, not your personal wants and wishes. "The Great Tribulation" will soon come and the masses opposing Gods kingdom may not survive. But you still have time to turn from lies and deceit, and find Gods true identity and his embrace.
Not really cause it was all a set up. If it was truly Anthony’s first time at that church then how did the pastor not only know him by seeing but also knew his name? Go back and watch it again. It was a set up! Sad to say it cause I am a believer and I love The Lord with all my heart but I felt in my spirit that something was a little off. Now maybe the pastor knew him but didn’t know he was going to curse but it’s deception that he made it out that it was Anthony’s first time at that church.
@@Ee-pg4nb it wasn’t his first time in the church lol maybe go back and listen to it again. You misheard/misunderstood
@@Ee-pg4nbWe don't know anything about this situation besides what is shown in the video. This clip does not show the beginning of the sermon. It's very possible that this clip does not include the first time or times when Anthony was yelling out profanities. Therefore, it's very possible we were not shown the very first interactions between him and the pastor. It's very likely that the pastor asked for his name before this clip started. We are missing context, so we can't make judgements
I was at this service, not a dry eye in the room. Watching Tony up there… he was many of us. No different. Many of us have been unloved and forgotten and hopeless whether you’re homeless or not. Addiction too.. I relate to all of it so watching this was heartstoppingly beautiful
What church
@@toddsmith8762 Community Bible Church in San Antonio, Texas
Will you go to Heaven when you die? Here’s a quick test: Have you ever lied, stolen, or used God’s name in vain? Jesus said, “Whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” If you have done these things, God sees you as a lying, thieving, blasphemous, adulterer at heart, and the Bible warns that one day God will punish you in a terrible place called Hell. But God is not willing that any should perish. Sinners broke God’s Law and Jesus paid their fine. This means that God can legally dismiss their case: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” Then Jesus rose from the dead, defeating death. Today, repent and trust Jesus, and God will give you eternal life as a free gift. Then read the Bible daily and obey it. God will never fail you.
Do you know how I can find the message that was given that moved the young man?
Hey where is that church at?
This church shows this statement to be true...
Church is a hospital for the broken,
Not a hotel for saints.
Its both
Show me a single time where any of the Apostles address the church as "broken sinners" and not "saints"
Its both
Pastor Ed truly has a shepherds heart. He just gave us all a master class on dealing with unexpected interruptions! Not all interruptions are meant to distract from the message. Some times this interruptions become the message.
This is Church!! White black Hispanic and LOVE!!!!
Don’t forget Asian, we out here too! 🙏🏼
this man, Ed Newton, was a youth camp preacher when I was a teen - the Lord used His words to bring me to follow Jesus. I cannot say how encouraging it is to see the Holy Spirit keeping a man faithful to Him even on a massive platform.
THIS is a conference of a Stronger Men! What a beautiful display of kindness and holiness. God bless this man and his flock.
thats my Pastor!!!! He is always so loving and teaches through his own actions
Amen!
I am so sick and tired of seeing all the lost mega church so called pastors out there preaching self and cash. Praise God for a pastor of many who can still feel the spirit for the one. The nerve to shut down and let the spirit take over this service and the congregation willing to trust him to go with it are awesome.
Well said,..🙏🏼
I go to this church and they never ask for money they actually have a couple services a year where they send out buckets full of money to the audience and let people take money who are in need. They do so much for the community.
@@ItsxMagiicGaming Love CBC!
@@ItsxMagiicGamingwow , I've never heard of such a thing !
Praise God Hallelujah
I don't know this Pastor and I've never heard him minister or preach but his actions is one of the most powerful sermons I've ever encountered and it brought me to tears, simply because he made me feel as if I'm not doing enough for the kingdom ...God bless you sir you have just rekindled a fire in me !!!
I like the way he dealt with that. Other preachers start “rebuking” the person and or spirit. Sometimes people just need help and do not know how to ask.
I go to this church. Pastor Ed although not perfect does allow the Spirit to lead him and i dont ever come out of that church the same way i went in. I've spiritually grown so much. Many would assume he should've stopped the man from cussing and force him out. What i saw was a Pastor who held on to his peace. Which allowed the holy spirit to change the environment. Jesus wins every time!
