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- 16:55, 21 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Putting My Daughter to Bed Two Hours After the Bridge Collapsed (New page: {{info}}''What Do Tragedies Like This Mean for Us?'' At about 6 PM tonight the bridge of Interstate 35W over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed. I am writing this about three ...) (top)
- 16:48, 21 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Passion of Jesus Christ and the Passion of Auschwitz (New page: {{info}}(This is the title of a chapter in the book I just finished, ''The Passion of Jesus Christ''. Thanks for praying. Here's an excerpt.) It is a tragedy that the story of Chris...) (top)
- 16:36, 21 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Luther, Bunyan, Bible and Pain (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Psalm 119:71''' </blockquote> From 1660 to 1672, John Bunyan, the English Baptist preacher, and author of ''Pilgrim's Progress'', was in the Bedford county jail. He...)
- 16:21, 21 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How God Teaches the Deep Things of His Words (New page: {{info}}''A Meditation on Psalm 119:65–72'' The reason Psalm 119 has 176 verses is that the Hebrew alphabet has 22 letters. The psalmist exults in the multifaceted preciousness of God...) (top)
- 16:05, 21 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Embracing the Pain of Shame (New page: {{info}}There is a kind of shame that you should not be ashamed of. You might say, "Well, then it is not really shame." But the Bible calls it shame, and it really feels like shame - until...)
- 00:31, 21 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why We Can Rejoice in Suffering (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 4:12-19''' </blockquote><blockquote> Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some stran...)
- 23:26, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Where Is God? (New page: {{info}}''The Supremacy of Christ in an Age of Terror'' This weekend is the first anniversary of 9/11 that has occurred on the Lord's day, Sunday. Therefore it seemed good to us to step b...)
- 23:16, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Today's Mercies for Today's Troubles (New page: {{info}}''Tomorrow's Mercies for Tomorrow's Troubles'' <blockquote> '''Matthew 6:34; Lamentations 3:22-23''' </blockquote><blockquote> Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorro...)
- 23:04, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Today You Will Be with Me in Paradise (New page: {{info}}''Good Friday'' <blockquote> '''Luke 23:43''' </blockquote> ==== Two Ways to Respond to Suffering ==== There are two kinds of responses to our own personal suffering: 1) We can ra...)
- 22:55, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Thanksgiving in Suffering (New page: {{info}}''Celebration of Thanksgiving at Maranatha Hall'' <blockquote> '''Hebrews 4:14-16''' </blockquote><blockquote> Since we have a great high priest, Jesus, the Son of God, who has pas...)
- 22:48, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Suffering and the Second Coming (top)
- 22:45, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Suffering and the Second Coming (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''2 Thessalonians 1:1-10''' </blockquote><blockquote> Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Gra...)
- 18:56, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Spreading Power Through Persecution
- 18:56, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Spreading Power Through Persecution
- 18:55, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Spreading Power Through Persecution (New page: <blockquote> <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1227206976265_733" />{{info}}'''Acts 8:1-8''' And on that day a great persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem; and they were all scatte...)
- 18:48, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Spiritual Depression in the Psalms (top)
- 18:47, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Spiritual Depression in the Psalms (New page: {{info}}''Psalms: Thinking and Feeling with God, Part 2'' <blockquote> '''Psalm 42''' ''To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.'' </blockquote><blockquote> As a deer pants for ...)
- 18:10, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Sacrifice of Suffering (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 13:13-14''' </blockquote><blockquote> Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings; for it...)
- 18:05, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Price and the Preciousness of Spiritual Power (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Acts 5:17-21a''' But the high priest rose up and all who were with him, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and filled with jealousy they arrested the apostles an...)
- 17:42, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Painful Discipline of Our Heavenly Father (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 12:3-11''' </blockquote><blockquote> For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you may not grow weary and lose hea...)
- 17:31, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Let Us Go with Jesus Bearing Reproach (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 13:12-16''' </blockquote><blockquote> Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate. 13 So, let u...)
- 17:21, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Job: Wrestling with Suffering (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Job 2:11-31:40''' </blockquote> It's one thing to experience a sudden tragedy—like the loss of a child or the discovery of some dreaded disease in your body. It's...)
- 16:49, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Job: The Revelation of God in Suffering (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Job 38-42:6''' </blockquote> Job had been lying in unrelieved misery for months with open sores all over his body. During this time he bore the grief of seven dead ...) (top)
- 16:17, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Job: Reversal in Suffering (top)
- 16:15, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Job: Reversal in Suffering (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Job 42:7-17''' </blockquote> Neither bad theology (in the words of Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar) nor good theology (in the words of Elihu) gives us the knowledge of ...)
- 16:00, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Job: Reverent in Suffering (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Job 1:1-2:10''' </blockquote><blockquote> There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turne...) (top)
- 15:46, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Job: Rebuked in Suffering (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Job 32-37''' </blockquote> From chapter 4 to 31 Job conversed with his three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, about the meaning of suffering. The upshot of it ...)
- 05:37, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N I Will Sing of Thy Might and Mercy (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Psalm 59:16-17''' </blockquote><blockquote> But I will sing of thy might;<br>I will sing aloud of thy steadfast love in the morning.<br>For thou hast been to me a f...)
