Lynne Breidenbach, a local woman who had been a media liaison for Bentley during the months-long Florida Outpouring Revival, told The Ledger that Bentley announced to his staff Monday afternoon that he and his wife, Shonnah, had separated. The Bentleys have two daughters and a son, and are Canadian citizens. Under Canadian law, separation is a preliminary step in divorce proceedings, lasting nine months. Breidenbach, who resigned as revival spokesperson Monday, called the news of the separation “very sad.”
“God uses fallen, flawed people. … This doesn’t invalidate what Todd did,” she said.
The revival began April 2 at Ignited Church in Lakeland. Bentley announced two weeks ago that he would end his regular appearances at the revival on Aug. 23 to resume his traveling evangelistic work, but he was scheduled to lead services next week. The Rev. Stephen Strader, pastor of Ignited Church, said Tuesday that he was informed three weeks ago that Bentley and his wife had been undergoing marriage counseling for a few years.
“Last week, Todd shared with me that his wife had returned to Canada, and he’s following her this week. I’ve been assured by his people that there is no third party involved,” Strader said.
Bentley’s Fresh Fire Ministries Web site indicates that a September appearance by Bentley in England has been postponed. Phone calls to Fresh Fire Ministries in Abbotsford, British Columbia, were not returned Tuesday.
Shonnah Bentley has made few appearances on stage during the revival, which is now in its 133rd consecutive day.
Bentley, 32, announced earlier this month he would establish a U.S. base of operations in Lakeland. Fresh Fire Ministries recently purchased a lot in Oak Landing, a development in Mulberry.
Pentecostals and evangelicals historically have frowned on divorce, citing scriptural prohibitions. Ministers who were divorced usually had to give up their careers, but there have been some notable exceptions in recent years and attitudes appear to be changing.
J. Lee Grady, editor of Charisma, a magazine for Pentecostals based in Orlando, said Tuesday the news of Bentley’s marital troubles would likely further polarize those following the revival.
“A large segment of the movement has been skeptical from day one. They’re going to see this as a natural progression. Others who have been following Todd are going to be spiritually shipwrecked. We’ve most definitely seen through this revival a lot of people are not grounded in Scripture, so for them, it won’t be an issue,” he said. Read the Full Story…
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Is anyone surprised? I think that Todd’s The Fraud. Is anyone asking how can an outpouring of God be exhausting and so fatiguing?
I think that Todd is probably under very heavy enemy fire. He needs our prayer and support at the moment, not people like Jason calling him a fraud.
Is it no exhausting when you are on a mission’s trip and you are feeding the poor and taking care of the sick, and yet it is off God. I am deeply saddened as I watch the comments that have been made in regards to this marriage. Marriage is hard at the best times. Shouldn’t we be filled with compassion and praying for this marriage to heal and be what God intended. God’s heart must break when he sees how we cut eachother down.
It is sad that some people are so hungry to see miracles that they will accept them as being from God, even when they come from a person who has so many obvious signs of being a false prophet as Todd Bentley. The Apostle John told us to examine the doctrine of so-called teachers and prophets. Jesus said that we would know them by their fruits. This is how we know true from false. But Todd’s doctrine and fruits stink, but still many gullible people try to support him. You need to run as fast as you can in the other direction. This is not God, which means that the answer (who is behind Todd Bentley) is very scarey. He appears to have one or more familiar spirits from whom he derives his authority. Some people are getting healed. But this does not mean that Todd Bentley is from God. Jesus said that MANY would come to him and say that they did mighty miracles in his name, but that he would deny them.
Thank you Jesus for dealing with this False Prophet. He was worshipping Angels instead of you!
people are flawed Jason…
That is right Jason, Todd is a Fraud because God used him and you are not because he has not used you.
Even David refused to say anything bad about Saul because he was anointed by God. Be very careful when you judge someone that God has already used.
I look at the God who used Todd for the revival. If you look at Todd or any human being for that matter we will all be disappointed.
There can be thousands of reasons why they are separating. Life is not perfect, people are not perfect and so are they. I pray that God comforts both of them during this tough time.
HOW THE MIGHT HAVE FALLEN.
Concern must be shown as to how is it possible, that so many allowed themselves to be exposed to “Angels and Gold dust, Kicking in the face and groin without looking to God’s Word for guidance and Spiritual Check points that would clearly expose the behavioural patterns of Todd Bentley.
GodTV must accept blame for their support and allowing this fiasco to be displayed world wide. Wendy Alec’s prophesy regarding the personal appearance of Jesus on Stage at the following night’s meeting in Lakeland, should have also raised alarm bells. How is it that people can be so gullible?
Now we hear from Wendy that California and particularly San Francisco
is to be destroyed by an earthquake. This is a good guess, I mean Scientists in this field have been telling us this for years. But true to being a good showman Wendy has called the Church to prayer in order to hold Back God’s anger. This is neat. Should there not be a devastating earthquake, Wendy can say: “The power of prayer held back the hand of God.”
Finally TV exposure is extremely costly. Would a TV station screen a particular event, for hours night after night without receiving any income? That would be foolhardy. Therefore what was in it for GodTV?
