(CL) – Rapper Kanye West is used to making waves in the culture at large but lately, he’s been on the radar of many Christians and pastors. Kanye is attempting to cross the line from worldly rapper and celebrity to more of an evangelical worship leader and influencer. On Friday, September 27, 2019, Kanye brought his ”Sunday Service” to Detroit, Michigan, and gave 12 minutes of stage time to Pastor Adam Tyson. Tyson told the crowd of believers and nonbelievers alike a concise message: God is holy, we’re all sinners, and Christ came that you could be born again.
Not mincing words, Tyson told the crowd he was there to “tell them about God.” The senior pastor of Placerita Bible Church in the Los Angeles area started by saying there are three ways people far from God typically think about him: God is an old man – Tyson said people sometimes think of God as someone who did great works in the Old Testament but isn’t around much anymore. He’s sort of like a grandfather–out of time and out of power. But, Tyson argues, the Bible says “God is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” READ MORE
