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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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When I Don’t Desire God (Part 5)

When I Don’t Desire God

Part 5

The fight of faith is really a fight for joy. Like any real battle, you shouldn’t enter the ring without strategies for victory.

Panel Discussion

How to Fight for Joy: Q&A

Desiring God 2005 Regional Conference

Pastor John fields questions from conference attendees at a Desiring God 2005 Regional Conference in Greenville, South Carolina.

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When I Don’t Desire God (Part 4)

When I Don’t Desire God

Part 4

The foundation for your acceptance with God is not you own works or accolades, but simply Jesus Christ’s blood and righteousness.

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When I Don’t Desire God (Part 3)

When I Don’t Desire God

Part 3

The fight for faith is a fight for joy. But we can only press on because God enables us with his sufficient grace.

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When I Don’t Desire God (Part 2)

When I Don’t Desire God

Part 2

If it’s true that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him, then the fight to be happy in God is the most important thing in life.

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When I Don’t Desire God (Part 1)

When I Don’t Desire God

Part 1

God does everything for his glory. Therefore, you don’t need health, wealth, or prosperity in order to be happy.

What Is the "Bad Eye" in Matthew 6:23?

If your emotions are drawn more by material things than by Christ then you probably aren't seeing the beauty of grace.

Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, Part 1

Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So…

Making Room for Atheism: The Supremacy of God in a Pluralistic World

Making Room for Atheism

The Supremacy of God in a Pluralistic World

Christians are not only opposed to secular coercion, but also Christian coercion. Jesus advances his kingdom through faith, not through force.

Baptism and Church Membership: Eight Recommendations for Constitutional Revision

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Taste and See

Savoring the Supremacy of God in All of Life

These contemporary meditations from John Piper will whet your appetite for more of God and bring refreshment in your daily communion with Christ.

Love Is a Fulfilling of the Law, Part 3

Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any…

Setting Our Minds on Things Above in Summer

Thoughts on Colossians 3:1-2

Originally published in A Godward Life (Multnomah, 1997). If then you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not…

Love Is a Fulfilling of the Law, Part 2

Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and…

How the Elders of Bethlehem Baptist Church Decided That It Was Biblical and Wise to Borrow Money to Purchase the North Campus

On July 24 I preached on Romans 13:8a, "Owe no one anything, except to love each other." I raised the question whether this command ruled out all borrowing for Christians—borrowing a rake from a neighbor, fifty cents for a coke…

Love is a Fulfilling of the Law, Part 1

Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. 8 Owe no one anything, except to love…

Conference Message

Open Their Eyes: Doing What Only God Can Do

Open Their Eyes: Doing What Only God Can Do

Part 2

The calling to open up the eyes of the blind must be carried out through the means of teaching the whole counsel of God.

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Open Their Eyes: Doing What Only God Can Do

Open Their Eyes: Doing What Only God Can Do

Part 1

The greatest news of the gospel is that it brings us to behold the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ for our everlasting satisfaction.

Submission to Civil Authority

Submission to Civil Authority

John Piper: “Christians are not first citizens of any human nation but citizens of the kingdom of God.”

A Compelling Reason for Rigorous Training of the Mind

Thoughts on the Significance of Reading

The Bible often requires us to read thoroughly, not skim lightly. How should this affect the way we train our minds?

Subjection to God and Subjection to the State, Part 3

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist…

When Unclothed Is Unfitting

Thoughts on Selling with Sex

There are at least nine reasons--even from a secular perspective--for why sexually-explicit advertising is socially irresponsible.

Subjection to God and Subjection to the State, Part 2

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist…

For Your Joy

The Almighty wants you to be happy! This evangelistic book addresses several key questions about God and us that everyone needs answers to. Use it to share with unbelievers that Jesus, the greatest being in the universe, is not just calling them to come, but calling them to come for their joy!

The Treasure That Turns Treasures to Garbage

The Text I Didn't Preach On

What is superior to moral and religious achievements is knowing, gaining, and being found in Christ.

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