Although I'm no longer religious, I still must pay my respect to Bishop Owens. I was lucky enough to have many opportunities to listen to this man teach the word through the years @ Greater Community. I have not gone back for my own reasons for some time, but I always remembered Bishop Owens to be a nice man, and truly seemed to embodied the meaning of being pius. If there truly is an after life, and a judgement we must all face than I surely know Bishop will judged outstandingly. R.I.P Bishop
i dont feel the great love and prasie for blake that the past COGIC presiding bishops had from its members.mayeb the COGIC members should start voting for the presiding bishops.
1 Timothy 2:1-4 (KJV) 1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
Amen Firecogicuk..... Bishop Owens Himself does not seem to be bitter about anything of the past. People need to just let stuff go... and be VERY careful about the judgement they place on others as it just may be there own. If Bishop does not seem to have an issue why are others still worried about it. sad sad sad.
Bishop Owens was wronged while in office, and those who wrong him will reap what they did! Including the man who sits in the seat right now! The bible is right!
As you can observe from reading the comments on this page, there are those who feel that Bishop Owens tenure as Presiding Bishop(1995-200) was "embattled" in a similar fashion likened to that of Bishop O.T. Jones Sr.(1962-1968). I would advise you consult COGIC historians for comparisions and contrasts.
A great orator doesn't suffice for effective spiritual leadership- Bishop Owens is an anointed vessel and a celebrated church innovator but he made some carnal decisions after he lost a church judicial case resulting in his plummet of favor among the saints. Bishop Patterson lost by just one vote in the 1996 election, and the General Board demanded a re-count but Bishop Patterson declined the gesture and sat humbly on the Board until Owens made a highway to Pattersons 2000 election victory.
Can someone inform me on the details of the power struggle that emerged between Bishop C.D. Owens and Bishop G.E. Patterson which resulted in Owens loosing a second quadrinial in the election of 2000?
It wasn't a power struggle...It was when Bishop Owens tried to move Eld. Derrick Hutchins from a congregation in FL to one in SC; the situation went to the judiciary board (chaired by Bishop Blake at the time) and Blake, O.T. Jones, and P.A. Brooks ruled against Bishop Owens and Owens demoted Bishop Jones from 2nd Asst. Presiding Bishop and Bishop Brooks from Secretary of the General Board..This offended a lot of people and Bishop Patterson decided to run sensing a rift about to happen!
Oh wow that was cold, I lived down there in Florida and one of my friends was telling me about that and how it caused a big split of that church. That was poor judgement and blind leadership.
OK willball234, sounds like a power struggle to me. I don't understand how the 1996 vote would be so close, given the fact that Bishop Owens had been Bishop Ford's First Assistant and therefore rightful apostolic sucessor upon Ford's death in 1995. Why would G.E. Patterson mount such a challenge so early?
But that was the thing, people knew before the passing of Bishop Ford that Bishop Owens wanted to change the structure of order in the COGIC. For example, he wanted to eliminate the the General Board totally as well as the College of Bishops. People elected Bishop Owens because they didnt want what happened in 1961 (When Bis. C.P. Jones and Bishop Mason split the church) to happen again at the behest of the Bishops..but it was matter of time before Bishop Patterson would be elected..we all knew
Willball234, are you refering to the 1907 split between C.P. Jones and C.H. Mason, or the 1961-68 battle for "apostolic sucession" involving Bishops O.T. Jones Sr., A.B. McEwen and J.O. Patterson Sr., or both situations?
There a great book called "THe dark Years of COGIC", tellin about the troubles from 1961-68. It has some stories that would literally blow your mind...literally fights fights were takin place during the Holy Convocation and the cops were called on a number of occasions.
kmcaj87, I own a copy of the book "Never Forget; Dark Years of COGIC". I know it well. The stories in various chapters of the book are hair-raising. The Chancery Court hearings, the second-guess chessboard moves between A.B. McEwen, J.S. Bailey, S.M. Crouch, J.O. Patterson Sr. and O.T. Jones Sr. are dizzying and stultifying. When the dust clears by November 1968, the loser seems to be A.B. McEwen in that O.T. Jones was elected Senior Bishop in 1962 to McEwen's chagrin and J.O. Patterson in 1968.
