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Kirubel

I wish I had known Dereje more or had the chance to fully understand his stand besides reading his interviews which are not so comprehensive. However, Dereje's songs, especially "Yenetsanet Mezez/Yamliko Netsanet" has such a strong message that, in my opinion, we should carefully listen to the message than put it on the table for controversy. The song is neither judgmental nor an attack, it is just a restatement of what we all see but weren't able or willing to bring forth for discussion and correction. I mean, who is not dissappointed with those "prophets" who go from door to door and prophesy in the name of the Lord, but only from their interests? Are we all OK with preachers who preach nothing but riches and worldly success and not the Gospel? How about the all those ministries that minister no one but their founders interest only? I'm not Dereje's disciple or whatsoever but I take a heed...may be this is a signal, a call to pause and see where we are going. However, I completely disagree with Dereje in one point, the fact that he doesn't associated himself with any church. If he says this and that is not the correct way of honoring God and preaching the Gospel, then why not be among those who do it? Or are there none? May God open our eyes.
T

Well its true but when truth express with worng motive would be false. After I read his Interview I totally disagree with him. If we really cares about God's house we should be around and challenge the problem instead of attaking the body of Christ from distance. I said this in the fear of the Lord! God Bless I love you all!!

to the best of my understanding, he is trying to show what one of the faces of current ethiopian evangelical church looks like.but i don`t think he is saying the church is lost alltogether.
the fact stated in the song is true. the song helps us to see where we have been failing . so we need to pray and repent . God bless dereje and the church. God help us to be beautiful so that we attract people of the world.

He has a right to criticize or to encourage the hall system of Ethiopian evangelical church . I agree with him on most issues he raised. Specially the church leaders went far on the wrong direction by the name of God's word. For those involved in these wrongdoings, it is better to accept the criticism and correct the mistakes instead of confronting the reality with out genuine reason.

wow I don't have words about Derge.
all i can say is God bless you.

I agree with this song but Derege is veryfar away Ethiopians church he need to come and face it if he consern about us.

He is right
Lord have mercy on us

Positive discussion like this is necessary among evangelical Christians, since many of us do it anyway in many other ways. This song can be controversial or can be accepted as any other song that has a reflection of today’s evangelical movie in many ways. I personally accept this song as a song that one can see his/herself through it. Let’s be humble and gentle, and most of all, let’s have fear of God.
Blessing to you all!

God I love his songs, but to criticize the Ethiopian church he has to be part of the Ethiopian Church. He is already very, very far. As we are all concerned we have to face the challenges together. Everybody has to fill the gap. We can't change situations by the word it should be in action. We have to live examplery life to impact on the problem area.

Thank you all

I love his songs, but to criticize the Ethiopian church he has to be part of the Ethiopian Church. He is already very, very far. As we are all concerned we have to face the challenges together. Everybody has to fill the gap. We can't change situations by the word it should be in action. We have to live examplery life to impact on the problem area.

Thank you all

First, I would like to admire our beloved brother Dereje that he did a lot in the communist regime. He is so talented and gifted in song more than anyone I have ever known. However, we need to be aware of the devil that trying to bring a confusion in the church in the form of so called " lecherch tekorkuari or asabi". I believe in positive criticism and suggestions that anybody may bring on to the table or on the right place with the right motive. This is the time the church has to stand together to challenge the immoral and sinful world. This is the time to pray and fast for god’s mercy and visitation. This is the time to defend Muslims by evangelism. This is the time to encourage those who are lost to be saved and have an internal life. Even if Dereje did sing a song that is happening in the church, but the effect will not bring the solution in the right manner. Where is? What is he doing? How is his life that he has in Christ? What does he offer anything for poor Christians? Where is the money that he got from this CD or Album? Condemning by itself does not bring a penny result. Derege, why you did your picture on your Album if you condemned other who did the same thing? I do believe that the church needs a correction but in the form of constructive not distractive.
One thing I need to add, Dereje looks like pro orthodox.
Finally, why not Dereje condemn the sinful life most of the people are indwelling though?
I wish he did spend his time and made a beautiful and powerful album that might help the lost souls.
My sincere advice for our beloved Dereje is, to continue as he was influencing the lost souls with the special and dynamic gift and talent he has to sing. Derege, please do not be bitter with the church but come and work with us you did in that very critical time. We love you.

Dear wegenoch,
To be in a church does not neccessarily means to be in an Ethiopian church. Please do not assume too much aboiut Dereje's whereabouts, and miss the message. The message is beyond Dereje. Let's face the reality and gravity of our worship and ministry flaws. Let's repent, renounce Christless influence and confront it with the truth of the Scripture in love!

