Personalized Promises From Romans 8

John Piper personalizes the promises of Romans 8 . . . let Paul preach the gospel to your heart: "Romans chapter eight is so dense and so constant with good news — good news that is so great and so glorious and so vastly superior to all the good news in this world — whether …

Thankful For Being Given

We have been meditating on how Jesus was taken, blessed, broken, and given for us so that we might be taken, blessed, broken, and given for Him and others.  We conclude with thanks for the giving of His Son and the giving of His sons and daughters. “Jesus GAVE the bread” When you come to …

Proclaiming His Brokenness Until He Comes

We have this good news to share:  Jesus Christ was broken for our brokenness!! Paul said that every time we celebrate the Lord's Supper, the greatest of all Thanksgiving meals, we “proclaim Christ’s death until He comes” (1 Corinthians 11:26).  We proclaim His brokenness! But if I’m not willing to be a broken person, how …

Thankful That He Was Broken For Our Brokenness

So far we have seen that Jesus and we have been TAKEN and BLESSED, but then . . . “Jesus BROKE the bread” When you come to this table of thanksgiving, feed on Jesus.  He is the Bread that was BROKEN for you: Remember he had no brokenness in Him, no sin to call His …