AMEN❤
Amen.❤
Satan is like a roaring lion seeking to devour anyone and, he can appear as angel of light.
You all have it wrong: these churches are not for God nor his kingdom. These preachers of whatever take business classes and teach according to what these masses WANT to hear, not according to what God expects. You all need to seriously invest in in time to give to God by studying and researching his word and opening up to The Truth, not your personal wants and wishes. "The Great Tribulation" will soon come and the masses opposing Gods kingdom may not survive. But you still have time to turn from lies and deceit, and find Gods true identity and his embrace.
Amen
I found this clip very moving, but in an age where we can trust nothing we see online - can you shed some light on how the pastor knew the man’s name as soon as he called out?
This hits hard. My dad is someone who is high up there in ministry. He preaches love from the pulpit but it was totally different at home. My parents were the reason why I tried to kill myself years ago. Took me a while to forgive them but that pain is still there. What happened to me hasn’t detoured me from my faith in Christ but to see this makes me have hope in this pastor. I’m not used to this. I’m crying over here.
man thats so rough bro, may Jesus' love ravish your heart and comfort you, stay strong man keep fighting!! wishing u the best, isaiah 43:1
I am so sorry you experienced this. It was so, so wrong. You should not have experienced it. And I want to say I am so sorry on behalf of your father and mother. I am sorry they brought you so much pain. You did not deserve it. ❤
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Same thing happened to me. My dad was a deacon in a baptist church.Very charismatic, handsome, loud singing in church, But I didn't meet him until I was nine, that I remember. His wife, my stepmom. Was the singer in the choir. And she was an angel on earth. She had so much love of Jesus for me. Even more than my dad, it feels like. She was kinder to me at times than my mom. They're all passed on now. And I can only pray that my parents are in heaven, but I don't know. They had prayed the sinner's prayer. My dad served the church and ministered to others. But he never really ministered to me. But my relationship with god, that's who I consider my dad to be because no matter what I need, he provides, Even if it's a home, a job, miracles in our finances to meet our responsibilities, my miracle children, Church support, now a wonderful man of God as my husband, and even a break when i'm exhausted. God is my Daddy. Cling to that because he's better than anyone could be and without him, we'd all be lost, no matter even if Our parents might have been great. I send you sisterly love & prayers.❤
Love you 🤗
that hug broke me , you can tell that man hasnt felt a warm embrace in a long time. God Bless them all ♥ I pray he is doing well.
THIS is the stuff that we need to push on Social Media! Great job guys!!
What stuff exactly?
Satan is like a roaring lion seeking to devour anyone and, he can appear as angel of light.
You all have it wrong: these churches are not for God nor his kingdom. These preachers of whatever take business classes and teach according to what these masses WANT to hear, not according to what God expects. You all need to seriously invest in in time to give to God by studying and researching his word and opening up to The Truth, not your personal wants and wishes. "The Great Tribulation" will soon come and the masses opposing Gods kingdom may not survive. But you still have time to turn from lies and deceit, and find Gods true identity and his embrace.
@@ravenillusion2596 I think he means a certain video which showed how this pastor responded to this unique incident. I mean, the comment you replied to is about a video on just that.
Well said! Amen to that
I was a gigging drummer for a guy named Micah Tyler for 4/5yrs or so.
We met a ton of pastors and this guy has to be one of the realist dudes I’ve met.
This is what the church should be doing. This brought me to tears. Jesus would not turn any one away . This man's life will be turned around now praise God. 😄
This pastor is not asleep. He is the epitome of who and how God wants His shepherds to be. Emulating Christ.
Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord.
@troooly Yes. Isn’t that nice.
This needs millions more views than it has. Everyone on TH-cam needs to see this. Made me choke up and tear up! God is great!
What happens in the dark will be revealed in the light. Great job for that guy working on Anthony evangelizing to him and picking him up for church. That’s a true leader right there.
Man walked in Tony and left as Anthony 😂
This made me not only cry, but to get down on my knees to pray over all of you. The absolute best thing this church could have done. 🙏🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
This is my Pastor. I’ve attended Community Bible Church in San Antonio since 2019 this man actually knows my name. I don’t live in Texas anymore, but whenever I come home, which is often, he always takes time to stop and say hi to me when I go to church.