- 05:18, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N He Trusted to Him Who Judges Justly (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 2:18-25''' </blockquote><blockquote> Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to the kind and gentle but also to the overbearing. ...) (top)
- 04:46, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Fail Not to Obtain the Grace of God (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 12:12-17''' </blockquote><blockquote> Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, 13 and make straight paths for your feet,...)
- 04:35, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Called to Suffer and Rejoice: To Finish the Aim of Christ's Afflictions
- 04:31, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Called to Suffer and Rejoice: To Finish the Aim of Christ's Afflictions
- 04:30, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Called to Suffer and Rejoice: To Finish the Aim of Christ's Afflictions
- 04:29, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Called to Suffer and Rejoice: To Finish the Aim of Christ's Afflictions (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Colossians 1:24-29''' </blockquote><blockquote> Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of his body (which is the chur...)
- 04:19, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Called to Suffer and Rejoice: That We Might Gain Christ
- 04:19, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Called to Suffer and Rejoice: That We Might Gain Christ (New page: <blockquote>{{info}}'''Philippians 3:1-14''' Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you. Beware of the dog...)
- 03:56, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Called to Suffer and Rejoice: For an Eternal Weight of Glory (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''2 Corinthians 4:7-18''' </blockquote><blockquote> But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing greatness of the power may be of God and not fro...)
- 03:46, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Blessed Are the Persecuted
- 03:46, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Blessed Are the Persecuted (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Matthew 5:10-12''' </blockquote> Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.<br>Blessed are you when men revi...)
- 03:32, 20 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Arming Yourself with the Purpose to Suffer (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 4:1-6''' </blockquote><blockquote> Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered...)
- 17:42, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What would you say to a young man who is considering sleeping with his girlfriend? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio''. '''What would you say to a young man who is considering sleeping with his girlfriend?''' I would ask him if he was a...) (top)
- 17:38, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N "It is better to marry than to burn with passion" -- What does this mean? (New page: {{info}}Piper briefly discusses 1 Corinthians 7:9 in the sermon <u>'''"Marriage, Singleness, and the Christian Virtue of Hospitality": '''</u> <blockquote> I should say just one brief...) (top)
- 17:33, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Strategies for Fighting Sexual Sin (top)
- 17:26, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Strategies for Fighting Sexual Sin
- 16:53, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Strategies for Fighting Sexual Sin
- 16:36, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Strategies for Fighting Sexual Sin
- 15:10, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Strategies for Fighting Sexual Sin
- 15:05, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Strategies for Fighting Sexual Sin (New page: {{info}}''Northwestern College Chapel'' 1. Recognize that sexuality is a good gift from God. <blockquote> Genesis 2:24-25 <br>For this cause a man shall leave his father and his moth...)
- 14:47, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Sex and the Supremacy of Christ, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}''2004 Desiring God National Conference'' Sex and the Supremacy of Christ<br>Sunday Morning General Session On Friday night I waved a banner over this conference with two convict...) (top)
- 14:18, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Sex and the Supremacy of Christ, Part 1 (New page: {{info}}''2004 Desiring God National Conference'' Sex and the Supremacy of Christ <br>Friday Evening General Session There is a connection between the beheadings of Jack Hensley and Euge...) (top)
- 13:56, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How to Deal with the Guilt of Sexual Failure for the Glory of Christ and His Global Cause (New page: {{info}}''Passion07 Main Session'' The closest I have ever come to being fired from my position as a pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in the last twenty-six years was in the mid eightie...) (top)
- 02:57, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N When Unclothed Is Unfitting (New page: {{info}}''Thoughts on Selling with Sex'' Jonathan Edwards once said that godly people can, as it were, smell the depravity of an act before they can explain why it is evil. There is a spi...) (top)
- 02:45, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Two Sundays on Sex (New page: {{info}}This coming Sunday morning I aim to preach about "<u>'''Sex and the Single Person'''</u>." The Sunday after that my topic will be "<u>'''Sexual Relations in Marriage'''</u>." Why?&...) (top)
- 02:38, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Sex Without Heads (New page: {{info}}''Lessons for the Praying Mantis'' If Solomon had read ''National Geographic ''he might have written this proverb: <blockquote> Like a man in search of a harlot<br>The Chinese ma...) (top)
- 02:34, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Sex and the Supremacy of Christ: An Invitation (New page: {{info}}Downtown Minneapolis hotel receptionists are being blown away by phone calls from around the country asking, "Are you taking reservations for the ''Sex and the Supremacy of Christ'...) (top)
- 02:29, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Rebellion of Nudity and the Meaning of Clothing (New page: {{info}}The first consequence of Adam’s and Eve’s sin mentioned in Genesis 3:7 is that “the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves to...) (top)
- 02:20, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Nudity in Drama and the Clothing of Christ (New page: {{info}}The Sunday ''Star Tribune ''(November 19, 2006) carried an article entitled “Live! Nude! Onstage!” It began, “Suddenly, it seems you can’t attend a play in this town withou...) (top)
- 01:48, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Most Controversial Star Article Yet (New page: {{info}}I thank God for those of you who approached me in love and respect ''and disagreement ''over the public dissemination of the Star (Taste & See) article entitled “<u>'''Missio...) (top)
- 01:42, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Missions and Masturbation (New page: {{info}}Masturbation is the experience of sexual orgasm produced by self-stimulation. Virtually every man and almost as many women have tried it. It is a regular practice of most single me...) (top)
- 01:35, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N "This is the Will of God for You: That You Abstain from Sexual Immorality" (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Thessalonians 4:1-8''' </blockquote><blockquote> Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as ...)
