Recording from Michigan Family Camp 2017.

Right-click to download: 1st Q&A, Session #1 – Topics:

1. Presence of Lord vs. leading of the Spirit
2. Biblical values vs. Love for the sinner
3. Pray without ceasing
4. The Lord can repent, Part 1 of 2

Recording from Michigan Camp 2023.

Questions:

1. When we pray should we address God the Father or God the Son. Are there different circumstances where you would address one over the other?
2. What does it mean to “take offense”? If someone in the assembly “takes offense” with my personal exercise, opinion, or reading of scripture, does that make what I believe wrong?
3. What is submission?
4. How do I know what to pray for? How can I tell what’s on my heart? Oftentimes I feel like when I’m praying, I don’t get to the root of the problem. Is there any biblical advice on this?
5. How do we respond to pride LGBTQ+ activities, and requested support of accepting everyone?

Right-click to download: 5th Q&A, Session #5

Recording from Michigan Camp 2023.

Questions:

1. Why is it important to come with a clear conscience to the Breaking of Bread, and to all the assembly meetings? Why is it important to come prepared with something that you have meditated on during the week? Does this involve consecration, having your hands full for the Lord?
2. I believe that women should have their heads covered during meetings as said in 1 Corinthians 11 but in verse 15 it says “for her hair is given to her for a covering”. How would you explain this verse to someone and what is the difference between the covering at the beginning of the chapter and verse 15?
3. How can we be confident in the doctrine that we believe? Other Christians interpret passages about things like head coverings differently than we in the meeting do, and they are able to have peace before the Lord about that. What gives us authority to say we are right and others are not?
4. I go to a public high school, so 95% of the people there are not believers. I have made friends, even close friendships, with some of them (as well as at work). Is it a sin to be friends with unbelievers? What does it mean to not be unequally yoked? If it is sin, should I stop being friends with all of them?

Right-click to download: 4th Q&A, Session #4

Recording from Michigan Camp 2023.

Questions:

1. What is mindfulness and what is it connected with?  Is it wrong for a Christian to practice mindfulness?  if it is wrong what can we do to protect our kids in public school, where it is becoming increasingly more prevalent, from it?
2. More of a request but can we talk about roles in the church and how to fulfill those?
3. 1 Corinthians 14:26-37 speaks of letting men speak by 2 or 3, which I recently heard is why only 2 or 3 get up in the open meeting. Why does this not apply in a Breaking of Bread, or perhaps a reading meeting? Verse 27 refers just to speaking in an unknown tongue, verse 29 to prophets, but verse 26 leads off with a list of things brethren might have in a variety of meetings.
4. How to go back to God after drifting apart? Sometimes it feels so hard to follow Him after we mess up.

Right-click to download: 2nd Q&A, Session #2

Recording from Michigan Camp 2023.

Questions:

1. In the subject of forgiveness, are we as husband/wives supposed to forgive anything our spouse does to us, let’s say for example, adultery, how many times is too many?
2. In Gideon’s talk, he referenced “But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses” (Matt. 6:15). From other verses we know we have eternal security, so what does that last part mean?
3. Someone asked me, “What if I’m not predestined?” I didn’t know how to respond. I don’t understand predestination and how it works with free choice.

Right-click to download: 1st Q&A, Session #1

Recording from Michigan Camp 2022.

Questions:

1. What exactly is the role of a deacon? Are deacons appointed by the Church/local assembly?
2. Why is the collection taken directly after passing the emblems? Is there a biblical basis for this besides 1 Corinthians 16:2? Does this not distract from the remembrance?
3. I know the Bible says to pray. Other than obedience though, why do we pray if we’re just asking for God’s will to be done?
4. What is covenant theology and why is it bad? It seems to be more and more common in the assembly, but in subtle flavors.
5. Why is it that in the book of Matthew it doesn’t mention a man holding a pitcher of water when the disciples asked Jesus where to prepare the Passover?
6. Jesus says that we should not tempt the Lord, so is it a sin to participate in activities such as riding dirt bikes, skydiving, car racing, etc.?

Right-click to download: 4th Q&A, Session #4