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Pastor, Rev. Donald E. Butler
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Join us Sunday, August 01, 2010 for our weekly “On Line” Bible study via Blog Talk Radio.
Topic: The Gospel of Greed
The gospel of greed is very popular and well desired in today’s world because many people are struggling and they will do just about anything to get a piece of the so-called “American Dream”. Why is this so?
New Time For Sunday, August 01, 2010
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Hello Christian brothers and sisters,
We’ve been very busy during the months of June and July. Lets unite once again as One family “In Christ”. Lets talk and encourage one another in Christian love on Sunday, 7/25/2010 on Blog Talk Radio.
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We will just be chatting about the things that are happening in this day and time. “What’s on your mind”? Bring any and all prayer request. Does anyone have a testimony? How have you been fairing financially during this global recession? Lets just talk and encourage one another in Christian love.
(John 13:34)
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you.
(John 13:35)
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
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Page – 6 STAND UP MINISTRY NEWSPAPER 2010 – June
The Emotional Church
By: Minister Tim Butler
If you are someone who attends church today on a regular basis, you may have noticed an escalation of emotionalism in the church worship. It appears that there is a steady escalation in “foolish, orchestrated praise” taking place in our churches today. And it is all done under the pretense of “rendering up some bold praise” unto the Lord. New and unlearned Christians and others under the heading of Christendom are taught that this type of “PERFORMANCE” is pleasing in the sight of God.
The pastor would read a scripture from the Old Testament, like Ps 150:4; that says, “Praise the Lord with a song and dance:” But ignoring the fact that Jesus said in (Jn 4:23), that the time has come where the true worshiper must worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Old Testament is always used when prompting people to perform and seldom the New Testament.
Why do preachers use the Old Testament when it comes to getting people to act foolish before the Lord? Because this is the only place where they could find scriptures to support their parade of shenanigans. You will never find a scripture in the New Testament showing Jesus or any of His disciples dancing like the people did in the Old Testament, because Jesus said the time has come when the true worshipers must worship the Father in “Spirit and in truth.”
To read this entire article, please go to page 6 after clicking on the 2010-June link of the “Stand Up Ministry” Newspapers.
Written by: Min. Tim Butler
Have you ever run into a proud, arrogant and pompous pastor who often makes you say to yourself, “Who created this monster”? Well I have. Several years ago, I had a pastor who would say things like: “I don’t answer to anyone but God”. Which really meant he didn’t have to answer to Anyone (period)! He would often tell the congregation that if they don’t like the way he does things then they could hit the road. He would say to the people that this is my church and you better not touch God’s anointed.
This pastor was allegedly having a sexual relationship with a member of the congregation and when I approached him I was persecuted and eventually excommunicated from “HIS” church. This monster had the people afraid of him to the point where they wouldn’t question anything about him or his alleged misconduct. But I often thought if the Lord is truly my light and my salvation then whom shall I fear? And if the Lord is truly the strength of my life then of whom shall I be afraid?
When I pondered on the thought of this “out of control” monster running around intimidating members of this particular church, I would often ask myself the question, who created him? And when I took a hard look at this grim picture, I realized that I had participated in the help of creating this monster. When I went around bragging and boasting about how great my pastor was, I was probably playing a roll in the creation of this monster. When we begin to divide the body of Christ into a class system of hierarchy, putting a separation between the clergy and the laity we are probably in danger of creating a monster. When we put the pastor on a pedestal we are probably in danger of creating a monster. We are probably in danger of creating a monster when we can never question the motives of a pastor.
Let me qualify what I’m trying to say lest for some reason or another the point that I am trying to make gets misinterpreted. The Bible tells us that we should give honor to whom honor is due (Romans 13:7). The Bible also tells us to let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine (1 Timothy 5:17). But there is a fine line between honoring a pastor and worshipping a pastor. If we are not careful, we may be guilty of creating a monster unaware.
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Our weekly Bible study will be canceled for the month of June and will resume back on the 2nd Sunday of July (7/11/10), following the 4th of July.
We hope you all enjoy your time off and we look forward to seeing and sharing with you all on July 11, 2010.
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Join us for our Bible study on (Sunday) 5/23/2010
Topic: The Letter of the Law –vs- The Spirit of the Law
Why should we seek spiritual understanding of God’s wore?
Isaiah said, No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper (Isaiah 54:17). What does this really means?
What does the Bible really mean when it says, honor your mother and your father and your days shall be long? (Exodus 20:12), Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. (Deuteronomy 5:16), Honor thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Can we really ask anything we desire and expect to receive it from the Lord as Jesus said in (Matthew 7:7-11); 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
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Join us for our Bible study on (Sunday) 5/16/2010
The Fruit of The Spirit (Why is the word “Fruit” singular)? Are there many fruits or is there only one fruit?
(Galatians 5:22)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering (patience), gentleness, goodness, faith,
(Ephesians 5:9)
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth 
Getting Even With Someone: (Which fruit of the Spirit is lacking in each of the scenarios below)?
Some Examples:
Have you ever gotten even with someone at the expense of costing you something?
Have you ever quit a job that you desperately needed because you thought it would hurt the company that you worked for?
Have you ever walked out of a doctor’s or dentist’s office because they were taking too long to see you and you really needed to be checked out?
Have you ever tried passing someone while driving your car and they sped up to prevent you from passing them and you missed your turn or exit simply because you didn’t want to slow down and get behind them? Some people would rather miss their turn or exit than slow down and get behind a person who intentionally won’t let them pass in front of them.
We have all been known to cut off our nose to spite our face at one time or another.
