1 Chronicles 17:16-22 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? And this was a small thing in your eyes, O God. You have also spoken of your servant’s house for a great while to come, and … More Not because of who I am, but because of what You’ve done
John Piper on worship: So you can see what is happening in the New Testament. Worship is being significantly de-institutionalized, de-localized, de-ritualized. The whole thrust is being taken off of ceremony and seasons and places and forms; and is being shifted to what is happening in the heart – not just on Sunday, but every … More Piper: De-ritualization of worship
Because you did not carry it the first time, the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not seek him according to the rule.” So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel. And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders … More Spurgeon: He wants no help from you; No mixing with Jesus
John Piper, August 28, 2001, Taste and See article Colossians, where we are in our reading this week, highlights a tension we see repeatedly in the Bible….a statement of our newness, and yet a command to become new. Which is it? What we have learned from Romans 6 and 7 is that when we trusted in Christ … More Piper: Fixed in newness and fighting to become new
In Luke 8, a common theme we see is that we need to truly HEAR God. If we have ears to hear, let us hear. (v7) The parable of the soils is all about the different ways we HEAR. “As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it … More See and yet not see? hear and yet not hear?
In Psalm 129, we come to yet another instance of an “imprecatory” Psalm. Theopedia.com explains: Imprecatory psalms are those those psalms that contain curses or prayers for the punishment of the psalmist’s enemies. To imprecate means to invoke evil upon, or curse. Psalms 7, 35, 55, 58, 59, 69, 79, 109, 137 and 139 all contain … More Spurgeon: This present age is so flippant that if a man loves the Saviour he is styled a fanatic, and if he hates the powers of evil he is named a bigot.
In our Bible reading through 1 Chronicles, we come now to the story of Uzzah, for the second time. (The first time was in 2 Samuel.) Here is the post that I wrote on May 16: The ark of the covenant was being transported in a cart. This was not the way it was supposed … More Holier than mud?
John Piper in a sermon, “Take Care How You Listen, Part 2”, taken from Luke 8: So in the end, the point of the parable of the soils is not only that your own salvation and fruitfulness hang on how you hear the Word of God, but also the success of how the Word of … More “So take care how you listen.” John Piper
Psalm 128:1-2Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways! You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you. Charles H. Spurgeon, in “The Treasury of David” If we fear God we may dismiss all other fear. In walking in … More Spurgeon on Psalm 128, work and contentment
Colossians 2:12 “having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. “ John Piper, in a sermon, “What is Baptism, and How Important is It?” Second, baptism “expresses union with Christ in His death and … More Faith unites to Christ; baptism symbolizes the union.
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