Mac Hammond of Living Word is again in the news, this time the Star Tribune. The church is facing a real recession as giving has been down up to $280,000 per month. The lear jet is for sale, the Sunday program that airs on Kare 11 has been scaled down to a half hour and Pastor Hammond has made some interesting comments about his ideas of why in the Star Tribune article.
Hammond says, 'Disillusionment sets in'
At Copeland's conference, which was broadcast live on the Internet, Hammond told other ministers that people "gradually become disillusioned" when their prayers are not met promptly or when promised riches don't come.
"They have needs to be met, and when they don't get it they leave," Hammond said. "They get their hands put on them, they don't get cured, then the disillusionment sets in."
If people don't get the new BMW they are out of here? So the question is where they ever in it for the right reasons? If the cancer isn't cured will they bail on their faith? Do they treasure Christ come hell or high water, come injustice and famine and persecution? Is that real faith? If it is only strong when things are going great? Or does this gospel make people treasure the treasure and not the giver of the treasure?
Will the Prosperity gospel survive a deep recession or economic depression in the US economy? Many say it can only flourish in societies will excess. Once can only pray that whatever means it may take God would expose the evil of this idol message.
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