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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.

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Worship and World Missions: A Pastoral Strategy

My pastoral strategy for the kindling of missions fervor and the recruiting of missions candidates and the building of missions budgets and the cultivation of a missions lifestyle is fairly simple. I would sum it up like this—to teach and…

Husbands, May I Suggest a Valentine

Take a piece of paper and write Dear _______! (wife’s first name; don’t use Mrs. or Ms.) This is not your Valentine’s gift. It’s an I.O.U. I hereby promise to take you away for a weekend on March 18-20. Think…

The Present Power of Christ Crucified

The cross is not a mere event in history; it's a way of life!

Funeral Meditation for a Christian Who Committed Suicide (1988)

Saving faith can be so weak at times that the heart gives way to grievous sin.

"We Are Counted As Sheep to Be Slaughtered"

“In 1983, the Sudan (the darkened country in the photo below) was declared an Islamic republic. At that time, Islamic Sharia law was imposed on all the country’s citizens. Since then, dozens of Christian pastors have been killed and countless…

Let Him Who Boasts Boast in the Lord!

God's purpose in creating man and saving sinners is that we might boast in him.

Christian Unity and the Cross

Christian Unity and the Cross

The cross undermines the deepest basis of disunity and lays a new foundation for unity.

“I’m Not a Christian but I’m Considering It”

After the second service last Sunday morning a young woman introduced me to her friend whom she said had a question. He was perplexed about “predestination” and didn’t know quite how to ask his question. I admired his courage to…

The Nature of the Unity We Seek

Sunday Evening Message

We should aim at full doctrinal unity and full heart unity.

Sustained by the Faithfulness of God

The freedom of God in the calling of sinners gives us hope. No one is too bad. No one is too hard. No one is too far gone. God is free.

Now Where with the Word of God?

John Piper introduces his preaching series on 1 Corinthians 1-3.

The Goodness of God and the Guidance of Sinners

The prerequisite for divine guidance is not a quest for messages, but a quest for holiness.

What Might This Mean?

On Sunday, January 3, 1988 those in attendance at Bethlehem gave an offering of $73,450.33. Not counting designated gifts, $55,232.84 of that was applicable to the budget needs of 1987. This exceeded the budget need by $23,232.84 Our contingency plan…

Practical Help for Praying for Help

Practical Help for Praying for Help

Prayer is not a mere devotional prelude in the real business of living, it is the pathway of faith and obedience. There is no other.

Clusters of Hope

We can't sustain hope in God if we remain alone. We need each other's cheering exhortations to stay afloat.

A Theological Framework for Prayer ‘88

How our hearts long to see the day when the unity of Christ’s body will be manifest in truth and power Not power without truth! For the apostle says the last days will be shot through with demonstrations of…

He Will Turn the Hearts of the Fathers to the Children

God has turned his heart toward you in Jesus Christ. Don't push it away.

Semi-Serious Meditations on a Birth-Laden Week

In the space of seven days between December 21 and 27, I commemorate the birth of my marriage, my Savior, and my wife, in that order. Nineteen years; nineteen-hundred-eighty-seven years; and forty years respectively. The weight of my fortune is…

Barnabas and Paul

Barnabas is on his deathbed unconscious, and Paul is at his side hoping for a chance to say his last goodbye. Gasping for his last few breaths, Barnabas says, "I love you, Paul." A glimpse into a situation that might…

The Sun of Righteousness Will Rise

When Jesus comes into the world, he comes as a sun.

The Ripples of Desiring God

Whatever you try to share with others returns, and whatever you try to keep for yourself rots. “He who loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s, will save it” (Mark 8:35). That’s a commendation of Christmas—and Calvary. “What…

Esther

Part 2

At thirty-five her hair was fine And cinder black. Nor was there sign Of aging in her queenly face. And those who saw the tiny trace Of tragedy left in her eyes Compared it to the Persian skies When storms…

I Will Spare Them as a Man Spares His Son

God will spare sinful sons, precisely because he did not spare his only sinless Son.

Esther

Part 1

Far east of ruined Palestine The year five hundred thirty nine Was filled with hope. The western sun Set once for all on Babylon; And Nabonidus fell before The Persian forces at the door Of Opis. Mighty Cyrus, king Of…

You Will Be a Land of Delight

The New Testament does not set aside the command of tithing to minimize limitation and constraint, but to maximize liberality and willingness.

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