The Truth About David Wilkerson: Life & Ministry; Pentecostal Upbringing
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- Опубліковано 21 чер 2023
- Evangelist David Wilkerson gained fame as the preacher who won countless gang members to Jesus and established the most successful drug recovery program Teen Challenge. His book The Cross and the Switchblade was a bestseller that was made into a movie, and he followed it up in 1973 with the controversial book The Vision. In this video I give you a glimpse into the man behind the ministry.
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I’d like to make a correction. It was not Don who became an alcoholic, it was their brother Jerry.
(They are my uncles)
I wish my grandparents would have known they were still allowed to dance after they became saved!
Thanks for the correction. Dumb mistake on my part.
Are you Davids daughter??
In the book his son Gary wrote, did the other 3 children have a mutual perspective as Gary about their father?
@John. No, I'm his niece
@darlene. I haven't read the book, so im not sure what he said. I know, shameful i haven’t read my cousins book! 😞
He was a rare breed, a true man of God. His sermons are harsh but so true. A watchman for all. Enjoy his sermons.
I had the amazing privilege to read the cross and the switchblade during my time in prison! where I was born again in the prison Library! Praise Jesus ❤
What a nice story! I'm not sure what you were in prison for but I'm glad that you found Christ while you were in there and that some good came out of it.
I am familiar with The Cross and the Switchblade but have never read it. I should do that.
Likewise brother.
I did 14.5 years. Pastor Wilkerson set the standard for me
@@BeMoreAliveMinistries Amen and hallelujah 🙌
I’m a graduate of Appalachian Teen Challenge and went to Pastor Dave’s Bible school in PA. Jesus changed my life forever.
I Graduated Teen Challenge in Pennsylvania called God’s Mountain in 2009 ❤. Jesus saved me from pain killers addiction ❤. Thank you brother David Wilkerson for starting Teen Challenge ❤. Thank you Jesus for saving my soul from Hell. I Love You So Much Lord Jesus ❤
Ah! David Wilkerson is one of my all time favorite preachers.The guy could flat-out PREACH.
You could tell he had a genuine concern for the lost.
He could flat out pray too. This man prayed and interceded more than 99% of other pastors active in the Christian churches in his age.
He's so practical and simple and u get hope just like Jesus did 🎉
David W. preaching always reminds me of the weeping prophet Jeremiah. He really felt anguish over sin.
His generation was thought of being cold and harsh. They were no nonsense.
I appreciate His teachings more today than ever. He really was a Prophet of God.
Yes indeed. I’ve almost all his messages that he mailed out.
That's exactly what I think sometimes when I listen to him! He often seems to be on the verge of tears, especially when speaking of sin in the world and particularly the apostasy in the church. Almost feels like he'd tear his garments and put on sack cloth.
True true thanks for pointing it out
All you have to do is listen to Pastor David Wilkerson's messages. He did NOT water down the word of God. His messages are Holy Ghost anointed. 100 percent scriptural and marvelous for instruction and help for all people. I can not say how much I love him and his ministry. I will forever be grateful for all I have learned and am still learning. A true Warrior for Christ. To God be all the glory.
Didn’t he tell people to burn his sermons after he got a revelation of God’s grace?
@BingoNamo-gb8pz That is funny if he said that. If he did, I'm sure it was tongue in cheek. For instance, you don't throw out the baby with the dirty bath water. Sorry for all the metaphors, but I'm sure you get it. I don't know about you, but I was raised Pentecostal, and I still am Pentecostal. But thank God my church believes and operates in the gifts discussed in the New Testament while eliminating the parts that were more on the legalistic side. Good night for me. Work comes early tomorrow, Lord willing.
@BingoNamo-gb8pz Strange, I can't seem to find my response to your question. But I am positive the Holy Spirit will remind me, and I will send it to you again tomorrow.
@@BingoNamo-gb8pzwhat video because the pentacostal movement is difficult because it can be Grace salvation at times then they mix in kingdom now theology that expects conditions of salvation.
❤ Same Here! ❤
David Wilkerson was a true servant of God, we love him and respect him.
Timothy from Congo.