Kyrie lyson! Lord Have Mercy on me and us all!

I just want to say God bless you.

I strongly believe that Dereje is an anoitned gospels singer; he is doing it not for the sake getting money, and remember that he has already a highly paying profession. He is a good example for a Christian. After listening his songs, I was able to pray for, and evaluate our churchs, and myself, and it helped to become more conscious in whatever things I do for the church.Of course, our flesh does not like to be criticized; but I believe Dereje’s song will make our sprit strong at the end. I felt that his songs are like letters sent to our church from God.

God bless all of us.

All his saying is true, it's come from the true's from real communicating with holy spirit God. I thought this problem is only in Israel, but now I see it's every where.
The Christ body became a privet business. Here for every family have church... you can imagine what dose that mean. please people of God let's to humble our selves and and seek his face for forgiveness, otherwise not going to be good. God bless you all
From Israel Netanya

As Ato Me stated as long as he is part of the church that is fine. But I read on his interview that he didn't believe in "organized religion". To be valid in his statements he needs to shed that idea; because unless he is part of a community, however right he might be, he doesn't have the moral fortitude nor does he possess the wherewithal to say what he says in such a broad medium and judgmental fashion which requires so much credibility. Moreover, he will be making the "allegations" based on the hearsay. We all know how easily biased we all can be in such circumstances. I'm sure you or me would like for people to advise and correct us within the sphere of our relationship and not in front of others who wrongly accuse us of evil when we even do right. As Christians what we say must be consistent with what we do and what we are. Therefore, as he has openly questioned others' motives, actions, and christian values, others are perfectly in their rights to do the same to him. All in all the song draws unfair picture of the church as a whole. As much as we have many bad apples, we also have wonderful, self-sacrificing, true servants of the Lord. Not a word about them!

I am happy to have seen this kind of discussion on the songs of Dereje and hope it will continue in the future, too.

I shared all the positve comments given for Dereje's songs, personaliy and talents, gifts and so on. To have some one like Dereje, it will take some generations.. He is not an ordinary singer or afterall Musician. He is one of the rarely found gifted persons. He has not only been given to the church but also for the poor country as well. As a matter of fact or luck, we ethiopians have a deep-rooted problem to accept and appriciate our precious gifts. In my personal opinion we are the only responsible people to have made dereje to far from us. We have to regret for the deeds we committed against our gifts...

When i come to the song/s, I don't mind how far or near to the church in order to accept the reality... Let alone with our beloved brother Dereje, God can speak by fish or anythings else... He sung the truth... It is true that we could not have hidden... Please let us return.. let us face the truth... that sets us free.. I share much of the thing Dereje said.. I hope no one has the courage to say it is wrong...

Perhaps, I also I agree to call Dereje to face this reality with us... and We need his practicality in this regard... The poor country does not only want the beautiful songs of Dereje but also his other potential, in development, justice and governance.. And I will invite all readers to be a model for change and a new beginning in the country...

God bless you...

Greeting to you in Jesus name Amen. Brother Derege Kebede God bless you. yes you are a model for as.. Dereje i went to say thinks. God Bless you. Shimelis in Boston.......JESUS IS COMING SOON.

May God bless Dr.Dereje.He gave us a timely warning.I wish we would listen to it not just in our ears,but in our hearts too.It is not pessimistic nor optimistic, it is prophetic.It is a timely warning.It reproaches,it warns and it counsels to repentance.

ene yederje adinaakew negn God Bless Derje maletem bemezemuru bezu yenisiha mezemoroch selalu malet new bezihegnaw mezemur gen tinish kebed yalu negeroch yalubet new yemimeslegn tirgumochu kebadoch nachew hulum ageligayochen yemineka selehone ledereje yemiterefew ageligaye yale ayemeselegnem maletem kewengel abisariwochu ahun eskalu agelgayoch deres malet yehem hono mezemuru yezemenu gehad selehone bezum ayekebedem manem wengelawi besebiketu endemisebekew esum bemezimuru zemerew chgeru esu bemin aynet hiwot laye ale ???? yehena leloch tiyakewoch yasketelubetal mezmuru be amarigna hono ke habesha teleyeto yehe tiyake new lesewu?????????????? I LOVE YOU DEREJE GOD BLESS YOU

Please let us pray for the ministers who are really working very hard by bringing new souls to Jesus,encouraging the broken hearts,ounseling and bringing families and freinds together-----I believe that now evangelism is expanding at a higher rate than during Dereje's Era---his time was the era of confinement now it is exploded.And it is not easy to controle explosion. May be that is why he is a little bit confused
Dere we love you--I appreciate your concern about little fox who mislead the people---the lord is in control.if you think about the mighty things the the lord is doing in your country,your next album will for sure be praise and worship---

May God Bless you

Praise the LORD. God has sent many strong masseges through his men and women in different times and in different ways & now through Dereje Kebedes revival song. People of God please, don´t hardend our hearts.
Pls let us not be like our fathers who merdered the annointed ones and let us repent and turn back from our sins and evil doings the eye of the LORD is all over the earth.
Let us admire the man of God for his boaldness(showing us our sins by their name) we dont have many like him and let us pray for him so that he will show his faith in deed. I hope he will not be ofended by negative comments becouse it is not his first time to face challenges in his songs. Brother praise the LORD for the gift that is in you.
Blessed are those who wash their robes.
"Let him who does wrong continue to do wrong; let him who is vile continue to be vile; let him who does right contibue to do right; and let him who is holy continue to be holy." Rev.22vers11.
Be hold,Jesus is coming soon!His reward is with him, and he will give to everyone according to what he has done.
So let us come down to our knees for oug Gods forgivness & remeber the height from which we have fallen! Repent.
HOLY IS THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS, AND IS, AND IS TO COME.

God is great he know how to take care of his people and his church
let us not worry let us worry for our own deeds.

I have message to all of Christians:- please listen without negative thinking these is no one who songs like this song, not only songs it’s preach. We are also looking the action real world so it’s an advice for all of us. As a member in church this kind of songs should expected from him. God bless you Dereje,
We are not on the wright way of God it changes our position.

pleas stop to say bad things about the body of our lord jesus christ instead tray to preach the gospel in any way to help the world come out from the dark ,
GOD BLESS ETHIOPIAN CHRISTIAN AND THE SERVANTS

May God bless Dereje. May God also open the hearts of his people so that they would listen, acccept & repent according to timely song of Dereje.

God bless you,

I think Dereje has written (sung) from his perspective that he is far from the current growth of Ethiopian Evangelical Churches in and out of Ethiopia. Since he is thinking in English (not in Amharic) he is right. But what he has forgotten that there are so many outside critics that devil is saying against Church (redeemed by the blood of Jesus) this song promotes that. If I were him I always remember and only sing the merciful hand of God that promote the good news of the Gospel and so people (outside the church) would listen and come to lovely hand of God by receiving Christ as their personal savior. Dereje became as tumble stone on this song.
GBU all

What the singer songs is a reallity in our country, however, as a song to praise God seems simple. To my understanding a song has to be thankgiving to the lord on the earth and in the heaven. The song to our God must not reflect our intenal feeling. It is better to pray for such people, preach the pure words of God and advise them from the wrong way they are following. The solution to Etiopian churches will be unity, if we all unite our praying and raise our hands to our Lord all the misery will washed away from our country.

GOD BLESS ETHIOPIA

I think He is correct we all know that Truth is always gives some pain it’s just like some one pinch you in sensitive part of your body.
we may deny but I believe we can find one or more in every church exact copy of the song. Yes He came out Bold. Unless God gave you that grace it’s not easy to say it loud. Beside what if God is the one tells him to say it. May be it’s for our best so let’s Bless our Big Brother for him to get the courage to bring this on to light.

AB

I think this is not the first time Dereje is singing this kind of song. I remember at least one song with a strong message on lack of love beween the beleivers(menekakes... yemil yalebet). I think some are feeling offended now is may because he sounded an outsider rather than someone who has some kind of belongingness. He might have had his own reseasons that made him not to stick with his church or any Ethiopian church for that matter. But I feel like the message would have been more well taken and stronger had he tried to continue to be part of the church. At least by trying to be an example while he is in the middest of what he is claiming to others are doing.

His message speaks that nowadays ministers ( Here some Offensive words were edited by Ethiocross.com)

So whose teaching do we listen to? whose preaching? whose song?who is our good example to follow?who is going to show as the the way of life.where is the honest ministry or a person I may support? I doubted everyone, I doubted every minister,I doubted Jesus