It’s apparant Jason you did not attend a meeting in Lakeland further more Jesus himself got tired and exhausted. Whatever Todd is, God is working through him and people are being healed. I was there I saw people healed. People got out of whealchairs who had never walked before!! And I could go on. Todd is a man. That is all. No more. God works through him.
Todd Bentley is a man of God. The Lord is all about doing a perfect work through an imperfect vessel, that way He gets the glory. I’m praying for christians everywhere to keep their focus on the annointing and work the Lord is bringing forth in Todd’s ministry and not on his flesh, and that His Perfect Will be done in Todd’s relationships.
This is certainly sad whether u like todd or not. i stand with him and hope the lord would touch there marriage. its hard enough being married. Let alone being in the ministry traveling as he does.
May God Bless him
My question is this? Who are you? Are you any different from any other human being? Are we not all subjected to failures at times and all have some element of weakness? What makes you so different and perfect? Without Jesus Christ in our lives we are dead and nothing! With Jesus Christ who loves us so much that he died for humanity - who now gives us life and life to its fullest says, I love you despite who you are and when you are in trouble ” I am right there with you” The word of God says, Judge not except you be judged! Am I gullible? No, just real…christianity is based on a genuine experience with Jesus Christ. Before we stone the prophets, make sure you have no SIN in your life otherwise you might get stoned yourself! However, God loves you and has made a way for you to be forgiven and receive restoration in Him.
“Is anyone asking how can an outpouring of God be exhausting and so fatiguing?”
what are you talking about here? If you saying that because your doing Gods work you should never be tired or stressed your very wrong. Jesus was so stressed out before the romans came to take him away to “Skull Hill” that he bled tears from his eyes which is a medical condition that is very rare and only happened during EXTREME stress and i’m sure he never got tired carrying that cross up that hill. This is the greatest out pouring of love ever recorded. if we weren’t born to be tired or fatigued God would not have made saturday the day of rest.
I don’t know Todd or much of what he stands for but no one should ever have to go through the pain of a divorce “what come out of the mouth shows the true heart”
or “do not judge or that same measure in which you judged will be judged against you” Weather you liked him or not he is still your brother in christ and to say “is anyone surprised?” to your brothers divorce shows your true heart and attitude.
I also pray for Todd and his family because they are hurting. Jesus never kicked someone in the groin or the face “in love”. I can’t judge Todd’s heart, but I am not willing to stand before him with a need. I tested Todd’s words and actions against the scriptures, as we’re instructed. He came up short. Case closed. God ,help us all to see more clearly!
Why is it that when we begin to identify the false, we are labeled as judgmental? I am in full-time traveling ministry. Yes, we get very tired and must take times of rest. One of the biggest things the traveling minister faces is to stay true to the Word and not hype it up or stretch it so people will like you and keep coming.
The Bible does say don’t judge, lest you be judged. That does not mean don’t judge the person and the ministry by seeing if it lines up with the truth of the Word. We are to judge, just not be judgmental. If we can’t do that, then we can follow anything. That is why people have followed out of line ministries all the way to the grave.
There was tremendous error at Lakeland. Hype over truth. I do pray that Todd and Shonnah will minister to their family and get it straight before God. I know that is what God wants for them. If I thought my marriage was in jeopardy, I’d come off the road today and get it straight. But, I implore you body of Christ, measure by the Word and we won’t have these travesties in the Church for the world to judge us by.
Todd is the real deal (A true Servant of Jesus Christ) just like David he fell to but God said He was a man after his own heart. He went through trials and tribulations and so does everyone else who is truely used by God. It builds character, and it transforms us into who God wants us to be. Jesus was the only perfect one without sin. We are all human we have a sin nature. People need to stop putting others down because or their failures, their trials and tribulations they go through. Todd Bentley is anointed and he is one of God chosen vessels. Leave him alone and pray for Him, stop putting him down. Show some love and grace! Judge not unless you be judged. Stop shooting arrows in the back of the wounded, and keep beating them down. Be a true Christian and love each other.
Thank God for those like Andrew and Amy who walk in the compassion of Jesus. The devil only attacks something worth attacking. People fall right into his trap when Christians begin publicly attacking one another allowing themselves unintentionally, to become part the enemies plan to destroy the Church and build distrust in the unsaved rather than acknowledging yes, it not God’s plan but these are humans and no-one walks the same path in life Who knows y this has happened but it would be great if we as Christians could get a real revelation of the love of God and help the unsaved understand rather than confuse them further. Being a born again Christian is about a personal relationship with Jesus Christ not living life through another man’s ministry. Could God be testing US in all of this.
Let’s remember God honors his word regardless of the flawed vessels. God Bless Todd and his family
I’m so weary of hearing people refer to Todd as a false prophet,etc. Its such a sad commentary on the church when we can’t simply disagree with one another without throwing words like that around. There are many whose doctrine or “words” that I disagree with, but can do so without judging them or their motives, or resorting to name calling.
Come on Body of Christ..we are better then this!
Todd has gone on the frontlines and taken some hits. Lets pray for him, his family and Fresh Fire. It is wrong to judge, especially a situation that we know nothing about.
