Will 2014 be any different for the follower's of Joyce Leiphon? You need to be at church on New Year's Eve or else!

This was what expected on New Year's Eve under Joyce Leiphon.  If you didn't participate, you would be missing god and could have an impact on how your year would go.  I remember when several of our worship team decided not to come and was instructed to sit them down as a form of discipline.

We would show up several hours before the midnight to set everything up.  Everyone was asked to bring a dish of food to share with the group.  We again were asked by the event coordinator to bring a gift and some money for Joyce.  It was important to sow your money to Joyce at the beginning of the New Year!

Joyce would have her man of gawd, Leroy Thompson Money Cometh video playing on the big screen to set the mood.  We'd eat and fellowship, talk about those who didn't show up, and all they'd be missing out.

We would join hands in a circle, read a bunch of scriptures placing Joyce Leiphon's on high in praise to her and what she'd done for us in the previous year.  We'd go on for maybe 30 minutes or so, then as Joyce would walk around the room praying in tongues, we would follow her every move.  Some of her personal assistants would actually shadow her in case she would lose her balance.  She'd be drunk in the spirit and sometimes would be held up.  She'd blow on people and they would faint to the floor.  I wondered why no one fell when the catchers weren't in place to catch them?

We'd do the countdown to midnight......then shout out loud, "Money Cometh to Me Now", sometimes we'd do the "money pull", we'd jump up and down, run around acting as if we were rich.

Yes, her followers would try to be the first to give her money in the new year.  She would recognize those to the rest of the group who gave much money.  It seemed we were in competing for her blessing on us as we'd try to outdo each other in our giving.

Pretty exciting New Year's Eve yes?  Nothing but the money, didn't do much for the lost, the hurting, the poor.  It was all about Joyce Leiphon.  Things may have changed since Joyce is now streaming her shows online at LOTWC.......No, I don't think so, it's all about the money, has been, always will be.

Happy New Year!

Oh my! Could there be a change at Light of the World Church? Has Joyce Leiphon changed her ways?

I've not watched or listened to Joyce Leiphon in several years.  I noticed she has a new website with archive videos and audio teachings.  I thought I'd drop in to see what was going on lately with the  "Money Cometh to Me Now!" cult at Light of the World Church.  This is what I found from the most recent meetings.

Wed Dec 11:  The highlight of this meeting was the $1000.00 check my friend and his wife "sowed" into Joyce.  No new change here, Joyce makes it a point to tell everyone the amount and how faithful this couple has been to her over the years.  If you see the video, you will notice how Joyce first says how they were recently blessed because with money, new car etc.  She then makes a verbal mistake in saying that they weren't doing well financially because as she said, "he got his nose out of joint, not doing what I told him".  She then goes on to backtrack and correct herself, " I mean he didn't do what God spoke to me to tell him"  Joyce makes this couple a role model for the others as they give her mo money.

Sun Dec 22:  When someone tells you over and over again as they're speaking, "I'm not trying to control you", then chances are, they are trying to control you.   I heard a lot of the right words, like the shed blood of Jesus, mention of the redemption of the Cross, the power of Holy Spirit.  There will always be a sliver of truth in deception.  It all sounds good, but when you see the video of people bringing money to the pulpit while the word is being "taught" and then see a public rebuke to her sister for not turning the dollar bill offering face up, it still smacks of control, control, control.  I will notice that this Sunday was "missions Sunday".  So it does seem there is some mission money going somewhere.  To me, since there was no oversight when I was there, no accountability, that money could have been used to fund the Christmas party they had after Sunday service.  Remember when you bring cash to the pulpit to put the dollars face up, never face down.  Sounds like the theme is still about the money.


Wed Dec 18:  Again, all the Christian buzz words are there, but when it comes down to it, it always comes back to the money and what God can do for you.  Another underlying theme is the importance of everyone coming to all the meetings and the implication that if you didn't you would be missing out on the blessings of God.  Mentioning again toward the end of the service that this isn't about control doesn't help change the image of the Money Cometh church.

All in all, is there a change at Light of the World Church?  Has Joyce Leiphon changed?

In my opinion, yes.  But it's a wolf in sheep's clothing kind of change.  Use just enough Christian
language to keep them coming.  Then slowly appeal to peoples greed and the need to belong to something, throw in I'm the anointed one God has appointed me over you.   Next thing you know, you are giving your money to her at each meeting, paying your tithes, giving to her next trip etc, it's still a self-centered gospel, based on control and greed.  Oh, thank you God the peoples eyes are being open today.