News Flash Your Pimp/Pastor Is Swindling You!

The word of God is clear. Sin is sin. Any offense that goes against the Word of God is considered sin. Gal 5:19-21 (NASB) is clear as it relates to the”deeds of the flesh” and the ultimate outcome of habitual un-repentant sin:

¹⁹Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, ²¹envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

So where am I going with this? Notice that Paul reminds the progressive and former pagan members of the church at Galtatia of their former ways. He starts out by referring to a sin that is crippling the Christian Church today, sexual immorality. Here are some sobering facts about sexual immorality.

• According to an August, 2004 survey of its readership by Christianity Today magazine, 36% of laymen responding have visited a sexually explicit Internet site. Of which 44% have visited such sites “a few times” in the past year.
• In a 2000 study by Focus on the Family, 18% of people identifying themselves as Christians admitted visiting a sexually-oriented web site.
• At one Promise Keepers event, 50% of those in attendance said they had checked out pornographic material within the past week.
• 59% of married Christian men regularly fantasize about sexual relations with someone other than their spouse.
• 91% of men raised in Christian homes were exposed to pornography while growing up (compared to 98% of those not raised in a Christian home).

The most amazing statistic I found was this.

A survey conducted by Christianity Today of its readership in August 2000 revealed that…

33% of clergy have visited a sexually explicit Internet site at least once within the past year, of which 53% have done so “a few times.”

I cannot tell you how many times I heard Pastor/Pimps say “Pray for your Pastor”, and you should. But just like Paul, Pastors have a responsibility to talk about (From the pulpit) the ills of sexual immorality and how it is gripping our society and how it has impacted the church. Pastors can’t ignore the facts. The message of sexual purity is vital to the survial of what God intends for us. I am so tired of hearing Pimps preach about “Getting Back Your Stuff From The Devil” I can vomit. The real issues facing the Christian today are issues of immorality.

All of us are impacted either directly or indirectly by issues of sexual immorality. As a father and husband I personally have had to deal with issues of sexual purity. Trust me it is a difficult demon to deal with but can only be dealt with the Spirit of Truth. It does not help that a Pimp likes to preach about getting more money through him to God. Those types of money messages profit (Prophet) little . I mean think about it…What good is getting money to “the mand of gawd” when you are delaing with the deeds of the flesh. What Good does it do a Christian to give a tenth when his or her life is challenged with sexual immorality? Obedience is better than sacrifice!

If your Pimp/Pastor is still caught up on “giving sermons” so that his empire..I mean the kingdom can continue, I would implore you to take a look at a few messages that could be just the message you need to escape issues of sexaul immorality. Remember, the statistics are sobering! Chances are you or someone you know is dealing wit an issue regarding exual immorality and your Pimp/Pastor is still stuck on getting revenue and maximizing giving units because he/she is more caught up in the love of money than feeding the sheep!

http://www.biblebb.com/files/MAC/52-15.htm

 

“The Day They Touched Dre’s Feet At HLCC”

Over the past 30 days I have been bombarded with calls and emails from current and prior Club Hustle & Flow patrons. The influx of calls and emails stem from an event that involved the exaltation of Andre Landers

Let me first start off by articulating what exaltation is. To exalt means to:

1. To raise in rank, character, or status; elevate (From Man to Prophet/Apostle)
2. To glorify, praise, or honor.
3. To increase the effect or intensity of; heighten
4. Obsolete To fill with sublime emotion; elate

So how was Dre Exalted? From numerous accounts the incident occurred at the end of Sunday worship. One of Dre’s newly elevated bosses was giving the offertory appeal (AKA guilt trip/begging for money instead of allowing for free will giving because THEY don’t trust you or God for giving) when he made an appeal for the congregation to assemble by section and come “touch the Prophet’s Profit’s feet (In a show of support). Instead of making an offertory appeal to further God’s work, the service turned into a “Come Exalt & Touch The Feet” of the “Mand of Gawd.” The event turned into an opportunity for Dre to collect thousands (Probably used to pay his tax debt).

