‘I’m not scared of death’ – Bishop TD Jakes

Bishop TD Jakes, founder of the Potter’s House in Dallas, Texas, assured the public he is not afraid of death in his first public appearance since a recent health scare.

During a Wednesday evening address, he expressed thanks to his medical team and everyone who prayed for him after falling ill during Sunday services.

Bishop TD Jakes credited God for sparing his life and clarified that his condition was not a stroke, but could have been fatal without divine intervention.

“I’m so grateful. So grateful to y’all,” Jakes said emotionally, gesturing toward medical staff in blue scrubs.

“I’m not afraid to die. I don’t want to hurt my kids and the people who love me and my church that needs me. The world who called me and the God who sent me. Sometimes you just got to be grateful,” he said.

Witnesses reported that the 67-year-old pastor had been delivering a sermon when he suddenly sat down and began trembling, prompting church members to gather around him and the live broadcast to be stopped abruptly.