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Faith leader Bishop T.D. Jakes suffered a “medical emergency” while delivering a sermon at his church over the weekend.
On Sunday (Nov. 24), Bishop T.D. Jakes was delivering his weekly sermon at The Potter’s House Church in Dallas, Texas, when he fell ill due to suffering an apparent “medical emergency.” The pastor was on stage finishing the sermon, which was also being livestreamed to viewers. “Oh Lord, my strength, my redeemer, let them go in peace,” he said just before dropping his microphone and shaking before going silent.
The livestream video was cut off, but images from the stream, which were later posted on social media, captured church members rushing on stage to help Jakes. “Back up, back up, give him some space,” someone was overheard saying. The Potter’s House Church would issue a statement in a post on X, formerly Twitter, shortly afterward. “Bishop T.D. Jakes experienced a slight health incident and received immediate medical attention following his powerful hour-long message. Bishop Jakes is stable and under the care of medical professionals. The entire Potter’s House family is grateful for the outpouring of love, prayers, and support from the community,” the statement read.
A Statement From The Potter’s House of Dallas
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— The Potter’s House (@TPHDallas) November 24, 2024
The 67-year-old faith leader, born Thomas Dexter Jakes, has been pastor at The Potter’s Church since its founding in 1996. The “non-denominational, multicultural church” reportedly boasts a membership of 30,000. According to the church’s website, Jakes spoke at former President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration and has also served as an advisor to three presidential administrations. On Sunday evening, Sarah Jakes Roberts, and her husband, Touré Roberts, shared an update on Jakes’ condition with the public through Facebook.
“Today could have been a tragic day, but it wasn’t by the mercy of God, by the grace of God. Bishop is doing well, he’s recovering well. He’s getting medical care,” Roberts said. They also said jokingly that they’re working on getting him to slow down with his schedule, but emphasized that this is a good time to consider what’s important. “People are asking, ‘What can we do?’ Keep praying. Keep encouraging. It means a lot to our family,” they said.
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We are very sure that when Bishop T.D. Jakes picked up his smartphone and opened up X, formerly Twitter; he didn’t think he would be trending for this outrageous reason.
The Senior Pastor of The Potter House has been trending all day long on X. No; it wasn’t because of some magnificent sermon he might have dropped, a new book, or some other business endeavor. It was because of the ongoing saga with Bad Boy general Sean Diddy Combs and some eye-opening accusations involving Jakes.
According to a TikTok video from user MYEi$HiA that found its way onto Elon Musk’s awful social media platform without a shred of proof, she claims R&B singer Cassie Ventura handed over evidence to the FBI further incriminating Diddy and a full month after she dropped the bombshell lawsuit accusing the music mogul of disgusting sexual violence against her during their decade-old relationship.
Cassie and Diddy have since settled their legal issues. Still, Ventura’s use of Governor Kathy Hochul’s Adult Survivors Act opened the floodgates for other women to come forward with claims against the rapper and other prominent celebs.
MYEi$HiA went on to claim that Cassie handed the FBI a burner phone belonging to Diddy’s other ex, Kim Porter, whom he had four children with, and tapes from Diddy’s alleged parties.
How Exactly T.D. Jakes Allegedly Became Involved With The Mess
T.D. Jakes’ involvement in the alleged shenanigans came after the TikToker claimed the existence of an email mentioning the pastor who also happened to preside over Kim Porter’s burial following her tragic passing in November 2018.
She also shared a clip of an unknown man who, again, without a shred of proof, claims Cassie turned over tapes of Diddy’s parties featuring numerous prominent individuals, including Jake, who allegedly slept with multiple men while attending the parties.
Again, there is no proof of this, so take all of this with the tiniest grain of salt possible. Still, social media will be social media, and the reactions are something else.
You can see those in the gallery below.
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