Be The Fruit

Be Sure to Check The Message

In one my current classes I was  required to memorize some verses that are pertinent to the material in the class.  One such passage is Matthew 18:15-17.  We were required to memorize it in the ESV, and it reads in that version like this:
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, [...]

Bible Reading Tip: Read from a “Basic Bible.”

It seems like most of the people I know read from some type of noted study bible.  Such bibles come in many different forms.  There are basic study bibles, life application, and many many other types of what I would call “specialty” bibles that focus on one particular subject.  I am not against the use [...]

How God loves us — He truly came down to our level.

This is an election year and politicians have been and will be doing all sorts of things to try to connect with voters.  One thing that typically happens is that politicians go to great lengths to attempt to show average voters that they understand what is like to be a common working man or woman.  [...]

How God Transformed Me.

Through most of my early adult life I was very cynical about Christians and the church. I thought all Christians were hypocrites and all churches wanted to do was collect money so they could build bigger buildings. I did not discount Christianity entirely, however, but I thought all religions were basically the same. I thought [...]

New Feature – Idolatry Thursday

Starting next week I will begin a new feature here at Be The Fruit called “Idolatry Thursday.”  On Thursday’s, I will post a blog devoted to examining how we break the first of the Ten Commandments; “You shall have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:3)
Why focus on idolatry?
My primary focus for starting Be The [...]

The Church of Oprah

This video was just passed along to me. The video exposes some of the new age beliefs that Oprah is pushing. It is good to know what people are learning from her, and this video can get you started. You will hear a lot about their view of Jesus, but their Jesus is quite different [...]

Piper on the Prosperity Gospel

John Piper tells the truth about the prosperity gospel and what our true trust in God looks like.  This is strong.  Thanks for posting this Mitch.

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, [...]

Happy Easter! (On the Wednesday after)

Although most of us celebrated the Resurrection of Jesus Christ this past Sunday, I thought I would wish everyone a happy Easter today.  You may be thinking that I was busy so I did not get a chance to blog about Easter so I am doing it now, but that is not the case.
You see, [...]

What not to wear.

One night in my personal evangelism class we engaged in one of those great rabbit-trail discussions that totally gets off topic.  It all started while we were discussing points from one of the chapters in The Soul Winner by Charles Haddon Spurgeon.  The beginning point was Spurgeon’s insistence that preachers should posses a holiness of character in order [...]

Evangelism in the workplace.

I am currently taking a Personal Evangelism class, and one of the objectives of the class is to teach us how to equip others to do evangelism.  I have been really trying to get my mind wrapped around what evangelism should look like for the non-professionals in the church.  To figure that out, I have [...]