Bishop Patterson had only been a Bishop about two years before he was elected to the General Board with a great number of votes. Bishop Patterson had the chance to be 2nd and 1st assistant Presiding Bishop primarily based on the number of votes in two elections, but he always said he wanted to have the top position.
No beloved Iota-eta-Sigma; The lower case Greek letters abbreviated to spell Jesus. Jesus is Yeshua in the Greek. Let us be studious in what we believe.
Say a Word Bishop CD Owens, like nobody else can. From a boy I remember him blessing us and making you hunger for. We never wanted him to stop. So much wisdom all up in there...
at this time he was Presiding Bishop and every member of the GENERAL BOARD wears redand every bishop in the COGIC wears red but their robes are not red.
actually every jurisdictional bishop during that time wore fushia,their robes were black with purpl tippets. the general board wore purple, and the presiding bishop red. I'm an adjutant so I know.
every young man or woman thinking about preaching the Gospel Of the Lord Jesus Christ should be required to listen to these men of God as they preach under the annointing of the Holy Ghost, we that are in Jesus are neither black or white we are just blood washed
I am an apostolic minister, but let me tell you, I listen to alot of Holy Ghost filled ministers, apostolic, pentecostals, cogic and others, I listen to Bishop Patterson all the time and I been listening to Bishop Chandler on here
Although I'm no longer religious, I still must pay my respect to Bishop Owens. I was lucky enough to have many opportunities to listen to this man teach the word through the years @ Greater Community. I have not gone back for my own reasons for some time, but I always remembered Bishop Owens to be a nice man, and truly seemed to embodied the meaning of being pius. If there truly is an after life, and a judgement we must all face than I surely know Bishop will judged outstandingly. R.I.P Bishop
shaven84 1 year ago
R.I.P Bishop Owens
pastorbl 1 year ago
Rest in peace Bishop...you are missed
y0ungWarr10r09 1 year ago
This is Prophecy!!!!!! He talking about some recent issues. What a Man of God!!!!!!
stashoe 1 year ago
@stashoe so sad what xtians consider "prophecy"
porghog 1 year ago
RIP Bishop
stashoe 1 year ago
rip bishop
tina61371 1 year ago
Wow, he made a reference to the time being 12 midnight. Way too long for a service to go on, but that's COGIC.
brown547 1 year ago
@brown547 LOOOOL He's not talking about the time of the service he's talking about the time we're living in!
mrtheoneandonly83 1 year ago
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whitegs07 1 year ago
THATS MY BISHOP!!!!!!! i dont care who is in office right now!!!
flcogicboy 1 year ago
@flcogicboy Just want to know how old is bishop C.D.Owens
abrahamcolson 1 year ago
@abrahamcolson he was 79 when he passed
TRBlack08 1 year ago
i dont feel the great love and prasie for blake that the past COGIC presiding bishops had from its members.mayeb the COGIC members should start voting for the presiding bishops.
WIZZINGSHIRE 1 year ago
@WIZZINGSHIRE You're opening up a can of worms.
dallaskenn 1 year ago
@WIZZINGSHIRE The presiding bishop is elected.
1 Timothy 2:1-4 (KJV) 1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
marqueshr7 1 year ago
@firecogicuk... Amen!
ttorrez25 1 year ago
Amen Firecogicuk..... Bishop Owens Himself does not seem to be bitter about anything of the past. People need to just let stuff go... and be VERY careful about the judgement they place on others as it just may be there own. If Bishop does not seem to have an issue why are others still worried about it. sad sad sad.
ttorrez25 1 year ago
Bishop Owens was wronged while in office, and those who wrong him will reap what they did! Including the man who sits in the seat right now! The bible is right!
dellhart01 2 years ago
Well what happen?
