Jim Bakker is back on the air and cooks up a new Heritage like Village called Morningside
I am not going to judge the man I think he paid his dues. I just thought many would like to know that Jim Bakker is back on the air and has created something very much like Heritage Village all over again. This project is called Morningside. I don’t think Jim Bakker will make the same mistakes he made with Heritage Village because this project is backed by a wealthy businessman who believed in Bakkers idea for a Christian community.
We will have to wait and see what the content of his new show will be like but I know he has renounced the property gospel and just maybe he can do something useful promoting the gospel in his old age. Time will tell.
Jim Bakker waits 41 minutes into his one-hour show to make his plea.
He begins by noting they have been off the air for six weeks.
“We have really gotten behind financially,” he says, fingering a crease
in his khakis. “So we really need a miracle. The cost of moving, just
to get the stuff you need — and we needed to get a few more
microphones, we didn’t even have enough time to get the bugs worked out
of things. It just takes a lot of money.”He is talking directly to the camera now. He says he has a music CD for
“a love gift of $30″ and a DVD about marriage for a $55 donation. He
decides to offer a recording of his sermon about prison, just $20.Off to the side in the audience sits Gloria Elliott. Few people have
stood with Bakker longer. A singer, she began working with Bakker in
1969 when he was on “The 700 Club.” She was there when Bakker was on
top of the world, when Heritage USA was a place of “total class from
the moment you pulled onto the driveway.” She was there when Bakker
tumbled. She now sings on his TV show once a month.She knows there are skeptics. “Some folks say he’s doing the same old thing again,” she said.
The show band begins playing louder, forcing Elliott to nearly shout.
“But I’m telling you — and you don’t have to believe me — his heart is right,” she said. “It is in the right place.”
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Date posted: Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 12:29 pm | Under category: church movements
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I’ve watched his show quite a few times and it is a mixed bag. He has renounced the prosperity gospel and has done some good teaching on some subjects. However, he is aligned with Rick Joiner, who has been a guest and frequently talked about on the show. Bakker believes he is builing a “city of refuge” at Morningside, like what Joiner is doing. He doesn’t believe in the pre-trib rapture anymore, but supports Joiner’s teachings. I have mixed feelings about Jim’s return to TV. I have several family members who were saved watching the PTL Club who witnessed to me, and I accepted Christ. I have gratitude to Jim and his ministry and think his prison sentence was way too harsh. His involvement with the new reconstituted “Kansas City Prophets” really concerns me though. I’m praying his theology will get on course.
Wow! Thanks for that information. Rick Joiner and the Kansas City Prophets are the worse type of heretics. They claim to speak for God when they get nothing from God and hear their own presumptions.
Bakker obviously shows that he still does not have any discernment at all. He goes from one damnable heresy to the next. With this new knowledge I do not recommend that anyone watch or support Jim Bakker.
Now that the Senate has passed the 700 billon bailout has McCains destiny been sealed?
Only if Jim Bakker promotes him
I HAVE WATCHED THE JIM BAKKER SHOW ON AND OFF SINCE HE CAME BACK ON THE AIR.
I THINK MORNINGSIDE IS BEAUTIGUL-BUT JIM-LORI -ALL THEIR KIDS AND MOST OF THE PEOPE HE HAS WORKING FOR HIM ON THE SHOW ARE LIVING HIGH ON THE HOG FROM OTHER PEOPLES MONEY!
SAME AS BEFORE!
IT AMAZES ME HOW STUPID PEOPLE ARE!
I THINK I WILL DRESS A SKUNK UP-ALL FANCY-AND INVENT -STINKY MINISTRIES!
IN 6 MO.-I’D BE A MILLIONAIRE!
SO SAD!
GOD NEEDS TO BLESS SOMEONE AND IT’S NOT ME!
What I have read about Bakker’s son is not encouraging. The nut does not fall far from the tree.
“Stinky Ministries” is now a franchise managed by Beelzebub and there are already more Stinky Ministries in this nation than there are MacDonalds.
