John 19:26-27 So Jesus, seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her into his family. John Piper, in a sermon “The Third Word From the Cross” … More Our Eager, and powerful, Provider
Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; … More Brokenness and Boldness
John Piper explains Elihu’s view of suffering in Job 36:6–15 The helpful thing in these verses is that Elihu makes clear that there is such a thing as a righteous person who still has sin that needs to be revealed and rooted out. To call a person righteous does not mean that the person is … More A Righteous Sinner?
John 18:37 Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Every one who is of the truth hears my voice.” Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” John Piper, in a Christmas sermon, “Jesus … More How would you answer? Christmas exists because….
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days. John Piper, in a sermon, “From Little Bethlehem Will Come a Ruler in Israel”(Micah … More His Choice: Showing His Mercy, not our Merit
John Piper, in a sermon “Cry of Distress and Voice of Thanks” The book of Jonah has a message that is loud and clear about God, namely, his mercy is not confined to Israel but extends to any people who will trust him and repent of their sin. What saves is not nationality but faith. … More Piper: God answers us in mercy to make us merciful.
John Piper draws out five brief lessons from Obadiah which will affect the way we live: First, God rules in this world right now and turns the course of nations and history as he pleases. If this were not so, he could not promise Judah that he would cut off Edom and establish Jacob. No … More Lessons from Obadiah
Every so often, I get some information via Twitter or Facebook that is too good to just keep to myself. Here’s one some of you may want to check out if you have an e-reader, like Kindle, iPad or an app on your mobile device that works with book files. Here is what Pastor John Piper “tweeted” … More 32 free ebooks at Monergism
At least three statements in John 14-16 confirm that Jesus thinks of the Holy Spirit as a person not a mere force. 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 he will give you another Counselor to be … More A person not a mere force
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 His keeping is decisive and our keeping is dependent on his.
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