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Start / Messages by Desiring God
Messages by Desiring God
Messages from the Teaching Team at Desiring God.
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Messages from the Teaching Team at Desiring God.
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Avsnitt
Sorrows Are Normal for Now: What to Expect on Your Journey Home
15 januari 2025 |
53 min
David Mathis | In this fallen world, expect suffering and sorrows. But also know that, in Christ, they are limited, designed, and rewarded by a kind and gracious God.
How to Feed a Pastor: The Secret Life of a Happy Man
11 januari 2025 |
58 min
David Mathis | As pastors, our first priority each day is not to serve God, help his people, or engage in other ministry, but to get our soul happy in God.
I Want You to Be a Christian Hedonist
1 januari 2025 |
42 min
David Mathis | Do you want God to look good in your life? Then heed his invitation to find your deepest hunger, deepest thirst, and deepest longings satisfied in him.
Slavery and Christ’s Supreme Lordship: How to Live Under Human Authority
18 december 2024 |
37 min
In a world of many authorities, we magnify the supreme lordship of Christ by the way we submit to the fading structures of this age.
Countless Dangers, Continual Joy: How Is That Possible?
27 november 2024 |
55 min
Paul’s Christian life was one of countless dangers, continual sorrows, and constant joy. How is that kind of life possible?
Bend the Ear of God: Three Wonders of Christian Prayer
20 november 2024 |
81 min
David Mathis | God not only speaks to us — he bends his ear to hear us talk. Through the work of Christ and the help of the Spirit, we have the ear of God.
Restore Our Joy in You: A Prayer for God-Centered Revival
13 november 2024 |
39 min
Marshall Segal | When our souls grow dull to spiritual reality, the character of God is our confidence. He has restored us before; he will revive us again.
Doctrine Fails Without Delight: The Mind as Servant of the Heart
6 november 2024 |
33 min
By God’s design, truth serves emotion. Thinking serves feeling. The lyrics of our best songs serve the Godward longings of our hearts.
Do You Look to the Reward?
30 oktober 2024 |
33 min
David Mathis | What do soldiers, farmers, athletes, and Christians have in common? We endure, through discomfort, to get the reward.
Do You Delight in God?
23 oktober 2024 |
26 min
David Mathis | God invites us not only to trust him, fear him, and obey him, but to enjoy him. For as we do, our happiness is full in him, and his glory is great in us.
God-Centered Children: Teaching Our Kids the Biggest Vision
16 oktober 2024 |
50 min
Faithful parents and teachers speak to kids on their level, but they also aim to create new concepts, new structures of thought, new ways of viewing reality.
The Beauty of Reformed Theology
2 oktober 2024 |
53 min
Reformed theology is beautiful because the God of sovereign grace is beautiful. The doctrines are windows — he is the glory.
Celebrate the Reformation This October with Us
25 september 2024 |
4 min
John Piper | Luther didn’t stand alone 500 years ago. Nor does he stand alone today. We’ve created a 31-day journey to introduce you to the many heroes of the Reformation. Join us at desiringgod.org/stand.
Every Promise Is Yes in Him: The Privilege and Power of Union with Christ
25 september 2024 |
49 min
Apart from union with Christ, we would have no access to God’s promises and no reason to rejoice in affliction. But in Christ, every promise of God is Yes.
Serious Joy: The Root of Sacrificial Love
18 september 2024 |
44 min
How can Christians be freed from selfishness so that, at any cost to ourselves, we love others in a way that makes Christ look great? Answer: joy.
Jars of Clay: Pastoral Grit for the Glory of Christ
4 september 2024 |
53 min
The apostle Paul was no stranger to ministry’s many strains. Yet for all his afflictions, he neither lost heart nor tampered with the truth. How?
No Neutrality: The Illusion of Indifference to Jesus
21 augusti 2024 |
41 min
No one can be neutral about Jesus Christ. Either he will have our heart and soul, our life and obedience — or hell will.
Truth Triumphs Through Providence
14 augusti 2024 |
65 min
When God makes a promise, he keeps it. And he keeps it through his purposeful, all-wise, absolute sovereignty — through his providence.
Zeal: To Live with All Your Might
11 augusti 2024 |
17 min
God’s will is not simply that we obey God’s will, but that we obey it in a certain way: with all of our might for all of our life.
Toward Need, Not Comfort: The Blood-Bought Path of the Good Samaritan
7 augusti 2024 |
44 min
You don’t have to be Christian to love the story of the Good Samaritan. But applauding Luke’s parable apart from his Gospel contradicts his purpose.
Truth Triumphs Through Pleasure
31 juli 2024 |
45 min
When the Bible speaks of “truth,” it refers ultimately to God himself. Therefore, truth demands more than just our minds — truth will have our whole hearts, now and forever.
Go Where God Walks: The Everyday Paths of Astonishing Grace
24 juli 2024 |
69 min
David Mathis | God does not leave us to ourselves after saving us. His grace continues to flow to us through his appointed means: Bible reading, prayer, and fellowship.
We Read to Get God: Scripture as the Chief Means of Grace
24 juli 2024 |
56 min
David Mathis | When Christians read the Bible, we’re after more than understanding God’s words. We’re after enjoying God’s Word. We’re after Jesus.
When You Pray: Speaking to God Alone and Together
24 juli 2024 |
67 min
David Mathis | Our God isn’t just a speaking God — he’s a listening God. Whether we come to him in secret or side by side, God delights to hear his people pray.
Know Your Covenant: Christian Habits for the New Era
10 juli 2024 |
51 min
David Mathis | The new covenant is not a renewed, updated, or expanded covenant — it is actually new. And the new-covenant era calls for new-covenant habits.
His Power, Your Body, Our Home: Three Marks of Christian Citizens
6 juli 2024 |
39 min
David Mathis | In this earthly life, Christians do more than wait for heaven. We belong to heaven, find our hope in heaven, and serve the King of heaven.
The Fullest, Longest Happiness: For Those Who Pass the Test
3 juli 2024 |
39 min
God never tests his saints with ill intent. As the Father of lights, his every test aims at the full and lasting happiness of his children.
Lord, Savior, and Treasure: The Complex Beauty of Jesus Christ
26 juni 2024 |
30 min
David Mathis | In Jesus, we find the complex beauty our hearts were made to behold: meekness and majesty, nearness and transcendence, the might of the Lion and the mercy of the Lamb.
Work Out What Christ Has Won: The Christian Life as Gift and Duty
19 juni 2024 |
42 min
David Mathis | The everyday Christian life is both a gift and a duty. By God’s own indwelling power, we work out what Christ has won.
What Is It Like to ‘Know Christ’?
12 juni 2024 |
42 min
David Mathis | The Christian life has one final aim: to know and enjoy Jesus. He justified us to know him, we daily press on to know him more, and one day we will know him fully and forever.
How to Win a Fight: Heavenly Wisdom for Relational Conflict
5 juni 2024 |
30 min
Marshall Segal | What counsel does the book of James offer for our relationships? Submit to God, ask for wisdom, temper your words, calm your anger, and embrace godly community.
When God Listens: His Ear and Our Access
29 maj 2024 |
69 min
David Mathis | When we stop and look, we find that we know a lot more about Jesus’s spiritual disciplines than we might think. What can we learn from the prayer life of the Savior?
How Church Rescues: Christ’s Body as His Means
22 maj 2024 |
59 min
David Mathis | When we think of spiritual disciplines, we might immediately think of our time alone with God, but the Christian faith is a community project. We all need the body of Christ.
Where Jesus Travels: Introducing the Means of Grace
15 maj 2024 |
50 min
David Mathis | Whomever God justifies, he also sanctifies. What means has he given us to keep growing in holiness?
The Safest Soul in All the World: Rejoicing in the Risen Christ
14 april 2024 |
34 min
David Mathis | The safest soul in all the universe is the one that rejoices in the risen Christ. God will never destroy those who delight in his Son.
Where Does Technology Come From? 2024 Scudder Lecture
7 april 2024 |
44 min
Tony Reinke | How should Christians orient toward technology? Should we ignore it, embrace it, be suspicious of it, or shun it altogether?
Before Division Comes: A Playbook for Pastoral Unity
31 mars 2024 |
44 min
David Mathis | Even among pastor-elder teams, conflict comes. Disagreements are inevitable. How then might we navigate conflict with a constant eye toward God-honoring unity?
The Word of God Kept Him: Funeral Message for Sidney Boyd (1948–2023)
28 mars 2024 |
14 min
Why do God’s people wake up as believers day after day until they die? Because the same word that made us goes on keeping us to the end.
Live Like Death Is Gain
20 mars 2024 |
40 min
Marshall Segal | How can we make Jesus look good in life and in death? By enjoying him as better than anything life could ever give — and better than anything death could ever take.
