“Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. . . . One thing have I asked of the Lord: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord.” Psalm 27:3–4 

Leave to God the enemies. Focus on the beauty. -John Piper

"For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His seat. This is my resting-place for all time; here I will dwell, for I desire it... There I will make a horn sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one." (Psalm 132:13-17)

Jesus will dwell in Jerusalem forever. 

“If you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say ‘Amen’ when he does not know what you are saying?” 1 Corinthians 14:16 

This is a clear evidence that corporate prayer matters. Public prayer is meant to carry other hearts with it to God. -John Piper

We have in the Beatitudes not commonsense wisdom born of experience but eschatological promise which foresees the unprecedented: the evils of the present will be undone and the righteous will be confirmed with reward.

- Dale Allison Jr.

“Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.“ 1 Peter 1:13

It’s going to be quite the event no one will forget. -TJ Sewob

"Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.'" // David 

"I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, that you may see the hope to which He has called you, the glorious riches of his inheritance in the saints..." // Paul 

The heart has eyes. -Gabe Cali

Don’t fear the storm that’s trying to take you out, but fear the One who has authority over your storm. (Mark 4:41) - Bob Sorge

“We will live through so many Genesis 3 ‘but did God really say?’ moments in this age, and we will die (like our ancestors in Eden) if we cannot answer with clear minds and confident hearts: ‘It is written.’” -Stephanie Quick from "To Trace a Rising Sun."

 My teaching on Psalm 27. Audio. Notes. Audio 2.

Amazing, breathtaking, and exhilarating days are ahead for those who overcome sin by His power and press on to lay hold of everything the love of Jesus offers the human heart. A genuine and deep love for Jesus forged in the fire of testing can stand and thrive in the face of everything the world can and will hurl at the Church. There is a greater grace for perseverance and a burning heart that cannot be quenched. - Dave Sliker

King Saul discovered that it’s easier to get a demon to talk to us than God. Will we pursue the voice that’s easy, or hold out for a word from God? - Bob Sorge

“Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.” 1 Corinthians 14:20 

It is good to be inexperienced and ineffective in evil. It is not good to be inexperienced or ineffective in penetrating the fog of shoddy thinking. -John Piper

Eli’s sin (per 1 Samuel 3) was that he “did not restrain” his sons as they “made themselves vile.” A good father restrains his sons from making themselves vile. -Stephanie Quick

“Jesus didn’t suffer and die on the cross so that we wouldn’t have to.

No, He bore the cross to show us how to bear our own.” -Dalton Thomas

Don’t confuse boldness with arrogance. To be Christlike is to be both bold and humble. - Bob Sorge

“Do you not know that we are to judge angels?” 1 Corinthians 6:3 

“Do you not know?” So, evidently during an 18-month crash course in basic Christianity (Acts 18:11) Paul had taught these new believers that they would judge angels. - John Piper

The New Testament is essentially an inspired commentary on the Old Testament. - Micheal Heiser

Our Winter Video Winter 2021

 

When asked with how to combat apathy and cynicism:

“Go to the Word. And let Jesus tell you who He is again.”

- Darrell Johnson

The cross of Jesus was Paul's "boast" (Gal 6:14) not only because it demonstrated God's mercy and patience in light of the coming day of judgment, but also because it was the clearest model and pattern for how he - and every disciple of Jesus - should live as we await that day. -Joshua Hawkins

The cross is Jesus laboring to earn your salvation. - Bob Sorge

When you watch Jesus resolutely climbing the hill to His crucifixion, you’re watching a Man who’s seeking “the honor that comes from the only God” (John 5:44). - Bob Sorge

The cross doesn’t undermine but rather exalts, magnifies and glorifies the character and nature of God. -Stuart Greaves

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” — Mt 3:2 

This is synonymous with: 

Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, And the earth will be shaken from its place at the fury of the Lord of hosts in the day of His burning anger. — Isaiah 13:13 

“Repent!” “The kingdom is imminent!” These are common themes in the OT and NT to live in light of knowing God’s coming wrath and to be spared of it to be part of His coming Kingdom. - TJ Sewob

Heaven will not wipe away your tears. Nor angels. Nor loved ones. Only Jesus, with scarred and tender hands. One by one by one. -Matt Smethurts

There were many who looked at Jesus on the cross but were never saved. Multitudes still do the same—onlookers who view the cross as a curiosity, but don’t receive what Jesus died to give them. - Bob Sorge

As Christians, we have one of two options: either to humble ourselves before God or be humiliated. If I fall on his Word it will break me to pieces, if his Word falls on me it will grind me to powder. -Leonard Ravenhill

The “wiping away of every tear” is our vindication as well as His on that Day. - TJ Sewob

The cross shows that the lower you lay your life down, the higher the Father can lift you. -Bob Sorge

 Confidence in the love of God frees you from self-preservation -Corey Russell

My teaching on the introduction to the End of the Age. Audio. Notes. Audio 2. 