DEACONRORY 2 years ago
you all have educated me, i'm gonna look online for this book........think I may have a better chance of finding it.
msmad2u 2 years ago
As you can observe from reading the comments on this page, there are those who feel that Bishop Owens tenure as Presiding Bishop(1995-200) was "embattled" in a similar fashion likened to that of Bishop O.T. Jones Sr.(1962-1968). I would advise you consult COGIC historians for comparisions and contrasts.
dallaskenn 2 years ago
Bishop Owens is a man of God but Farrakhan is great orator but I wouldnt follow him to the mail box.
marqueshr7 2 years ago
A great orator doesn't suffice for effective spiritual leadership- Bishop Owens is an anointed vessel and a celebrated church innovator but he made some carnal decisions after he lost a church judicial case resulting in his plummet of favor among the saints. Bishop Patterson lost by just one vote in the 1996 election, and the General Board demanded a re-count but Bishop Patterson declined the gesture and sat humbly on the Board until Owens made a highway to Pattersons 2000 election victory.
marqueshr7 2 years ago
Can someone inform me on the details of the power struggle that emerged between Bishop C.D. Owens and Bishop G.E. Patterson which resulted in Owens loosing a second quadrinial in the election of 2000?
dallaskenn 3 years ago
they had a power struggle?i would like the details on that also
jmarquis52 3 years ago
It wasn't a power struggle...It was when Bishop Owens tried to move Eld. Derrick Hutchins from a congregation in FL to one in SC; the situation went to the judiciary board (chaired by Bishop Blake at the time) and Blake, O.T. Jones, and P.A. Brooks ruled against Bishop Owens and Owens demoted Bishop Jones from 2nd Asst. Presiding Bishop and Bishop Brooks from Secretary of the General Board..This offended a lot of people and Bishop Patterson decided to run sensing a rift about to happen!
willball234 2 years ago
Oh wow that was cold, I lived down there in Florida and one of my friends was telling me about that and how it caused a big split of that church. That was poor judgement and blind leadership.
Facebh18 2 years ago
OK willball234, sounds like a power struggle to me. I don't understand how the 1996 vote would be so close, given the fact that Bishop Owens had been Bishop Ford's First Assistant and therefore rightful apostolic sucessor upon Ford's death in 1995. Why would G.E. Patterson mount such a challenge so early?
dallaskenn 2 years ago
But that was the thing, people knew before the passing of Bishop Ford that Bishop Owens wanted to change the structure of order in the COGIC. For example, he wanted to eliminate the the General Board totally as well as the College of Bishops. People elected Bishop Owens because they didnt want what happened in 1961 (When Bis. C.P. Jones and Bishop Mason split the church) to happen again at the behest of the Bishops..but it was matter of time before Bishop Patterson would be elected..we all knew
willball234 2 years ago
Willball234, are you refering to the 1907 split between C.P. Jones and C.H. Mason, or the 1961-68 battle for "apostolic sucession" involving Bishops O.T. Jones Sr., A.B. McEwen and J.O. Patterson Sr., or both situations?
dallaskenn 2 years ago
The 1968 one..thanks for the correction!
willball234 2 years ago
There a great book called "THe dark Years of COGIC", tellin about the troubles from 1961-68. It has some stories that would literally blow your mind...literally fights fights were takin place during the Holy Convocation and the cops were called on a number of occasions.
kmcaj87 2 years ago
kmcaj87, I own a copy of the book "Never Forget; Dark Years of COGIC". I know it well. The stories in various chapters of the book are hair-raising. The Chancery Court hearings, the second-guess chessboard moves between A.B. McEwen, J.S. Bailey, S.M. Crouch, J.O. Patterson Sr. and O.T. Jones Sr. are dizzying and stultifying. When the dust clears by November 1968, the loser seems to be A.B. McEwen in that O.T. Jones was elected Senior Bishop in 1962 to McEwen's chagrin and J.O. Patterson in 1968.
dallaskenn 2 years ago
Can you please tell me how to get a copy of this book? I MUST READ IT!!!