I, for one, am grateful for the Florida Revival and for GodTV. This revival has stirred up such hunger in me for Jesus and I will never be the same.
I think that everyone on this page has posted a negative comment, should read 1 cor. 13. regardless of your view on Todd you should practice love!! That is the problem with “christians” we are the first to tear one another down!!! I have a great idea for you if you a “christian” enough to do it..instead of making negative comments on here..take that time and Pray for the Bentley family..or is that not in your code of what a christian does..You should all be ashamed of yourself!!
You know i myself is sad by this, but this by no means question God’s ability to His miriacles….For one why are we even putting preachers and evangalists on pedal stools. WE put so much expectation on these people that when they fall, we all think it’s the end of the world.
NOBODY IN THIS WORLD IS PERFECT!!!! So instead of dogging on this man of God, be a real christian and pray for him. We are the ones to kill such beautiful people by throwing their names in the ground. Like if we are so holy and perfect…. get a grip!
Divorce is terrible under any circumstance, I have been through divorce and I would not wish it on my worst enemy. However, if someone is motivated by love and compassion which is what motivated Christ to die for our sins, then what happened to the love and compassion Todd and his wife should have had for each other first?
The statement by his spokeperson concerned me…it does not invalidate what Todd did.? That speaks volumes to me.
For his children’s sake, I hope they both seek strong scriptural counseling, repent and discover the love God intended for them to have for each other. According to previous reports they were having problems before Lakeland, what made him think that was the time to do this? A man unable to work through his marriage problems is asking for problems taking on something as big as an outpouring. But since he did, it makes me question his obedience to the scriptures and his devotion to his wife and marriage, therefore causing me to question his wisdom and ability to lead an outpouring. Thus, making me question who did he actually hear from on this whole thing with fruit so rotten.
It is important that we do not aline ourselves with the accuser of the brethern. You who are without sin, cast the first stone! He is your brother and Jesus is not ashamed to call him so. Heresy hunting is lame and needs to be put out of the house of our God where mercy triumphs over judgement. Who are you oh man to judge? For the things you judge others for you yourself are doing at that very moment!
Reading the above comments, I am struck by how much people feel they need to judge the messenger rather than the message. When Jesus was asked by His disciples, “What shall we do about this man who is casting out demons in Your name and he is not even one of us?” Jesus replied, “Leave him alone, because he cannot heal people in my name one day and curse me the next.” Mark 9 v38-40. If that response was good enough for Jesus it should be good enough for the rest of us.
As regards Todd’s marital problems, it does appear that he was poorly advised about heading up a revival meeting when his first responsibility should have been to re-build his relationship with his wife first. A man’s first service in the Church is to his wife and family as that is the foundation of his witness of Christ working in his life.
That doesn’t mean we don’t encounter problems from time to time but we can’t ignore it and go and do something else. All evangelists, ministers, pastors and priests are held to the same standard in 1Timothy, chapter3.
As regards the message that was preached, my only concern, from a scriptural standpoint, was the lack of focus on the subject of repentance. A key pre-requisite to receiving healing from God in any area of our life. Other than that, I agree with my fellow contributors who caution against judging one another. Let’s pray for one another and accept that none of us are perfect in the sight of God.
My heart weeps for the Sons of Man, especially the church listen The devil will not have the last word on this one More revivals will spring up. shame on us! lets pray that Gods perfect will be done on their lives.
And not in the sense that “everyone saw this coming”. That’s not the real deal — that is what we are being challenged to deal with. The trouble doesn’t invalidate what God did, forget about what Todd did. We are really in a time of learning to discern and pray and hold up each other and stop looking at life in soundbites. This isn’t over. It’s hardly begun. I was at Lakeland. I know something ‘way bigger than we can comprehend here is going on.
I am very happy that there wasn’t any attempt to hide any of it. I was glad. I am glad right now to be able to pray for them. I am glad that it’s not hiding in a corner because they are afraid and too vain to tell the truth.
When I read this God gave me Judges 14: 4 (His parents did not know that this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to confront the Philistines; for at that time they were ruling over Israel.)
I am not speaking of the partnering or sexuality of the act of Samson. I am talking about the fact that he was doing something that started badly and ended with his own death but that wasn’t the issue at all. It was about the Philistines.
The Philistine spirit is ruling over the church right now. It’s a religious spirit, all about envy and religious superiority; it is about “that’s not from God” and “if it was I would understand it”. It needs to be taken out NOW. We are given an opportunity NOW to stand together against it. We can stop looking down our nose and rejoicing at the fall of others because it makes us look like we are superior. We can stop that altogether. We can realize that God is more interested in what is going on than we are. We can become humble and fear God and not speak casually about things we really don’t understand. That can be done in religious fear of being criticized or it can be done in understanding. We can grow up or we can be babies.
Let’s grow up, how about it?
Im with Jason, this dude is crazy. A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump… Drinking poison a little at a time will eventually kill you and he is stewing poison everytime he speaks.
