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Stand up and be counted
by Thomas on April 15, 2010
I am 100% in favour of people who inspire men, women and children to seek the Lord with all their heart but I am not in favour of the ways and means some have adopted to seek the Lord that are not in tune with the Word of God.
I must admit at first I didn’t know what to think of the YouTube video series “Seek the Lord” which he delivered in the wake of the terrible murder on Eugene Terreblanche and the subsequent threats of revenge. Is it a motivational speech like any other by Tony Robbins or is it a Godly inspired sermon to inspire the Christians in South Africa to remain steadfast in times of austere peril? Or is it a clever mixture of both?
First we need to ask ourselves: “What is a motivational speech?” What is it that motivates people in motivational speeches? The ultimate goal of motivational speeches may be summed up as follows:










