John Piper on Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. The effect of faithful prayer here is … More Piper, Prayer and Philippians 4
Coty Pinckney on Luke 6: Consider verses 39, 41, and 42: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? . . . 41 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? … More Judge Yourself…Coty Pinckney on Luke 6
In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. Psalm 120:1 Charles H. Spurgeon says: However, when cries to man would be our weakness, cries to God will be our strength. To whom should children cry but to their father? Does not some good come even out of that vile thing, falsehood, when … More Spurgeon: “…cries to God will be our strength.”
2 Kings 20:2-6 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying, 3 “Now, O Lord, please remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4 And before Isaiah had gone out of … More “For my OWN sake…”
John Piper comments on Philippians 3:20, “Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” If you are a believer in Christ, you do not have to wait for the second coming of Christ to know where your home is: heaven or hell. When you trust Christ your name … More Is your citizenship in heaven?
Coty Pinckney comments on Luke 6:27-36, where Jesus tells us to love our enemies: Love your enemies. Jesus isn’t talking about conjuring up warm, fuzzy feelings for those who hate your guts. Instead, see how He elaborates on this command: “Do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those … More Is “loving your enemy” warm, fuzzy feelings for those who hate your guts?
Psalm 119:176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant, for I do not forget thy commandments. John Piper, in a sermon, “The Anatomy of Backsliding,” The truth about our experience is that we fail to live at the level of holiness that we know is fitting for a follower of Christ. … More Stray Sheep in Psalm 119
And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said: “O Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth. 16 Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear; open your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent … More Hezekiah’s Prayer…an example to follow
John Piper, in a message, “Called to Suffer and Rejoice -that We Might Gain Christ” Why did God ordain and Paul accept the losses that it meant for him to be a Christian? Paul gives the answer again and again in these verses so that we cannot miss the point. He is not passive in this suffering … More The surpassing worth of knowing Christ!
In verses 24-26, Jesus pronounces four woes: On the rich, on the full or satisfied, on the happy or laughing, and on those that people speak well of. Why does Jesus speak these woes? Because all the rich are lost? No. The Bible clearly teaches that some rich people are saved. In this Gospel, Luke … More Is your wealth keeping you from discipleship?
