Poor Gerald Weston. It is just SO HARD to preach the gospel to the world today

Having to listen to Gerald Weston complain 

about how HARD it is to preach the gospel.

Ever since Rod Meredith apostatized to form the Global Church of God, he struggled to preach a gospel message to the world.  With grand visions of glory that he imagined himself achieving like his mentor Herbert Armstrong, Meredith floundered about in the do-nothing Global Church of God till they got tired of his shenanigans and voted him out.  Then, in a supreme fit of rage he apostatized once again and took thousands of gullible followers with him to form Living Dead Church of God, where yet again, he failed to produce an effective gospel witness to the world.

Living Church of God ended up being yet another unknown Church of God offshoot with no discernible impact upon the world.  Its main thrust only seems to be attracting other Church of God members.

Then, Meredith died and the worn-out shoes were passed on to a man that was disliked by many in LCG, Gerald Weston.

Weston likes to imagine that the church has continued on with some magnificent gospel message that the world so desperately needs to hear, but the church is still an insignificant blip in the COG landscape.  World leaders have no idea who he is nor is there a worldwide impact that the church is involved in. What is the reason LCG is a do-nothing church?

Well, Weston admitted the other day it is "challenging" for him and the LCG to spread the gospel message. If Herbert Armstrong were alive today, he would bitch slap Gerald Weston so hard that he would be exiled like Rod Meredith was!  Why are the leaders of the LCG such impotent emasculated messengers of God's word?

It is sooooooooo hard to spread a message of hope to a world filled with "soooooooo many people, cultures, age groups, and ideas."  Oh, boo hoo. Christians have had no problem for centuries in spreading a message of hope to people who are longing for something better.  Yet, Church of God groups whine and moan about being persecuted by Youtube or being mocked for their shallowness as a sure sign of satanic persecution.  Millions of Christians over the centuries have literally died getting the gospel out and living it fully in their lives, while the Church of God groups sit around pissing in their little boy pants.

Saratoga Family Weekend

Seventy-eight brethren came from all points of the compass to be together for the 22nd Annual Saratoga Family Weekend. Originally started with a visit from the Presiding Evangelist Dr. Roderick Meredith 22 years ago on one of his trips to the  Western U.S., we were treated with another visit from the current Presiding Evangelist, Mr. Gerald Weston.

Friday evening started the weekend off with Mrs. Whitfield’s world-famous Antelope Chili and a Bible Study by Mr. Weston on the weaknesses of the theory of evolution and effective tools for systematic Bible Study. With cool nights and fresh air, our weekend in Saratoga continued with a delicious Sabbath brunch, afternoon services on “Who We Are” by Mr. Arnie Lalum, a sermon on “Three Aspects of Attitude” by Mr. Weston, and a rousing “Final Exam” with Mr. Shawn McMillin Saturday evening. After Sabbath services the fellowship continued with an old west steak dinner.

I think they should have spiced that "world famous" chili with some kickass hot peppers and set a fire under Weston's ass to get him motivated!

Sunday morning breakfast was followed by Mr. Weston’s workshop on effective preaching of the Gospel message to the world, along with principles of leadership and the writings of Paul with his letter to the Ephesians. Mr. Weston showed us how challenging it is to spread the Gospel to the world with so many different countries, age groups, and ideas.

Expressions of thanks and gratefulness go out to everyone who helped make another very successful Saratoga Family Weekend possible. We checked out of our hotel rooms, said our good-byes, cleaned up the hall for the next activities, and made plans for next year. We hope to see everyone back again as the Work continues.—Ben Whitfield, Area Pastor for Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah.

I can just picture them all now when Weston finished talking about his failure to get the gospel out. That is all COG folk have ever done when the church gurus finish talking.

Dave Pack: "Release Your Assets to God! Sell all as you are waiting for the Lord. Even if the Work has no time to use it. Won't change my salary. Won't build any more buildings."

The Grand Garden where Jesus will walk with Dave pondering his third coming.

Recall that at the Feast last year Dave proclaimed the church only had six months to go until Christ would return to Wadsworth. That was sermon part 144. He said then it was his last sermon. But of course, he hasn't stopped since. 

As the winter went on and the prophecy drew close, HQ ministers flattered their leader stating God had saved the best revelations for last. Reports are the congregants were required to stay up all night before Passover, awaiting Jesus. 

What happened? Nothing. Pack became a false prophet, again. 

He pushed his false prophecy off to Pentecost. But again, it failed.

Last Feast, in the same sermon, Dave implored his sheep "

"Release Your Assets to God! Sell all as you are waiting for the Lord. Even if the Work has no time to use it. Won't change my salary. Won't build any more buildings. But it'll help you! Probably won't help us. But it'll help you! God's looking at your heart."

But wait...bait and switch. Behold just unveiled Dave's puny grand garden. How much do you think this cost? $250,000? $500,000?

Sell all, brethren, even if the Work has no time to use it...

Dave and the ministry smiling and waving. Wonder what he is thinking? "We got all your money, brethren!! Can't wait to sell you the next version of my failed prophecy! Certainly, there are some more assets out there!"

From an anonymous source

Ministerial Idol

"I was really encouraged to come down and be a prophet by some dreams. So it's thanks to them that I'm here. I think the Church will think that my ministry is unique, and that I bring something new and different, sounds like maybe an Evangelist, or an Apostle, my specialty is anything that's Mayan or Catholic.... "

Good old Bob Thiel, what would we do without you!

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