Why was this an act of man exaltation? Simple, God does not share the spotlight with anyone. To Put Dre in the midst (Giving to God Is an act of worship) of a time when God should be exalted is flat out wrong. This event has Satan all over it. The exaltation of man is where the Word of Faith movement sharply deviates from the Bible and historic Christianity. The great lie of Satan has always been, ‘You will be like God’ (Genesis 3:5). In the beginning, Satan’s sin was pride. In Isaiah 14:14 the Bible says that he declared the he would be like the Most High God and then he uses the same false claim on any man who will head him. After his fall, this same echo of pride has been used to tempt man throughout the ages.

Dre’s exaltation at THAT moment and time shut God out. Instead of praising God, the congregation (some, not all) took the opportunity to “make much of” Dre for what he does. “Making Much” i.e. touching feet and throwing money at someones feet, is a false show of love. The only person that deserves our exaltation is God. Even God exalts Himself. John Piper says this in his book “Don’t Waste Your Life.“

God is the one being in the universe for whom self-exaltation is the most loving act. Anyone else who exalts himself distracts us from what we need, namely, God. But if God exalts himself, he calls attention to the very thing we need most for our joy. If great paintings could talk, and they saw you walking through the gallery staring at the floor, they would cry out, “Look! Look at me. I am the reason you are here.” And when you look and exult in the beauty of the paintings with those around you, your joy would be full. You would not complain that the paintings should have kept quiet. They rescued you from wasting your visit. In the same way no child complains, “I am being used” when his father delights to make the child happy with his own presence.

The Day They touched Dre’s feet was a dangerous day! It suggested that Dre should be honored like God is. It assumes that Dre is an equal with our heavenly father and the Prophets of the Old Testament. The incident (I really don’t think the newly appointed Boss meant to do this) resembled one of the oldest Satanic tricks, Man Exaltation! However, in the midst of this mess I still thank God. Sometimes God has to allow for negativity to enter our lives before we make a change. You don’t wipe dog mess off of your shoe until you smell it. Leaving the dog mess on your feet would be absurd!

Dre has no place sharing the same type of Glory or honor The Lord should. All of us at some point in life make much of something other than God. Just like honoring and or exalting a job, money, booze or lust is a sin (Because it worships SELF)so is “Touching The Mand of Gawd” in a way that exalts!

 

God So Loved The World (His Order?)

One of the most misunderstood virtues plaguing our society today is love. Websters defines love as:

strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties…

….warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion

However The giver of love, God, does not view love the way the world does. Real Godly love focuses on what is BEST for mankind versus what makes us FEEL better. We often think we are loved or being loved when our emotional state is touched or we are moved emotionally. Love is all about telling someone the truth when they are wrong. Love is telling your child they can’t go to the party because you know violence will break out. Love is telling a loved one that the doctrine they are subscribing to is killing them spiritually, physically and emotionally.

The Club Owner at Club Hustle & Flow Andre Landers, repeatedly murdered a portion of scripture that is probably one of the greatest versus in scripture that emphasis God’s love.

¹⁶“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,^[a] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

Landers exegesis of the text contends that God so loved His Order (World  or Universe) that  He Sent His only son to die for it. WRONG (Game Show Buzzer going off). The word Kovsmo (Cosmos) has several different contextual meanings.

It is true that God sacrificed Himself to save the World or Kovsmo. However the word “Kovsmo” must be taken into proper context. Kovsmo must, in context, refer to the entire world. Compare to 1 John 2:15

¹⁵Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

It is clear based on the contextual use of the word World, that John is talking about a lost, evil rebellious world. In specific, John is talking about the evil sinful man or women that is, you and I prior to salvation. In other words God loved a perverse, sinful, evil, unholy group of humans on this planet called Earth that He (God) was willing to do the right thing (Which is God’s nature and TRUE LOVE) and sacrifice all. This sovereignty of God is incomprehensible to man. The World deserved death but God chose before the formations of the World to save it! This is a great reminder to us just what is important as we live out our lives, God’s love and the opportunity we have to live through His Glory!

Sadly the Pimp of Hampton used this scripture to remind folks of God’s “order” and the need to sow, tithe, give money  blah blah blah blah !

 

Don’t Resist The Recession-Embrace It! God Is Up To Something!

Everywhere you turn today you hear of ways to survive the current economic downturn better known as “The Recession.” However I cannot recall one instance where I heard anyone in the media or on Christian Television (Radio or Internet) decipher God’s purpose behind the recision. Yes, God’s purpose! After all, God allows and permits any and everything on the earth.

