John Piper, Brothers, We Are Not Professionals, B&H Publishing Groups, 2002
The world sets the agenda of the professional man; God sets the agenda of the spiritual man. (3)
Why is it important to be stunned by the God-centeredness of God? Because many people are willing to be God-centered as long as they feel that God is man-centered. It is a subtle danger. (6)
The Lord will not forsake his people, for his great name’s sake (1 Sam. 12:22) … God’s most fundamental allegiance is to His own glory. (9)
I defined spiritual leadership as “knowing where God wants people to be and taking the initiative to get them there by God’s means in reliance on God’s power.” (11)
Tell them not to serve God… In all our serving may God be the giver, and may God get the glory. (44)
Brothers, beware of sacred substitutes. Devote yourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the Word. (64)
Fight for your mornings! Protect those life-giving hours! (71)
Weakness in Greek and Hebrew also gives rise to exegetical imprecision and carelessness. (84)
Remember Hebrews 11. And read Christian biography. (96)
Brothers, we need to feel the truth of hell and the nearness of our own escape. Otherwise the gospel will be vapid, and we will be unable to count others better then ourselves in all lowliness. Then who will tell our people of these things? Who else in their lives will love them enough to warn them with tenderness and tears? (118)
We must preach for joy in the glory of God if we would produce true grief over failing short of the glory of God. Evangelical repentance is grounded in an appealing sight of the holiness of God. That is why I say, brothers, pursue their repentance through their pleasure. (125)
We need to teach our people the meaning of baptism and obey the Lord’s command to baptize converts, without elevating the doctrine to a primary one that would unduly cut us off from shared worship and ministry with others who share more important things with us. (135)
The Christian pastor will not expect to comfort or save his people except by following the Calvary Road. (142)
Brothers, for the sake of the truth, and for the good of your people, and for the glory of God in the world, don’t confuse timid uncertainty with truthful humility. (166)
We have to stop accumulating. We have to stop building barns. We have to show that the greatest thing to do with money is to use it to provide treasure in heaven, not on earth. (172)
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