Category Archives: Purpose Driven Lie

Did Rick Warren lie on Larry King? You decide.

Posted on August 17, 2009 by

Rick Warren from 2008: Rick Warren from 2009:

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A Tribute to the VBS Syndrome

Posted on August 11, 2009 by

Sadly, ’nuff said because it is all too true in far too many churcheskids’ clubs. HT: The Sacred Sandwich

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BitterSpring NewSpring defenders–defend this!

Posted on July 24, 2009 by

From Ken Silva at Apprising Ministries comes this troubling article about one of Perry Noble’s “pastors”. All you defenders of Perry Noble, who like to claim that he has led 175,000 people to Jesus. You tell us to “examine the … Continue reading →

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Quotes (560)

Posted on July 17, 2009 by

The office of pastor is not one that is to be attained to lightly. If a man desire the office of bishop, he desireth a good work (1st Timothy 3:1). But what is required of such a one? In order … Continue reading →

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George Barna poll shows Nazarene prophet’s popularity slipping

Posted on June 30, 2009 by

(IMAGINATION ALERT!!!!) After reading Pilgrim’s post below, as well as this post about George Barna’s recent “waffling” and his  growing fascination with ecumenicalism (and this follow-up), I decided to combine the two into one FICTIONAL story. From Jerusalem Post, c. … Continue reading →

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Why we do what we do

Posted on June 18, 2009 by

Many people who visit DefCon come here seeking truth. They have heard lies and stories told by those who claim to be shepherds and pastors, only to find they have been lied to and misled. Others are new Christians who … Continue reading →

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45 Days of Purposely Leading Sheep Astray

Posted on April 17, 2009 by

This is an unpaid advertisement for a fictional book. Any resemblance to real life or real people claiming to be ministers is not coincidental. **************** Don’t have the money for a paid marketing team to help your church become hip, … Continue reading →

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“If I was dying, and I walked into your church…”

Posted on April 8, 2009 by

Thanks to Amy (a commenter on this thread) for alerting me to the following video. Because of it, I have decided to wield my newly-granted powers as editor to add a new category called “If I Was Dying…” As in, … Continue reading →

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Where does Rick Warren go from here?

Posted on January 24, 2009 by

Now that Rick Warren’s inauguration prayer has been examined and exposed by discerning Christians as nothing more than honoring God with his lips, and that same prayer has also angered the unbelieving left, where does he go from here? His … Continue reading →

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Emotional, relevant, and ALL-inclusive Inauguration Prayer

Posted on January 20, 2009 by

The following is the prayer given by Rick Warren at the Inauguration of President-Elect Obama. I will add my comments in italics below a few sections. However, I first want to say that I wondered what he would say and … Continue reading →

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“Purpose” = “Compromise”

Posted on December 24, 2008 by

Rick Warren, pastor of the Church at Laodicea Saddleback Church, in an effort to show homosexuals that he could be just as tolerant of their sin as the next person, visited a gay thrift store in West Hollywood–all in the name of … Continue reading →

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1 Sabbath, 3 wolves in sheep’s clothing, and 4 golden calves.

Posted on December 7, 2008 by

I was not entirely surprised to see Tony Campolo, Brian McLaren, and Rick Warren in support of a ecumenical movement but I was a little surprised to see such CCM golden calves as Natalia Grant, Michael W. Smith, Switchfoot’s lead … Continue reading →

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“The Porpoise-Driven Life”

Posted on December 3, 2008 by

Via The Apologetic Front:

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Pope tells Rick Warren that he doesn’t pastor an actual church.

Posted on November 3, 2008 by

Check out the following piece from Apprising Ministries on the pope throwing a monkey wrench into Rick Warren’s ecumenical machine: Ok, here’s the latest scoop on the religious scene from Apprising Ministries. Well, it turns out that Rick Warren Is Saying Protestant … Continue reading →

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The Supremacy of Me Redux

Posted on August 9, 2008 by

As a follow-up to CD’s post, I found this video of how the Seeker-Sensitive, Flesh-Driven Purpose-Driven follower would sing “Ode To Joy,” and who the focus of their worship really is: In case you can’t understand the lyrics, here they … Continue reading →

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Does Anyone Else Find This Weird?

Posted on July 13, 2008 by

At WorldNetDaily’s Weekend Commentary, Jonathan Falwell wrote about the increasing revulsion of the Bible and how the United States has, as a nation, discounted and ignored God’s Word. He concluded by exhorting Christians to continue reaching out despite the fact … Continue reading →

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These Are ‘Want’ Ads For Pastors?!

Posted on July 5, 2008 by

Is it any surprise that we have need for such open letters for pastoral repentance and bad, bad, bad church signs when churches are actually listing mostly worldly requirements for pastors? These actual ‘want’ ads are taken off a good … Continue reading →

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“Don’t bother reading your Bible”

Posted on May 26, 2008 by

Over the last few years, I’ve noticed a pattern among many false religions and false teachers of the Word. Catholicism–Don’t bother reading your Bible. You can’t understand it. Let the Magisterium tell you what it means. Mormonism–Don’t bother reading your … Continue reading →

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Is the world crucified to you?

Posted on April 29, 2008 by

Just finished making a video to go along with one of the greatest quotes from Leonard Ravenhill–”Is the world crucified to you tonight? Or does it fascinate you?” To look at many churches across America–you know, the ones that serve … Continue reading →

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How to tell if you’re “seeker-friendly.”

Posted on April 13, 2008 by

HOW TO TELL IF YOU’RE SEEKER-FRIENDLY 12. You think evangelism is handing out copies of Purpose Driven Life. 11. You think The Five Solas are a youth worship band. 10. You think Calvinists worship a little boy and stuffed tiger. … Continue reading →

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Hillary Clinton to speak at Rick Warren’s “church.”

Posted on November 20, 2007 by

Pro-abortion presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will speak at Rick Warren’s “church” during his global conference on AIDS. I warned you about this conference in this previous post and this previous post. The great falling away has begun! Crosstalk did a … Continue reading →

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Distractions, distractions, distractions.

Posted on November 13, 2007 by

There are so many causes (distractions) that the Church is involved in today, that we’ve lost sight of our primary calling to the world. I’ve listed below three causes that many in the Church are wrapped up in, and are … Continue reading →

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Rick Warren’s Global Summit on AIDS and the Church.

Posted on November 7, 2007 by

Rick Warren is back for yet another Global Summit on AIDS and the Church. Speakers include the vice president of World Vision and the president and CEO of Compassion International (two organizations apparently more concerned with the social gospel than … Continue reading →

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