ILOVETHELORD79 2 years ago
Bishop Patterson had only been a Bishop about two years before he was elected to the General Board with a great number of votes. Bishop Patterson had the chance to be 2nd and 1st assistant Presiding Bishop primarily based on the number of votes in two elections, but he always said he wanted to have the top position.
kmcaj87 2 years ago
a Preachers Preacher
marqueshr7 3 years ago
"I have successfully put my preachers to sleep". Bishop is cool as the fall wind.
rbsnjax 3 years ago
SIMPLY MASTERFULL
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MOSSNT 3 years ago
'dastardly rascality' ain't that alright!! Preach Bishop!!
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ace15176 3 years ago
I seen this Preacher, in Brunswick GA, at Pastor Nathaniel Hicks Jr. Church. I tell U this man can Preach. He is AWESOME.
lashawn12345 3 years ago
a flute want do thak you
drj4321 4 years ago
This is the best Ive heard Bishop Owens. I have always admired him because he's rich. He said a good word.
FGBCflava 4 years ago
IHS means In His Service.
lenicekin 4 years ago
No beloved Iota-eta-Sigma; The lower case Greek letters abbreviated to spell Jesus. Jesus is Yeshua in the Greek. Let us be studious in what we believe.
ApostleJD2 3 years ago
was bishop chandler the presiding bishop during this time.
sante3121 4 years ago
What was the topic and scripture for this sermon and do you have the remainder of it?
Also does anybody know what those letters on the cross stand for. I've been going to church all my life and don;t know what they stand for.
jamminondakeys 4 years ago
IHS is the lower case Greek letters iota-eta-sigma which are the initials that spell out JESUS.
ApostleJD2 4 years ago
Thank you. That is real interesting to know.
jamminondakeys 4 years ago
The silver tongued orator---can't nobody say 'dastardly rascality' like CDO
ApostleJD2 4 years ago
Where can i find the rest of this sermon
fttq 4 years ago
fttq, you can find the rest of the sermon at the COGIC VIDEOS website. It's from the 1996 HOLY CONVOCATION. You can order it for about $30.00.
dallaskenn 2 years ago
Preach Preacher!!!!
letsbeforeal 4 years ago
Say a Word Bishop CD Owens, like nobody else can. From a boy I remember him blessing us and making you hunger for. We never wanted him to stop. So much wisdom all up in there...
BladeForce 4 years ago
When God is looking for a trumpet a flute wont satisfy...
shearkkpsi 4 years ago
The most prolific preacher... annointed and articulate
Domo1906 4 years ago
The one and only...Bishop Chandler David Owens!
ronald11706 4 years ago
at this time he was Presiding Bishop and every member of the GENERAL BOARD wears redand every bishop in the COGIC wears red but their robes are not red.
johnbishop20 4 years ago
actually every jurisdictional bishop during that time wore fushia,their robes were black with purpl tippets. the general board wore purple, and the presiding bishop red. I'm an adjutant so I know.
wilisbatman 4 years ago
Are you COGIC
johnbishop20 4 years ago
every young man or woman thinking about preaching the Gospel Of the Lord Jesus Christ should be required to listen to these men of God as they preach under the annointing of the Holy Ghost, we that are in Jesus are neither black or white we are just blood washed
roncarl 4 years ago
I am an apostolic minister, but let me tell you, I listen to alot of Holy Ghost filled ministers, apostolic, pentecostals, cogic and others, I listen to Bishop Patterson all the time and I been listening to Bishop Chandler on here
roncarl 4 years ago
this the man that should succeed Bishop Patterson. Bishop Owens has the experience, he has been presiding bishop before
roncarl 4 years ago
Chandler David is one of a kind! He is a master and gifted orator! I love me some Bishop Owens!
jiffyjen 4 years ago
Bless the true holiness church of god in christ and all the church of god in christ bishops bishop owen is teaching nothing but holiness God Bless
cogicboij 4 years ago
Please post more of Bishop Owens I love to hear him preach. Everytime he get the mic you know we are going to have some church.
hlove3 4 years ago
I've never heard this story told this way...I love it! Bishop Owens always gives me another way of looking at the word!
theApostleone 4 years ago
I Love my COGIC Bishops
HolyGhostPreacher 4 years ago