Former L.A. Unified assistant principal pleads no contest to molestation charges… Friday, Aug 28 2009

LA assistant principle pleads no contest to molestation charges

 

This issue of men molesting young girls is not only in the church, but also in society at large… does anyone see a correlation with the lust we have in our society and the lust in the men in our society? I sure do…

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PASTOR ARRESSTED AGAIN FOR MOLESTATION Friday, Aug 28 2009

The same guy, a different girl… what a tragedy… what a mistake… I beg for God’s mercy and restorative power to come to these girls who have been violated by this perverted man and pastor…

Youth Pastor arressted again for molestation

 

As a Pastor of a small local church, I have had many become upset with me concerning the standards I insist upon in the congregation I minister to, which are in place for checks and balances. Such as “married” youth directors and never a man privately interacting with a woman, or a woman privately interacting with a man. Since we are a family integrated church, our children are highly involved with their parents and our youth director’s prime focus is the parents and how to serve them. All youth events are “family” orientated, the whole family is invited, no seclusion or “teen only” mentality. Standards are high, visibility is high, no driving alone… and the inconvenient list goes on. Modesty is also enforced, young girls are not allowed to dress inappropriately and young men are to dress appropriately as well. As a matter of fact, this philosophy runs through are whole church… why? Because we live in an over sensualized society, on the street, in the magazines, in our movies and media, everywhere you turn the idolization of the human body is confronting you. Nudity and sexual imagery is prevalent. And the worst of it is society today says that it is all right. Girls are taught that they are to be looked at and so market what you got; boys are taught to look… but the truth is you can only look so much before you want to touch! And that goes for young and old alike.

 

So men, it is up to us to stop looking, turn your eyes, don’t pay to see sensual images on the movie screen, turn off your TV, and guard your heart and eyes. Pastors, raise the standards no matter how much $$$$ it costs you in people leaving your church. We cannot serve God and mammon, so we must serve Christ by setting the standards high once again. I am not talking about legalism or legislating the attire for church attendance, but what I am saying is when something is inappropriate, address it without hesitancy. What you don’t address, you endorse. Will it make everyone happy, I think not… but we are not called to be men pleasers, but pleasers of God and His ways… Retain Honor!

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TWO MORE MINISTERS FAIL AND MOLEST TEENAGE GIRLS Friday, Aug 21 2009

The point of the Retain Honor blog is to point out how many men have given over to their lusts and are driven by sexual sin. The Word of Gos specifically says you will lose you honor with sexual sin, and your reproach will not be taken away. The headlines are full of stories of men who are in bondage to their lusts in their minds and hearts. How does it get their? Because men allow little sensual things in their lives, movies and media, internet pornography, magazines and pictures, and these things do take root and cause your thoughts to lust. Men, rise up, get a hold of your sensualized mind, turn the other way, look somewhere else, do go to movies with sexual images portrayed, even a little bit. Cleanse your hands and purify your minds.

Youth Pastor charged with sex with a minor

 

Kentucky youth minister charged with molestaion

 

Men… Retain Honor!

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YOUTH MINISTER GOES TO PRISON Friday, Aug 21 2009

Here is man’s justice for the perversion that was committed, 50 years in prison. We have got to see that we are doing something wrong when a 50+ year old man molests a young teenage girl. Men, you must stop allowing things into your life which sexualize your thoughts. I do not believe this is a sickness, this is sin that has gone unchecked for a long period of time. If you would judge yourself, you would not be judged.

Youth Minister goes to prison for molestation

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Another Pastor committing adultery Monday, Aug 17 2009

You know… my posting of these sexual sins in Pastors lives is not for the reasons of condemnation or judgment, but to stress the point that something is clearly wrong in the “ways of living” in the Christian men and Pastors. And then to exclude biblical standards for Elders and bring them back into the pulpit as soon as possible really confounds all common sense and blasphemes the Name of Christ. Then we rename adultery, calling it an affair… no wonder nothing powerful is happening in the Christian Church in America… look at these two news headlines of moral failures…

Pastor committing adultery

 

Mega Church Pastor divorces his wife after committing adultery

 

