Author: Pam Larson

I’m a follower of Jesus, wife, mom, and Mimi to 8 grandbabies here and 5 grandbabies I’m waiting to meet in in heaven. I live in the Twin Cities and serve as the Minister for Women‘s Ministry at The North Church in Mounds View, MN.

D.A. Carson: Acts 15 is really a debate of how your whole Bible is put together.

January 25, 2011

D.A Carson write in “For the Love of God, Volume 1, July 28” In Acts 15, it is critically important to understand what the dispute was about that called into existence what has since been labeled “the Jerusalem Council.” Some (Jewish) men traveled from Judea to Antioch and began teaching the believ- ers there that … More D.A. Carson: Acts 15 is really a debate of how your whole Bible is put together.

Sam Storms: God’s Aim is the Fame of his Name

January 25, 2011

Sam Storms comments on Psalm 23: Perhaps the most pervasive theme in all of Scripture is God’s passion for God. No, that’s not a misprint. Many would have preferred that I say, “God’s passion for you,” but if God isn’t first and foremost committed to himself and the pursuit and praise of his own glory, his love … More Sam Storms: God’s Aim is the Fame of his Name

DA Carson: God is sovereign, and invariably good; we are morally responsible, and frequently evil.

January 25, 2011

D. A. Carson writes in “For the Love of God, Volume 1, Feb 17” THE LAST CHAPTER OF GENESIS includes a section that is both pathetic and glorious (Gen. 50:15-21). Everything that is sad and flawed in this family resurfaces when Jacob dies. Joseph’s brothers fear that their illustrious sibling may have suppressed vengeful resentment … More DA Carson: God is sovereign, and invariably good; we are morally responsible, and frequently evil.

Paul: through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God

January 24, 2011

The following excerpt comes from “Twelve Appeals to Prosperity Preachers” found in the new edition of Let the Nations Be Glad.(John Piper) with a reference to our reading for today, Acts 14. Missing from most prosperity preaching is the fact that the New Testament emphasizes the necessity of suffering far more than it does the … More Paul: through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God

HISTORY=HIS STORY

January 23, 2011

John Piper, in a sermon “History is God’s Story” found at DesiringGod.org This is the first sermon in the book of Acts that we hear from the apostle Paul. And one way to understand it is to see two main points. One point is that everything in the history of Israel was leading up to … More HISTORY=HIS STORY

The Bride and her Groom

January 23, 2011

Matthew 9:14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast,  but your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. … More The Bride and her Groom

Spurgeon: “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”

January 23, 2011

C. H. Spurgeon comments on Psalm 22:1 in The Treasury of David: “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” This was the startling cry of Golgotha: Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani. The Jews mocked, but the angels adored when Jesus cried this exceeding bitter cry. Nailed to the tree we behold our great Redeemer … More Spurgeon: “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”