bye bye
The body of Christ is broken apart

Dear Saints,
Some Christians are known by their previous dedication to the Lord. Some are still Dedicated. Like Pas. Tefaye Gabiso, Pas. Tamerat Haile etc. But Dr. Dereje is not from us Yes as the word of God says He was with us but know He is sitting in the darkness and he is criticizing those who are in the light. even though they made mistakes as far as they are in the light their is the blood of Jesus for them. But for Dr. Dereje who said himself I don't belong to any church,If He doesn't belong to the body of Christ.(Some part of this comment was edited by ethiocross.com) ....Why don't He himself also Repent because He is away from the house of God for three Decades. If those who preaches the word Who is going to do God's work. Does He think that with in 30 Years any Body can become Dr. leave alone those talented and educated preachers for the sake of Christ are lowering them selves ,but are not foolish or it is because of luck of money they become preachers .. no no... They can get more mony than Dereje if they continue in their previous work.But for the sake of the Gospel we know so many talented ,educated people left their job not because they want money from 20 people but they saw heavenly reward Here are some of the Examples Dr. Alemu Beftu - Known Educated man. Dr. Melesahew mesfen Known Economist, Dr. Gebru Woldu Known Engineer Geophysicist, Dr. Berhinu Habte Known Neprologist,Pas. Truwork Mesfin Known Geographer, Pas, Hanfre Aligaz known Pilot Dr. Mekete Abyu known Gynecologist,Ato Selomon Kebede Known Statstatian. Pas. Daniel Zewdu Known Physcicst, Pas Endalkachew Sahle Known Economist Evanglist Tariku Known National footballer etc. Praise God for we have plenty of dr. and Educated people who are still with Christ. Please Dr. Dereje It is very simple to Judge with out studying law so you better see your self. I think if you think you can go to heaven because of your voice you are in the wrong path. Remember your former wife and our sisters who are abused by you in San Jose and in your area.
Please all of us let us see our selves before we point on some body else. If some one is in wrong position tell to the Church and let them correct Him. Why do you sing over the weakness of our brother.I like the Yeadnakot ken leegizabeher only because the rest is backbiting only

Dear "She" and all others; God Bless u all...I'm sorry to read that u are doubting Jesus too..first of all if you have such feelings u sholdn't even need to say or comment anything about others, you need to clear your stand with Jesus first.... if you really doubt Him you need to pray and ask God to show you the right thing first for yourself...then you can comment or suggest on what the others are doing... Regarding Derejes songs this shouldn't be a big deal as we all "Chiristians" of this days know it clearly...we all talk and comment every minute about what is going on...what makes Dereje's comment different is that he sang it!! That's it...we do it behind the back and he did it aloud...so let us stop critisizing each other and think about what and how to correct...to show the truth and the way according to the scripture. We need to see the Almighty God, He is the judge. Even Jesus our Saviour said that He Himself didn't come to judge....but He Loves everyone & Merciful for those ready to repent, so let us think about Jesus about what He would say to each one of us for what we say and do....be Hold.... YeKome Yemimeslew Endaywodk yitenkek Yilalna... let us humble our self. God is Love. Dereje May God Bless u for speaking out laud!
From Jerusalem

Hi every body in the name of jesus christ,may be we have to check our ministies on our Bible.Those ministries are coming from southren counries.so how we work with this ministries in our country? This is a big question ?

dreje geta yibarikw lemin ewintin enifralne

Dear "she" I totally understand what you mean.Thanks for your honest feeling.You are right there might be others too who have grasped the same lesson.
But it is clear that you did not mean you doubted Jesus as a person by himself,or you did not doubt that he is the son of God,you did not doubt that he died for your sin.He is still your savior,redeemer alpha and omega etc.

I know you are asking:
where is Jesus in the lives of those ministers who are outlined?
The song is more of General that it sounds all the ministers fall in same category.
Pray for those ministers arround you who seemed imperfect in your eyes as no one is perfect but Jesus.Live with no hate but love
I am sure you will find a lot of very strong IMPERFECT ministers arround you.They are the ones who are the preachers ,singers,teachers,prophets etc

--- God bless you---

Meneratu,
Please restrain yourself from personal attack. Your reaction is out of line and surely uncalled for. You try to defend some pastors. Notice, some of us are already pastors and we know and admit that the message Dereje communicated is right, timely, appropriate and relevant. It only requires REPENTANCE! not defence or attacks. The Message is beyond Dereje. Because it is from God's word! Let's fear God!

dera bizu kidusan endemiweduh anetme tawikalhe hizibihime yawikal gytame yawikal lmetekfelwe waga hulu lmibalebehe lebehene aenedayisbrene adra.tlate tkoteto tnsetobehalena gata gin kanet gare new.
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I have been an Ethiopian minister for many years. I lived through persecution. I had the opportunity to live and minister with other Ethiopian ministers. Most of us don't even have enough to feed our family. It's been years since we bought a new cloth. We are in the ministry because we believe God called us and we gave it all for the sake of the gospel. Dereje's song simply criticizes all. His informant gave him a skewed data and that is why I disagree with his message in this song. However, he has been a great singer and we need to give him grace for this one. God bless y'all and have a good evening.