The Thickest Joy on Earth: Why We Love Philippians
17 mars 2024 |
35 min
David Mathis | Why do so many Christians love the book of Philippians? Among other reasons, because the letter is brief, accessible, memorable, and teeming with joy.
The Most Important People in the World: Why Christians Prioritize the Church
10 mars 2024 |
59 min
David Mathis | The Father prioritizes the church by choosing her, the Son prioritizes her by purchasing and purifying her, and the Spirit prioritizes her in his power. So, how do we prioritize the church?
Leaders in the Church: Speaking and Living God’s Word
3 mars 2024 |
56 min
Does church leadership seem endlessly complicated? Take heart. Christian leaders guide God’s people from where they are to where God wants them to go, using God’s methods.
How Jesus Knew the Word: His Secret to Scripture Memory
29 februari 2024 |
19 min
David Mathis | How did Jesus know Scripture so well? The same way we can today: through patient, prayerful meditation on the word of God.
Only One Life: Christ’s Invincible Gospel and Global Mission
25 februari 2024 |
47 min
John Piper | God is sovereign, and he has purposed his gospel to spread to the ends of the earth. Those who give themselves to that purpose are invincible, even through suffering.
How Jesus Met with God: The Pace and Patterns of a Perfect Life
17 februari 2024 |
18 min
David Mathis | Jesus had a full and fruitful ministry, but unlike us, he never seemed hurried or frantic. What can we learn by observing his holy habits during his earthly life?
His Voice in Yours: How Christ Wins the World
21 januari 2024 |
34 min
God will have worshipers from every nation on earth. He will win them, and do so through us. We have only to tell them.
How to Please a Happy God: Six Glimpses of the Christian Life
14 januari 2024 |
44 min
David Mathis | What does it look like to walk in a way that is pleasing to God — to live so that God delights in the aroma of our lives?
Gain What You Cannot Lose: The Joy of World Mission with Jesus
7 januari 2024 |
38 min
When Christ calls us to the mission field with him, he calls us to deny shallow pleasures, die to ourselves, and enjoy greater and greater delight in him.
One Countercultural Calling: Good and Happy Pastors, Part 3
27 december 2023 |
53 min
David Mathis | Of the fifteen elder qualifications, “one-woman man” and “not quarrelsome” may be the two most at odds with our promiscuous, petty age.
Two Main Tasks in Ministry: Good and Happy Pastors, Part 2
20 december 2023 |
48 min
David Mathis | Scripture says elders should be “able to teach” and “sober-minded” — but why? The two correspond to a pastor’s most important tasks: feeding and leading.
Two Ways to Deal with Jesus: Learning Worship from the Wise Men
19 december 2023 |
11 min
Matthew’s Christmas story shows two ways to deal with Jesus: try to get rid of him like Herod, or fall down and worship him like the wise men.
Three Contrasts in a Leader’s Heart: Good and Happy Pastors, Part 1
13 december 2023 |
50 min
David Mathis | What does Christ call church leaders to be and do? Like him, they labor heartily and happily, not for selfish gain, but for their people’s joy.
Christmas Was and Christmas Is: The Whole Story of Advent
10 december 2023 |
39 min
David Mathis | How do you need God’s help this Advent? What need seems most pressing? Press into the message of Christmas, and you’ll find hope and help in time of need.
If God Speaks: One Voice That Changes Everything
6 december 2023 |
50 min
David Mathis | To read the Bible is to read the very words of God. Do we grasp the significance, the reality-shaking impact, of this seemingly simple truth?
Jesus Came to Save: Ten Great Realities of Christmas
3 december 2023 |
39 min
The birth of John the Baptist was great, but the birth of Jesus Christ was infinitely greater. John prepared for salvation, but Jesus purchased it.
Man of War and Grace: The Greatest of Israel’s Kings
25 november 2023 |
34 min
David Mathis | Some may not think of David, the shepherd king, as particularly masculine, but Scripture paints him in a far more manly and glorious light.
Do Not Believe Every Spirit: The Threat and Defeat of False Teaching Today
27 oktober 2023 |
36 min
Are biblical warnings about false prophets still relevant? Yes, the threat looms as large today as in the first century.
Before You Quit the Ministry: Learning to Count Like Jesus
26 oktober 2023 |
48 min
David Mathis | Good pastors are not naive: ministry comes with many costs. Even so, Christ has not called us to an impossible, joyless task. The cross proves otherwise.
What’s It Like to Be a Christian? Faith, Obedience, and Living as Strangers
8 oktober 2023 |
40 min
David Mathis | What is Christian faith? Hebrews 11 not only answers the question but tells us what faith feels like, and how it leads to obedience, and living as exiles in this world.
Whose Son Is the Messiah? King David and the God of Israel
30 september 2023 |
39 min
When Jesus asks the Pharisees how David calls the Messiah “Lord,” they refuse to answer. What made that seemingly simple question so incendiary?
God Is: The Life-Altering Reality of Sheer Divine Existence
25 september 2023 |
38 min
God is. No reality is more mind-boggling, more valuable, more life-altering, more electrifying than the absolute being of God.
Grace Will Order All Your Pain: Retirement Message for Dana Olson
20 augusti 2023 |
43 min
What is sovereign, sustaining grace? It is not grace that spares us pain, but grace that orders our pain — and then sustains us through the pain.
The Leader You Long to Follow
13 augusti 2023 |
40 min
David Mathis | From principals to presidents, leadership failures fill the news. We long for someone in power to lead with wisdom and fairness. Praise God, the ideal king has come.
The Spell That Opened Heaven: Funeral Message for Daniel Fuller (1925–2023)
29 juli 2023 |
24 min
Romans 8:32 is perhaps the greatest verse in the Bible. No other text quite describes how far God has gone for our salvation and will go for our joy.
The Final Hours of Suffering: Funeral Message for Nancy Nelson (1952–2023)
7 juni 2023 |
25 min
God’s word speaks to the mysteries of suffering. We will only bear pain well as we begin to see it like he does.
Happy Pastors Make Healthy Churches
28 maj 2023 |
41 min
Christ’s blood bought more than our pardon, precious as it is. His death also purchased the power we need to live a radical Christian life.
Why We Sing About the Blood
21 maj 2023 |
40 min
David Mathis | Why do Christians sing about blood? Because of what happened at the cross, the otherwise morbid topic becomes one of glory, thanks, and praise.
More Thrilling to Be Saved Than to Succeed
19 maj 2023 |
19 min
What excites a Christian most? Our deepest, truest joy does not flow from completed degrees or flourishing ministries, but from the God who saved us.
Do Outsiders Still Matter? An Overlooked Qualification for Pastors
7 maj 2023 |
38 min
David Mathis | For pastors to be “well thought of by outsiders” certainly isn’t everything, but it made God’s list of requirements. Is it still on ours?
Why Bethlehem Has a College: Biblical Foundations for Church-Based Education
23 april 2023 |
41 min
John Piper | What makes a college distinctly Christian? Education is not an end in itself, but a means to knowing and loving Christ.
Hamilton: An American Prodigal
20 april 2023 |
53 min
David Mathis | Neither biographers nor Broadway can ignore Alexander Hamilton’s late-flowering Christian faith. He, like the prodigal son, finally came home after his journey into the far country.
Danger Averted, Destiny Attained: Funeral Message for Lois Nelson (1919–2023)
13 april 2023 |
24 min
When a Christian goes home to be with the Lord, we who remain have the chance to rehearse God’s loving design in every believer’s death.
Not Dead Yet: Fighting Nine Fears of Old Age
16 mars 2023 |
53 min
John Piper | As we age, fears can multiply like wrinkles. But for every concern, we have a blood-bought promise far, far older than our fears.
The Demons, the Fever, and the Word of the King
12 mars 2023 |
45 min
While on earth, Jesus spoke with unmatched power. Demons obeyed him, and fevers fled at his word. Everything was subject to him — then and now.
Press Afresh into Jesus: Four Truths About Genuine Faith
5 mars 2023 |
41 min
David Mathis | Genuine faith welcomes, enjoys, fears, strives after, and rests in God. And in doing so, genuine faith perseveres.
What Will Man Be Like for Countless Future Ages?
30 januari 2023 |
55 min
When our hearts run dry, and our good works languish, the Bible bids us: “Consider the end.”
Ordinary Elders, Part 2: Governing as Men Who Teach
20 januari 2023 |
60 min
David Mathis | Pastors are first and foremost teachers, but they are not only teachers. They feed the sheep and lead the sheep — and they lead by feeding.
Ordinary Elders, Part 1: Working for the Joy of Others
19 januari 2023 |
62 min
David Mathis | The pastors we all want are men who want to pastor, who want to see God move in them and through them for the joy of others.
The Story of the Greatest Coronation
15 januari 2023 |
41 min
David Mathis | When Christ ascended into heaven, an otherworldly ceremony commenced. Here was the long-awaited Son of David, the only man angels ever worshiped.
How Majestic Is Our Lord?
