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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.

Pastors, Pragmatism, Pleasure, and Pride

Three warnings to church leaders.

The Fall of Satan and the Victory of Christ

The Fall of Satan and the Victory of Christ

Satan and all his works are evil. But Jesus crushes Satan’s head and disarms him of his deathly power.

What Do Truth and Praise Have to Do With Each Other?

John Piper discusses the relationship between theology and doxology.

How Can I Make Time for the Bible?

John Piper discusses how to make Bible-reading a regular part of life.

What Does It Mean to Call God Our Father?

John Piper discusses how our relationship to God can be like a child with his dad.

How Can Parents Help Their Kids Memorize the Bible?

John Piper talks about how to encourage your kids to love the word of God.

Good Doctrine Makes Better (Teenage) Saints

Growing a church by serious biblical teaching is difficult, but it bears more radical fruit than less doctrinally serious strategies.

How Should We Respond to the Idea That Jesus Was Just a Good Man, Not God?

John Piper talks about how it doesn't work to say Jesus was good unless you say also that he is God.

What Does It Mean That We Have Been Adopted By God?

John Piper talks about the amazing fact that God has brought us into his family. Subscribe to the podcast.

All Things Were Created Through Him and for Him

All Things Were Created Through Him and for Him

God will use everything — even the tragedies of our lives — to shine a bright light on the goodness and glory of Jesus Christ.

Talitha's Bedtime Song

Last Sunday, for the first time in my life, I sang on request in a Sunday morning worship service. Another one of those milestones I said I could never do. The pastor saw me in the audience and said that…

Response to Grudem on Baptism and Church Membership

Thoughts on whether a different opinion on baptism should be reason to exclude you from a church's membership.

Kids Should Know Jesus Is Better

One of my goals in our ministry to children at Bethlehem is to help parents teach them the truth and model the truth, so that when a family goes to the Science Museum in St. Paul and watches a dizzying…

Response to Rabbi Kushner on the Collapse of the 35W Bridge

John Piper responds to the idea that God is not supreme over tragedies.

Sermon Series on Spectacular Sins

My plan for this fall—and I want to stress it is a plan, not a promise—is a 7-part series on historically significant sins. It will be entitled “Spectacular Sins and Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ.”…

Ian Thomas with the Lord

Torchbearers International began in the heart of a young Englishman, Ian Thomas, who at the age of 19 came to understand that “it is no longer I but Christ who lives in me.” This timeless flame of truth has been…

Waiting for My Husband After the Bridge Collapsed

I wrote this poem when I heard of a newlywed waiting for her husband after the bridge collapsed. Listen O God, please let him be unconscious, With his wallet lost, unknown In some draped cubicle, with nurses Near, and scrolling…

Putting My Daughter to Bed Two Hours After the Bridge Collapsed

Putting My Daughter to Bed Two Hours After the Bridge Collapsed

What Do Tragedies Like This Mean for Us?

John Piper’s reflections after the collapse of the interstate bridge near his home in Minneapolis.

Conference Message

The Mercies of God and the Transformed Christian Mind

Session 5

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord." 20 To the contrary, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty…

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The Mercies of God and the Transformed Christian Mind

Session 4

Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the…

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The Mercies of God and the Transformed Christian Mind

Session 3

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. 3 For by the grace…

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The Mercies of God and the Transformed Christian Mind, Q & A

(These notes taken during the session) How does the Bible respond to the issue of slavery? Good question. Tough question. My answer goes in two directions: Distinguish kinds of slavery (there are punitive kinds of slavery and chattel kinds of…

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The Mercies of God and the Transformed Christian Mind

Session 2

...present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern…

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The Mercies of God and the Transformed Christian Mind

Session 1

In order to understand how we display the mercy of God to others, we must first understand how God has displayed his mercy toward us.

Thanks to God for Ray Ortlund

This is a note of deep gratitude and tribute for the life of Raymond Ortlund Sr., who went to be with Jesus on Sunday evening, July 22, 2007. You can read the life facts in the news post and see…

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