But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. Acts 20:24 John Piper comments on Acts 20:24 in a sermon, “A Cause to … More What Paul Was Living For: Four Immense Realities
John Piper, in a message, “The Kingdom of Heaven is a Treasure“: The Main Lesson from This Verse The question today is: What do we learn about the kingdom of God here in Matthew 13:44? We learn one main thing: The kingdom of God is so valuable that losing everything on earth, but getting the … More A Happy Trade-Off…John Piper on Matthew 13:44
John Piper, in “Can God Spread a Table in the Wilderness?” states: The Advanced Lesson in the Wilderness But that’s just Wilderness 101, a course entitled: “Deflating the Human Ego.” The more advanced seminar is entitled, “How to Spread a Table in the Wilderness.” The course is a snap if you are ready for it; … More Advanced Course: How to Spread a Table in the Wilderness
In a sermon titled, “Why God Cannot Be Served But Loves to Serve,” Dr. John Piper explains the good news and the bad news of Acts 17:16-34, God is not Served by Human Hands – Bad News to the Self-Sufficient In that message, two verses stand out as the essence of why Paul had hated … More Bad News–Good News– Dr. John Piper on Acts 17
John Piper on Matthew 12:20: The Expansive Gentleness of Jesus The spirit of the ministry of Jesus is the spirit of tenderness with people who are broken and weak. Verse 20 is a beautiful stroke in the portrait of our Lord: “He will not break a bruised reed or quench a smoldering wick.” Picture an … More The Expansive Gentleness of Jesus – Dr. John Piper on Matthew 12:20
John Piper on Exodus 9:16: “For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, ‘For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” Now we see why Paul chose to quote Exodus 9:16 in Romans 9:17 rather than one … More The Hardening of Pharaoh and the Hope of the World
“Then the Lord said to him, ‘Who made man’s mouth? Who makes him dumb or deaf or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?’” Exodus 4:11 John Piper comments on this passage: The first thing this verse means is this: Moses, the God you have been talking to, who has made you all … More God is the Divine, Sovereign Creator (Exodus 4)
John Piper encourages us from Matthew 10: Then Jesus adds one other ingredient to this argument for fearlessness: namely, verse 30: “Even the hairs of your head are all numbered.” God knows us minutely. He knows us better than we know ourselves. He has counted and named every hair, even though they are of little … More Ingredients for fearlessness and peace (Matthew 10:30)
“If God’s word of promise cannot be trusted to stand forever, then all our faith is in vain.” – John Piper, The Justification of God, (Grand Rapids, Mi.: Baker Book House, 1993), 19.
As someone passionately active in missions (vvmi.org), I am still NOT on the frontlines. I experience the joys of being involved and seeing God at work, but I do not yet personally suffer any of the costs of frontier missions. John Piper explains the COSTS and the BLESSINGS of frontier missions, in his sermon, “I … More The Costs and Blessings of Frontier Missons…John Piper on Matthew 10
