John Piper Interviews Louie Giglio (Part 1)
14. Jul, 2011 
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Courtesy of Desiring God Ministries
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“God did not ordain the cross of Christ or create the lake of fire in order to communicate the insignificance of belittling his glory. The death of the Son of God and the damnation of unrepentant human beings are the loudest shouts under heaven that God is infinitely holy, and sin is infinitely offensive, and wrath is infinitely just, and grace is infinitely precious, and our brief life—and the life of every person in your church and in your community—leads to everlasting joy or everlasting suffering. If our preaching does not carry the weight of these things to our people, what will? Veggie Tales? Radio? Television? Discussion groups? Emergent conversations?” – John Piper
 
The Joy Eternal EP: A Sweet and Bitter Providence
02. Jun, 2011 0 Comments
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A Sweet and Bitter Providence:
When dark clouds fill the sky
Break open and the heavens cry
When joy is drowned and hope is drenched
It’s a sweet and bitter providence
When the clouds are gone and the flowers sprout
The rainbow shines and the sun is out
The clouds and rain all make sense
It’s a sweet and bitter providence
So look for the rays of sun breaking through
And know that God loves you
The Hand that brings the clouds and rain
Is the Hand who wipes the tears away
When God hangs on the cross
And His blood is shed for the lost
His grace shines with radiance
It’s a sweet and bitter providence
The Hand that bares the sinner’s nail
Is the Hand whose love will never fail
What is loving God? – John Piper
07. May, 2011 0 Comments
” I think it is absolutely crucial that we clarify what the essence of love for God is. Let me grasp for the kinds of words that I think will help us know if we love God. Loving God is desiring God himself beyond his gifts. Loving God is treasuring God himself beyond his gifts. Love for God is delighting in God himself beyond his gifts. Love for God is being satisfied in God himself beyond his gifts. Love for God is cherishing God himself beyond his gifts. Love for God is savoring God himself beyond his gifts. Love for God is valuing God and prizing God and revering God and admiring God beyond his gifts. All these words are grasping for that essential response of the heart to the revelation of the glory of God, especially in Christ through the gospel. It is a glad reflex of the heart to all that God is for us in Christ.” – From “All Things for Good”
The Significance of Preaching
08. Jan, 2011 0 Comments
Spurgeon in the Piulpit
 
Why Expositional Preaching Is Particularly Glorifying to God
Jeff Ling
“If you find me short in things, impute that to my love of brevity. If you find me besides the truth in anything, impute that to my infirmity. But if you find anything here that serves to your furtherance and joy of the faith, impute that to the mercy of God bestowed on you and me. Yours to serve you with what little I have.”
- John Bunyan (Works, 1:336)