John Piper of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota delivered an outstanding sermon on “The Rescission.” Pastor Piper gave 5 God centered purposes for this recession:

1. God Desires To Expose Hidden Sin – God is using our anxiety, fear and hopelessness to show us just how sinful we are. Recessions have a way of bring the WORSE out of us. God wants to expose that hidden sin through recession. Yes my friend FEAR is a sin because it tells God we don’t trust Him. In addition the exposing of our sin shows us just how much we need to rely on the Lord. God is exposing hidden sin such as lust (of Cars), money, pride and man worship.
2. God Wants Us To Wake Up – God wants to wake us (As Americans) up to show us just how bad our fellow brother and sister is. The united states, despite of the rescission, is still doing better than OVER 2/3 of the global population. God is using the recession to show us just how bad someone else is doing. From this revelation, God wants us to learn to address the most dire causes of this world. A pastors 18K light bill and 15K tax bill is nothing compared to someone in Africa living without clean water .
3. God Wants Us To Relocate Our Roots – God wants to yank us up by the back of our shirt and snatch us from what we have been rooted in for years, our prosperity, our money, our businesses, our buildings our STUFF. God wants to replant us in good ground. God wants us to be planted and rooted in HIM and not in our cars, homes, jobs and money. This recession by far is about just that, money, automobiles, jobs and property. God is taking all of that away so we can focus on Him.
4. God Wants To Use The Recession To Advance His Salvation Mission – God throughout time has used the most dire circumstances to advance His agenda (Not ours). Throughout the bible you can see God at Work in a recession; Abraham and Sara conceiving a Son in their old age, God parting the Red Sea to lead the Israelite nation out of Egypt, Bread of Heaven, The Walls of Jericho, God’s list goes on and on.
5. God Wants Us To Care For Those Hurting In The Church Acts 4:34- God intends for us to care for the hurting because he wants us to grow in love. Nobody should ever lack anything in the church. Far too many people I know are leaving “The Club” are doing so because they are in need and are hurting! Yet in the Club Owner and his Bouncers (Deacons and Ministers) contend that the “Mand/Prophet of da House” Club be protected and shielded against the lies spoken against him. Landers is not the only person hurting, the entire body outside of The Club is hurting. I pray that the money laid at Landers’ feet a few weeks ago was spent to help a member in financial need! Landers needs to stop worrying about folk talking about him and start worrying about the people he is hurting with his greed and lies!

Look at Pastor Piper’s Message in its entirety. I pray that his message will bless you like it blessed me.

 

God-Centered and Man-Centered Worship

Do we really know what “Worship” is as Christians. Honestly,  if asked this question at gun point could you answer the question “What is worship” before getting your head blown off! The following is an excellent comparison contrast of what God worship is and what “man centered worship is.

The Goal of Worship

First of all let me expound on the goal of worship. Glorifying God is our ONLY aim when worshiping God. It is our highest priority.

31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

I Cor. 10:31

It sounds elementary, but the purpose of our corporate worship service is for our congregation to worship God. Evangelism, though important, is secondary.

What is worship?

The Bible doesn’t give a formal definition of worship. But lets start by seeing what various words for worship mean. The English word “worship” comes from two Old English words: weorth, which means “worth,” and scipe or ship, which means something like shape or “quality.” We can see the Old English word -ship in modern words like friendship and sportsmanship – that’s the quality of being a friend, or the quality of being a good sport.

So worth-ship is the quality of having worth or of being worthy. When we worship, we are saying that God has worth, that he is worthy. Worship means to declare worth, to attribute worth. Or to put it in biblical terms, we praise God. We speak, or sing, about how good and powerful God is.

This is a purpose for which we are called:

You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light

1 Peter 2:9.

We were called for the purpose of praising God, worshiping God. That is one of the job descriptions of a Christian. We should declare that God is worthy, worth more than everything else put together.

Now let’s look at the biblical words. In both Hebrew and Greek, there are two major kinds of words for worship. The first kind means to bow down at ones feet, to kneel, to put one’s face down as an act of respect and submission. Our body language is saying, I will do whatever you want me to. I am ready to listen to your instructions and I am willing to obey. The other kind of biblical word means to serve. Roughly half of the time these words are translated as worship, and the other half as serve. It carries the idea of doing something for God — making a sacrifice or carrying out his instructions.

