Marvin Sapp Releases 'Close the Door'
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Dallas, TX – May 4, 2025 – Marvin Sapp was recently in the news over a misinterpretation of his words while he was taking up offering at the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World 2024 National Convocation. Sapp was vilified on the internet and received threatening messages at his church from people who were angry over a video clip that showed him telling the ushers to 'close the doors.'
After appearing on the Rickey Smiley Morning Show, Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell, CBS News Texas and WFAA Fort Worth to add context and clarity to the video clip, Sapp is now turning that 'momentary affliction' into an affirming message with a new single titled 'Close the Door.'
In the song, written by Sapp and Kolten Perrine, and produced by Rodney East, Sapp recounts the harrowing last few weeks and sings:
Close the door on anxiety, on the pain and disdain that keeps chasing me, Close the door on the ridicule and on the noise that tries to make me lose my cool…God has a purpose, He will restore…Though I'm hurting, I'm still hoping, My victory is worth fighting for, So I close the door…
Sapp posted about the single on social media, saying ''Close the Door' isn't just a song, it's a soundtrack for survival…I'm closing the door on the noise, the pain, and everything that tried to break me. This song will bless you. I believe with everything in me my assignment through this season through this song is to help you close the door too.'
'Close the Door' in now available on all digital music outlets.
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