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Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (2 Cor 12:8-9 ESV) The world we live in does not know what to do with weakness. Business people seek to fire it, the dissatisfied parent seeks to abort it, the eugenicist seeks to exterminate it, and n

Excerpts from Ask Pastor John podcast, by John Piper, episode 2006 “Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge, for it will be pleasant if you keep them [these words of the wise, communicating that knowledge] within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.” (Proverbs 22:17-18) Bible reading is about engaging with God’s precious word in a profound, heart-stirring, life-changing way. And this poses a challenge in our Bible reading

Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn’t. Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man. When this age is over, and the countless millions of the redeemed fall on their faces before the throne of God, missions will be no more. It is a temporary necessity. But worship abides forever.1 Worship, therefore, is the fuel and goal of missions. It’s the goal of missions because in missions we simply aim