Of course, word meanings don’t prove what worship is, but they do illustrate three kinds of worship. There is

1. worship that involves speaking, and
2. worship that involves listening, and
3. a worship that involves doing.

There is a worship that expresses the heart, and worship that involves the mind, and a worship that involves the body. There is a worship that is giving praise upward, a worship that is receiving instructions from above, and a worship that carries out instruction in the world around us.

God Centered vs Man Centered Worship Comparison

The following is a comparison of God Centered and Man Centered Worship:

Sinner Friendly vs Seeker-Driven Worship

According to Romans 3:10-18, there are none who seek God from their hearts. Though we must show love and concern for the sinners who attend worship (In a congregation), we must be careful not to design the worship service around their desires, but around God’s desires. We must remember that the greatest obstacle for the unbeliever is his sinful heart.

In contrast the the seeker-driven model, the worship service is adjusted to “meet the needs” [better called 'wants'] of the unbeliever, making it ‘relevant’ for unbelievers i.e. making the word “plain” for people to understand, or putting the word on the “bottom shelf”.

The theology behind this seeker-driven movement teaches that everyone seeks for God, and all we need to do is take obstacles out of an unbeliever’s way in order for them to come to Christ. This is dangerous because it allows for the things NOT of God to blend into a worship service.

Entertainment vs. Worship

True Godly worship is done before an audience of One. We are all the participants, and the desire is that God is pleased with our worship (Rev. 5:13, Phil 2:10-11) We stand in awe of God, and then our affections are stirred, not vice versa (Acts 2:43)

With Man Centered worship having the goal of ‘bringing ‘em in’ and ‘cleaning them later’ as the top priority results in turning the worship hour into an entertainment session i.e. celebrity guests, lights, dancing etc. The focus is taken off standing in awe of God and placed, instead, on what the participant will enjoy or how he/she will feel.

Needs vs Wants

Godly worship is achieved when  we focus on what man truly needs, we must understand that our greatest need is for God. When we look to God first and do things His way, the outcome will meet the deepest needs of men. (Matt. 6:33)

Man centered worship is dangerous as it relates to needs vs wants. In the name of being ‘needs-based’, the focus actually becomes on what people want i.e. money, favor, and material well being. While people’s shallow desires are constantly fed, the deepest needs are left unmet. This camp tends to produce rapid quantitative growth and a lack of qualitative growth i.e PRAISE reports. All the while the things we REALLY need are left undone often i.e. mended marriages, deliverance form addictions and deliverance from cults.

Human Worth

Human worth is not diminished by being God-centered. Instead, it is established. That is, when we focus on God who alone has worth in Himself, and we understand that we are created in His image, this brings us great worth. (II Samuel 22). However, man has no worth in and of himself, and being man-centered in one’s approach to anything is ultimately futile. Honoring MAN in ritualistic ceremonies and signs of allegance is futile as compared to honoring God, PERIOD

Worshiping God in Spirit and Truth

God desires worshipers who will worship Him in spirit and truth. (John 4:24) We must know the majestic, holy God and our sinfulness in order to worship Him rightly. When we exhalt a MAN in our worship service we fail to worship GOD. Man should be completely removed as the focal point of worship.

Conclusion

I honestly hope this post helps the sheeple who often times are subjected to shown allegiance to a MAN who calls himself a Prophet or Apostle or is declared one by his Club Goers.

 

Sacrifice-Do You Want Money, a Bull or Christ

While caught up at Club New Birth and Club Hustle & Flow , I was taught that  “you can’t worship God without first sacrificing something”? Eddie beat this into the minds of the sheeple and so did Dre. If the Pulpit Pimps of this age lived prior to Christ, a sacrifice (From man) would be in line with the Law.