18 december 2022 |
40 min
David Mathis | When speaking of God, we grope for fresh language to name the greatness of God. Might we learn to reach more often for the word “majesty”?
The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
11 december 2022 |
46 min
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
Ten Looks at Jesus, Part 2
5 december 2022 |
43 min
David Mathis | “For every look at yourself, take ten looks at Christ.” How happy might we be if we heeded Robert Murray M’Cheyne’s counsel?
Ten Looks at Jesus, Part 1
4 december 2022 |
48 min
David Mathis | “For every look at yourself, take ten looks at Christ.” How happy might we be if we heeded Robert Murray M’Cheyne’s famous counsel?
Prince of What Peace? How Christmas Overcomes Our Conflicts
4 december 2022 |
45 min
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.
Secret Liturgies: The Private Worship of a Public Leader
6 november 2022 |
44 min
David Mathis | Blessed is the leader who meditates on God’s law day and night — not just in public, but all the more in secret.
It Will Be Worth It: Overcoming Obstacles to World Missions
23 oktober 2022 |
25 min
When it comes to missions, reasons abound to stay rather than to go. But for every apparent obstacle, countless promises say, “It will be worth it.”
Is Jesus an Egomaniac? Overcoming a Major Obstacle to Christian Faith
15 oktober 2022 |
52 min
What do we call an obsessively self-centered person? An egomaniac. Then what should we call God, who demands all our praise? We call him gracious.
The Joy of the Puritans
6 oktober 2022 |
64 min
The Puritans took joy seriously because they read the Bible carefully. They saw that delight in God is at the heart of all true obedience.
He Delighted to Crush His Son: The Pleasure of God in the Gospel
1 oktober 2022 |
57 min
David Mathis | The Father not only planned for his Son to die, but was pleased to crush him. And for those in Christ, this can be as comforting as it is astonishing.
A World God Could Admire: Recovering His Pleasure in Creation
1 oktober 2022 |
58 min
Marshall Segal | Do you ever stop, slow down, and marvel at something God has made? If we could see it all like he does, we’d see far more than we do.
How Can a Holy God Have Pleasure in Sinners?
30 september 2022 |
59 min
You will not be perfect in this life, but you can be pleasing to God. You can become a real ingredient in the divine happiness.
Fall Back to the Banner: Four Lessons for Our Devastations
18 september 2022 |
38 min
David Mathis | When loss surrounds us, when fears assail us, we have a banner to which to flee. We turn to the God who has spoken, and there find real hope and strength.
The Purposes of God in the Pain of the World
11 september 2022 |
54 min
Before he created the earth, God knew pain would plague this world. And not only knew, but planned. And not only planned — but purposed.
God Made the World for Worship: His Glory in Individuals and Gatherings
5 september 2022 |
37 min
The individual soul’s affection for God is essential to the corporate, eternal reality of the worshiping church.
How Is Joy the Root of Sacrificial Love?
28 augusti 2022 |
43 min
When glad in God, we bend low in love for others. We imitate Christ, who not only bowed the knee but hung his body on the tree.
Good Preaching Takes Hard Work
25 augusti 2022 |
50 min
David Mathis | Good preachers carry many burdens before preaching, while preaching, and after preaching — and the rewards still outweigh the costs.
Water from the Rock for Undeserving People
17 juni 2022 |
42 min
God promises us his life-sustaining presence, even as he leads us into waterless regions of suffering and loss.
God Can Handle Your Crisis
12 juni 2022 |
37 min
David Mathis | Psalm 46 teaches us God can handle the earth’s undoing and nations raging against his people — and that if he can do that, he can be a very present help in our trouble.
Seventy Years Without Shipwreck: Five Reasons That Some Fall Away
20 maj 2022 |
18 min
Faith does not shipwreck upon the rocks of history, logic, science, or ethics, but on the mountains of sinful desire.
The Uncommon Virtue of Humility
27 april 2022 |
41 min
Humility flourishes in hearts that focus not on being humble, but on gladly exalting Jesus, who is superior to us in every possible way.
Christ Died to Make Us Holy: And Why Some Preachers Avoid It
20 april 2022 |
53 min
There is a kind of unhealthy preaching that fails to make plain the effective connection between the sin-bearing work of Christ and the sin-killing work of the Christian.
Behind the Times: Survival in a Day of Suffocating News
17 april 2022 |
37 min
David Mathis | What if, with some intentionality, the news could become a source of refreshment rather than a continual distraction and discouragement?
The Gospel in All Caps: Glorified Scars in the Body of Christ
17 april 2022 |
39 min
David Mathis | We boast on Sunday because Christ died on Friday. No cross, no favor with God. No crucifixion, no resurrection. We live because he died.
How to Meet with God for a Lifetime
20 mars 2022 |
16 min
David Mathis | How do we meet with God in his word for a lifetime? Every morning, seek to gather a day’s portion.
What Is ‘Freedom in Christ’?
20 mars 2022 |
37 min
David Mathis | What is freedom in Christ? Freedom from trying to earn God’s acceptance, and freedom to know and enjoy God forever.
We Rejoice to Suffer for You: Pastoral Pain and the People’s Joy
13 mars 2022 |
44 min
Why does the apostle Paul speak so much about himself and his suffering? Because his suffering for the sake of others makes the love of Christ tangible to them.
The Humbled Win the World
6 mars 2022 |
18 min
David Mathis | Before we step out to attempt big, ambitious things for Jesus, we need to prepare ourselves to receive and embrace the humbling that will inevitably come. 
Brother Ass: Stewarding the Body as Christian Hedonists
2 mars 2022 |
37 min
David Mathis | Why would Christians exercise? Working and pushing these bodies, as God designed them, serves our learning, our joy, and our love.
The Supremacy of Christ in Everything
27 februari 2022 |
45 min
The sovereign supremacy of Christ both keeps us from error and enables us to persevere through hardships with patience and joyful thankfulness.
‘The Joy of the Lord Is Your Stronghold’
7 februari 2022 |
54 min
Joy in God becomes our stronghold when we are awakened to see and savor him as our greatest joy.
Harnessing the Lightning: Tesla’s 3,000-Year Backstory
25 januari 2022 |
40 min
Tony Reinke | Is a lightning rod — and by extension, all other tech — an act of faith or an act of God-thwarting unbelief?
The Fearlessness of Christmas Joy: Six Wonders of Christ’s Lordship
19 december 2021 |
47 min
The first Christmas brought good news. With it came fearless, great joy for all those who confess, “Jesus is Lord.”
The Pleasures of God’s Faithfulness: Reflections on Bethlehem’s 150 Years
21 november 2021 |
32 min
In 2021, Bethlehem Baptist celebrated 150 years as a church. As part of the celebration service, former pastor John Piper reflects on how a church could endure, and bear fruit, over generations.
Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ to Christian Leaders
14 november 2021 |
47 min
David Mathis | God made us to be led, every one of us. He designed us to thrive, not in autonomy, but under the wisdom and care of worthy leaders.
23 Tips from 23 Years of Book Reading
12 november 2021 |
45 min
Tony Reinke | Many of us today love to swipe, scroll, and stare, but hardly read. Tony Reinke shares 23 tips for reading more and better in a digital age.
Update from John Piper
4 november 2021 |
1 min
John Piper | About changes to this podcast.
Prayer Vocalizes Our Abiding in Christ
3 november 2021 |
46 min
Prayer says more than the words it speaks. The act of praying vocalizes a profound reality: God himself abides in us, and we abide in him.
Show Us Your Glory: Prayer That Sparks Reformation
31 oktober 2021 |
35 min
David Mathis | Moses made an audacious request. God answered — but only in part. And what he revealed at Sinai pales in comparison to Calvary.
The Global Glorification of the Merciful God
24 oktober 2021 |
45 min
John Piper | The church exists for missions — and because of missions. God plans for his people to come from the peoples, a promise he first made to Israel.
We Win the World with Singing
15 september 2021 |
24 min
John Piper | God plans to win the world with singing. Here are five connections between our joy-filled worship and the finishing of the Great Commission.
Who Are the Nations? Discovering God’s Global Mission
23 juni 2021 |
51 min
John Piper | The Lamb who was slain will one day receive the reward of his suffering — people will come to him in joyful faith from every tribe, tongue, and nation.
Serious Joy for Leaders Who Last: To the Class of 2021
21 maj 2021 |
24 min
Christian leaders often carry great burdens. But God never leaves them without the opportunity to know serious joy, even in the hardest trials.
‘Rejoice When You Are Slandered’: How to Do the Humanly Impossible
5 maj 2021 |
38 min
One of the most challenging commands in all the Bible is to rejoice when reviled. It’s not just difficult; it is humanly impossible.
Can Joy Come in Sorrow? Lessons for an Authentic Christian Life
2 maj 2021 |
48 min
How do joy and sorrow mingle in the Christian life? Does joy come only after sorrow passes, or can it come in the very midst of our griefs?
