There are many great prayers in the Bible, meaning we can read some great words that were spoken by righteous persons. But, as we study great prayers, we also discover some tremendous pray-ers, that is individuals who can teach us some great lessons about how to talk to God. Nehemiah is one of those great pray-ers we find in Scripture. Throughout the…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 96)
Our society is doing its very best to divide people, to force everyone into one-side-versus-the-other-side, to stir up hatred toward others, and to punish anyone who has “a differing opinion” on something. Brother and sister in Christ, people in our country are trying to get you to see everything and everyone through the lens of someone’s skin pigmentation. Brethren, please don’t be drawn into…
Nehemiah chapter 3 is an amazing passage of Scripture. It is God’s listing of those who were involved in the rebuilding of the wall around Jerusalem. Rather than merely saying, “The people rebuilt the wall, piece by piece,” God took time to name each person and family who was involved, and He noted what specific part they repaired. However, there was one group (the nobles…
With less than six months until His death, Jesus took Peter, James and John “up on a high mountain by themselves,” and there Jesus “was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him” (Matt. 17:1-3). They “spoke of His decease which…
Have you ever made a mistake (even just a small one) and then tried to point out the shortcoming of someone else in what was happening, in an effort to deflect the blame from yourself and even diminish the mistake that you made? I think this is almost a natural reaction for some (read Genesis 3:12-13). “Well, he shouldn’t have said what he said.” “Well,…
Have you seen all of the “wickedness” going on around us today? Have you seen those who are filled with “pride” and “foolishness”? Have you seen the folks who treat “adulteries” and “fornications” like it’s no big deal? Where, pray tell, is all of this coming from? Two thousand years ago, Jesus told us exactly why these things are happening today. “For from within, out of…
I have spent time trying to figure out the “when,” the “how” and the “why.” When was it that preachers became my heroes? How did it happen? Why did it happen? I’m not sure that I’ve been able to pinpoint the precise answers to those questions. All I can determine is that it started very early and that there were two groups…
Having programs in a church is great and necessary, in order to have an organized method of accomplishing the work that a local congregation needs to do. However, too often, individual members expect the programs of the church to do the work or they blame the absence of programs for work not being done. Such a reality prompted me to write a tract a…