If you jumped in a car at your house, how many different “churches” would you find if you drove for 20 miles? What about 50 or 100 miles? Your answer will easily be in double digits and could even approach triple digits. Now multiply that by every urban area around the world. Of course, you realize, without even stepping foot inside any…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 175)
As Paul was explaining how the wisdom of man is inferior to the wisdom of God and how man needed to seek his fulfillment in Christ, he observed that “Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified” (1 Cor. 1:22-23). Then, he showed them that what they were seeking could only be found in what he…
When did your church begin? That’s an important question to answer. We often like to know when a thing started. Some businesses will advertise, “Doing business since 1963.” That’s when they began their company. Your date of birth is needed on many forms and transactions today, as it uniquely identifies your own origin. Where did your church begin? That’s another important question…
The church of our Lord was purchased with the precious blood of Jesus Christ. It has as its primary purpose the salvation of souls–reaching out to the lost who have never obeyed Christ, and exhorting those who have obeyed to serve Christ lovingly, energetically and faithfully. Those who are in the body of Christ have the responsibility to guard and protect it,…
Brothers and sisters in Christ, we are at war! It is not a war to liberate an oppressed nation. It is not a war to conquer a land. It is a war for our souls–for our very survival! To be victorious in this war, we must choose sides–decisively, firmly, purposefully, enduringly! Simultaneously, we must, according to James 4:7, (1) “submit to God”…
Do you “go to church”? Do you have a “church home”? Do you have a church that you would call “my church”? If you do, there are some vital matters that every “church goer” needs to consider. When one picks up the Bible and reads through the New Testament, a careful Bible student will find a very precise plan and pattern for…
If there was ever anyone who was absolutely fixed on cursing the people of God, it was Balaam in Numbers 22-24. In an effort to satisfy his materialistic heart and receive a reward from the king of Moab, Balaam attempted three times to pronounce a curse upon Israel, but every single time Balaam ended up blessing the people instead. Why? What happened?…
When Jesus left Jerusalem following the Passover (John 2:23) and headed back to the more fertile soil of souls in Galilee (John 4:3), the Bible records that Jesus “needed to go through Samaria” (4:4), or that He “had to pass through Samaria” (NASB). For us, that may not sound unusual, but for a Jew, that was highly unusual, for no Jew ever…