It’s incredible to me that in a congregation of over 50,000, he knows my name. This man truly walks with Christ.
Things like this happen in our church ⛪️ because the Holy Spirit has anointed Pastor Ed Newton.
Thank you for being our shepherd, pastor Ed. We love you ❤️
@trooolyHow can they background check people if they don’t know their name. Even if they did know their name they can’t just willy nilly background check people. lol
You obviously have never had a background check because they take over a week to get just to get a basic check done. There’s no program people can just background check people. Police can’t even do that. They can only see your arrest record. You have to fill out a specific form and send it in to Austin for them to background someone. It takes a week sometimes longer. So I don’t know who told you that lie. Is a pastor has an earpiece on they usually are communicating to other pastors, the sound people, media people, members of the church. To have a smoothly running church. It would also be for security in case something happened they all would be notified to take action. Where did you get these crazy lies and that is someone not smart to go on the internet spreading things you didn’t investigate yourself to see if it was true or false. You believe what people tell you instead of taking information, investigating it yourself before running around spreading misinformation. That’s naive.
@troooly if you don’t attended here don’t make comments you can’t back up with facts. The people u see with ear pieces are security.
@troooly your name explains everything
@troooly are u a christian?
@trooolysecurity is a not uncommon in many churches. It in no way indicates deception, rather acknowledges that we are in a fallen world and there are sometimes people who target churches for their own negative desires. Anytime there is a large group of people in a particular place it’s wisdom to be able to protect them and to be able to communicate with others, hence the earpieces. If there is a medical emergency, like I’ve seen in churches, there needs to be a way to relay that information to someone who can call for help. Again, it’s about being a good steward of your people, not about deception.
This video was SO touching.. I was in a church service where a homeless man heard the worship music from the street and came in with a cup of coffee to be in the presence of the Lord. Rather than surround the man with the loving presence of God’s people, the pastor kicked the man out and then told the people he was the shepherd and his job was to protect them. I’m so sad the opportunity was missed to demonstrate the love of the Father to him.
Sad. 😢
Wow, just wow!
Mathew 25:34-46. Jesus himself laid out what should be done for the least of these. His love should be our goal and his heart, our guide. I will pray for that church that they will have a greater understanding of who we serve.
Yeah I was in a church when a lady started yelling out during the sermon and a woman behind her started pointing like, "get her out of here" and that was exactly what 'security' did. It was an eye opener to me that that church lacked power, and the ability to see what the need was which was prayer and deliverance, as opposed to what they did. Sometimes it just is a test for the church to see what will we do in circumstances like those. No one was being harmed...seems they get so concerned about the pastor's well being that they forget about the people who walk in the doors.
I have to ad a comment and not just as a brother in Christ. I'm an LAPD cop who has spent the bulk of 20 years primarily working Transient Details and Hype Cars (drug users). From a professional perspective? This pastor simply could NOT have handled this situation in a more OUTSTANDING fashion. And as a fellow brother, I could not be more proud. After watching this, it made my chest well up with pride for the church.
Didn't expect this based on the title. What grace! Just as Jesus would have done and wanted us to do.
What a humble Pastor. Praise GOD for his heart and the young gentleman that picked the man up both literally and figuratively at his lowest point!!! Religious pharisee type people will kick you while you're down, but those who truly know GOD and love His ways will help you up. That reflects the true love and compassion of JESUS!!!🙌💜This is the Word of GOD in action!!!I love this!!!☝🙌 How beautiful!!!
Right, and where are all these people? Jesus commands us to love God, and one another. We need help out here! Does anybody care??
So there are so many messages that people can relate to this message! I don’t come to tears for every sermon that I watch but when the Holy Spirit moves something inside of us can feel it to the core. Thank you for allowing that connection to come through in this message! This also relates in my life right now because I am a recovering addict and the message I heard earlier was about leaving the 99 for the one, and then I open this sermon and hear it again. Like Jesus is reaffirming that I am also the one that he has come to save! This is powerful!
Christ will judge us on how we treated those less fortunate than us; these brothers show us how this is done! From an Eastern Orthodox Christian…
God is love.
We all fall short and sin.