I have great respect for david.he preached the truth,but in a way that you would receive it.he didnt try to beat you over the head with it.he preached with authority of the holy ghost,but came in love and gentleness.he was a highly anointed man of God.
David WIlkerson was a true man of God. There is nothing you can say any different.I loved and respected him a great deal no one can preach like David .He spoke truth
I translated for him in a big prison in Juarez Mexico, he cried real tears of compassion for the prisoners, many came to Jesus, the anointing was very strong, he was a man of God even if some of his prophesies never got fulfilled
Love the ministry of David Wilkerson. I am a Teen Challenge graduate. I have listened to so many of his sermons I feel like I know him. One day I will get to meet him. God bless you.
David had a home here in Pennsylvania - not far from my home - I met him one day as I was working in the front yard - I had a fish symbol on my mail box - he was walking up the road one day and we met and shared our love of Jesus
David Wilkerson. At 12 years old I stumbled across his preaching tapes from Dimension tapes back in 1988. 3 sermons in all had me on my knees crying out to the Lord in my bedroom. He was instrumental in my walking with Lord at a young age. To this day, still excited to be serving the Lord. About to be 48 years old next month. Pastor Dave was the real mccoy.
Praise God
David Wilkerson was a spiritual giant. I thank God for his ministry. I read Gary's biography and was humbled and awed. He would go into the toughest sections of NYC, places the cops said, "You do not want to go there." He would say, "Oh yes I do." The Holy Spirit gave him great harvests in the most difficult places
All his prophecies came through now. He was a true man of God and a disciple of Jesus Christ.
I love David Wilkerson's preaching on holiness.
From Nigeria
I still listen daily to brother Wilkerson sermons
What a man of God! I pray the Lord will rise up more Holy Spirit, bible believing pastors like him! Not these health and wealth “preachers” that care more about their church size and bank roll than saving people from hell!
I still listen to his sermons
Shame how the way David still preached and ministered the love of God in spite of all the personal trials he faced, wasn't even mentioned. Wife Gwen's many battles with cancer, as well as his daughter and grand daughter. With his mentioned flaws, one of the most faithful men of God I have ever come across. While so personally discouraged, his only goal was to lift up and encourage so many of God's children. I still listen to one of his sermons every Sunday afternoon and it is a literal refreshment to my soul---He is one of the Lord's greatest gifts to the contemporary church even though he is no longer physically with us.
I tried to give a balanced perspective on his strengths and weaknesses as his son Gary did in his book. I admired David Wilkerson and as I said in the video my pastor was good friends with him and he used to speak at our church nearly every year.
@@JewandGreek…why it was so important for you to do this video? What’s your point to bring this negativity up to the public and what is your ultimate goal was for this video? Why don’t you share your own personal experiences and achievements that you did for the Kingdom of God? Talk about your own problems, will you? Don’t you read all the comments of people here? The majority of them are not going to accept nor appreciate this unkind attitude behind your information. Go and find something else to do other than criticise the great Generals of God’s Army.
AMEN AMEN AMEN!@@sarahsamuel1270
@@sarahsamuel1270 I didn't not hear anything negative in this video at all. I thought it was a very balanced view of the Man of God, David Wilkerson. Every person has strengths and weaknesses. If you only want to hear of a person's strengths then you are making an idol out of that person and putting them on a pedestal. Making an idol out of a person is an abomination to God.
@@sarahsamuel1270 I have been questioning Wilkerson's because of some false prophecy and an his endorsement of false preachers from the prosperity movement. This video helped me get a better and balanced view of him. Being reminded that the Lord uses flawed people who make them self's available to Him. It was a very good video, and I'm thankful for it. I have a better view of Wilkerson after watching it.
I only heard about David Wilkerson today, listen to two videos and now I'm forever hooked !! I'll dig out all his videos and listen to them and when I'm done will start listening to the same videos again!! This man was and probably still is, the absolute triumph of preaching of the gospel in our times !
If you like to read, check out David Wilkerson's 'Cross and the Switchblade.' From David's work, a gang leader got saved, and his book is likewise amazing (and funny). It's called, "Run, Baby, Run," by Nicky Cruz. You will love these books! May the Lord bless you as you seek Him first in all things.