OUR LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR TODD, HIS FAMILY AND HIS MINISTRY WILL NEVER STOP, AND IT WILL NEVER FAIL!! We go through the good times with them, and we will certainly go through the tough times with them as well!! Hasn’t God used him and the outpouring to heal us, set us free from all sorts of bondages, delivered us from our pits? Now it’s time for us to be used by God to heal, support and delivered him, his family and his ministry from their difficulties!
King David had committed some terrible mistakes, then should all of his works for God be invalidated? Should we rip the middle section of our Bible (the Psalms) out and throw it in the trash? King David would probably be put in prison for life according to the present law enforcement. But guess what, God commended such a person (convicted murderer but repented) as someone who seeked after His own heart!!!! He was an awesome man of God, and so is Todd!!!
So, who has never committed any mistakes or sins can cast the first stone at Todd!
Marriages are made in heaven. We come against the spirit of divorce in Jesus name. Lord help Todd at these hard times. May he find hope in your word. Give him courage to face another day.
I do not put Todd any higher than any other Christian. Those who do this will either worship him or hate him. He is just a guy in need of Jesus like me - what he has found in Christ he is passionate to share - right on Todd. He might allow himself to be put in a place where people think he is a little better than some other Christians because of the annointing - I think this is a mistake, but one most anyone would make. I hope that changes for those who will receive wisdom. I do believe we should judge leaders by the scripture, but we gotta remember as we do - God will hold us to the same measuring tape that we hold others too, so we gotta be sure to hold ourselves up to the same standard as we would Todd or anyone else up to. I would not want to arrive in glory and God confront me about how he gave me grace to see others shortcomings and I say “yeah, God did you see what a putz so and so was - they really missed it!” Then God says “Did you pray for him like you would want to be prayed for, that is why I gave you eyes to see, you know?” and my eyes get really huge and I feel a big lump in my throat……. enough said.
Why do Christians use “let he who is without sin cast the first stone; all have sin; etc.” in an attemp to use the Word to justify sin? Have you ever wondered why when someone is bold enough to speak the truth against the sin and not against the person, we feel the need to defend the sinner?
Those of you who speak in caution of judging others - speak correctly. However, when Jesus spoke those words to the Pharisees, he afterwards turned to the woman and told her to “go and SIN no more”. He didn’t justify her sin, make excuses for her sin, or he act as if she didn’t sin. He acknoledged her sin and told her to sin no more.
We love those men and women of God who fall into sin enough to speak the truth to them. At the same time, we must hold each other accountable and stop with this watered down love without consequences Christianity which is not Biblical. The Bible teaches us that when a brother is overtaken in a fault he which is spiritual must restore him. There cannot be restoration without true repentense which is not merely asking for foregivenes, but a change of mind. There can not be a change of mind without revelation of truth. The word is the light which shines in our dark times. There’s no gray area in the Word of God. The truth will make us free and continuing to walk in truth will keep us free.
We have forgotten that we are priest and kings of the most high God. In that priesthood we are called to a higher order than the world and should therefore live a santified, consecrated uncompromising life that is in unity and harmony with the Word of God. We love brother Todd and his wife and have been praying for him. However, we cannot compromise the truth just because we feel sorry for them. If we do that, what then seperates us from the world? The truth will make us free. With Love,
I agree lets back the Bentley’s with Prayer let storm Heaven with intercession on their behalf. Lets go to war!!! OH sleeping Church wake up from your slumber!!! Get on the frontlines and pray “NO DIVORCE IN JESUS NAME!!!” Full Restoration to the Bentley family everything that was lost must be restored 100 fold. We pray love over the Bentley’s and peace and thank you Jesus for bringing it forth! REVIVAL WILL NEVER STOP!!! GOD IS MOVING ON THE EARTH!!! COME LORD BLOW ON OUR GARDENS!!! FRESH FIRE COME!!! HEALING COME!!! DELIVERANCE COME!!! SET THE CAPTIVES FREE!!! LORD JESUS COME!!! WE PRAY THIS IN JESUS NAME!!!
What is wrong with the body of Christ? Perhaps it is missing Christ but through self-ego we can not see it.
Todd Bentley has never held a single revival in the name of Jesus, the have always and will continue to be demonic. Go on shoot me down, but shoot me down first with the word of God, and in seeking to find the amunission, you find and perhaps cross-reference the many warnings of the false prophets.
That said, Todd Bentley needs prayer, he should have walked away from the ministry and into his house in the first intance he saw his marriage in jepordy. It is not good that Satan should attack his family, but now it is time for us to look and be sure that also he does not attack our families.
This was far from an act of God, but when you step as far away from God as Bentley has, it is inevitable that the devil will get in.
This revival, will not hold its course, and the likes of Bentley are pulling the body of Christ away from the Lord, but as did the appostle Paul, all who come to him can be saved.
My friends I ask you to pray for Bentley and his family regardless of your thoughts and feelings of his ministry, but I ask you also to search, search and search some more until you find the truth from God as to whether or not these things are the truth, do not accept the word of EMMA the angel of DEATH!!!
It is time for the Body of Christ to unite before the end comes, for the false prophets will be burned away with the chaff!
