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This is foundational to any thoughts we might have of God and pleasure and the benefits for us. check out these online resources: “Christian Hedonism” (article by John Piper); “The Happiness of God: Foundation for Christian Hedonism” (sermon by John Piper); “Biblical and Theological Foundations for Christian

John 11:25-26 This Christmas week we joyfully celebrate God’s love for us in giving His only begotten Son He was a teacher who found joy in the intellectual exercise of study. There was a long pause and then my brother answered, “Yes, I do believe what Jesus said about Himself Sing and meditate on “ How Firm A Foundation ” and “ Blessed Assurance .”

is that the building may in God’s providence be completed and yet later collapse because of a poor foundation The project is completed with no interruptions, the achievement is sound and long lasting. may be in vain if God is not in it is this: the mansion may be completed smoothly; it may be fine and long And I have found that God is not only willing but eager to take the burden of final responsibility for John Piper   is founder and lead teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary

For more than 20 years, “Confrontation” has been my favorite song from the musical Les Miserables, the In the song, Valjean, now a successful businessman and mayor, encounters a policeman, Javert, who has In the beautifully written duet, the two men—criminal and lawman—sing over each other with the lawman This verse is the foundation of the powerful verses to come. Know that the king has declared you innocent because of the work of His Son.

He has chosen us before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless. He has predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself—according to the kind intention the praise of the glory of His grace, freely bestowed on us in the Beloved (in the love of His dear Son From the foundation of the world, God set His love on us, we who were a mass of corruption, dead in our He gave His only Son to die the death we deserved to die—so that we who are dead sinners could be in

When the Israelites brought the ark of the covenant home to Jerusalem, David leapt and danced and sang When his baby was ill, he prostrated himself before his God and begged for the life of his son. What is this longing, this deepest hope? Oh yes, because when David longed for something, it was God’s presence that he wanted most. He will praise God there, sing to Him, write songs about Him and to Him, and join in corporate worship

How would they have passed the long journey? Now imagine that as they walked, they sang from The Pilgrimage Songbook , a title given by Alec Motyer to the Songs of Ascent. suspect there were frantic mothers on the journey trying to corral their children as they walked and sang Ask Him to increase your longing for His appearing.

How would they have passed the long journey? Now imagine that as they walked, they sang from The Pilgrimage Songbook , a title given by Alec Motyer to the Songs of Ascent. suspect there were frantic mothers on the journey trying to corral their children as they walked and sang Ask Him to increase your longing for His appearing.

Oh sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth! ²Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. ³Declare his glory among the This call is repeated in these first three verses: “sing to the LORD,” “bless his name,” “tell of his We are called to sing to Him, to lift up lyrics of love and adoration. Consider what He has done. Kong, and the impoverished farmer in East Africa.

And not only that, but Jesus is also the cornerstone that Isaiah prophesied about long years before ( aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation By believing in the name of this Jesus–the cornerstone–the eternal Son of God who came to save the world Where does the siren song of worldly wisdom tempt you to measure your life by your own standards?

the fruit of the Spirit Paul lists in Galatians 5:22–24, which brings us to a more important truth—a foundational He wants you to bow before his Son. Without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). What is foundational to wise living?

Europe for 4 months with our bikes laden with heavy packs, it was looking forward to seeing the next long-awaited town that motivated us through challenges like flat tires, long mountain ascents, heavy rains, sweltering It is on this bedrock foundation of truth that Paul stands when he says, “let us not grow weary of doing joy that awaits. “… let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder