In light of some of the Worship wars recently, I thought I would find something from the man I see as the heir to Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones mantle. These words are so good that I will simply allow him to speak for himself. The full article is well worth a read. He is preaching from Philippians 1. As usual, all emphasis is mine. Somehow these words make all the worship wars melt away . . . . The intensification of worship as an inner, Godward experience of the heart is seen in the words of Jesus … [Read more...]
Dr. John Piper Friday � Worship is a War to Value Christ
April 21, 2006 By
In light of some of the Worship wars recently, I thought I would find something from the man I see as the heir to Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones� mantle. These words are so good that I will simply allow him to speak for himself. The full article is well worth a read. He is preaching from Philippians 1. As usual, all emphasis is mine. Somehow these words make all the worship wars melt away . . . .�The intensification of worship as an inner, Godward experience of the heart is seen in the words of … [Read more...]
Dr. John Piper Friday – Worship Jesus
April 7, 2006 By
Today's words from Piper come from an old sermon entitled "In Him are Hidden all the Treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge.""One reason to admire and trust Jesus above all other persons is that He knows more than anyone else. He knows all people thoroughly, their hearts and their thoughts. He knew all men." (John 2:24). 'You, Lord, . . . know the hearts of all men.' (Acts 1:24). And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, 'Why are you thinking evil in your hearts?' (Matthew 9:4). There is no one who … [Read more...]
Piper Friday: A Cause to Live for
March 31, 2006 By
Todays Piper is a classic piece about the choice we all need to make - what is the one thing that we are going to live for? This piece reminds me of my pastors sermon from a while back entitled One Thing and of Sam Storm's book by the same name.A Cause to Live for: What the teenagers of our city need, and what everyone of us needs, is a cause to live for that accords with the purposes of our Creator. And because our Creator is breathtaking in Himself and gracious toward his creatures, we can … [Read more...]
Piper Friday – Jesus horrifying commands
March 24, 2006 By
Piper is in Cambridge at the moment on sabattical - just a few miles away from my house. He has an interesting post entitledHow to Respond to Horrifying Sayings of Jesus:"One of the things I am doing at this point in my sabbatical here in Cambridge, England, is reading through the four Gospels and collecting all the explicit and implicit commands of Jesus into various categories. I am driven in this endeavor by Matthew 28:18-20. Jesus said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given … [Read more...]
Piper Friday – Suffering: Gods will and our response
March 17, 2006 By
As well as dedicating Mondays to Lloyd-Jones, I am going to start dedicating Fridays to Piper. Todays extract is a great rejoiner to those who think belief in Gods sovereignty necessarily makes for passive Christians who just sit back and wait for Gods will to unfold"If God Wills Disease Why Should We Try to Eradicate It?: This is a crucial question for me because I have heard Christians say recently that believing in the sovereignty of God hinders Christians from working hard to eradicate … [Read more...]
Adrian Interviews Justin Taylor
January 17, 2006 By
UPDATEIn January 2008, the following post was identified as the 19th all-time most popular post with readers of this blog. The 20th most-read post was "Twelve Literary Features of the Bible."Few editors are as well known as Justin Taylor. He has expertise in editing others' writings, highlighting interesting posts, and creating his own work. He is now an integral part of the Crossway Books team. He is also someone I am pleased to be able to call a friend.***************AdrianIt is a real … [Read more...]
"God is the gospel" by John Piper : book review
September 25, 2005 By
With this book Piper raises the bar. It is clearly his argument that Joy in God is the goal of the gospel itself. He really did mean it when he said the chief purpose of man is to glorify God BY enjoying him forever. Now, he makes plain that it is God himself who makes the gospel good news. Before we get into the review proper, why not Read the Introduction and Chapter 1Listen to the Audio introduction by John Piper Piper's book opens as follows:From the first sin in the Garden of Eden to the … [Read more...]
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