The Achievement of Christ Without Which There Would Be No Others
13 april 2021 |
50 min
Christ has secured innumerable benefits for his people. But without this central, most foundational achievement, all the rest would collapse.
Doing the Right Thing Never Ruins Your Life: A Belief That Prevents Abortion
24 januari 2021 |
42 min
Abortion holds out hope that ending the unborn child’s life will spare you misery and hardship. But doing the right thing will never ruin your life.
Is Love for Jesus, or Faith in Jesus, the Root of Ministry and Obedience?
10 januari 2021 |
33 min
Believing in Jesus, according to the Gospel of John, overlaps with love because it involves an act of the soul whereby one receives Jesus as their soul-satisfying bread, thirst-quenching water, and life-giving vine.
Leading by Feeding
10 januari 2021 |
34 min
The central work of pastoral ministry is leading the people of God by feeding them with the word of Christ.
‘Hallowed Be Your Name’: The Greatest Prayer in All the World
29 december 2020 |
39 min
The lines of the Lord’s Prayer tend to pass by our eyes, and through our mouths, in a routine manner. But what might we be missing in our familiarity?
Bible Reading Has Been My Life: Personal Reflections for Christian Fathers
21 november 2020 |
44 min
What does Bible reading look like for John Piper? In this message to fathers, he tells personal stories and shares how he has weaved Bible reading into all of life.
Faith That Satisfies — and Saves: What It Means to Come to Jesus
4 november 2020 |
36 min
The nature of genuine saving faith isn’t mere mental assent, but receiving all that God is for us in Jesus Christ.
Singing, Suffering, and Scripture: How God Keeps Us Through Song
2 september 2020 |
34 min
Suffering may quiet our singing for a time, but God designed singing to sustain our souls. And one day, we will sing forever with unrestrained joy.
Does God Intend Evil for Our Good? Providential Peril for Joseph, Jesus, and You
7 juni 2020 |
52 min
What sinners and Satan intend for evil, God always superintends for good. Our all-wise God brings restoration from ruin and deliverance out of danger.
Every Letter Kills, Including Shakespeare: Pressing Through Texts in the Power of the Spirit
19 maj 2020 |
18 min
To exposit a text is only one part of preaching and teaching. We must drill down into the words and unearth the reality that holds the text together.
Exposition or Imposition? How Gospel-Centered Preaching Can Go Wrong
14 maj 2020 |
50 min
Preachers, instead of taking your text and making a beeline to the cross, take the cross and make a beeline to your text.
The Secret of Christ-Magnifying Contentment as the Path to Costly Love
20 februari 2020 |
30 min
True contentment in Christ not only guards against our ever-changing circumstances, but frees us to overflow in costly love to others — even our enemies.
The Second Coming: Not Before the ‘Man of Lawlessness’
5 februari 2020 |
61 min
As we look forward to Christ’s second coming, what matters most is not that we have the timing and details down, but that we hold fast to Jesus as our great hope.
The Second Coming: Wrath and Rescue
3 februari 2020 |
65 min
Suffering, pain, and trouble never have the last word for the people of God. He is our hope and our joy, and he will bring us all the way home.
Do Not Take God’s Name in Vain: The Weight and Wonder of the Third Commandment
19 januari 2020 |
45 min
To take God’s name in vain is about far, far more than avoiding foul language. Our reverence for God’s name cuts to the very core of our worship in all of life.
Live for Your Greatest Desire: Jesus
1 januari 2020 |
45 min
Jesus’s call to deny ourselves isn’t a demand to give up happiness but an invitation to walk with him on the path to deep, lasting joy.
Serious Joy, Cultural Conflict, and Christian Humility: Thoughts on Christian Education
8 november 2019 |
55 min
True Christian education fills our hearts and minds with a joy so serious and strong that our society loses its power to control where we stand and what we say.
Christ Magnified in His World Through Servants Satisfied in His Worth
3 november 2019 |
38 min
God will not settle for redeeming people from just a few parts of the globe. He will have people from every tribe, tongue, and nation.
How Does Humility Lead in Conflict? A Charge to Christian Leaders
24 oktober 2019 |
33 min
The humblest response to our culture’s tirade against objective truth isn’t to retreat, but to lovingly and kindly contend for what the Bible says.
Seek the Things That Are Above
16 oktober 2019 |
45 min
Every believer in Jesus Christ has a potent spiritual superpower. With the Spirit’s help, we now can seek the very things of heaven above.
A Peculiar Act of Worship: Preaching as Expository Exultation
30 september 2019 |
55 min
The preacher’s task is not merely to teach or inform, but to rejoice with his people over the wonders of Scripture.
‘How God Made Me Happy in Him’: John Piper’s Journey to Joy
27 september 2019 |
28 min
Glory and joy appear all over the Bible, but how they relate is not readily obvious. Listen to John Piper tell the story of how God connected the dots between the two.
Seven Reasons We Must Pursue Supreme Satisfaction in God
27 september 2019 |
66 min
Enjoying God, being satisfied in him, is essential in glorifying him as he deserves. God is not as glorified by mere duty as he is by delight.
The Explosive Power of the Resurrection — Now
20 augusti 2019 |
26 min
Jesus’s resurrection not only guarantees that we too will rise, but that we can taste steadfast, heavenly joy here and now — even in suffering. John Piper preached this sermon at the Sing! Conference in Nashville.
Who Will Give My Head Waters? Seven Reasons to Pray for Holy Tears
24 juni 2019 |
32 min
Tears, crying, and weeping are all a proper response to the God-ordained sorrow and pain we face. Just because God is sovereign doesn’t mean we ignore our pain.
Christians Care About All Suffering and Injustice
20 juni 2019 |
26 min
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
20 juni 2019 |
50 min
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.
Even When It Hurts: How Christ Reveals Himself in Pain
16 juni 2019 |
40 min
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.
The Glory of God and Why We Sing
15 juni 2019 |
51 min
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
15 juni 2019 |
14 min
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.
Pharisaism, Money, and the Greatness of God
10 juni 2019 |
23 min
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.
What Do Christians Care About (Most)? To the Class of 2019
17 maj 2019 |
22 min
Christians care about all injustice in our fallen world. But our outrage against wrongdoing will fizzle out unless we root our concern in God himself. We care especially about injustice against God. John Piper preached this message at the 2019 Bethlehem College and Seminary commencement.
Christ Has Purchased Global Praise: The Blood, the Beast, and the Boast of Race
8 maj 2019 |
47 min
Jesus has already paid the price to ransom a global people who live to praise him. And he wants to use you to spread the astoundingly good news. John Piper preached this message at Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minneapolis.
The Golden Stitches of Sovereignty: What Holds Our Gospel Together
1 april 2019 |
65 min
The death of Jesus Christ was no mere product of coincidences. God planned every detail to ensure the salvation of his people. John Piper preached this message at The Gospel Coalition 2019 National Conference.
What Kind of Heart Does Christ Deserve? The Call of Christian Hedonism
28 januari 2019 |
43 min
Jesus is worthy to be praised with our every thought and deed. But what about our feelings? The Bible’s clearest answer is also the best of news. John Piper preached this message at the Bethlehem 2019 Conference for Pastors + Church Leaders in Minneapolis.
Is It Right to Seek More Joy Than We Have Through Justification?
28 januari 2019 |
65 min
Jesus not only paid for our full acceptance with God, but he also purchased grace for us to embrace obedience. This is the second message John Piper preached at the Bethlehem 2019 Conference for Pastors + Church Leaders in Minneapolis.
The Invincible Power of Joy for World Missions: For Cowards, Consumers, and the Comfortable
17 januari 2019 |
54 min
Safety tempts us to stay put. Luxury tries to lure us. Comfort wants to keep us. But God has a bigger, global dream for his people. John Piper preached this message at the G3 2019 conference in Atlanta.
Make Your Life Count: The Greatest Missions Letter Ever Written
4 januari 2019 |
48 min
One day soon, people from every nation will bring God praise and glory. But they won’t encounter everlasting hope until God’s people go and send.
Piper preached this message on January 4, 2019, at the CROSS Conference in Louisville, where thousands gathered to discern their call to the nations.
You Are Anointed: How the Truth Becomes Precious
18 november 2018 |
34 min
Jesus anoints every believer with his Spirit so that we taste how precious he is.
Sorrowful Love Springs from Serious Joy
28 oktober 2018 |
35 min
Every act of Christian love springs from serious joy in Jesus. When your hope is secure in him, you can give whatever it takes to serve others.
Are We Adopted for Us or for God?
7 oktober 2018 |
44 min
The more gladness we have in our Father, the more we bring glory to his name. Our happiness in him shows off his holiness in us.
The Key to Simultaneous Sorrow and Joy
21 september 2018 |
47 min
Jesus has purchased something infinitely better than anything this world has to offer: the glory of God himself. We have every reason to boast in him.
