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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.

When Is Abortion Racism?

When Is Abortion Racism?

White abortionists kill more black and Hispanic babies than they do white babies every year. Abortion is a racist institution.

Sources to Help You Speak Against Abortion

Dear friends of life created in God's image, This is mainly for pastors and teachers who want to say something in connection with the January sanctity of life effort. Don't think you don't know enough. One of the young men…

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Jesus Christ and the Fight for Life

There are several reasons why we must be engaged in the fight for life, and the various aspects of Christ’s work in redemption directly relate to the efforts of the pro-life cause.

Stereotypes, Generalizations, and Racism

What is the difference between a stereotype and a generalization? Is either racist?

The Spring of Persistent Public Love

Marking the Two-Hundredth Anniversary of the Abolition of Legal Slave Trading in Britain

Marking the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of legal slave trading in Britain.

At the Passion07 Breakout Session You Used Language That Seemed Inappropriate to Some. Will You Explain Why You Did That?

I regret saying it. I am sitting here trying to figure out why I say things like that every now and then. I think it is a mixture of (sinful) audience titillation and (holy) scorn against my own flesh and…

God’s Deliverance from God Is the Foundation of God’s Deliverance from Satan

How the Cross of Christ Corresponds to and Conquers Satan’s Work

Satan’s accusations have no condemning power--nor his temptations any corrupting power--against those delivered through the death of Christ.

Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce

Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce

In this little book, John Piper writes of William Wilberforce’s life and how his deep spirituality helped to change the moral outlook of a nation.

How Do Prayer and Bible-Reading Relate?

Listen to John Piper talk about the relationship between praying and reading the Bible. From the message, "The Word of God Abides in You, and You Have Overcome the Evil One."

The Word of God Abides in You, and You Have Overcome the Evil One

Live in God's word and in prayer, and you will be strengthened to defeat the devil.

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How to Deal with the Guilt of Sexual Failure for the Glory of Christ and His Global Cause

How to Deal with the Guilt of Sexual Failure for the Glory of Christ and His Global Cause

Satan will certainly remind you of your sinful failures. But Christ has defeated both the devil and sin to give you a redeemed passion.

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The Power to Risk in the Cause of Christ

The Power to Risk in the Cause of Christ

God calls us to risk for the cause of Christ. But a risk is never truly a risk when God holds you in his hand.

What Love Does and Does Not Do

Anniversary Thoughts on 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Paul isn't abstractly defining love 1 Corinthians 13. He is showing how it applies to the church.

The Use of "Hope" in Hebrews

1. Usage of "Hope" The word "hope" (elpis) occurs in Hebrews in five places: 3:6 Christ was faithful as a son over his house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence (parresian) and…

Ask Your Father in Heaven

Ask Your Father in Heaven

God’s lavish invitations to ask him for good things, with the promise that he will give them, is unimaginably wonderful.

Letter for Noël on Her Birthday

John Piper celebrates the gift Noel has been in this birthday letter.

Nebuchadnezzar

Part 4

Abednego and Meshach winced With Daniel when the monarch rinsed His guilty hands with water from The bowls of Nebo, then put some On each eyelid to symbolize His tears, and that the royal eyes Knew nothing of the brutal…

Jesus Christ in the Book of Romans

Jesus Christ in the Book of Romans

A Final Prayer

Jesus is worthy of praise because he is the eternal Son of God who became flesh and died our death that we might live. To God be glory through Jesus.

Can the Regenerate Be Erased from the Book of Life?

Meditation on Revelation 3:5

Perseverance isn't ours without a struggle, but we struggle as victors.

What Are Some Ways to Talk About the Meaning of Christmas?

Listen to John Piper give some ways to talk about the meaning of Christmas from his sermon, “The Son of Man Came to Serve.”

What Is the Value of Art in the Church?

John Piper and Bob Allen talk about the necessity of art and beauty.

What's the Story Behind Your Poem, "The Innkeeper"?

John Piper talks about what motivated him to write "The Innkeeper."

Nebuchadnezzar

Part 3

(The original of this poem is entitled, Shadrach's Sacrifice. It was read on November 28, 1993) The moon was full and ashen-white, Like death. And in its borrowed light The golden image of the king Of Babylon lay glimmering And…

To Him Be Glory Forevermore

To Him Be Glory Forevermore

God’s glory shines throughout his word and in the world. To ignore it is to tragically miss the most beautiful and joyful reality in the universe.

How Did You Meet Noël?

In a Q&A time with the youth group at Bethlehem Baptist, John Piper talks about how he met his wife.

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