55th Live Stream with Carlton Pearson - What do you have to prove?

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What do you have to prove? And why are you trying to prove it? Why do you need to prove it and to whom? After you have proved it, then what, if anything is the result? What is the purpose of making your point or impression? Who are you trying to impress? Why are you trying to impress them and what happens if you perceive yourself to have "failed"?....And what is the point of it all anyway? To prove is the effort to demonstrate the truth, reality or existence of something by evidence or argument: Usually argument is the result of lack of evidence. Evidence is the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. What body of facts or verifiable information do you possess to prove that what you believe is valid or true or are you simply believing it by faith and if so, do you actually have faith in what you say you believe? King Solomon of old wrote in his final days of huge and world-recognized success: All is meaningless, KJV has it. "Vanity, vanity, all is vanity". Vanity can be described as excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements or it can be the quality of being worthless or futile. Is not pride and admiration of one's appearance or achievements a goal or objective most human beings relish? Do you not? We must and can find the balance in aim and ambition. Deepak Chopra says that "beyond our physical self, beyond our thoughts and emotions, there lies a realm within us that is pure potential and that from this place anything and everything is possible. Including miracles. Especially miracles. This part of you is interwoven with everything else that exists, and with everything yet to come." Carlton Pearson After college at the Oral Roberts University in Tulsa Oklahoma he served for 15 years on its Board of Regents, and two years as Associate Evangelist of The Oral Roberts Association, (ORA). In 1977, Pearson founded Higher Dimensions Ministries (now New Dimensions ), in Tulsa, which grew to over 5,000. Bishop Pearson was consecrated to the office of Bishop in 1996 thru a College of Bishops headed by Bishop Charles E Blake, presently the Presiding Bishop of the Churches of God In Christ, the denomination he was raised in and through whom he was ordained in 1971. In 1993, Carlton married the former Gina Marie Gauthier who is a professional Life Coach and Yoga teacher. More recently, he has felt a passion to proclaim the "Gospel Of Inclusion" and has written a widely acclaimed book by that name, published by Simon and Schuster. It confronts the Christian church's exclusivism as being inconsistent, in spirit with the teachings of Jesus. Pearson's frank and often controversial take on a number of different subjects has earned him appearances on television programs such as NBC and MSNBC's Dateline, ABC's Nightline, 20/20, Good Morning America, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley, The Edge with Paula Zahn and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, The Monique Show on BET, and a number of other television, radio and print media outlets. Bishop Pearson was recognized as one of America's 10 Most Influential Black Ministers by Gospel Today and Belief.net. He has received several honorary doctoral degrees. Bishop Pearson recently served as the Interim Senior Minister at Christ Universal Temple in Chicago. He and Gina now host New Dimensions of Chicago, building a local multi-cultural and radically Inclusive spiritual community that emphasizes expanded consciousness and Self Actualization. His newest book, God Is Not A Christian, Nor A Jew, Muslim, Hindu...God Dwells With Us, In Us, Around Us, As Us was published by Simon and Schuster and released in the spring of 2010. Visit our Youtube Channel for more video! Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/bishoppearson Website: http://www.bishoppearson.com Join Email List: http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=cqgwpvn6&p=oi&m=1011112155650