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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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For Noel On Our 35th Wedding Anniversary

Dec 21, 2003
John Piper gave four reasons for reading this poem to his people on his and Noel's 35th wedding anniversary: 1) It is good for a husband to express publicly his thanks to God for great grace, and Noël is one.…
John Piper
Dec 21, 2003
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From Little Bethlehem Will Come a Ruler in Israel

From Little Bethlehem Will Come a Ruler in Israel

Dec 21, 2003
Our deepest need is peace with God, and our greatest enemy is sin. God answers both in the Christmas miracle of his Incarnate Son.
John Piper
Dec 21, 2003
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Peter, Ananias, and Sapphira

Dec 17, 2003
There in a lonely field, unsold, The graves were only hours old Where Ananias and his wife Lay dead, because the breath of life, Once freely given by their God, As freely ceased, and thus the rod Of wrath and…
John Piper
Dec 17, 2003
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If the Root Is Holy, the Branches Are Holy

Dec 14, 2003
Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry 14 in order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them. 15 For if…
John Piper
Dec 14, 2003
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Did Israel Stumble in Order That They Might Fall?

Dec 7, 2003
So I ask, did they stumble in order that they might fall? By no means! Rather through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. 12 Now if their trespass means riches for the…
John Piper
Dec 7, 2003
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The Passion of Jesus Christ and the Passion of Auschwitz

The Passion of Jesus Christ and the Passion of Auschwitz

Dec 3, 2003
Is there a way that Jewish suffering may find, not its cause, but its final meaning in the suffering of Jesus Christ?
John Piper
Dec 3, 2003
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Pastoral Thoughts on the Doctrine of Election

Pastoral Thoughts on the Doctrine of Election

Nov 30, 2003
So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace. 6 But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace. 7 What then? Israel…
John Piper
Nov 30, 2003
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Bethlehem: A Culture of Peace

Nov 25, 2003
The next best thing to having a church without conflict is having one that knows how to resolve it in a Christ-exalting way.
John Piper
Nov 25, 2003
Conference Message

What John Piper Said in Washington, D.C.

Nov 24, 2003
I was invited to address a noontime forum called "Politics and Principle" in Washington D.C., sponsored by the D. James Kennedy Center for Christian Statesmanship. I thank them publicly here for that privilege. Since they do not tape the event…
John Piper
Nov 24, 2003
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The Elect Obtained It But the Rest Were Hardened

Nov 23, 2003
What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened, 8 as it is written, "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would…
John Piper
Nov 23, 2003
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For God's Sake, Let Grace Be Grace!

Nov 16, 2003
No one's obstinance can stop them from being saved, because God can remove the hardness.
John Piper
Nov 16, 2003
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Christ Suffered and Died to Deliver Us from the Present Evil

Nov 12, 2003
Don't follow a defeated foe; follow Christ. You will be an exile in this age, but you will be free.
John Piper
Nov 12, 2003
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Has God Rejected His People? Part 2

Nov 9, 2003
I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you…
John Piper
Nov 9, 2003
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Has God Rejected His People? Part 1

Nov 2, 2003
I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you…
John Piper
Nov 2, 2003
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An Open Letter to Michael Prowse

Oct 29, 2003
God loves us by commanding us to praise him, because we won't be happy until we give it.
John Piper
Oct 29, 2003
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Everlasting Truth for the Joy of All Peoples

Missions Week

Oct 26, 2003
Jesus Christ is building his church around the world with missionaries.
John Piper
Oct 26, 2003
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Funeral Meditation for Owen

Oct 23, 2003
When an infant boy dies, what can we say about him in relation to God? Pastor John offers hope for parents in a funeral message for a baby named Owen.
John Piper
Oct 23, 2003
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Let Public Thanks Ascend for God's Mercy in Education for Exultation

Oct 22, 2003
Phase one of the EDUCATION FOR EXULTATION building is complete and paid for debt free. With you I say, "Thank you Father, for your mercy and power. Thank you for the grace poured out into the lives of hundreds of…
John Piper
Oct 22, 2003
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Jonathan Edwards and Our Fall Missions Focus

Oct 15, 2003
Two Motives for Missions, or One? As our fall Missions Focus approaches, Jonathan Edwards is still on my mind. One reason is that he helped me unite two motives for world missions that for years seemed at odds. One motive…
John Piper
Oct 15, 2003
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A Divine and Supernatural Light Immediately Imparted to the Soul by the Spirit of God

A Divine and Supernatural Light Immediately Imparted to the Soul by the Spirit of God

Oct 12, 2003
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. 4:1 Therefore, having this…
John Piper
Oct 12, 2003
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Speaker Interviews, Session 2

Speaker Interviews, Session 2

Oct 11, 2003
Preaching that is aimed at true conversion must go for the heart and proclaim both humanity’s terrifying failure to keep the law and God’s abundant grace and goodness in Christ.
John Piper + 4
Oct 11, 2003
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A God-Entranced Vision of All Things: Why We Need Jonathan Edwards 300 Years Later

A God-Entranced Vision of All Things: Why We Need Jonathan Edwards 300 Years Later

Oct 10, 2003
In our increasingly God-ignoring world, Edwards' voice calls us to behold the glory of the Alpha and the Omega.
John Piper
Oct 10, 2003
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Speaker Interviews, Session 1

Speaker Interviews, Session 1

Oct 10, 2003
Jonathan Edwards’s works, along with other Puritan books and writings, are an invaluable gift to the church, especially in showing how our joy in God is central to glorifying God.
John Piper + 4
Oct 10, 2003
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The Prodigal’s Sister

The Prodigal’s Sister

Oct 9, 2003
The Grace of God is so astonishing that we cannot adequately describe it. But Jesus knew how to say it-in a parable. With the drawings of Robert Doares depicting the setting, The Prodigal's Sister poetically and imaginatively retells the parable…
John Piper
Oct 9, 2003
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Jonathan Edwards on the Pilgrim Mindset

Oct 8, 2003
What characteristics ought to mark the life of a Christian sojourner?
John Piper
Oct 8, 2003

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