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2 PETER 3:18
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen.
CLOSING WORDS
If you are to say some final words to family or close friends, what would you think of to say?
Would it be words of encouragement, words of comfort, words of love?
All these three things are summed up in this glorious verse, I suppose this is our dearest wish for any of our brothers and sisters. This is our dearest and deepest wish for our families, our wives and our children.
In Chapter 1 vs 5-7, Peter tells us to add grace upon grace, now in closing, he tells us to grow in the full knowledge of those graces. Only by growing in grace, can we avoid being dragged back into the world and into error.
We also have to come to know Christ more and more, some of us stop growing at a certain age, this is never the case for the believer, he/she is constantly growing, he is always pushing the boundaries, he is saying like Caleb is Joshua 14:12, give me this mountain, I want to do the hardest work for God.
There is no early retirement in the Christian life, you cannot sit back and relax and say "that's me done", life is on a continual upward focus, Paul wanted to know Christ in a deeper way than ever as he got older. See Philippians 3:7-14. Why do we do this?
For his glory and his honor, all our service, all our growth is to bring him glory, praise and worship.
May our constant focus be this verse, lets keep on growing spiritually.
Amen
GUEST DEVOTION
"Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things!" Psalm 119:37
Turn off the television
It is not necessary for relevance. And it is a deadly place to rest the mind. Its pervasive banality, sexual innuendo, and God-ignoring values have no ennobling effects on the soul. It kills the spirit. It drives God away. It quenches prayer. It blanks out the Bible. It cheapens the soul. It destroys spiritual power. It defiles almost everything. It is unnecessary for most of you, and it is spiritually deadly for all of you. (John Piper, "Preaching as Worship: Meditations on Expository Exultation," Trinity Journal 16, 1995)
Television, the Great Life-Waster
Television is one of the greatest life-wasters of the modern age. And, of course, the Internet is running to catch up, and may have caught up. You can be more selective on the Internet, but you can also select worse things with only the Judge of the universe watching. TV still reigns as the great life-waster. The main problem with TV is not how much smut is available, though that is a problem. Just the ads are enough to sow fertile seeds of greed and lust, no matter what program you're watching. The greater problem is banality. A mind fed daily on TV diminishes. Your mind was made to know and love God. Its facility for this great calling is ruined by excessive TV. The content is so trivial and so shallow that the capacity of the mind to think worthy thoughts withers, and the capacity of the heart to feel deep emotions shrivels. (John Piper, "Don't Waste Your Life" 2003)
"I have kept my feet from every evil path, so that I might obey Your Word." Psalm 119:101
THE BOTTOM LINE
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JOHN KNOX INSTITUTE
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SERMON AUDIO
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But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen.
CLOSING WORDS
If you are to say some final words to family or close friends, what would you think of to say?
Would it be words of encouragement, words of comfort, words of love?
All these three things are summed up in this glorious verse, I suppose this is our dearest wish for any of our brothers and sisters. This is our dearest and deepest wish for our families, our wives and our children.
In Chapter 1 vs 5-7, Peter tells us to add grace upon grace, now in closing, he tells us to grow in the full knowledge of those graces. Only by growing in grace, can we avoid being dragged back into the world and into error.
We also have to come to know Christ more and more, some of us stop growing at a certain age, this is never the case for the believer, he/she is constantly growing, he is always pushing the boundaries, he is saying like Caleb is Joshua 14:12, give me this mountain, I want to do the hardest work for God.
There is no early retirement in the Christian life, you cannot sit back and relax and say "that's me done", life is on a continual upward focus, Paul wanted to know Christ in a deeper way than ever as he got older. See Philippians 3:7-14. Why do we do this?
For his glory and his honor, all our service, all our growth is to bring him glory, praise and worship.
May our constant focus be this verse, lets keep on growing spiritually.
Amen
GUEST DEVOTION
"Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things!" Psalm 119:37
Turn off the television
It is not necessary for relevance. And it is a deadly place to rest the mind. Its pervasive banality, sexual innuendo, and God-ignoring values have no ennobling effects on the soul. It kills the spirit. It drives God away. It quenches prayer. It blanks out the Bible. It cheapens the soul. It destroys spiritual power. It defiles almost everything. It is unnecessary for most of you, and it is spiritually deadly for all of you. (John Piper, "Preaching as Worship: Meditations on Expository Exultation," Trinity Journal 16, 1995)
Television, the Great Life-Waster
Television is one of the greatest life-wasters of the modern age. And, of course, the Internet is running to catch up, and may have caught up. You can be more selective on the Internet, but you can also select worse things with only the Judge of the universe watching. TV still reigns as the great life-waster. The main problem with TV is not how much smut is available, though that is a problem. Just the ads are enough to sow fertile seeds of greed and lust, no matter what program you're watching. The greater problem is banality. A mind fed daily on TV diminishes. Your mind was made to know and love God. Its facility for this great calling is ruined by excessive TV. The content is so trivial and so shallow that the capacity of the mind to think worthy thoughts withers, and the capacity of the heart to feel deep emotions shrivels. (John Piper, "Don't Waste Your Life" 2003)
"I have kept my feet from every evil path, so that I might obey Your Word." Psalm 119:101
THE BOTTOM LINE
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/category/tbl-china
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/category/tbl-china/page/40
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/tbl-china-prayer-requests
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/category/teens/page/53
JOHN KNOX INSTITUTE
https://johnknoxinstitute.org/modules/oldtestamentbible
SERMON AUDIO
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/4202521424631/a?autoplay=1
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/61725223504337/a?autoplay=1
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/617252023247415/a?autoplay=1
