You’ve experienced it, haven’t you? You call the “Customer Service” line for a company to get some help, and you are immediately put on hold. You listen to the soft and easy music for minutes upon minutes. The music is only occasionally interrupted by a recorded message that says, “Your call is important to us. We are currently assisting other customers. The…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 121)
They wiggle. They squirm. They sometimes have a tough time sitting still and being quiet. But that’s ok! Having little kids in worship is one of the best things that can happen–for the church and for the kids! Parents, please know that while you might have a tough time keeping them quiet and still in those first couple years, if you keep…
There are some people who teach that once a person is saved and becomes a Christian that it is impossible for such a person to fall away from the Lord. While such a doctrine can be very comforting, it finds no foundation in Scripture. The Bible does not teach that a Christian cannot fall, and it actually teaches emphatically against such a…
David needed forgiveness. After David had lusted for Bathsheba, sinned with Bathsheba, deceived Uriah and murdered Uriah, he was in a very bad place. Having added “sin to sin,” he desperately needed God’s saving grace. But David asked for more than forgiveness. In Psalm 51, he immediately asked the Lord, “Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse…
Some expiration dates probably get your attention more than others. What about expiration dates on coupons? If you had a coupon for a free meal, would you pay attention to that expiration date? If you had a coupon for a free car, would you pay attention to that expiration date? The expiration date indicates the last day you would have an opportunity…
Feelings are wonderful things. They are able to get down inside of us and touch us in ways that we cannot explain. Falling in love involves your feelings. Witnessing the birth of your child involves your feelings. Cheering your favorite team to victory involves your feelings. Feelings can be good, and feelings can be bad. What we like most is when our…
“Well, you know. If the preacher says it, then it’s got to be true. I’ll just go with whatever the preacher says. He knows what he’s talking about.” How many have said (or at least thought) such words? Too many. The truth is that every preacher is subject to error. Every one of them! They are human, and as such, they are…
So, does God take care of the rich people, too? The way that “rich people” are villainized today, one might think that God should be “for” the poor and “against” the rich. But, that’s not the way that it works at all. In Luke 12, Jesus told the parable of “a certain rich man,” and it says that his “ground… yielded plentifully”…