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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.

Becoming a Spiritual House and Holy Priesthood

Are the sacrifices we offer spiritual sacrifices?

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World Evangelism Q&A

World Evangelism Q&A

The cause of world evangelism is promoted through the head knowing sound doctrine and the heart being stirred by it.

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Prayer as the Instrument of World Evangelism

Prayer as the Instrument of World Evangelism

God accomplishes his purposes in the world through the prayers of his people.

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The Supremacy of God in World Evangelism

The Supremacy of God in World Evangelism

God’s passion for his own glory is the only fuel that will sustain the power we need for missions.

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Still More Sheep

Still More Sheep

God’s Promise in Missions

God has ransomed people for himself from every tribe, tongue, and nation. We can go to the nations confident that God will finish his mission.

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The Pastorate and World Evangelism

Westminster Theological Seminary

World evangelization will only come about as people engage faithfully in domestic ministry and become so satisfied in God that they are willing to give up anything to have more of him.

Good and Evil in the Churches of Asia and Bethlehem

Jesus told four churches that he had something against them, but that not everything they did was in vain.

Preparing for the Discipline of a Vocational Minister

An Introduction

We lead by example not just when we succeed, but also when we fail.

The Unmerited, Conditional Grace of God

Reflections on Psalm 25

There is a profound difference between sinners who keep God’s covenant and those who don’t.

Long for the Pure Milk of the Word

Long for the pure milk of the Word. Do not settle for spiritual fatalism. It is not God's will for you.

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Sanctification by Faith Alone, Panel Discussion

Desiring God 1994 Conference for Pastors

Sanctification by faith alone relates to everything in the Christian life, from Sunday worship to grocery shopping.

The Chief Design of My Life: Mortification and Universal Holiness

The Chief Design of My Life: Mortification and Universal Holiness

Reflections on the Life and Thought of John Owen

Introduction There have been six keynote speakers at the Bethlehem Conference for Pastors before this year. Half of them have said that John Owen is the most influential Christian writer in their lives. That is amazing for a man who…

The Seed of the Word and the Fruit of Love

The power to love comes through hoping in God.

What Is Man?

Reflections on Abortion and Racial Reconciliation

You cannot worship and glorify the majesty of God while treating his supreme creation with contempt.

Lord-Focused Living at Work

Meditation on Ephesians 6:7-8

Five applications from Scripture on how you carry out your vocation.

The Prayers of the Saints and the End of the World

No believing prayer is in vain. Ever.

Please Pray for the Pastors' Conference

The seventh annual Bethlehem Conference for Pastors is coming January 24-26. The theme this year is “Sanctification by Faith Alone,” and the keynote speaker will be Daniel Fuller, Emeritus Professor of Hermeneutics at Fuller Theological Seminary The fact…

That Your Prayers May Not Be Hindered

That Your Prayers May Not Be Hindered

Praying can help us live rightly, but living rightly can also help us pray better.

The Great Offense: Was Jesus Really Crucified?

A brief defense of the truth of Christ's death.

For Noel On Our 25th Wedding Anniversary

I am a Christian Hedonist, Though there are some who still insist I drop the name. I do not bid, Much less demand, nor ever did, That anyone should follow me In wearing this strange badge. The key To joy…

Christ Appeared That We Might Hope in God

He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for your sake, 21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that…

Judas, My Son

For generations without shame Iscariot had been a name In Kirioth that everyone Could trust, until the only son Of Simon came of age and broke His father's heart. The common folk Had thought it strange that Simon stayed Unmarried…

Reflections on 25 Years of Marriage and the Wonders of Pastoral "Polygamy"

If Jesus comes first in relationships, then there is peace.

A Sojourn on Earth in Confident Fear

God's purpose in the blood of Jesus is our justification and our sanctification. They cannot be separated.

Born to Die for Freedom

Hebrews 2:14-15 is a great passage for preparing for Christmas.

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