Kelowna Pastor, Harvest Church face 2 lawsuits alleging grooming, sexual assault

Kelowna Cap News is reporting that "A pair of lawsuits were filed in the Supreme Court of B.C. on April 29, against Arthur Charles Lucier, Kelowna Harvest Fellowship and Kelowna Harvest Ministries International with allegations of grooming and sexual misconduct."

"The legal action comes weeks after Lucier, who at the time of publication is listed as an apostolic overseer with Harvest Ministries, told his congregation on March 30, that he would be stepping down from his role at the Kelowna Harvest Church as the enemy was bringing up past sins."

OK so Laura Lynn Tyler Thompson has been going on and on and on about some kind of abuse at Daystar which is a Christian television network out of Texas. It seemed far too complicated for me to follow. I don't trust TV Evangelists.

Well I see that Laura Lynn has moved to Kelowna and she has mentioned allegations of sexual abuse involving Art Lucier from the Kelowna Harvest Fellowship. Art Lucier was a famous minister during Covid lockdowns.  

Obviously I'm going to let the courts figure out what's going on. Seemingly the investigation into the allegations at Daystar have closed. I'm not sure what that means. Apparently the child victim isn't ready to press charges. I didn't think the child had to. That's the point of an investigation. 

I'm just going to point out that wherever there is good, evil strives to tear it down. King David was in a position of influence and he was tempted. He was repentant the whole time after the fact and in one of his Psalms said God will not leave my soul in hell. Well that's nice to know. 

The Bible says walk in the light as God is in the light and the atoning blood of Jesus Christ will cleanse us from all sin. So it says. I'm not going to hate. I've met Laura Lynn and I believe she is sincere. I'm a bit leery of the born again noise because I find it very condescending and dramatic.

I was raised in the United Church and served a mission in the Mormon church. That was a long time ago. I'm not longer active in any church. I'm still passionate about my beliefs but they're personal. I'm passionate about the freedom of religion like Thomas Paine because after they take away religious freedom then they take away every other freedom we have. 

Child abuse is an abomination wherever it is found. Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Hockey, Scouts, anywhere it exists it is evil. Scouting was a positive movement. If some pedophiles were draw to Scouting that doesn't make Scouting bad it makes those individuals bad. Hypocrisy can shake an individual's faith. That's understandable. God does not promote or endorse evil.

So as the Caribbean brothers say keep the faith. Keep your faith. Keep faith in yourself and in the greater good. While we're here, I'm just going to throw something out there.

Harvest Church in Kelowna claims it is a prophetic family fellowship and apostolic. I find that amusing because a lot of the intolerant born again churches claim Mormons are of the devil because they believe in modern day prophets and apostles. 

I always used to argue that Christ said beware of false prophets. Then he explained how to tell the difference between a true prophet and a false prophet. By their fruits ye shall know them. He never said there will be no more prophets. Explaining how to tell the difference between a true prophet and a false prophet implies that there will be more prophets. 

Revelations 11 talks about two prophets in Jerusalem that will be killed before the second coming. There will be two true prophets and a false prophet. Gog leader of Magog. The false prophet will have power to perform miracles and will deceive many. True prophets and false prophets. 

Prophecy is one of the gifts of the spirit. You believe in tongues but you don't believe in prophecy? That never made sense to me but some of their prophets to me looked bat sh*t crazy. No offense. Some fruits are fruitier than others.

Christ asked Peter, Who do you say I am? Then Peter answered and said well some people say you're John the Baptist reincarnated. Others say you are Elijah who has returned. Then Christ said who do you say I am? Peter said thou art the Christ. The son of the living God. 

Christ responded "Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven." We all know the historical reality of Jesus. Whether or not he rose from the dead and was who he claimed can only be revealed through the spirit. It is that spirit of revelation that Christ built his Church. The rock of revelation. 

Then in verse 18 Christ said "And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Catholics say, there you have it. Peter was the first Pope and there is an unbroken chain from the first Pope to the current Pope. The Catholic church is the only true church on the earth. 

When I hear that I smile. If that was true, they'd be right. The only problem is that's not true. After Judas killed himself they called Mathias to take his place. After that the 12 apostles were all martyred. For 300 years Christians were persecuted and fed to the lions. It wasn't until Constantine had a dream of being victorious in battle under the banner of the Christian cross that he changed his strategy. 

He said to the remaining Christians figure out a doctrine and we'll make that the state religion and we'll persecute everyone who doesn't believe exactly what we believe. That's where indulgences and the distorted view of the Trinity came from.  

The Bible prophesied that the Jews would be scattered and gathered again. The Bible also prophesied that the church would fall away and later be restored. An apostasy and a restoration. So it is what it is. All I'm saying is the Born Agains that hate on the Mormons for believing in Apostles and Prophets are laughable. They are clueless. No offense.

Isaiah said "this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord: Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits."

People don't want to hear the truth. People rather be lied to. 

Throughout history the people have rejected the prophets. Remember when Elijah was in the cave and God spoke to him. God wasn't in the wind, in the fire or the earthquake. God was heard in the still small voice. 

Well do you remember why Elijah was in a cave? Everyone had rejected and killed all the true prophets. He was the last one. 

Throughout history the people have rejected the prophets. 

In the Book of Mormon a First Nations prophet said if a true prophet comes and testifies of your sins you will cast him out and declare he is a false prophet sent from the devil. 

Yet if a false prophet comes and says there is no sin, God will save everyone, then not only will they declare he is a true prophet but they will also pay him well. That is so true. The church and the children of Israel are the same.