Man pulls gun on pastor during sermon in Pennsylvania
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- Chaos erupted at Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in Pennsylvania when a gunman approached the pastor during his sermon and attempted to shoot. The gun failed to go off and the assailant was wrestled down by the deacon. NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports for TODAY. Warning: The video is disturbing.
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Sounds like real pastor.. forgiving and loving just as real Christians should
This is religious denominationism
@@StandForTruth205How so?
THAT’S SO TRUE!
@@StandForTruth205Irrelevant
Not me, I would've pressed charges... clearly this guy's a serious threat to society.
This same scenario happened just a few weeks ago to pastor Mar Mari Emmanuel; the suspect’s knife wouldn’t open. Now that’s 2 in a row! God is real and He loves you so much.
💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽☝🏽🙏🏽✝️
Too many coincidences to not put things together. Jesus is always in control and all knowing ✝️✝️✝️
“No weapon formed against you shall prosper” live in practice! 🙏🏾💫💯
Amen! 💯
Amen Amen Amen
Seriously? I guess God intervened here saving this one pastor, but didn't feel like intervening at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas where 26 people were killed, or the 9 killed at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina or the 11 killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, etc. Where was God during these church killings? Probably too preoccupied giving cancer to children.
Amen
Amen
GREAT JOB OF PROTECTING THE PASTOR
I think this looks staged
The gun man kinda looks like the alter boy that used to work there.
@@RealResponce
He is under investigation for a dead body in another case so I doubt if it was staged!
@@RealResponce Its real. There was a body of the man’s relative found at his home before he came to the church to do this. Its all over nearly every news station.
What an amazing pastor! Instant forgiveness just wow!!
Come on now U don't think this looks staged ?
@RealResponce I have that thought, but I'm thinking on the positive side.
Many Christians are under attack at this time.
@@munchezfonatabaUnder attack why?
@@RealResponce proof it's staged??
@@RealResponceit’s not staged, the person who attempted to shoot the pastor had shot a relative before the attempt, k--ing them. It is currently under investigation
We all Need Jesus
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Amen
He doesn't exsist
No
That guy needs deliverance
Your right. Heavily demonized...
From Christianity...
A small miracle ??? That was a huge Miracle from our Lord praise him. 💯✌️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
Untreated mental health issues. Hearing voices is never a good sign.
@@theblade9024 The gun jammed when he tried to shoot the pastor.
Amen 🙏🏾
@@theblade9024🤡
@@theblade9024 Jesus solves an eternal problem from an internal issue. Humans solves an internal issue with temporary bandages. Therapy can never solved anything since it leads humans back to worshipping the same society that gave them the issue. Jesus solved an eternal problem.
Divine intervention. Evil is running rampant in all areas today
That’s not divine intervention 1. He forgot to rack the slide or 2. He had a piece of junk. Him forgetting to rack the slide is psychology not religion
@@agentbubbles782 never discount it
Remember, there are no atheists on a sinking ship
God is good...
@@patricialavallee8286if I was on a sinking ship, I’d panic not knowing which god to believe in. There are thousands in the history of humans and I wouldn’t be able to decide which one is the real one.
@@geodude7116 trust me, all you would say is," God help me."
Same thing just happened at my daughter’s high school.
15 yr old child has gun to the head of another student and it jammed. The student then kicked the arm of the 15 yr old and it went off.
I have seen the video from a classroom.
It is amazing these children 5 (all together) are alive, unharmed physically.
The 15 yr old was probably constantly being bullied and resorted to a gun......The Lord said, you will not take a life & throw your life away......Today's children need guidance and protection
@@user-nk4xm1rd1k Or the kid was probably just sick in the head and wanted to off someone.
@@orandachildren1051 both can equally be true....
Was this on the news?
@@snowps1Yes, Decatur GA
People better start praying psalm91 everyday in these times we live in
No
God has a plan for that pastor. Make sure you thank Him for His protection.
This is gotta be a joke I could watch gun videos jam all day your religion was stolen from Mayans god is not real
It wasn't a small miracle; it was a large miracle. Thank you God for showing your love, compassion, and strength.
Glory to God! Hallelujah!
I've heard of people falling under conviction in church, but this takes the cake
So ur telling me in a city where guns are illegal and hard to find wouldn't jam it wasnt god it was us humans this is sick
That part 💯
Something seems off with this whole scenario.
The gunman's name is Bernard Polite. Do a quick search.
The brother is Demon possessed.
Yeah I agree that pastor really needs a exorcism to get that lying spirit out of'em.
Media will likely call it Mental health, but it's Spiritual
Untreated mental health issues. Hearing voices is never a good sign.
Spiritual not mental
for sure and it was the work of the lord and his angels who stopped this demon possessed man
Pastor Mari miracle, the guy's knife was stuck. God will not be mocked. His children are few but he will protect them.
Except in war he doesn’t protect millions of his children.
