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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.

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Jesus Died to Bring You to God

A Gospel Message for Men

The best news in all the world is the gospel of Jesus Christ. And the sweetest prize of that gospel is the gift of God himself.

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We Work With You for Your Joy

Pastors are called to be ministers of grace who work with their people for their joy in the faith.

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Delighting in God as the Fountain of Love

Love is the overflow of joy in God that meets the needs of others; therefore, pursuing joy in God is not optional for the sake of genuine love.

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Marriage Lived to the Glory of God

Marriage Lived to the Glory of God

Love between husband and wife flourishes when you put God first. Only when you love God most will your life sync up with what God intends.

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Delighting in God for the Sake of His Supreme Glory

God is the one being in the universe for whom self-exaltation is the greatest act of love, and if we would truly reflect him, we must be satisfied in him above anything else.

Meditations After a Monday at Barnes & Noble

On the Sadness of Sam Harris and Diane Setterfield

Thoughts on Christians in culture, postmodernism, truth, and story.

Carry My Love to My Beloved

Christians are precious to each other when they feel deeply what they have been saved from.

What Is That to You? You Follow Me!

Freed from Comparing by Blunt Words

We're wired to compare ourselves to others, so it's freeing to hear Jesus say, "Mind your own business and the work I have for you."

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The Supremacy of Christ and Joy in a Postmodern World

The Supremacy of Christ and Joy in a Postmodern World

Some believe doctrine is stuffy at best, divisive at worst. Some prefer an undefinable personal relationship to revealed truths as found in the Bible. But in doing so they are cutting of the main channel to Christ-exalting joy.

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Speaker Panel

Justin Taylor: Dr. Wells, I want to start with you. Many people today are identifying themselves as “spiritual” but not “religious.” What’s the significance of this, and do you see it as an encouraging sign? David Wells: I do actually…

Thank You Letter to J. I. Packer, Celebrating 80 Years

John Piper expresses his gratitude for God's work in the life of Dr. Packer.

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A Conversation with the Pastors

A Conversation with the Pastors

Justin Taylor: Pastor John, in the summer of 2006 you spent two months poring over the commands of Jesus in the Gospels in order to write the book What Jesus Demands from the World. I’m wondering what that amount…

Serious Sound Bites from Strong Men: Thoughts from Our Conference Speakers

Excerpts to pique your interest and give you a flavor of what was preached at the Desiring God National Conference.

Commending and Welcoming Radical Risk-Takers for Christ

What can we learn from how Paul sends his greetings?

How Christians Should Respond to Muslim Outrage at the Pope's Regensburg Message About Violence and Reason

Ten biblical responses.

Resting and Wrestling for the Cause of Christ—Together

Christian fellowship cuts our burdens in half and doubles our joy.

Can You Tell Us About Your New Book, What Jesus Demands From the World?

John Piper talks about where this book came from and what it's for.

What Does It Mean to Say That Christ Is Self-Authenticating?

Christ has both the power and the excellence to make himself known by opening the eyes of the blind to his beauty.

Thoughts at Sixty on Third Campus Thrills and 1 Corinthians 15:58

What does it mean to be be "steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord"?

Suffering and the Sovereignty of God

Suffering and the Sovereignty of God

John Piper and six contributors urge readers to look to Christ in suffering to find the deepest comfort and sweetest fellowship they have ever known.

What Should the Relationship Between Duty and Delight Be?

Can delight and duty be in harmony, so that it becomes pleasurable to do what we're supposed to?

Why Is There an Offering Taken During a Worship Service?

An offering in the middle of the service gives you a chance, Sunday after Sunday, with a check or a dime in your hand, to say, I love the Gospel.This excerpt is from the sermon, Joy + Debt…

Joy+Debt = A Two-Thousand-Mile Detour to Jerusalem

Why did Paul make another trip to Jerusalem when he expressly wanted to visit the saints in Rome?

Why Memorize Scripture?

Why Memorize Scripture?

Why has Bible memorization been so essential in the lives of Christians past and present? Here are six reasons.

Where I Am There Will My Servant Be: A Call to Treasure Christ Together

When Jesus died, he didn’t just die before us—as an example to copy—but for us—as a sacrifice to trust in.

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