This content was created by Dr. John A. King. This content was uploaded by Dr. John A. King. This is a YouTube video titled "Vladimir Putin announces the start up of CLCTX church services" (posted 2014-01-08). The excerpt is an English spoken announcement/delivery featuring Vladimir Putin with at least one other labeled speaker and references to church leaders (Pastor John, Pastor Steve Hooper, Pastor Scott, Melissa). The content mixes church administrative details and schedule items (services restarting, prayer at 4:30, a Book of Mark series, Deeper Walk studying A Praying Life, a community outreach and book club, commitment forms) with humorous and provocative remarks framed as coming from Putin (references to being President of Russia, ex-KGB, mocking audience members, and a satirical national anthem bit).
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Ladies and gentlemen, would you please stand and rise for President Vladimir Putin?
Thank you.
Thank you very much. Please sit down. Sit, sit down. Thank you.
Thank you. Well, it's wonderful. To have you all here today for the national announcement for the Federation of the Largest Collection of Ex-Soviet Countries.
I have a world-shattering announcement. After an extended hiatus, a holiday, a wonderful time, Christian Life Center is now starting services again.
It's going to be outstanding.
Thank you.
Thank you.
It is going to be outstanding. We'll be starting with prayer at 4:30, and Pastor John will be starting a series on the Book of Mark. He's very excited about this. We spoke briefly about it, and he's very excited about what is coming up. This second Saturday, Pastor Steve Hooper will be talking, and Steve's got a very large dog that he got for Christmas, and I'm sure that will come up as well. Don't forget that we have our commitment forms that are available for people. These commitment forms talk about what we're planning to do as a church over the next two years. It's very important. We believe for you as leaders of the free world to know what is expected of you at Christian Life Center. If you have any questions or need more time or would like to return the forms that you had received before the break, then please make sure that you have a conversation with Pastor John.
Pastor Scott or Steve or Melissa.
A couple of exciting things coming up: there is a community outreach at Beans and Cream, a book club aimed at ladies entitled Have the Relationship You Want. And for me personally, as the president of Russia. I'm excited to inform you that Pastor John will be starting up Deeper Walk again and we'll be looking at the book A Praying Life with Paul Miller. Now I'd like you all to stand. We're going to sing some very bad songs and listen to some very bad national anthem. You there with the weird hat, I need you to stand very Very still, I can see you. I know you're there. Look straight ahead. Man with the red tie in the front row, you're very fat and I need you to lose weight. There will be no borscht or vodka to anybody who turns up in suits like that anymore at Christian Life Centre. Let's sing the national anthem. And I will not move my lips. I will think the national anthem at you. I am the President of Russia. And if you don't turn up at church, these men, all ex-KGB, will be heading your way. Thank you. Good evening. And see you Saturday.
