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Let's Go Back to the Bible

Posts by David Sproule (Page 216)

Jesus was obligated to be like you!

It could be stated that, when God came to live on this earth, He could have taken on and lived in whatever form He preferred. For example, He could have come and lived as a spirit being and not been subject to human ailments. Or, He could have come and lived with a protective force-field around Him and not let any evils…

Dear Visitor,

I would like to write a short note to you and welcome you to our worship services.  I am so glad that you are here!  I truly mean that, and I trust that you will indeed find a warm welcome from this church while you are with us. There are some things that you probably noticed about this church as soon as…

More than just some recitation

“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” This is the common greeting that appears (in some form) at the beginning of every epistle of the apostle Paul. So, is it just a greeting? Is it just a–“Hi, how are you? Glad to see you!”–greeting, to get the “formalities” out of the way? Certainly not! Think…

The best job opportunity you’ve ever had!

If the President called and asked for your help with something, would you jump at the chance to help? If Steven Spielberg offered you a leading role, would you jump at it? If Tim Cook at Apple wanted you to test the performance of a new product, would you take him up on it? Guess what? There’s something far better than all…

With God We Can!

There seemed to be an air of excitement among the congregation last Sunday as we announced the theme for 2015—“With God We Can!” It is not overly profound, and it is obviously not original.  Four words.  Twelve letters.  But, it packs a powerful punch when you think about it. “With God We Can” fixes our attention where it needs to be! Too…

Turned upside down

The early church, and likely the efforts of the apostle Paul in particular, had developed quite a reputation. It does not appear that Paul and Silas were on the continent of Europe very long before the Jews in Thessalonica made this sweeping claim, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too” (Acts 17:6). I don’t believe this was…

One of the very few verses he had marked

The 70-year-old man’s “newest” Bible was well-worn, with a tattered cover and discolored pages. It was obviously used often in his final years, but it was hard to find a single pen-mark on any page of the text. After flipping hundreds of pages, I finally found a mark. It was a small circle drawn with black ink around the number “3” in…

It’s Not Just a Day!

Making “New Year’s Eve Resolutions” is an interesting practice.  In no way trying to knock those who make them, but what is it about January 1st that makes that day the day to make changes?  It’s just a day!  Couldn’t those changes be made on December 28th just as easily?  Why wait? The same perspective could be taken toward other “holidays.”  What…