Several years ago, contemporary Christian gospel group, The Imperials, included a song titled, “Bread Upon the Water” on their album “Sail On.” The lyrics to the song found their basis in two Scriptures, Ecclesiastes 11:1 (“Cast your bread upon the waters, For you will find it after many days” NKJV) and Luke 6:38 (“Give, and…
What Does the Bible Teach About Giving?
A brother in Christ asked the question, “What does the Bible teach about giving?” The question is an important one because giving is a portion of the foundation for our understanding and practice of worship. Let’s take some time to ponder this question a little more detailed than what we normally do at “You Asked…
What Is the Meaning of “Walk in Truth?”
An interesting question was left for me the other day. “What does the Bible actually mean when it exhorts us to “walk in truth?” Let’s take a closer look at the biblical concepts involved because “You Asked For It.” The phrase “walk in truth” uses two images to describe our Christian experience. Let’s talk…
Relationships Change
We have been studying the book of Ephesians for the last several weeks. We have been operating under the premise that the main message of the book is need for unity among believers. Unity does not mean that everyone agrees with everyone else on every issue or decision. The example Paul shares of that unity…
Can We Clap During Worship?
Another question was asked this week by a brother with concerns about worship. “Are we allowed to clap when we are in a church worship service?” Does your church clap during the service? Worship styles vary from culture to culture. Let’s look at a biblical perspective about applause because You Asked For It. Worship styles…
What Does the Bible Teach about Christian Unity?
My brother Phenuel from Kenya asked this question yesterday, “What does the Bible say about Christian unity?” Brother I am excited to share my thoughts on this topic. I have a couple of other questions to which I owe you responses. I will try to get to them today also. Here are my thoughts on…
Must Christians Give to Those Who Don’t Want to Help Themselves?
I recently received a text question, “I read a blog post concerning the question, ‘What does the Bible say about how we should give to help the person who will not help themselves? Am I enabling them to continue their lifestyle?’” This is surely one of many examples of “where the rubber meets the road”…
What Does it Mean to be Filled with the Holy Spirit?
A brother from Kenya asked a deeply practical – but intensely theological question: “How does a person become filled with the Holy Spirit?” Let’s try to understand what being filled with the Spirit means, and let’s examine Scripture to discover how to obtain it. We will tackle this challenging question because You Asked for It.…
Small Parables 06 | The Pointe of Party Time
Our series of studies has focused on Enormous Lessons from Small Parables. In the parable of the celebration of the wedding banquet, Jesus is teaching us two important things about heaven. The passage is found in Matthew 22:1-14 NIV. Some people also see Luke 14:16-24 NIV as a parallel passage. Let’s examine this familiar story…
Small Parables 06 | Party Time
I cannot believe that five lessons have gone by so quickly! This is our last lesson together in this series about Enormous Lessons from Small Parables. I so appreciate your participation and comments. Here is our last question for the series: Tell us about the very best party that you have ever attended. What did…