The Devil Can Do Exposition, but He Can’t Preach
13 september 2018 |
48 min
The pulpit isn’t just a place for a lecture or even mere teaching. Every sermon should sing with worship over the glories of God’s word. John Piper delivered this message during a breakout seminar at the Sing! 2018 Conference in Nashville.
Your Emotions Matter to God: Learning from the Bible’s Songbook
11 september 2018 |
37 min
Satan is trying to steal your joy. God gave us the Psalms to fight back.
An Impossible Covenant — And How It Becomes a Permanent Joy
16 juni 2018 |
68 min
Jesus bought an unbreakable covenant for his people. He takes hardened rebels and transforms them into a beautiful bride for their eternal joy.
Joy Makes All Things New
3 juni 2018 |
53 min
Joy is not a wishful add-on to the Christian life, but essential to knowing and worshiping God. When we finally discover joy in Jesus, everything changes.
Lord, Teach Us to Fight: The Double Battle in Gethsemane
2 juni 2018 |
46 min
Jesus took the cup of God’s wrath so that we would never have to. And now he beckons each of us to join him in speaking and sharing the good news of his victory.
God Rules the Heart of Every Man: Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
2 juni 2018 |
53 min
The people of God may appear weak, but God loves to be at a disadvantage — just before he wins.
Your Thorn for the Shaming of Satan: To the Class of 2018
28 maj 2018 |
23 min
Your pains and weaknesses are not obstacles to everything you want to accomplish, but the very instruments God uses to make you more like his Son.
New God, New Gospel, New Gladness: How Is Christian Joy Distinct?
27 april 2018 |
56 min
The most basic distinction between the church and the world is not godly decisions, good deeds, or even true doctrines, but glad delight in God himself.
How to Get Wisdom: Become a Fool
20 april 2018 |
37 min
Wisdom from God is more valuable than gold. It may look foolish to a watching world, but the lasting path of happiness comes only in the guidance God gives.
If I Could Start All Over: Six Lessons for Your Twenties
11 april 2018 |
15 min
What would John Piper say to those with most of their adult life ahead of them? Here are six rules he would live by.
The Glory of Christ and Racial Unity: On the 50th Anniversary of MLK’s Death
4 april 2018 |
46 min
When we come to Christ, we don’t lose our ethnic or cultural identities. But we all put on his insignia and find new possibilities for unity in him.
From Darkness to Delight: A Fresh Call for Christian Hedonists
27 februari 2018 |
27 min
If you find Jesus boring or unsatisfying, you haven’t really discovered yet who he is.
Right with God, Right with Man: The Power of Superior Pleasure
22 februari 2018 |
55 min
Receiving Jesus as our greatest joy unlocks right standing with God and right living with others.
Jesus Raised Jesus from the Dead — And Why It Matters
29 januari 2018 |
33 min
A one-of-a-kind death, and a one-of-a-kind resurrection, has been carried out by this one-of-a-kind Person who is more valuable than all else.
How to Preach with Supernatural Power
17 januari 2018 |
74 min
Christian preaching is not simply an exchange of information, but a channel through which the Holy Spirit works his miracles in both preacher and hearers.
How to Seek the Holy Spirit
15 januari 2018 |
54 min
Without the work of the Holy Spirit, we are helpless. Seek him, and he will rest upon you — especially in your hour of greatest need.
What Is It Like to Enjoy God?
2 januari 2018 |
51 min
God created you not mainly to do things for him, but to delight in him. The more we enjoy God, the more he is honored, and our very purpose in life is fulfilled.
Joy Changes Everything: An Invitation to Christian Hedonism
12 november 2017 |
58 min
When you finally recognize that God wants to make you happier than you could ever dream, nothing will ever be the same again.
What Made Jonathan Edwards a Christian Hedonist?
11 november 2017 |
82 min
The supreme goal of all Jonathan Edwards’s life and work was that God would be glorified through his people being supremely satisfied in him.
Reformation 500 Sermon: Stand on Your Head for Joy
29 oktober 2017 |
44 min
Tuesday, October 31, 2017, marks the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation with Luther’s nailing of his 95 Theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg.
Heart Comes Before Head: Seeing and Savoring the Glory of God in Scripture
28 oktober 2017 |
53 min
When a Christian reads the Bible, a supernatural event takes place. Our regenerate souls meet the inspired word in a divine encounter.
Better to Lose Your Life Than Waste It
27 oktober 2017 |
48 min
Only what’s done for Christ will last. Any risk, any trial, any tribulation is worth the risk when your aim in all of life is to make others glad in God.
Our Eyes Are on You, Lord: Thoughts on Pastoral Succession
12 oktober 2017 |
46 min
Sooner or later, every leader will hand off the baton to the next generation — and where better to center pastoral succession than in the word of God himself?
How to Find Gold in God’s Word: Reading the Bible with Supernatural Help
22 september 2017 |
53 min
All the Bible knowledge in the world won’t help you unless you cherish God’s truth. We’re nothing more than Pharisees unless we taste the glory of God in his word.
Faith Alone: How (Not) to Use a Reformed Slogan
13 september 2017 |
40 min
No truth was more central to the Reformation that turned the world upside down 500 years ago: God justifies sinners by faith alone.
Soli Deo Gloria: Heart and Soul of the Reformation
30 augusti 2017 |
36 min
God works every dot on the timeline of history for his glory. Nothing stands outside the scope of his plan to bring fame to his name, for the joy of his people.
Did Christ Die for Us or for God?
31 maj 2017 |
57 min
We often live as though we are God, but biblical thinking assumes that God is the center of all reality.
Christ’s Urgent Call: Don’t Waste Your Life
30 maj 2017 |
64 min
Christ calls us to live and die in such a way that we magnify his worth. Anything less is a wasted life. 
God’s Purposes in a World of Pain
28 maj 2017 |
43 min
Pain and suffering exist to make plain the horrors of the sinful heart and the wonders of the sovereign Christ.
The Tipping Point of Sacrificial Missions: The Overflow of Joy in Jesus
28 maj 2017 |
58 min
Only a love sustained by genuine joy in God will propel us to take the gospel to the hardest places in the world.
The Gospel-Shaped Mouth: Preaching the Glories of Christ
25 maj 2017 |
68 min
Genuine preaching aims to display the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
The Gospel-Shaped Mind: Knowing the Glories of Christ
24 maj 2017 |
50 min
In the fight for faith, our minds serve our hearts. Right knowledge fuels true passion.
The Gospel-Shaped Heart: Treasuring the Glories of Christ
23 maj 2017 |
50 min
The ultimate goal of the gospel is that God would be glorified in our enjoyment of him. God’s glory and our satisfaction are not two different ends, they’re one.
Sacred Book, Sovereign God, Serious Joy: Why Study Liberal Arts in College
19 maj 2017 |
21 min
True Christian education prepares us to enjoy God and love our neighbors even more than it prepares us for the workforce.
Sacred Schizophrenia: A Meditation on Self-Denial
12 maj 2017 |
25 min
The Christian life is a fight. But our deadliest enemy doesn’t attack us from the outside, but from within.
Treasure God, Magnify Christ, Love People: The Way of Christian Hedonism
30 april 2017 |
40 min
Real love is the overflow of joy in God that meets the needs of others, especially when it’s costly.
We Need Each Other: Christian Fellowship as a Means of Perseverance
19 april 2017 |
43 min
Christians don’t fly solo. Our faith won’t survive unless brothers and sisters in Christ keep us accountable.
No Other Gospel: The Formal and Material Principles of the Reformation
3 april 2017 |
56 min
Five hundred years ago, the Reformers fought to recover the true gospel. Fifteen hundred years before, God used Paul to pen the Reformers’ central text for justification by faith alone.
The Pastor, the People, and the Pursuit of Joy
26 februari 2017 |
46 min
Your joy in God multiplies exponentially as you seek the good of your brothers and sisters in the body of Christ.
Gospel Worship: Holy Ambition for All the Peoples to Praise Christ
31 januari 2017 |
66 min
God has a place for every single one of us in missions. Some of us send, some of us go, but we must all have a gospel ambition.
Gospel Depths: Why God Revealed the Depths of Salvation in Eternity Past
30 januari 2017 |
57 min
The only reason any of us know God is because he chose us before the foundation of the world. Nothing we’ve done can earn our way to him — it’s all grace.
Seven Resolutions for Aging and Dying Well: A Funeral Message for Verna Erickson
10 januari 2017 |
37 min
At the end of your life, as your energy fades, God will be your refuge and strength.
The Ultimate Essence of Evil: The Majesty of God, the Triumph of Christ, and the Glory of Human Life
3 januari 2017 |
47 min
The very essence of evil is running to anything but God for ultimate joy. Watch, read, or listen to John Piper’s message from Passion 2017.