In the O.T. animals were sacrificed (Killed/shed Blood) at the Brazen Altar to atone for sins:

For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life. (Leviticus 17:11)

A sacrifice to God is required to pay the penalty for Sin. However, God so chose at the beginning of time to set in place a “new disposition” that would apply ONE sacrifice ONCE AND FOR ALL. This sacrifice is Christ:

The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! (Hebrews 9:13-14)

We have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. …By one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. …And where these have been forgiven, there is no longer any sacrifice for sin. (Hebrews 10:10, 14, 18)

Pimps like Dre over at Club Hustle & Flow want to make one think that your money is a bull and that you must part with your wallet as one would part with his prized bull. But CHRIST is our one and only sacrifice for atonement and NOT blessings of money, wealth and stuff. God gives us access to the greatest blessing in the world, SALVATTION!

So the next time your Pimp talks about bringing an offering down to the altar, tkae him a bull! Bt all joking aside,  think about what you are doing and if this principle is in line with the word of God. Study for yourself and you’ll see that you can’t find such a practice. If a Pimp asks for money let he or she be a man or woman about it and ask you to give them money to pay the building bills, their bills, their personal taxes, fund their lifestyles etc. If the Pulpit Pimps of this age want your money, let them be transparent and say what they want to do with the money. Give full disclosure about why they want your money. God gave us Christ and gave us FULL DISCLOSURE  (John 3:16)

 

“The 7 Dispensations of God & The Age of Grace “

The next time your Pimp threatens you with a penalty of curse for not paying your tithes, ask him or her what “Dispensation” this age is in!

As a young boy raised in the Southern Baptist Church I often would hear my Grandmother reference the late J. Vernon McGee and the Thru The Bible Institute. In specific, I remember her teaching on basic biblical truths and beliefs. One of those beliefs was “ Dispensations”.

**According to the  Scofield Reference Bible**
A dispensation is a period of time which is identified by its relation to some particular purpose of God. As used in the Greek New Testament, the word is OIKONOMIA (Strong’s No. 3622) and is defined as a stewardship, administration, management, direction, arrangement, order, or plan.

Practically speaking, dispensationalism speaks of the differences between the administration of human affairs within the sequential divisions of human history. The following is an example:
1.  From Adam to Abraham, for example, when God’s administration of human affairs focused on the entire race as descended from Adam.
2.  From Abraham to Christ, when God’s administration of human affairs focused on one particular family, descendants of Abraham. During this period of time, or age, a distinction is drawn between two divisions of humanity–Jew and Gentile.
3.  From Christ until now, and beyond for an undisclosed period of time; when God’s administration of human affairs focuses on one particular people, comprised of Jew and Gentile alike in one body–the Church.

According to J. Vernon McGee:

Technically speaking, the idea of dispensations and dispensationalism sets forth a principle in Scripture as follows: God places humanity under different and progressive operational temporal conditions, for specific and instructional eternal purposes..

1.  These conditions are laid out in various revealed covenants..
2.  These conditions are instructional to us (Gal. 3:24; Rom. 15:4), as well as to the angelic realm of creation (Eph. 3:10).

The concept of a dispensation is seen in the parable of Luke 16, and the details of a “generic” dispensation are seen
1.  Two parties (v.1): (a) the delegator of duties and (b) the one responsible for performing them.
2.  Specific responsibilities are laid out, and understood by the one responsible for performing them (vv.1-3, context).
3.  The Delegator holds the one responsible accountable (v.2).
4.  As a result of failure, on the part of the one responsible, the stewardship is removed and changed (vv.2,3).

The simplest delineation of dispensational truth is to contrast the Old Testament with the New Testament. Any newborn, babe in Christ can pick up his/her Bible and observe that basic division (That is if you pick up your Bible)
1.     Old Testament: the administration of Law. God handed down the 10 commandments, and the entire Law of Moses. This presented humanity with the responsibility to work and earn blessings. The end result, however, was to demonstrate that man cannot possibly fulfill such a high (perfect) standard. Man cannot earn his way into heaven, and must be provided for in another way.
2.  New Testament: the administration of Grace. God made provision through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, the means by which mankind may be restored to a relationship with Him. Jesus Christ performed the perfect work that mankind could not do, and paid the penalty for sin on our behalf. The responsibility in this administration is to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and be saved (Acts 16:31).