@@kenshilohhello Ken God bless 🙏
I've been listening to more of his videos since and also to few others, and I think one's connection to God has a lot to do with the purity of one's heart and spirit and his mind also. David Wilkerson was one of the most pure, he didn't do a lot of miracles though, I remember when his son healed him by faith.
There is one thing I don't understand, there are people who are connected to God's power of healing for example, or the power of casting out demons, or prophecy etc but their minds and hearts are not as pure as they should be. So it can be tricky sometimes to understand who these people truly are in truth/spirit, because they don't have to be evil to not be (found) good, if you know what I mean. I'm not talking about David's son, I'm talking about people performing different miracles, and prophecy etc in God's name thes days. I think
no one sees God exactly the same way, most see God thru their wants needs accomplishments life situations family etc, and all people I talked or listened to so far, every single person thinks God is the one they know or formed an idea about based on personal experience bible teachings and other peoples experiences. But God is everything.
Thank you again and may God bless you and your family and keep you always. 🙏🙏🔥🔥
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10 yrs ago I installed Audio Sermons Index. Wilkerson sermons were there. I'd known about him for years, I've Baptist background. Because of all the seeker friendly watered down sermons on TV etc ...David Wilkerson gave me a revival of the heart. I've known many backsliden souls that found his hard hitting Holiness Preaching a breath of fresh air. I bring up his sermons more then anyone else's. I've often prayed,
"Lord...please give me David Wilkerson's spirit of conviction...he's done with it".
im a teen challenge graduate . spent three years in the ministry . it was toughest yet best time of my life . i met Gary Wilkerson there as well . you never forget the people you live with there . its like the military or the police force, a special friendship with those you serve with . with all due respect as much as God used this time in my life , im also healing from the negative side of it as well. over all , i wouldnt change it .
Same here teen challenge graduate of 1992-93 ! Ventura California and Bakersfield ca
Same here teen challenge
Graduate 🎓 praise God
Best thing ever ❤️ 🙏
I was blessed to hear him preach in my home town. His sermon was "what hell will be like". I wish everyone could have heard that message, it's a game changer. Pray for the lost
@@duncescotus2342 so a person who will never experience hell is not to have a burden for the lost. I think every born again believer should have the same passion for the unsaved.
I attended David wilkerson's Church Times Square Church for many many years. I heard him say with my own ears in his sermon one morning " I can't believe how hard and judgmental I was." When he grew older he grew much more gentle and mellow and tenderhearted. You could describe him as "broken bread and poured out wine" at that time. I enjoyed him possibly more so in his later years but still listen online to his earlier fiery sermons. Although I didn't always agree with his theology, I had great respect for him as a man of God. He was the real deal and one of a kind. By the way, he did miss it on some of his prophecies which did not come to pass on the dates he was predicting. I happen to believe that many, if not all of them were true prophecies which will yet come to pass, only not on the dates he gave. Yes, date setting is not a good idea with prophecies.
Which ones did he miss the dates on?
The bible is pretty clear that we're not to follow false prophets.
David Wilkerson was my perious spiritual Dad. Thank you Lord Jesus for sending me this blessing l Wii never let go and that's you my perious savior Jesus Christ. The only begotten son of God. Hallelujah to the Lamb of GOD. Bless be your name forever. In Jesus Christ name amen 🙏
As a young man living in NYC, I attended Time Square Church. I have great memories of that place. Great video.
Bro Dave
Thank God for the ministry which God birthed in him a true man of God...
I worked at time square church coming home from prison and i experienced true grace from him personally and I can truly say if i ever saw a humble man it was bro Dave a true leader and warrior for God. So I thank God for bro Dave believing in me 🙏
Agree
A great man of God who pulled no punches. His The Cross and the Switchblade is a classic read. Wilkerson reminds me of Leonard Ravenhill, another anointed vessel God used. Also A. N. Martin, one of the greatest preachers of the 20th century
Thoroughly enjoyed learning about David Wilkerson's life & ministry. My mom used to go to Times Square church, she said that church & what she learned there forever changed her life. Her life change in turn changed her children's lives, Praise God. Thank You, Rod.