No Global Mission Without God’s Mighty Spirit
28 december 2016 |
69 min
We are living in the third great era of world history — the era of the Spirit. Our only hope for advancing God’s mission is to lean on the power of his Spirit.
The True Grace of Christian Camaraderie
16 december 2016 |
30 min
The true grace of God is given to us in Jesus Christ, who is full of grace and truth.
How We Know the Bible Is True: The Beauty of Scripture as the Ground of Its Truth
16 november 2016 |
47 min
Satan believes the Scriptures are God’s very words. But the difference between us and him is that he doesn’t treasure that truth.
Sons of Freedom and Joy: How a Christian Relates to the State
2 november 2016 |
41 min
Christians claim their true citizenship in heaven. When we submit to earthly governments, we do so out of allegiance to Christ’s eternal kingdom.
Put the Attorneys to Work: How to Give the Bible Functional Authority in Your Speech and Writing
25 oktober 2016 |
58 min
Christian leaders should exude the Bible. They need to test everything they speak and write through the grid of biblical teaching.
Teach the Nations to Do the Impossible
16 oktober 2016 |
41 min
Jesus’s supreme authority empowers his Great Commission. We go, teach, and teach others to teach in the confidence that Jesus himself is with us.
Fifteen Dreams for the Future of Christian Hedonism
7 oktober 2016 |
48 min
Central to biblical Christianity is the pursuit of our joy in God. John Piper expresses fifteen hopes for the future of maximizing our joy in God.
Volcanic Joy
7 oktober 2016 |
36 min
God’s volcanic passion for his own glory erupts in overflowing delight for his Son and unceasing joy for his children who share in God’s own glorious bliss.
The Natural Act of Reading the Bible Supernaturally
25 september 2016 |
71 min
In all true Bible reading, we think and God gives. We work hard to comprehend the authors’ intended meaning while we simultaneously rely on God to help us understand.
The Supernatural Act of Reading the Bible
24 september 2016 |
61 min
Whenever we read the Bible, we depend on God’s supernatural power to illumine the words, sentences, and paragraphs with his glory.
The Ultimate Goal of Reading the Bible
23 september 2016 |
59 min
The Bible is indispensable to the Christian life. Without the written word, we simply could not know the Incarnate Word.
Jesus Is the Test of True Faith
28 augusti 2016 |
49 min
Christians embrace both the New Testament and the Old because every single page of the Scriptures points to Jesus who fulfills them. 
Jesus Christ Egomaniac? What Piper Said at Google
29 juli 2016 |
56 min
God is the one being in the universe for whom self-exaltation is not the act of a needy ego, but an act of infinite giving.
The Inexplicable Life: Humility, Hope, and Love in Suffering
18 juni 2016 |
65 min
Christians can show the world the hope they have within through joyful, humble willingness to suffer wrong and serve, rather than return evil for evil.
Life-Risking Courage in the Cause of Love
4 juni 2016 |
63 min
God supplies the sustaining grace we need to love others well as we seriously pursue our joy in him. 
Why God Created the World
2 juni 2016 |
47 min
God created the world, and sustains it every second, to show the worth of his Son’s redeeming work.
Prayer: How to Do the Humanly Impossible
25 maj 2016 |
50 min
God is glorified when Christians humble themselves openly as people who are not ashamed to beg for help.
The Heart of the Gospel: The Righteousness from God that Depends on Faith
24 maj 2016 |
50 min
Christ’s righteousness imputed to sinners through faith undergirds the whole of the Christian faith. 
The Roots of Fearless Unity in the Gospel
23 maj 2016 |
50 min
Humble unity in the gospel beautifully displays to a watching world that Jesus is more satisfying than getting your own way. 
The Glory of Christ: Ultimate Goal, Alienating Problem, All-Transforming Answer
22 maj 2016 |
47 min
God’s pursuit of his own glory opens the door to a feast of beauty and truth that satisfies the human soul forever. 
How to Experience the Outpouring of God’s Love
1 maj 2016 |
38 min
God doesn’t merely give us arguments for his love, but he gives us a real, authentic experience of his love! 
How We Know the Bible Is True
28 april 2016 |
49 min
You don’t need complicated arguments to know the Bible is true. You can see the Glory for yourself.
Living and Loving by Faith in Future Grace
22 april 2016 |
57 min
Where will we find the emotional power to keep us from returning evil for evil? Not in vague notions of grace, but by trusting God’s specific promises.
How Our Children Can Know the Bible Is True
15 april 2016 |
59 min
I want to help parents (and leaders of children’s ministries) see how the Bible shows itself to be true — and how to communicate this vital truth to our children.
The Bondage of the Will, the Sovereignty of Grace, and the Glory of God
13 april 2016 |
61 min
For Martin Luther, the issue of man’s bondage to sin, and moral inability to believe or obey, was the root issue of the Reformation — and the lynchpin of Protestantism.
Love Her More, Love Her Less: Living for God’s Glory in Marriage
11 april 2016 |
23 min
You love your spouse more when you love them less than God. If God is not central, your marriage will not glorify God as he intended.
Seven Resolutions for Finishing Well
11 mars 2016 |
23 min
There won’t be any phoniness in heaven. There will only be complete authenticity. So let’s resolve to start now because the facades will fade.
Three Sightings of the Glory of Jesus
29 januari 2016 |
15 min
There isn’t anything greater than to see the Son of God in all his divine beauty and radiance and greatness, and be supremely and increasingly happy in him forever.
Preaching to a Persecuted People: The Pastor as Leader, Comforter, and Guide
26 januari 2016 |
74 min
In the new America, a stage is being set as never before for the display of the glory of God through the joy of his grieving people.
Precision with God’s Words, Love for God’s Glory
26 januari 2016 |
18 min
John Piper | We are raising up a generation of Christian leaders who love the glory of God and handle the word of God carefully. 
Think It Not Strange: Fiery Trials and the Testimony of Christ
25 januari 2016 |
61 min
We should not be surprised or ashamed when we suffer in the name of Jesus. God refines us and displays the worth of Christ in and through our suffering.
The Beast, the Book, and the Beauty of the Lamb
3 januari 2016 |
52 min
“The Book of the Life of the Lamb who was Slain” is an eternal book, pledging God's redemptive act in history, and securing God's eternal praise from his redeemed.
One Design
29 december 2015 |
48 min
Manhood and womanhood are not traits to be ignored, but God-given gifts we can cherish together as both genders reflect God’s good design.
One Mission
29 december 2015 |
48 min
The mission given to every Christian is to declare and demonstrate that the glory of Christ is more precious than life.
One Passion
29 december 2015 |
47 min
There is an all-permeating passion that belongs in the saved human soul, and that will not be crushed by the moral chaos of these days, or by the suffering that Christians must endure.
One Gospel
28 december 2015 |
46 min
The more horrible, foreign, startling, fearful, uncertain, and stomach-turning the days become, the more relevant the gospel of Jesus Christ is.
You Cannot Obey God Without God
11 november 2015 |
11 min
John Piper | How do we set about obeying the hundreds of commands in the Bible? John Piper explores what it means to be born again and how it happens.
The Glory of God as the Ground of the Mind’s Certainty and the Goal of the Soul’s Satisfaction
9 oktober 2015 |
67 min
In the Bible, the glory of God reveals itself to be inescapably real to the mind, and incomparably rewarding to the heart. Nothing could be more true, and nothing could be more precious.
All Authority in Heaven and Earth
8 oktober 2015 |
57 min
The audacity to make disciples for Jesus from followers of other lords and other religions is based on the rock solid foundation of the words — and the reality — “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”
How to Know the Will of God: Finding Direction with the Renewed Mind
27 september 2015 |
53 min
God wants to make you new more than he wants to reveal his secret plans for tomorrow. That’s his good purpose for you in all things.
You Are Not Appointed for Wrath
13 september 2015 |
47 min
John Piper | The word of God is meant to be our unshakable rock and comfort in times of trouble, and we should encourage each other with its precious truths.
Don’t Be a Sucker
21 augusti 2015 |
30 min
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The Path to Full and Lasting Pleasure
11 augusti 2015 |
55 min
Psalm 16 gives us some of the clearest, most powerful words about our greatest happiness.
Money, Sex, and Power: The Potential
28 juni 2015 |
55 min
Money, Sex, and Power. Three precious gifts of God. Three dangers ready to destroy our souls. Three beautiful possibilities for worship and love. 
Money, Sex, and Power: The Dangers
27 juni 2015 |
56 min
The glory of God is the brightest beauty, and the greatest treasure, the sweetest pleasure in all of reality, and is, therefore, never to be exchanged for what sex, money, or power can bring.
Money, Sex, and Power: Definitions and Foundations
27 juni 2015 |
40 min
Money, sex, and power are three good gifts of God. We know the basic definition of each — but is there more underneath the surface? 