Another deliniation or contrast can be seen between Jews and Gentiles:
1.  The Age of the Gentiles. Prior to the calling out of Abraham, all of humanity was treated as one body. All were descendants of Adam. God revealed Himself to various prophets (e.g. Adam, Enoch, Noah, Job).
2.  The Age of the Jews. Following the calling out of Abraham (Gen. 12), a distinction begins to be drawn within humanity. Within the descendants of Adam, a particular group is called out that are the descendants of Abraham. A division is drawn between Jews and Gentiles (non-Jews). It is to the Jews that God reveals Himself (e.g. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, the prophets, etc.). This does not mean that God disregarded or ignored the Gentiles during these thousands of years, for there are many notable Gentiles to be found throughout the Old Testament. The significance, though, is that the specific revelations, and the revealed Scriptures were given primarily to the Jews (Rom. 3:2).
3.  The Age of the Church. With the sacrificial death of Christ on the cross of Calvary, a wholly new administration is unveiled. This administration had been previously hidden and is referred to as a mystery (Eph. 1:9,10; 3:9). During this age, there is no longer a distinction between Jew and Gentile (Rom. 10:12; Gal. 3:28; Col. 1:11).
Further, and more intricate developments can (and ultimately, should) be drawn in the observation and study of the significantly detailed covenants within Scripture. These developments typically break down into a seven-fold division of human history from Adam, through Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Christ, and on to eternity. [3]

1.  The Age of Innocence, from the creation of Adam and Eve until they fell into sin.

2.  The Age of Conscience, from the fall into sin to Noah’s flood.

3.  The Age of Human Government, from Noah to Abraham.

4.  The Age of Promise, from Abraham to Moses.

5.  The Age of Law, from Moses to Christ.

6.  The Age of Grace, from the death of Christ to the rapture of the Church.

7.  The Age of Christ, His personal 1000 year reign, yet future.

So why is this important?
We are commanded to do so! (2 Tim. 2:15)

THIS IS HOW THE PIMPS OF THIS AGE BUTCHER THE WORD OF GOD
It is critical in avoiding error! Let us say that I commit a personal sin, an offence before God. Let us say, for the illustration that my sin is stealing. What then, should be my activity/responsibility to deal with that sin, and restore my fellowship with the Lord?
Option #1. I might offer to the Lord a bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin I have committed (Lev. 4:3ff.). I might bring the bull to the front door of the church, lay my hand upon its head, and “slay the bull before the Lord.” Then, I might ask the priest if he might take some of the blood inside, and sprinkle it around in various places inside the church. Then of course, the entrails, and the hide have to be dealt with, and so forth. [Does all of this seem silly to you? This is what the Bible says is the way to respond after your sin.. Ah, but maybe that administration is no longer in effect . . .]
Option #2. I might simply pray to the Father, and confess my sin.. If I do so, He is faithful and just to forgive me of my sin, and to cleanse me from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). This is the New Testament’s instruction for the confession of sin.
Granted, the illustration here presented is somewhat absurd, and intentionally so. No one today would realistically consider operating under the animal sacrifice administration. It does serve to point out, however, that the differences between the Old Testament and the New Testament are significant. Other issues for consideration may not be as blatantly clear, but they are no less important for an accurate handling.

So here is the crux of the matter as it relates to man’s current dispensation, WE ARE NOT under the law. Therefore stop operating as such by imposing such principles as tithing!

 

“Share and Share Alike”

Many of you who visit this blog are either former or current supporters of Club Hustle & Flow and its club owner. From time to time I hear from many of you and I share your grief over the recent occurrences, i.e broken and dysfunctional marriages, revenue impacts, leadership departures, job losses home loses etc. 

Question, is the Club Owner sharing your grief? Has he outwardly expressed his grief over the flock? One thing I have noticed about your Club Owner is that he Privatized his gains i.e. his 900k new house, investments and other bling. Yet he is Publicizing the risk now associated with the drop in revenue. He is putting leaders on notice to get their house in order (Pay back wages) or be sat down!

Club Hustle & Flow sort of reminds me of these banks that are being bailed out. You heard the stories; Citigroup gets a 50 billion dollar bailout at the tax payers expense and then goes and buys a 50 million dollar jet. Oh yea, and by the way they may also lay-off some folks. For Club Hustle and Flow the story goes like this:

1. Build a huge 22 million dollar edifice.
2. Clearly state that the church “is yours” (How many time has Landers made it clear HIS name is on the paperwork)
3. When things get tight for Club Hustle & Flow re brand, ignore the broken marriages and other wounds and threaten the sheeple with expulsion from the club.

