Tag: Dr. John Piper

Piper: Christian gospel – is not a “help-wanted” sign, but a “help available” sign.

February 5, 2011

John Piper comments on Paul’s message at the Areopagus (Acts 17:16-34), in a sermon “Why God Cannot Be Served But Loves to Serve”– In that message, two verses stand out as the essence of why Paul had hated this message and felt so threatened by it. Verses 24-25: “The God who made the world and all … More Piper: Christian gospel – is not a “help-wanted” sign, but a “help available” sign.

What does it mean when you ask your God, Who are you? and he answers, I AM WHO I AM?

February 2, 2011

John Piper comments on Exodus 3, a passage in our Bible reading plan today: The most common and the most important name for God in the Old Testament is a name that in our English versions never even gets translated. Whenever you see the word LORD in all capital letters, you know that this name … More What does it mean when you ask your God, Who are you? and he answers, I AM WHO I AM?

Paul: through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God

January 24, 2011

The following excerpt comes from “Twelve Appeals to Prosperity Preachers” found in the new edition of Let the Nations Be Glad.(John Piper) with a reference to our reading for today, Acts 14. Missing from most prosperity preaching is the fact that the New Testament emphasizes the necessity of suffering far more than it does the … More Paul: through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God

HISTORY=HIS STORY

January 23, 2011

John Piper, in a sermon “History is God’s Story” found at DesiringGod.org This is the first sermon in the book of Acts that we hear from the apostle Paul. And one way to understand it is to see two main points. One point is that everything in the history of Israel was leading up to … More HISTORY=HIS STORY