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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.

Nothing Can Replace Preaching: Our Glorious and Dangerous Calling

Nothing Can Replace Preaching

Our Glorious and Dangerous Calling

As I look back over four decades of preaching, I bear witness that it has been worth every effort and every cost.

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Philippians 3:15–16: What Does It Mean to Be Mature?

What Does It Mean to Be Mature?

Philippians 3:15–16

God wants us to grow up and leave behind childish ways. And he has done everything necessary to ensure it can happen.

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What Is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit?

What Is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit?

If you are a Christian, then you have the Holy Spirit. But is this the same as being baptized in the Holy Spirit? Pastor John explains the difference.

Christians Care About All Suffering and Injustice

Christians Care About All Suffering and Injustice

Suffering and injustice infect every inch of our world. But Jesus grants his people the resolve to labor for change that makes an everlasting difference. John Piper preached this message at the Sing! Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.

How to Preach in the Power of the Spirit

How to Preach in the Power of the Spirit

Sermons are not speeches. Preaching isn’t a lecture. When a pastor speaks God’s words to his gathered people, in the power of the Spirit, miracles happen. John Piper delivered this message at the Sing! conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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How Do I Trust God with the Eternal Destiny of My Child?

How Do I Trust God with the Eternal Destiny of My Child?

We know God will accomplish his purposes for good, but he doesn’t promise our children’s eternal good. How can we be satisfied in God with this unknown?

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Luke 6:20–26: Human Praise Is a Cheap Reward

Human Praise Is a Cheap Reward

Luke 6:20–26

Those who live for riches and the praise of man today will have hunger, mourning, and weeping tomorrow.

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Does God Ever Soften a Heart He Has Hardened?

Does God Ever Soften a Heart He Has Hardened?

When we think God has hardened someone’s heart, we should not assume that the hardening is permanent. God can and does break in and save.

Even When It Hurts: How Christ Reveals Himself in Pain

Even When It Hurts

How Christ Reveals Himself in Pain

In this life, we will not be able to see all God is doing through sickness and pain, but we can trust that he will reveal more of himself to us through every trial and trouble.

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Luke 6:20–26: Should I Look For a Reward from God?

Should I Look For a Reward from God?

Luke 6:20–26

Do we err when we love others for the reward God offers us? No. Only those who labor for what God promises are rich enough to love others selflessly.

The Glory of God and Why We Sing

The Glory of God and Why We Sing

The greatness of God’s glory invites a response that moves his people beyond mere words. And so we sing. John Piper preached this sermon at the Sing! Conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Our Worth Is Not in What We Own: Fifteen-Minute Gospel Presentation

Our Worth Is Not in What We Own

Fifteen-Minute Gospel Presentation

We will never find true worth in what we have or who we are. True, full, lasting satisfaction can only come through all that God is for us in Jesus Christ. After the congregation sang “My Worth Is Not in What I Own,” John Piper presented this gospel message at the Sing! Belfast conference.

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How Should a Husband Treat His Quarrelsome Wife?

How Should a Husband Treat His Quarrelsome Wife?

“Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.” What are readers of Scripture supposed to learn from a proverb like this?

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Should My Boyfriend and I Travel Alone?

Should My Boyfriend and I Travel Alone?

Is it wise for a girlfriend and boyfriend to travel together and stay in the same hotel? Should they? Pastor John gives three reasons why they shouldn’t.

Reading the Bible Upside Down: Why the Pope Changed the Lord’s Prayer

Reading the Bible Upside Down

Why the Pope Changed the Lord’s Prayer

Before you reject something the Bible says, remember that you cannot see, understand, or plan what God can.

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Luke 6:20–26: How Christians Laugh

How Christians Laugh

Luke 6:20–26

Those who follow Christ can weep now, can be poor and temporarily hated now, and yet remain wildly blessed because theirs is the coming kingdom.

Pharisaism, Money, and the Greatness of God

Pharisaism, Money, and the Greatness of God

What makes the heart of a legalist tick? You might be surprised how often, despite appearances, it is simply this: the love of money. John Piper delivered this message at a chapel for Crossway Books.

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Do Human Technologies Ever Threaten Divine Sovereignty?

Do Human Technologies Ever Threaten Divine Sovereignty?

At any moment, God can put a complete stop to the plans of man. Rebellious human plans never threaten a sovereign God.

His Sermons Roused a Sleeping Church: J.C. Ryle (1816–1900)

His Sermons Roused a Sleeping Church

J.C. Ryle (1816–1900)

J.C. Ryle cared little for Victorian formality and religious ritual. He cared for Christ and the souls of people. He preached the truth untamed.

He Sees with New Eyes: My Love for David Powlison (1949–2019)

He Sees with New Eyes

My Love for David Powlison (1949–2019)

I love David Powlison, and would like to honor him and exult in his Savior by giving you seven reasons why.

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Luke 6:20–26: The Kind of People God Blesses

The Kind of People God Blesses

Luke 6:20–26

If we are Christ’s disciples — whether poor, hungry, weeping, or persecuted — we are blessed.

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Was Job a Man or a Myth?

Was Job a Man or a Myth?

Job is a profound book on human suffering, worthy of a lifetime of study. But was Job himself a real, historical character? And does it matter?

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Immediate Aid, Eternal Relief: Why Christians Work for Both

Immediate Aid, Eternal Relief

Why Christians Work for Both

We have no need to prioritize temporary aid or eternal relief. Christians labor for both because Jesus himself cared about both.

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Why Does God Discipline Some Christians with Death?

Why Does God Discipline Some Christians with Death?

Why would God take some of his children home as a means of discipline when he could have prevented their sin another way?

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Evidence of the New Birth: Living Out Identity in Christ

Evidence of the New Birth

Living Out Identity in Christ

All of the New Testament commandments are a call to become in experience what we are in Christ. And what we are in Christ is a new creation.

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