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Archive for September, 2009

30
Sep

Quotes: John Piper on Treasures

Posted in Random  by ministerandy on September 30th, 2009

The inner essence of worship is treasuring Jesus as infinitely valuable above everything.  The outer forms of worship are the acts that show how much we treasure God.  Therefore, all of life is meant to be worship because God said whether you eat or drink or whatever you do–all in life–do it all to show how valuable the glory of God is to you.

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30
Sep

Quote: John Newton on Controversy and Humility

Posted in Quotes  by ministerandy on September 30th, 2009

Self-righteousness can feed upon doctrines as well as upon works;  and a man may have the heart of a Pharisee, while his head is stored with orthodox notions of the unworthiness of the creature and the riches of free grace.