Love is just and merciful.
Because God is loving He must judge sin, we all stand judged.
Because God is merciful He provided a way out from under the weight of the law and for us to be regenerated.
If we trust Jesus shed His sinless blood, died and rose from the grave He forgives us of our sins and gives us a new heart that wants to look God as our Father genuinely and delight in Him, freeing us from being slaves to sin.
The rest is our mind catching up with that reality and taking hold of His teaching and truth until He returns, or we die.
We aren't saved or kept saved by obedience. We can only be lost through unbelief (trusting in our own righteousness, to be or remain saved) or blasphemy of the Holy Spirit (attributing clear works of God, healing/deliverance, to demons and Satan).
Commandments aren't have to's, they are what we do because we actually want God's direction and It's what fulfills us.
You can't be born again without the desire to honor God. (Works based salvation "Christians" and "lawless Christians" are both wrong.)
We love because God first loved us.
Jesus is God, the Son, "the first and the last", God along with God the Father "the Lord God", this title is mentioned with being tied to God in Isaiah 44:6-8, and that same is sent along with the Lord God's Spirit in Isaiah 48:11-16.
Jesus further claims this title also in Revelation 1:8-17.
Leave catholicism/orthodox/protestant churches that preach strife, or inform them.
May he have mercy on us. Amen, from a fellow Orthodox Christian sister
Are you two done?
I don’t know how this came in my feed today- but I am at rock bottom behind my son, and this whole message has me on my face. I’m so overwhelmed with confirmation right now
I'm praying for you. God knows Your pain, He hears your cry. Let Him carry you. You are not alone.
God will never abandon you, do not give up. We are all in this with you 🙏🏽❤️
My GOD, my GOD, this is it!!!!! May GOD bless all of you!!!
This is hands down the best sermon I've ever heard!!! When a pastor from a megachurch is completely obedient to the spirit of God moving!!!🙏🙏🥹🥹. SO BEAUTIFUL ❤️❤💞💞✝️✝️✝️ to witness!
Thank you Jesus for this outstanding moment YOU orchestrated!!!
From listening to this story, Michael’s love for God and his ability to allow God to use him saved this man’s life and he had no idea of the impact he’d have. Such a beautiful story!
Ed Newton is one of the greatest pastors to share Gods word. He was at my church frequently in elementary and middle school ✝️
I have a picture with him from 2008. His words from 15 years ago still ring in my ears 🙏🏼
God bless you, Ed
I absolutely love, love, love how the Pastor didn’t yell for security to come and remove Anthony from the service but he showed him grace! How could Anthony have been shown the love of Christ had he been kicked out! Again, I love it!!!
This right here is downright a holy and beautiful moment. The thing that gets me is when this pastor gets his tears wiped by Anthony….an almost role reversal of the father welcoming back the son story….as I say, beautiful!
I agree I totally broke down when he wiped the pastors tears so tenderly .
My goodness... I believe this is what the Gospel is - powerful, beautiful, pure. A few minutes of true love just shattered years of theological pontification that I've heard from pastors being their pulpit. I have never been brought to tears by a message until now. Just amazing.
this ain’t just some preacher. this Dr Ed Newton the goat. such a good faithful man
I concur.
I agree with this message
I could tell he was well educated 💯
This is what we're called to do....bring the homeless and feed the poor, provide homes for them using our tides and offering 🙏🏾
What are tides?
tides
the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun.
"the changing patterns of the tides"
Ugh! Y'all know what the person meant and often times anyways stupid autocorrect rewrites what you wrote and changes it at the last second... That's happened to me millions of times and I've just gotten tired myself of going back to fix so I just leave it. No need for the critical grammar, language, syntax police and mockers ijs
@@snmobley03 yeah, it is a simple fix if you go back and read what you post.
@@beeswax6315 keep majoring on the minor... I'm not interested in contention...let the Holy Spirit deal with you. Be blessed 🙏🏽
The gentleness, sincerity, and heart of this Pastor is probably the most genuine thing I’ve ever seen. Absolutely incredible!!
I’ve known Ed for years. He has always been this Kingdom focused both through preaching the Word AND loving people.