- 01:18, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Sexual Relations in Marriage (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 13:4-5''' </blockquote><blockquote> Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the immoral and adult...) (top)
- 00:56, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Sex and the Single Person (New page: {{info}}If the Bible addresses an issue with unrelenting frequency and urgency, and if that issue is one of the strongest natural forces in the world today, then ministers of the Word of G...) (top)
- 00:32, 19 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Satan Uses Sexual Desire (top)
- 21:13, 18 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Battling the Unbelief of Impatience/es
- 20:39, 18 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Battling the Unbelief of Impatience/es
- 20:30, 18 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Battling the Unbelief of Impatience/es
- 19:49, 18 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Gospel in 6 Minutes/es
- 19:25, 18 November 2008 (hist) (diff) True Love/es
- 02:09, 18 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Satan Uses Sexual Desire (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 7:1-7''' </blockquote><blockquote> Now concerning the matters about which you wrote. It is well for a man not to touch a woman. But because of the tem...)
- 01:47, 18 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Enthronement of Desire (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 5:3-6''' </blockquote><blockquote> But fornication and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is fitting among saints. Let ther...) (top)
- 16:53, 17 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Avoiding Sexual Sin, Part 1 (top)
- 16:53, 17 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Avoiding Sexual Sin, Part 1 (New page: {{info}}Pitfalls and Protections for Christian Leaders <br>Sunday Evening Message Background: <blockquote> *Gary Hart's withdrawal from the presidential campaign after what appeared...)
- 16:06, 17 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Money, Markets, and Ministry (top)
- 15:51, 17 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Money, Markets, and Ministry
- 15:48, 17 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Money, Markets, and Ministry
- 15:40, 17 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Money, Markets, and Ministry (New page: {{info}}''Giving and Selling in the Mission of Desiring God'' ==== Preface ==== This booklet is a window into the heart of Desiring God (DG). John Piper wrote the original draft for the ...)
- 15:08, 17 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What's the difference between living for the Kingdom and living for the American dream? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''What's the difference between living for the Kingdom and living for the American dream?''' The essential diffe...) (top)
- 15:04, 17 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What is the danger in being a middle-class comfortable Christian? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio''. '''Being a Christian these days in America is very comfortable, middle-class, and respectable. What are the danger...) (top)
- 15:01, 17 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Should I invest for retirement? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''Should I invest for retirement?''' I want to bless those who lean away from big fat retirement accounts and big f...) (top)
- 01:54, 17 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why I Am Opposed To A State Lottery (New page: {{info}}Article 13, section 5 of Minnesota’s state constitution says, “The legislature shall not authorize any lottery or the sale of lottery tickets.” State Senator Clarence Purfeer...) (top)
- 01:28, 17 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What Is the "Bad Eye" in Matthew 6:23? (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Matthew 6:23''' </blockquote> The fighter verse <u>'''(church-wide memory verse)'''</u> for August 14, 2005 was difficult to understand. It seems to dangle in the S...) (top)
- 01:22, 17 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Tragedy of Langston Hughes and a Warning I Will Heed (top)
- 01:21, 17 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Tragedy of Langston Hughes and a Warning I Will Heed (New page: {{info}}It’s Black History Month. The biggest book in my entire library is ''<u>'''The Norton Anthology: African American Literature'''</u>''<u></u>. It has 2,665 pages. Flop it open to ...)
- 01:08, 17 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Picture Jesus Playing the Lottery (New page: {{info}}Can you? What would happen inside the soul of Jesus when he reads, “Win up to $10,000 now—$1,000,000 later…play anywhere, win anytime…''for people who just can’t wait to ...) (top)
- 01:04, 17 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N An Open Letter To Governor Tim Pawlenty Concerning the Expansion of State-Supported Casino Gambling in Minnesota (New page: {{info}}Many of us who have admired your gifted leadership of our state are stunned by <u>'''your support'''</u> for expanding the gambling industry in this state. We hope that you will re...) (top)
- 00:04, 17 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N God Can Turn This Around (New page: {{info}}''God's Will for Our Money'' My main emotions in regard to money at Bethlehem are gratitude and hope, not anxiety. God has always met our needs. I would insult God if I fretted ov...) (top)
- 00:00, 17 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N "The Eye is the Lamp of the Body" (New page: {{info}}''A Meditation on Matthew 6:19-24'' <blockquote> '''Matthew 6:19-24''' </blockquote><blockquote> Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and wh...)
- 23:57, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Don't Play the Lottery for Me! (New page: {{info}}The West Virginia pastors who accepted Jack Whittaker's tithe on his $170 million Powerball booty should be ashamed of themselves. One of them said, "That's a blessing to have that...) (top)
- 23:54, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Acclaim for Christ vs. Craving Praise
- 23:51, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Acclaim for Christ vs. Craving Praise (New page: {{info}}I have <u>'''suggested that we should dream'''</u> of ways to make much of Christ in the way we use our economic stimulus checks that will be arriving soon. That raises the questio...)
- 23:19, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Magnifying God with Money (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Luke 12:32-34''' </blockquote><blockquote> Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom. (33) Sell your possessions and...)
