Blindsided: Douglas Stauffer’s Carnal Message on Carnality- Sermon #3

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Transcript of Message: Hindrances to Building
June 3, 2018, Douglas Stauffer, King James Bible Conference 2018

“…The grammar- the grammar person [Mrs. Lois]. Look at 1^st Corinthians chapter three. Let’s look at what the text says.

“And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal,  as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it…” [1 Corinthians 3:1-2a]

And here’s the sad thing: “…neither yet now are ye able.” [1 Corinthians 2b]

And let’s look at verse three, even though it’s not part of mine: “For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, ARE YE NOT CARNAL, and walk as men?” [1 Corinthians 3:1-3]

‘Walk as men?’ That’s just funny to me. You know, adults don’t talk to other adults with baby talk. We talk to newborns with baby talk. But Paul had to treat these believers and talk to them with some baby talk because they were carnal. Because they were still babies. Paul rebuked these believers in the church because there was envy and strife, meaning competition amongst- you know, not good competition. A division. They were walking as men. Now, I don’t know about you- well- you know, I look at that- well, ‘walking as men’ what are you supposed to walk like? Well, you’re not supposed to walk like the world. You’re supposed to be peculiar. We’re not supposed to be normal. ALL Christians are to begin with milk, and then grow up and move to the meat. Do you know there are Christians that have been saved thirty and forty years in their life and still on the milk? I’ve met ‘em. You know, one of the biggest factors you can hear, when you listen to them, you can st- you can- you can-you can almost hear ‘em slurpin’ on the milk. They complain. All the time. Complain. Complain. Complain. Listen, we had a church rupture that I think was one of the greatest things we could have here because the major complainers left. That’s NOT a bad thing! You, you gotta realize that. Listen. Everybody likes numbers, but if numbers are just a bunch of babies sucking their thumb, you don’t need that. Listen, you try to help a baby grow up, but when the baby determines, ‘I’m going to stay a baby,’ after being saved for thirty and forty years, there’s nothing you can do for ‘em.

I want to look at two different things: five reasons why Christians find spiritual growth so difficult to achieve and then….”

In this series I share my thoughts and opinions concerning these ministers and the events which led to my departure. Click here to continue reading: “Blindsided: Silent No Longer” or click on a title below. [Links will be added as new blogs are posted.]

Blindsided Series

Part One: Red Flags and Rose-Colored Glasses

• • Series Introduction
  • Hindsight is 20/20
  • First Warning Signs
  • Circumcising the Critics- Sermon #1
  • Circumcising the Critics- Sermon #2

Part Two: Calloused Carnality and Hidden Harassment
(Sunday, June 3, 2018- Tuesday, June 5, 2018)

• • Douglas Stauffer’s Carnal Message on Carnality- Sermon #3
  • Silent No Longer
  • Douglas Stauffer’s Voicemail to Matthew Olds
  • Personal Response to Douglas Stauffer’s Voicemail
  • Harassment from Douglas Stauffer Begins
  • Private Messages Between Matthew Olds and Pastor Andrew Ray
  • Afternoon Phone Calls with Pastor Andrew Ray and Douglas Stauffer
  • Continuation of Messages between Matthew Olds and Pastor Andrew Ray
  • Crystal Olds’ First Facebook Apology Post
  • Douglas Stauffer Twists Crystal Olds’ Public Apology
  • Douglas Stauffer’s Harassment Crosses Another Line
  • The Olds’ House Divided
  • Face-to-Face with Douglas Stauffer
  • Reduced to Being the Pastor’s Cheerleader

Part Three: Navigating the Masks of Deceit
(Wednesday, June 6, 2018- Sunday, June 18, 2018)

• • Douglas Stauffer’s Twitter Tells All (Part One)
  • Douglas Stauffer’s Twitter Tells All (Part Two)
  • Still Expected to Cheer from the Nursery
  • Our Own Pastor- Friend or Foe?
  • Our Pastor’s True Colors Begin to Show (Part One)
  • Our Pastor’s True Colors Begin to Show (Part Two)
  • One Finger Salute
  • Douglas Stauffer’s Public Apology
  • Straight from the Horse’s Mouth
  • The Illusion of Pastor Andrew Ray
  • Crystal Olds’ Email to Pastor Andrew Ray about Douglas Stauffer’s Harassment and Character
  • Pastor Andrew Ray’s Message on “Biblical Forgiveness”
  • Shredding the Evidence

Part Four: Discerning a Diotrephes: Douglas Stauffer

• • Douglas Stauffer- A Diotrophes at Heart
  • Douglas Stauffer’s Traveling Conceit
  • Douglas Stauffer- Pride He Can Count On
  • Douglas Stauffer’s Pharisaical Comparisons
  • Douglas Stauffer’s Perspective About His Pride
  • A Missionary’s Dream
  • Douglas Stauffer- Clouds Without Rain
  • Planning on a Prayer
  • Crossing I’s and Dotting T’s
  • Medical Mazes (Part One)
  • Medical Mazes (Part Two)
  • Sent to the Wolf, Unaware
  • Douglas Stauffer’s Deceitful Misleading
  • Douglas Stauffer Twists the Truth
  • Matthew Olds’ Email to Pastor Andrew Ray
  • Douglas Stauffer’s Motives Revealed

Part Five: When Closet Skeletons Speak

 

Part Seven: Rising Up from the Ashes

• • Out of the Fire… With Buckets of Water
  • Our Letter to the Witnesses
  • Finally Speaking Out
  • “What Really Happened (Part One)”
  • “What Really Happened (Part Two)”
  • Douglas Stauffer’s Private Message to Matthew Olds (December 2018)
  • Yet Another Private Message from Douglas Stauffer (December 2018)