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When the Darkness Will Not Lift

When the Darkness Will Not Lift

Doing What We Can While We Wait …for God — and Joy

by John Piper
It is utterly crucial that in our darkness we affirm the wise, strong hand of God to hold us — even when we have no strength to hold him.

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Because we are chosen and holy and loved, we can find the grace to see our spouses the way Jesus does.
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God Is Working in Your Waiting
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As frustrating and painful as waiting can be, our hope is not simply that God would give us what we want, but make us more like his Son.
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Jesus Said He’d Return Soon, So Where Is He?
Jesus Said He’d Return Soon, So Where Is He?

Jesus Said He’d Return Soon, So Where Is He?

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Isaiah 64:1–4; 46:1–4: God Works for Those Who Wait
Isaiah 64:1–4; 46:1–4: God Works for Those Who Wait

God Works for Those Who Wait

Isaiah 64:1–4; 46:1–4

May 7, 2015
The Bible says several times that our God is utterly unique among all the gods in the world and in history. But what makes him so unique? In this lab, John Piper begins a series looking at key texts for understanding why there is no god like our God.
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When the Darkness Will Not Lift

When the Darkness Will Not Lift

Doing What We Can While We Wait …for God — and Joy

by John Piper
It is utterly crucial that in our darkness we affirm the wise, strong hand of God to hold us — even when we have no strength to hold him.

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