CHRISTIANNEWS.COM.- Matt Netzer, the 44-year-old pastor of RockPile Church in Marble Falls, Texas, died in an accident hours after warning his followers about talking about politics on social media.
Netzer, who began leading his church in 1999 and was a founder of the congregation, was reportedly traveling north on RM 2900 toward Kingsland in a 2018 Mazda CX-5 when the vehicle veered off the lane at Heading south, he left the highway and collided with a fence, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. He was pronounced dead at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Marble Fall.
The pastor’s death came just hours after he warned his followers to pray more about what they share on social media following the deadly attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters last Wednesday.
“Everyone wants to talk about the riots, about Trump, about Biden, about race, about lockdowns and masks, about elections, about conspiracies, about Democrats, about Republicans… everyone has a thought, a trial,… as we did all of 2020, ”he began.
“I know, I’m right there with you, I’ve created and deleted about 1,000 statuses, and that’s probably a good thing since I’ve also changed my mind about 1,000 times due to my own emotions fluctuating.”
Pray more and post less
“In fact, it usually just leads to more fighting. It turns out that everyone having an instant platform hasn’t been beneficial for the most part, I would say the social media experiment has largely failed. Devils, Social media may even be one of the biggest culprits for anger and violence in our country.”said.
He then wondered aloud if Christians would be better off praying more than they post on social media.
“That question itself is not meant to be a judgment so much as a ‘refocus,’ and it’s not meant to be a ‘gotcha’ catchphrase, but rather I hope we do better in 2021 than we already have… I’m calling on myself and my own church to pray more and post less,” he said.
“I truly believe that social media, and all the noise it generates, is actually serving to hinder the only real thing that is going to change hearts and bring some kind of healing to our brokenness… so make sure you AT LEAST pray before you post,” he added.
Netzer’s memorial service will be held on January 16 at First Baptist Church Marble Falls located at 901 La Ventana Drive, beginning at 1 pm. The church will follow COVID-19 protocols and the family is encouraging the use of masks. A second service is also being planned in St. Louis, Missouri.
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