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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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The Danger of Skipping 1 Thessalonians: 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 6

The Danger of Skipping 1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 6

Dec 10, 2022
The apostle Paul made himself clear that the entire church needed to read this letter.
John Piper
Dec 10, 2022
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How Can I Cast My Cares on God?

How Can I Cast My Cares on God?

Dec 9, 2022
Casting your cares onto God begins with believing that he really is the infinitely powerful, all-wise, always-good God he reveals himself to be.
John Piper
Dec 9, 2022
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Merry Christmas

And the Martyrdom of John Bradford, 1555

Dec 9, 2022
Five hundred years ago the good      John Bradford, bound with chains, Bound to his knees with wood,       Strapped to his partner in the pains Of martyrdom, the young John Leaf,      Pronounced a sentence of his own, To cheer the youth…
John Piper
Dec 9, 2022
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Should We Still Give a Holy Kiss? 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 5

Should We Still Give a Holy Kiss?

1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 5

Dec 8, 2022
The command to greet one another with a holy kiss is a call to grow in expressions of true, holy, familial affection in the church.
John Piper
Dec 8, 2022
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Satan Cannot Scare You into Hell

Satan Cannot Scare You into Hell

Dec 7, 2022
Satan may oppress you, attack you, and rage against you. But if you are in Christ, he holds no power to finally destroy you.
John Piper
Dec 7, 2022
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What Can We Pray for the Church? 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 4

What Can We Pray for the Church?

1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 4

Dec 6, 2022
The prayers of ordinary Christians are the means God uses to cause his word to run and be exalted in the world.
John Piper
Dec 6, 2022
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Build Structures to Serve Your Calling

Build Structures to Serve Your Calling

Dec 5, 2022
How can leaders prevent the pressures of running an organization from squeezing out opportunities for face-to-face work and ministry?
John Piper
Dec 5, 2022
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Prince of What Peace? How Christmas Overcomes Our Conflicts

Prince of What Peace?

How Christmas Overcomes Our Conflicts

Dec 4, 2022
At the root of all conflict is man’s conflict with God. At Christmas, we celebrate that God took the initiative to establish true peace.
John Piper
Dec 4, 2022
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All the Called Are Kept: 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 3

All the Called Are Kept

1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 3

Dec 3, 2022
What is the connection between God’s effectual calling of believers and his constant keeping of believers? His faithfulness.
John Piper
Dec 3, 2022
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How Can Satan Harm Christians?

How Can Satan Harm Christians?

Dec 2, 2022
Scripture is clear that Satan is not ultimately sovereign — God is. But under that sovereignty, in what ways can Satan still harm God’s people?
John Piper
Dec 2, 2022
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How Are We Kept Blameless for the Day of Christ? 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 2

How Are We Kept Blameless for the Day of Christ?

1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 2

Dec 1, 2022
By faith we are reconciled to God, and by faith we pursue the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
John Piper
Dec 1, 2022
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Amusing Ourselves from Death

Amusing Ourselves from Death

Nov 30, 2022
Outside of Christ, the fear of death is a slave master that holds everyone in bondage — even those who seem unaware of their chains.
John Piper
Nov 30, 2022
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Sanctified in Spirit, Soul, and Body: 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 1

Sanctified in Spirit, Soul, and Body

1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 1

Nov 29, 2022
Paul sometimes describes humans as body and soul, sometimes as body, soul, and spirit. What does man consist of?
John Piper
Nov 29, 2022
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Give Young Christians a Chance to Lead

Give Young Christians a Chance to Lead

Nov 28, 2022
Our churches grow in wisdom and maturity when the young honor the old, the old listen to the young, and all clothe themselves with humility.
John Piper
Nov 28, 2022
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How We Quench the Spirit: 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 11

How We Quench the Spirit

1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 11

Nov 26, 2022
One way to quench the Spirit is to have a cynical attitude towards spiritual gifts that he gives to the church.
John Piper
Nov 26, 2022
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Should We Seek to Suffer?

Should We Seek to Suffer?

Nov 25, 2022
Suffering may be the price of Christian love, but it is not the aim of Christian love. Our aim is to do as much good as we can on the lowly path of service.
John Piper
Nov 25, 2022
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Always Joyful and Thankful — Really? 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 10

Always Joyful and Thankful — Really?

1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 10

Nov 24, 2022
While it may seem that sorrow and joy are exclusive, there is a pervasive joy and a pervasive thankfulness that is available in every circumstance.
John Piper
Nov 24, 2022
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Pray Your Way into Thanksgiving

Pray Your Way into Thanksgiving

Nov 23, 2022
How can we aim to be done with anxiety and enjoy peace in any circumstance? By bringing every circumstance to God in prayer.
John Piper
Nov 23, 2022
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Always Joyful, Prayerful, Thankful, and Good: 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 9

Always Joyful, Prayerful, Thankful, and Good

1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 9

Nov 22, 2022
How can Christians always rejoice, give thanks, pray, and do good towards others? By resting in God’s goodness towards them in Christ.
John Piper
Nov 22, 2022
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How Does Baptism Save Us?

How Does Baptism Save Us?

Nov 21, 2022
If God saves his people through faith alone apart from works, why does Peter say that baptism now saves us?
John Piper
Nov 21, 2022
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How to Not Return Evil for Evil: 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 8

How to Not Return Evil for Evil

1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 8

Nov 19, 2022
The strength to do good towards all, even our enemies, comes from an unshakeable hope in the reward God has promised.
John Piper
Nov 19, 2022
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Do Unbelievers Get a Second Chance After Death?

Do Unbelievers Get a Second Chance After Death?

Nov 18, 2022
In 1 Peter 3:19, we read that Christ “went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, because they formerly did not obey.” What might Peter mean?
John Piper
Nov 18, 2022
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How Can People with Short Fuses Become Patient? 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 7

How Can People with Short Fuses Become Patient?

1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 7

Nov 17, 2022
Patience with others comes through trusting in the providence of God to turn every detour into a pathway to something better.
John Piper
Nov 17, 2022
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How Do I Pray from the Misery of My Sin?

How Do I Pray from the Misery of My Sin?

Nov 16, 2022
There is no distress that puts you beyond the good news that God brings — not even the distress caused by your own sin.
John Piper
Nov 16, 2022
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The Current State of Complementarity: Five Years After Nashville

The Current State of Complementarity

Five Years After Nashville

Nov 16, 2022
As lovers of God’s revealed truth, we confront the cultural perversions of the day — and more. We apply the truth to all of life.
John Piper
Nov 16, 2022

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