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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Piper, from here:
As I mention these five steps in Matthew 26:37 and following I want you to fix in your mind what it is that threatens your tranquility most, what it is that causes despondency or disheartened feelings to rise most often in your own life. What’s the shell that ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Some notes/thoughts on Pastor John's sermon at KCCE this morning:
Title: The Help Of The Holy Spirit
Text: John 15:4-5, 16:5-15
We subtly take credit for our own spiritual growth
"Blessed are the poor in spirit" - we need a clear sense of inadequacy and insufficiency (and I would add, we need a clear ...
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008
(by John Piper)
The answer is given in Philippians 3:7-8:
Whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Often people ask me to recommend good sermons to listen to. Here is a spreadsheet with a long list of sermons, by men like John Piper, Tim Keller, and Mark Driscoll, sorted by topic, that you may find helpful or encouraging. (Note that this link is in the sidebar ...
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
So the voting's done and Mark Driscoll's sermon schedule at Mars Hill is set for the next few months. The series title is this post's title - "Religion Saves & 9 Other Misconceptions". You can see all the questions/voting/comments/hoopla that went down over the last few months here. What basically ...
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Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
This morning at KCCE, Pastor John spoke about the Kingdom of God - defining what it means for someone to be King, and then showing the implications of God as King. This section of my message at Crusade from a few weeks ago came to mind:
To Root Our Hope In ...
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Saturday, November 24th, 2007
Some notes from Driscoll's sermon a few weeks ago, "The Rebel's Guide To Joy In Humility."
1. Pride is our greatest enemy. Humility is our greatest friend.
2. Pride, in its origin and practice, is demonic and Satanic (Satan's pride was the first sin). Humility is Christ-like and Spirit-enabled. Any human being ...
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