In this interview with Doreen Virtue (who has since become a very dear friend of ours), my husband Paul and I share how we turned to Jesus and the Gospel, and turned away from the Prosperity ‘gospel’ and left working for false teacher, Joyce Meyer. Upon his resignation, Paul crafted a manifesto comparing Joyce’s teachings to Scripture, which was presented to executives throughout the ministry. This viral video has been seen by millions all over the globe. We are honored to play a small part in helping others see the dangers in the Word of Faith Movement.
Here we chat with Lauren and Becca of Tulips & Honey Podcast and share more about why we left the Word of Faith Movement and working for Joyce Meyer.
In this video, Paul and I sit down with our good friend, Doreen Virtue, 6 months after our initial interview with her in November 2019. We discuss how we disciple people through the process of realizing and leaving false teachings.
It was an honor to be represented alongside Justin Peters and Mike Gendron in this series on the dangers of the prosperity gospel on The Counter Culture Mom Show with Tina Griffin.
*DISCLAIMER* Despite some of the questions and comments presented in this interview, the desire was to keep the discussion solely about the dangerous theology and the precious souls who need to be rescued out of the Word of Faith/Prosperity Gospel movement. Check out the interview above and let me know your thoughts!
In this interview, I was able to chat about the similarities of Word of Faith doctrine and the New Age’s Law of Attraction with Jenn Nizza- a professional psychic medium who practiced many other forms of divination. Jesus Christ saved her out of the New Age/Occult and she now shares her own testimony and the stories of many others saved by grace! Join us as we shed light on the dangers of these New Age practices infiltrating the church! I was able to sit down and chat with my dear friend Jenn Nizza again, but this time for her podcast that launched in January 2023! In this episode, we continued our conversation about how manifesting/Law of Attraction has become a common practice in evangelicalism. Check out more details about the episode below!
Ex-psychic Jenn Nizza, who regularly speaks on the spiritual dangers of the occult, is warning about the growing prevalence of “manifesting” within the church. “It’s infiltrating the church,” Jenn Nizza proclaims on this episode of the “Ex-Psychic Saved Podcast,” noting she embraced manifesting when she worked as a medium. “I fell into it and started believing it, and then I taught it as well.” Manifesting, which the New Age movement calls the law of attraction, is essentially the belief people can will or make certain things happen in their lives. As Crosswalk notes, “It is the belief that positive or negative thoughts bring positive or negative experiences into your life. It says that thoughts are energy; and energy can attract similar energies to itself because there is an attractive magnetic pattern to the universe.” Nizza sat down with Emily Massey of WeWouldRatherHaveJesus.com, to discuss this issue and its presence within Christian circles and to warn that the “name it and claim it” mentality amounts to “idolatry.” Massey noted culture is dominated by crystals and other tools that mainstream this type of spiritual practice. As for her own experience in the Word of Faith movement, she said there was an intense focus on the power of words. “For me, as far as the practice was concerned, everything came back to not only the positive thinking … but it goes beyond that to where it affects your speech,” she explained of her own past experience with manifesting. “You have to guard your speech … you must … speak out these positive, what they would call confessions.” It all came down to not “sowing” negative words, believing these words would have a certain power after being spoken. “It’s that whole — ‘Don’t, don’t, don’t speak it, don’t claim it … we have to be careful with our words because they can be manifest into reality,’” Massey said. She took aim at these ideologies, noting the idea people could “manifest” something into reality “is not biblical faith.” “Biblical faith is solely trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ,” Massey said. “We believe in the Gospel, we believe in the finished work of the cross, and we believe the words of Christ and the word of God, and that is what we put our faith in Christ.” But she said others in these movements “distort the definition of faith to mean ‘a force.’”
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What is the standard of truth for the born-again believer in Christ? Undoubtedly, the answer to this question should be the written Word of God. Though Scripture is recognized as God’s Word, there are beliefs and practices that seem to lower this standard upon which we are to rest. Extrabiblical revelation and experiences are elevated to a high position with potential abuse and even neglect of God’s Word and instruction. Holding a high standard of the Bible is vital for those who are in Christ. Join me as I discuss the necessity of holding a high Scriptural standard in comparison to the current trends and practices in the hyper Charismatic movement with my friend and sister in Christ, Dawn Hill of Lovesick Scribe!
The New Age has subtly crept into the church and we need to be able to discern the lies of Satan from the truth of God. Jenn practiced and taught manifesting when she was a psychic and as a Christian now, she sees how the very same things she did as a psychic are being twisted around and taught in the church. This is the ploy of the evil one to twist scripture to get you into disobedience to God. Check out this live discussion I had with my dear friend Jenn Nizza from Expsychicsaved last week on why Christians should not be participating in creating vision boards.
The belief in supernatural or pain free childbirth has been around for years. The claims surrounding this teaching tell women that Jesus Christ paid the price on the price for us to walk in victory, and one of the things promised to us is that we can have a pain free childbirth without complications and trauma. Words are viewed as a powerful thing, and faith is exercised in conception, pregnancy, and delivery, as you claim what rightfully belongs to you. Where did this teaching originate? Join me along with two other sisters in Christ, Dawn Hill and Becca Trostrud, as we discuss this doctrine, and we provide a response to this teaching by focusing on God’s sovereignty in childbirth.
When did “Christian coaching and mastermind“ become such a big lucrative business? Pastor Keith Craft charges $84,000 a year to join his mastermind group. Nicole Crank, wife of Pastor David Crank, charges $17,000 a year for coaching and mastermind. Real Talk Kim also has tiers of elite coaching and mastermind services. Many of these services twist scripture to try to justify the practices, and even use new age practices such as trying to create your dreams through affirmations and declarations. The more money that you spend with these coaches, the more you can get close to the coach. Is this partiality? In this video, join Emily and Doreen as they discuss the dark side of Christian life coaching services.
