In our Bible reading passage for today, Jesus commands us to pray and tells us a great purpose of prayer, our joy! “Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you … More Is prayer a duty or a joy?
In our reading plan, we come to John 15:18-27. “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore … More A.W. Pink: “the more Christlike we are the more shall we be antagonized and shunned.”
John 15:1-8 is our Bible reading portion today. Verse 7 says, “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” John Piper asks, in a sermon “Praying From The Fullness of The Word” Do I really know—have I really experienced—what Jesus means … More Abiding in Christ vs legalism
Today we come to Revelation 1:9-20 in our reading plan. Here are helpful comments from John Piper, in a sermon, “A Year-End Look at Jesus Christ” The voice says in [Revelation 1] v. 11, “Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches.” This means that the vision John is … More See Jesus through Revelation
As we read on in John 14:15-21 today, we see statements in John 14-16 confirm that Jesus thinks of the Holy Spirit as a person not a mere force. From John Piper, in a sermon, “The Holy Spirit: He Is God!” 1) Jesus calls him “another Counselor” in 14:16, “I will pray the Father and … More Impersonal force from a distant God or a Person?
But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. ….. Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before … More Who Is the Keeper?
In Job 22:5, (in our reading plan today) Eliphaz, one of Job’s “friends” says to him “Is not your evil abundant? There is no end to your iniquities.” Hmmm, probably not the best example for us to follow when visiting a friend who is suffering! Can we learn something from Job’s friends about how to … More Many people are helped just by the loving presence of another
Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam’s error and perished in Korah’s rebellion. Jude 11, part of our reading plan today. John MacArthur explains: Korah rebelled against the Word of God. Whereas Cain ignored the God’s command, and Balaam sought to … More Korah’s rebellion?
“I am telling you before it comes to pass, so that when it does occur, you may believe that I am He.” John 13:19 Here are some insights from John Piper on the passage in our Bible reading plan today, in a sermon, “The Sovereign Sacrifice: Foreknown, Foretold, for Faith” In other words, Jesus is … More One way that God helps us believe in Jesus
“How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood.” Job 21:34 (in our Bible reading plan today.) John Piper in an episode of “Ask Pastor John:” The big picture of Job is that there was a man who was, in one sense, blameless in God’s sight. … More Piper: “It’s very hard to navigate your way through those chapters and determine what is true and what is not”
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