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Posts by David Sproule

“We’re doing this for God—He’ll accept it!”

It is interesting how man has made worship more about “man” and “man’s likes” than he has about God and God’s demands. There is a mentality, which is often voiced, regarding worship that, “We’re doing this for God, to give the praise to Him. He will accept it.” Unfortunately, such sentiments are actually proven completely contrary to what God will accept. Many examples of worship…

The Truth About Jesus (Part 2 of 7):  The Great Incarnation

The transforming truth of Jesus Christ, we learn in the first part of 1 Timothy 3:16, is certain, supreme, clear and relevant to our lives.  Paul then outlines six pivotal elements of this truth, which are critical to understanding and appreciating the magnitude of Jesus Christ and His plan for us. First, Paul emphasizes the great incarnation: “He was manifested in the…

When you forgive, you must press “Delete”

One of the most comforting and thrilling verses in all of the Bible is the prophecy that Jeremiah foresaw in the coming new covenant and which was highlighted as a reality for Christians in the book of Hebrews, when God says, “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more” (Heb.…

New every morning

The sun rises every morning, as if it had never gone anywhere. It appears to give you a whole new supply of minutes, ready at your disposal in the new day. But there is another supply of “new” for you “every morning.” Perhaps you know the words of the song, which is based upon Lamentations 3:22-23, “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His…

The Truth About Jesus (Part 1 of 7):  The Introduction

There are 31,102 verses in the Bible.  That’s a lot!  If you memorized one verse per day, you could have the whole Bible memorized in just over 85 years.  Of course, every verse in the Bible ultimately is about Jesus Christ—Someone is coming (summary of the Old Testament books), Someone is here (summary of Matthew through John), Someone is coming again (summary…

Source material

Usually when I fly, I take a lot of study material with me to work on various lessons or projects. If I’m working on lessons, I will usually take pictures of the passage(s) in my wide-margin Bible, so that I have the notes from my Bible readily available on the flight. It is also extremely helpful, when I’m sitting on the plane, to be…

Doing what’s best for the church

Most preachers live by a guiding principle that they will strive to make decisions and take whatever actions are necessary to do what is best for the church. Removing self and being truly determined to put the needs of a congregation above one’s own personal desires is essential to the betterment of the Lord’s people and the Lord’s purpose on this earth. Most elders…

But Did You Worship?

Sometimes we may equate “being in an auditorium” with worshiping.  Sometimes we may associate “gathering with other people on Sunday” as worship.  But, when we are (1) in an auditorium (2) with other Christians on Sunday, do we actually worship?  That is a critical question to answer. We have a God-given responsibility to “worship” God (John 4:23-24), to “praise” God (Heb. 13:15),…