- 22:56, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Gideon Venture (New page: {{info}}''Education for Exultation: Debt-Free'' <blockquote> '''Judges 7:1-22''' </blockquote><blockquote> Then Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him, rose early...) (top)
- 22:49, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Fear of God and Freedom from Goods (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Acts 2:42-47''' </blockquote><blockquote> And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And fear c...)
- 22:38, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Enough for Us (New page: {{info}}''Abundance for Every Good Work'' <blockquote>'''<span id="1226874181452S" style="display: none"> </span>2 Corinthians 9:6-12''' </blockquote><blockquote> The point is this: h...) (top)
- 22:19, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Dont Be Anxious, Lay Up Treasure in Heaven, Part 2 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Matthew 6:19-34''' </blockquote><blockquote> "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 ...) (top)
- 22:11, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Dont Be Anxious, Lay Up Treasure in Heaven, Part 1 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Matthew 6:19-34''' </blockquote><blockquote> "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 ...) (top)
- 21:36, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What do you mean by "future grace"? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''What do you mean by "future grace"?''' I don't just mean grace that comes to us in the distant future, like at th...) (top)
- 13:56, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Desiring God, Part 1a (top)
- 04:16, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Desiring God, Part 1a (New page: {{info}}''The Pursuit of Joy in Life and Ministry <br>''A Seminar for The Bethlehem Institute ==== Seminar Notes ==== <blockquote> #<u>'''Mission Statement'''</u> #<u>'''Introduction and ...)
- 03:30, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Supremacy of Christ and Joy in a Postmodern World (top)
- 03:23, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Supremacy of Christ and Joy in a Postmodern World
- 03:19, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Supremacy of Christ and Joy in a Postmodern World
- 03:17, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Supremacy of Christ and Joy in a Postmodern World
- 03:14, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Supremacy of Christ and Joy in a Postmodern World
- 02:40, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Supremacy of Christ and Joy in a Postmodern World
- 02:16, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Supremacy of Christ and Joy in a Postmodern World (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''John 17:13''' But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves. </blockquote> (See <u>'''all th...)
- 01:51, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What approach should I take when others seem opposed to Christian Hedonism? (New page: {{info}}With the presentation of almost any doctrine, there will usually be some people in whom the truths do not seem to take root. Sometimes it may be because they are closed to learning...) (top)
- 01:47, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N We Want You to Be a Christian Hedonist! (New page: {{info}} ==== What Is Christian Hedonism? ==== My shortest summary of Christian Hedonism is: ''God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him''. We all make a god o...) (top)
- 01:26, 16 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Response to Richard Mouw's Treatment of Christian Hedonism in The God Who Commands (New page: {{info}}The irony of this interchange is that I love Richard Mouw's focus on "divine command ethics" which makes God the basic criterion of all morality. More amazing than that, I even see...) (top)
- 15:46, 15 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is love an act of the will, or an emotion? (New page: {{info}}We believe that love is indeed an act of the will. But we need to go one step further and affirm that love is ''also ''an emotion. Affections are part of the essence of love. These...) (top)
- 15:35, 15 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Is God concerned more about our holiness than our happiness?
- 15:33, 15 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is God concerned more about our holiness than our happiness? (New page: {{info}}We would say that if God is concerned about our holiness (and He is), then He ''must ''also be concerned about our happiness--not the shallow, superficial type of happiness, but th...)
- 15:17, 15 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How to Drink Orange Juice to the Glory of God (New page: {{info}}When I asked two weeks ago, "Is the Doctrine of Total Depravity Biblical" my answer was, Yes. And one thing I meant was that all of our actions (apart from saving grace) are morall...)
- 15:15, 15 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How Shall We Fight for Joy? (New page: {{info}}1. Realize that authentic joy in God is a gift. 2. Realize that joy must be fought for relentlessly. 3. Resolve to attack all known sin in your life. 4. Learn the secret of guts...)
- 15:10, 15 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How Has God Made Much of Us (How Has God Made Much of Us moved to How Has God Made Much of Us?) (top)
- 15:10, 15 November 2008 (hist) (diff) m How Has God Made Much of Us? (How Has God Made Much of Us moved to How Has God Made Much of Us?) (top)
- 15:08, 15 November 2008 (hist) (diff) How Has God Made Much of Us?
- 15:00, 15 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How Has God Made Much of Us? (New page: {{info}}(''This article is excerpted from God Is the Gospel, pages 155-162)'' The way God has made much of us is by creating us in his image and calling this creation “very good....)
- 06:48, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N "As Yourself" (New page: {{info}}After my sermon last Sunday someone may wonder how I understand Jesus’ command, “Love your neighbor ''as yourself''” (Luke 10:27). I was very critical of what I called the ...)
- 06:43, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Call to Greatness (New page: {{info}}Greatness in Jesus' eyes is serving the needs of others. And Jesus' eyes are the only ones that count in the end. He said, "Whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your s...)
- 06:39, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Can Christians Be Held Hostage by the Sins of the Beloved? (New page: {{info}}The sins of those we love can be as painful as the labor of childbearing. I have seen women who labored so long and hard in childbirth that blood vessels broke in their faces. Paul...)
- 06:36, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Find a New Way to Love (top)
- 06:35, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Find a New Way to Love
- 06:32, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Find a New Way to Love
- 06:30, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Find a New Way to Love (New page: {{info}}God is breaking into lives and giving new abilities to love. He is doing it for wives and husbands and children and single people. He is breaking people open and showing them that ...)
