The following 52 sermons by John Piper come from an array of topics. We asked ourselves, “If we could get only one sermon posted each week for a year, translated into a particular language, which ones would we do?” Another way to phrase it is, “If we were only able to provide 52 sermons to a particular language group, which ones would we deem essential?”

As we labored over this list, it occurred to us that it might be helpful to English-language readers as well.

Theology

God / Trinity

• The Pleasure of God in His Son

Sovereignty of God

• Sustained by Sovereign Grace—Forever
• Foreknown, Predestined, Conformed to Christ
• The Sale of Joseph and the Son of God

Glory of God

• Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord of Hosts
• Is God for Us or for Himself?

Scripture

• Open My Eyes that I May See
• Wonderful Things from Your Word

Man & Sin

• The Fatal Disobedience of Adam and the Triumphant Obedience of Christ

Nature of Christ

• In the Beginning Was the Word
• The Word Was Made Flesh
• We Beheld His Glory, Full of Grace and Truth

The Atonement / Work of Christ

• Why Was Jesus Put to Death and Raised Again?

Justification

• The Mighty and Merciful Message of Romans 1-8
• God Justified the Ungodly

Gospel

• God's Good News Concerning His Son

New Birth

• What Happens in the New Birth, Part 1
• What Happens in the New Birth, Part 2

Sanctification

• God Strengthens Us by the Gospel

Perseverance

• Eternal Security Is a Community Project

Church Sacraments

• Why and How We Celebrate the Lord's Supper
• What Baptism Portrays

Church Community

• Strengthen Each Other's Hands in God

Heaven / Resurrection of the Body

• The Triumph of the Gospel in the New Heavens and the New Earth
• God Did Not Spare His Own Son

Election

• Pastoral Thoughts on the Doctrine of Election

Old Testament

• The Sinful Origin of the Son of David

Christian Living

Christian Hedonism

• Passion for the Supremacy of God Part 1
• Passion for the Supremacy of God Part 2
• Boasting Only in the Cross

Vocation

• Your Job As Ministry

Suffering

• Called to Suffer and Rejoice: For Holiness and Hope
• Called to Suffer and Rejoice: That We Might Gain Christ
• Called to Suffer and Rejoice: To Finish the Aim of Christ's Afflictions
• Called to Suffer and Rejoice: For an Eternal Weight of Glory

Persecution

• Let Us Go with Jesus Bearing Reproach

Prayer

• Be Devoted to Prayer
• Ask Your Father in Heaven

Biblical Manhood and Womanhood

• Male and Female He Created Them in the Image of God

Marriage / Parenting

• Marriage: God’s Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace
• Parenting with Hope in the Worst of Times

God's Will

• What Is the Will of God and How Do We Know It?

Evangelistic

• Quest: Joy! Found: Christ!

Evangelism / Missions

• Doing Missions When Dying Is Gain
• Holy Ambition: To Preach Where Christ Has Not Been Named
• Prosperity Preaching: Deceitful and Deadly

Preaching

• Why Expositional Preaching Is Particularly Glorifying to God

World Religions

• Tolerance, Truth-Telling, Violence, and Law
• How Shall We Love Our Muslim Neighbor?

Racial Harmony

• Jesus Is the End of Ethnocentrism

Spiritual Gifts

• The Authority and Nature of the Gift of Prophecy

Money

• Magnifying God with Money