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John Piper Inspirational Quotes (242)

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In our proud love affair with ourselves we pour contempt, whether we know it or not, on the worth of God's glory. As our pride pours contempt upon God's glory, His righteousness obliges Him to pour wrath upon our pride.
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God is not worn out running the galaxy. He’s not taxed at all guiding every dust particle all the time.
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The immensity of His worth is reflected in the intensity of your worship.
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Whenever your heart starts to be anxious about the future, preach to your heart and say, 'Heart, who do you think you are to be afraid of the future and nullify the promise of God? No, heart, I will not exalt myself with anxiety. I will humble myself in peace and joy as I trust this precious and great promise of God - He cares for me.'
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One way to appreciate C.S. Lewis is to see how his Christian humility shaped his life and work.
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Giving in a regular, disciplined, generous way-up to and beyond the tithe-is simply good sense in view of the promises of God.
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There is a war going on. All talk of a Christian's right to live luxuriously as a child of the King in this atmosphere sounds hollow - especially since the King himself is stripped for battle.
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When you see Jesus as your Treasure, the Spirit has blown through your heart.
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We are not as Christ-centered and cross-cherishing as we should be, because we do not ponder the truth that everything good, and everything bad that God turns for the good, was purchased by the sufferings of Christ.
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Grace is not simply leniency when we have sinned. Grace is the enabling gift of God not to sin. Grace is power, not just pardon.
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When the heart no longer feels the truth of hell, the gospel passes from good news to simply news
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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.
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Preaching is the pastor's main work, and preaching is heart work, not just mental work.
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Prosperity cannot be a proof of God's favor, since it is what the devil promises to those who worship him. (Matt. 4:9)
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The Christian life becomes impossible. That is, it becomes supernatural.
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O, God of wonder, enlarge my capacity to be amazed at what is amazing, and end my attraction to the insignificant.
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I will not waste my life! I will finish my course and finish it well. I will display the Gospel of the grace of God in all I do. I will run my race to the end.” - Paul
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Only the # gospel can do two seemingly contradictory things: destroy pride and increase courage.
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My joy grows with every soul that seeks the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Remember, you have one life. That’s all. You were made for God. Don’t waste it.
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Sleep is a daily reminder from God that we are not God. Once a day God sends us to bed like patients with a sickness. The sickness is a chronic tendency to think we are in control and that our work is indispensable. To cure us of this disease God turns us into helpless sacks of sand once a day.
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The point is not that the resurrection is the price paid for our sins. The point point is that the resurrection proves the death of Jesus is an all-sufficient price. If Jesus did not rise from the dead, then his death was a failure, God did not vindicate his sin-bearing achievement, and we are still in our sins.
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Whatever opposes prayer opposes the whole work of ministry.
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If a tornado twists at 175 miles an hour and stays on the ground like a massive lawnmower for 50 miles, God gave the command.
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The happiest and holiest children in the world are the children whose fathers succeed in winning both their tender affection and their reverential and loving fear. And they are the children who will come to understand most easily the mystery of the fatherhood of God.
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