I do not call Todd Bentley a fraud on the basis of his failing marriage. I call Todd a fraud on the basis of his failed doctrine- his propogation of New Age spirituality in the realm of the church. I will pray for Todd that he and his wife do get back together. At the same time I pray for him to be repentant of his deceitfulness in Lakeland and if he has not already met the real Jesus that he will come to know Him and be used mightily of Him in the same way and even far beyond how he has been used by the forces of darkness for the past four and a half months.
Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with His finger. When they (confused,angry,demon oppressed,without love,religious) people started to point the finger. Jesus…very calmly and with authority stood up and said, “IF ANY OF YOU IS WITHOUT SIN, LET hIM CAST THE FIRST STONE!!” (John
I guess this means that there will not be any more people being baptised in the name of God The Father, The Son and BAM.
I think we must all remember that “He who has begun a good work in us will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ”. Todd Bentley is a 32 year old man, very young in ministry years. I don’t believe that he in any way lacked a heart that is after God, but moreso lacked the necessary wisdom to handle what came upon him. I supported Todd Bentley’s ministry because his heart was after God, yet did I not cringe when I saw him Knee people, or did I not tell my children that it was not scriptural to lay hands and say “Bam”?
The reason we are given time on earth after conversion is so that we may continue to work out our soul salvation and so that God can continue to perform in us that which is necessary to prepare us for that final day of judgement. Todd is not a finished product yet, but I believe he will be. Making mistakes does not make one a false prophet. It is intentionally rejecting “revealed truth” (as having been revealed to one by the Holy Spirit Himself) with an evil intent for the love of power and money that earns someone the label of “false prophet”. If speaking in zeal without wisdom while being deceived in spiritual youth, ignorance and woundedness caused one to be a false prophet or teacher then I dare say we have all earned that title and all will go to hell!
There’s no dyning people should be praying for Bentley through this terrible point in his life….
I have seen many people post on many blogs, forums, posts regarding scripture… Many in Favour of Bentley, usually quoting the “Love” scriptures or “Cast the first Stone” scriptures… then those against, qouting “By your Fruits” and “False prophets” or “people will come in my name, but never knew you” scriptures…
We are ALL right…. but you have to take ALL into consideration..
Too many people out there saying “THOSE WITHOUT SIN CAST FIRTS STONE”… while totally IGNORING all other scriptures which are as relevant to this manuifactured Revival…
This will aleays be the case… and wont change anyday soon…
We will see the outcomes of this in maybe Months or years… and People will be able to see the truth… though I’m sure there will still be people out there saying “PEOPLE STILL WALKED FROM WHEELCHAIRS”… you have to look at EVERYTHING… not just the NICE and SMILEY stuff that makes u feel warm inside…
Wake Up people….
I have a question? with so much Glory, Fire, Anointing, Presence of God, Angels, God, Jesus, Holy Spirit ever so present, how the Hell did the devil sneak in to His marriage? THINK PEOPLE THINK !!!
Todd Bentley is a man. All men and women are fallible. I am saddened for him and his family as this will be a very hot fire to walk through. I pray that as brothers and sisters in Christ we can keep our opinions to ourselves and just let God take care of his business in the lives of all who are involved. I attended the revival a couple of times and was blessed by the Holy Spirit (not Todd). I met other wonderful people who were seeking to see the Holy Spirit touch them in some way. It was beautiful to attend a service with so many seeking worship and prayer. God loves us so much that he isn’t worried about his reputation or what “we think” about the work he did at the revival, or in our churches. He loves us enough to expose any area of our lives that may be seriously in need of repentance. If a revivalist or a Pastor is not above stumbling, falling or backsliding then we should all do a self check daily. You either believe that God is sovereign or he isn’t. I have come to believe God is better at being God than me. He’s a better judge, He’s a better healer. He’s a better teacher. He’s a better at saving and restoring people and situations than anyone on this earth I know.
I pray God’s mercy be on Todd and all who were involved and that the hand and heart of God have His was to bring forth His will. I also pray for my brother’s and sister’s in Christ who’s emotions and judgments may be employed by the ruler of the flesh bringing division into the body. I give all glory and praise to an awesome God who can work through and use anyone as a vessel to accomplish his will. God is not mocked. As we all sit under the anointing there will be a change in one’s life; it will become more effective or exposed.
Thank you father for your perfect love and correction! You are an awesome God and Todd is one of your children, and our brother in Christ. I believe Todd to be a fallible prophet, not a false prophet.
God forgive us for our flesh. Amen.
