even a little. I must say that in knowing very little about the build up to this story, it appears that the church took much faster action in dismissing Coy than in the case of Mike Kestler. Pastor Bob was my pastor for 20 years, and my heart is broken. I admit that I sin regularly yet there has been a transformation that has taken place within me. I am not telling them to let him keep his job. The 8-9 years I was there she was never around and hardly did any ministry. Hugh, Crap, another curse? > Steve Wright, ( obviously a real person, one of the brave ones): as you correctly state, I am in fact a visitor, and apparently one arriving with nievte (relative to a newcomer).as you so poignantly state, caught in the wreckage Yours is the only post that reflects some of what I would expect/hope for amongst believers , (and for that I thank you i.e. He toured the nation on Evangelical radio and TV shows, hung around with Billy Graham, and published books and CDs. The church only loses if they go to the punishment and exposure message without hope of recovering a brother. Can you please point me to the confession of these women? I know the solution is to get right with many people that were hurt. I speak with the people right out of the Bible , MLD wrote: Yet Andy made about 30 comments after saying it wasnt worth talking to me. Welcome to those who found this blog due to Bob Coys fall, my heart and prayers go out to you as you navigate this difficult time. This is not the gospel of Jesus Christ, and the congregation are idol worshipers. I have read that 7500 attended the meeting last week. Sin is sin regardless and it seperates us from Him. 6 They have power to shut up the heavens so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want. Just ask Michael Newham, hell avoid the question as he points his stubby little fingers everywhere else but at himself, or Alex G, he at at least might be more honest and tell he you hes viewed porn and probably worse. Just my two cents. We are living in times unlike any other time in history, when did you ever hear of kids sexting, porn at the click of a button, drugs (marihuana) legalized, same sex marriage being made the law of the land, its a war the Bible says that is raging with the devil knowing that his time is short, woe onto you inhabitants of the earth for the devil comes down to you with great wrath knowing that his days are short So we have casualties of war, BC is a casualty of this war, one who needs healing and restoration, not expulsion and condemnation! Did you just take the mark of 666? [sad to say but true in my experience] Bob could easily do 6 months to a year for that and be right back at it in no time. I like Bob, I served there for over a decade and he has proclaimed from the pulpit he struggles in the area of pride and women. Flynn, Can you show me where your Bible says that the seven year tribulation will be a time unlike any other time in the history of man and that unless Jesus had come back when he does all life would be cut short, ??? You had better get pants with a stronger zipper if that is the case. These guys are not special and they are not anointed. I can see now why so many Calvary Chapels changed their names to: Harvest, Maranatha Chapel, Applegate, those were the wise ones who were anticipating a scandal of this magnitude to hit, i think its no longer going to be the Calvary Chapel Association or affiliation that up and coming pastors will crave and seek, but more of a disassociation, as more CCs are now going to change their names, lets see heres some ideas, Refuge, Revive, the Not Bob Coy Chapel! My hearts desire was for healing and restoration of the many people he hurt and for his repentance. Beating a brother up as you mention Im sure is not what Jesus meant by loving your enemy and turning the other cheek! Why would they allow or risk the public seeing this crime scene being removed and altered? I am not particularly attractive and it never ceases to amaze and disgust me when men will make a fool out of themselves in front of me and horribly, in front of their wives. I have judged no man here, in fact I am horribly sad that Mr. Coy is going through the crap hes created for himself, his family and his community, not judging, but truly sad. What do you disagree with Luther on, just for the sake of argument? Miami New Times also pointed to a long list of other staff who are part of the global family of Calvary Chapel churches and have been accused of sexual abuse, including a number from earlier this year. I got tired of responding to the nonsense. One of the women confided in her friend, and her friend confessed to another high profile pastor in the area that had a friendship with Coy. The Calvinist teaching does not coincide with Gods nature and Gods love as revealed in Scripture! Maybe I dont have the steps in order but you get my drift. the church sits on the new Mcnab which is an extension of Cypress Creek Road people confuse the two all the time. Its the 2nd & 3rd looks that are sin. The ads were not provocative- no Victorias secret..women did not wear undergarments in ads.. [6] I will draw no further comparisons between yourself and a bird with a brain the size of a nut. What's wrong with the House of Bishops' proposed same-sex prayers? is the 7 associated with Daniel? That was their choice, not mine. Hes being lauded in many places as admirable for that. Also, do you know that the powers-that-be removed numerous bushes that night from which the fatal shot was fired? But that was a church that brought non-believers in by the busloads. Be careful, any of us could be next thats true. 2nd, I dont believe much that I see quoted on these rapture ready type web sites. I have not been to this site in quite sometime (If anyone doubts that , Im sure Michael can verify that, right Michael?) I hope you come back, so many love you and God loves you more! Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord, I will repay!!! I have not argued a single Lutheran point today. WIKI article is pretty good. Read his account here and give me the answer: http://www.thewatchmanwakes.com/John-Macarthur-and-the-Blood-of-Martin-Luther-King.html. Obedience to the Great Commission requires total commitment to Him who loved us and gave Himself for us. He calls us to a life of self-denying love and service. Leadership made every effort to let the staff and church hear directly from leadership rather than rumor by calling meetings for Sunday, our source, who asked not to be identified, told us. They pop up on our husbands e-mail, Facebook, etc. Although he's spent years away from the altar, Coy still looks straight out of central casting for a hip Evangelical preacher. It looks like the CC movement is quickly passing. It takes some man to teach people to come to those conclusions that you would never come to without that man. You declined. Thank you! If he had been going around dipping his quill in several other inkwells and coming back to sis for access you get the picture, I would personally go over to him and beat him up and help toss his butt out of the house. Hope you stick around. In Young Sheldon Season 6 Episode 14 Recap, Cooper's imminent delivery is approaching. ``I said, `Daddy, no, no, no, no.. Isnt this why our precious savior came? When my Bible says that WHOSOEVER WILL BELIEVE IN HIM will not perish but have everlasting life then anything else is garbage! You keep making claims that are revealing of your stature. But with false doctrine he said But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray.. The problem with fame and fortune is that the temptations multiply a hundred fold, so dont be surprised if you hear of more men of renown to be found out eventually as to their secret sins. This is the book advertised by EricL on the side bar. How come pastor fidel gomez has not appeared since Bob Coy resigned? When you are dealing with human resource issues at a corporate level there are legal and illegal ways to speak of a persons departure from the company. You added the words SEVEN YEAR tribulation to that quote. I did. Our relationships with Jesus need to matter more than getting up in front of a crowd does. The one who hung on a cross continues to be foolishness to the Greeks and a scandal to the Jews. You will always have the tow the line soldier types and they have their place in the body as well but if you want to grow in any aspect of life spiritual or other wise seek out those you respect and let them help you to the next rung a person of good character will be happy to share their life experience to build you up, those that criticize have nothing to offer in the first place. We must forgive himit could happen to anyone and remember to watch your words,,,,,,dont ever say you would never do itbecause those who say it..always seem to fall in the area they say they would never God Bless Diane.the children and Pastor Bob and all the Calvary Ft. Lauderdale Families and everyone he affected.. Finally discover what ACTUALLY happened, from the mind of a former soccer mom ad. 1) He RESIGNED 2) there are 600 employees NOT 1000 etc .etc. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, Look, here is the Messiah! or, There he is! do not believe it. The only one who was worried was Vince. Why are you Christians so indignant and condemning, isnt it natural to want to be with many different women, arent we programmed that way as men. I would point out a few things. Serious people interpret the Bible and serious people disagree. MLD, I didnt realize you were mathematically challenged, and unable to compare scripture with scripture, He will confirm a covenant with many for one seven. In the middle of the seven he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. Wake up to the day's most important news. I am not talking about positional but relational restoration. Bob Coy, founder of Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale in Florida who resigned as senior pastor over moral failings in 2014, has been accused of molesting a girl when she was 4 years old and into her teens. Lordship doesnt mean sinless but you cant have Jesus as savior without Him also as Lord they go together. Where is your indignation over that? . The woman told him "she had an experience with God and has found forgiveness" for Coy over his abuse. When Sharon found out that she would be receiving a kidney, it was only natural for her to believe that this was a reason for her and her family to throw a party. There is no rejoicing in any of this. By the same token, I like the debate but blame others . Many of them do indeed have this going on, yes. Thank you. And aside from that she was not making millions telling others not to do like wise. Might I ask, other than providing a platform for the information about what has happened with Bob Coy to be disseminated, what are you hoping will be accomplished (as a minister of the gospel yourself) will be accomplished by publishing this information? ( |o )====:::Convenient answer, ======= or whoever you are. Coy, who was never charged with a crime, lay low after leaving Calvary but recently turned up at Boca Raton's Funky Biscuit, where he helps manage the club. Matt. Ive studied John Macarthur for quite some time and know him to be a wolf in sheeps clothes. Youre going to find many branches of the faith represented here which adds to the richness of what takes place here. With MLD leading the way with his self righteous smug attitude! It is not an easy process, but you will find one. both started their careers in his shop. http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/78864704043/indexed. She didnt want Vince to have to make the difficult decision of whether to turn off her life support, either. As someone who has been a casualty of infidelity, such candor and humility helps to answer some of my own long unhealed hurts from that time. You sound too often like a bored office worker that just likes to argue with people online. The reason for the resignation is a "moral failing," according to Calvary Chapel leaders, as reported by the Christian Post. He resigned. Even in the chemically altered '70s music business, Coy's appetites were too voracious. Bob did it. Im praying for your kids tonight. Notice how all Christians are all supposed to get along with one another, kumbayah, and yet when a (secondary?) So if you can recommend a Biblically sound local church that would be great. Where is bob? By now we should have learned how to come to these matters. 1 And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a twig shall grow forth out of his roots. Barbara wrote: The following exposes present facts about John Macarthur that he needed to know and we tried to explain, but to no avail. The Apostle Peter in Acts 2 at Pentecost states that Christ sitting on Davids throne is a present day event. That is pretty poor turnout given the news and I wonder how many of the 7500 already knew something was up anyway. Hopefully cooler heads prevail. IMO, in many ways, this is a good thing. As planned, Jake was going to donate a kidney to her. To all the negative comments He is a man. 7 And when the THOUSAND YEARS are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 8 And shall go out to deceive the NATIONS WHICH ARE IN THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. This will certainly be a season of emotional turmoil for CC Fort Lauderdale, as they lose their senior pastor. In 1998, financial trouble due to a $465,000 loss from a bankrupt customer led Coddington to re-organize Boyd's Wheels and partner with his eldest son (Boyd Coddington, Jr.). This time, Smith and his son Jeff actually turned on their pastor, pushing him out. No one seems to care about that. God is able to do that. Shooting the messenger is rather common in the initial hours of disbelief. I havent seen anyone here gloating or rejoicing in his fall. Look up all the scenes with thrones and Gods people gathered around and determine if it is on earth or in heaven. Hooked on porn for years. What did we get when we were lied about, shunned by others who were too loyal to even ask what happened to us and raked over the hot coals by him and his leadership? There are 476 comments so far as I write this. Time to Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.2Tim 2:15. When you knowingly sin then, post-saved, you are willfully being an enemy of God and we all do it b/c we are all aware of our sin and we sin anyway. A Calvary Chapel member named Rodger Thomas was arrested that year and charged with repeatedly molesting a 15-year-old girl at a high school run by the church. Wow, the kingdom is disappointing. MLD, nothing in your 708 says that the 1000 years of Revelation, are figurative. My children very young at the time and all of this confused them. Or throw out some $5 words do you can sound oh so superior, well the Hebrew was for you, so that perhaps the original language might enlighten you! These are well documented facts. But since returning to South Florida, he's spent most nights here, helping run the Funky Biscuit a late return to his music industry roots. just because others in the Body of Christ hold to different conclusions regarding aspects of theology doesnt require them to be wrong. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Something that no one else has held before or after Luther? Genuine Christianity doesnt waste its time sin sniffing or telling others what to do or how to live. Coral Ridge is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church of America (PCA). Coral Ridge is an excellent church. Hopefully you will send this message you posted, to them in email. 10:13) Every man needs accountability. Im still waiting to see if you disagree with Luther on anything. Did you answer the questions? No mans gifts and abilities are so necessary to Gods work that he (God) will violate his own word and wink at that mans seemingly covered and hidden sin. Join Facebook to connect with Diane Coy and others you may know. Unfortunately dont think he should ever be restored to ministry. Show me one person who has not or does not. It was failing, no one knew it because they were told and shown drawings of a new church in the works. Moe- I thought of the verse Does a dog return to its vomit. The woman got away without a scratch. Now the Holy Spirit is prompting me to pray for him and all of a sudden, the anger has been replaced by compassion. Do you worship Jesus as God incarnate, The Lord, The Creator, The Giver of Life? Robert Fountain SENIOR PASTOR CALVARY CHAPEL MIAMI BEACH | LinkedIn. Cause all we know now is that Bob can work it. (Update: The club has now terminated its relationship with Coy and says it had no inkling of the allegations against him.) Two years later, a Calvary Chapel in Laguna Beach fired its pastor for adultery and embezzlement but Smith quickly rehired him to preach at the nearby Costa Mesa church. She loves binge-watching and can spend hours talking about movies and TV shows. "I was really hurt. The tribulation as Jesus described in Matthew 24:15 is at the middle of the week. There was no word of any affair, nor his family leaving him. It was also difficult to be someone who had discernment there. Abraham the father of the Jewish nation and subsequently the Christian as well was promised a son and became frustrated over time and slept with his wifes servant, regardless of tradition, which lead to the birth of Ishmael an illegitimate child and penalty was that Ishmael would become the father of the Muslim nation. Donnyplease clean it up. It is never healthy. So what your all saying is your stronger than samson, you love God more than David and your wiser than Solomon. As an attendee of Calvary FTL I disagree. Why does the emphasis these days seem to be on altering The Message in a manner which appeals to the culture? It went for far less than the first. Andy, now you are not being honest in fact you are being purposely dishonest. God has not finished the work that He started in this man, and He will work His miracles to restore what we as people see doomed. Let this be a sign to you, that if by this time next year calamity has not befallen you, to teach you to not malign Gods work and kingdom! We all make mistakes and we must pray for him. He resigned. Return to homepage. This my sister is a 4 part series for who ever your present Pastor is and I think this is the perfect time for all Pastors to pray about this teaching. Pure speculation on my part. people need to vent, to be angry, to feel betrayed and to weep. Decades of life wasted. I said way at the top that Bob Coy can be restored as a brother. Jerry Falwell called Bakker a liar, an embezzler, a sexual deviant, and the greatest scab and cancer on the face of Christianity in 2,000 years of church history, In 1988, Falwell said that the Bakker scandal had strengthened broadcast evangelism and made Christianity stronger, more mature and more committed.. Your soteriological arrogance is nauseating. From the camera shots of the kids in the audience-they werent buying it. It is the second-largest megachurch in Florida, according to the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. And I pick up the pieces of sins wake daily. As for your other questions well the answers from my point of view are complex and mixed. Get over yourself. "We are not led by a board of elders.".