it doesnt matter that he exalted himself, but that only reminds me of what these singers and entertainers do. I wouldnt say it is money first then God. Lovin' Is Really My Game. Edwin Hawkins, the man who brought us that song in 1969, passed away at the age of 74. The gates of hell STILL will not prevail against the CHURCH. I am a gospel music collector, with literally THOUSANDS of albums of our history, and I cannot tell you how disappointed I was to find out that the majority of the time, outside of talent and ability and skill were a bunch of people who were reported homosexual (male and female), alcoholics, abusers of drugs, etc. the word is the word, but with music were not getting just the word. Now I am not talking about hearsay or just outright gossip, I am talking about things that can be verified, if you go to the proper sources. so in the hoax of praise they offer, youre exposed to a corrupted spirit. Aliquam erat volutpat. I dont anymore. Tramaine Hawkins) 6:32 7 I'm Going Away (feat. Thats a completely different scenario with a person who claims to be a Christian, saved and walking with the Lord, yet continues in unrepentant sin. Performing as the "Hawkins Family," singers Edwin, Tramaine, Walter and Lynette, with Daniel on organ, are for three nights through Saturday giving audiences at Yoshi's some of the excitement and exhilarating brilliance of their gospel stylings. Even if they are gay, God is still with them, he said if I make my bed in hell, hes there, if I make my bed in the deepest sea, hes there. the marring hes talking about are the issues and struggles and things that we are working out and working on at all timesand for some that includes sexual issues. we have the holy ghost some of us at least. Nor would they remain silent and passive knowing the extensive deterioration of the gospel music industry as we know it today. Earth, Wind & Fire. I understand what youre saying. Henry so by the vessel being always marred you dont mean that its okay for people to sin and claim marr-dom do you? stop taking scripture out of context. YACAPH, your words are sound and weighty. Stephen William Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA (8 January 1942 - 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who, at the time of his death, was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. discernment is one of the gifts along with wisdom and knowledge. A very interesting article related to this story from the Chicago Tribune. i had strange nightmares from listening to a so-called gospel mix cd. no demons cast out, more sickness, disease, fewer with the holy ghost, more falling to lust, failed marriages, the list goes on. Sure we will all stand before God, but that does not cancel out what is required for the church to do before that time. Those who did attend gave the cast a reasonably enthusiastic reception. God still loves us even if we sin, but unrepentant sin destroys our relationship with God. is the church in your estimation more or less powerful now than fifteen years ago? * WRITERS Robert Nemiroff, Charlotte Zaltzberg, * CAST Lynette Hawkins Stephens, Peabo Bryson, Jacqueline, Angela Thigpen, Jeffrey Osborne. And yes, they are largely responsible for the current sordid state of church music. These pioneers clearly have no regard for anyone but self, and are training others to do the same. Grace is applied, but should never be used as cover for ones sins especially when repentance is part of the equation. Min. Sed laoreet aliquam leo. View full document. and when we get to our weakest point, he destroys us. egupt has many false gods. as far as moses is concerned, moses worked many miracles. The moral is thisGod is greater and He will always be. But God has not given me the freedom to release it. thats the bottom line. he kicked a young organist off the organ while he was preaching; told him he wasnt good enough to play for him, and was out of sorts until his hired organist came back inside the church from his smoke break. just emotions and feelings. Who is Lindsay Sloane? not he has so much power. even after weve repented of ALL our sins and now were flying right and perfect and driving the clean trainlolmost of the timewere still marred. OAKLAND - You'd think the combination of Peabo Bryson, Lynette Hawkins Stephens, Jeffrey Osborne, Jacqueline and Lorraine Hansberry would sell enough tickets to fill the Paramount Theater. The spirit that is fairly dominate in the gospel music industry was in part, ushered in by these men who still are revered and idolized by the unrepentant homosexual community in the church. Wiki, husband, nose job, Bi Who is Instagram star Ariana Ari Fletcher? but they aint got the power of god workin in their lives. One thing that everyone must understand first is God can use and will use anyone he chooses to get his message across regardless of state, if it is for the sake of a soul, because he is Sovereign. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Emmons, who has been Child Watch executive director since March 2012, will begin at the college in mid-January. I find myself questioning it now. 