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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.

How God and Christians Treasure Christ, Part 2

First we saw (in last week’s article) that treasuring Christ is 1) first—absolutely first—something God the Father does in his heart. Then 2) it is something the Holy Spirit pours out in our hearts so that treasuring Christ is…

Paul, Malach, and Talitha

Paul stood above the screaming din Outside the Roman barracks in Jerusalem, as angry Jews Cried out “Away with him!” The news That he was being beaten near The temple court had reached the ear Of Roman guards in time…

Love One Another with Brotherly Affection

Love One Another with Brotherly Affection

"Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor." Our focus this time is on the two exhortations in verse 10. “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.” These are addressed to…

How God and Christians Treasure Christ, Part 1

Treasuring Christ is first--absolutely first--something God the Father does in his heart. Then it is something the Holy Spirit pours out in our heart so that treasuring Christ is what our hearts do. Then it is something we spread to…

Treasuring Christ Together: The Vision and Its Cost

Beware of fearing a high price more than the possibility that God could be displeased that you didn't aim at something greater.

Absalom and David

Part 2

King David's son, Absalom, had killed his brother Amnon for raping his sister Tamar. Then he led a rebellion against the king and drove him out of Jerusalem. As we enter this poem, it is the night before the battle…

Absalom and David

Part 1

This is the 23rd year that I have written a series of Advent poems. They are a kind of Christmas gift to the church, but I have to admit that I am sure I benefit more than anyone else, because…

Abhor What Is Evil; Hold Fast to What Is Good

There is such a thing as objective good and evil outside ourselves.

Let Love Be Genuine

You can be a liberal hypocrite, and you can be fundamentalist hypocrite. But love is not that way.

A Public Thanksgiving for Gordon Cunningham and Erv Mickelberg

I love the quiet, dogged, humble faithfulness of old men. Men like Gordon Cunningham and Erv Mickelberg. I pray that when I am their age I will have the push to do as they have done. Praises and thanks ascend…

A Song from Romans 12:7–8

Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts…

Using Our Gifts in Proportion to Our Faith, Part 3

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God…

Conference Message

The Whole Glory of the Gospel of God

All the glorious benefits of the gospel, such as forgiveness of sins, eternal life, and triumph over the powers of darkness, are not the highest good of the gospel but a means to enjoying God himself.

How to Fight the Sin of Pride, Especially When You Are Praised

Ten Things I Do

What strategies can help me forget myself and enjoy more of Christ?

Conference Message

The Whole Glory of God

Satisfaction in God is the vital link between biblical doctrine and a life of sacrificial love, and in order to maintain such joy, the doctrine of God’s sovereignty must be upheld in the face of error.

Conference Message

The Whole Glory of Christ

The cross must never receive its meaning from the whims of culture, but must be preached in all of its Godwardness, horror, saving power, and effectiveness for those who believe.

Using Our Gifts in Proportion to Our Faith, Part 2

Helping People with All Your Heart by Grace through Faith

I appeal to you therefore, brothers,by the mercies of God, to 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…

Dying for the Glory of Christ

Dying for the Glory of Christ

Death is our last opportunity on earth to make much of the supreme value of knowing Jesus Christ.

Why Vote If You Are Disillusioned?

Our calling in this world is not to wait for the arrival of the perfect, but to pick our way through the thicket of flaws.

The Unfathomable Riches of Christ for All Peoples, Above All Powers, Through the Church

The Unfathomable Riches of Christ for All Peoples, Above All Powers, Through the Church

Missions Week

God uses ordinary brushes to paint the world with the brilliant colors of his saving glory.

Is God Calling You to Give Your Life for His Sake and the Gospel in Missions?

Ten Means God Uses to Compel Those Whom He Calls

God's calling to missions is analogous to the gift of prophecy which we talked about on Sunday October 10. The calling is not authoritative the way the Scriptures are. Your calling is never beyond question. You can’t claim it…

Using Our Gifts in Proportion to Our Faith, Part 1

The Gift of Prophecy

Romans 12:1–8 says, I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but…

Lilias Trotter and the Language Nobody Knows

We shouldn't be afraid to use the spiritual vocabulary of the Bible even where it is foreign.

Doing Mercy to the Brothers of Jesus and the Broken Neighbor

If we are true Christians we will want to show mercy to suffering people.

What Is Good and Acceptable and Perfect

Thoughts on Romans 12:2

No one can receive mercy at the cross and still be casual about the will of God.

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