Where would you like to go on vacation? Well, given the time and money to actually go on a vacation, there are so many choices. Where would you like to go for lunch? Well, given the time and money to actually to out for lunch, there are so many choices. What kind of car would you like to buy? Well, given the…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 93)
Your flashlight doesn’t shine as bright as it once did. Your car doesn’t start as quickly as it once did. The buttons on your remote control don’t respond as well as they once did. What’s going on? We recognize the signs when battery power is weakening. It’s not always the flashlight or the starter or the remote that is dying but the battery that is powering it. Replace…
When times are tough, what keeps us going? When the world seems to be winning, what keeps us going? When our health, finances, relationships and/or spiritual fervor seem to be faltering, what keeps us going? Perhaps one word can summarize what keeps the Christian going: hope! Part of that hope is for the promises that God has made to us for this life. He has promised…
While in prison in Rome for the first time, Paul picked up his pen, at the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to write a letter to a congregation in the city of Colosse. Paul addressed the letter generally to the entire congregation, but he also referred specifically to numerous individuals. There is something that we can learn about church membership from this.…
Have you ever been walking through a marketplace or similar place where there are a lot of vendors vying for your attention and, especially, your business? “Come over here and look at this!” “Have I got a great deal for you!” “You have gotta have one of these!” Have you ever tried to get through there without stopping or getting sidetracked and tried to shoo vendors…
Our world is trying get you to see things and think things that Jesus Christ would NEVER have you to see or think. Who are you going to follow? Whose approval are you going to seek? Satan’s greatest attacks against the church are often those attacks that come from within. If the devil can get us turning on each other, then he’s won the battle. Thus,…
“Nobody’s perfect!” You’ve heard it. You’ve thought it. You’ve probably said it. Unfortunately, we seem to often find ourselves on the receiving end of the imperfection. Sometimes the mistakes are not that big of a deal—putting pickles on a plain burger or calling you by the wrong name. Other times the mistakes are a really big deal—running a red light into oncoming…
The Bible teaches us to love our neighbor (Matt. 22:39) and to be friendly (Prov. 18:24), but the Bible also warns us of imposing ourselves on others. Proverbs 25:17 states, “Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, Lest he become weary of you and hate you.” It is important to visit our friends, our brethren and our neighbor, but we must also be mindful…