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Location: British Columbia, Canada

Ten years ago I was alerted to the current apostacy, when the "Toronto Blessing" overtook a congregation that I had previously attended in the Okanagan. Through the need to research it, to give answers to a friend that I had been discipling there, I came to the early conclusion that it was a terrible but temporary fad that was affecting Charismatic churches. But, in the intervening ten years I have come to see that rather than merely a (foolish and disgraceful) fad, it had become the catalyst for the launching of the apostate Church, with tentacles now reaching (behind the scenes) into even normally conservative churches in our own city of Abbotsford. So... who am I? I guess you might call me a reluctant watchman. I bring you this information not because I am a prophet or teacher, but because by the providence of God I have been made aware of a scheme of the evil one, and it behooves me to warn my brothers and sisters in Christ.

Tuesday, March 07, 2006

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Michael Kerry (a leader in the Abbotsford Christian Leader's Network) is also listed on the Charities listings of Revenue Canada 2004-12-31 as the Treasurer/Administrator for Global Harvest Centre Association of Abbotsford. (Alias, Abbotsford City Fellowship, alias Rhema Faith Centre).

Global Harvest is a dyed in the wool Word of Faith church. Ken Greter (listed as the vice president/pastor in the same Revenue Canada listing) is a graduate of Kenneth Hagin's Rhema Faith Center (Bible Training Center). Hence the choosing of the original name of Rhema Faith Centre for the Abbotsford Church.


Heresies of the late (died Sept. 2003) Kenneth Hagin would include, "The believer is as much an incarnation of God as Jesus Christ. ... If we ever wake up and realize who we are, we'll start doing the work that we're supposed to do. Because the church hasn't realized yet that they are Christ. That's who they are. They are Christ." The Incarnation," The Word of Faith, 12/80

The "apostle" of this church of which ACLN leader Michael Kerry is an administrator (IE. Global Harvest) is currently Todd Bentley a self-professing healer, apostle and prophet. Todd Bentley's web page can be visited at www.freshfire.ca. This apostle of Global Harvest preaches many strange teachings, such as astral travelling (for those not familiar with the occult this is the practice of leaving your body and travelling about disembodied). Todd refers to these travels as third Heaven experiences, he recommends setting up booths at farmers markets or the like to give free "spiritual readings" to people, and "dream interpretation" booths, as new forms of evangelism. Check out his pages see if I am exagerating or taking him out of context.

There is much more that could be said about this such as Todd's giving himself a raise of between 30,000 and 90,000 dollars a year between the Charity tax years of 2002 and 2003. (It is difficult to determine more closely what the actual raise was because of the change in reporting that took place). Suffice it to say even a 30,000 dollar raise for a phony faith healer is significant.

Global Harvest is fully supportive of the "Toronto Blessing". (If you are not familiar with the Toronto Blessing perhaps you heard of a Church in Toronto where people were falling on the floor laughing uncontrollably , acting "drunk in the Spirit", barking like dogs, roaring like lions, etc.) Well as a matter of fact John Arnott the pastor of the Toronto Blessing was in meeting with the "apostle" of Global Harvest (Todd Bentley) in Abbotsford in September.

And one of the men behind the Toronto blessing, the man who referred to himself as the "Holy Ghost bartender" because he dispenses the Spirit of God like a bartender dispenses drinks, getting people "drunk in the Spirit", namely Rodney Howard Browne. Was in meeting with Global Harvest's apostle in Abbotsford recently. http://www.freshfire.ca/prophetic_details.php?Id=4


It also is home to Charlie Robinson who on Patricia King's program "Extreme Prophetic" was heretical enough to share with the viewing audience how he actually saw the physical Holy Spirit, yes, He walked right up to him while he was washing his hair, if you want to know what he looks like, well, the Holy Spirit, Charlie told us, is a little shorter than himself. http://www.extremeprophetic.com/extreme_tv_radio_watch_xptv_now.htm (click to listen to 2005 program 3 Heavenly Beings).

UPDATE: Extreme Prophetic has made this episode unavailable. I had previously downloaded a copy of the episode, so if anyone knows how to go about launching a copy of it back onto the internet please contact me at aconcernedchristianinabbotsford@hotmail.com .

If Michael Kerry lacks discernment so badly as to be involved in the administration of such a bizzare and heretical Church as Global Harvest, what is he doing leading in the Abbotsford Christian Leader's Network.

God's Word commands us to mark and avoid those who teach contrary doctrine. (Rom. 16:17)
We are not even to show them common Christian courtesy, (2 John 1:10)
Certainly we are therefore not to put them in positions of leadership over ourselves.

Where might such leaders be interested in leading us?

A. Berean

For Revenue Canada's Charitable organization research go to https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/haip/srch/sec/SrchLogin-e?login=true