Those of you who began the Bible reading adventure in January are now three-fourths of the way through the Bible, and if you have gotten a bit behind, the next five days are “catch-up” days in our reading plan. The beauty of this plan is you can jump in ANY time and follow along! My prayer is … More Hunting Season for God NOW OPEN!
Isaiah 66:18-19 “For I know their works and their thoughts, and the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory, and I will set a sign among them. And from them I will send survivors to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to … More Missons and the Glory of God’s Name
Isaiah 64:4 From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him. John Piper, in a sermon “God Works For Those Who Waith For Him” The text suggests that in working for those who wait for him, … More GOD works for US!
Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, Terry Virgo recently spoke at a retreat for Mars Hill Church elders, and Mark Driscoll related this analogy that Virgo … More Is your identity in your clothes?
When I read the Bible, there are times when a certain verse or passage stands out and encourages me, challenges me, warns me. But there are other times when it seems as if my eyes are opened to see the big picture, to marvel at how all the passages I’ve been reading come together. Today … More “Change your clothes!”
Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite. John … More The Good King and a Crushed and Humbled Woman
John Piper, in the first of a series of messages from Isaiah 55, “The Great Invitation: Come! Drink! Eat! Live!” And what I want us to see in this first message based on verses 1-3 is that God is a very inviting God. The word inviting has two meanings doesn’t it? You can say, This … More God Is a Very Inviting God
John Piper, in an introduction to a series of sermons on Isaiah 53: Nowhere in all the Old Testament does the gospel of Jesus Christ shine more clearly than in Isaiah 53. Seven hundred years before Jesus came into the world, God opened the eyes of his prophet to see into the very heart of … More The Gospel According to Isaiah
Isaiah 50:4-7 The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary. Morning by morning he awakens; he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught. 5 The Lord God has opened my ear, and I … More Jesus, The Servant of the LORD
John Piper, in an article, “Biblical Texts to Show God’s Zeal for His Own Glory” Probably no text in the Bible reveals the passion of God for his own glory more clearly and bluntly as Isaiah 48:9-11 where God says, For my name’s sake I defer my anger, for the sake of my praise I … More For GOD’s Sake!
