Tag: Dr. John Piper

Piper on Romans: So God is at the bottom and God is at the top and God is in the middle.

March 1, 2011

John Piper comments in the introductory message in his series on Romans: So, verse one may look like it is about the author of the letter; but behind every phrase is Someone far greater. God bought him by the death of his Son, God called him to be an apostle (Galatians 1:15; 1 Corinthians 1:1), … More Piper on Romans: So God is at the bottom and God is at the top and God is in the middle.

Piper: He still rides a donkey and not yet a white war-horse with a rod of iron.

February 24, 2011

In today’s passage from Matthew 21, we read about Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, which was a fulfillment of prophecy. ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’” The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. They brought … More Piper: He still rides a donkey and not yet a white war-horse with a rod of iron.

John Piper: Imprisonment will interrupt your evangelistic strategy, but it will not interrupt God’s evangelistic strategy.

February 20, 2011

In our Bible reading passage for today, we come to Paul’s testimony before Agrippa in Acts 26.  In a message, “Christ’s Purpose in Evangelism,” Dr. John Piper said: When Jesus looked into the future and predicted what would happen to his disciples, he said something very sobering, but also very encouraging. He said (in Luke 21:12–13), … More John Piper: Imprisonment will interrupt your evangelistic strategy, but it will not interrupt God’s evangelistic strategy.

John Piper: Do you know of any other way to get someone to love air besides letting them almost be suffocated and breathe again?

February 18, 2011

John Piper exults with King David in Psalm 40.  Here, from a sermon “In the Pits With a King” God can deliver from every sort of pit and mire and will deliver his servants from any plight that would destroy their faith. And when he does we will sing. Verse 3: “He put a new … More John Piper: Do you know of any other way to get someone to love air besides letting them almost be suffocated and breathe again?

John Piper: Six Reasons from Psalm 37 Why Believing Is Better

February 14, 2011

From a sermon titled, “Battling the Unbelief of Envy” by John Piper: Now the other reason this Psalm [37] is so great is because it gives so many reasons why we shouldn’t be unbelieving. It tells us why we should be totally restful and confident that God is for us. It tells us that he’s … More John Piper: Six Reasons from Psalm 37 Why Believing Is Better