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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.

Battling the Unbelief of Bitterness

Battling the Unbelief of Bitterness

If anger takes root in your heart and becomes a grudge or an unforgiving spirit, it can destroy you.

Two Crucial Committees You Should Know About (and Pray For!)

Building Committee Things are moving fast since the congregation voted to move ahead immediately with sanctuary planning and construction. The Building Committee is hard at work. That’s no exaggeration—they have meetings at 6:30 A.M.! The members of this committee are …

Battling the Unbelief of Envy

Battling the Unbelief of Envy

Envy steals your joy when you don’t trust that God is doing what he has promised — working all things together for your good and his glory.

Battling the Unbelief of Lust

Battling the Unbelief of Lust

The battle against lust is absolutely necessary for salvation, not just because it’s a battle for purity, but because it’s a battle against unbelief.

We Are Not Content Just to Sow

Love for people doesn’t just say, “Here’s the seed, take it or leave it.”

Believing God on Election Day

Believing God on Election Day

Even the most significant political battles play out in God’s hands. He removes kings and he sets kings, all in accord with his sovereign plan.

Battling the Unbelief of Covetousness

Battling the Unbelief of Covetousness

Covetousness drains our contentment in Christ. We must fight its greedy lies with everything we have.

Save Friday Evening, November 18

The evidence of extraordinary longing is extraordinary praying.

Battling the Unbelief of Regret

Battling the Unbelief of Regret

Worldly regret leads to death, but Godly regret leads to life. God’s forgiveness and sovereignty can turn any failure into good.

How Can We Be Clothed with Power?

How Can We Be Clothed with Power?

Missions Week

God gives special power, extraordinary power, for the extraordinary challenges of an expanding witness to Christ. How do we seek it?

An Outpouring of Extraordinary Power

What are revivals and why should we want them?

You Shall Receive Power...For Mission

In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he…

Saving Babies and Saving Sinners

The diversity of Christ's church is what allows for the diversity of ministries that the world so desperately needs.

Closed Countries and Retirement

There is no such thing as a closed country unless you're looking to minister in perfect safety, without risk.

From Misplaced Shame to Mission Flame

Bible promises remove the mountains of shame that can hinder your missions involvement.

Battling the Unbelief of Misplaced Shame

Battling the Unbelief of Misplaced Shame

The battle against misplaced shame is the battle against unbelief in the trustworthy promises of God.

Another Astonishing Vote for ‘SPAN the Nineties’

On Sunday evening, September 25, the church reached an astonishing consensus on two recommendations from the Council of Deacons Of the 173 voting members 98.8% (only 2 no votes!) said yes to the recommendation that we proceed with construction of…

Battling the Unbelief of Anxiety

Battling the Unbelief of Anxiety

The most basic battle of our life is the fight to believe in the living God, and not to allow our heart to become an evil heart of unbelief.

Battling Unbelief Together

Battling Unbelief Together

We must help each other battle unbelief and fight the fight of faith by pointing each other to the trustworthy promises of God.

Why I Am So Excited about Year Five of the “20:20 Vision”

I can remember the hours that Steve Roy and I spent four years ago dreaming and planning and praying about the ministry of home cell groups at Bethlehem. We were captivated by two biblical principles The One Another Principle When…

Battling Unbelief at Bethlehem

Battling Unbelief at Bethlehem

Faith that glorifies God produces fruit, looks ahead to the fulfillment of God’s promises, and battles unbelief daily.

Battling Unbelief

Bethlehem’s New Sermon Series for the Fall of 1988

Fight the good fight of faith. (1 Timothy 6:12) The essence of righteousness is to trust in God. The root of all sin is unbelief. Unbelief is dissatisfaction with God’s fellowship and fortunes. It is discontent with his presence and…

"Tentmakers" in Minneapolis

God wants you to see your job primarily in terms of its strategic effect in making him known.

What’s Happening with ‘SPAN the Nineties’?

After the “SPAN the Nineties” fund raising effort last spring, several factors led the leadership of the church to reconsider certain aspects of the original proposal 1) For example, the cost to remodel the “Hacking Property” for Children's…

The Great Invitation: Break Forth in Song!

Your happiness is God's reputation. Your peace is God's memorial. And this is an everlasting sign of his love that shall not be cut off.

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