Dear Wegenoch! Yegeta Tsegana Selam yibzalachu!! Let me ask those of you that are thinking Dereje is critisizing..in an approprate manner.. did he talk about things that is not happening? No..."Ewunetin tenegageru" "Ewunet Arenet Yawetal" yilal YeEgziabeher qal...therefore, he is not critisizing any one personally or any specific church but, as general what he is saying is what we see,,,, so what's really a big deal about it... may be those of us who are offeneded by the message have to ask the Lord to forgive us and forgive him too otherwise, He is pointing out to the problem...Qalus bihon "Arinetachun LeKifat MeShefegna atadirgut" yil yel..so please let us positively and hold hands for the Harvest in the Kingdom... Geta Yibarkachu.... From Jerusalem

My condolence to Dereje on the death of his baby(cd cover). May God bless her. I always missed your voice. There is a burnning flame inside you to be passed to the coming generation. The messege is strong and direct with a light touch of pessimism. Personally I like your old music arrengements which flow like river full of holly spirit and Godly touch. God bless you!

Hello meneratu :

Are You on your right mind? Your kind of ideas is always dangerous for the Body of Christ
He is not attacking you personally unless you are one of the songs about it
I’m sure the people you called them will never stand by you.
The song is a message which is TRUE and current, but your post is..... ( Some part of this comment was edited by www.ethiocross.com) Who are we to judge one another? Instead praying for each other you sound like
The key for heaven is on your hand. If you can not take the song how do you take this one this is what saying in the modern world. How much do we know about him as he is leaving in a dark?

Your believe is if some One is not attending Ethiopian church lives in a dark?. Dereje deserve your apology.

Please Brothers and Sisters if we are discussing about the song let’s be free and talk about a the song not personal life. As a matter of fact people who are fast to judge and attack some one always has some thing to cover up theirs. Are you clean?
No one, but our Lord Jesus is clean and perfect. we are all humans God Bless Brother Dereje.

Wish him to bring more songs on light for our best until we Start leaving the way we have been called.

GBU all

God is giving his warning to his church. The last bell, message from God through Genet etc. now through Dereje's song. We have to correct our way and ask forgiveness of our sin and praise God. The judgemet is God´s solution. I am sure soon God will clean his house. Please all of us be aware of what is going on. It is a time to separate the true followers of Jesus,God will come to make new things soon.

Oh God Please make us free and wash us from our sin in Jesus Blood!!!!!!!!!!

I really like Dereje's songs of the eight former albums. However, i have different feeling towards the recent one particularly on few songs like yamliko netsanet. The message seems true but i read from his words of an interview he made with one spiritual magazine( Matetes), Dereje even doesn't intend to have a personality or chracter of fellowship with the people of God. So, i understand he wrote the song based on his hatred feeling but not to construct. He should be good example to Christians of this generation because there are many young Christians, mainly singers who take him as their hero. I think he is not in a good spiritual situation. He has to see him self first. I wish him come back to his previous spiritual life that was benefiting all of us. I haven't seen that anointment in the recent album.Be cause it was made with unhealthy motive

I really like Dereje's songs of the eight former albums. However, i have different feeling towards the recent one particularly on few songs like yamliko netsanet. The message seems true but i read from his words of an interview he made with one spiritual magazine( Matetes), Dereje even doesn't intend to have a personality or chracter of fellowship with the people of God. So, i understand he wrote the song based on his hatred feeling but not to construct. He should be good example to Christians of this generation because there are many young Christians, mainly singers who take him as their hero. I think he is not in a good spiritual situation. He has to see him self first. I wish him come back to his previous spiritual life that was benefiting all of us. I haven't seen that anointment in the recent album.Be cause it was made with unhealthy motive

Regarding:
Dereje,

He has been open in his songs such as "yelem yil jemere - Volume 1 "zinjero aydelehum (volume 4.5 and 5), tselylet (5), etc... So I see consistency in his approach to the delivery of messages.

the only difference I see is when he sang the other songs he was in the midst of the events taking place and he had the taste of it all. In the recent album and the messagesm, he was no nearer to the community.

As a result, it would have been well received by all including those who are on the wrong path and practice if he some how had tried to relate first instead of start with this kind of message first.

Communication was key to the ministry of Jesus when he approached the Samaritan woman. He did not just jump into concludion even when he knew what her life style was like. Dr Dereje jumped the gun out so quick and if some people rubbished his message, it won't surprise me at all.

He does not have a heart for fellowship (read his interview) and he is singing about the church of the NT. What? This is pharisee life style. If he does not believe in Christian fellowship and assembly, his doctrine is by the way questionable. May be eroded through the years and he comes with his own adaje like the academic professors that write a book against what they have been teaching for many years and they earn money with it.

Regarding the participants here,

Please let's be gentle to each other let alone in the cyberspace where we do not know each other, even in assemblies and congregations, let us learn to focus on the issue than the personalities.