😭😭😭😭, I can't even see because of my tears. God is so amazing. This has melted my heart in ways I didn't think was possible. What a beautiful Savior❤.
Holy Ghost moving !!!!
That SUICIDE SPIRIT WAS WANTING THE PASTOR TO HAVE THAT MAN REMOVED FROM THE CHURCH.. THANK YOU JESUS !!!!! GOD NEVER FAILS US!!!
One of the most beautiful services I have ever seen. This is what the gospel is.
HalleluYah 🙌🕊️💕
The gospel is the power of Christ unto salvation. This is fruits of the Spirit
man I rarely cry, but did I just cry like a baby when they hugged and saw the raw pure emotion pouring out. a simple hug and kind gesture can help save so many lives.
My soul needed this so badly. To see Jesus in the Church.
“Loading him up with a bunch of money and then putting him back on the street, is not what we’re doing!”
That last line sealed everything!
God has a way of showing you exactly what he wants you to see at the right time. I work with the homeless population on Skid Row California with the Los Angeles Mission. This video made me cry so hard for the lost and underserved.
This is the kind of love every church should have for the lost! This is very loving! God bless you!!
This is how church suppose to be. I loved every second of this! This is how Jesus want us to be towards one another.
More and More I’ve been seeing more videos about god and preaching. Seemingly out of no where.
I’ve fallen out of church after 15-16 years of going. This made me miss those genuine churches and pastors. On paper I’ve turned to being a non believer… but this man… this touched my heart
Thank you
Praying for you Marc 🙏🏾🙏
I'm praying for you. God draws us, whether or not we want Him to. He knows your heart, and if you're ready to return. His arms are open. He's always waiting. Never leaving or forsaking.
I believe God is tugging on your heart, waiting for his prodigal child to return home. It’s never too late to return home. My prayers are with you.
Marc! I pray blessing and protection around you at this moment. I pray the Father continues to show himself to you in a real, personal way! Thanks for sharing!
This is the best message of the love of God in demonstration that I've seen in 2024. Best sermon ever. This is a true example of the love of God and how church should be. Pastor, sending much respect, love, and prayers 🙏, from Tulsa Oklahoma. If every church had a pastor with a heart ❤️ like this pastor, what an impact we would make on the lost.
This was the greatest message which touched many hearts even without saying a single word from the pulpit. Minister/pastor you're reaping what you sowed.
This is what church is about ❤️✝️✝️🥺🥺🥺ITS TIME FOR THE CHURCH TO WAKE UP!!❤️🙏✝️🥺🥺🥺
Its refreshing to see the pastor stop, emote and talk through this moment of grace.
The strongest sermons preached are those with few words, preached through our actions. The sermon which the pastor had prepared - no matter how great and powerful if may have been - wasn't anywhere near as powerful as what happened there with The Lord working mightily through His Holy Spirit right there. The sermon which the pastor cut short may have been remembered for a while by a few, but this sermon which we saw worked out, would be something which would be talked about and remembered for a lifetime. Hallelujah for His Grace & Mercy!
That church is truly blessed to have a pastor like him, but Michael is the true saint in this story, in my humble opinion. There are so many things I could say about what he did in that circumstance, but I believe God will richly bless him for his actions and his heart. Michael, you are an inspiration!!
Kudos to this pastor for being led by the Holy Spirit to change the course of the service to help this young man. This is the way church should be. This really hit me, just left me in tears.
Absolutely the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in a decade and a half of ministry!! I Thank God for the HEART and WISDOM of this pastor. The way he leads with gentleness and truth is so refreshing! Praise God!!
When I tell you I WEPT watching this video, I haven't cried this hard in a long time. One of the most powerful videos I have EVER seen. A shining example of the love of JESUS. I saw Him reflected all over this moment, this church and this pastor. May God bless Anthony, Michael, Pastor Ed, CBC and every person that came up to bless them. I am in awe of the Holy Spirit for bringing this about. He can do amazing things through us. What a reminder this was. Thank you Lord for letting me come across this video
This video gives me hope in the body of Christ getting the church prepared for her groom ... this should be a teaching moment for every church in America. Great job Michael. 💯⚔️🗡️🥳
I was there. So moving and touching. The love of Jesus was there. Great job Pastor Ed!