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This "Raisin" is a story that needs better acting, and a set of voices that could use a better score. Write your answer. Its another when you influence others to live ungodly. I call it an associational anointing. I realize this has little if anything to do with the actual article but does it seem strange that so many closeted homosexuals in our churches (black or white) seem to gravitate towards the music ministry? Leadership in the church of God is primarily to blame, as they wont take a stand against homosexuality, generally misusing the scripture judge not that ye may not be judged not understanding that we are REQUIRED to correct anything in the House of God that goes directly against the Word of God. they may have once been saved. Donec sit amet eros. the devil is the cause of sickness so certainly he knows how to remove what he placed there in the first place. Report Suspicious Activity. Sad to say, those who were tutored by them have the same spirit. A new book written by gay author E. Patrick Johnson, a professor at Northwestern University in Evanston,IL contains a rather overt assertion that gospel music industry worker Walter Hawkins and his brother Edwin are homosexuals. I have found out that most leaders cant take a stand because they are either in it themselves, want to be in it, or they are afraid that some secret sin (not necessarily homosexuality) will be exposed. he will make an appeal to come out of sin, and not bless your mess. I personally dont believe Tramaine was completely blind to this fact of what the deal was, but I cant speak for her. I can say it and stand on it, as I am a musician and came from this nasty spirit of homosexual behavior and all that encompasses it. i just cannot fathom having hands laid on me by a whoremonger. Whitfield shines musically as well, in some gravelly scat as well as in that gospel number. Was God still with you when you were in homosexuality? One thing I know personally, God will give you grace (which most homosexuals talk about), but there is another thing called MERCY. When was the last time you seen that in the Christian church? so a documented healing they couldnt perform is irrelevnt. Its no joke and we are in a spiritual crisis of great proportions. and we lose spiritual authority little by little and are killed off. But for the musicians that dont get their life together, woe unto them! I know a lot of people look at homosexuals different than they would a drunk and prostitute or drug dealer, but the Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth tells us that no sin is greater than another. my example, to clarify, is of a high level devil removing the weaker b/c hes stronger and replacing the weaker with himself. The bible says that the deciever and an antichrist cant even confess that Jesus came in the flesh. What the world and the church has done is to gravitate to these and other damnable things clearly listed in the Word of God as wrong for the purpose of promoting agenda. That is the beautiful thing I see in the midst of this perverse and crooked generation. Unfortunately, musicians have an internal secret society which says basically says hook me up and I look out for you regardless of the consequences. something too much for us to handle comes along and we cant believe god would allow it, so we begin to reject god and question him and backslide. people want to praise you for your ability, but im just there to praise god in my own way, and help you praise him and be on one accord in celebration of christ. Those who call themselves levites and worshippers today are worshipping a golden calf called money and status. Fellow gospel-great and sister to Edwin, Lynette Hawkins-Stephens, shared memories of her brother and the music they did together. I submit that most musicians prostitute the name of Jesus for personal gain no matter what the cost, and now God is cleaning house. One of the interviewees describes meeting Bishop Walter Hawkins and brother Edwin and the late Rev. The Hawkins brothers are gospel music industry "icons" and leaders of the Music and Arts conference. We are supposed to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling (I think that is in the Book of Galations). so in a matter of a few months i went from not knowing how to play a note to playing for the state choir. The difference, however, is that I believe is God is doing this one HIMSELF. Min. I also found out years ago that there is another kind of woman who knew what the deal was, but marry or be with these men as an arrangement, for status, money, prestige, power, etc. Another point I forgot to make is that we are supposed to be accountable to one another. Osborne, as Beneatha's Nigerian suitor, is superb on the generic wannabe-African "Alaiyo.". Well it must have been a secret (of sorts) to Tramaine! Between 1979 and 2009, he was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, widely viewed as one of the . Although I wouldnt want anyone to be a castaway (1st Corinthians 9:27), fortunately, the truth and the Word of God stands alone and people can still become saved by the power and spirit of the