The purpose of the Lord's Supper is to receive from Christ the nourishment and strength and hope and joy that come from feasting our souls on all that He purchased for us on the cross, especially His own fellowship.
John PiperIt is not surprising that prayer malfunctions when we try to make it a domestic intercom to call upstairs for more comforts in the den.
John PiperWe give glory to God when we trust him to do what he has promised to do-especially when all human possibilities are exhausted. Faith glorifies God. That is why God planned for faith to be the way we are justified.
John PiperIt is unbiblical and arrogant to try to worship God for any other reason than the pleasure to be had in Him.
John Piper