The Way World Outreach — Local services in San Bernardino

They are a new thought/word of faith church. They teach manifestation,soul ties,prosperity gospel, affirmations,declare&decree (not prayers) They teach that your thoughts have power.It appears christian buts its a positive thought movement (Phineas Quimby) with cult orgins. They "declare the word of God over their lives" & call things that aren't as if they are. Romans 4:17 as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who(God) gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. This quality is unique to God. The pastor uses eisegesis to interpet the bible. They believe we humans can speak things into existence like God. These teachings are not biblical the followers of Jesus never made declarations. The teachers at church tell you not to think/say anything negative or you're attracting these things into your life (law of attraction)This places a heavy burden since no one can control their thoughts. They practice "soaking" in the presense of God sitting quitely meditating&waiting on God to audibly speak to you. They believe every negative emotion/sickness is a demon. They have a deliverance ministry & claim to "cast out demons" of born again saved christians. There isn't 1 example of Jesus casting out a demon from a disciple/believer. When I began to ask questions & challenge people about the scripture being taken out of context I was told I had a spirit of religion/confusion by a leader. How convenient that, I being one of the few people testing everything I hear with whats written in the bible inspired by God, is accused of having a spirit. They function alot like a cult. They use cult tactics like information control to manipulate you They discouraged me from watching anything else online contrary that I shouldn't listen to "wordly"music/tv/shows bcuz I'm letting demons into my life,vs leaving these things up to personal conviction & between you& God. They dont read the bible &many claim to have dreams,visions & hear from God I didn't see anyone "testing the spirits" no one checked with what the bible says regarding whatever topic they heard about. Their discipleship classes are all about demons, their teachings sound like whats warned Colossians 2:8 If you're looking for assurance of salvation & the true life saving message just study the bible. They seem spiritual but will confuse you unecessarily with false spiritual teachings that likely came from demons. These people know parts of the bible but don't value the gospel. They have their trust in their works& condemn others. I pray these teachers repent& stop spreading false doctrines to innocent people. I spoke to a Dg leader Celena (Romans16:17-19) about a false teaching & she denied the authority of the bible when I tried to show her her error. She didn't even open up the bible to look. She taught deliverance(casting demons out of saved born again christians) & claimed that the bible says "deliverance is the childrens bread" She told me that I should "ask God if I'm wrong" when the word clearly never gives 1 example of a follower/apostle getting a demon casted out of them. Mathew 15:26 NIV He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” The childrens bread was the divine favors intended for israel,Gods chosen ppl.The woman Jesus spoke to was a gentile. Jesus mission was primarily to the ppl of Israel referred to as children and the dogs/puppies referred to gentiles. Gavin Tait said your soul is "being saved" when asked about salvation. He also said if we are sharing the gospel without miraculous signs (healing,etc)we are misrepresenting the gospel. This is false gospel. He is adding to the gospel & is not christian. Mathew 7:15 They deny that the bible is authoritative. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 They take the bible out of context. Pls note the translation they teach out of in service pics. Its not a direct translation of bible but paraphrase .1 Timothy3, 2 Timothy2:15, Titus 1-3 The pastors dont pass the biblical qualitfications...

This is a lively and welcoming church, but I left after 8 weeks because I don't trust the leadership. I had high hopes after reading the good reviews and seeing how much good volunteer work people at this church are doing. It's really cool how they help people and make disciples, and how the services are geared toward real people, not just the religious elite. I love their focus on service and discipleship, so over the eight weeks that I attended the main campus (seven weeks in person and one week online), I tried to overlook some of the weird things I saw. For example, one pastor would regularly say he had a message from God (prophesy). At first, I gave him the benefit of the doubt, but after two times of hearing him preach, it became clear that he was just trying to make himself sound more important. 'Every church is different', I told myself. 'Who am I to judge?', I thought to myself. However, I began to see a pattern of sermons without much substance and the speakers were overselling their sermons, as if they thought they were soo wise (it reminded me of Proverbs 26:12). I was deeply troubled by the fact that the church put people on the stage who were living unhealthy lives and spiritually immature. During the marriage series this month, they had pastors and their wives speak together. I liked this until I saw one pastor was clearly dominating his wife in unhealthy ways throughout the whole sermon. I was offended that they would invite someone with such an unhealthy dynamic to speak on stage during the marriage series. Still, I ignored this problem and thought that the church can't always know how a person is until they see them preach. But then the same pastor spoke 4 weeks later. I was disillusioned as I heard him say fringe things about us being in the end times and using sensational language about current events to rally people together, rather than focusing on what the Bible says. Honestly, the pastor just seemed to be saying whatever the crowd wanted to hear and coaxing people into zealous responses. He seems mentally unstable and his heart clearly isn't in a good place. I am sad to be leaving a church that does so many good things for people in this city and around the world, but I just don't think the leadership is...

I am in the women’s home. Before coming to The Way I was definitely lost and broken. I grew up surrounded by abuse and these lies molded my character and who I believed myself to be. God made a way where there was no way for me end up right here, right now! What I needed was everything that I have found here. He brought me to a place where I am loved and where I belong. To discover who HE says I am and to destroy all the lies that had shaped my life and the way I saw myself. I stopped running from God and instead starting running to HIM. I let God into my heart & HE has now invaded my life! When I came into the home I started taking discipleship classes, including Freedom @The Way. I started being freed of all the rusty chains of my past and everything that had been inherited to me. I received deliverance days before I was baptized @The Way earlier this year. Being in this home has come to mean the world to me. Without a place like this I would still be addicted and in bondage. I have finally been freed and have found the peace I had always been looking for, the peace this world can't provide. The void in my life and my heart has finally been filled by God’s love. I see now that God had to break me to make me the woman of God HE created me to be. This season of healing and restoration is getting me ready to walk in freedom, to walk in love and to hit the ground running in ministry to finally start fulfilling God’s purpose and calling for my life. Helping the Spanish ministry right now to translate services has not only been a blessing to me but to my family because my mom is now able to come to service and hear the message in Spanish! I am so very thankful for the Way World Outreach: Thank you Pastor Marco & Pastor Liza for your amazing leadership, & ALL of our amazing pastors, Annette and Melissa but most of all thank you for this...