Lining-out is a tradition in some churches where a leader sings each line of a hymn and the congregation repeats it. This practice may have originated as a way to help congregants who were illiterate follow along with the lyrics and learn the songs. It also emphasizes the communal aspect of singing together in worship.
The Bible says everybody is born spiritually dead. Another way of saying this is people don't have a relationship with, or know God. This is because the first man and woman did not obey God and so their relationship with God - the creator and sustainer of life - was broken. This is sin. Throughout the history of mankind - as told in the Bible - the way for a person to restore their relationship with God is to acknowledge their relationship with God is broken and to offer a sacrifice. In the early history of mankind this is what people did. God chose the nation of Israel to be His representatives on earth. Israel was supposed to show the other nations what a relationship with God is like. But Israel turned from God and His ways and followed other gods. So God came to earth as a man - Jesus - and died as the 'lamb of God', a sacrifice for the sin of all who believe. This is Jesus' gift of His own body and blood If a person believes this, the Bible says God forgives the person and that person gives them eternal life.
yes lots of pastors have left. There are allegations of serious financial irregularities- using church funds as his bank account, taking out loans from congegation members leaving them penniless and having to take legal action to get their money back. This was to fund a lavish lifestyle so that he could look the part. He abused his wife who finally left after he could she could not take it anymore, this after saying that he loved his wife and that his marriage could not be better!! HE HAS LIED to alot of people and left many broken stay away from this church there are many problems, many have been left bewildered and shocked by the abuses. Take a look at Ex London pastors Jerome and Ruth Anewke who have made the courageous step of leaving and exposing his lies.PLEASE LISTEN UP CURRENT members he is a liar and a conman and his crediblity has been shot to pieces. Its a shame because we all thought that he was trailing a blaze for integrity and the Word of God .God will judge him for what he has done.Addition by a church member "The above is spoken without any knowledge of the church, its history and is based in no realm of fact whatsoever. If the person who wrote it was not hiding their real identity online, they would probably be sued for slander. Please be very careful what you read and make your own mind up, rather than have it made up for you by someone who doesn't even dare put their name to their comment."