Thus the tension because if we will be hated, it won’t be the cold people. But if we look at verse 9, you will be hated on account of Jesus (summary of verse 9). Piper reminds us it is not the cold people who will take the Gospel to the unreached people of this world. And in the next verse, “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” Piper wants us to see the tension in 12 and 14. In the next verse it says, “But those who endure to end will be saved”. The fact that Lawlessness will be multiplied and love of many will grow cold is a bleak description of the last days. That my love for God and people would dry up yet Jesus says it is coming. He refers to Matthew 24:12 – “lawlessness will be multiplied and love of many grow cold.” He hates the thought of growing cold. Piper is here to torch a glacier in our lives. No competition between God’s passion to be glorified and our passion to be satisfied because they are one. The more we find satisfaction in him and eat from his table the more his worth and all sufficiency is magnified.
God is most glorified in you when you are most satisfied in Him is what we will hear many times during these two sermons. To spread a passion for God’s supremacy and be happy in God are identical. Point 3, to see from scripture the two points are the same reason. He quotes from Isaiah 26:8, “Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.” His purpose (point 2) is to be a match set for the kindling of our joy and thrill in God.
We exist to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples is his life mission and vision of church (point 1). (You will actually find the sermon transcribed there but again these are the parts that stood out to me) Here is the link so you can listen to this powerful sermon.
This was done back at Passion 97 but it has been a fantastic and powerful find. This to me was a fantastic sermon and I can’t wait to share with you part 2. Over the next few posts, it will be linked to this sermon. John Piper – passion for the supremacy of God – From the passion conferenceĪs I listened to this sermon podcast, these were the notes I took and wanted to share with you.
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