Regarding those like me with questions,

Have a broad heart to listen to the message. If it is not relevant to you, it may be so to others.

To those who are messing up,
please listen, take the rebuke and come back in repentance

Do not fast to say something but we should be fast to condemn evil things and wrong teachings. Derge what he sang a song is it really the truth and we should know to which perspective what he sang he did not say to all church together. I am saying to all you that have a positive mind do not take God place to condemn.

god bless you brather daniel.most of the body of chrais it's time to stop pointing fingers to ech athers .we spost to fast to lesean to the holly spirit gayd by the holly spirit.IF eny body have problems.we are in the flush.we can do go to the cross cry out for help.becuos if we are right with the spirit of god .we lake to bless brathes and sisters.all of US do we know that the gudgment start first with me and brathers and sisters .god bless my brather dani all of you.

God Bless Derje. He is a very good example for us.

Brothers and Sisters,
we all know deep inside how the Church is going to different direction these days. But we pretend nothing is wrong and move on with all the issue inside. It's really a blessing to have people like Dereje to bring the issues out and help us atlist talk about it and pray so God can help us move to the right direction. We all need to ask forgivnes for all the wrong we (as body of the Christ) did and move on to the right direction. We need to have a healthy church to pass to the next generation. It's about time now so let's stop talking and start working.
May God ble with all of us!!

What a song! God bless Derege, a wonderful blessing to the Ethiopian church through times! He sings boldly what he observes, while some of us are discouraged by what we see in today's church.

Unless we are in some kind of delusion; I characterize these songs prophetic & walk-up calls!

Brother Dereje God richly bless you!

It is so amazing to read comments that miss the whole gist of the matter. Does Dereje say anything new in his song? What he sang has been said by others in many different ways. Are the church leaders in the right posture? A lot of warnings were coming about this topic. I first heard the warning of God coming through Reverend Gudina eleven years ago. Much has not improved since then. The warning has been the same recurring theme for a decade now. Dereje is not the first person to pick such a topic and he will not be the last I suppose.


I think Dreje’s songs correctly reflect the state of affairs in the church and other spheres of Ethiopian life. Is there any singer who sang about the plights of HIV positive people? The upheavals the country is passing through? I have no knowledge of any. Can anyone name a pastor with a compassion for the poor and the sick whose conditions are worsening by the day? Has the Christian community produced its own Abebech Gobena? I do not think. Dereje has sung their plights. I feel that is the first step. There are a lot of things he can practically do to lesson their plights. I wish he does something along with adding visibility to the problems through his songs.


Those of us who say hearsay is the bases for his songs are gravely mistaken. What can be truer if the experience we undergo each day is hearsay? This does not come out from any reasonable person with a right conscience. Dereje’s view on fellowship is flawed and unbiblical. There is no doubt about that. Unheeding the true message in his songs on the basis that he has a wrong view about fellowship is equally wrong as the views on fellowship. We should not relegate our dearest brother to the opponent of the church. Any good preacher or man of God can have wrong views on any of the issues vital to God’s kingdom. Peter is the best example. He was quick to disown His Master midst of a tribulation and later to be rebuked by Paul. Does this make the epistles of Peter meaningless? No! Dereje might have some problems which some can point to. However, that does not make his songs meaningless.

I think God has put treasure (talent) in him to be used for the edification of the body of Christ. I do not personally feel Dereje has done enough to let that happen. Our dear brother, please serve the Lord by the talent He has given you for the strengthening of the body of Christ.

May the Lord abundantly bless His servant Dereje Kebede!

All my belovers thanx to God for all this. Our lord send his Spiritual song to wake us and see some light. His message is don't go back. God Bless him. Finally be hear his old music because there is only God spirit.

I don't know why peoples are taking Dereje's messages negatively,but when I start listening his messages ,I said this is the right message at the right time ,because there are peoples who are abusing their grace and misunderstanding the aim of Gospel.

So He is at this level to comment/correct/tell the truth to those who can listen .so this is the time for some one who obeys God to check his/her life.

Really, I personally touched with such extraordinary and genuine message!!As we know that the main intention and mission of Jesus is to purify the church from our sin and to call his sheep’s to the kingdom of God and this is the way that we expect and also we need more and more such extraordinary followers who shape us to the kingdom of God !!! Dr. Dereje, we have seen the welling of God in your message!! Bless in the name of Jesus!!

