Jesus was eating in the house of a Pharisee named Simon, when a “woman of the city” came and expressed her deep love for Jesus. How did she do that? Notice Jesus’ words to Simon: “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 219)
Each year for our lectureship, we move our midweek service from Wednesday night to Thursday night, which means we don’t have a service on Wednesday night. That day just never feels right, because we are so accustomed to meeting with the church on Wednesday night but we don’t meet that day. The whole day is just “thrown off’ for me. I wonder…
Have you ever looked at the blueprints for a house? The complexity and detail that are given to every facet of that house is intriguing! There is a page detailing the plumbing, a page detailing the electricity, a page detailing the walls, a page detailing the roof, etc., etc. The remarkable specificity in the blueprints is only matched by the remarkable precision…
Aretha said that all she was askin’ for was a little r-e-s-p-e-c-t. Rodney was always saying, “I don’t get no respect!” It is something that everyone wants from everyone else: respect! But, what about respect from God? Do we crave and seek the respect that can come to us from God Himself? There is an interesting statement made about Abel and Cain…
Have you ever received a pass or coupon or some favor on your birthday? Students might sometimes receive a “homework pass” on their birthday, so that they don’t have to do an assignment. Employees might sometimes get to “go home early” (with pay) on their birthday. Customers will sometimes receive coupons on their birthdays from restaurants or retailers. Some Christians have brought…
It is definitely true that “whatever a man sows, that he will also reap” (Gal. 6:7). It is true agriculturally, and it is true personally. This works in two directions: one can reap good from some good he has sown, and one can reap evil from some evil he has sown. When we see someone “reap the evil that he had coming,”…
It was late in the evening when my family pulled into the campground. We had been driving all day and were exhausted. From the trunk of the car, we pulled the brand new tent, which we had never set up before that night. In addition to the large nylon tent, stakes and pieces of rope, there fell from the bag more than…
When many of Jesus’ disciples turned and “walked with Him no more,” Jesus asked the apostles, “Do you also want to go away?” Peter responded, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life” (John 6:66-68). Great point! Why would I follow anyone other than Jesus? Why would I listen to any other words than “the words of…