His Eye is on the Sparrow…and I know He watches me

  Hymn writer Civilla Martin writes: Early in the spring of 1905, my husband and I were sojourning in Elmira, New York. We contracted a deep friendship for a couple by the name of Mr. and Mrs. Doolittle—true saints of God. Mrs. Doolittle had been bed ridden for nigh twenty years. Her husband was an incurable … More His Eye is on the Sparrow…and I know He watches me

Ingredients for fearlessness and peace (Matthew 10:30)

John Piper encourages us from Matthew 10: Then Jesus adds one other ingredient to this argument for fearlessness: namely, verse 30: “Even the hairs of your head are all numbered.” God knows us minutely. He knows us better than we know ourselves. He has counted and named every hair, even though they are of little … More Ingredients for fearlessness and peace (Matthew 10:30)

The Costs and Blessings of Frontier Missons…John Piper on Matthew 10

As someone passionately active in missions (vvmi.org), I am still NOT on the frontlines.  I experience the joys of being involved and seeing God at work, but I do not yet personally suffer any of the costs of frontier missions.  John Piper explains the COSTS and the BLESSINGS of frontier missions, in his sermon, “I … More The Costs and Blessings of Frontier Missons…John Piper on Matthew 10

The Cross of Jesus in Psalm 22

Scripture Studies.com: The third affliction enumerated by Christ on the cross in this His prayer is the physical suffering of the cross. He describes the perpetrators of the suffering: “Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. Roaring lions tearing their prey open their mouths wide against me” (vs. 12). The “bulls” and the “lions”: the priests, the scribes, … More The Cross of Jesus in Psalm 22

GOD, the Shepherd…Coty Pinckney on Genesis 48 and Psalm 23

In the sermon, “Faith for the Future,” Pastor Coty Pinckney shared these insightful comments: In this society, the firstborn son receives a double portion of the inheritance. That is, if a man has three sons, he divides his property into four parts. His oldest son receives two parts, and each of the other sons receives … More GOD, the Shepherd…Coty Pinckney on Genesis 48 and Psalm 23

If You Oppose Jesus, You Lose-John Piper on Acts 12 (Part 1)

In a sermon on Acts 12, “Execution, Escape and Eaten by Worms,” John Piper states: This chapter is about God and Herod. This Herod is Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great who was king when Jesus was born and ordered the infants killed in Bethlehem. He was brought up in Rome and … More If You Oppose Jesus, You Lose-John Piper on Acts 12 (Part 1)