The magnificent gospel recorded by John comes to its climax and states its purpose at the end of chapter 20. John penned this gospel account in order to prove to his readers that “Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,” and to elicit a response of faith-filled obedience (John 20:30-31). His ultimate desire for his readers was that through “believing [they]…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 178)
There are all kinds of people in this world! Let me ask you, “What kind are you?” Specifically, what kind of neighbor are you? What kind of employee are you? What kind of citizen are you? What kind of customer are you? What kind of sports fan are you? What kind of student are you? What kind of boss are you? What…
Can you imagine Jesus looking in your eyes and asking you, “Do you love Me?” Oh, what a captivating experience that would be! What a rush of emotions would fill your soul! How would you respond? After gathering ourselves together, most of us would probably respond something like Peter did, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You” (John 21:15-17). But, how…
Marriage was created by God to be the closest human relationship that a person could have while living on this earth. Thus, when it comes to questions about marriage—including the choosing of a spouse—our source of wisdom and authority is not human or cultural but Divine! What does God teach about who a person should marry, and more specifically, who a Christian…
In the closing hours of Jesus’ life, His closest friends argued in His very presence about “which of them should be considered the greatest” (Luke 22:24), they slept repeatedly while He was deeply distressed (Matt. 26:36-43), they “all…forsook Him and fled” (Matt. 26:56), and one of His very dear friends even invoked a curse and swore vehemently that he did not even…
In the Marvel film, Doctor Strange, the Ancient One was trying to get a message through to the heart of a very self-centered man. These words seemed to hit the spot: “Arrogance and fear still keep you from learning the simplest and most significant lesson of all…It’s not about you.” The Ancient One absolutely nailed it! But, that truth did not originate…
One weekday morning recently, a tiny bird somehow got inside the lobby of our church building. It was definitely unexpected to see the little guy flying against the front glass trying to escape. We immediately began to try to gently usher him out, but it proved to be more difficult than anticipated. We did not want to hurt him (which we didn’t),…
How often have you looked into a child’s face and seen her mother or his father in the eyes, the nose, the smile, etc.? When they’re born, so many kids resemble their parents in various ways. But, as they grow older, they begin to resemble their parents in other ways. While every child is unique and all of them will not necessarily…