Because Christ physically, literally rose from the dead, I have nothing to fear when facing my own death. If you insist that his resurrection is just a symbol and not a historical fact, it removes the heart of the Christian message and strips it of its power (1 Corinthians 15:19).

-Timothy Keller

“We are to be rewarded… and I am not sure but that the brightest rewards will be for those who have borne burdens without murmuring. …he will take the lily, that has been growing so long among thorns, and lift it up to be the glory and wonder of all the universe.” —Andrew Bonar

“Because lawlessness is increased, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.” Matthew 24:12–13 

The cold failure of many in the church does not dampen in the slightest Jesus’s confidence that his saving purposes will be achieved. -John Piper

Suffering and intimacy kiss at the cross. Who would even want to arrive at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb without any scars? - Bob Sorge

Anything on the scale of misunderstanding to martyrdom is fair game for a disciple of Jesus. - Joshua Hawkins

"Prayer, unlimited in its possibilities, stands midway between heaven and earth; with one hand it reaches up to heaven, with the other down to earth; in it, faith prepares to receive, what charity is ready to dispense." -Alfred Edersheim

Beyond daily manna from heaven, the Israelites had a miraculous cloud by day and fire by night dwelling "continuously" in their camp (Num 9:16). They rejected God and wanted to return to Egypt over fish, cucumbers, melons, leeks, onion, and garlic (Num 11:5, 20).

We have so much spiritual fantasy concerning signs and wonders. Miracles are wonderful and to be prayed for, but we are profoundly disconnected from the mysterious depths of iniquity and unbelief that dwell in the human heart. - Stephen Venable

“Every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it.” 

Purgeth what? The branch that bears the fruit! ‘Oh, I thought once I started bearing the fruit of the Spirit the Lord would leave me alone.’ Oh no, because you are bearing fruit he puts the scissors in here and the knife in there. The branch that bears the fruit that gets the knife! -Leonard Ravenhill

In the last days... Everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree, and no one will make them afraid, for the Lord Almighty has spoken. —Micah 4:4 

The Lord will restore His Creation -TJ Sewob

In that day the Lord will punish the powers in the heavens above and the kings on the earth below. They will be herded together like prisoners bound in a dungeon; they will be shut up in prison and be punished after many days. Isaiah 24:21-22 

The Lord will restore His Creation -TJ Sewob

“All have sinned and lack (ὑστεροῦνται) the glory of God.” Romans 3:23 

Lack in what sense? Romans 1:23. We “exchanged” the glory of God for substitutes. We prefer/value/esteem/enjoy/treasure other glory more. 

Especially our own. -John Piper

Between the Jewish and Christian communities, 2000 years of reactionary theology has produced one group that scorns the Torah and the Mosaic Covenant, and another group that scorns Jesus the Messiah. His return is sure going to bring a lot of surprises for everyone. -Joel Richardson

"Though I am less than the least of all God's people..." 

Said the man who wrote more than half of the New Testament. So what does that make you and I? -Gab Cali

Recordemos hoy, el ÚNICO oráculo profético que resuena a través del cielo y la asamblea de los poderes es: ¡JESÚS MESÍAS, REY DE ISRAEL, VIENE! ¡El Día ha sido designado! TODO lo demás no es de confiar y es infiel a las palabras de Dios. Por tanto, esperemos pacientemente.

-Henry Bruno

“The overwhelming usage of ‘kingdom’ in the second-century Christian literature is eschatological. When believers of the first two centuries said ‘kingdom’ they meant the return of Jesus to rule from the throne of David over all the earth” - E. Ferguson (via Tyler Luedke)

The way to the Father is as narrow as the wood on which Christ was crucified. -Bob Sorge

"Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God’s truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy." (Romans 15:8–9) 

God's enduring covenant with Israel is why Gentiles will glorify him. -Joshua Hawkins

His love for you is so strong it killed Him. He died just for you, and He meant for you to take it personally. -Bob Sorge