If you ever need help, the police will come in their law enforcement cruisers, the paramedics will come in their ambulances and your family will come on plane, train, bike or car to see to your needs. Ever wonder what God’s “ride” looks like? In Moses’ final address to the children of Israel before he died, the man, to whom “the Lord…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 280)
Our theme at Palm Beach Lakes for 2009 is “Revive Us Again.” There’s not a single one of us who does not need to be revived in our faith, in our Bible study, in our evangelism, in our fellowship with each other, in our involvement in the Lord’s work, in our prayer life, in serving others, etc. Our tendency sometimes is like…
I’ve had this list of resolutions on my desk all year. Dan copied this from Neal Pollard at the beginning of the year, and issued this challenge with his article in January—choose just one of them in 2008 and make it a reality! So, how did you do in 2008? Did you meet the challenge? Can you do more in 2009? Look…
Words are just words. Right? How is it that some words can be classified as “acceptable” to speak and other words are “unacceptable” to speak? How can most words in the English language be normal, ordinary words but a select few be pulled out and deemed “vulgar” or “profane”? If God does not specify which words are appropriate and which ones are…
Knowing the influence that friends have on each other, the Lord advises that “the righteous should choose his friends carefully” (Prov. 12:26). Friends, even as the Bible uses the word, are not mere acquaintances. True friends build a relationship which can surpass even that which they experienced in their own home. Solomon stated that “there is a friend who sticks closer than…
As we conclude this series on this most fundamental and important of all subjects—salvation—let us turn our attention fully to the Word of God. While some have claimed over the years that once you’re saved, you’re always saved, what does Scripture teach? Can a Christian, once saved by the grace of God, live in such a way as to forfeit his salvation?…
What a fantastic lectureship! There are many reasons to be thankful and excited about the lectureship that we just hosted at PBL, including the great speakers and the great lessons each attendee heard from the Word of God. Specifically, I want to recognize that this lectureship was a great success because of the many members who worked in various capacities before and…
The greatest treasure to be obtained on this earth is the salvation from the horror of sin through the love, grace, mercy and blood of our Lord. Can you imagine someone having the greatest treasure on this earth (greater than all the wealth of all the world) and then turning it loose? It is not only possible for someone to do that…