This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men. John Piper : I want us to see in Matthew 15:8, 9 is that worship can be thought of in two different ways. When God says, “In vain … More What is worship? Matthew 15: 8-9
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep…. Psalm 36:6 Charles H. Spurgeon, in The Treasury of David, comments: Thy judgments are a great deep. God’s dealings with men are not to be fathomed by every boaster who demands to see a why for every wherefore. The Lord is … More Like the great deep
John Piper writes: Exodus 34 Is Proof of God’s Mercy The sheer fact that Exodus 34 exists is proof that God is a God of mercy. This is the second time God has met Moses on the mountain to make a covenant with the people of Israel. When Moses came down from the mountain the … More Exodus 34 Is Proof of God’s Mercy
The Giving and Taking of Advice (Acts 21:1-40) By: Bob Deffinbaugh , Th.M. (Bio) Advice can be a wonderful thing … or a disaster. I remember once advising my sister, as she was making ginger snaps. I told her that she should sift the flour and the molasses together into the bowl. I’m sure that a … More Acts (21) and Advice (the good and the bad)
Dr. John Piper on Matthew 15:8-9- “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’” Our problem…..is that we do not realize that there is no genuine worship where feelings for God are not quickened. There is not true … More NO true worship where the heart is far from God
Are these prayers/Psalms really examples for us to follow? Or are they expressions of our sinful desires for vengeance? C. S. Lewis struggled greatly with psalms like Psalm 35: “The hatred is there – festering, gloating, undisguised – and also we should be wicked if we in any way condoned or approved it, … More David’s Imprecatory Outbursts….”Get ’em, God!”
Moses said, “Please show me your glory.” And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The Lord.’ And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. Exodus 33:18-19 John Piper, in a sermon titled, … More God’s Glory, God’s Name and God’s Sovereign Freedom
Dr. Sam Storms has a NEW book on Psalms. Here is what he says: My new book on the PSALMS is now available! I’m happy to announce that my new book, More Precious than Gold: 50 Daily Meditations on the Psalms, is now available from Crossway Publishers. This is the third in my series of daily … More “Woe is me! Wow is Thee!” Check out a new book on Psalms
But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. Acts 20:24 John Piper comments on Acts 20:24 in a sermon, “A Cause to … More What Paul Was Living For: Four Immense Realities
But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” Matthew 14:30-31 Hampton Keathley IV , Th.M. writes this about Peter in the water: (1) His condition … More Peter sinks
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