The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all. —Proverbs 22:2 (22:1-16 in our plan today) From John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible found at StudyLight.org: They meet together in all places of the earth; go where you will, there are rich and poor. The godly rich and … More The Maker of All
Bob Deffinbaugh comments: A slight shift in the events recorded in Esther would have doomed the Jews, except as Mordecai said, “help would come from someplace else.” Nevertheless, success in the small details mattered. As an Agagite, Haman may well have used his position against the Jews at the first provocation, whether it came from … More Seeing God’s hand moving behind the scenes
John Piper, in the last sermon in a series on Ruth, “Ruth: The Best is Yet to Come” (Read Ruth 4 in the reading plan today) What one main thing does the author want us to take away from reading this story? Here’s what I would suggest as the main lesson: The life of the godly … More Frequent signs: “The best is yet to come.”
We start reading the book of Ruth today, one of my favorite stories. Ruth: Sweet and Bitter Providence, sermon by John Piper It’s a story that shows how “God moves in a mysterious way, his wonders to perform.” It’s a story for people who wonder where God is when there are no dreams or visions … More Ruth: it’s a story for people who can’t imagine that anything great could ever come of their ordinary lives of faith.
J.C. Ryle on Mark 8:1-8, part of our reading plan today: …with Christ nothing is impossible. The disciples said, “But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?” They might well say so. Without the hand of Him who first made the world out of nothing, the thing could not … More …with Christ nothing is impossible
The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all. —Proverbs 22:2 From John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible found at StudyLight.org: They meet together in all places of the earth; go where you will, there are rich and poor. The godly rich and poor meet together in one … More The Maker of All
Bob Deffinbaugh comments: A slight shift in the events recorded in Esther would have doomed the Jews, except as Mordecai said, “help would come from someplace else.” Nevertheless, success in the small details mattered. As an Agagite, Haman may well have used his position against the Jews at the first provocation, whether it came from … More Seeing God’s hand moving behind the scenes
John Piper, in the last sermon in a series on Ruth, “Ruth: The Best is Yet to Come” (Read Ruth 4 in the reading plan today) What one main thing does the author want us to take away from reading this story? Here’s what I would suggest as the main lesson: The life of the godly … More Frequent signs: “The best is yet to come.”
We start reading the book of Ruth today, one of my favorite stories. Ruth: Sweet and Bitter Providence, sermon by John Piper It’s a story that shows how “God moves in a mysterious way, his wonders to perform.” It’s a story for people who wonder where God is when there are no dreams or visions … More Ruth: it’s a story for people who can’t imagine that anything great could ever come of their ordinary lives of faith.
J.C. Ryle on Mark 8:1-8- …with Christ nothing is impossible. The disciples said, “But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?” They might well say so. Without the hand of Him who first made the world out of nothing, the thing could not be. But in the almighty hands … More …with Christ nothing is impossible
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