Word of God itself, even if the carriers (i.e., preachers, gospel artists, etc.) Oh Happy Day sold over 7 million copies worldwide, leaving a lasting effect on the gospel world and the world at large. Sed laoreet aliquam leo. It was there, in fact, that I first heard "O Happy Day," relishing the choral harmonies that made Ed Hawkins' composition famous. Jesus Is Waiting 3. Thats your personal choice. Instead of putting them in their proper place in the church (as you said music is sacred for the worship of God) many are using them as emotional candy. He didn't want it to be sad." A funeral for Hawkins was held on Wednesday at the Paramount. Smith cut his teeth on gospel music by accompanying his uncles Edwin and Walter Hawkins. Suspendisse sollicitudin velit sed leo. To what degree? 3:55; I Will Follow You - Lynette Hawkins Stephens. Its sitting in my inbox like planes on a stormy afternoon at Atlantas airport. Vivamus eget nibh. IN READING OTHERS COMMENTS I NOTICED THAT GOD WAS TYPED IN SMALL G, AS IN god. What we as saints of God must realize is that we are all human, but there comes a time when we must seperate ourselves from certain people and certain things that may detour us from God. They were the only ones who refused to become involved in the idolatrous debauchery. To clarify, I dont condone ANYONE who promotes the gospel of Jesus via the music industry and lives a crooked life and think it is okay to be a homosexual, downlow, not sexuality active, or whatever the new lingo will be. To date, their music still blesses me after all these many years and is scripturally sound overall. Lynette HAWKINS passed away in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty. However, from a biblical perspective its error to allow someone who lives a consistent lifestyle of sin to hold positions of influence in Gods church. Im not sure how you justify that but the Bible (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth) says your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear. Isaiah 59:2. The accuser is on his job, and he set many up so that they can be accused, and I find that there is no repentance at all on the side of the offender. your argument would suggest i could go to the psychic to get what god has for me. It is not primarily about winning souls, it is primarily about selling product, so character is not necessarily important, unless it negatively affects sales and proceeds. Solid Rock 4. There has been no real accountability, and scandal has always ALWAYS been a part of it, generally when the musicians became sloppy with their mess, or just plain arrogant about it. but we fail to let him move in our lives by ignorantly submitting ourselves to wolves. The old statement still stands, money talks. We have knowledge of musicians in both denominations who was in some ways involved in gay activities, one really gifted COGIC organist was caught in a gay sex ring in a public bathroom. @therea Sunshine Kiki Brown: Clayne Crawfords wife Wiki What is Grace Zabriskie doing now? How many more musicians and other church leaders do we have to hear about and their public scandal (homosexuality, drugs, alcohol, divorce, infidelity, etc) before we realize that we are to seek first the kingdom of God and all his righteousness? Tramaine Hawkins) 9:50 10 Jesus Christ Is the Way (feat. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. god refuses to be tied to unholiness. At Yoshi's we could hear, again, the same sort of vocal exchanges on virtually every number, and the enthusiastic exhortations, wailing and moaning and handclapping that are integral parts of this glorious music. This homosexual movement going on draws a crowd and money, which is the focal point; if there was no money in it, there would be no controversy, no need to speak against it, not need to even mention it. Edwin Hawkins to sing, "Yes I am Healed" and Min. god is great. they confess with mouth but heart is far from the lord. Because God became secondary to the vast majority of folk, the Great I AM is now going to be first to strip away this mess and set it up right using the remnant that he alone can trust, those that will let the unredeemed know that living for Christ is more than getting a paycheck and having notoriety. Saying that, in response to all that was written in regards to the Hawkins brothers, James Cleveland, etc., it just very recently came to my attention that the vast majority of musicians, song writers, singers either are/were in, or struggling with this homosexual lifestyle. To become castaways when they dont have to be. Daten ber Ihr Gert und Ihre Internetverbindung, wie Ihre IP-Adresse, Browsing- und Suchaktivitten bei der Nutzung von Yahoo Websites und -Apps. Sex. God himself did the work, and I am now responsible to tell anyone who will listen that God is a deliverer. It was Edwin Hawkins' revival, and rearrangement, of the old Baptist hymn, "O Happy Day" in 1969 that sparked the modern gospel movement. The Bible tells us that the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church. taking scripture out of context once again. 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