Christianity is fundamentally convalescence.. .God is not only the doctor who prescribes, He is the nurse who lifts up our powerless head and puts the spoon in our mouth...And He is the medicine. John Piper More Quotes by John Piper More Quotes From John Piper Worship is basically adoration, and we adore only what delights us. There is no such thing as sad adoration or unhappy praise. John Piper delight unhappy worship Christ is glorified in you when he is more precious to you than all that life can give or death can take. John Piper giving christ In demanding our praise God is demanding the completion of our pleasure (in him). John Piper praise-god pleasure praise We ought to celebrate the positive glorious gifts of God, but the worth of God shines in a powerful way to the world when in the midst of suffering we still don't curse God but say "The Lord gave and the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord." John Piper powerful blessed names One day America and all its presidents will be a footnote in history, but the kingdom of Jesus will never end. John Piper one-day america jesus We do not choose suffering simply because we are told to, but because the one who tells us to describes it as the path to everlasting joy. John Piper suffering path joy Put your ear to the ground of God's word and listen to the rumble of His faithfulness coming. John Piper faithfulness rumble ears Gratitude is the joy that arises in response to God’s good will toward us in all his gifts. John Piper gratitude arise joy If God were not just, there would be no demand for his Son to suffer and die. And if God were not loving, there would be no willingness for his Son to suffer and die. But God is both just and loving. Therefore his love is willing to meet the demands of his justice. John Piper justice love-is son The greatest stumbling block for children in worship is that their parents do not cherish the hour. Children can feel the difference between duty and delight. Therefore, the first and most important job of a parent is to fall in love with the worship of God. You can't impart what you don't possess. John Piper falling-in-love jobs children The ultimate purpose of life is to show that Jesus is more precious than life. John Piper purpose life-is jesus We need God in ways we do not know. Don't limit your experience of God to what you can think to ask. Ask for the unknown joy. John Piper joy needs thinking Adjust your doctrine - or just minimize doctrine - to attract the world, and in the very process of attracting them, lose the radical truth that alone can set them free. John Piper doctrine process world God is love precisely because He relentlessly pursues the praises of His name in the hearts of His people. John Piper names heart people Worship is an inward feeling and outward action that reflects the worth of God. John Piper music christian inspiring Worship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of his worth. This cannot be done by mere acts of duty. It can be done only when spontaneous affections arise in the heart. John Piper reflecting-back done heart What is the essence of evil? It is forsaking a living fountain for broken cisterns. God gets derision and we get death. They are one: choosing sugarcoated misery we mock the lifegiving God. It was meant to be another way: God's glory exalted in our everlasting joy. John Piper broken essence evil Sin carries in it its own misery. John Piper carrie misery sin Seek to see and feel the gospel as bigger as years go by rather than smaller. Never let the gospel get smaller in your heart. John Piper bigger heart years If at the cross every sin was covered, Satan's mouth is shut. He has no weapon. He can gum you but his fangs are gone. John Piper gum mouths gone
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