- 06:26, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N If You Want to Love, You Must Die to the Law (New page: {{info}}Ever since we arrived at Romans 7:4, I have stressed that the Old Testament Law is not the first and decisive means of bearing the fruit of love. Now I want to show you this from 1...) (top)
- 06:16, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Imperfect Love Fulfills the Law and Pleases the Perfection-Demanding God (New page: {{info}}Christians can love each other in a way that is never perfect in this life but which nevertheless pleases God and fulfills the law, even though the law demands perfection. How can ...) (top)
- 06:07, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N "Only Wounded Soldiers Can Serve" (New page: {{info}}Some of you are going through things right now that are painfully preparing you for some precious service to the Lord and to his people. When a person strikes rock bottom with a se...)
- 05:45, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Part About Mercy I Left Out of the Sermon (New page: {{info}} ==== Verse 9b: “Abhor What Is Evil” ==== On June 5/6 I exhorted you to build your lives on the mercies of God in Jesus Christ. “I appeal to you therefore brothers, ''by th...) (top)
- 05:37, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Surrendering and Demanding Rights: Two Kinds of Love (New page: {{info}}''Thoughts on Mercy and Justice in 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15'' <blockquote> '''2 Thessalonians 3:6-15''' </blockquote><blockquote> Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lor...) (top)
- 05:28, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Talking to People Rather Than About Them (New page: {{info}}''What I Left Out of the Sermon on August 6'' In my first sermon after being away five months, I left something out. It was in the notes, but didn’t seem to flow with the main f...)
- 05:21, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) What Love Does and Does Not Do (top)
- 05:20, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What Love Does and Does Not Do (New page: {{info}}''Anniversary Thoughts on 1 Corinthians 13:4-7'' <blockquote> '''1 Corinthians 13:4-7''' Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does...)
- 05:11, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) What to Say to the Depressed, Doubting, Skeptical, Confused, Angry
- 05:09, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What to Say to the Depressed, Doubting, Skeptical, Confused, Angry (New page: {{info}}If you care about people and risk talking to the depressed, the doubting, the skeptical, the confused, and the angry, you will soon run into a person who says to your counsel: I’...)
- 05:03, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N On the Possibility of Saying "I Love You, But I Dont Like You" (New page: {{info}}''The Opinion, v10 n2, pp. 5-7'' In the fall of 1967 when winter was about to make its entry into northern Illinois I received a revelation that “Love is not liking.” The prop...) (top)
- 04:56, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Whom Shall We Invite to Thanksgiving Dinner? (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Luke 14:12-14''' </blockquote> Matthew 28:19 and 20 is called the Great Commission not because it is better than all the other commissions in the Bible, but because...) (top)
- 04:48, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What We See When the Spirit Reigns: Love (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Romans 8:3-4''' </blockquote> The response to last week's message was mixed. The more I thought about the responses, the more I knew I had to expand on the things I...)
- 04:36, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Summer Is for Seeing and Showing Christ (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''2 Corinthians 3:12-18''' </blockquote><blockquote> Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness in our speech, and are not as Moses, who used to put a veil o...) (top)
- 04:24, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Savoring God by Serving the Saints (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 6:9-12''' </blockquote><blockquote> Though we speak thus, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things that belong to salvation. For God is not ...) (top)
- 04:13, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The One Who Loves Lives in Light (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 John 2:7-11''' </blockquote> ==== Introduction: Love and Live in the Light ==== There is a direct link between last week's text and today's text. <u>'''Last week...)
- 04:05, 10 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The New Commandment of Christ: Love One Another As I Have Loved You (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''John 13:31-35''' When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, God will also gl...) (top)
- 22:17, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The New Birth Produces Love (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 John 4:7-21''' Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not ...)
- 21:58, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Mind of Christ: Looking Out for the Interests of Others (New page: {{info}}In the <u>'''message that I gave'''</u> just before leaving on vacation, I focused on my hope for a kind of relational culture at Bethlehem that would give rise to wisdom—the kin...) (top)
- 21:12, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Marriage, Singleness, and the Christian Virtue of Hospitality (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 4:7-11''' The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. 8 Above all, keep loving one anothe...)
- 20:57, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Love: A Matter of Life & Death
- 20:56, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Love: A Matter of Life & Death (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 John 3:11-18''' </blockquote><blockquote> For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, and not be like Cain w...)
- 20:43, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, Part 2 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Matthew 22:34-40''' </blockquote><blockquote> But when the Pharisees heard that He had put the Sadducees to silence, they gathered themselves together. And one of t...) (top)
- 20:24, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, Part 1 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Matthew 22:34-40''' </blockquote><blockquote> But when the Pharisees heard that He had put the Sadducees to silence, they gathered themselves together. And one of t...) (top)
- 20:09, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Love One Another for Love Is of God (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 John 4:7-11''' </blockquote><blockquote> Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God, and he who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love...)
- 19:47, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Let Love Be Genuine (top)
- 19:40, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Greatest of These Is Love: An Introduction to the Series (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 John 4''' </blockquote> This new <u>'''series of messages'''</u> has been in my heart and on my mind for a long time—for several years, at least. I am calling t...)
- 15:35, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Freed to Love (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Galatians 5:13-15''' </blockquote><blockquote> For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through l...)