I grew up in New York City but haven't lived there in a decade and a half. TSC would be my home church if I still lived there full time.
@@CahnmanfulTSC streams their Sunday services on their YT channel, 10:00am and 1:00pm eastern.
I'm very aware, usually watch the 10AM.
I'm not Pentecostal and I believe that the gift of tongues, healings, and prophets ceased after the Apostolic age but I saw the movie, read the book, and am edified when listening to David Wilkerson. I do believe he was a giant among God's faithful servants. ✝
Plot twist: We are STILL in the Apostolic age! Acts 2:39 "For the promise is unto you and children even as many as the Lord our God shall call." He's still calling.
Love to hear him preach .no sugarcoating the word .❤
Thank you, brother, for shedding light on Brother Wilkerson's formative years and personal life. This helps me appreciate what a treasure he was and still is to the Body of Christ.
Brother Wilkerson has made such a difference with his anointed messages through the years !He was undoubtedly a man after Gods own heart !He always spoke as thus sayeth the lord !I highly respect his walk with the lord !We need more like him desperately🙏
I got his monthly newsletters
A True Man of God that preached Truth no shortcuts
I live in India and watch his vedeos and a lot of learning....
Receiving Holy spirit is very personal experience....
Beautiful tribute to a complicated man of faith. The power of religion has just about killed all of us. "From faith to faith and glory to glory!" Thank you for this tribute.
My mother attend Clearfield Assembly of God which was only 15 miles from Philipsburg, Pennsylvania where David Wilerson pastored. She told how David came their church to share his vision to go to New York City.
Also, I and Gary Wilkerson attended Central Bible College together as classmates. I sat beside him in English class our freshman year.
Rod, this is the most touching tribute you have done, and you did a great job honoring Wilkerson. I especially love your encouraging words concerning his latter years, and with the last sermon on your video, Wilkerson's true softening and sweetness of spirit truly came through. Thanks for putting all the work into this.
David Wilkerson was Great preach and true follower of Jesus!!!!!
God gave the disciples the gift of tongue to speak and people of other languages would understand them. It was so they could go out and preach the gospel to the whole world. I do believe David Wilkerson was a man of God. I have listened to so many of his sermons and enjoyed reading The Cross and the Switchblade. We need more preachers like him. We need to spread the gospel people so that we can get out of this sin sick world. I can't wait to see Jesus come back in the clouds and call the dead out of the graves. I'm looking forward to my forever home.
David Wilkerson was a great man of God! Great video Brother Rod!
David Wilkerson was my Spiritual Mentor via his Printed messages...I was blessed to learn and grow in my Christian Faith! I still Thank God for his influence in my life!! God IS Good! Maranatha!❤
Well this actually explains a lot to me.. I would hear some of David Wilkerson sermons and feel like I wasn't saved and then I'd hear another sermon and feel like I was saved and same with Carter conlin... To me it was like preaching with a forked tongue... For 13 years I was under confusion, feeling condemned one day and saved the next..... It was one of the most awful things I've ever been through... I'm only just coming out of it so I still deal with it a bit.... But I am deeply happy to hear that he was finally able to receive the grace of God... That's absolutely wonderful, praise God..... Thank you for doing this, I'm a new subscriber
This was delightful. I had felt what it turns out was true. David Wilkerson seemed to be in the 80's ranting in his monthly newsletters. I got tired of reading them. His return to New York seemed to be marked by a connection with people. What a blessed great story. I believe in prophesy and yet I also believe those of us who seek to hear from God do so imperfectly and are influenced by our own hearts. "We prophesy in part." I am so glad to hear he ended well.
Rod this was absolutely wonderful! I've been watching David Wilkerson for years and use to say, this man truly is set apart! Praise God. You are a fantastic storyteller, in fact, I was yearning for more when it was over. Well done and adding David in at the end was such a great honor to a man who was genuinely after God's heart! God bless you brother 🙏
One of the most impactful people who has ever touched my life. I thank God for David Wilkerson
He walked in compassion and loved like Jesus loves.Great man of God.