Dear Brothers,
It is better to focus in the validity and reality of his songs before we raise Dereje's personal status! If he is singing the acutal situation of the church,we have to accept his message and make correction! Forexample , if I am commiting sin and someone tells me that I am in the wrong track ,the first thing I should pay attention to is whether I am in such a life or not!Omitting the message and going to the evaluation of the messanger is not the right way! That is what we are doing about Derje's song! We omit the validity of the message and spend our time on Dereje's personal status and church view!
This does not mean that we have to be ignorant of his personal life. As God's servant his view might influence the present and the coming generation! Based on this fact,Dereje is expected to evaluate himself on the following points
1. He said he has no fellowsihp life. I do not agree with such view. In one of his song " Yeaddis Kedan Hebret" ,he wishes the apostles time fellowship for today's churches! Dereje apperciates "yeaddis Kedan hebret" and on the contrary he does not want to
participate and pay the price!!! He is saying to the church " Yetem fetchew,Duketun AmecHew" By the way,"Yeaddis Kidan Hebret" did not come spontaneously!! We know how much Jesus suffered to unite his disciples!
2. In one of his songs Dereje also raised controversial issue regarding his past life. In the song " Tamgen Sew teffa", he tells us that nowadays husbands are betraying their wives! What about his marriage/ We have a very blurred image regarding Derje,s martial status. We hear that (may be true or not) he betrayed his wife long ago.So we expect this issue to be clear from his side ,if he is going to have any interview in the future! Dear journalists,we know what you have done with respect to Dr. wodajeneh's recent marriage and why don't you raise questions about Dereje's marriage during your interview? Or is it simply "explosive zone" Or in Amahric " Yefenji woreda"
So I accpet all the message transferred via Dr. Dereje while rejecting some of his defects in his personal life!
Thank you

Where ever He is His messages are right.For those you who are in this life ,Don't decieve yourself and repent soooonn.

I love derege form my heart and i love his song. what a song. he is right. I used to be christian and my life was all about jesus not anymore. those of who read my message i want to guys to pray for me.

Truth is some times hard to swallow, but shall set you free. Geta Betun Yasedal, Amen. We can worship God without duplicating the Western way (where we found Many TEKULOH with Yebeglemd).
May GOD bless you my brother Dr. Dereje Kebede!!!!

The messages may be wright and all but i do not think a song should be used for this kind of message. Praying and Acting for change is one thing but i dont think singing for just blaming and criticizing is a good way for the solution. This does not show love or concern to the church. We need this kind of message but i dont think this is the way to do it.

all of u-dereje,those who support and oppose dereje, are wrong.the solution isnt on the web. it seems u are forgetting that we are fighting with the rurers of this dark world. how many u prayed and fasted for the problems we are talking about now ? do u think comments,discussions and opposing each other`s opinion brings solution ? i sense in my spirit that the enemy effectively is using us as an instrument to divede and then stop the kindom of God from advancing on the right direction. let us be aware. why dont we follow the example of Jesus. He didnt open His mouth.but He exactly knew what He should do.dont try to defend for Jesus by cutting the ears of brothers like peter.that is not the way.for my beloved bro,dereje my message is:- dont fight by muzmur and mouth but fight by yr knees and the word of God.those who support dereje dont support him just b/c he well known singer and share yr feelings and doctrines but evaluate yrself by the word of God.those who oppose him dont oppose him to defend yrself.1st check if there is sth true about dereje`s concern if so correct yrself.if our bro is wrong pray for his spirituall eyes to be opened, could see what u see. it is our Father will to walk in love. let us walk in love and defeat the enemy. God bless u all

wel i think it is nit Dereje's first time to sing controversial issues he is always like that as far as i know him.Who was the first to say "zinjerom aydelehum" who challenged the derg regime.He was the first who was singing with key board by that time he was a victim of churchs because of the instruments he used.for me Dereje is Dereje,he has different eyes to see a lot of mess inside the church,i believed God put him for us to open our eyes to see the right way not to be swing by any wind blow,but considering that i believe in visions for those whoreally have a vision to spread the words of God,their success shouldn't be limited by coming to united states or europe i said this because i heard a lot of ""preachers "" counting their success by traveling to Europe or America which is totally out of ministry let everybody go to the rural area to spread the good news,i do know Dereje singing from south to north or east to west ask me where he did not go?
Totally i agree with his marvelous revelation.God bless you Dereje

Geta yebarkew Derejen endezih ewnet yeminageru sewoch Geta yabzalen

Dereji GOD blase you i think it's my ideya thanck you.

