Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. —Ephesians 6:4 (read verses 1-9 today) John Piper on “Raising Children Who Hope in the Triumph of God” Paul says, “Don’t provoke your children to anger.” What does he mean? He doesn’t mean don’t cross … More Show your children something great to live for
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be … More Marriage: Imaging Christ and His Church
To encourage us as we continue in our reading through 1 Kings 17-18, here is ELIJAH PART 2, An Advent Poem by John Piper, King Ahab called out from the rocks, “Do you think that a fire-tailed fox Can scorch the fields of Jezebel, And starve the stock, and dry the well, And mock the … More Elijah: Faith was a gift, and God would send It when he willed
John Piper says, One way to describe the Christian life is to say that it is made up of paradoxes. That means that there are things in our lives that don’t seem to make sense, don’t seem to fit with other things in our lives. And yet we Christians have seen enough of God’s power … More Christian life is made up of paradoxes
When lost, it might be embarrassing to stop to ask for directions. However, when reading the Bible, John Piper suggests that we SHOULD stop and ask questions about the text. Today we read Luke 3:21-38 in our read-through-the-Bible plan. Here is a quote from the introduction of a sermon, “The Baptism and the Genealogy of Jesus”: Here’s … More Stop and ask questions
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. Ephesians 4:26-27 (Today’s reading is verses 25-32) Six Goals of Satan in Getting You to Hold Grudges by John Piper 1. To Make Us Put Ourselves in the Place of God … More Piper: Six Goals of Satan in Getting You to Hold Grudges
Today we read Luke 3:1-20 in our read-through-the-Bible plan. Here are helpful words from John Piper, in a sermon, “John the Baptist and the Brood of Vipers”-
John Piper, in a sermon, “John the Baptist and the Brood of Vipers”, helps us understand Luke 3:1-20, our passage for today.
In our reading today, Ephesians 4:17-21— Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness … More There is an escape from futility!
John Piper, in a sermon, “The Son of God at 12 Years Old” helps us understand our passage for today, Luke 2:41-52- To read the rest of the sermon, which includes some background information on why this text about the boyhood of Jesus should be trusted, but other false gospels should be discarded, click here:
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