John Piper, on 1 Corinthians 15 in a sermon titled, “Six Gifts of the Resurrection” “If Christ Has Not Been Raised . . . “ Paul says there are six things that would be in shambles if Christ did not rise from the dead. Then verse 20 reverses the whole paragraph: “But in … More The Greatest News in All the World….IF….
“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit … More The Gallows and the Gift of Life
Worship that Pleases God (Psalms 92-98) Sam Storms Jul 13, 2007 Series: Meditations on the Psalms I don’t know about you, but I’m weary of the worship wars that have wreaked havoc in so many churches. It’s sad to look back over the past twenty-five years or so at the damage and division that have … More Worship Wars?
Ruth: Sweet and Bitter Providence, sermon by John Piper It’s a story that shows how “God moves in a mysterious way, his wonders to perform.” It’s a story for people who wonder where God is when there are no dreams or visions or prophets. It’s for people who wonder where God is when one tragedy … More Be Refreshed by Ruth
John MacArthur on 1 Corinthians 14:40- Summing it up, Paul says, “Let all things be done decently and in order.” The word “decently” refers to harmony and beauty, and the word “order” refers to things being done in sequence. Well, since God is a God of harmony, beauty, and order, Paul says, “Let your … More Decently and in order…
J. C. Ryle on Mark 8: We do not know the reason of the peculiar means employed by our Lord Jesus Christ, in working the miracle recorded in these verses. We see a blind man miraculously healed. We know that a word from our Lord’s mouth, or a touch of His hand would have … More Seeing Men as Trees Walking
As we finish our reading of Judges today (Chapters 20-21), we are struck with the depravity of the people, as they just did whatever they considered to be right in their own eyes. The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice. (Proverbs 12:15) There is … More Right in Their Own Eyes
John Piper explains: Now here comes Paul into Greek-speaking Corinth, and he teaches them about this word “Amen,” – just as if he were to come to us today with a new Hebrew word we didn’t know. What did he teach them? Well, we can see behind 1 Corinthians 14. Paul is concerned that the … More Amen!
Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Psalm 90:13 Yesterday, a wonderful group of high school students gathered in my home for our weekly early-morning-before-school Bible study. We opened to Psalm 90 and were reminded that as Moses prayed this prayer, he may … More Satisfy us, God!
From the Treasury of David: A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Many attempts have been made to prove that Moses did not write this Psalm, but we remain unmoved in the conviction that he did so. The condition of Israel in the wilderness is so preeminently illustrative of each verse, and the turns, … More Spurgeon’s Intro to Psalm 90
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