It is required of stewards that they be found faithful in magnifying the supreme glory of God. Not magnifying like a microscope that makes small things look bigger but like a telescope that makes the unimaginably great galaxies of glory visible to the human eye. -John Piper
Gladness and gravity should be woven together in the life and preaching of a pastor in such a way as to sober the careless soul and sweeten the burdens of the saints -John Piper
One of the greatest miracles is that man, with our proud heart, would ever have a genuine hearts desire to give glory to another, but by the cross of Christ the believer lays down his own life for the sake of others and for God’s glory
“When the kingdom is a treasure, submission is a pleasure. Or to turn it around, when submission is a pleasure, the kingdom is glorified as a treasure.” -John Piper
“We shall never have great preachers till we have great divines.” -Charles Spurgeon
That wasn’t because he cared more about great ideas than lost souls. He cared about the one because he loved the other. (John Piper “The Supremacy of God in Preaching”)
In light of the Jordan Peterson and Richard Dawkins discussion those who have faith in God are left in awe of how God has revealed Himself to the mundane and can be known to the point of even having relationship showing the very heart of God and calling the mundane to imitate Him
The biblical perspective is that the cross is a witness to the infinite worth of God’s glory and a witness to the immensity of the sin of my pride.”
- John Piper
“It horribly skews the meaning of the cross when contemporary prophets of self-esteem say that the cross is a witness to my infinite worth, since God was willing to pay such a high price to get me……
@LateKickJosh My CFB team is Tennessee and their biggest 2024 concern is EA accurately reflecting the explosive numbers they are going to produce on both sides of the ball
@FoundationDG Played a course so much you think you could play it blindfolded? Prove it. (Maybe throw the tee shot blindfolded and then scramble and putt without the blindfold. Or play the entire round blindfolded with a partner guiding you)
“Understanding must always be the foundation of feeling, or all we have is baseless emotionalism. But understanding of God that doesn’t give rise to feeling for God becomes mere intellectualism and deadness.”
- John Piper