I advise everyone to thoroughly check out all ministries before you give them one red cent. But lets face it, some people obviously have a brain defect and are incredibly gullible and easily conned. Often they even turn out to be a family member or spouse.
Someone once said there is a sucker born every minute. Con men understand that and they are always prowling around looking for that next victim. Con artists are predators of innocent people with disabilities and they should not be allowed to live in society but our defective law system make it almost impossible for people to see that justice is done.
i’m a christian and believe in people, in a america where so many honest people are hurting so bad, this man is still asking for love gifts, not hurting for money, and wanting to build big religous centers. now he’s hawking money for survivalous food, his tabernacle,and cheap jewerly.if people want to get right with god, give within your community.forgive your enemies.i know some wonderful ministers, who live poor and live by their faith. they have time to consoul anybody, and never ask for money.the way to god has never envolved money. have faith and be kind to everyone. god talks to no one, and certinly not about money..to be a christian is about deep faith and kindness. all the money in the world will not get you to heaven. take care of yourselfs and loved ones and have faith in christ.i can’t judge, but this man is no different than he was in the 70’s.tell him 6to live with no income in these hard times, get out on the street with all these people, that can’t afford to eat and i might respect him. where did he get the money for all this surgery, when people are starving.in the old days i would’ve have him clipped, but i think the lord will take care of him in the end
I guess the thing that concerns me is the statement Jim made in his book, “I Was Wrong” where he stated that God had made clear to him that he was not to be involved anymore in television ministry. So what happened here? Either he was wrong again and God did not say that or God did indeed say that and now Jim is “Wrong” again. The only other option that God changed His mind is not really an option is it?
Been stunned to see Jim Bakker back on TV up to his old tricks. Morningside sounds like a replica of the Heritage USA debacle. This is unreal! Convicted con man gets out of jail early and returns to commit the same crimes years later. Only in America where you can do anything in the name of religion and it is not questioned. Bakker is a disgusting little man who’s ego is only exceeded by his greed. That said, he is only one of many, many money grubbing tv preachers who do the same thing. I just find it amazing that such a con is not questioned, that these crooks are allowed to flourish ! Sure, Sen. Grassley is supposedly investigating, but notice nothing has come of that and it’s been almost two years. These tv preachers have run rampant for too long, have ripped off too many people and need to be stopped. The arrogance of Copeland, his buddy Dollar, Mike “Money” Murdock, Leroy Jenkins, Paula White, Todd “Mike Murdock Clone” Coontz, Benny Hinn, etc, etc, etc, ad naueum (too many to mention) is something to see. These guys care about one thing, MONEY. And I’m sick of hearing this “seed faith” b.s. Just a play on words, nothing else, seed in the bible has nothing to do with giving away cash! I guess we can thank Oral Roberts for that nonsense. Thanks Oral, seen any 900 foot Jesus’s lately?
It is so comical to watch these “actors”, yet at the same time it is so sickening. They should not be allowed on tv.
Notice that all the names GA mentioned are Word of Faith prosperity clones. The real question is why so many people follow these deceivers. Can it be that they appeal to lazy biblically illiterate people looking for a shortcut to material gain and success? Could it be that their Christianity is based on a false gospel of manipulating God through “the force” of their words of faith, instead of just trusting Jesus (real faith) to provide for their needs? How does trying to speak something into existence by saying positive words or sending gifts to these people to get a hundred fold blessing differ from witchcraft?
Actually, government censoring these people from TV is not the answer. We do not want government deciding religious issues and who gets heard. Of course if they are breaking laws they should be prosecuted. The real Church should quite playing footsie with these Word Faith people and instead expose them for the wolves in sheep’s clothing heretics they clearly are. What would Paul do?
