Joanna’s Crown

Luke 8:3 “Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others…were contributing to their support out of their private means.”   Observation: Luke 8:1-3 addresses how the ministry of Jesus was funded. Jesus and the twelve disciples were in a...

Hogwash

Exodus 22:29-30 “You shall not delay the offering from your harvest and your vintage. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me. You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it...

Cookie-Jar Giving

1 Corinthians 16:2 “On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up so when I come no collection will have to be made” (NIV). Observation: Paul’s request was consistent with what he also asked of...

What’s in the West Wing?

Genesis 9:22-23 “Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside. But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father’s nakedness” (NIV). Observation:...

Volunteering for Death

1 Corinthians 15:31 “I die daily.” Observation: This simple statement comes in the midst of a discourse by Paul on death and resurrection—on the differences between those who have eternal life in Christ and will be given new and imperishable bodies in the...