- 15:18, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Faith: The Link Between God's Love for Us and Ours for Others (top)
- 15:13, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Faith: The Link Between God's Love for Us and Ours for Others (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Galatians 5:1-6''' </blockquote><blockquote> It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slave...)
- 13:58, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Dying as a Means of Loving, Part 2 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 13:4-7''' Love is patient, love kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own...) (top)
- 13:34, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Dying as a Means of Loving, Part 1 (top)
- 13:34, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Dying as a Means of Loving, Part 1 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''John 12:20-26''' </blockquote> Now there were certain Greeks among those who were going up to worship at the feast; these therefore came to Philip, who was from Bet...)
- 12:30, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Doing Mercy to the Brothers of Jesus and the Broken Neighbor
- 12:27, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Doing Mercy to the Brothers of Jesus and the Broken Neighbor (New page: <blockquote>{{info}}'''Matthew 25:31-46''' </blockquote><blockquote> When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before...)
- 11:47, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Consider How to Stir Up One Another to Love
- 11:43, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Consider How to Stir Up One Another to Love
- 11:40, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Consider How to Stir Up One Another to Love (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 3:12-14; 10:23-25''' Hebrews 3:12 Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God...)
- 11:21, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N But I Say to You, Love Your Enemies, Part 2 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Matthew 5:43-48''' You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy." But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those wh...) (top)
- 11:08, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N But I Say to You, Love Your Enemies, Part 1 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Matthew 5:43-48''' </blockquote><blockquote> You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy." But I say to you, love your enemi...) (top)
- 10:56, 9 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Be Kind to One Another (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 4:31-5:2''' Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearte...)
- 22:07, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Crossway Books Interview with John Piper on A Hunger for God (top)
- 22:06, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Crossway Books Interview with John Piper on A Hunger for God
- 22:02, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Crossway Books Interview with John Piper on A Hunger for God
- 21:56, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Crossway Books Interview with John Piper on A Hunger for God
- 21:55, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Crossway Books Interview with John Piper on A Hunger for God
- 21:51, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Crossway Books Interview with John Piper on A Hunger for God
- 21:42, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Crossway Books Interview with John Piper on A Hunger for God
- 20:43, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Crossway Books Interview with John Piper on A Hunger for God (New page: {{info}} ==== 1. What do you mean by calling Fasting a homesickness for God? ==== Matthew 9:15 "The attendants of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can ...)
- 20:35, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How can I conquer gluttony? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio''. '''How can I conquer gluttony?''' There are a lot of reasons for obesity in our culture. It's not just that we ea...) (top)
- 20:29, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Revival and Fasting (New page: {{info}}''Bethlehem Day of Prayer'' There was a Presbyterian minister in Albany, New York, who died in 1876. He had been the pastor of the Presbyterian church in Albany for 40 years. His ...) (top)
- 20:16, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N You Are About to Change Your Job (New page: {{info}}God is calling many of you to rethink your life goals, and your life work. These are exciting days. Unsettling days. But you are yearning deep inside to live and work closer to the...)
- 20:13, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Fasting in 1984? (New page: {{info}}Why should I, a child of grace, to whom all good things are given to enjoy, expose myself to hunger, headaches and dizziness by fasting? Answer: 1) “While they were wors...) (top)
- 20:03, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Call to Fast for Humility and Power (New page: {{info}}King Artaxerxes of Persia made a decree to send Ezra back to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile was over (Ezra 7:11ff). “The good hand of his God was upon him, for he had set h...) (top)
- 19:52, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) How Not to Be a Mule (top)
- 19:51, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How Not to Be a Mule (New page: {{info}}''Summer Psalms'' Sunday Evening Message <blockquote> '''Psalm 32''' </blockquote> The psalm we want to ponder tonight is Psalm 32, and what we want to find out from it is "How No...)
- 18:32, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Treasuring Christ Together The North Campus Extension, Part 2 (Treasuring Christ Together The North Campus Extension, Part 2 moved to Treasuring Christ Together: The North Campus Extension, Part 2) (top)
- 18:32, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) m Treasuring Christ Together: The North Campus Extension, Part 2 (Treasuring Christ Together The North Campus Extension, Part 2 moved to Treasuring Christ Together: The North Campus Extension, Part 2) (top)
- 18:30, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Treasuring Christ Together: The North Campus Extension, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}''Grace Abounding for Every Good Work'' <blockquote> '''2 Corinthians 9:1-15''' </blockquote><blockquote> Now it is superfluous for me to write to you about the ministry for the sa...)
- 18:08, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Toward the Tithe and Beyond (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}''How God Funds His Work'' '''Matthew 23:23''' </blockquote> ==== An Open Letter to My Sons ==== I almost designed this message as an open letter to my elder sons. K...) (top)
- 17:45, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N These You Ought to Have Done Without Neglecting the Others (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Luke 11:37-42''' While he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him; so he went in and sat at table. The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not f...) (top)
- 17:36, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Kingdom of Heaven Is a Treasure (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Matthew 13:44''' The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and ...)
