Song of Solomon
October 16, 2024
As we begin reading the Song of Solomon this month, here is an article from John Piper to consider. Is Song of Solomon an Allegory?
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Increase your faith and hope in God
October 15, 2024
Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ…..He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you who through him are believers … More Increase your faith and hope in God
The Compassion of Christ
October 15, 2024
When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?” The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps … More The Compassion of Christ
See the grace and power of Jesus
October 14, 2024
So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at … More See the grace and power of Jesus
Without the Holy Spirit we are spiritually blind and dull and unresponsive
October 13, 2024
Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” So the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat?” —John 4:31-33 ESV John Piper: For the fourth time in this Gospel, John shows us the … More Without the Holy Spirit we are spiritually blind and dull and unresponsive
God’s Great Sustaining Grace
October 13, 2024
“Now therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you say, ‘It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword, by famine, and by pestilence’: Behold, I will gather them from all the countries to which I drove them in my anger and my wrath and … More God’s Great Sustaining Grace
His glorious sufficiency as water, prophet, savior, and Messiah.
October 12, 2024
The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.” Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no … More His glorious sufficiency as water, prophet, savior, and Messiah.
God’s Plans for Us
October 11, 2024
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. —Jeremiah 29:11 ESV So often this passage is taken out of context and we use it to reassure ourselves that wonderful circumstances are ahead for us. Read … More God’s Plans for Us
He must increase, but I must decrease
October 10, 2024
John 3:28-30 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’ The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. He must increase, … More He must increase, but I must decrease
Gospel summary in John 3:16
October 9, 2024
In 1994, John Piper preached a series of 4 sermons from John 3:16. The 4 “D’s” are a great way to share the Gospel. Here is the introduction and links to each message in the series- How many of you have ever in your life at one time or another learned John 3:16 by heart? … More Gospel summary in John 3:16
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