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Written by: Min. Tim Butler
With all of the foolishness that we see taking place in many of our churches today, I come to let you know that we ain’t seen nothing yet. As churches compete to build membership in an effort to boosting their prestige, I believe it will come a time in the near future whereby pastors will begin to up the antics to a higher level. I believe the time is nigh if not yet here already. The endless games we often see played in the church today, it’s a wonder why more saints are not filled with righteous indignation. For this cause Jesus turned over the money tables and begin whipping those who used the church (the house of God) for selfish gains.
What will it take for saints to be filled with enough righteous indignation to draw us to the breaking point? When will enough be enough? When will the people of God cry out and say, we won’t take it any more? When will we come out from among them and be ye separated? How much abuse will we take from church leaders who would seek to have preeminence and lord over the flock of God?
Can the sheep really hear HIS voice? How much longer? What is the next great antic to plaque the church? Saints beware of subtle and crafty tactics used to cater to the flesh. Begin to test the spirit to see if the spirit is of God. We’ve seen the “Simon Says” preaching played when the preacher tells everyone to look to their neighbor and say “this, that or the other”. We’ve seen the false tongues encouraged by some church leaders in the absence of proper interpretation. We’ve seen many church leaders use their organist to play a certain style of music in an effort to build up a certain climate to alter the minds of the people to persuade them to “fall out”, then they call it being “slain in the Spirit”. How foolish!!! We’ve seen some church leaders convince members to make strange sounds and noises to have a form of godliness. We’ve seen the antics but I don’t believe we’ve seen anything yet. What’s next? I wouldn’t be surprise if the antics increased to the level where people were encouraged to “rent their clothes off” and run around the church “butt naked”. I believe the competition to have the biggest church will grow to the level where some preachers would do just about anything to entertain the people in order to keep the crowds coming.
Jesus warned us to beware of false prophets masquerading as men of God but inwardly are nothing more than wolves in sheep’s clothing (Matthew 7:15). If you have a good church today, praise God and be grateful. How could a person know if they are in a good church?
1. If your pastor is more interested in building membership than making disciples, it is a good chance that he uses different sorts of antic to draw people in and this is probably not the best place for a committed Christian to be.
2. If your pastor does not practice “church discipline” and members can openly practice sin, then this is probably not the best place for a committed Christian to be.
3. If people are foaming at the mouth and falling on the floor like they are crazy and making strange noises, this is definitely not the best place for a committed Christian to be.
4. If your pastor is more interested in filling his pockets than meeting the needs of those who are struggling, this is probably not the best place for a committed Christian to be.
5. If you have an issue or a concern and you can’t get an appointment to meet with your pastor, then this is probably not the best place for a committed Christian to be.
Keep seeking to find a good Bible teaching church. The Bible says, if we seek we shall find (Matthew 7:7-8).
Written by: Min. Tim Butler
We live in a day of “tell me what I want to hear”. I’m reminded of a particular story in the Bible when King Ahab desired to know whether he should go up to battle. He wanted to know his fait if he were to go to battle. King Ahab did not want to inquire a word from the prophet Micaiah, but rather he took the advice of four hundred of his own prophets so they may tell him exactly what he wanted to hear (1 Kings 22:13-23). It amazes me how so many people today would rather receive a lie from a false prophet and die, than hear a word from the Lord and live.
Well, I guess you could call me an outcast for Jesus because I’m not interested in hearing a fake word of prophecy from a fake prophet. I’m surely not interested in hearing a bunch of religious fanatics blurting out and speaking in a fake unknown tongue. I’m no longer moved by the shenanigans of playing church. Nether am I impressed when half of the church crowd break out in a dancing cabaret and begin acting like a bunch of buffoons as the organist cleverly induce their minds with a subtle “cut lose and act like a fool” type of melody. I guess I’ll be an outcast, because I’ll sit in my seat while everyone else around me get caught up in the “hype of the music”. And I don’t care if they look at me funny for just sitting there. And if things really get heated up, I know I’ll be an outcast when I begin tipping out of the service in mid-stream. I know this leaves me open for the preacher to say some negative things about me for leaving the service. But Jesus said, “Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake” (Matthews 5:11).
The Bible also says the true worshipper should worship the Father in Spirit and in truth (John 4:23). I no longer get excited when the false prophet begins to prophesy about “the season of harvest”. They say, “It’s your season”. “It’s your harvest”. “It’s your time”. Pleeeese….. It vexes my spirit when I hear this type of mumble/shumble preaching. And we wonder why “the world” thinks Christians are fools. If the truth were to be told, many of the “church goers” today are fools because they follow the crowd blindly and do whatever they see everyone else doing.
If Jesus were to speak to many of the churches in America today I believe He would say something to this affect: Now unto many of the pastors in America churches; These things saith the Lord; I know thy works, that thou has a name that thou are alive, but yet thou are dead. Be watchful, for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shall not watch, I will come on thee as a thief in the night, and thou shall not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Will you speak out against the foolishness and become an outcast for Jesus? Are you going along with some of the church shenanigans today because you don’t want others to speak evil about you? Jesus said, “Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did they speak about the false prophets” (Luke 6:26).
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Join us for our Bible study on (Sunday) 5/02/2010
Topic: Is preaching still needed today?
With all of these “Say Nothing” preachers in the church today we ask the question, is preaching still needed today?
Christians have to be careful of who they allow themselves to be taught by. We have been admonished to know them which labor among us, and are over us in the Lord (1 Thessalonians 5:12). I would also warn the saints of the wolves out there but I still believe in preaching (1 Cor 1:21).
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