Thank you Rod. I live in the same area David was from and have been trying to find material on all the local ministers here in the area. I've been researching the rich heritage of what God has done here in North and East Texas and David has been a part of that. This production was a great help. Thanks again
Just bc Pastor Wilkerson’s prophesies haven’t come to pass yet doesn’t mean they won’t!
I listened to The Vision audio book many times. He did not say All his visions would occur in his lifetime. Instead he said “many” or something similar. Therefore his visions did not fail. One vision he explained was indicative to Christ’s return, that particular statement seemed profound to me.
@@sheroyal9326 Where’s the link to that sermon?
Is all the church going to get in the last days is suffering? No. We will be empowered by the Holy Spirit to do signs wonders, and miracles. Amen Thank you David Wilkerson for a life well lived
David Wilkerson’s preaching is a MUST NEED in these laodecian times….
Just wonderful, you can really feel the love of Jesus in this testimony
Pastor David Wilkinson is a great passionate preacher he told the truth boldly and I love watching his sermons and he never watered down the word of God
He was a man that was fearless in the face of satan. His teaching, still today. Reached the sinful hearts of many people. I have incredible respect for him.
Beautiful work Rod , your research shows that you have put in time and effort.
This great man of God deserves his legacy to be told correctly.
I attended Times Square Church for about 8 years and although his theology wasn't the most biblical, he was a great man of God.
Can you give an example of a false teaching?
David Wilkerson will always remain my favourite preacher .. He spoke truth and never watered the word of God down like the current preachers..
David Wilkerson you can bet your hind end is pillar in the temple of GOD as we speak he is up there RIGHT now in the presence of the LORD! I can’t wait to Throw my arms around him one day!
And...judgement is coming to America...we can see it all happening now.
Just as David Wilkerson fore warned
Because of David Wilkerson, I am now a subscriber an ardent listener of Pastor Carter Conlon and Tim Delina of Times Square Church...Im from India
Hi! You may like to listen to brother Zac Poonen in India as well.
The streets of new York at this very moment need a man of God as pastor Wilkerson who can bring the word and love of Jesus to all of our young people who are killing each other
I am from india shillong i love and respect pastor david Wilkerson i am through his message truly man of God
I think to classify him as complicated is not totally accurate..What he left in the wake of his life separated him from the rest...Like King David he built an enduring house...His ministry lives on...very few can say that..
Agree
This was soo good....thanks Rod
Rod, you did a really good job on this one.👏
This was a wonderful video. Well done. And a perfect ending. Thank You
Teen Challenge Austin was a great help to me when i moved to Austin as engineering student 1975 and it was through the AG church there i received the gift of tounges to pray with power never saw him in person but heard Ravenhill often in Austin. We were all saddened at Kieth Greens death
I got saved and so did all my family, salvation is unto the name of Jesus hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah 🌹 JESUS Glory to GOD 🙏 hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
HALLELUJAH 🙌
Pastor David Wilkerson’s sermons convicts! I’ve known his messages to convey Holiness and Repentance which is something that’s lacking today!
Thank you so much for this.
David Wilkerson was the greatest preacher! The book “david Wilkerson the cross the switchblade and the man who believed…absolutely a phenomenal book. Have read it 2x. So far!
Thanks for the video✝️🙏🏽
Times Square Church was my home church for several years until I moved to Indiana.
Lovely video, thank you ❤
Brilliant preacher, great video... Thanks 🙏
Such an interesting and inspiring account of Brother Wilkerson's life and ministry. Through his books and sermons, he's been a major influence in my spiritual life since my early days as a born again Christian in Brazil. 🇧🇷
DW was my Spiritual Mentor as well!!! I Thank God, still, for his influence in my life! Sure do, miss him!❤
Thank you 😊 for sharing this to us. I learned a lot about this mighty man of God. I recently received my tongues through the Holy Spirit. Through this holy man. For just listening to him. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Great video. Thank you.