Folks this is a no brainer! Your Club Owner only wants to share one thing with you…Your money! Peter impores us to be eagar to SERVE the Flock and not lord over them:

1To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings and one who also will share in the glory to be revealed: 2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, serving as overseers—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; 3not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.  

1 Peter 5:1-3

 

Church Trickle Down Economics-Who Are The Pimps Tricking?

I cannot tell you how many times I heard Pulpit Pimps say,”The blessing flow down”, implying of course that if the “mand of gawd” is blessed then you as the parishioner would be blessed too. Modern day economists call this “Trickle Down Economics” or the “Trickle Down Theory”.  In a trickle down economy tax cuts or other benefits are provided for businesses and rich individuals, in the belief that this will indirectly benefit the broad population. In a church ministry  pimpistry resources are poured into the pimp in the form of tithes, offering and yes love offering.

As a means to foster support, the pimp will from time to time deliver a sermon on how to get, keep and expand your “stuff” (Money, business, higher living etc). The pimp will also say the blessing on him will in some way fall on you! These “raw raw” messages are key in that they entice members to give and they provide a (false) sense of hope that says if I give to the mand of gawd, I will get some of his “trickle down blessings”. 

People caught up in false ministries unfortunately miss the point Christ makes in the gospels. Jesus Christ  used the seed sowing imagery to illustrate various responses to the Word of God. God’s people are called to sow in the hearts of humankind the seeds of God’s Word not MONEY (Matthew 13:3-8, 18-23). Those who tell others about Christ are like a farmer sowing seeds and watering the ground, in other words, instructing and preparing people to receive Christ as Savior. Pulpit Pimps argue that they sow into the hearts of people. But what are they really sowing? Pulpit Pimps sow the seeds of greed, Word of Faith and Oneness Pentecostalism. Pulpit Pimps consistently trick members into thinking that they must bless the mand of gawd in order receive some of the “anointing” on him. In actuality, Pulpit Pimps don’t want to share any money with them!

I challenge you, sow the seed of the only begotten Son with someone today. Sow Christ and the power He provides us. I guarantee you will never go wrong when you sow Christ!

 

“When The Hustle Aint Flowin’ Part III – Payin to play!”

If you want to be in Leadership over at Club Hustle & Flow, you better be current on your payments tithe.

I have been reporting for several months that things are getting tight over at Club Hustle & Flow.” Well duh”…The average American has been feeling the effects of the economic turndown for well over two years. However ,Landers has finally got enough gaul to put the hammer down on his key earners (Mafia speak for someone who brings in money for the establishment) and put down one of his biggest threats.

Landers has sent letters and emails to all of his shepple in leadership an told then to get their tithes current or face probation or be sat down from leadership. Thats right, pay your tithes or you can’t serve in his (Landers) church. It is no secret that the workers (Leaders if you will)  over at Hustle & Flow represent the “tenth”. Landers and the machine can’t loose this vital set of giving units (Landers refers to donators/tithers as giving units).  So What does God say about this sort of extortion?

Before I continue let me preface by saying:

 

1. The Club Owner over at Club Hustle & Flow has the right to set up his own rules. Landers has repeatedly asserted ”its his (Andre’s) church”.
2. Money is necessary to run a church.
3. The love of money will cause a pimp grief. For it is written in 1 Timothy 6:10:

For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

Landers’ love of money, cars and homes is beginning to cause him some serious grief. I am curious to see what people are going to do. Will the sheeple pay to play? The sad thing is that Landers has sent his communication out without discerning his own flock. He has no idea where people are financially. Nor does he understand that he burdening the people with a weight that Christ died to free us from! No human being can keep the law! If the “Hustle Aint Flowing”, find out why! Oh I get it, that would require true compassion and a mind of Christ.

If Landers says he understands his flock he is a World Wide Lie! Landers only knows 2 figures-The Sunday and Wed collection totals. Landers is so far out of touch with his flock because as he says it “he can’t touch everyone”. Coupled with this is his inability to trust others, makes it impossible for him to know his flocks true financial state.

I ask that you be in prayer for this flock!