How You Can Know You’re a Child of God
31 maj 2015 |
49 min
Everyone struggles with doubts at some point, but God doesn’t want us to wallow in uncertainty. He gives us his Spirit to testify to our new life.
Called to Be Lights in the World
24 maj 2015 |
26 min
John Piper | Christians, as chosen lights, proclaim God’s excellencies through transformed living, silencing ignorance, shaming the revilers with good behavior, and bringing glory to their heavenly Father.
Destined to Obey, or Disobey
24 maj 2015 |
19 min
John Piper | Is stumbling because of disobedience any different from being born again by the mercy of God? If we are not born again, we will disobey, destined by our nature.
Born Again by the Book
24 maj 2015 |
13 min
John Piper | According to 1 Peter, what does it mean to have your soul purified by “obedience to the truth”?
The Infinite Price of Your Freedom
24 maj 2015 |
16 min
John Piper | Christians are called to both “fear not” and fear — fear to squander the precious ransom of Christ’s blood.
New Passions Are the Path to Holiness
24 maj 2015 |
19 min
John Piper | New passions give rise to new conduct. And if you try to turn it around, you don’t have Christianity anymore.
A Faith More Precious Than Gold
24 maj 2015 |
22 min
John Piper | Your faith is so valuable that God is willing to put it through fire to burn out all the dross. Don’t begrudge the school of suffering because God deems it necessary.
Simultaneous Joy and Sorrow
24 maj 2015 |
16 min
John Piper | The Christian life is characterized by the simultaneous experience of both joy and sorrow. Trials are allowed by God’s necessity to test and strengthen one’s faith, all while God provides the necessary grace for each day’s challenges.
Why Your Faith Will Not Fail
24 maj 2015 |
15 min
John Piper | God sustains faith, trials refine faith, and faith glorifies Christ.
Born Again to a Living Hope
24 maj 2015 |
25 min
John Piper | Every Christian has been born again, and everyone who has been born again has a living hope.
The Word Awakens Joy and Worship
24 maj 2015 |
21 min
John Piper | According to the apostle Peter, knowing the cause, means, and goal of our election as exiles awakens joy and worship.
Set Apart by the Spirit
24 maj 2015 |
11 min
John Piper | Our exile status is connected to our election — a connection carefully woven together by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. If we attempt to be exiles apart from the work of the triune God, we end up with Phariseeism.
Exiles on the Earth
24 maj 2015 |
28 min
John Piper | As Christians, our earthly identity is that of aliens, strangers, sojourners, and exiles, with our true citizenship found in heaven.
Basics for Reading the Bible
24 maj 2015 |
36 min
John Piper | If you find the Bible boring, mythological, or distracting, then 2 Corinthians 4:6 hasn’t happened to you yet. You will not understand the Bible without the Holy Spirit.
A Survey of Suffering in 1 Peter
24 maj 2015 |
25 min
John Piper | If you feel totally at home in this world, 1 Peter will either pass by you or awaken you to your alien status here.
Friendship with Jesus and the Aim of Education in Serious Joy
15 maj 2015 |
21 min
John Piper’s commencement message on the relationship between friendship with Jesus and the aims of higher education — specifically the educational aims of Bethlehem College and Seminary. 
Life-Risking Courage in the Cause of Love
2 maj 2015 |
38 min
Without sourcing our love for others from our joy in God, we will never be able to risk whatever it takes draw more people to Jesus. 
It Is Right to Live for Maximum Pleasure
1 maj 2015 |
37 min
The greatest benefits of the cross, like justification, propitiations, salvation, and redemption, are all a means to us enjoying the one greatest benefit: glorifying God by enjoying him forever. 
The Pain of the World and the Purposes of God
26 april 2015 |
53 min
We may never be able to explain every instance of suffering, but we can trust that God is near, he is in control, and he is bringing us unimaginable good — even through pain.
The Shoot from Jesse, the Nations, and Israel
14 april 2015 |
56 min
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What Jesus Demands from the World
14 april 2015 |
62 min
Jesus demands the impossible, whole-hearted love for God and others, but he does not abandon us to the task.
Biblical Foundations for Seeking God's Justice in a Sinful World
14 april 2015 |
59 min
John Piper, Thabiti Anyabwile, Voddie Baucham, D.A. Carson, Tim Keller, and Miguel Núñez | The foundation of the gospel propels us to seek justice in this world which gives people what they deserve, and even more to seek grace which gives people better than they deserve.
Suffering, Faith, and the Sign of Fearlessness
9 april 2015 |
43 min
God graciously gives his people suffering and faith so that they might enjoy magnifying Christ to their adversaries through fearlessness of faith and humble love.
A Living Hope Through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
5 april 2015 |
48 min
The living hope every Christian enjoys now and waits for in the future is rooted in the mercy of God, the resurrection of Christ from the dead, and the new birth. 
Undaunted by the Darkness – Invincible Joy for the Sake of the Nations
7 mars 2015 |
44 min
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Make War: The Pastor and His People in the Battle Against Sin
3 februari 2015 |
68 min
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What Is Sin? The Essence and Root of All Sinning
2 februari 2015 |
65 min
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The Plundering of Your Property and the Power of Hope
18 januari 2015 |
56 min
We can joyfully accept hardship in this life because our true home is in heaven. Our best life is yet to come.
The Glory of God in the Good Resolves of His People
4 januari 2015 |
67 min
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Why Do Christians Preach and Sing?
3 januari 2015 |
55 min
No other religion or movement on the planet preaches and sings like Christians.
Such a Great Salvation
7 december 2014 |
47 min
The Son of God brings many sons to glory through his own suffering — and this is more fitting than we can begin to know.
The Gospel of the Grace of God
22 november 2014 |
34 min
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Gospel-Centered History and Gospel-Centered Living
16 november 2014 |
59 min
All of history led to and flows from the cross. If the center of reality isn’t the center of our lives, we are tragically off course.
Ten Effects of Seeing God’s Sovereignty
15 november 2014 |
12 min
Your convictions about the God of Romans 9 will profoundly shape your perspective on worship, prayer, salvation, and even the state of our culture.
God Is Totally Free to Save You
15 november 2014 |
27 min
Election is God’s business, and our job is to pray like crazy for everybody we love.
Why Would God Ordain Evil?
15 november 2014 |
20 min
When we ask the question of how God is righteous to ordain evil (which we should), we should ask with humble faith — not to find fault with God, but to know and love God.
God Saves Whom He Wills
15 november 2014 |
42 min
As we come to realize how big God is, and how horrifying our sin is, we will come to understand election as a grace so impossibly great that we could not imagine it on our own.
The Difference Between Calvinists and Arminians
15 november 2014 |
26 min
Theology is the study of God and his works as revealed in the Bible, and Christians should embrace mystery because we embrace the God that outruns our own reasoning.
Your Joy Depends on Election
15 november 2014 |
27 min
God chooses to love and bless and save individuals not based on anything that they do or don’t do. Rather, God chooses based on his own sovereign freedom. 
Who Is the True Israel?
15 november 2014 |
18 min
According to Romans 9, God has never defaulted on his promises to the true Israel of God. But who is the true Israel?
Unrelenting Sorrow and Relentless Joy
15 november 2014 |
25 min
The greatest comfort in the world is that God is good and that he never breaks his promises.
Does God Keep His Promises?
14 november 2014 |
41 min
According to the book of Romans, the majority of ethnic Israelites have rejected the Messiah even though they have unique privileges. How do we account for both Israel’s privileged status and Israel’s unbelief?
All of God’s Promises Rest on God
14 november 2014 |
22 min
The word of God has not failed. Therefore, God’s promises will hold true. 
Six Reasons to Read the Bible Every Day
14 november 2014 |
28 min
The Bible, as God’s revealed word, offers us the unparalleled opportunity to come face to face with the reality of who he is and glimpse the glory of the King and Creator of the universe, making it more deserving of our efforts than any other book.
Introduction to Romans 9
14 november 2014 |
12 min
Whether you want it to or not, your understanding of the God of Romans 9 will shape everything else in your life.
Greatest Book, Greatest Chapter, Greatest Joy
28 september 2014 |
51 min
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Predestination, Justification, No Separation
27 september 2014 |
83 min
Knowing the love of God in Christ which not only chose us but purposes all things for our good makes us profoundly free to lay down our lives in sacrificial love for others. 
Groaning Creation, Groaning Saints, Groaning Spirit
27 september 2014 |
69 min
The groaning of creation matches up with our own groaning as we wait until the day when creation will be set free from corruption and share in the glorious inheritance of God’s children.
Free from Judgment, Fighting Sin, Full Assurance
27 september 2014 |
72 min
Our justification is established through Christ’s substitutionary death, which then gives rises to the new life in the Spirit where we are able to fulfill the law of God. 
Scripture: The Kindling of Christian Hedonism
26 september 2014 |
73 min
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Join Me in Soul-Satisfaction in God
14 september 2014 |
44 min
God is most satisfied in us when we are most satisfied in him. A fresh angle for the Christian Hedonist from Psalm 131.
