True spirit of Christmas
$ FIVE POINT THREE MILLION PAYED ! 👍🤗 PASTOR TOM HUGHES
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Dang Skippy Bro ! “,
Heaven’s YES !
I have also chat messaged Erik and told him I would state were anyone to start a religious debate whatsoever that I will remind whomsoever to withhold such a discussion.
THIS IS PRECISELY WHAT CHRISTMAS IS ALL ABOUT, JUST AS IT IS INTENDED TO BE RECOGNIZED AND IT’S MESSAGE.
....and it was intended on an Eternal Note, and I look forward the day that COMPLETELY flourishes .
siluriun wrote:
True spirit of Christmas
OK FIRST SORRY I GOTO GET SO IM NOT GOING TO PROOF READ IT, BUT FELT LEAD TO TRY TO GET THROUGH TO THAT ONE PERSON
That was really nice. What is sad...
First I do Know and see it everyday, "the stong dilution" that people especialy 😏 dare I say, Christains (now hold on) think about what im saying. Either you believe the scriptures or you don't.
OK lets say theres 500 million Christians. Well scripture says "THE WHOLE WORLD WONDERS AFTER THE BEAST(AKA the system of man ). well why don't it say "exept Christians"?
WE are deceived too.
SEE FOR YOUR SELF
- Most who study find the Our Savior was MORE LIKELY TO have been born in September.
so how are we recognizing his birth when we do, WHICH IS SATURNALYA a very demonic and of coure pagan holiday that's been around longer that 2000 years .
I could go on and on. but the point is, YOU need to resaech because one day hes going to take you into his kingdom or say, as it IS written "go from me I do not know you. and us thinking we observering what ever holidays we want and rejecting as we do not only the sabbith but his appointed holidays I don't thinks going to fly.
Just remember just because you don't hear about it in church, that don't mean nothing. I had to leave church to get a better understanding of truth.
TRUTH IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN OUR TRADITIONS
BUT MOST WHO READ THIS SADLY WILL REJECT ITS TRUTH.
SINCERLY Luke C 
I believe he was born in February to be honest with you. Christmas is just to represent his birth, and of course they do not think the 25th of Dec., nor do I think it was was correct, it’s the representation. Please refrain from starting any religious debate like I mentioned, and had chat messaged Erik telling him I would have such stopped. If you care to go further discussing I am fine we chatting and as a matter of fact after I finish posting this will message you in chat area.
Thank you, DrClear
just saying ok. im ready who wants to hate because I tell them the truth but theyd rather love the world.
TheBestBeer_Root wrote:
I believe he was born in February to be honest with you. Christmas is just to represent his birth, and of course they do not think the 25th of Dec., nor do I, was correct, it’s the representation. Please refrain from starting any religious debate like I mentioned, and had chat messaged Erik telling him I would have such stopped. If you care to go further discussing I am fine we chatting and as a matter of fact after I finish posting this will message you in chat area.
Thank you, DrClear hey! hows it going? don't worry therers no debate it is was it is now matter what even "500 mill" Christians or anybody believes exept you know who
Februarys great too
why not here who knows how many can benefit from the conversation?
its ok ive said mine.
just remember folks the masses go the wrong way even when dealing with the churches wrong way
Please.... have you read my messages in chat?
Yo dude.... were it up to me I would be happy to straight out discuss directly here, but this is not my site, and I totally understand Erik having many millions who are members here and I’m sure, sadly said, that many will find offensive, because how they are developed, brought up to believe, view such things, so, considering it is neither yours nor my site we must respectfully recognize his rules regarding such. Maybe talk to Erik and see what you two can work out, perhaps you have something you could share to all his members that Erik would agree to and maybe we can begin to handle and resolve to please everyone here. just saying
True Spirit of Christmas 
Alright now..........................
bro bro bro bro BRO lol 😂
look here now... Dude you’re going into much sadness, yes, such stated is, however, LOVE is what the Pastor Tom Hughes SHINED FORTH ON SUCH GREAT TIDINGS OF J O Y OF A DAY ! “,
Think what he had accomplished, SUCH LOVE THAT HELPED T H O U S A N D S of less fortunate debt owers, dude....... This WAS ABSOLUTELY A W E S O M E ! ! !
and L O L that ain’t one single iota of some absurdly SAD pagan YAP. (Yap, meaning ignorance based)
Here.... THIS IS CHRISTMAS ! ! ! ✨🎄✨🎁✨🥰✨
Eagle Rock church erases $5.3 million in medical debt for poor L.A. area families
Christian Assembly Church is working with a debt-forgiveness nonprofit to help erase bills for 5,555 low-income households in 28 L.A. County neighborhoods
In an astounding Christmas gift, an Eagle Rock church is wiping out $5.3 million in medical debt for thousands of low-income Los Angeles area residents.
