Category: March

The tree falls with a great crash, but the secret decay which accounts for it, is often not discovered until it is down on the ground.

March 18, 2025

Matthew 26:69-75, part of our passage for today, tells of Peter’s betrayal of Jesus.  J.C. Ryle writes of a series of steps that he believes are recorded for our benefit and learning: The first step to Peter’s fall was SELF-CONFIDENCE. He said, “Even if everyone else deserts you, I never will.” The second step was … More The tree falls with a great crash, but the secret decay which accounts for it, is often not discovered until it is down on the ground.

Decisively Defeated

March 17, 2025

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.”… Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” And going a little farther he fell on his face and … More Decisively Defeated

Saving faith believes on Jesus as Lord and calls on him as Lord from the beginning.

March 16, 2025

…..because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. —Romans 10:9-10, in our reading plan for today. John Piper … More Saving faith believes on Jesus as Lord and calls on him as Lord from the beginning.

Piper: Heaven is a place for those who love God, not for those who just fear hell.

March 16, 2025

O God, thou art my God, I seek thee, my soul thirsts for thee; my flesh faints for thee, as in a dry and weary land where no water is.  So I have looked upon thee in the sanctuary, beholding thy power and glory.  Because thy steadfast love is better than life, my lips will … More Piper: Heaven is a place for those who love God, not for those who just fear hell.