09/11/2021
On the 20th Anniversary of September 11th, we remember those we lost. We honor the heroes who saved so many. We pray for and grieve with the families who have suffered so much. It’s been 20 years, but we still remember…And we will never forget.
We encourage you to listen or read this sermon by John Piper today: "The way I want to strengthen your hope this morning is not by glossing over how utterly vulnerable we are in our earthly existence, or by deflecting your attention away from the Biblical truth that God’s judgments fall on believer and unbeliever alike – purifying in some cases and punishing in other cases, depending on whether we repent and make Christ our Treasure instead of the idols of this world. I want to stare those realities of vulnerability and judgment square in the face with you and give you real, solid, Biblical hope. Not just hopeful feelings based on naive notions of earthly stability or escape from painful, purifying, disciplinary judgments.
So then, what is this hope and what is the basis for it? I’ll give you my answer, and then show you where I got it from the Word of God.
· Our hope is that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Jesus Christ, not suffering and not even death.
And the two foundations for this hope are the death of Jesus and the sovereignty of God.
· Our Savior and King, Jesus Christ, died and rose again to bear our sins, become our curse, endure our condemnation, remove our guilt, and secure our everlasting joy in the presence of the all-satisfying God.
· And the sovereignty of God over all persons and events guarantees that what Jesus Christ bought for us by his own blood will infallibly become our inheritance."
-Dr. John Piper (9/11 sermon: http://ow.ly/FaNp50G85jQ)