@@geodude7116 Thats where you are wrong. God protects his anointed meaning those who he will use to preach the gospel. He made us for this purpose to praise him, worship and spread his Gospel. He can create 7 billion people, people chose to have war among themselves because they are sinful. God allows them to fight among themselves because they chose sin (death) rather than Jesus (life) whom he provided on the cross as an atonement for our sins so we can return to heaven with him because heaven has no sin and no human can go there since everybody sins and only Jesus can clean us up and prepare us for heaven. We chose to rebel, its not God’s fault. God is Good. Anything outside of God is evil. Humans chose to be outside of God when they sinned, the same as Lucifer.
Praise God for saving the pastor!!!
He needs a mental professional, meds, and therapy. Not everyone needs to be in prison.😮
WOW did he not read the gun free zone sign? How rude.
We need to have mental care for our people. All Americans.
Nobody else had a gun. Just some brave and strong men!
"For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places"
What a kind pastor.
What's sad is the fact that we're getting to a point where we may need metal detectors in churches.
Divine intervention
We need Divine intervention for this mentally ill person because the Republicans destroyed the system we had. It wasn't perfect but it was a base we could have built on now it will be much more expensive to build a system that will help someone like this. Not to is crazy. The homeless are costing the communities untold amounts and people who can be helped are not. This is wrong on so many levels.
@@ruthanneperry1623 He wasn’t homeless. You are so misinformed
@@ruthanneperry1623 How dare you blame Republicans! Have you no shame?
@@tarikkash4282 are you joking? I blame them for what they are doing and if you say they are not you are not paying attention
@ruthanneperry1623 the vast majority of the wealthiest people are democrats living in democratic cities. The vast majority of poor people and homeless people live in democratic cities because of democratic policies.
Love you, Lord, for your faithfulness.
You never know what can happen. I live in a rural area. We attend a church with about a usual attendance of about 150. We have we several current and retired police officers that are members. After the church shooting in Charleston, SC several years ago; we went to the deacons and elders and proposed a security detail. We post one armed man at the main entrance under the illusion that he is a greeter and one that patrols the parking area and other entry ways and exits. We also have a few armed men spread out through our congregation. This is exactly what we are defending against. We also have a short yearly presentation on what to do in case of an incident were to happen. Where we live the chances of something ever happening would be slim to none. But it could and we simply choose to be prepared in case it does. I am so glad this pastor and congregation were not injured. They did well. .
I know it may cost the church a little more money. They need to get some type of security. Anyone can come through those doors. When covid was out we had to get our temperature checked before we could be seated. These are perilous times we are living in.
After the someone tried attacking mar mari emmanuel idk what to think anymore
He needs to be in prison to protect the public.
He murdered someone prior to trying to shoot the pastor....
not even safe in church anymore‼😡
Safe By Definition Doesn't Exist Unless You Believe In Indestructible.
Hallelujah ❤ God said nope! Thank you, Clarence ❤
Kid didn’t know how to properly load the gun most likely
He shot and killed a relative before going to the church.
DUH, you didn't listen did you...
@@jenscheibner792 child
@@mikepaz8385🤡
Praise God he protected this humble pastor
What about all the other pastors that have been killed?
This is NOT a small miracle. DON'T under estimate our God. The God of Israel is an awesome God. God is a deliever and he is delivering his people. You mainstream media will continue to see. All praise be to our God.
This is happening more often now.. why is that 🤔
The gun jammed?!? Isaiah 54:17 NKJV. No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn.
Amen Selah!!!🙏🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽
therefore every single person that was martyred and executed are not the people god was referring to.
which means all the apostles that were martyred for your religion are false.
Pastors knows how to twist the stories in thier favour and ask for money lol
😂😂
@@ChannelofchannelzUA like cops have a quota to give out tickets😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Wow that’s so amazing to see pastors forgiving and loving others
A big shout out to the brave Deacon! The man was fearless! He was not afraid because the Lord was with him!
God bless
GOD IS GOOD 🙏🙏🙏
God is good every time! Me and my friend were talking about how many times God saves us. It's Gods Grace.
At least we're all equal.
But God 🙏 🕊️
God is good!!! May your life bring endless joy, blessings, and peace to many. It wasn’t your time Pastor, God needs you to keep up the good work.
My lord thank God 🙏🏿
Small miracle?? This was a MAJOR MIRACLE!! Not only was the Pastor and congregation protected…but we will all be that much more vigilant because the enemy is stepping up his walk …seeking whom he may devour…
Great story Em
The brother behind the desk wasn't even gonna help the pastor, until he saw that other other jumo on him.
Wow
God is good
Thank you GOD!❤
You know that pastor has to be moving in the Holy Spirit and changing lives and the devil is MAD! He tried to use one of his minions to do his dirty work. That guy likely had no idea why he went to that church. "We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Ephesians 6:12
Wow Thank God everyone is safe.
Praise the Lord Jesus Christ, thank You for protecting this man.
But let all who take refuge in You be glad;
let them ever sing for joy.
