We are living in a time when hard work is often hard to come by and stick-to-itiveness regarding certain tasks is in short supply. Many employees are found glued to their phones rather than helping customers. Many employers have to make certain concessions just to fill needed positions. The entitlement mentality permeating our nation has made it hard for businesses to find…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 204)
Sometimes a Christian may be inclined to look at those in the world and think, “It’s not fair. They get to do whatever they want. They seem to be having more fun in life than me. They have so much more freedom to experience everything that’s out there.” If your eye and your heart is focused on the world and its ways,…
How many times every day does your computer ask you, “Are you sure you want to do that?” You try to place an order online, “Are you sure you want to order that?” You try to close a file without saving it, “Are you sure you don’t want to save that?” You try to move files from one location to another, “Are…
Within His word, the Lord has authorized specific roles for men and women to have in His church. What a privilege to even be in the body of Christ! Then, to know that God has given each member an assigned role and purpose is even more thrilling. While men and women share some of the same responsibilities in the church, Christ has…
God has always been concerned about those who are less fortunate and cannot take care of themselves. When “God with us” came to this earth, it was prophesied that “the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb sing” (Isa.…
As Christians, we are charged to be “zealous for” and “maintain good works” (Tit. 2:14, 3:8). We are to ensure that the words that proceed from our mouths are “good for edification” (Eph. 4:29). We are to ensure that the actions that proceed from our hands “do good to all” and even “do good to those who hate” us (Gal. 6:10; Luke…
Some more questions to ask about your church “Am I going to the right church?” That is a critically important question. But, how does one determine if he is going to the right church? Here is a question to ask, “Does the church I attend resemble the church that Jesus established in the New Testament?” Does my church worship on the first…
Am I going to the right church? On a weekly basis, there will be a church-goer somewhere who wonders, “Am I going to the right church?” This is a crucial question, for the answer is of eternal consequence. How does one determine the right answer to this question? How about asking some other questions? Why am I going to this church? Did…