Leaders of the International House of Prayer met with the public for the second time (we covered the first), and it doesn't sound like a lot came out of the meeting other than more denials from church founder Mike Bickle that his church isn't a cult.
KSHB Channel 41 attended the star-studded meeting (Cathy Jolly! John Sharp! Alvin Brooks!). The highlight: Neighbor Carmen Kelly said the kids all seem "brainwashed."
Kelly said:
"They all kind of talk the same. They speak in monotone. I've had some of them follow me around."
Bickle disagreed.
"If they were brainwashed, then they would be listening to me telling them to stop doing that," Bickle said. "I'm really against that kind of stuff."
Good to know Bickle is against his people creepily following people around.
Note to KSHB's Larry Seward: This was the second public forum by IHOP leaders.
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Stay at ihop a few years and then try to detox and seek the truth. God will show you, He is not a God that wants you in bondage and you will see how much of a cult it is. You will see. Seek the truth buddy seek and pursue it....
Dude need to mention I was convinced to give my entire 401k at the time to IHOP. And what was done with it? Who knows.....they are liars and the foundation is built on mens prophecies that at the time where further from the truth than Hitler. People don't want the truth in scripture they just want people to tell them what to do. Research the matter and seek God away from IHOP for a long season seek the love of His word and you will see how deceived you've been like I was. Bickle and Hood and all those that obtain salaries when they claim they do not should be ashamed of themselves when so many followers are struggling. Jesus son of David have mercy on me for sharing this truth..have mercy on these leaders that are a disgrace to you. Amen
Thank you for posting. I am leading others to this site that have also left IHOP after recent garbage that just keeps being piled on and on. They are such a huge money scam.
IHOP is cult like and is based on lies and money scams! I have been part of the internships at IHOP for over 3 years and I do thank God that my family got me out of there. I was not part of the leadership but saw enough to know that there is something wrong with them. I also know that many of the pastors in the area have just had it with Bickle. I went to several churches in the area since I was not getting the Cross message at IHOP it was all about Bob Jones, prophecy and dreams and what they felt the dreams meant and their interpertation of the bible. It was all foolishness I paid alot of money a total of over 18 thousand dollars to that place along with all my tithing….everytime I made some money I would be told to give it away or I would run into classmates that need the money since they had no food. I lived in one of their apartment with 2 bedrooms with 6 adults it was just wrong but I had to I was really not encouraged to be part of the program and live on my own. If you do particular programs you have to live on site. All of it was very controling. Lou Engle is just out there and wacked. I tink there is something seriously wrong with him and everyone that adores him and follows him they don’t even think for themselves they just do what he does. I knew that from the start so I tried to stay away from him, but it is hard since he often preaches. When the awakening happened it was odd too, I think most people knew people were faking it, I even did sometimes since they put the pressure on some of us that we had to feel something. Alot of mind control, not that you had to do something or they would kill you but they would alient you and make you feel like you were shit. Very clicky, Not sure if that is how you spell it but so not Jesus at all. I see all that now being in a healthy church and real community. That is another thing no real community in that place. It is like they are all glassy eyed. I was too, just like zombies following eachother round and round and not growing in Christ at all from glory to glory. Lots of money goes into that place thousands and I think probably millions but the kids (us) never saw it and we had to always beg for support. I have been on a mission trip to Africa since returning home and that was like night and day. The mission trips I was on through IHOP was nothing like I was on recently. We were building huts and really slept in the wilderness and were real missionaries at IHOP many even stayed at peoples homes or motels, I did as well everything we needed was provided – nothing like real missions work. Just stupid. I never could see asking for money to pray. I pray more now than I did then and I can’t imagine asking anyone to give me money or support so I can pray, Anna never did that. Why should we. Now I see clearly but I thank my parents for having their heads on straight and pulling me out before it really screwed me up.
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