Good comment Don. I’m sure what Paul would do is what Paul did, call them out by name and denounce them. Of course the American church has become by and large so milquetoast that we just couldn’t do that…it would be….oh horror of all horrors…judgmental!
jim bakker is a con. he found out people’s weaknesses long ago and thrives on their fears to make his money. he will go straight to hell. i’m sure he thinks he will go in the other direction. i don’t understand the federal government allowing him to ask for money (love gifts) again after the PTL (Heritage) fiasco. he shouldn’t be allowed to ask for a cup of sugar from a neighbor as far as i am concerned. his present wife is looking more like Tammy Fay with all her makeup and jewelry. if Jim Bakker owes the government $6,000,000 how in the world can they afford the way they live? I know, from gullable people sending in their last dollars hoping to buy their way into heaven. Older people get scared and they think Jim Bakker is the answer. Please people get smart. You lived a good life, saved a little. Please keep what you have. Jim Bakker is not going to reserve a spot for you in heaven with your love gifts. Take care of your family and friends but don’t give your money to Jim Bakker. He doesn’t even know what you look like nor does he care. Your children and family care. Their they one that will be at your side when you need something. When you leave this earth and we will all leave here, won’t you want to leave something for your family? Jim Bakker doesn’t need your hard-earned money. Please wake up.
by now you have guess I loathe Jim Bakker. i don’t like anyone who takes from people…scared and fearful people.
I know Jim and Lori personally and am not of their church. All of you are so very wrong. The reason you will never see anything come from an investigation is because they do nothing illegal. As for their wealth, they have none. Yes they are blessed with an extremely nominal income, though far less than they deserve considering the work that they do. Every penny donated to their ministry is used for the greater good of promoting Jesus Christ as the one true savior as they believe. Jim learned from his past mistakes and is bent on serving the Lord. He could speak once a month keep all the offerings for himself, provide his wife with everything she desires and live quietly, wealthy with relative anonimity for the rest of his life. Think about it and look into it. You will learn the trurh.
Last I read, Bakker said something to the effect of, “God spoke to my heart and now homosexuality is ok”. Wrong. That wasn’t God speaking to you pal.
Bakker is and will always be an opportunist. I don’t believe he isn’t making a lot of money. A leopard doesn’t change his spots.
I am honestly shocked at the number of post-tribulation-rapture “ministers” popping up today. There is not even any support for it Biblically, and it requires almost a complete deliteralization of prophetic scriptures, to the point where the reader would no longer be able to receive the promised blessing of God from reading it (i.e. The Book of Revelation).
When someone goes from the pre-tribulation viewpoint …. to the post-tribulation viewpoint, you can bet the farm it’s because they think too much time has passed waiting for the Lord to return.
There is a reason why the number one statement made by our Lord concerning the times of the end is:
“TAKE HEED THAT NO MAN DECEIVE YOU. FOR MANY SHALL COME IN MY NAME, SAYING THAT I AM THE CHRIST, AND SHALL DECEIVE MANY.”
Almost all the spiritual deception within the world today, has come out of America, via the airwaves and by other means as well.
Eric,
I think I hit on the reason why in one of my blogs yesterday.
http://www.thepropheticyears.com/wordpress/2009/08/06/willow-creek-leadership-conference-the-making-of-a-harlot.html
The dumbbed down church attenders that are a results of the Seeker friendly movement are now being led into a pluralist religious dominionism by its leadership. The Bible identifies the end result as the Harlot of Revelation chapter 17.
hjim bakker made the biggest sin in prison haveing sex with another man and he said he enjoyed it…hes just another greedy preacher that does not practicse what he preaches on sowing and reaping… i challange a tv preacher to send me $1000. so they can get a 100 fold return
I have not heard about any homosexual claim by Jim Bakker, do you have any documentation?
Goodness me, is it my lucky day
today or is it ? I have found a few people sane enough to be ONTO to this Jim Bakker creep. He is one of T H E most obnoxious, repugnant creatures that I have ever come across in all of my life, eeeeech 
. But he is in real good company with Bob D’Andrea who grants (speak sells) Bakker airtime on his CTN station – D’Andrea who owns 14 tv stations yet keeps right on fleecing viewers for more and more money with this “telethons” and his 6 other book/tapes/cosmetics and what not all else little friends … right, somebody said that “nuts don’t fall far from the stem’, inadvertently more than one nut are in play here …
I came to faith much later so as to know what exactly went down with this “PTL” deal Bakker was involved in and went to the can for, but I DO know it was all fraud and maybe even racketeering of some sort, including s-x with some babe that put the screws to him …
Bakker now has a “store” show where he sells everybody’s books and tapes, CD’s and dime store jewelry to anyone who is gullable enough to fall for his “buy one and it will be credited to your account in heaven” BS ! His wife Lori is a woman with a personality that makes my blood boil, what a cheesecake patsy ! Each day she appears on the “show” she looks like shes gained another 5 lbs over nite ! If I was her, I would clip his wings something fierce and forbid him to dumb me down and interrupt me while speaking on national television for starters, it makes me violently ill how he treats her, a true chauvinist ! But she is none the better to put up with it all, touche !
Bakker is a phoney baloney and a self-centered “the world owes ME”- egomaniac, excactly the kind of people Jesus surrounded himself with , eh ?? Right ! Bakker doesnt even do a good job “acting” .. his phoney is so fake and repugnant that only a minute or two of his chatter encourages vomiting! Why would anybody in their right mind give him the right time of day if anything ? But here MONEY dictates in 2 ways: Bakker fleeces people with his endless “be prepared” peddling of astraunaute food … and “Lori’s Jewelry” … just like his good Buddy D’Andrea does with endless “telethons”, birds of the same feather flock don’t they ? Has anyone at all noticed that NOBODY of any worthwhile capacity from the christian community EVER appear on this so called “show” ? surprise surprise ! … Another worthwhile mentioned fleecer is this Hal Lindsey nobody mentioned before who, after 15 million sold copies of his book STILL bleeds viewers for money,along with Irvin Baxter who has an altogether different totally twisted logic about the word of God and tries to “sell” that each day on a radio show that he does .. are these all the “falsies” Jesus referred to in Matthew 14, I THINK SO !
As long as D’andrea promotes this freakshow, it will stay on the air, but we do have REMOTE controls that allow us to preempt CTN or skip it altogether.
“”"”exhaling”"”" .. THANK you for providing a forum to air, I thought I was all alone suffering with “Bakker” flu and come to find out, I am NOT
Praise the Lord 
Thanks everyone for reading my post and please post back – Keen Riches
I agree with most of what you said but Hal Lindsey is not a nobody and he is not wealthy by a long shot. He needs the income from his books just to stay in his Bible prophecy ministry and live.
Don:
Hello and thanks for responding to my post …. but your remark about Hal Lindsay, I say this:
His “begging” for money is the same song and dance we hear from ALL of them …. and …. W H A T ?? in your opinion did he do with revenue of 15 million sold books ??? That could not have been pocket change by a long shot ! or .. did he forget to hire a Judas ? Whatever the case: here’s to Hal Lindsay: Put up or shut up !
Alright ?
Keen
This post is not about Hal Lindsey and this is the last that will be said about him here. If you are that interested in how he did not make as much as you think on his best selling book and how he lost it all, do some research.
I guess keenriches did not get my message or read my posting policy. After NOTHING but seven attacks comments in this blog in a row keenriches comments have been deleted and is banned. I do not need your kind on my Blog.
I have decided Bakker is the con artist of con artists. The old guard from PTL still follow this slick snake oil salesman. Now he is pumping fear into his followers so they will purchase his dry food that will last for 20 years. On top of this Bakker is no Bible scholar but covers-up his lack of knowledge. Rick Joyner, one of his buddies, is highly renowned as a heretic per Biblle scholars. I have learned that people will never learn. Study the Bible and dedicate yourself to God’s word. When man preaches things that don’t align with the Bible call that man just what scriptures calls him…a false prophet. I used to visit PTL and now realize it was a cesspool. Thank God for destroying this cesspool and making me realize how wrong I was for supporting PTL. God will not be mocked. Torah gave us instruction how to follow God. Read Torah (Bible) and stick with it. Don’t send your money to the slick snake oil salesman and support a local worthy ministry or person that needs your help.
I have not been keeping up with Bakker since I do not get his program. From what I have been hearing from others it tells me the dog has returned to his vomit.
