2 Chronicles 2:5 The house that I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. 6 But who is able to build him a house, since heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him? As … More Our God is greater than all gods
1 Thessalonians 2:13 And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers. John Piper, in a sermon, “How to … More Accept God’s Word for what it really is
Luke 9:57 As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and … More “Follow ME!” – “FOLLOW Me!”
Psalm 137:1-3 By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 On the willows there we hung up our lyres. 3 For there our captors required of us songs, and our tormentors, mirth, saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” Charles H. Spurgeon comments: Better to hang … More Hanging our harps
John Piper on 1 Chronicles 29 1) “Thine, O Lord, is the greatness . . .” God is great. He is expansive. He is larger than any reality in the universe. When any little human greatness happens on the earth God means for your mind and heart to think about his magnitude and be more moved by … More God Revealed in His People’s Generosity
John MacArthur, in a sermon, “Fail-Proof Spiritual Leadership”, on 1 Thessalonians 2:1-6 It’s kind of a three-legged stool that you sit on. If you have a throne it has three legs, authority, yes, delegated from Christ to speak His Word boldly and powerfully. Accountability, yes, you better know that God knows everything you’re doing and … More What makes an effective ministry?
J. C. Ryle on Jesus’ healing a boy with an unclean spirit in Luke 9:37-42 We have first, in these verses, an example of what a parent should do when he is troubled about his children. We are told of a man in severe distress about his only son. This son was possessed by an evil spirit, … More “The child of many prayers shall seldom be cast away.”
Since we celebrate the 500th birthday of John Calvin this week: Before proceeding to recite God’s works, the Psalmist declares his supreme Deity, and dominion: not that such comparative language implies that there is anything approaching Deity besides him, but there is a disposition in men, whenever they see any part of his glory displayed, … More Calvin on Psalm 136
1 Chronicles 28:9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off … More Seek to KNOW God!
Be encouraged by reading this interview (Tim Challies) with a dad (Terry Stauffer) whose daughter, Emily, was murdered last fall. It is an extraordinarily hopeful story. Here’s a portion: In a short note you posted on your blog the day after Emily’s death you wrote this: “We are realizing from the inside the … More The God Who Gives Strength as Needed
