John Piper is Bad!

I recieved this from a friend...

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Special Thanksgiving to the Father

This is a good word from C.H. Spurgeon, preached January 15th, 1860 at New Park Street Chapel.

Have a Blessed and Thankful Thanksgiving! - Chris

"Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son."—Colossians 1:12, 13.

THIS PASSAGE IS A MINE of riches. I can anticipate the difficulty in preaching and the regret in concluding we shall experience this evening because we are not able to dig out all the gold which lies in this precious vein. We lack the power to grasp and the time to expatiate upon that volume of truths which is here condensed into a few short sentences.We are exhorted to "give thanks unto the Father." This counsel is at once needful and salutary. I think, my brethren, we scarcely need to be told to give thanks unto the Son. The remembrance of that bleeding body hanging upon the cross is ever present to our faith. The nails and the spear, his griefs, the anguish of his soul, and his sweat of agony, make ouch tender touching appeals to our gratitude—these will prevent us always from ceasing our songs, and sometimes fire our hearts with rekindling rapture in praise of the man Christ Jesus. Yes we will bless thee, dearest Lord; our souls are all on fire. As we survey the, wondrous cross, we cannot but shout—

"O for this love let rocks and hills, their lasting silence break, and all harmonious human tongues the Savior's praises speak."

It is in a degree very much the same with the Holy Spirit. I think we are compelled to feel every day our dependence upon his constant influence. He abides with us as a present and personal Comforter and Counsellor. We, therefore, do praise the Spirit of Grace, who hath made our heart his temple, and who works in us all that is gracious, virtuous, and well-pleasing in the sight of God. If there be any one Person in the Trinity whom we are more apt to forget than another in our praises, it is God the Father. In fact there are some who even get a wrong idea of Him, a slanderous idea of that God whose name is LOVE. They imagine that love dwelt in Christ, rather than in the Father, and that our salvation is rather due to the Son and the Holy Spirit, than to our Father God. Let us not be of the number of the ignorant, but let us receive this truth. We are as much indebted to the Father as to any other Person of the Sacred Three. He as much and as truly loves us as any of the adorable Three Persons. He is as truly worthy of our highest praise as either the Son or the Holy Spirit.

You Might Be A Southern Baptist if...

I copied this from Steve Camp's Blog. It is meant to be funny and I find it funny. BUT, some of this hits a little close to home:-)

• IF YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO TAKE A COVERED DISH TO HEAVEN.
• IF YOU HAVE EVER SUPPORTED A LUIS PALAU CRUSADE IN CHINA FEATURING ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIESTS PRAYING TO MARY.
• IF YOU THINK SOMEONE WHO RAISES THEIR HANDS WHILE SINGING A PRAISE CHORUS FROM HILLSONG MUSIC IS A CHARISMATIC.
• IF YOU REALLY THINK THAT CHRISTIAN VIRTUE IS ACHIEVED BY VALUE VOTING.
• IF YOU COMPLAIN BECAUSE YOUR PASTOR ONLY WORKS ONE DAY A WEEK AND THEN HE WORKS TOO LONG.
• IF YOU THINK THAT BEING CALVINISTIC REALLY SQUASHES EVANGELISM.
• IF YOU WOKE UP CRAVING FRIED CHICKEN ONE MORNING AND INTERPRETED IT AS A CALL TO PREACH.
• IF YOU THINK A POMPIDOU IS THE REQUIRED HAIR STYLE TO GET INTO A LARGE SEMINARY IN LOUISVILLE, KY.
• IF YOU THINK THAT ERGIN CANER DOESN'T NEED ANGER MANAGEMENT THERAPY AND BACKED OUT ON THE DEBATE WITH JAMES WHITE BECAUSE THE LIBERTY UNIV. DEBATE COACH REALLY COULDN'T APPROVE THE ALREADY AGREED UPON FORMAT.
• IF YOU THINK THAT AMERICA IS THE NEW ISRAEL AND THAT THE HOLY LAND IS NASHVILLE, TN.
• IF YOU ACTUALLY ADMIT TO OWNING AND READING A TIM LAHAYE NOVEL.
• IF YOU THINK ALL THE NAMES ON THE MEMBERSHIP ROLLS REALLY REPRESENT TRUE BELIEVERS.
• IF YOU THINK JOHN THE BAPTIST FOUNDED THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.
• IF YOU THINK "VICTORY IN JESUS" IS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
• IF THE FIRST SENTENCE YOU EVER UTTERED WAS "I SEE THAT HAND;" OR "EVERY HEAD BOWED, EVERY EYE CLOSED."
• IF YOUR DEFINITION OF "FELLOWSHIP" HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH PASTRY.
• IF YOU HONESTLY BELIEVE THE APOSTLE PAUL SPOKE KING JAMES ENGLISH.
• IF YOU REALLY THINK JESUS ACTUALLY TURNED WATER INTO WELCH'S GRAPE JUICE.