John Piper in “History is God’s Story,”: The Point Paul Was Making in Preaching This Way Now think about all this for a moment. Don’t take this kind of narration of history for granted. Let it strike you as strange as it really is. Is this the way you tell stories about what happened? When … More History is HIS Story! John Piper on Acts 13
John Calvin, in the 16th century, said, Let us say something about fasting, because many, for want of knowing its usefulness, undervalue its necessity, and some reject it as almost superfluous; while, on the other hand where the use of it is not well understood, it easily degenerates into superstition. Holy and legitimate fasting is … More Calvin and Luther on Fasting (Matthew 9)
In the sermon, “Faith for the Future,” Pastor Coty Pinckney shared these insightful comments: In this society, the firstborn son receives a double portion of the inheritance. That is, if a man has three sons, he divides his property into four parts. His oldest son receives two parts, and each of the other sons receives … More GOD, the Shepherd…Coty Pinckney on Genesis 48 and Psalm 23
Did you catch the connection? Genesis 46:3 Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you into a great nation. 4 I myself will go down with you to Egypt…….27 Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of … More Don’t Miss the OT-NT Connection!
John Piper, in a sermon, “Set Apart Rick, Randy, and the Rest for the Work” said: Notice: The Holy Spirit “calls,” and the leaders of the church “set apart.” Both are important. The divine work and the human work. But they are not separate. The divine work of the calling is perceived in a human … More While They Worshipped and Fasted…Acts 13
From Scripture Studies New Testament Study: Jesus declared His mission: “For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” This statement was surprising to the Pharisees. Presently, they expected the Messiah, I suppose, to come and pick out the righteous, beginning with themselves, and lead them into the throne room to rule the earth with … More Jesus Calls Sinners….Matthew 9
Psalm 21:1 O Lord, in your strength the king rejoices, and in your salvation how greatly he exults! 2 You have given him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah From Scripture Studies “A Study in the Psalms Volume 1” Note that for David, “the desire of his heart” was the same as the “request … More Is the desire of your heart the same as the request of your lips?
[Joseph] presented himself to him and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while. 30 Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive.” Jacob last saw Joseph when he was 17, going out to seek his brothers, … More Jacob’s Greatest Joy? Coty Pinckney on Genesis 46
In a sermon on Acts 12, “Execution, Escape and Eaten by Worms,” John Piper states: This chapter is about God and Herod. This Herod is Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great who was king when Jesus was born and ordered the infants killed in Bethlehem. He was brought up in Rome and … More If You Oppose Jesus, You Lose-John Piper on Acts 12 (Part 1)
In a sermon titled, “Execution, Escape and Eaten by Worms,” John Piper states: God can release and God can sustain and empower in martyrdom. That is the point of releasing Peter and not James. God is in control over this little Herod in both cases. In fact there is an extraordinary power in martyrdom. … More God Never Fumbles- John Piper on Acts 12 (Part 2)
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