A week following a health crisis, Bishop T.D. Jakes speaks at The Potter’s House of Dallas. (The Potter’s House provided the video.)
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Bishop T.D. Jakes spoke virtually on Sunday after suffering a health scare on stage last week.
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Jakes called the scare a “life-threatening calamity” that required surgery.
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He says he is now home, recovering and feeling well.
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Bishop T.D. Jakes spoke virtually on Sunday after suffering a health scare on stage last week.
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Jakes called the scare a “life-threatening calamity” that required surgery.
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He says he is now home, recovering and feeling well.
DALLAS—A week after being hurried off the stage after a health crisis, Bishop T.D. Jakes addressed the audience virtually on Sunday at The Potter’s House of Dallas.
“I told you last Sunday that I would see you this Sunday, and so here I am,” Jakes said to the applauding audience.
Jakes, 67, had what The Potter’s House initially described as a “minor health incident” during his sermon last Sunday.
Jakes stated, “Many of you don’t realize you’re looking at a miracle,” on Sunday. “I had emergency surgery after experiencing a life-threatening situation and being taken to the intensive care unit. survived the operation.
Jakes was seen lowering his microphone and beginning to shiver in a social media video from the church.
Jakes claims that because he was surrounded by people on stage during last Sunday’s medical emergency, he was unaware of what was going on.
“I looked around and saw everybody around me, and I was annoyed because I didn’t know why everybody was around me,” he said.
He did not specify the specific cause of his medical crisis.
The founder of The Potter’s House claimed in a prior update that he had not experienced a stroke.
Jakes is currently recuperating at home.
After Bishop TD Jakes experienced a “slight health incident” during his Sunday sermon, his family provided an update.
According to Bishop Jakes, he is taking it easy for the next two weeks as advised by a doctor. He stated that he didn’t want his well-being to be a concern for the thousands of viewers who attend The Potter’s House sermons every week.
Jakes declared, “I just had a complete physical, and I was fine,” on Sunday. “I feel wonderful, have no discomfort, and am in a pleasant mood. I want you to know that I am at peace and that I am aware of your prayers.
Jakes urged the congregation to celebrate despite his inability to give God the kind of physical adoration he would prefer.
His words, “I love you, peace out,”
Jakes did not specify when he would resume giving in-person sermons.
His daughter led the audience in prayer for her father’s recovery after he spoke on Sunday morning.
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T.D. Jakes provided the information for this article during his Sunday sermon on December 1, 2024, at The Potter’s House in Dallas.
T.D. Jakes provided the information for this article during his Sunday sermon on December 1, 2024, at The Potter’s House in Dallas.
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