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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.

Public Worship in a Secular World: What, Why and How, Session 1

Public Worship in a Secular World

What, Why and How, Session 1

We worship because of who God is, who we are, how it serves the church, and how it sustains missions.

The Aims of the Constitutional Revision

This constitutional revision would replace the Council of Deacons at Bethlehem with a Council of Elders.

Explosive Fellowship

This age is too evil for us to treat fellowship as a kind of comfortable togetherness that has no transforming, empowering, explosive effect.

The Heart You Know and the Heart You Don't

How do you deal with sin in your life if you love God?

Clyde Kilby’s Resolutions for Mental Health and for Staying Alive to God in Nature

Ten resolutions by Pastor John's beloved English Literature professor.

Do You See the Joy of God in the Sun? Part 2

This morning’s message was based on Psalm 19 and its main point was that the heavens are telling the glory of God and that the glory of God is a very happy thing and that this is a ministry that…

Do You See the Joy of God in the Sun?

Do You See the Joy of God in the Sun?

Through the sky, God ministers humility and hope and healing and happiness.

What Your Love Means to Me

John Piper thanks the church for the honor shown him on his 10th anniversary at Bethlehem.

Conference Message

Winning Battles Through Prayer

Winning Battles Through Prayer

God's Power and Our Prayers There is no doubt that God has ordained in His all-encompassing foreknowledge and His infinite wisdom to respond to the pleading of His people and perform great triumphs through prayer. God has decreed to make…

Picture Jesus Playing the Lottery

Three reasons why you should resist playing the lottery.

The Lord Stood by Me

God causes us to persevere in the fight of faith. Therefore he gets the glory.

Conference Message

Corporate Prayer in the Life of the Church and in Worship

Corporate Prayer in the Life of the Church and in Worship

When the people of God pray together, they look for answers together. We get the help and he gets the collective glory.

What God Did “in” and “Through” You

Grateful Reflections on the Easter Celebrations

John Piper expresses thanks to all who helped make the Easter service a success.

Jesus Is Alive to Serve

Easter Sunday

Jesus died to meet your needs. He rose to meet your needs. He reigns to meet your needs—and make you happy in him forever.

The Quiet Sign of Calvary Love

A Good Friday Meditation

Signs and wonders are not wrong in themselves, but seeking them could be a camouflage for a wayward heart that refuses to receive the quiet sign of Calvary love.

A Call for Courage in the Cause of Truth

A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master; it is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul,…

Breaking Ground

Announcement concerning the start of construction for a new sanctuary.

"You Will See the Son of Man Seated at the Right Hand of Power and Coming on the Clouds of Heaven"

Palm Sunday

Deep down we know so much truth that we fear and therefore deny.

Jesus Christ Is Alive to Serve!

How to Multiply Your Joy at the Easter Celebration

It does not dishonor Christ to say that he is the only one who can service us with what we need most.

Why the Gift of Prophecy Is Not the Usual Way of Knowing God’s Will

Why the Gift of Prophecy Is Not the Usual Way of Knowing God’s Will

The Spirit doesn’t work mainly by revealing hidden messages, but by conforming us to the image of Jesus Christ.

The New Testament Gift of Prophecy

Definition, Theses and Suggestions

A brief theology of the gift of prophecy and its implications for you.

The Authority and Nature of the Gift of Prophecy

Prophecy is prompted and sustained by the Spirit and yet does not carry intrinsic, divine authority.

Why Some Spiritual Gifts Attract Unstable People

It is wrong to view spiritual gifts as unpredictable, unconnected to reasoning processes, and free from the demands of objective observation.

When Will Prophecy Cease?

When Will Prophecy Cease?

The spiritual gift of prophecy has not passed away. God uses it for the good of the church until Jesus comes.

The Elders, the People, and the Prayer of Faith

James 5 is a rebuke to pastors that never have the faith to heal and churches that don't pray in the spirit of Elijah.

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