(Not Clickbait) Pastor Turns Himself Into A Video Game Character For Super Mario Sermon Series+ Begins Rapping Theme Song
Life.Church in Edmond, OK, recently continued its At the Movies campaign with a Super Mario Brothers theme, decorating their church to make it look like the Mushroom kingdsom and crafting a sermon based around the adventures of Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Princess Preach, and various other stray Koopa that may make it into a sermon illustration.
It’s not a one-off for the 85,000-member, seeker-sensitive, multi-site-based Oklahoma church that has 40 locations, but rather something they do every year. Led by Craig Groeschel, the pastor and lead visionary who is an awful preacher and habitual scripturetwister, and who recently launched the metaverse for the megachurch, their promo material explains:
At the Movies is an annual summer event at Life.Church. We decorate our lobbies in our favorite movie themes and invite friends and family. During the experience, we show snippets of popular films, and Pastor Craig creates a message based on themes from the film. It’s one of our most popular and fun series, and we look forward to it every year.
While most life churches were content to gussy up their lobbies and foyers to be on point, this particular Life.Church stepped it up a notch, with pastor Stephen Cole appearing on stage playing video games. After a brief ‘power outtage,’ He finds himself in the video game, bouncing around until he makes it to the end of the level, where he then turns back into himself and proceeds to sing and rap Mario songs.
For more Mario sermon series, or to see some of the ways these churches have decorated their buildings:
Mario Sermon Series? Megachurch Transforms Church into Mushroom Kingdom + Singing Bowser.
h/t The Holy Nope on YT
About Author
I live and work in Edmond Oklahoma.
I work in the service industry and meet many people all around town.
Most men that admit going to Life Church also say they only go there because their wives like “pastor greg”.
Never had the desire to visit there myself, after I saw Greg online in video bashing seminary and the people that go there, 20 years ago.
A long way from the most shocking thing I’ve seen in many churches lately.
It looks like a daycare center.
Just a goat show.
Maybe it’s just me, but I would prefer my Pastor study the Word instead of learning the choreography of a dance show.
I know I am hopelessly backward.
Deal with it