Prosperity Gospel

Book Review: God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel, by Costi Hinn
Review by Mike McKinley | 10.22.2020God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel is an easy-to-read, conversational book that makes a convincing case for rejecting the prosperity gospel.

How Does COVID-19 Expose the Lie of the Prosperity Gospel?
By Conrad Mbewe | 05.04.2020What COVID-19 has done is to show us our need of the glorious biblical gospel, which satisfies us whatever circumstances we may be in.

One Way to Use “American Gospel” in Your Church
By Philip Van Steenburgh | 08.02.2019Recently, our church partnered with two other local churches to host an event using the documentary film “American Gospel: In Christ Alone.” Our goal was to communicate the gospel clearly, especially on key points where the true gospel has been confused with moralism, Catholicism, and prosperity movements so prevalent inside and outside the church.

Episode 88: On the Prosperity Gospel (with Sean Demars & Greg Gilbert)
By G. Gilbert, J. Leeman, M. Dever, S. DeMars | 05.21.2019The prosperity gospel is evil, and it’s spreading across the globe like wildfire.

Why African Churches Need Membership
By Chopo Mwanza | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Following the Lord Together | 05.07.2019Churches in Africa needs to teach and practice biblical church membership because it helps address the false sense of community, nominal Christianity, and the subtle relativism.

Book Review: Salvation with a Smile: Joel Osteen, Lakewood Church, and American Christianity
Review by Sam Emadi | 01.31.2019One key takeaway from the story of Joel Osteen’s ministry is the way that he and other modern mainstream prosperity preachers have altered the prosperity gospel to fit more with America’s secularizing worldview.