Pastor Michael Gugielmucci faked cancer
The recent news of one of Australia's most well-known christian Family who have in recent years inspired so many people around the world, have been hit by a scandal that rocked the Australian Christian community.
The pastor that wrote the Song - Healer and whose video blog was viewed by more than 300,000 people, recently confessed that the Cancer was a lie to hide a deeper addiction.
The repercussion is huge because he was a founding pastor of Planetshaker and more recently Edge International. He was in sydney for apparent treatment and been part of the hillsong church whose lastest Album - This is our God feature his song - Healer. Pastor Mike has wrote most of the Songs in Planetshakers and have been an inspiration to many Cancer people who saw him sang with an oxygen tube.
There have been many questions floating on the internet like should we sing the songs he wrote and what about the money given to him and also what can we learn from this issue.
Firstly, we must know that everything on earth that happens, it happens for a reason.God is in control of everything. The key for all Christian is to forgive, his willing confession shows that God is still real in his life. For it is not the healthy who needs saving but those who are sick. Before we condemn him for his action, It is poignant to remember the words of our Lord Jesus - Let him who is without sin cast the first stone. I can safely say there will not be a single person on earth who has not sin, so as a christian community we must pray for him. This life we life is a marathon not a sprint, its is how we finish that counts. David broke 3 of God's commandment yet God says He is a man after His own heart, because David showed true repentance.
What about his Songs ? Well, songs are songs, they represent our heart cry to God. therefore since the songs are sang to God and the lyrics are meant for God, as long as they are not scriptural. I do not see any reason not to sing it. Look at Psalms, many psalms were written in desperation when David was down and out. In simple words, since we are all sinners, and all sins are the same to God therefore there should not be any different if we sing it or not. Of course we can choose not to if it reminds you of the incident.
What did i learn from this. Actually i read another blog and he did make one good point. Greater Accountability and more transparency. Lets just say he is not the first and certainly will not be the last, who will fall. They key i believe, is for us to understand that as leaders in the Church, we hold great power and influence, that is why with greater power comes greater responsibility. ( Wonder whose line it came from ? .......)
Though no one can truly be sinless, there are certain important criteria that is essential in leaders. 1 Tim 3 highlights some essential -
1Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer,[a] he desires a noble task. 2Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 4He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect. 5(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?) 6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. 7He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap.
8Deacons, likewise, are to be men worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain. 9They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience. 10They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.
11In the same way, their wives[b] are to be women worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.
12A deacon must be the husband of but one wife and must manage his children and his household well. 13Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.
Therefore as leaders, we have to make sure areas like finance, moral ethics, character, integrity have to be above reproach. Zeal alone is just a topping and nothing more. So as we move higher up, it is essential we become more and more transparent so that things like this will not happen.I can only pray that the family can be stronger from this experience, and the important to remember is that he confess rather than being caught out, which means that God has already started doing his work.
Lets keep praying
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