- 17:21, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N He Who Sows Bountifully Will Reap Bountifully (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''2 Corinthians 9:6-15''' </blockquote> What I want us to look at this morning is the way Paul motivates giving in 2 Corinthians 9:6–14. My aim here is mainly to he...) (top)
- 17:12, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting Part 1 (Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting Part 1 moved to Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting, Part 1) (top)
- 17:12, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) m Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting, Part 1 (Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting Part 1 moved to Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting, Part 1) (top)
- 16:56, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) On Lending to God
- 16:55, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N When Gratitude Gets Complicated (New page: {{info}}''Thoughts on Saying Thank You at Bethlehem and Desiring God'' When you are in a position of receiving great blessing from many people, expressing gratitude can get complicated. T...) (top)
- 16:51, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Can we give anything to Christ? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''Can we give anything to Christ?''' When the psalmist cried out, "What shall I render to the Lord for all of hi...)
- 16:48, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Should all of my tithe go to the local church? (New page: {{info}}'''Should all of my tithe go to the local church? ''' There's no clear biblical mandate that your generosity has to be in a certain proportion to your church and to other min...) (top)
- 16:45, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Do Not Grow Weary in Well-Doing (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Galatians 6:6-10''' </blockquote> Probably the worst enemy of enthusiasm is time. Human beings have a remarkable and sad capacity for getting tired of wonderful thi...)
- 16:33, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Christmas Joy Vs. the Kirchensteuer (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''2 Corinthians 8:1-9; 9:6-15''' </blockquote> Noël and I lived in West Germany for three years. We lived in Munich, the capital of Bavaria (one of the German states...) (top)
- 16:07, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Call upon Me in the Day of Trouble and I Will Deliver You (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Psalm 50:1-15''' The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God s...)
- 15:39, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why do you emphasize Bible reading and prayer so much? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''Why do you emphasize Bible reading and prayer so much?''' I don't think there is anything more basic to knowin...)
- 15:36, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What does it mean to have a relationship with God? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''What does it mean to have a relationship with God?''' O that all believers would make it a priority to grow in...)
- 15:33, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What can we do practically to help set our minds on heavenly things? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''What can we do practically to help set our minds on heavenly things?''' The first step is to recognize our nee...)
- 14:15, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is it more important to have a mind for God or a heart for God? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''Is it more important to have a mind for God or a heart for God?''' A balance is necessary for sure, but both a...) (top)
- 14:06, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How do you do family devotions? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio.'' '''How do you do family devotions?''' The Bible is central during family devotions. You don't ever need another b...) (top)
- 13:42, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting, Part 1
- 13:40, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting, Part 1
- 12:36, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting, Part 1
- 12:31, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting, Part 1
- 12:21, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting, Part 1 (New page: {{info}}''The Pursuit of Communion with God'' A Seminar for The Bethlehem Institute<br> Listen to the rest of this seminar: <blockquote> *<u>Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting, Part 2a</u> ...)
- 11:47, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Devotion, Criticism and the Bible (New page: {{info}}''The Opinion, v10 n1, p. 9'' I was paging through the Princeton Seminary Catalogue the other day and ran across a very interesting course being offered there. The title is ''NT 0...) (top)
- 11:43, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Making a Difference by Fire (New page: {{info}}Have you ever prayed a prayer like this? <blockquote> Lord, let me make a difference for you utterly disproportionate to who I am? </blockquote> That’s the prayer I wrote in the ...) (top)
- 11:39, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Early Morning at the Manse (New page: {{info}}Click. KSJN plays softly. Click. I turn it off in three seconds. It is 6:00 a.m. I want Noël to sleep ‘til 6:30. I slip out from under the sheet and quilt and tuck them in aroun...) (top)
- 11:37, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N David Gink Meets the Snake (New page: {{info}}David Gink rose before dawn last Friday. As he turned the light on in the bathroom he heard a soft sucking noise which he thought came from the bathtub drain. “An airlock,” he ...) (top)
- 06:13, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Dissatisfied Contentment (top)
- 06:07, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Dissatisfied Contentment (New page: {{info}}''Toward an Ethic of Christian Hedonism'' The basic tenet of Christian hedonism is that the desire to be happy is a proper motive for every good deed. Or conversely, if you abando...)
- 05:53, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) A Christian Hedonist Looks at "Love Within Limits" (top)
- 05:52, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) A Christian Hedonist Looks at "Love Within Limits"
- 05:17, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Christian Hedonist Looks at "Love Within Limits" (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}''This article first appeared in The Reformed Journal 29, (August, 1979), pp. 9-13. It is reprinted here by permission of Eerdmans Publishing Company. All rights reser...)
- 05:02, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Christian Hedonism
- 04:54, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Christian Hedonism (New page: {{info}}''Forgive the Label, But Don't Miss the Truth'' ('''<u>Read</u>''' a condensed version of this article.) If you must, forgive me for the label. But don't miss the truth because ...)
- 04:37, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Why Desiring God Exists (top)
- 04:33, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why Desiring God Exists (New page: {{info}}Desiring God, like all fallen, finite human ministries and people, sees “in a mirror dimly” (1 Corinthians 13:12). We do not claim to be perfect in what we know. And we do not ...)
- 04:22, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N When the "Want To" and the "Ought To" Dont Match (New page: {{info}}If your "want to" does not conform to God's "ought to," what can you do to have peace? I see at least five possible strategies. <blockquote> #You can avoid thinking about the "ough...) (top)
- 04:19, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Unashamed God
- 04:18, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Unashamed God (New page: {{info}}''Meditation on Hebrews 11:16'' <blockquote> '''<span id="1226117424215S" style="display: none"> </span>Hebrews 11:16''' But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, ...)