Spread Your protection over them,
that those who love Your Name may rejoice in You. -Psalm 5: 11
My God the Lord was watching over him… he clearly wasn’t ready for him yet..🙏🙏🙏🙏.
"god jammed the gun". so if you get shot, that is because god did not bother to jam the gun for you.
You see a miracle in front of your face and that's still not enough for some people. Repent and believe in Jesus. Let the hate out your heart and forgive
@@jesussaves5297guns jam. By definition a miracle is something IMPOSSIBLE.
It's not too late to accept Almighty *Atheismo* as your savior.
@@jesussaves5297have your faith but honestly…. What do you have to say about the people that “God doesn’t jam the gun for”?
@@jesussaves5297because it’s not hate. It’s a genuine question.
@SwiftJustice Maybe God did cause the gun to jam or maybe it jammed on its own, but what's wrong with people believing that God was behind it? Why not let them believe what they want to? It's a fact that God heals people from terminal illnesses, like last stages of cancer. Some people he heals and some he doesn't. He can intervene when ever he wants to and that's none of your business how he chooses to run the universe.
Romans 9:14-21 NIV
[14] What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! [15] For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” [16] It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy. [17] For Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” [18] Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden. [19] One of you will say to me: “Then why does God still blame us? For who is able to resist his will?” [20] But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God? “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’ ” [21] Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?
Why don't you let people believe whatever they want when it's not bothering you. You should encourage to believe whatever they want if it helps them and keep your negative pessimistic comments to yourself!
Wow!
Bro that guy that helped was there FAST!
Scary.
We all watch the team handle the scene *politely * or very *polite * when Bernard Polite entered the church and pointed his guh at the pastor..well done.
Unstable mental health is at an all time high until we do something about it these problems will keep happening!
I'm so thankful that everything turned out well. I appreciate that the pastor and parishioner forgave him. Also I appreciate the system for taking care of him. I love that the pastor spoke to him. He has schizophrenia.
This is a crazy world. God was with the pastor. Praise Jesus Christ. Amen. 😅
Do we know if the clip was loaded?
He shot and killed a relative before going to the church.
Clarence, good on you!!
I was disappointed with the take down even though it worked. I thought he was going to hit that boy like Ray Lewis or Troy Polamalu
Glory to God
Satan told him to do it, God said nope, not on my watch.
Comical how easy it is to praise rather than imitate. Is this how the man they praised allegedly behaved when they came to take his life?
Bad people like to do bad things in churches too. It is sad.
Praise God
Amen!
These pastors need to leave guy’s wives alone.
Do not mock his children, you do not want to find out.
Kind of a dumb comment, but whatever you say!
Am I the only one who thought at first this was a publicity stunt?
He’ll be out tomorrow
What’s is their history?
They don't have a history
@@Attorney.42 I doubt that
@@BigJimbo106 Seriously, some people are crazy.
Nobody has said if the guy was under the influence of something maybe that's why he did it and heard a voice telling him to do it.
You need armed security at places of worship now
That only a DRAMA!!
Absolutely crazy life is so not promised these days
And the saddest thing about it as well is that we can't control what other bad things are about to happen next. Life is so very unpredictable.
Guns have no business in a church. I am mad to see what that man did. Thank you to the parishioner who saved the day and especially the live(s). And the preacher definitely had some guardian angels as well as the man who saved the preachers life and others there for services. Amen
People trained to handle guns need to be in church. Very dangerous times, especially for Christians...
@jenscheibner792 I agree that gun specialist are needed to be in just about every part of our lives. Especially where police forces are cut and/or non-existent. Over an hour for 1 state patrolman to arrive. To bad we can't start volunteering police like fire and EMT's and quit investing money into these politicians that have caused these messes. Primarily the Democratic party. Just saying things as I see them.
Stop sleeping with the church members
Hey, let's not.
Crazy!!! God was looking out for him
I plead the blood of Jesus over my brothers and sisters in Christ. Amen
The guy in the white shirt was Rambo 2.0...wow!
Thankful!! Amazing ✝️✝️
God save him that day
A miracle.
If that doesnt prove divine intervention idk what will
Praise Jesus, hallelujah I am glad this man is OK. God really did intervene.
That was not very Polite Mr. Polite 🤬
God was on that Pastor's side! Blessings
America, when are you going to have gun laws? It is getting out of control.
It’s not about guns. Killing is big business in the US. Sick isn’t it?
It’s the people not the guns. If we disarm ourselves, the criminals win every single time.
@@Islandgirl2133exactly because they get their weapons legally, right? Lol!
It's BEEN OUT OF CONTROL
But that's a gun fee zone. Oh wait criminals don't follow the law.
❤❤❤❤I love this
Mighty God!! Praise Jesus!!
The Lord prevented that tragedy from happening. But why did that man do that????
God l thank you for isaiah 54:17 a great miracle,may is a blessed month month for all God people
God works in mysterious ways. Thoughts and prayers.