Using more than $50,000 worth of donations from parishioners, Christian Assembly Church is working with a debt-forgiveness nonprofit to help erase bills for 5,555 households who earn less than twice the federal poverty level.
Twenty-eight cities in Los Angeles County were selected for the debt-relief program based on neighborhoods where church members live. Areas represented by 15 or more households from within the church community were chosen, including the city of Los Angeles, Azusa, Hollywood, San Gabriel, Sylmar and Glendale.
“We are able to give a Christmas gift to the people of Los Angeles, no strings attached,” pastor Tom Hughes announced to cheers and a standing ovation during the church's Christmas services last weekend.
RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit started in 2014 by two former debt collectors, uses donations to buy large bundles of medical debt for pennies on the dollar. Collection agencies typically sell debts for a fraction of the cost to bill collectors, who then pursue the original amount. It takes roughly $100 to erase $10,000 worth of debt. The church's $50,000 donation can forgive more than $5 million for those who owe.
Church member Jean Kellett of Sherman Oaks said when she learned of the debt-relief plans during Sunday's service, she wept.
"Everyone was really touched. Tears began streaming," said Kellett, who has been attending Christian Assembly Church since 2003. "There wasn’t any better expression of Christmas than what they have done."
Hughes said that as a church leader, he has seen how debt can weigh on people. Medical bills can add up for those without — or even with — health insurance and often are a contributing factor to personal bankruptcy and homelessness.
When a pastor in Baltimore told Hughes, 45, about RIP Medical Debt, he reached out to the group and created a plan that would allow the church's donations to help a multitude of L.A. County residents. In 2016, the debt-forgiveness organization worked with "Last Week With John Oliver" to erase $15 million worth of medical debt for 9,000 people.
"Basically, every person I've ever met has probably known someone who has a medical condition that’s come out of the blue," Hughes said.
While the gift will have an expanded impact, it's not the largest donation Christian Assembly Church has made. In February, the church — which was founded in 1907 and has been at the Eagle Rock address since the 1970s — delivered $1.2 million in cash to open a hospice center in Kenya.
But the medical debt donation has garnered perhaps the most attention in the church's history, as pastors from Seattle to San Diego have reached out to learn how their churches can do something similar. Hughes, who has served at the church since 2002 and in the position of co-lead pastor since 2007, thinks the interest may be because this gift resonates with so many.
Jill Rhodes, a community pastor at the church, said that staff members learned of the plan a couple of months ago and they worked hard to keep it a secret until the official announcement was made.
"I love that our church is doing this. I’m especially excited for all those who will receive letters," she said. "I can’t imagine what it will be like to get that news in the mail."
Recipients started receiving notifications last week, Hughes said. The names of those receiving the debt-forgiveness gift will remain confidential under federal medical privacy laws. Hughes said the letters would include an email address if any of the beneficiaries would like to share their story with RIP Medical Debt and the church.
"Even if we get a few people that write in, it would be great to tell their stories and hopefully inspire other churches to have compassion on the poor," the pastor said.
As word of the charitable contribution spread, many took to social media to applaud the activism.
“This is what a church’s money is for — not buildings and sound systems, but actually directly helping people in need,” one person wrote on Facebook.
One man said he shared the story with friends in Korea, and a person from Nashville said the inspiration to emulate the charitable act would be widely felt.
In addition to the debt-forgiveness program, the church plans to work with credit agencies to repair people’s credit scores. Hughes said he hopes the cancellation of people's medical debts will also put an end to bill collectors' phone calls and bring a source of comfort to those in need.
"Giving someone a tangible sense that I’m not alone, someone cares, someone sees me — that’s a win," he said.
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