🆕 Bigger Barns, Bigger Burdens | The Truth About Pentecostal Church Debt – EP137

In this episode, we continue last week’s conversation about why modern church buildings are not the “house of God”, by looking at what happens when sacred-building theology gets tied to millions of dollars in debt. We examine how pastors frame expansion projects as vision, prophecy, revival, and obedience, while the saints are left carrying the financial burden through pressure, maxed-out credit cards, and years of giving. We also look at the way some recent debt-free announcements are celebrated as though “God did it,” while the actual people who paid the price are barely acknowledged. We are asking whether this looks like the New Testament church or like spiritualized financial abuse. Jesus is not building His church through man-made empires. His church is His people.And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. - Luke 12:18 ESVLast Week: The “House of God”? | Why Pentecostals Treat Buildings as Sacred – EP136Playlists:Full Podcast Playlist⁠ - YoutubeHoliness StandardsThe Church BuildingExamining PentecostalismThe “MOG” (Man of God)All About The MoneyAbuse In The PulpitAddressing NAYC CommentsFEAR!!! FEAR!!! FEAR!!!Music’s “Play” In It AllGrace, Grace, God’s GraceShow Links:Pay Up or Be Cursed: How Pentecostal Churches Weaponize Giving - EP75Nathaniel Haney - Freedom From Debt ServiceNathan Holmes - “$33 million”Nathan Holmes - “Vision Sunday 2025”Josh Herring - “a word from the Lord”Myles Young - “give to Jubilee”Benson Holmes - “give to BOTR”Aaron Bounds - “biggest building”Mark Morgan - “focused on the building”FPCNLR - “52 days for BOTR $$”Resources:DivideTheWord.blogResponsible Faith - YouTubeSpiritualabuse.orgB.I.T.E. Model ⁠Website B.I.T.E. Model ⁠Free PDFBook: Toxic FaithBook: The Subtle Power of Spiritual AbuseBooks: Pagan Christianity? Exploring the Roots of Our Church PracticesBook: Christianity without the Cross: A History of Salvation in Oneness PentecostalismBook: Free: From Legalism to GraceConnect with us!📱Leave a voicemail or text us! (484) 424-7223⁠⁠📨 Send us an email! hello@graceescapepod.com💻 http://graceescapepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠<