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Rev Mike has a problem. People come to his site because he shares a name with a Prosperity preacher. His solution is more extreme than anything I have said here<\/a> or in my last sermon which touched on issues relating to the word of faith subject<\/p>\n

Mike says<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cTo those of you who have come here seeking \u2018wisdom keys\u2019 from a charlatan masquerading as a minister of the gospel, let me share with you Peter\u2019s words to Simon Magus in Acts 8:20-23:
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May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God\u2019s gift with money! You have no part or share in this, for your heart is not right before God. Repent therefore of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and the chains of wickedness.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"