Articles by Timothy R. Butler

Timothy R. Butler is Editor-in-Chief of Open for Business. He also serves as a pastor at Little Hills Church and FaithTree Christian Fellowship.

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Dec 06, 2024

FaithTree Online Prayer Walk

Praying for Our Community Together

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 3:50 PM

The Bible calls us to pray on all occasions and to constantly pray for God’s people (Ephesians 6:18). FaithTree Online Prayer Walks have each gathered hundreds of believers from around the world to pray before our faithful God. Let’s join together to pray in Jesus’s name once again at our eleventh Online Prayer Walk all day on May 1! We are excited to see what God will do through this time!

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O Christmas Stream

Joyful Celebration From Christmas Until Epiphany

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 3:49 PM

Join us and our friends at FaithTree partner churches for a continuous rotation of Christmas music, nostalgic fireplace scenes, meditations from Scripture and more throughout Christmas weekend and then all the way through Epiphany. Whether you want just a few moments of Christmas joy or want to watch the whole thing, it will be streaming 24x7 all Christmas week.

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Dec 03, 2024

Give More than a Fruitcake (December 2, 2024)

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 1:42 AM

To understand Christmas, we need to understand who Jesus is and what He gave for us. It gives us a direction for what He intends for our lives.

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Dec 02, 2024

O Christmas FaithTree 2024

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 1:17 PM

O Christmas (Faith)Tree is something very special: a celebratory service at 7:00 p.m. on December 6 that interweaves favorite Christmas carols and songs — both old and new and in a range of styles — with the story of Christmas that runs from Genesis through Revelation.

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Christmas Eve at Little Hills

Come Celebrate the Savior's Birth with Us

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 1:15 PM

Join us on December 24 at 7 pm on Christmas Eve as Little Hills — a special moment to prepare our hearts for Christmas Day. During the service we will share in the culmination of our journey through the Four Gospels telling of the Savior’s arrival. We will share in readings from God’s Word, singing Christmas carols and enjoy a candlelight service to celebrate that our Savior is born!

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Blue Christmas

A Service of Hope in Grief

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 1:13 PM

As we approach the Christmas season, we often feel weighed down by losses, hurts and disappointments that seem to conflict with all the celebrations around us. Blue Christmas is meant to help us bring these things before our God, who understands. Christmas, after all, is about Him coming into the world to restore the things that are broken — including us.

This service will be both in-person and live streamed at 7 pm on December 13. Please join us in-person if you can; if you cannot, you can find the service on your favorite streaming service below. For those watching online, consider having a candle available to light at a time you will be prompted to do so later in the service.

Relive Blue Christmas

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Christmas at Little Hills

Come Celebrate with Us

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 12:39 PM

God is with us — that’s what we celebrate at Christmastime! As we enter into this season, we are going to take time to look at the real, genuine gift of Christmas in contrast to the far less satisfying things that distract us from that beautiful gift.

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Nov 30, 2024

This Week at Little Hills (November 30, 2024): Thanksgiving Week

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 1:44 PM

Pastor Tim reflects on preparations for Advent as we find ourselves at Thanksgiving weekend.

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Nov 24, 2024

This Week at Little Hills (November 24, 2024): Changing Seasons

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 4:46 PM

The seasons come and go but God’s faithfulness stays constant and we can hold onto Him throughout.

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Nov 18, 2024

Being Chex Mix for the World (November 18, 2024)

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 6:25 PM

Are we going to be unified with the world or unified with the Lord? That’s the challenge that Paul hands down to us here.

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