We come to John 10:11-21 in our reading plan today. Here is encouragement from John Piper: Just when the Jewish disciples begin to feel like they are the real select heirs of Abraham, Jesus strikes: “I have other sheep that are not even part of this Jewish fold—among the Gentiles.” Just when the early American … More Our sovereign Shepherd has other sheep
In John 10, part of our reading plan for today, Jesus talks about his “doorness” and his “shepherdness”? John Piper explains: First, his doorness. Tell us, Jesus, what does it mean for us that you are a door for us? Verses 7–10: Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. … More What does it mean that Jesus is a door for us?
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.—1 John 2:1-2 … More Christ is our attorney
This is a long post, but a great illustration to help us understand 1 John. John Piper, in a sermon, “The Strong Need Strength,” Compare 1 John for a moment to a letter that a mother writes to her daughter who has gone away to college. The mother gets word that there has been … More Piper: John wants to motivate the fight with the confidence of victory
John Piper concludes his sermon series in 2 Peter 3, which we come to today in our reading plan: ….even though Scripture is inspired, it is not all easy to understand. Verse 16: “There are some things in them hard to understand.” I would love to preach an hour on the implications of that sentence; … More Think the Bible is hard to understand?
In our Bible ready plan for today, John 8:58-59 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple. John Piper, in a sermon, “Death Is Not the End of Life,” explained, … More I AM
Exodus 34:6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s … More Contradiction in the Bible? Exodus vs Ezekiel?
Bold and willful, they do not tremble as they blaspheme the glorious ones, whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a blasphemous judgment against them before the Lord. But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will … More Don’t get your doctrine from false teachers
then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, ~2 Peter 2:9 ESV John Piper, in the conclusion on a sermon on 2 Peter 2:1-10 What, then, do we learn for our life today? First, the church is not immune to … More Four lessons from 2 Peter 2
The opening lines from a post at the Desiring God blog: Your daughter has cancer.” Those words still sting lemon juice on a paper cut. Tonight as I put Jada (six years old) to bed I asked her if she knew anyone who loved the Lord but still experienced pain and sorrow. Her reply? “Me … More My Daughter’s Cancer, the Book of Job, and God’s Mercy
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