His Name Is Flowing Oil

I mentioned this ministry before in another post about consecrated oil. Our pastor invited them to speak at our church and bring the miracle oil producing bible. They gave a revival message and prayed for healing. A couple of them prayed for me and rubbed some oil on my forehead. Nothing happened.

A story in the Chattanooga Times Free Press seems to indicate the oil was purchased from a company called Tractor Supply. They took some of the oil to a lab and the analysis indicates it has the same chemical composition as mineral oil from Tractor Supply. In response, the ministry said the oil stopped flowing back in early January and they cancelled all future revival meetings. There are several postings at the ministry’s website:

We recently posted notice that the oil from the Bible has paused flowing, and that as a result, the team was ceasing meetings on Tuesdays at the Wink and taking time to pray and seek God about future ministry.

Since the last meeting on February 11, the Times Free Press newspaper has published an article which calls into question the integrity of the miracle of flowing oil. It contains an allegation that Jerry Pearce whose Bible it is “often bought large amounts of mineral oil.” It also says that the newspaper had a vial of oil tested and that “the tests found Pearce’s oil is petroleum-derived and the results “strongly suggest that the oil sample is mineral oil.”

The conclusion the writer is inviting people to reach is that the oil that has been distributed over time is not of supernatural origin, but rather, is being supplied from the purchased oil. Jerry states that he has, in fact, bought mineral oil from Tractor Supply, but has at no time added it to the vials being distributed at meetings, or to the container holding the Bible. The purchase was made without the knowledge or approval of anyone else in the ministry and we are seeking the full truth of these accusations.

Jerry acknowledges that the credibility of the miracle is in question based on the information disclosed in the article. He has expressed remorse for having caused the integrity of the work of God to be questioned because of his action.

His Name Is Flowing Oil website

Well, this is a bit disappointing. All along I believe that faith in God is what is important. The oil itself, whether purchased from a store or produced supernaturally, has no power. When I received the small vial of oil at the revival meeting, I also wondered at the chemical composition of the oil. Was it olive oil? Mineral oil? WD40?

I don’t know the motivation behind the Flowing Oil people. Did they benefit financially from the ministry? I don’t know if our church paid them to come out to California from Georgia. Did oil actually flow from the bible? If so, why did they buy all that mineral oil? Did the ministry people believe that the oil had healing powers or was it all an act? What am I supposed to do with the vial of oil on my desk?