I don’t have personal, problem with Dr. Dereje Kebede, but as a believer I have some belief. We are in the new covenant ministry, our song must be to magnifying, praising, adoring the one he gave his life to us, not more than that. If he is a prophet he can bring rebuke by showing how we escape from this problem .if he is in a prophet office, First worship God with his brothers and sisters (Ethiopian people), in other words, “be in the midst of your people” and show your integrity in the midst of your people, such as with your wife, children, God’s people (with your church members) . All the most prophets in the bible, they were in the midst of their people every body knew them how they live. It is true as we know Moses came from some where after 40 years, but he was full of glory stored in him, to deliver his people not to curse them even in the Old Testament. Then bring that message. The rest I am saying you “renew your mind with the word of God”. God loves you and his people Ethiopian.
Finally, for all Ethiopian servants, please when you serve the people, don’t curse them, God made them in his Image.

Dr.Dereje is a veteran gospel singer/writer.True, his recent songs contain criticisms of the acts in the Ethiopian Evangelical Churches all over the world.He is perfectly right on! brothers and sisters.I live in Silver Spring,MD,USA. I can't agree with Dereje any more about what he said about the so called 'ministries','revelations' from God where God'promises' some people that they will take over the city(spiritually).The sarcastic song entitled 'The freedom of worship' poetically recants what is going on right now.People who misunderstand freedom in christianity have shown considerable arrogance when it comes to the body of Christ.They plant a new church in front of another and claim that ' the Lord brought them to the city for that reason.' Really? you just come from Ethiopia or somewhere else to fill your pocket and to live in the USA, and you take biblical words such as " calling",revelation","vision" out of context to build your own church? That is a vision from the stomach,and absolutely not from God Almighty. I have seen a lot of these. Brothers and sisters, let us love one another as the bible says, and also let us love and respect one another the way we did it when Communist Mengistu was persecuting us with threats and voilence. Let us not abuse the freedom we have now for selfish motives.

Well Dereje's songs have no effect. Because Dereje was not part of Ethiopian churches for a long time so he has no business to do with Ethiopian churches.When someone criticizes he has to be part of church.It is just like you miles away from Ethiopia and pretend like you are fighting for the government.His points might be true but has no effect on Ethiopian churches. Be like Martin Luther,John Hus and all the other reformers stay with your church and fight the corruption.

Thank you

i have enjoyed and Got blesse hearing Dereje's songs,especially vol#9.i strongly hope that it will mold those who decieve the true of jesus christs.
may God bless Dere ,i whish him all the best.

Let us pray for our brother, Dereje. It doesn't matter what you feel about his whereabouts; but, God is speaking in him and he is delivering a profound message. Pray for our leaders in the Ethiopian church and beyond.

Dear brother by the screen name vistor. I totally agree with your point.We are not judging Dereje but let Dereje be an example to us not by mere words but by deeds.

Thank you brother vistor

We thnak God for all evangelists. I take Dr. Dereje as an a pro bono evangelist. He communicates his message through songs. Dr. Dereje is truly a solo (I mean lonely) singer, probably not a choir member. His message in this particular song seems to target the sins of those of us serving the Lord in the church as pastors, prophets, evangelists, apostles (missionaries), teachers (Eph 4), in these troubled times. When I heard the song, I did not redirect the message of the song to another person. I simply took it for myself and tried to re-examine my motives and actions, as I often do, in my personal walk and ministry. I started taking an inventory of my sins of commission and omission. I confessed my egotistic behavior and any speck of malice in thoughts and deeds. The Holy Spirit ministerd to me through the song. The problem began when I started to discussed it with others who started questioning the motives of the songer. From what I know and can see, the motive seems to be to purify and cleanse the church from the onslaughts of worldly gain and glory. I wish I could memorize the words and sing along daily with Dr. Dereje. The song is soothing to my soul, helping to mortify my ego and magnify Christ and His cause. For, I know I am to decrease so Christ would increase as John the Baptist said. The song should prompt us to our knees unlike others might would draw to dancing or entertaining or gossipping, etc.

The Lord knows those who serve Him diligently and they may not need songs of victory yet for the battle is not won until every one comes to the saving knowledge of Christ or they are called home. In principle, we should not take any offense if any one preaches against sin whether it is in my life or others. That is the nature of the gospel unless we are like the hypocratic Pharisses who challenged the message of both John the Baptist and Jesus, the Messaiah.

I do not know much about the personal life and ministry of Brother Dereje. But, I would pray for him a brother in the Lord. I know one thing, though. He was a "wounded soldier" of the cross about two decades ago. Some now accuse of him "bitterness". Well, condemn the villan's sin not the victim's woes! He may be a victim. We should all repent along with the villan. We eed to pray for both. May the Lord grant His healing to His Church universal, and send revival to Ethiopian church in particular.

I pray that the Lord would give a newr song to Dr. Dereje that might encourage those soldiers or servants who are fighting the good fight bedur begedelu in Ethiopia nad beyond. But, Oh! they already have the song of victory in their heart. March on mighty men of God; Maranatha! In Jesus name. Amen.