Fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord, for I am with you. I will make a full end of all the nations to which I have driven you, but of you I will not make a full end. I will discipline you in just measure, and I will by no means leave you … More Loving Discipline
John Piper, in a sermon “Christ Appeared That We Might Hope in God” Peter tells us six things in [1 Peter] verses 20 and 21 that increase the preciousness of Christ. And therefore he simultaneously does two things: he gives us even more reason to hope in God, and he makes hoping in the way … More Six More Reasons to Hope in God
The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Ray Stedman: Everything hangs upon that word, “Fear God.” I know that this is a difficult word for us to comprehend. Most of us think of it in terms of … More The Whole Duty of Man
Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes: “Take in your hands large stones and hide them in the mortar in the pavement that is at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of … More The Word of God is never bound
The following are notes taken from Pastor Mark Driscoll’s sermon, “Trial and Scripture” from 1 Peter 1:10-12 “As Peter continues to encourage believers in the midst of trial, he reminds us that the Scriptures were written in anticipation of the coming of Christ, but we have seen the Scriptures fulfilled in Jesus. Therefore, we should be … More Mark Driscoll- TRIAL and Scripture
John 4:46-50 So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was … More What the Miracle Tells Us About Jesus
As we come to 1 & 2 Peter, I would like to make you aware of a great resource for your study and encouragement. Pastor Mark Driscoll, of Mars Hill Church Seattle, has a recent sermon series, “TRIAL,” on 1 & 2 Peter that is available completely free online at http://www.8witnesses.com/ For a previous post, … More TRIAL
John Piper: For the fourth time in this Gospel, John shows us the spiritual blindness that Jesus deals with in us humans almost all the time—either because we are dead in our sin and unbelieving and need to be born again, or because as believers our spiritual eyes have grown dim and unresponsive to the … More Four Glimpses of Our Blindness
Even in your thought, do not curse the king, nor in your bedchamber curse the rich; for a bird of the air will carry your voice, or some winged creature tell the matter. (Ecclesiastes 10:20 RSV) Ray Stedman with some challenging comments on Ecclesiastes 10, closing this section with a warning on complaining about the government.: There, … More Grumbling About the Government?
This is probably my all-time favorite John Piper sermon and I highly recommend that you listen to it or read it. The text is Jeremiah 32:36-41 “Now therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you say, ‘It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by … More Four Promises of Sovereign, Sustaining Grace