- 04:07, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Treating Delight As Duty Is Controversial (New page: {{info}}Christian Hedonism is not new So if Christian Hedonism is old-fashioned, why is it so controversial? One reason is that it insists joy is not just the spin-off of obedience ...)
- 04:00, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Treasure That Turns Treasures to Garbage
- 03:59, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Treasure That Turns Treasures to Garbage (New page: {{info}}''The Text I Didn't Preach On'' <blockquote> '''Philippians 3:7-15''' But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because...)
- 03:54, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N There is a Way to Be Happy, Even in Sadness (New page: {{info}}''Godly Sorrow: Jesus' and Ours'' Christian Hedonists embrace necessary sorrow for the glory of God. On the one hand, we are utterly committed to pursuing joy in God at all times....)
- 03:10, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Softball, Sex and Augustus Strong (New page: {{info}}On June 19, 1917, Augustus Hopkins Strong attended his 60th class anniversary at Yale. Dr. Strong had been the president of Rochester Theological Seminary for 40 years, resigning i...) (top)
- 02:58, 8 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Preview to The Dangerous Duty of Delight (New page: {{info}}A Personal Letter from John Piper to All Our Web Visitors Dear Friends of Desiring God, May I encourage you to dream with me of what our kind and merciful God might do for unbeli...)
- 21:36, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Clarifying Christian Hedonism (New page: {{info}}Now that school has started we have begun a new routine at bedtime. Abraham, Benjamin and Karsten each come to me in my study alone one by one. Each night I give them a new questio...) (top)
- 21:32, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) A Birthday Gift to My Father on His 89th Birthday (top)
- 21:29, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Birthday Gift to My Father on His 89th Birthday (New page: {{info}}Today is my father’s 89th birthday. He’s been in heaven for ten months. But I can’t shake the thought that I should keep giving him gifts. Perhaps it would be an honor to him...)
- 21:24, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Advent Began Early (New page: {{info}}“People like to go to church where people like to go to church.” Which means that you help Bethlehem grow when you enjoy the Lord on Sunday. Isn’t God good to set things up s...) (top)
- 18:47, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N True Christianity: Inexpressible Joy in the Invisible Christ (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 1:8-9''' And though you have not seen him, you love him, and though you do not see him now, but believe in him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible ...)
- 18:38, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Present Power of a Future Possession (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 10:32-39''' But remember the former days, when, after being enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings, 33 partly, by being made a public spec...) (top)
- 18:26, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Liberated for Love by Looking to the Reward/ (Liberated for Love by Looking to the Reward/ moved to Liberated for Love by Looking to the Reward) (top)
- 18:26, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) m Liberated for Love by Looking to the Reward (Liberated for Love by Looking to the Reward/ moved to Liberated for Love by Looking to the Reward) (top)
- 18:26, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Liberated for Love by Looking to the Reward (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 11:23-28''' </blockquote> ==== Faith Makes the Difference When we Walk Through Crisis ==== As we look at four more instances of what faith produces, keep i...)
- 18:20, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) It's My Pleasure! (top)
- 18:19, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N It's My Pleasure! (New page: {{info}}''Humility & Christian Hedonism'' Those who know me best know that I am a Christian hedonist. That means that I think my desire to be happy is a proper motive for everything I...)
- 18:04, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Good Deeds and the Glory of God (New page: {{info}}''Sunday Evening Message'' <blockquote> ''1 Peter 2:12'' </blockquote><blockquote> Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see y...)
- 17:55, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Blinding Effects of Serving God (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Luke 15:25-31''' Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. And he summoned one of the servants and...) (top)
- 07:48, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What is so important about Christian hope? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''What is so important about Christian hope?''' If our future is not secured and satisfied by God then we are going...)
- 07:45, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How is our hope evident to others? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''How is our hope evident to others?''' This question is absolutely crucial for Americans to ask themselves espe...)
- 07:42, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How did your emphasis on "Hope in God" begin? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How did your emphasis on "Hope in God" begin?''' That's a good question, and I'm not sure that I know the answer ...)
- 07:39, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Can Christians be depressed? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''Does being depressed mean that something is wrong with our hope?''' Every Christian who struggles with depress...) (top)
- 07:25, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Use of "Hope" in Hebrews (New page: {{info}} ==== 1. Usage of "Hope" ==== The word "hope" (''elpis'') occurs in Hebrews in five places: <blockquote> *3:6 Christ was faithful as a son over his house, whose house we are if w...)
- 07:11, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Recovering from the Disease of Sin (New page: {{info}}There is life at Bethlehem. With all our imperfections we have tasted the honey of divine Life and it has made our eyes sparkle. Christ is walking among us. Not because we are so m...) (top)
- 07:06, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Promise for You! (New page: {{info}}''"I will make with them an everlasting covenant that I will not turn away from doing good to them ... I will rejoice in doing good to them" (Jeremiah 32:40, 41).'' This is ...)
- 07:00, 7 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why the Son of God Came into the World (New page: {{info}}''A Christmas Message'' <blockquote> '''Mark 10:45''' </blockquote> Last night some time before 9:00, little Eric Larson, Glen and Patty's almost-two-year-old, died in his crib. At...)
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