Thank you for joining us on our read-through-the-Bible journey this year! I hope you will start up again in January! I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, but … More This is the last chapter of the Bible, and this is the last duty of man:
Merry Christmas! I hope and pray that you have seen and known more of God through the reading of His Word this year. As you sing and celebrate the coming of Jesus, here is a segment (rather long, but worth it!) of a sermon from Malachi (our final Old Testament reading for today) that helps … More Sun of Righteousness
Today we finish our readings in Job. Here are insights from John Piper, in a sermon on Job 42, “Job:Reversal in Suffering” Neither bad theology (in the words of Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar) nor good theology (in the words of Elihu) gives us the knowledge of God which changes a person’s heart. “Taste and see … More Savoring the sweetness of God
And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my … More The First and Last
Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now … More His energy surges through you and through your obedience
Today we finish reading Zechariah (chapters 10-14) in our Bible reading plan. Here are helpful insights from John Piper, in a sermon from Zechariah titled, There Shall Be a Fountain Opened: We began by suggesting that the main point of Zechariah’s prophecy is, “Fear not, for God purposes to do you good.” A very profitable … More The Most Important Promise in Zechariah
Today we read Zechariah 6-9 in our Bible reading plan. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of … More Piper: No people or tribe or tongue or nation excluded
Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine. —Job 41:11 ESV (in our reading plan for today) Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid? —Romans 11:35 Answer: Nobody. In other words, you can’t give to God anything … More We can never give God anything that is not already his
Today in our Bible reading plan, we read Revelation 19. Verse 10, “Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” Here are some insights … More Worship God!
As we begin our reading of Zechariah today (chapters 1-5),John Piper explains how promises in Zechariah can help us today: Three of Zechariah’s prophetic messages are dated (1:1; 1:7; 7:1), so we know that Zechariah was a contemporary of Haggai. Both prophets spoke to the Jews in Jerusalem who had recently returned from exile in … More Piper: Guiding principles in applying Zechariah to our lives today
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