David Guzik comments at enduringword.com: God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! How did Paul say these words in Acts 23:3? It would have helped to hear Paul’s tone of voice as he rebuked the high priest; was it an outburst of anger, or was it a calm, collected rebuke with that much more weight to … More “You white-washed wall!” How did Paul say that?
John Piper, in a sermon, “I Will Build My Church–From All Peoples” said: In Matthew 16:15 Jesus asks his disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” Peter answers in verse 16, “You are the Christ [the Messiah], the Son of the living God.” To this Jesus says in verse 17-18, “Blessed are you, Simon … More Who is THE church builder?
Lessons from Leaven: A Message from Moishe God uses everyday items, the familiar and mundane, to teach many truths. Throughout the Old Testament we see how He gave the Hebrews symbols and metaphors to make something small mean much. For example, leaven or hometz was forbidden from most sacrifices, and it was explicitly forbidden at Passover time. … More Lessons from Leaven…Moishe Rosen
John Piper, in a sermon, “Battling the Unbelief of Envy”: This is a great Psalm for talking about how to fight envy because it starts off with the main point of “Don’t be envious.” Then I count six solid reasons for why not to be envious in the first 11 verses. What I’m trying to … More Using Psalm 37 to Battle the Unbelief of Envy
John Piper writes: Exodus 34 Is Proof of God’s Mercy The sheer fact that Exodus 34 exists is proof that God is a God of mercy. This is the second time God has met Moses on the mountain to make a covenant with the people of Israel. When Moses came down from the mountain the … More Exodus 34 Is Proof of God’s Mercy
The Giving and Taking of Advice (Acts 21:1-40) By: Bob Deffinbaugh , Th.M. (Bio) Advice can be a wonderful thing … or a disaster. I remember once advising my sister, as she was making ginger snaps. I told her that she should sift the flour and the molasses together into the bowl. I’m sure that a … More Acts (21) and Advice (the good and the bad)
Dr. John Piper on Matthew 15:8-9- “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’” Our problem…..is that we do not realize that there is no genuine worship where feelings for God are not quickened. There is not true … More NO true worship where the heart is far from God
Are these prayers/Psalms really examples for us to follow? Or are they expressions of our sinful desires for vengeance? C. S. Lewis struggled greatly with psalms like Psalm 35: “The hatred is there – festering, gloating, undisguised – and also we should be wicked if we in any way condoned or approved it, … More David’s Imprecatory Outbursts….”Get ’em, God!”
Moses said, “Please show me your glory.” And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The Lord.’ And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. Exodus 33:18-19 John Piper, in a sermon titled, … More God’s Glory, God’s Name and God’s Sovereign Freedom
Dr. Sam Storms has a NEW book on Psalms. Here is what he says: My new book on the PSALMS is now available! I’m happy to announce that my new book, More Precious than Gold: 50 Daily Meditations on the Psalms, is now available from Crossway Publishers. This is the third in my series of daily … More “Woe is me! Wow is Thee!” Check out a new book on Psalms
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