Have you ever seen your wealth grow 31000 percent in one year?

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My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason; like Sheol let us swallow them alive, and whole, like those who go down to the pit; we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder; throw in your lot among us; we will all have one purse my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths, for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood. For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird, but these men lie in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives. Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors. - Proverbs 1:10-19 (ESV)

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In 2023, stirring hatred among the churched has turned into quite a lucrative business. Selling perceived grievance and victimhood these days have seen the rise of a new class of grifters. Grifter was a term popularized around the turn of the 20^th Century in circus and carnival circles and it usually inferred small scale con-men and "grifts" designed to take people's money with the need to use force. It is defined today as:

"Grift was born in the argot of the underworld, a realm in which a 'grifter' might be a pickpocket, a crooked gambler, or a confidence man"any criminal who relied on skill and wits rather than physical violence"and to be 'on the grift' was to make a living by stings and clever thefts."- Miriam Webster

Perhaps it is doing a disservice and underselling the threat to continue to refer to the church grifter as such because the payoff is far greater than "small scale." Take the newest Bethel grifter extraordinaire, Sean Feucht. In 2019 the 30-something worship leader from the cesspool known as Bethel Church in Redding California decided to run for Congress. Since the district that contains Bethel had a Republican representative, he carpetbagged his way to a different California district to the south. He was trounced in the Primary in March of 2020. He seemed legitimately confused and despaired by the showing lamenting how it could be if he was really called by God to run as he thought. Fear not, for out of those ashes arose a new determined Feucht who would soon discover the grift of a lifetime - COVID 19. That's right, as COVID began to rage, Sean discovered that the apostate church was dying for strong culture warriors to sell them the grievance and victimhood they thrived on that was not so blatantly political but rather had an air or stench, of faux piety. Enter Sean Feucht the Troubador Political Worship Leader and his cross-country grievance-fest.

Feucht would troll sites where there was great civil unrest such as Portland after police brutality led to public protests or the George Floyd protests. He was not shy either about drawing the line in the sand over his "righteous" side and those that might have the temerity to oppose him for taking advantage of people in times of great strife. Like in Portland where he tweeted that his security was comprised of ex-military, ex-police and lovers of Jesus and freedom and if people dared to "mess" with their first amendment rights to worship God, they would "meet Jesus one way or another." I am sure we all remember when Jesus threatened the opposition with death, right? By the time this had rolled around in 2021, the large scale grift had already been long underway and paying off for Feucht big time.

In just one year, from 2019 to 2020, Feucht increased his income 31,000 percent - can I get a hallelujah! His ministry, which lists Sean as the only employee, went from $280,000 in revenue to 5.3 million dollars in just one year! Can I get an amen! Strangely, and possibly illegally, Feucht lists zero contributions and claims the money is all from speaking honorariums. That's a heck of a lot of honorariums. So, what did the suddenly flush with millions Feucht do? Did he thoughtfully and prayerfully give some to charities and gospel causes? Just kidding. He purchased two homes worth over two million dollars for himself. The first one was on a five-acre piece of land in Montana worth over 700K and the other was described by Rolling Stone as a home in the glitzy gated community of Coto de Caza in Southern California. Coto de Caza is home to many celebrities and perusing the real estate pages reveals that Feucht actually got one of the "cheaper" homes if it was only 1.3 million dollars. The average was much higher, and I saw one listing as high as eight million dollars. Nice digs if you can afford it, which now Sean Feucht can apparently. Not content with these, his "ministry" also purchased a one-million-dollar brick row house on Capitol Hill, so he can send people to lobby Congress on his behalf. Most investigative journalism shows this residence is rarely used. Who cares if you can afford it, right? This is the backdrop because Mr. Feucht continues this grift until today. He now finds a national platform on Charisma News because they are the source for all things dominionist these days. The above link is from the latest article Feucht has published on Charisma. I will be reviewing the lowlights so let us reason once again beloved.

