Last week it was reported that Tony Evans was still scheduled to speak at Gateway Church during the summer guest speaker list. A few major names have backed out including Joyce Meyer and Ben Carson. However, Tony Evans was still on the docket, not having publicly dropped out. But when his turn arrived for July 13-14, Max Lucado was the pinch preacher for the embroiled in scandal Gateway Church.
Max Lucado preached a sermon titled, “You’ll Get Through This” in which the story of Joseph was highlighted in that God overcame evil and tragedy. The underlying subtext of the sermon was just how applicable it was for Gateway Church after they found out that their pastor molested a child and then quickly returned to the pastorate to eventually found their church. The many lies of Robert Morris had shaken the foundation of what was America’s largest megachurch, and Max Lucado delivered a compelling message that God would use it for good, all without making a single reference to Morris or Gateway.
The next major figure to guest preach, listed is Chris Hodges, the founder of the Association of Related Churches (ARC).
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what a terrible list.
i pray that this whole gateway blowup will lead many people to leave gateway and find actual biblical churches