On April 25, the Lake Viking Church was the scene of a very different sort of service.
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It’s not often that we can witness Christian evangelists breaking baseball bats over their heads or ripping steel license plates in half – with their teeth! – but that is exactly what the large overflow audience saw with John Jacobs and his Power Force Crusade.
Jacobs, a bulked up, muscle-bound guy, is loud and forceful as he preaches his message with an undeniable sense of gusto and urgency. And his team’s presentation is befittingly symbolic of his message of the power that can be found in strong faith. As this group powers into their presentation by bending iron bars over their heads, breaking bricks with karate chops, and other extraordinary feats of strength the message resonates.
One would never know that Power Force strongman Steve Carrier, as a child, was severely crippled and stuttered so badly he could hardly speak a coherent sentence. But when he delivers an eloquent sermon and then breaks bricks, with a resounding blow from his right arm, he is demonstrating that there are no walls or barriers that are too great for one whose faith is strong.
When ex-football player Jerome King literally rips his way out of a pair of handcuffs, his message is that strong faith can overcome any bonds that may confine us such as addiction or anger issues.
Lake Viking Church Pastor Robert Nelson even got into the act. After his musical group, Servants of the Most High, warmed the audience up with a nice selection of inspirational music, he was rewarded by the privilege of allowing Jerome to smash a full can of soda on his head. Ouch!
John Jacobs and his group have been in the “power ministry” for a long time. The group has appeared in over 3,000 crusades in 40 countries and at the churches of Rev J.D. and Joel Osteen, and in national TV shows while carrying their message to millions. Their focus, however, is in schools with the youth as evidenced by their ministry’s official title: The “Next Generation Power Force.” John speaks with a forceful passion when he describes how the nation’s youth has suffered from a school system that has been ravaged by the recent COVID epidemic. He describes how millions of youth, more than ever before, are falling through the cracks.
Conversely, his team is more determined than ever to make a difference. It’s a tough, heart-wrenching situation, but these are very strong guys with a very strong message. They are more than up to the task.
