Tag: Bible

God does not always work miracles and acts of providence for our deliverance from suffering

September 21, 2025

    Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of … More God does not always work miracles and acts of providence for our deliverance from suffering

Risen, just as He said

September 21, 2025

Here are comments from Coty Pinckney on Luke 24:1-12 “He is Risen!” (this is the passage in our reading plan today) The women have seen where Joseph laid Jesus’ body. They plan to pay their respects to their beloved master by anointing the body after the Sabbath. So early in the morning on the first … More Risen, just as He said

The Greatest Invitation

September 21, 2025

John Piper, in the first of a series of messages from Isaiah 55, “The Great Invitation: Come! Drink! Eat! Live!” help us see the connections to chapters 53 and 54. And what I want us to see in this first message based on verses 1-3 is that God is a very inviting God. The word … More The Greatest Invitation

September 21 Isaiah 54-55

September 21, 2025

September 21  Isaiah 54-55 (ESV) The Eternal Covenant of Peace 54:1 “Sing, O barren one, who did not bear; break forth into singing and cry aloud, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than the children of her who is married,” says the Lord. 2 “Enlarge the … More September 21 Isaiah 54-55

Ryle: events may bring out grace in quarters where at present we do not expect it

September 20, 2025

Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, who had not consented to their decision and action; and he was looking for the kingdom of God. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. … More Ryle: events may bring out grace in quarters where at present we do not expect it