None of us are perfect, even if you are a Christian. This very fact should cause us to have compassion on anyone who has fallen. The problem in the Body of Christ is that we have not discerned the Lord’s body. His body is hurt! We cannot go on attacking one another if someone in the body stumbles and falls from an attack of the enemy or blame them for falling. That is not of God. I can’t believe the number of ‘Christians’ who claim they love the Lord, but show no love for their fellow brother or sister in Christ who have made a mistake. Some of you on this board have said some horrible things, not realizing that your focus should be on the Lord. I am in no way condoning sin, but it is time for the Body of Christ to walk in the great love as Christ did on the earth. The most significant aspect of the Lord is that He knew Judas would betray him and was his enemy, but no one ever knew it because Jesus covered Judas in His love. IT IS TIME TO COME HIGHER, CHURCH. WE ARE TOO LOW!!! The bickering, pointing fingers, hatred, and criticism must stop!!! I hope everyone reading this posts ask the Lord to try their own hearts because the Lord requires so much more of us. He requires our whole life, not parts of it. Although, Todd Bentley has made a mistake, it still does not discredit what God has done through him at the revival or elsewhere. I have not seen others dedicate themselves to the Lord as he has with his life. Many of us have made so many mistakes in our lifetime that we forget how it feels to fail God and lose sight of it when someone else falls. God will never neglect His people dispite what any of us have done. Look to Jesus, not man. We are mere vessels. Although God may use you in a great way, it still does not eliminate the possibility of you falling. You can fall away at any level. It is such a shame of the number of Christians who received Jesus as their redeemer, but insist on insulting the cross and all He has done by not receiving His love and sharing it with others.
I really thank God that He has such a love and compassion, cos right now, Todd, his family and all who have been part of this revival are going to be criticised, judged,ridiculed, exactly in accordance with the plan and strategy of the Accuser of the brethren. For all who are true believers in Jesus, be obedient to what the Lord requires of each of us in upholding and praying for the accused whilst warfaring against the accuser
Baba
Come on
Only months or even years, people will see the truth….
I will continue to pray for those who seek the Lord…. and pray that those who seek to see signs and wonders to empower their faith will require knowledge…as well…
Too Many occcasions have events like this in the USA caused uproar within the church… your Toronto’s your Brownsvilles and now your Bentley’s outpouring…
we all know in 7 years time you will have another.. and people will not look back and say, what have we learnt… but will say… “It’s God It’s God” without even blinking an eye…
Pray for your Nation… as the Worlds LEADING Nation in all things… will secure itself to the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ…. and not those of BAM BAM
I agree with Sherea Atkins.
I can not and do not want to judge Todd in anyway, however, his doctrine is not biblical. One message he was talking about the ’spirit of fear’ and how we need to obtain that; wait, what? All those that say he they have seen people walk away from wheelchairs and people healed remember that the devil can create a counterfeit. I love on Todd and do not accuse him in anyway, however we as the body of Christ need to reprove, rebuke, and exhort. There are MANY ministers that are doing the work of the Lord in these days and they are working their marriages out, not say it is perfect, but with Christ the center of the marriage, He brings the love and compassion needed for one another. I bless Todd Bentley and his family, and I pray that his marraige will be healed.
I am not disproving his ministry, but we do need to be careful in these last days.
Brethren,its high time we rise up and pray for Bentley,s.
Dont judge them neither put them down but uplift them in prayer
The devil is not only fighting them but the body of christ
This is the time they need our prayers than never before
whatever is impossible with man is possible with God
He can heal,save,restore etc
JOHN 10:10 Watch and pray the devil is so cunning
The devil comes about to “steal, kill, and destroy”, and only “good and perfect things come from above.” So how in the world can the enemy heal, since he created sickness and disease after the fall? What on earth are you people thinking? The adversary cannot heal, he is the destroyer, the author of all evil, including sickness and disease. Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil. Jesus came, teaching, preaching and healing the sick. Whether or not you approve of who God used or how he shared the Gospel, the fact is, is that God healed people during this time. I do not know how many, I do not know of all of the aspects of the healings, but if God used this man to heal one person, genuinely through the power of His Holy Spirit, then we have no business doubting an act of God or saying that is was a fraud. The devil cannot and does not heal anyone. A house divided does not stand. The adversary puts sickness and disease on people to begin with, he does not heal.
Whether or not those who have healed in the name of Jesus are chosen by God, it is a matter of the faith of person receiving the healing and God to do the work. If someone had faith to receive healing through Todd’s ministry, then it is not for any of us to doubt it and call it fraud. Remember David was well loved by God, and he murdered and stole another man’s wife, and was forgiven for his imperfections over and over again, and greatly beloved by God. Explain that one away.
It is not up to any one to tell someone who got out a wheelchair or received healing by faith in Jesus Christ through this ministry, that their healing was not real and not divine, like I said, it is dependent on the faith they had in Christ Jesus to receive the miracle to begin with. Take your eyes off of man and put them on Christ.
