Tag: Dr. John Piper

O Lord, grant us grace to see and understand and savor the freedom of your sovereign grace.

March 17, 2012

A prayer to see and understand the message of grace in Romans 11, in our read-through-the-Bible plan for today. “For God’s Sake, Let Grace Be Grace!”  John Piper.  Click here to read or listen to the sermon: O Lord, grant us grace to see and understand and savor the freedom of your sovereign grace. Help … More O Lord, grant us grace to see and understand and savor the freedom of your sovereign grace.

Desiring to be rescued by the lifeboats before you drown, does not prove that you love the captain of the ship.

March 16, 2012

In light of last year’s controversy over Rob Bell’s book, “Love Wins: Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived” ,  I thought John Piper’s comments on our passage, Psalm 63,  for today were timely: Hell is insufficient to save anybody. I mean hell cannot scare anyone into heaven, because heaven is … More Desiring to be rescued by the lifeboats before you drown, does not prove that you love the captain of the ship.

Promises purchased by the blood of Christ will be performed by the sovereign power of God.

March 14, 2012

Our read-through-the-Bible plan brings us to Romans 9 today, a difficult passage to understand.  John Piper has written a whole book, “The Justification of God” which covers the first 23 verses of chapter 9 of Romans. In 2002, he preached a sermon on Romans 9 and said this, “because of Romans 9 I left teaching … More Promises purchased by the blood of Christ will be performed by the sovereign power of God.

Still praying for Japan

March 13, 2012

This week, one year ago(March 11, 2011), a massive earthquake and catastrophic tsunami struck Japan.  Today in our read-through-the-Bible plan, we come to Psalm 60: O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us. You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair its … More Still praying for Japan

Oh the wretchedness

March 11, 2012

Today, we come to Romans 7 in our read-through-the-Bible plan. We come to an important question, which can have some very practical consequences in our lives. Is Paul writing this description of his life and experience before he became a Christian? Or does it describe his present struggles as a Christian? You could find advocates of … More Oh the wretchedness

He produces love in us from the inside out – like fruit on a vine, not tinsel on a tree.

March 10, 2012

Romans 7:4: “Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.“ Dr. John Piper, in a sermon, “Dead to the Law, Serving … More He produces love in us from the inside out – like fruit on a vine, not tinsel on a tree.