Don't Let the Church Steal Your Family

By Yolanda C. Gilliam

Dont Let The Church Steal Your Family addresses
issues of putting family first, positions last, the spirit
of compromise and entertainment instead of ministry
in the church. Many believers spend more time at
revivals, choir concerts, church BBQs, afternoon
services, weekly meetings than with their families.
In addition the result of exchanging family position
for church positions has been devastating to the body
of Christ. Divorce is on the rise in the church, children
are rebellious, men and women have exchanged their
roles in the family as the church continues to lower
their standards of righteousness. Sinners no longer
have a conviction of doing wrong in the church
because the body of Christ has open many doors
to demonic oppression. Yolanda C. Gilliam hopes to
shed light about many controversial issues that have
been swept under the carpet and placed in the dark
closets of our churches.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Sep 4, 2007
• ISBN: 9781462825318

Yolanda C. Gilliam

Yolanda C. Gilliam was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She has always had a desire for God to use her through her gift of writing. As a new author she hopes to shed light about many controversial issues that have been swept under the carpet and placed in the closets of our churches. Dont Let The Church Steal Your Family addresses the importance of putting family first and positions last, the spirit of compromise on the rise in our churches and entertainment instead of ministry in the church. Yolanda is looking forward to writing Part 2 and wants God to continue to use her in a mighty way. Yolanda presently attends The Way, The Church in Los Angeles, California pastored by Bishop and First Lady W.A. Garrett.

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Don’t Let the Church Steal Your Family

Yolanda Gilliam

Copyright © 2007 by Yolanda Gilliam.

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Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

THE FAMILY

THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY

THE MAN

THE WOMAN

THE CHURCH

Large Ministries VS. Small Ministries

FUNCTIONS IN THE CHURCH

PK ACADEMY AWARDS

RESTORATION OF THE BODY OF CHRIST

THE TEMPLE

WHO’S ANOINTING IS ON YOUR LIFE

WORDS OF WISDOM

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

To my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, I thank you for using me as a vessel to do your will and work. Jesus you are my King and my everything. I dedicate myself and this book back to you.

To my mother & best friend Jane C. Hairston, I love and appreciate you. Thank you for keeping fire underneath me to finish this book. You are a true blessing to me. Love you much yo-yo.

To my son Michael whom I love dearly, thank you for encouraging mommy to finish this book. Besides Jesus, you are one of the reasons I enjoy living. I love you very much.

To my brothers’ James, Carl & Joshua, I love you all very much. Thank you for believing in me.

To my sisters’ Rita & Frances, I love you. Thank you for supporting me.

To my Aunt Lilly and cousins Jessica and Christina, I love and appreciate you. You are always there whenever I need you.

To my beloved Bishop and First Lady W.A. Garrett, words can’t express my appreciation and love I have for you. Thank you for pushing me to go after my dreams and visions. This has been a dream come true. Love you much!

To my extended family and friends, thank you for your support and prayers. Love you!

INTRODUCTION

Whether you’re working an 8 to 5 job, watching T.V. or even taking a hobby, you can overdo anything. As saints we must have a balance between our participation in church and the time we spend with our families. The essential element that makes the church is the family. Many saints believe the building is the church. People who have accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior makes the church. There are many distractions in the body of Christ which include position, clothing, function and more. Ask yourself, Is there anything other than Jesus Christ that can save you or get you to heaven? Is there some great formula? The answer is no. Why do we make salvation seem so difficult or a turn it into a twelve step program.

Which package have you purchased?

Package A

(10) 3x3 Come as you are and stay as you are portrait

(5) 5x7 Know the church language (Praise Him, Alleluia)

(Classes are available at the ‘Know the church lingo school’)

(1) 8x10 How to spend less time with Jesus and more time at church

Package B

(15) 3x3 Stay as you are but have at least three characteristics of Christ

(7) 5x7 Includes free baptism and prophecy

(3) 8x10 Earn a position in the church while you and your spouse work out the details of your Godly divorce

Package C

(25) 3x3 Stay as you are but you must ignore at least three people every Sunday excluding bible study

(10) 5x 7 Includes a free baptism, Receive a newsletter entitled ‘How to join the Church Click’ and read a bible scripture once a month (if that’s to much read at least one scripture a year excluding holidays.)

(5) 8x10 Take a picture with the Pastor and First Lady as they pretend they like you and you like them. Also includes a fake I like you pose with your church enemies and PK kids (Pastor Kids)

Package D—Ultimate Package (Popular Package)

(50) 3x3 You get to ignore 20 people because you’re a leader

(20) 5x7 The church click, Pastor and First Lady accepts you because you gave a generous offering.

(10) 8x10 You forsake your family for church activities, and what’s great you have been nominated president of the world’s renowned click (Yeah! You’ve finally learned how to be professionally and spiritually snotty)

(2) 11x17 The famous portrait—You get to take a pose with the saints who ran people out of the church because they didn’t meet their expectations, Oh, I mean God’s expectations. Congratulations!

All packages include that you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, free webpage with a picture of you and the church click, one free dinner and women must out dress the First Lady at least once a month.

Pathetic, you may say but the church has turned into a big joke. The unsaved don’t take the church seriously. Our own Christian family seeks unsaved people and the psychic world for help instead of Jesus. What kind of example is this setting for unsaved people? Who really wants to be saved? Where are God’s peculiar people?

The Lord gave