It has broken my heart to hear of all the people in the church, beating down instead of lifting up. None of us is infalable, and there is no one with out sin. So why are we the first ones to pass judgement, no wonder people of the world don’t want to have any part of the church they are being condemned by the way they dress, talk or act, we tell them that they must be what we say they are, but which church would welcome John the Baptist, or anyone else into the church that God used in the Bible. But hey, Jesus didn’t go through any of that did he, after all he was welcomed with open arms by the Pharisees and Saddusees. I guess that we are seeing the same paralle today. The bible says do not judge unless you be judged, and no sin is any greater than another. Have you asked God if he called Todd Bentley and is working through him? Or did you just decide this on your own? If you look in the bible in the old and new testments, God used the ones that everyone else did not see as being worthy of the calling (including our very own Savior). Was Jesus tempted by the devil? The one thing that we must always keep in mind is that the ones out in front is the one the enemy is wanting to take out. Just because we have sinned does not mean that the calling on our lives is not there. Thanks God for being a REDEEMING GOD instead of a condemning one. It is time for us to start praying instead of criticizing, loving instead of hating, helping instead of condemning. God says that our words have authority, so what does your words do - bring forth life or death, curses or blessings, after all what goes around will come around and it starts with us and what we are willing to speak. Remember our fruit is the results of our calling, we all have to much to do for the Kingdom without tearing in down from the inside. I still have to see any ministry or marriage that didn’t go through rough times, after all anything that God has built the enemy is trying to tear down, but it looks like the enemy doesn’t have to do anything here the people in the church is doing it for him. As for Todd & Shonnah I pray blessings over you and your family, and for the ministry, My God is big enough to bring healing to any situation. I know that God has used you mightly and he can still continue. I love it when people believe in God and trust in him instead of listening to the people around them. God Bless
I don’t know enough about what went on in Lakeland to have the kind of discernment this situation requires, but concerning Todd, I know he needs prayer for the restoration of his marriage. Lets also pray for those who have been negatively affected by what’s happening…
Father, we worship you and come before you with heavy hearts for the body of Christ today. We join together as Your people for those who may have been shaken in their faith by the aftermath of this situation. And ask that you would be merciful, giving them discernment and wisdom. But most of all, fill us with your incredible love! Oh Lord, holy is Your name! May Your kingdom come and Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. We pray for souls to be saved and ask that you would restore Todd’s marriage! For Yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen!
Can anyone provide an internet source where miracles have been documented and verified by a physician? Thank you.
I can tell you this I know first hand what it is to operate on this level of anointing and the assignments from the adversary that comes along with it. Few are willing to go for it and step out into the un chartered waters. I admire Todd for his courage and completely understand that there were a hundred of temptations that come along and for us as imperfect creations. For him to fall captive to just one is understandable. Many were looking for reasons to excuse their unbelief in the demonstrations of the power of God thru him as a vessel. Todd be encouraged there is no weapon formed against us that can prosper.
Can anyone provide an internet source where miracles have been documented and verified by a physician? Thank you.
Rev Todd Bentley showed us all this week too he was very normal person after all.. a sinner like all of us too..
Sadly too many martial relationships today follow a very predictable pattern:
The marriage partners push their spouse for total commitment
They try hard get mostly what they want
They next often even lose interest in the sex
They next become attracted to someone else
They start cheating with the someone else
They become angry and resentful for the guilt they feel
They begin telling their original partner, spouse that they need time apart
They mostly blame their old partner, spouse for their behavior…and eventually, after making themselves and everyone around them miserable for an indefinite, but usually, a long period of time, they do end their relationships, marriages.
Next even the new relationships and marriages will continue to follow this same pattern
TODD BENTLEY BE OBEDIENT TO GOD AND DO WHATEVER IT TAKES. GOD HATES DIVORCE , ADULTERY AND EVEN HYPOCRITES TOO. AND DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE IS NO PERMISSIBLE FOR TWO PROFESSING CHRISTIANS WHILE BOTH OF THEM ARE ALIVE. SO “Todd Bentley” swallow your pride, your own lusts, goals, false desires but now also still be an EXAMPLE TO THE BODY OF JESUS CHRIST, love His church, his work, but now also still love your own wife. AND WORK NOT ONLY TO BE A GOOD PREACHER BUT ALSO TO BE A GOOD HUSBAND, AND GOOD FATHER TO YOUR CHILDREN TOO .
http://postedat.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/todd-bentley-someone-has-to-say-it-to-you/
For those who think Todd Bentley, along with Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, M. Hickey, Jesse Duplantis, John Haggee and Joel Osteen and not FALSE PROPHETS - learn to read your Bibles! All these gimmie-gospel teachers proclaim is a religion about ME. About what God is, can and will do for ME. it’s nothing but ME, ME, ME.
May I inform you that genuine Christianity is about honoring and glorifying God and loving and service your neighbor. Look real close and you will not se ME in Christianity!
This Word of Faith stuff is nothing more than emotional sensationalism mixed with a lot of eastern mysticism, peer pressure and a dose of hypnotism. None of which is Biblical.
Can any one show my where Jesus or the disciples puched someone, or kicked them, or slapped them upside the head to heal them? Phoney, phoney, phoney!!!
Some folks are so desperate and ignorant they will reach out and grab anything that makes them feel good about themselves.
We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Even myself. I have only one thing to say to Todd Bentley. God Loves You. He wants all of us to come to repentence.
Repent, Repent, Repent!
Please by Gods grace obey the Lord. He is waiting for you!!