Thank you for this 😊✝️🙏🏼🕊❤️
You gave us an excellent presentation on the life and ministry of David Wilkerson! Well researched! Congratulations!
Very good production. Thank you so much for posting this.
I'm a pentecostal from european heritage (Dutch pentecostal) particularly in my church we staunchly hold the prrinciple of faith for 'divine HEALTH and holiness teaching so in the matter of faith we are certainly inline with Kenneth E Hagin ( i personally see him as a pentecostal since for me word of faith is not a theology in itself but a biblical principal still under the umbrella of pentecostal theology where some pentecostals like my church giving it more emphasis while some others dont) and in the matter of holiness my church kind of inline with David Wilkerson's view.
Word Faith is an offshoot of the Charismatic movement, which is an offshoot of the Pentecostal movement. You are right, although many traditional Pentecostal churches wouldn't support the extremes of Word Faith theology. D.R. McConnell was correct when he said that the charismatic movement isn't monolithic
@@kevinevans8892 the Dutch founder of my pentecostal denomination had acquaintance with Smith Wigglesworth who taught faith like the late Kenneth E Hagin , how could such an icon of pentecostal movement as Wigglesworth be considered 'extreme' ? Speaking about Hagin concerning his teaching on material blessings as i read his book the ' Midas Touch' , i find no 'extreme' not like those 'extreme' hyper-prosperity guys.. to say Word of Faith as 'extreme' is just like painting the same broad brush to Reformed people definingn them indiscriminately as faultfinding pharisees .
@@geertjekneefel5252i'm Charismatic FYI. Hagin's Midas Touch was too little; too late. Those extremists within the WOF were really his spiritual offshoots who took his theology to it's logical conclusion. I consider Smith wigglesworth to be well within the classical Pentecostal movement. He was not word Faith. Wigglesworth died in the 1940s -- years before the advent of the WOF movement came along. Hagin might have been inspired by wigglesworth, regarding faith for healing. But that might be all the contribution wigglesworth indirectly gave to the WOF movement. Furthermore, many classical Pentecostals do not endorse WOF theology, such as the Assemblies of God denomination; the late Charles Farah from ORU (a Pentecostal university), to list a few. So are these Pentecostals Pharisees too? The WOF movement does not hold a monopoly on the Holy Spirit sir/madame
@@kevinevans8892 sorry but do u read my assertion carefully ? I've said accusing ALL wof as extreme is just the same as stating ALL reformed as faultfinding pharisees . Let me again put it clearer in another word : TO SAY ALL WOF AS EXTREME IS JUST THE SAME AS SAYING ALL AMERICANS AS GUNHOLDER TEXANS !
Do u honestly interpret that the meaning of my previous explanation as accusing ALL reformed to be faultfinding pharisees ? Have u ever heard the saying dont throw the baby along with the bathwater ?
I know a fact about the 'great rebuke' around year 2000's behind the story before Midas Touch being published where Kenneth E Hagin gathered almost all of those 'hyper-prosperity' preachers and rebuked them for their 'extremes' , if most of them have chosen to dismiss the rebuke of their spiritual father then it would be the matter between them and God .
FYI i like Charles Farah and his protege is Paul L King Phd a Charismatic-Christian Alliance theologian and after a deep theological study Paul King published a book about WOF theology with the title ONLY BELIEVE where it objectively and 'constructively' separates the pure teachings and the errors within the WOF. I recommend u to read it .
Personally i dont like to call WOF as 'theology' , it's just a simple plain biblical principle , maybe because it's just my old school pentecostal taste speaking but again to call it as some sort of 'theology' make it sounds 'sophisticated and dogmatic' it makes as if one graduates from Rhema Bible College or ORU then automatically he/she can do miracles , it makes impression as if u dogmatically and intellectually embrace WOF theology u would automatically living in miraculous realm . True word of faith is dynamic personal interaction between us with the Holy Spirit & The Word , in fact i got this conclusion from reading Hagin's book ' How To Be Lead By The Holy Spirit ' , i recommend u also this book to read.