"Of course, it is easy to find "faith leaders" willing to sign their name to a letter denouncing Let Us Worship. But those very same faith leaders echoed a chorus of avowed Satanists, which makes me wonder which group should examine their beliefs. Simply put, to stand for the truth of the gospel is dangerous. Fear not, for it is Truth"and only the truth"that sets us free." - Seam Feucht

First of all, it is sad that anyone, even other church leaders, who dare question his grift are summarily dismissed as aligning with avowed Satanists. This is a silly and transparent tactic of trying to dismiss critics without actually answering the very real concern about his financial gains and motives. Not to mention his perpetual stirring of the hatred pot in this country. The larger problem here of course is this continuous misuse of the term "gospel." This is a common refrain from all dominionists. That they are just trying to spread the gospel. NONSENSE. Feucht does not spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. He spreads the gospel of Sean Feucht, and the sole beneficiary of that gospel is Sean Feucht. The true gospel is repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand not if you try to stop me from playing my guitar, I will have you ended by my elite security force/kill squad. Jesus Christ did not have a place to lay His head. He did not have five acres in Nazareth and a gated community home in the Jerusalem suburbs where John the Baptists was his celebrity neighbor. Paying lip service to Christ while selling fear and loathing is not the gospel. Remember, his home church is Bethel so even if he stopped the grift, his theology is that of Bill Johnson and that aint the gospel either.

"The Let Us Worship movement started as a response to an injustice I witnessed firsthand in my home state of California during the early stages of the Covid pandemic. Had churches in California been afforded the rights to gather, the same rights that strip clubs and bars never lost, we probably wouldn't be here today. But the government telling Believers to stay home, while strippers and bartenders could go to work, was the final straw. This birthed a movement that continues today. By simply obeying God's prompting, what started as a one-day worship revival became the Let Us Worship movement, with hundreds of revivals and hundreds of thousands of lives (likely millions) transformed by encountering God." - Sean Feucht

As usual, Feucht is employing revisionist history to defend his grift and to try and blame God for it. It is true that the California direction when COVID hit was murky at best but a review of the reporting at the time reveals that strip clubs were not allowed to stay open unless they acted solely as restaurants, which were allowed to remain open with restrictions. I am sure there were local businesses that were behaving outside of the restrictions but those are matters for local law enforcement, not Sean Feucht. The more important point is that churches were not asked to shut down either. They just could not hold the large corporate gatherings that have come to mis-define the church due to the Purpose Driven Church teachings. Most churches still figured out how to be the church during a time when the world so needed them. They still did online services, worship and collections but this would never be enough for cult of personality pastors who think they are the church. Bethel Church as over 11,000 members. The crisis was created by the NAR because it fit the Republican Party narrative. Feucht used this time of great turmoil to start his American tour. Even though he brags no one caught COVID that is doubtful. Pastor Loren Sandford once bragged as much too and is now dead from COVID. Even John MacArthur bragged the same and then had to admit that he had COVID for a month, which almost killed him and that it had ravaged his church. The ego here is uncontrolled as Feucht thinks millions of people were transformed by his grift. Well, maybe their bank accounts were. God did not prompt this grifting Sean and you know it.

"We don't know the full outcome yet of the Let Us Worship movement (and maybe won't know until we reach the other side) but we know God is not finished yet. The injustice we encountered prompted us to take action. America needs revival because the status quo isn't working. Historic revivals have shaped our nation in the past"the 1st and 2nd Great Awakenings, Azusa Street, Jesus People Movement"is critical to our nation's future. We need a powerful move of God to sweep our nation once again. In our travels across the globe, we've seen, felt and experienced urgency and desperation." - Sean Feucht

That's odd because William Seymour after Azusa saw his congregation be reduced to just a small black church and he died serving there. I do not recall him buying summer homes or hobnobbing with celebrities. Guess he did not have Sean's real estate guy. The NAR is constantly chasing this false promise of revival because it is so vague that it can be easily manipulated. Want to brag you are doing something - just say revival has come! Want to drum up support, resentment, anger, and money - say it is so desperately needed. The bible does not promise a great end times revival. Just a great end times apostasy and Sean Feucht is leading the way on that.