Rick Joyner certainly is a documented false prophet.and anyone with any discernment at all would know that.
In order to sell his dry food, Bakker is using Timothy ( a man who will not support his family is worse than an infidel) to alarm his flock. According to Bakker give $1000 so you can feed your family during time of crisis. He then admonishes his flock just how bad they are if they don’t buy. He is quick to tell them they are worse than unbelievers when they don’t give $1000. This guy is one slick snake oil salesman and if you say anything questionable about Bakker his followers will attack. What a pathetic situation! I was personally acquainted with PTL which was one large cesspool. Praise God for destroying it.
If anyone wants a store of food on hand they can just go to the supermarket. There are many things on the shelf that will keep for years and you can rotate them as you use them. Why feed these scum suckers?
I am a Christian and dont recall anywhere in the Bible where Christ commanded us to build Multi million dollar retreats for Christians.Think of how many starving destitute children and people this money could of helped.Jim Bakker claims he is building a ministry to preach the gospel.I have watched this show.No Gospel being preached here.Just a lot of junk being sold like some kind of freaked out shopping channel.What a slap in the face to people who give up their better part of life to go to third world countries and live with next to nothing,their lives in jeporady to preach the gospel.I think it is more church people that support Bakker,not true Christians as God gives us discernment.I think Bakker has been decieved by Satan or maybe he is a wolf in sheeps clothing.At any rate he seems to be preying on alot of confused people
You should all read this blog before getting taken in by Jim Bakker Ministry. This precious couple were treated horrible!
It is under Betty Boop Blog
http://phillyflash.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/jim-and-lori-bakker-the-dogs-have-returned-to-their-vomit-by-boyd-miller/
Jim Bakker does not own Morningside another man does and Jim Bakker has almost gone through all of that man’s money. This man used to be a multi-millionaire. Now they have tied everything up into Jim Bakker because they had attended Heritage USA way back when and their marriage was saved supposedly by Jim Bakker. I do not know why people do not give God the Praise for things like that I mean if he can use a Donkey he could even use Jim Bakker for that. LOL…. If God would been given all of the credit instead of Jim Bakker this man may have given his money to the needy or maybe he would have kept it and be 23 million dollars richer right now.
Anyway maybe this man feels some sort of obligation to Jim Bakker but none the less, Jim and Lori live at Morningside and they have 3 floors of the building that they live in. They are not living frugle that is for sure. They are living high off the hog on this other man’s money of course asking for more money from their TV and internet audience probably so that the REAL OWNER of Morningside can make something from the 23 million dollars he has invested into Jim Bakker. They definitley do not live what they are preaching we know first hand.
Some Christian people are just easily taken in by con artists.
I guess the moral of the story is those that hitch their wagon to an ass will follow the ass wherever he goes.
Been out to Morningside and those people are taken in and Brain washed by Jim Bakker. Even the man who is the real owner of the property Jerry has taken all of his money because he says Bakker Saved His Marriage (not God), and now his wife is upset all the time because Bakker is taking all their money. He is just doing the Same old thing with a new spin on it. The man who co-wrote Bakker’s book I Was Wrong was in an Adulteress Affair when he wrote The Refuge and more! You are all right this is another Jim Jones situation here. These people are brainwashing kids also with The Master’s Commission Program Bakker says he wants to leave his legacy to them. LOL What legacy? Of Stealing from People Lieing About People, Homosexuality and Adultery? Right on!
He has all the boys and girls living in the SAME HOUSE.. I bet that is real fun for them. LOL
The government needs to shut them down. They are claiming to even have a Homeland Security Person ON STAFF there! How is it that this man can still be begging for LOVE GIFTS and PARTNERSHIPS? He should not ever be allowed to be on TV again!
I heard a Rabbi say that old Hebrew writings say: If a prophet comes to your town and ask for food, then feed him. If the prophet ask for money, then stone him. All the televangelist would be stoned and all this false teaching would be eliminated. Now here is the question: Is God more upset at these false prophets or is God more upset with the people who follow the false prophet? Thanks for letting me vent!!!