By the way since u admit that u yourself are NOT pentecostal not to mention 'old school' pentecostal i truly understand why u dont understand how old school pentecostals see ''theology' , we the old schoolers unlike the moderrn pentecostals dont 'systematize' our biblical principle into 'systematize theology' even there's a time in the past when we thought theology was just term for humaniistic wisdom that limitates the Holy Spirit , so again the most of PRINCIPLES in WOF are undoubtedly historically still within the scope of pentecostal principles , and another correction for u i've never said WOF principle MONOPOLIZE pentecostal understanding .. logically speaking there's a different between WITHIN THE SCOPE and MONOPOLIZE , surely intellectually speaking i expect u to understand that to say Coptics Orthodox are WITHIN THE SCOPE of ecumenical christianity wont be the same as saying that Coptics MONOPOLIZE the majority understanding of whole christianity.
I'm denominationally not AOG or COG pentecostals but certainly NOT Oneness in theology , usually american old school pentecostals being classified around those threes . I'm just an old school 'divine health believing' - holiness living and tongue speaking pentecostal .
I do believe in the love of God, but also in the wrath of God we are in the whole earth at a season where we can all do with turn or burn preaching. The human race became too comfortable with the idea that Jesus is our buddy, our tag team partner, so even in 2024, I still enjoy hell and brimstone preachers.
I use to get David Wilkerson newsletter many years ago it was what he preach the past Sunday when I read the sermon I felt the power of God from the word. Powerful God
Fantastic job sir!
Thank you for this, Rod. I've watched so many pastors get skewered lately, it's been quite a year for it as some have predicted.
But some stand the test of time, and he was a man of his word. Showed us his faith by his worls and did not go apostate by speaking abainst the Spirit. Just the opposite.
Amen glory to God made me weep,
When you are a prophet and bore the burden and visions of Gods judgement he has seen it is hard to have a light hearted attitude !!Walk in a man of Gods shoes like his and until then who in tue world could understand the heaviness of intercession he lived under
I loved this….this brought a lot of insight into this man of God…
David Wilkerson was a true man of God. People may say or think what they want but the Spirit bears witness with his preaching.
Good stuff Rod,,
His ministry changed lives!! Praise God for David Wilkerson, now at rest.
David Wilkerson - What a Powerful - Prophetic Man of God🙏❤🙏
Used to listen to so much Paul washer Leonard Ravenhill and David Wilkinson and many many audio sermons of aw tozer.
But I do believe Wilkinson Mr missed out on much of the refreshing outpouring of the holy spirit in the outpouring of the Brownsville and Toronto revivle.
For many many years I rejected both of those both of those moves of God myself because I was so caught up in Paul washer and John Macarthur. But eventually repented and tapped into the glorious residue of those outpourings
David Wilkerson had natural charisma and was able to use it to reach drug addicts. However, I had a friend who was nanny to his children when they were very young. When we talked on the phone the children were screaming and crying so loud we had trouble hearing each other. My friend, these children's nanny, said his children were unhappy and neglected by their parents, esp by their father. This betrays how real his love for others were for if you can't love your children then I doubt you can love anyone.
So, third hand telling. Sounds accurate
David Wilkerson totally understood Ezekiel 33. He obeyed and sounded the alarm. Many prophecies in his book "The Vision" have completely fulfilled with more yet being fulfilled. NO DEBATE. 'CHOOSE YE THIS DAY WHOM YE SHALL SERVE' (JIMMY B.) 🔥
Greg Wilkerson
July 25, 1964 - September 11, 2023
Gregory Allan Wilkerson was born on July 25, 1964, in Staten Island, New York, to David and Gwen Wilkerson and passed from this life on September 11, 2023. He is survived and grieved by his children, Alyssa (Aaron) and Ryan (Becca), their mother, Teresa, young granddaughters, Adalyn and Chloe, siblings, Gary, Debi and Bonnie and countless friends and family members.
A great video Rod. I’m just working through all this kind of thing right now. About God using imperfect people, me being one of them and the sovereignty of God and this video has certainly helped.😎👍🏻
God used David in a mighty way and preached true repentance. He would also preach against many of today's get rich, money hungry preachers who don't preach true repentance.