2 Corinthians 9:6-8 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully [4] will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that … More The connection between KNOWING God and giving cheerfully…
Mark 12:28-34- And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God … More “Close only counts in horseshoes and hand-grenades”
Psalm 104:24-26 O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable, living things both small and great. John Piper in “The Pleasures of God in His Creation:” It seems to me that … More Scuba Spiders and Satisfaction in God
Bob Deffinbaugh, in a commentary on 1 Samuel 21:1-22:4, “A Man Without a Country:” Many like to think of David as a real man. I believe our text portrays him as a real man. He does not always think or do the spiritual thing. He has a heart for God, but he also has feet of clay. David … More David’s Deliverance and David’s Psalms
Pastor Coty Pinckmey on 2 Corinthians 8- What is the relationship between Jesus’ riches and His becoming poor? The usual translation of this phrase is: “Though he was rich, he became poor” But now let’s try substituting the ideas we have seen as we have understood Jesus’ riches and poverty: “Though he was loved by … More Jesus’ Riches and Poverty
Bob Deffinbaugh, at Bible.org: In the end, it is not so much that David is great, but that the God he serves, the God who went before him, is great. Saul seems to focus on the size of the enemy rather than on the size of God. God always seems to give us enemies who … More David & Goliath…ALL about God!
2 Corinthians 7:9-10 As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us. For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. John Piper, in a … More Is your regret God-saturated or world-saturated?
Coty Pinckney on the Parable of the Tenants in Mark 12:1-12: Why had the owner put the tenants in the vineyard? Both for the good of the vineyard — as they care for it and make it fruitful — and for their own good. They were expected to share in the productivity of the vineyard. Just so, God put … More LOVE the Word of God!
2 Corinthians 5:21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Ray Ortlund: There’s your picture on a baseball card. Turn it over, and whose stats, season by season, do you find there? Not yours, but Jesus’. A great … More Baseball Card Justifiction
And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, and they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?” Jesus said to them, “I will ask … More A Worthless Answer