So… why do two men who have large churches and some prominence, wife and children, friends and family, risk everything they have become and are and shall be for sex? Proverbs 6:26 tells us men that by means of a harlot, a man is reduced to a crust of bread… we have too many “crusty pastors” in the pulpits in America. Don’t think that these men were weak either… Proverbs 7:26 says, “…she has cast down many wounded, and all who were slain by her were strong men.” It is not that these men weren’t strong preachers and leaders, but they were weak in some areas where the Word of God admonishes to be strong in. Proverbs 6:23-24 tells us two key things; first a strong devotional life in the commandments of God… not just studying to get the next big message, but studying to have the light of God’s Word penetrate our fleshly and carnal desires. Second, Reproofs of instruction. Why was a man of God going into a “gentlemens” club in Paris in the first place? Was he there alone? If he was… why in God’s Name was he? And if he was there with others, where was the reproofs of instruction? Did he have only “yes men” around him who were to afraid of loosing postion and pay to say stop? There is just so many things wrong with the open access and freedom of todays Pastors… we are not corporate business men… we are shepherds of the “Family” of God! When we begin to look at ministry as a business model, then business perks and priviledges are then looked for. But that is not what Jesus died for. I could go on and on concerning the “errors” and “set ups” that these men tripped over before the first fall… God have mercy upon them.

I have finished reading the book, “The Reformed Pastor” by Richard Baxter who was a Puritan. I think every Pastor ought to read this book, to get a fresh perspective upon the call of being a Pastor… let me close this post with a loose quote from the book… “Don’t undo with your lives by what you say with your mouths”… in other words… we preach the Gospel of Christ, Heaven or Hell every week… the saving of souls is our calling… so don’t undo what you preach on Sunday Morning with the way you live your life the rest of the week.

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CHRISTIAN CUDDLE PARTIES???? Friday, Aug 14 2009

If this wasn’t for real, it would be laughable… you have to see it for yourself…

Christian Cuddle Parties

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MINISTER ALEGEDLY MOLESTED TEENAGE GIRL Friday, Aug 14 2009

Here is yet another story of a 49 year old man violating a young 13 year old girl. This is a story which produces many emotions in my soul… all I can do is cry out for God’s mercies upon the Church in America and its ministers.

Youth minister alegedly molested 13 year old girl

 

The sexual deviancy of today’s men in every area of life is becoming an exponential problem and exposure. From Governor’s to coaches, ministers to priests; sexual sin, adultery, perversion, molestation and abuse are becoming a regular headline event. It is the judgment of God upon His people when He uses a foreign nation to expose and to harass His people when they are in sin.

 

Isa 47:3 – “Your nakedness shall be uncovered, yes, your shame will be seen; I will take vengeance, And I will not arbitrate with a man.”

 

La 1:8 – “Jerusalem has sinned gravely, therefore she has become vile. All who honored her despise her because they have seen her nakedness; yes, she sighs and turns away.”

 

Eze 16:36-37 – “Thus says the Lord God: “Because your filthiness was poured out and your nakedness uncovered in your harlotry with your lovers, and with all your abominable idols, and because of the blood of your children which you gave to them, surely, therefore, I will gather all your lovers with whom you took pleasure, all those you loved, and all those you hated; I will gather them from all around against you and will uncover your nakedness to them, that they may see all your nakedness.”

 

Men, turn from all manner of lusts, “Flee youthful lusts” the Apostle Paul said to Timothy, a young minister. We must begin to restore and rebuild the God given placement of men, men who can control their desires, men who can put their family above their impulses, men who live sacrificially for their wife and children, men who do not look at the woman who dresses provocatively and wants you in her power. For every time an immoral woman can get you to look at her, she now has the command of your life and attention, and you have given over you honor to sensual pleasures. Men become weak in a society when they cannot control their souls and minds. Don’t give your honor away, retain honor.

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Part time Pastor charged with indecent exposure. Friday, Aug 7 2009

Another one bites the dust! (Click link below to read the article)

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/jul/28/pastor_accused_lewd_act90612/

This is what I am talking about, men gone crazy with lust and perversion. And the ignorance of this church having this man with an obvious past of being a sex offender confounds the intelligent mind. Too many men who have committed sexual sins while being a Pastor desire everyone to give them a second chance in ministry, or allow them to continue being a Pastor; I do not believe this should happen. Now I am not talking about forgiveness, I am not talking about mercy, but I am talking about being disqualified for the place as a Pastor. Restoration, sure; how long to wait, a long time and with a multitude of counselors willing to endorse and stand with this man as he would enter again into ministry. Yet, when will we understand what the Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinth 6: 18, “Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.” Sexual immorality has a far reaching effect when committed, because it carries a profound characteristic of the person’s personality. A man who desires for the stain of sexual immorality to be forgotten does not understand what Proverbs tells us in Proverbs 6:32-33, “Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul.  Wounds and dishonor he will get, and his reproach will not be wiped away.”