Most of people that look at the outside Todd see him as the problem and never look at the woman not saying his wife is the problem but when a woman choose to go what can you do when they think it’s ok we need to pray for them
GOD IS GOOD!!! I’M PRAYING FOR TODD AND HIS FAMILY
If you had any discernment at all you could tell from the beginning that this man had serious flaws in his doctrine and in his behavior that was going to bring him down and those around him. I was sickened and saddened by people who I felt were strong christians who were suddenly sucked into his heretical teachings. This is not judgment of the person people….this is judgment of his actions and behaviors and the bible tells us we are to seek out the scriptures to see what is false and what is true. I am truly frightened for the church as a whole in our western world…I think we are far off track and obviously by the people who followed Todd so diligently are willing to go just about anywhere to see ’signs and wonders’ which Jesus called a perverse generation. I believe in miracles…have seen them in my own family…but there was something very wrong here….worshiping man….worshiping angels…and all promoted by the man who seemed to want to be worshiped. He fell of his own accord…yes he needs prayer…but he also needs strong accountability…yes David fell (though I don’t compare Todd to David) but he also experienced great pain from it for the rest of his life…it’s not as easy as alot of people think to just pick up the pieces after a divorce (if they get one). Divorce is the bane of our society and has destroyed it at it’s core. A man needs to have his own life and home in order as the Bible says. Unfortunately for Todd he was fast-tracked by too many Christians who wanted to see what they wanted to see and they are the ones (not the people with concerns ) who ultimately did his potential ministry in the future great harm. We are to disciple the new in Christ…not fast-track them. Yes, pray for Todd and his family, he is just a man-but pray even more for our churches-we are very sick indeed.
He kicked a man in the stomach who had STAGE 4 COLON CANCER!!!!
You just do not do that to a human being.
Dear Todd Bently is a great man of God, God is using him greatly, but the devil is trying his level best to pull him down both from Ministry and his family, but in JESUS he will rise up because Jesus is God of Victory, the body of Jesus was burried only for three days but on the third day He rose from the dead, with out Goodfriday there will be no Easter, In Jesus name I belive that Todd Bentlys Ministries will be great in the days to come “Rejoice not over me, O my enemy, when I fall I shall arise, when I sit in darknes the Lord shall be a Light unto me” Micah 7:8
I thank God for revealing this false prophet to be what he is. I do pray God heals him from this and brings him back into the kingdom. But I also take comfort in knowing that all false prophets claiming real revivals will all eventually fall. God does not look foolish or make himself look foolish. If you watch this Lakeland Revival, barking, yelping, falling over, that looks foolish. No wonder the world thinks christians are idiots. Thank you Lord for exposing such people as Benny Hinn and Jimmy Swaggart.
I am reminded of the women who was caught in adultry. The Lord said you who are without sin cast the first stone. Then the Lord looked and said to the women where are your accusers. He never even addressed her sin. Why are you!! He said go and sin no more. The quickest way out of sin is to quit judging others. Another scripture is the beam in your own eye. Maybe we better examine the stones in our own hearts. Might be shocked what we find!! Go ahead and throw the stones. I dare not because I have a fear of the Lord. Jeoulsy and criticalness in the name of correction to others to save the sheep!! Hmmm!! Its interesting even men from other revivals that have wained even became experts? God did say David was a man after his heart! He did more than adultry! God is wrong you are saying. The Holy Spirit is a wonderful in keeping us on course. The pure of heart will enter into His Kingdom??
IT IS NOT WHAT GOES INTO A MAN THAT DEFILES A MAN BUT WHAT COMES OUT OF A MAN. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY. THE ANOINTING ON TODDS LIFE IS STILL THERE. IT IS THE DEVIL WHO IS THE ACCUSER OF THE BRETHERN AND HE WHO IS SPIRITAL RESTORES. BE CAREFUL NOT TO CAST STONES. JESUS IS STILL LORD AND GOD IS STILL IN THE RESTORATION BUSINESS. LET ALL WHO ARE HEAVY LADEN COME TO ME AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. TODD NEEDS SOME REST AND THE GIFTS AND CALLING OF GOD ARE WITHOUT REPENTANCE. HE WHO IS SPIRITAL IS STILL IN THE RESTORATION BUSINESS. THIS IS NO CONTINUING DRAMA..PRAY AND KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT. YOU WILL REAP WHAT YOU SOW.
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of god. Anyone can be tempted to do something that is not right in the sight of god. Even things you might think is ok. Even king david strugled with this issue of an affair with bashiba. He even had her husband killed so that he could mary her. Eventually King David repented and god forgave him. The word even goes to say that King David was a man after gods own heart. lets not forget that jesus came through the same blood line as King David.
Acts 13:22
…’I've searched the land and found this David, son of Jesse. He’s a man whose heart beats to my heart, a man who will do what I tell him.’
First of all, can he just admit that it is a sin, and not ‘difficult time’. And call it ‘repentance’ instead of ‘healing’.
Preach the true gospel, not this nonsense, wacky miracle and wonders.
I don’t need miracle to believe and put my trust in Jesus. All we have in this life just temporary, what matter is our eternal life with Christ.
Let us therefore fear, lest a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. Heb 4:1.
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ. let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith towards God. Hebrews 6:1
Divorce is always a sad thing. I don’t know much about the things going on in FL but we should all pray that God heals our land.
we need to keep praying for him not saying bad things about him or what is going on there in lakeland God will do what he need to do in this ,that is not Godly saying this thing like that we need to pray healing for are land …we need God grace and mercy.as a body we need to Cry out to God and as for his marcy …
sorry about that, I was trying to say for his mercy