A Message From the King Preaching is not just explaining or teaching. Preaching is heralding. Preaching is what a town crier does when there is a message from the king.
He gathers a group of people and says, 'Hear ye, hear ye, be it known to you today that by royal order of his highness, the king, there will henceforth be granted to this town an imperial watch of one ...read
The Sovereignty of God and Prayer I am often asked, "If you believe God works all things according to the counsel of his will (Ephesians 1:11) and that his knowledge of all things past, present, and future is infallible, then what is the point of praying that anything happen?" Usually this question is asked in relation to human decision: "If God has predestined some to be his so ...read
THE WISDOM OF MEN AND THE POWER OF GOD July 13, 1980 (Morning)
Bethlehem Baptist Church
John Piper, Pastor
THE WISDOM OF MEN AND THE POWER OF GOD
(1 Corinthians 2:1-5)
In coming to you brothers and sisters, I come proclaiming to you the testimony of God not according to excellence of word or of wisdom. For I decided not to know anything among you but Jesus Christ and ...read
