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Kanye West has had several friends preach at his Sunday Service, but since he started making them public, one little-known pastor from Los Angeles has started catching the ear of many of those gathered.
Adam Tyson is the senior pastor of Placerita Bible Church, 30 miles northwest of LA, and for the past few months, he’s been leading West in a Bible study before sharing the gospel with thousands at Sunday Service events in Detroit, New York City and, Salt Lake City, Utah.
“Kanye started visiting our church back in mid-May,” Tyson told Fox News. “He asked me to help him to learn more about God from the Bible so, I started a Bible study with him and others in Calabasas in August.”
He added: “I would teach from God’s Word about how salvation is only by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.”
After the “Jesus Walks” singer and his wife, Kim Kardashian West, bought a ranch in Cody, Wyo., West asked the pastor to continue the Bible study.
“In addition to leading a Bible study, we have had lots of conversations about how to love God, love others, walk in holiness, as well as working on the new album ‘Jesus is King,'” Tyson told Fox News.
He describes West’s services as a “worship event” where the “goal is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ in a world that is hurting and in a world that is looking for answers.”
“It feels like half the crowd comes because they are Kanye fans, but we want them to leave knowing Jesus Christ,” Tyson said. “We want them to know that there is something better than what the world offers. The answer is found in Jesus, in knowing Him, loving Him, and walking in obedience to Him.”
He added: “Sunday Service is about a God-exalting testimony, Christ-centered preaching, and Spirit-filled worship that points people to the goodness and greatness of God. We want America and the world to see the love of God through Jesus Christ.”
“He’s so excited about studying the Bible,” Tyson said. “How can you say no?”
Elsewhere, speaking with Billy Hallowell on “The Pure Flix Podcast” about the entertainment mogul’s newly revealed faith, Pastor Adam Tyson said: “For those who are skeptical or unbelieving, its essentially important to take West — just like we would with anyone — at his word. Until he offers a reason to not believe he’s been transformed by the Gospel, there’s no reason to doubt his faith.”
In addition,Tyson said he’s “seeing a lot of fruit” in West’s life.
“The fruit that I’m seeing is he’s no longer continuing in some of the sin patterns that he was before he came to Christ,” Tyson explained. “Right now, every day, he is living and walking with God, so from what I can tell, there’s no reason for me not to encourage that and be a part of that.”
“I’ve spent enough hours with this man,” he continued, “to know God is at work.”
Additional Reporting by Fox News, Faithwire.com
