definition: idolatry

idolatry: desiring something so much that you lose your contentment in God. Or: losing your contentment in God so that you start to seek it elsewhere. - John Piper

@1 year ago with 1 note
#John Piper #idolatry #contentment #God 

"All the sinful states of our hearts are owing to unbelief in God’s super-abounding willingness and ability to work for us in every situation of life so that everything turns out for our good."

John Piper: from his sermon of battling unbelief at Bethlehem.
@2 years ago with 1 note
#sin #unbelief #God #John Piper 

"I wouldn’t waste too much time on Twitter. Wasting time on the web, whether it’s blogging or Twitter or whatever, can really be a killer. So be very careful. It’s just fraught with dangers, especially ego dangers of people saying, “O yeah, I’ll get an account. How many followers can I get? Woohoo! I’m up to 100 followers!” or whatever."

John Piper, Who is in charge of your @JohnPiper twitter account?, from the DesiringGod blog
@2 years ago
#John Piper #Twitter #Don't Waste Your Life 

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The preacher’s job is to minimize his own opinions and deliver the truth of God. Every sermon should explain the Bible and then apply it to people’s lives.

The preacher should do that in a way that enables you to see that the points he is making actually come from the Bible. If you can’t see that they come from the Bible, your faith will end up resting on a man and not on God’s word.

"

John Piper, “What I Mean by Preaching.” Blog post on Desiring God’s Website.
@3 years ago
#Scripture #preaching #sermon #john piper 

"The most basic battle of our life is the battle to believe in the living God, and not to allow our heart to become an evil heart of unbelief."

John Piper, from his sermon: Battling the Unbelief of Anxiety
@2 years ago
#God #faith #unbelief #John Piper #doing battle 

"Dear people, life is short and life is precious. Don’t waste it on superficial things. Grow deep. Get ready to die well. Give yourself unreservedly to what matters. Fling away sham. Be real with God and real with man. Cherish the eternal in everything. Take hold of life which is life indeed. Turn off the television. Turn off the radio. Why should mere man choreograph your emotions? O, for more deep individuals and fewer herd people! Go deep with God. Be alone. Come forth like humble steel. There is no other way to die well. Nothing is more lonely than dying. If your life is not deep in Christ alone, death will be a terrible thing. Get ready. And in getting ready you will be the deep aroma of God in a tragically superficial world."

John Piper, Alone on a Sunday Night, 1984.
@2 years ago
#John Piper #life 

John Piper, blog post entitled:  ”No, Mr. President.  Killing is Killing No Matter What We Call It.”  From his sermon, “The Baby in my Womb Leapt for joy.”

@3 years ago
#sermon #john piper #abortion #obama 
definition: idolatry

idolatry: desiring something so much that you lose your contentment in God. Or: losing your contentment in God so that you start to seek it elsewhere. - John Piper

1 year ago
#John Piper #idolatry #contentment #God 
"The most basic battle of our life is the battle to believe in the living God, and not to allow our heart to become an evil heart of unbelief."
John Piper, from his sermon: Battling the Unbelief of Anxiety
2 years ago
#God #faith #unbelief #John Piper #doing battle 
"All the sinful states of our hearts are owing to unbelief in God’s super-abounding willingness and ability to work for us in every situation of life so that everything turns out for our good."
John Piper: from his sermon of battling unbelief at Bethlehem.
2 years ago
#sin #unbelief #God #John Piper 
"Dear people, life is short and life is precious. Don’t waste it on superficial things. Grow deep. Get ready to die well. Give yourself unreservedly to what matters. Fling away sham. Be real with God and real with man. Cherish the eternal in everything. Take hold of life which is life indeed. Turn off the television. Turn off the radio. Why should mere man choreograph your emotions? O, for more deep individuals and fewer herd people! Go deep with God. Be alone. Come forth like humble steel. There is no other way to die well. Nothing is more lonely than dying. If your life is not deep in Christ alone, death will be a terrible thing. Get ready. And in getting ready you will be the deep aroma of God in a tragically superficial world."
John Piper, Alone on a Sunday Night, 1984.
2 years ago
#John Piper #life 
"I wouldn’t waste too much time on Twitter. Wasting time on the web, whether it’s blogging or Twitter or whatever, can really be a killer. So be very careful. It’s just fraught with dangers, especially ego dangers of people saying, “O yeah, I’ll get an account. How many followers can I get? Woohoo! I’m up to 100 followers!” or whatever."
John Piper, Who is in charge of your @JohnPiper twitter account?, from the DesiringGod blog
2 years ago
#John Piper #Twitter #Don't Waste Your Life 
3 years ago
#sermon #john piper #abortion #obama 
"

The preacher’s job is to minimize his own opinions and deliver the truth of God. Every sermon should explain the Bible and then apply it to people’s lives.

The preacher should do that in a way that enables you to see that the points he is making actually come from the Bible. If you can’t see that they come from the Bible, your faith will end up resting on a man and not on God’s word.

"
John Piper, “What I Mean by Preaching.” Blog post on Desiring God’s Website.
3 years ago
#Scripture #preaching #sermon #john piper