"Why? Because brokenness is rampant in our society. Kids are gripped by anxiety, marriages are failing at record rates, drug addiction claims lives in all areas of society, and it's only getting worse. In America, there is no shortage of hurt and not enough evidence of healing. We see people healed and restored all the time, and we want to point people to the only One who heals and restores. And we've watched God set people free in Idaho and all across America. God has freed addicts from the grip of addiction. God has freed the hopeless from suicidal ideations. And God has freed the confused from the grips of gender dysphoria. God has healed marriages, sicknesses, and relationships, and the tangible evidence of His power is dangerous to a fallen world." - Sean Feucht

All of the glorious claims are of course unsubstantiated and designed to gin up the crowds. Look, can God do all of these things? Absolutely but He is not doing them through a raving heretic like Sean Feucht. The reason why this country continues on the path it is on is because of the church. It is because people who claim to lead the church think nothing of threatening the lost while increasing their net wealth by 31,000 % in just one year. When Rolling Stone exposed the finances, the absolute lame response from Feucht was:

"Rolling Stone is at it again, acting surprised at the scope and breadth of the ministry required to host hundreds of worship events impacting hundreds of thousands of people across the country. But they have no interest in applauding God for His work and His faithfulness, they just want to distort and deceive. It's not going to work. God is on the move and they can't stop it!" - Sean Feucht

So, you think Rolling Stone reporting on money you are grifting is them acting surprised by the scope of the grift? Yeah, no. Why would a secular magazine applaud God, especially when they know you are lying Sean? There is no distortion or deception. Tax return forms are tax return forms. Ministry disclosures required by the government do not lie. Real Estate purchases are public record. The reason why Rolling Stone reported that you went from $280,000 to 5.3 million dollars in one year is because YOU reported it. God is not on the move in this grift beloved. Sean Feucht is on the move, straight to five acres in Montana and a swanky spot in Coto de Caza.

"Like it or not, there is a battle of good versus evil being waged in the seen and unseen realms, and we must pick a side. The hour we live in demands we choose a side. We've had governments threaten us, Antifa assault us, Satanist pour blood all over us, vendors boycott us"and after this weekend, we've watched "faith leaders" join Satanists to denounce us." - Sean Feucht

There is this battle Sean describes but he is not on God's side. If he were, he would stop going to Bethel where the gospel is not preached. He would stop fleecing the flock. He would have some humility before spending 3 million dollars on three different properties and then dare to chastise people for having the temerity to simply point it out. He portrays himself as the victim here because that is what he sells. He tells his followers that they too are victims, and they need to resist the evil people that dare to tell them otherwise. Then he wraps himself up the flag and the word "gospel" while he stuffs his bank accounts and buys property. I agree we need to choose sides but beloved, avoid the side with the grift. Not only for your eternal sake but for your fiscal sake as well. We are reminded in the key verses today that we must be on our guard for enticement from sinners. The people who fall for the grift of Sean Feucht consent to the grift because it is what they want. They want to hear that they should be angry and despise the very people that need the real gospel the most. Realize the teaching here. That those that set the trap as Sean does think they are setting a trap for the blood of the innocent but the only trap that is set is for their own blood. Sean will benefit in this life because of the grift but he will stand before Christ and answer for it. Such are the ways of those who are greedy for unjust gain. Sean may think that he earned the five acres in Montana or the plush accommodations in Coto de Caza. Perhaps he thinks he is worth the 31,000% increase in wealth. It all matters not to God. What matters is he does not present the gospel of Jesus Christ and is scattering people away from Jesus Christ. Mark and avoid beloved.

Reverend Anthony Wade - August 8, 2023

Authors Bio:
Credentialed Minister of the Gospel for the Assemblies of God. Owner and founder of 828 ministries. Vice President for Goodwill Industries. Always remember that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.