The following message is by pastor John Piper. More information from desiring God is available at

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D. desiring God. O.R.G.. Now Lord I feel keenly aware of my need to organize this Exposition of your word in a way that moves us forward

lest precious things in chapter 10 and 11 be neglected

and so help me in Chapter 10 and 11 be neglected.

And so help me and help us to see your word in the way

it would most helpfully relate to the needs in this room across the whole

spectrum of these three chapters. Guide me I pray to leave out precious things that would be less helpful and to include those

that would be most helpful in building faith and strengthening hope and clarifying vision and

mobilizing mission and purifying hearts and preserving marriages and

intensifying devotion for Jesus and blessing churches and having a ripple effect for the culture in which we live.

Dozens of things you want to do through your

super word and only you know how it gets from text to the hearts in this room.

And so I pray for your providence,

your supernatural governance over my walk through this text with these friends.

Above all make a spiritually alert to the truth that is here and grant that we would see with

the eyes of Christ and see Christ clearly see your work for what it really is.

And as Paul says,

beholding the glory of the Lord, be changed from one degree of glory

to the next.

I ask this in Jesus' name,

Amen. This is the next paragraph.

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