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), They will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues … More God’s Evangelistic Strategy
Jesus and the Children Pondering Children as Pride Detectors By John PiperJune 22, 2005 One thing to watch for when assessing a person’s spiritual fitness for ministry is how he or she relates to children. Put a child in the room and watch. This is what Jesus did to make his point. Children are the … More Jesus and the Children
Psalm 40:1-2 I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. 2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. Dr. John Piper, in a message, “In the Pits With a King:” So perhaps what … More In the Pits With a King…
John Piper asks, “What’s the point of the miracle of the coin in the fish’s mouth?” Two things at least. One is this: If Jesus is bringing the temple to an end for the true children of God, because “something greater than the temple is here” (Matthew 12:6), then it is fitting that he … More Fishing With a Divine Purpose
John Piper preached a series on “The Pleasures of God” and comments in the first message, “The Pleasure of God in His Son”: In Matthew 17 Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up on a high mountain. When they are all alone something utterly astonishing happens. All of a sudden God gives Jesus an … More The Transfiguration-God Takes Pleasure in His Son
Psalm 38:10 My heart throbs; my strength fails me, and the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me. C.H. Spurgeon comments: Sweet light departed from his bodily eye, and consolation vanished from his soul. Those who were the very light of his eyes forsook him. Hope, the last lamp of night, was ready to go … More Spurgeon Battled Depression
John Piper, in a sermon, “I Will Build My Church–From All Peoples” said: In Matthew 16:15 Jesus asks his disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” Peter answers in verse 16, “You are the Christ [the Messiah], the Son of the living God.” To this Jesus says in verse 17-18, “Blessed are you, Simon … More Who is THE church builder?
John Piper, in a sermon, “Battling the Unbelief of Envy”: This is a great Psalm for talking about how to fight envy because it starts off with the main point of “Don’t be envious.” Then I count six solid reasons for why not to be envious in the first 11 verses. What I’m trying to … More Using Psalm 37 to Battle the Unbelief of Envy
This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men. John Piper : I want us to see in Matthew 15:8, 9 is that worship can be thought of in two different ways. When God says, “In vain … More What is worship? Matthew 15: 8-9
Dr. John Piper on Matthew 15:8-9- “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’” Our problem…..is that we do not realize that there is no genuine worship where feelings for God are not quickened. There is not true … More NO true worship where the heart is far from God
