The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.” Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no … More Our Desperate Thirst and Our Sufficient Savior
John 4:6-9 Jacob’s well was there; so Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well. It was about the sixth hour. A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) The Samaritan … More Jesus: graciously purposeful, pursuing,and relational
John Piper, with an analogy to help us fight against the unbelief of anxiety: Suppose you are in a car race and your enemy who doesn’t want you to finish the race throws mud on your windshield. The fact that you temporarily lose sight of your goal and start to swerve does not mean that … More Will you turn on the windshield wipers and use the washer fluid?
John 3:28-30 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’ The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. He must increase, … More Great joy. Complete joy. All owing to what?
Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit. John Piper comments on James 4: What’s wrong with that? What’s wrong is that it does not give expression to a true view of life … More Arrogant Attitude
In 1994, John Piper preached a series of 4 sermons from John 3:16. Here is the introduction and links to each message in the series- How many of you have ever in your life at one time or another learned John 3:16 by heart? One of the reasons this verse is so widely memorized and … More Piper: The 4 D’s of John 3:16
John 3:3-8 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, … More Stabilize and Save, Not Just Unsettle
We see overflowing grace in our reading for today, John 2:1-11. Here is the concluding summary of a sermon, Obedient Son, Ultimate Purifier, All-Providing Bridegroom, by John Piper: Each of these three manifestations of glory—obedient Son, ultimate Purifier, all-providing Bridegroom—is overflowing with grace. From his fullness, we receive grace upon grace. As the obedient Son of … More Obedient Son, Ultimate Purifier, All-Providing Bridegroom
From the conclusion of John Piper’s sermon, “Does James Contradict Paul?” When Paul teaches in Romans 4:5 that we are justified by faith alone, he means that the only thing that unites us to Christ for righteousness is dependence on Christ. When James says in James 2:24 that we are not justified by faith alone he … More Faith Alone Does Not Remain Alone
John 1:51 And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” John Piper explains: In this strange passage, Jesus is calling to mind the picture from Genesis 28 where Jacob has a dream and sees angels … More Where God and Man Meet
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