Men, Retain Honor… do not give your strength over to women. Get the Fruit of the Spirit of self-control… don’t yield to lust and perversion because you will become a slave to it, fight the Good fight of Faith and Lay hold of Eternal Life… rise up o men of God and fight the spirit of this age…

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The Manly Stuff by C T Studd Friday, Jul 17 2009

A great video for men to rise up for the gospel…

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This is War by Paul Washer Thursday, Jul 16 2009

A great audio/video to watch and especially to listen to for motivation and encouragement to rise up and be a Man of God!

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A Video Story about Hunger in the World Thursday, Jul 16 2009

This is a touching video of what some human beings must go through just to eat, and the contrast between those who have and those who don’t. You must watch this…

View this movie at cultureunplugged.com

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The Complacency of Men Friday, Jul 3 2009

One of the greatest hindrances for men is complacency. You know the stuff… delaying to do what you know you must do; making excuses for why this isn’t the right time to start; apathetic concerning your approach to life, what is going on in the world around you, what is going on with your family which you live with; and all the while you say in your mind, “I will get to it sooner or later” or, “It will be taken care of”. But some how you still never seem to have the right enthusiasm or motivation, and depression settles more upon your life as you retreat into media entertainment or your secret life which may or may not include sins which will destroy your soul and your loved ones around you. Just look at the headlines of our politicians and ministers who are dropping like flies from moral failures, embezzlement’s and just plain sin which have never been dealt with because of complacency.

In the Book of Proverbs it shows us men plainly that complacency will destroy our lives…  Proverbs 1:32 (NKJV) - For the turning away of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them… When we fail to deal with that which needs to be dealt with in our lives and around us in a aggressive and timely way, then we are allowing the “demons” of life to come in and take abode and begin the process of eliminating us from masculinity, headship and effectiveness in what God has given to us. Remember the Garden of Eden? Adam failed to do what God told him to do, and that was to keep the garden. Adam was complacent with that which God had given to him. He started out good, Adam named the animals, yet he began somewhere to yield over to “Garden Life” and in the process did what God had told him not to do. And thus his life around him was destroyed, and his family line was impacted by his complacency; that is you and I! We have inherited Adam’s sin, imputed and passed down to us and we as men must begin to turn off the TV, quit worrying about what the final score was, quit being driven by modern media hype to see the latest and greatest movie or newest DVD release, and believe if we begin to fight complacency and once again tend our “Garden” that God will once again move upon our land in an awesome and mighty way to turn the tide of the deterioration that is happening before our eyes. Our families will benefit, our churches will benefit, our communities will benefit and most importantly you as a man will benefit because you will regain that “Honor” with which God has crowned you with. Look at what Hebrews tells us…

Hebrews 2:5-7 (NKJV) - ”For He has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels. But one testified in a certain place, saying: “What is man that You are mindful of him, Or the son of man that You take care of him? You have made him a little lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And set him over the works of Your hands.”

 What are some of the areas of a man’s life which complacency affects?

• Your relationship with your wife… (Do you spend time talking and listening to her; being a friend to her; and without any other distraction going on so she is your total focus?)
• Your relationship with your children… (Do you really know what is going on in your child’s private life? Are you helping them prepare for their future and aiming them in the path they are to go?)
• Your moral purity… (With all of the immoral visuals which surround and impact our society, are you keeping you thoughts pure and you eyes straight before you? Remember, immorality will reduce a man to a crust of bread… {Proverbs 6:26}… don’t get crusty!)
• Your business of life… (Are you being diligent with everything God has put into your charge? Or are you creating a vacuum by your complacency where others must fill the void you are creating. Especially in your home, a wife will automatically fill the void you create, and then you begin to blame her for being controlling and un-submitted to your headship…)
• Your faith… (Are you diligently and passionately seeking God in prayer and the study of His Word? Do you have “faith” in your life that is living and vital? Do you believe that God is active in your life leading you and desiring to manifest His blessings to you?)

God is searching out the men of His Kingdom and seeing who is diligent and passionate about His cause in the land. Look at what God says in His word to us men… Zephaniah 1:12 (NKJV) - ”And it shall come to pass at that time That I will search Jerusalem with lamps, And punish the men Who are settled in complacency, Who say in their heart, ‘The Lord will not do good, Nor will He do evil.’… Are you even complacent about whether or not God will do anything at all? If you are nonchalant about God’s activity in the affairs of men, that is the height of being in complacency. When you are in the routine of religious duty, going to church and doing your religious duty, then going to lunch and being more excited about the ball game after the service, that is a sign post that your are in complacency… fight it, fight it, fight it! Call it sin in your life and begin today to do one thing that you have been delaying in. I am going outside and tearing up my lawn right now and starting the garden I have been talking about for a while now. Be blessed!

 

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