Jeremiah 3:15 And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. This is one of my favorite images in the Bible, that of God being our Shepherd (Psalm 23) and Jesus, our Good Shepherd. In Jeremiah we see MANY references to shepherds, both good and bad. I’ve … More Good Shepherd-Bad Shepherd
Pain and suffering are the gifts that keep on giving | Marvin Olasky, writing in World Magazine: This has been a hard year, but James at the beginning of his epistle tells us to welcome hardship: “Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing … More Hello hardship, my old friend
Pastor Kim Riddlebarger on James 1: Joy is simply the knowledge that it is well with our souls, despite our present circumstances. It may not be well with our bodies. It may not be well with our job, or with our particular circumstances. But because Jesus died for our sins, and because he was raised … More James and Joy
Pastor John Piper is currently [October 2009] preaching through the Gospel of John. Here is a portion of an introductory message that explains the purpose of the book: The Gospel of John is a portrait of Jesus Christ and his saving work. It focuses on the last three years of Jesus’ life—and especially on his … More Ultimate Jesus
Ecclesiastes 1: 13– And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be exercised. David Fairchild of Kaleo Church San Diego: He sets his heart to seek and search out by … More Apart From God…
John Piper, in a conference message: “Passion for the Supremacy of God, Part 2” Sin is the insanity of forsaking the pursuit of your pleasure in God. Here’s the text: Jeremiah 2:12-13: “Be appalled O heavens, be shocked. Be utterly desolate, says the Lord. For my people have committed two great evils. They have forsaken … More What do you call the insanity of forsaking the pursuit of your pleasure in God?
October 1 Jeremiah 1-2 (ESV) 1:1 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2 to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. 3 It came … More October 1 Jeremiah 1-2
In these last few days of September, we are catching up on our Bible reading, reflecting on what we have read and praising God for what He is teaching us about Himself. Here is a post by a fellow Bible-reader named Joe, who has his own blog and comments on Isaiah and Hezekiah at “count … More I Got Mine
And Can It Be That I Should Gain? Acts 12:7 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands. Long my imprisoned spirit lay, Fast bound … More Amazing Love!
There is nothing like the local church when the local church is working right. The local church has been entrusted with carrying the life-changing message of Jesus Christ, and it’s the only hope I see for this hurting and broken world. There’s nothing else like it.~~Bill Hybels Is the church “the hope of the world?” … More The Hope of the World?
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