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John Piper

John Piper is founder and teacher of Desiring God and chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is author of more than 50 books, including Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist and most recently Foundations for Lifelong Learning: Education in Serious Joy.

Goldsworthy on Why the Reformation Was Necessary

In March, 2008, Graeme Goldsworthy delivered a lecture at Southern Baptist Theological seminary titled “Biblical Theology and its Pastoral Application.” In it he gave one of the clearest statements of why the Reformation was needed and what the…

Why I Don’t Have a Television and Rarely Go to Movies

John Piper gives a different answer than the one he gave at Advance09.

What Is God's Relationship to People Who Are In Hell?

John Piper says that God's wrath remains forever on those who don't believe.

Was I Really Baptized If the Person Who Baptized Me Turned Out Not to Be a Believer?

John Piper reminds us that baptism is primarliy about the heart of the person being baptized.

The Tragic Cost of Her Cavernous Thirst

The Tragic Cost of Her Cavernous Thirst

Our hearts wander to the sewer even though Jesus offers living water. Only he can transform and satisfy our deepest desires.

A Tribute to My Father

My father was the happiest man I have ever known. Not that he never grumbled (he was a golfer who lost a lot of balls). But he was rooted so firmly in the glory of God’s grace that nothing could keep him down for long.

What's Your Advice for a New Pastor Who Comes Into a Church That Has Wide-Ranging Theological Differences?

John Piper argues for the importance of having theologically unified church leadership.

America's Debt to John Calvin

In this year of John Calvin’s 500th birthday, I don’t know of a better place to read about his impact on America than Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism given at Princeton Seminary in October 1898. Kuyper was a pastor, a…

What Are Your Thoughts on Preparing for the Future Financially?

John Piper thinks that planning a future of simple living and generous giving is smart.

Discerning Idolatry in Desire

Discerning Idolatry in Desire

12 Ways to Recognize the Rise of Covetousness

What makes an enjoyment idolatrous? John Piper gives twelve ways to recognize the rise of covetousness, which is idolatry.

Is It Wrong to Want Mercy for a Criminal Who Deserves Capital Punishment?

John Piper says that mercy and justice are not mutually exclusive.

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The Suicide of Satan

The Suicide of Satan

God uses everything for his sovereign purposes. Even the most heinous crimes ever committed were never beyond his control.

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Spectacular Sins

Spectacular Sins

God ordains all things, including the fall of Satan and the fall of man, for his glory in Jesus Christ.

You Will Never Be Thirsty Again

You Will Never Be Thirsty Again

Jesus reveals our woeful condition that causes our thirst, and then offers his cup of grace so we never have to thirst again.

Happy Birthday Dorothy (Dogma-loving) Sayers

Born today 116 years ago, Dorothy Leigh Sayers was an English scholar, playwright, and writer of detective novels. She studied medieval literature at Oxford, and was one of the first women to graduate (in 1915) from that university She may…

If Our Sins Are Punished By Eternal Separation From God, Why Did Jesus Only Have to Suffer Momentary Separation?

John Piper says that Christ's death should be evaluated according to his dignity, not its duration.

If Paul's Letter to the Laodiceans Were Found Today, Should It Be Added to the New Testament?

John Piper says that, when writing as an apostle, Paul's letters were inspired.

Hero Worship and Holy Emulation

Thoughts on the dangers and value of "celebrity" status.

What Part Does Age Play In Considering a Man for Eldership?

John Piper says that maturity, not a certain age, is what to look for in elders.

Imprecation and Supplication in Psalm 83

I have tried to deal faithfully with curses in the Psalms, for example, in a sermon on Psalm 69 Psalm 83, however, presents a different challenge. At the end there is a strange mixture of supplication and imprecation: Fill…

Sustained By Sovereign Grace: How to Endure to the End

Sustained By Sovereign Grace

How to Endure to the End

God promises in the new covenant to keep believers steadfast to the end. He works with all of his heart and all of his soul, with infinite joy, to help us endure.

Remember the Rich Young Man

Remember the Rich Young Man

A Message to Graduates

Health and wealth tempt us to no end, but they can never deliver what we need most. Christ is our only true life and treasure.

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Let the Nations Be Glad

Part 2

The work frontier missions must be carried out with an understanding of the motivation and method of missions.

What Are the Key Issues In Thinking Through the Multi-Campus Church Movement?

For John Piper, the issue of campusing is essentially an issue about how elders should relate to their people.

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Let the Nations Be Glad

Part 1

The work frontier missions must be carried out with an understanding of the task of missions and the necessity of missions.

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