Dave Pack Takes Advantage of LCG's Financial Crisis

Dave Pack got the best of Rod Meredith today and is proudly boasting about it.  Ever since he was banished from Meredith's presence he has been on a warpath trying to outdo Meredith in everything he can.

Because of LCG's current financial crisis and the fact that they got kicked off of two Canadian networks, Dave swiftly moved in and inserted his TV program it their place. To bring the point home Dave makes sure to point out to Meredith that RCG has been ENORMOUSLY BLESSED financially.

As God continues to enormously bless His Church, The World to Come™ with David C. Pack is expanding its television reach by 118 stations in February, March and April, in both the United States and other parts of the world.

Some background. Many may be aware that The Living Church of God (LCG) is suddenly losing most if not soon all of its national Canadian TV coverage. However, LCG has also abruptly canceled its powerful Sunday nationwide ION slot in the wake of public announcements about financial difficulties.

Therefore, on March 10, The World to Come now moves from its Wednesday morning slot to LCG’s Sunday 6:30 a.m. (ET/PT) slot. This makes our program available to all 88.6 million households covered by the ION Television network and satellites nationwide!

Then Dave sticks the knife  in even further and gloats that his program is now covering Charlotte, the home of LCG.

Furthering this major U.S. media expansion, The World to Come will also begin airing (in high definition) across the country on The CW Plus network starting Sunday, March 17 at 6:30 a.m. (ET/PT). The CW Plus affiliates reach 16.2 million households in 110 smaller designated television markets (out of 210).
Also in the U.S., the expansion includes (1) Charlotte, NC, on WAXN TV64 at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 3 (also high definition). Other new independent stations include (2) Cincinnati, OH, on WSTR MyTV beginning Wednesday, March 6 at 6:00 a.m., (3) Harrisburg, PA, on WLYH CW beginning Wednesday, March 13 at 6:00 a.m. and (4) St. Louis, MO, on WRBU MyTV beginning Sunday, March 17 at 6:00 a.m. These cities reach another nearly four million households. (The World to Come now reaches almost exactly six of every seven U.S. television households.)

Note that Dave is also covering Cincinnati.  He thinks he has a field ripe for harvest in Charlotte and Cincinnati with all the COG members living in the two areas.

Then he twists the knife in even more in poor Rod's back:

While the big splinters (including LCG) are pulling back Internet advertising spending, we are pleased to announce that our already large Internet advertising budget has been increased by 57% in 2013. This week alone, we had just under 300,000 downloads. But, since we are the largest biblically based publishing operation in the world, much of this tremendous traffic is non-paid organic.

Dave only has one competitor in the COG out there. That person is non-ordained and self appointed prophet Thiel.  Thiel claims he has reached more people with his message than any other COG.  So who has reached more? Dave's numbers are just as inflated as prophet Thiel.  Both are lairs since the broad majority of viewers they think they will have will NEVER watch their programs.

Then in one final jab at UCG (who can’t get the money together to expand their TV production area) Dave lets loose with this:

Imagine the scope and size of God’s Work when it completes in 11 weeks its much-needed, multi-million-dollar Headquarters building being constructed without bank financing.

Time is short. BELIEVE US WHEN WE SAY WE ARE JUST BEGINNING!

Rod Meredith's Latest Letter: Satan Is Waging War Against LCG in Canada and Charlotte

Things are not looking well for the Living Church God  Satan seems to be on a rampage against the LCG. The big bad meanie has gotten them kicked off the air on the two largest stations there.  They are also close to probably losing the number one station too.  There is a reason for this.  Since the big bad meanie Satan is the "prince of the power of the air" he is busy removing LCG from the airwaves.

The “prince of the power of the air” is striking directly at the major center of our media efforts in God’s Work today—our television program! We would be stupid not to realize this.

 Meredith then goes on to add this morbid wish because LCG is being hit with some bad health issues:

Therefore, as a Church—the Body of Christ—let us cry out to our Father and ask Him to intervene more than ever to heal His own people, to apply the stripes of Jesus Christ to our bodies and to make us well.

This kind of logic reminds me of the "prosperity gospel" preachers.  The more you give the more you will be blessed financially.  The more you pray and fast the better the chances you will be healed of horrible diseases.  Both are faulty thinking.

From the Presiding Evangelist

Dear Brethren and Friends,

Thank you for the enthusiastic response so many of you have shown for the coming Church fast! As Passover approaches, we certainly do need to draw very close to God, examine ourselves and be sure that we are truly in the very center of God’s will—as best we can. Even since my last message to you indicating that we have some serious problems and weaknesses here at Headquarters, I have received word from Mr. Gerald Weston that—like at Headquarters—Satan appears to be striking directly at the television area in Canada. Because we do not have enough “Canadian content,” we are being put off of our third best station there. Also, because of “doctrinal differences,” we are being put off of our second best station in Canada. Then, on top of that, our overwhelmingly major station in Canada, VISION Network, is in danger because of certain governmental regulations that are being changed.

The “prince of the power of the air” is striking directly at the major center of our media efforts in God’s Work today—our television program! We would be stupid not to realize this. All kinds of other “excuses” can be factored in. But in the end, it is obvious to me that Satan is directly involved—as it is to a number of others who know all the circumstances. So we need to seek God our Father in heaven and ask Him to intervene, to “fight our battles” and to help us do everything we can do to get these things straightened out so that Christ’s message may go out with increasing power on television, on the Internet, in publishing, and in every other way. We will deeply appreciate your fervent prayers, dear brethren, that God will intervene and help us do everything we can do and should do so that He can bless us and deliver us in all these situations.

Additionally, we have just heard that Mrs. Dan Hall has come down with a very serious degree of cancer. She certainly needs our earnest prayers as well as do many others who have serious illnesses at this time.

Therefore, as a Church—the Body of Christ—let us cry out to our Father and ask Him to intervene more than ever to heal His own people, to apply the stripes of Jesus Christ to our bodies and to make us well. As a family, we need to love one another, support one another and pray together for all these things. Please do cry out that God will deliver us from all these trials and—more than ever—bless us in healings, in our financial income and media production, and in every other way that we may glorify His name. This coming day of fasting is certainly a powerful “tool” to make all of this possible. Let us draw truly close to God with all of our hearts and seek God at this time in a special way for His help and for His intervention. Thank you, dear brethren, for your help and your support.

With Christian love,

Roderick C. Meredith

E. W. King Acolytes May Only Marrry Within His Group

E. W. King lays it on the line for all true believers in the TRUE Church of God - the Worldwide Church of God/Speaking to the Remnant. Since Speaking to the Remnant is miniscule in nature this will and has created an issue.  When you only have a handful of followers who are you going to marry?  I guess this is the reason King is still single.

This has been an issue with many COG's.  Even David Hulme spoke out against marrying outside his group. The young people in his group and Kings are not finding any mates because their groups are so incredibly small.  Families have intermarried within Armstrongism to such a degree that a few more years down the line there could be genetic health concerns.

Please find somebody in the true Church to marry. If you do not you will be placing yourself in turmoil and pain. False religion promotes bad relationships. What the true Church of God promotes will be hated by the world. If you get involved with somebody in another religion they will begin to hate you. What we [true Christians] are practicing is not like anything of this world. Many will become jealous of the true believer. If you put Jesus FIRST you are a strange person to them. This will never change!

Emotional attachment is false attachment. It means that one is compromising their true beliefs. How can that person be truly happy?  A woman that puts herself in a relationship where the man does not respect God's true relationship is living in misery. Do not do this! It makes no sense...it is criminal [that is what sin is]. Marriage is for life according to the Bible. If you do not understand this than do not get married.