Bitter Providence and Barley Harvest
31 augusti 2014 |
47 min
The bitter providence of God is never the final word for his people because he always has a bright design for their future.
Are You Worthy of Jesus?
28 augusti 2014 |
48 min
Are you worthy of Jesus? We not only can be — we need to be.
Death Is Not the End of Life
10 augusti 2014 |
40 min
In Jesus, we have eternal life if we do and keep his word. Though we all will die, death is not the end of life for all those in Christ.
The Life of the Mind and the Love of Man
8 augusti 2014 |
29 min
God calls each one of us to love him with all our minds. The hard work of thinking rightly honors him and loves our neighbors when our minds move to action.
Responding to God According to His Word
27 juni 2014 |
72 min
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A Spectacular and Scary Promise: Assurance, Suffering, and Our Great Inheritance
1 maj 2014 |
55 min
God promises unimaginable blessings to every one of his children – if we have the courage to walk with Jesus through suffering.
The Glory of God and Gladness of Man
23 april 2014 |
48 min
God’s glory and our gladness do not have to be at odds, but are in fact one and the same pursuit. John Piper demonstrates how with the help of Jonathan Edwards.
What Is the Joy of All Your Joys?
23 april 2014 |
35 min
God promises innumerable benefits to all who trust in him. But those gifts aren’t an end in themselves. Our greatest joy is God himself.
Persuading, Pleading, and Predestination: Human Means in the Miracle of Conversion
10 april 2014 |
67 min
In his 2014 plenary message at T4G, John Piper preaches about the seeming tension between God’s sovereignty and human responsibility in all our efforts to convert the lost.
Renewing Women
8 april 2014 |
15 min
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The New Calvinism and the New Community
12 mars 2014 |
54 min
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Preparing to Know Christ Deeply Through Suffering
2 mars 2014 |
52 min
In suffering, we come to hope more fully in God and put less confidence in the things of the world. We also come to know Christ better when we share his sufferings. 
A Tender Word to Pharisees
16 februari 2014 |
40 min
God opens his arms to both prodigals and Pharisees — to those who know they don’t deserve mercy, and those who have worked for mercy their whole life.
Pilgrim Worship
15 februari 2014 |
57 min
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The Ministry of Hudson Taylor as Life in Christ
5 februari 2014 |
72 min
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Glorifying God by Bearing Fruit in Union with Christ
3 februari 2014 |
71 min
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Don’t Waste Your Seminary
23 januari 2014 |
66 min
We always face the threat of ruining any season of grace. Don’t waste your seminary years, but more importantly, don’t waste your life.
A Radical Revelation of the Cross: The Sovereignty of God and the Sacrifice of Jesus
12 januari 2014 |
47 min
When we embrace Christ’s cross and the unswerving foundation of God’s sovereignty, we will be kept by merciful and omnipotent glory.
A Spectacular and Scary Promise
27 oktober 2013 |
55 min
If you are a child of God, then the Holy Spirit lives and works in you to kill sin and depend on God.
The Sweetest Good of the Good News
20 oktober 2013 |
47 min
Forgiveness is precious for one ultimate reason — one sweet, high, glorious reason: We get God back.
Saying Well as a Way of Seeing Wonder
19 oktober 2013 |
65 min
As gospel ministers do the work of finding words to help their people grow in a deeper relationship with God, they themselves will grow in depth.
Why Is the Glory of God at Stake in Making People Plural?
18 oktober 2013 |
66 min
God is ransoming a people for himself from every tribe, tongue, and nation. Therefore, missions is a call to the people groups of the world, not just the countries of the world. 
Doug Wilson Interviews John Piper and Tim Chester
18 oktober 2013 |
52 min
What’s the difference between “missional” and “missions”? What are the key points of agreement and disagreement between John Piper and Douglas Wilson regarding eschatology? 
Is Jesus an Egomaniac?
17 oktober 2013 |
102 min
Though Christ has been accused of egomania, the accusation falters when we realize that our greatest joy and Christ’s greatest glory are not at odds but rather in harmony with one another.
The Highest Good of the Gospel
17 oktober 2013 |
48 min
Jesus won innumerable benefits for his people, but the greatest good he brings us is God himself.
Zeal for God: Deadly or Indispensable?
10 oktober 2013 |
33 min
The New Testament not only says that you can have a zeal and not be saved, but it also says that you cannot be saved without a zeal for God. 
Identity and Desire
3 oktober 2013 |
43 min
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What God Made Is Good — And Must Be Sanctified: C.S. Lewis and St. Paul on the Use of Creation
29 september 2013 |
76 min
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C.S. Lewis, Romantic Rationalist: How His Paths to Christ Shaped His Life and Ministry
27 september 2013 |
63 min
Lewis’s romanticism and rationalism were the paths on which he came to Christ — and the paths on which he lived his life and did his work.
The Cost of Love in the Call to the Nations
16 september 2013 |
34 min
Being deeply satisfied in Jesus as your supreme treasure gives you the power to lay down your life for the good of the nations. 
Perseverance in God-Centered Missions
8 september 2013 |
54 min
When our souls drink deeply from God’s delights, we can’t help but overflow and invite others to join us.
Doctrinal Depth and Gospel Advance
7 september 2013 |
64 min
Doctrinal depth is crucial for the work of gathering Christ’s lost sheep through the proclamation of the gospel. 
The Glory of God in the Sight of Eternity
26 juli 2013 |
65 min
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Glorifying God by Reaching the Lost
18 juli 2013 |
39 min
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Glorifying God by Being Compelled by God’s Love
16 juli 2013 |
48 min
You are precious to God, and the greatest gift he has for you is not to let your preciousness become your god, but to enable you to make much of him as your God.
Glorifying God . . . Period
15 juli 2013 |
42 min
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All Things Are Yours
17 maj 2013 |
24 min
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Reflecting on 33 Years in the Pastorate
8 maj 2013 |
50 min
We should not be afraid to pray that God would make us maximally influential, provided that influence means people getting saved and becoming like Jesus. In this interview, John Piper reflects on 33 years in pastoral ministry.
God Works for Those Who Wait for Him
5 maj 2013 |
52 min
There are many gods, but there is no God like our — a God who works for those who wait for him.
Live in Hope, Live in Holiness, Live in Holy Fear
3 maj 2013 |
63 min
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Jesus Is Most Magnified in Us When We Are Most Satisfied in Him
28 april 2013 |
51 min
John Piper | We are all created for God’s glory, and the way we most glorify God is by being satisfied in him.
What Happens in the New Birth
27 april 2013 |
59 min
The new birth is a supernatural work of the Holy Spirit that cleanses us from all our sin and makes us into a new creation.
Farewell Words to Bethlehem Baptist Church
14 april 2013 |
14 min
As John Piper steps away from his pastoral role at Bethlehem Baptist Church, he reflects on his ministry with heartfelt gratitude to God.
The Life and Ministry of Charles Spurgeon
10 april 2013 |
59 min
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Jesus the Son of God, the Son of Mary
8 april 2013 |
58 min
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Future Grace (Part 2)
5 april 2013 |
70 min
Trusting future grace in all that God promises to be for us in Jesus is the only way to successfully put sin to death and live a life of love. 
Future Grace (Q&A)
5 april 2013 |
54 min
Living by faith in future grace does not undermine the importance of gratitude, but rather emphasizes the repeated biblical testimony that the Christian life is a life of faith. 
Future Grace (Part 1)
4 april 2013 |
64 min
Faith in future grace is essential for God to be glorified in our lives of holiness. 
Thanks to the Bethlehem Staff
31 mars 2013 |
23 min
Pastor John addresses the Bethlehem staff in the transition of his pastoral role in 2011 concerning 20 things he is thankful for. 
God Raised Your Great Shepherd from the Dead
31 mars 2013 |
40 min
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The Essential and Prominent Place of Preaching in Worship
21 mars 2013 |
41 min
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A Hunger for God: The Foundation for Faithful and Effective Ministry
19 mars 2013 |
60 min
Every pastor must work hard for the joy of his people. But he can only do this from the overflow of a hunger for God.
Q & A with Eric Metaxas and John Piper
8 mars 2013 |
48 min
Is Dietrich Bonhoeffer a theological liberal? How should the church respond to the current political trend to legalize so-called “gay marriage”? In this interview, John Piper and Eric Metaxas discuss these questions and more.
How to Give the Bible Functional Authority in Your Speech and Writing
7 mars 2013 |
38 min
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The Pursuit of God’s Glory in Salvation
2 mars 2013 |
77 min
John Piper | The doctrine of perseverance of the saints is the reality that our only hope of making it to the end and pressing on in holiness rests upon the keeping power of God.
The Pursuit of God’s Glory in Salvation
2 mars 2013 |
86 min
John Piper | The doctrine of limited (or definite) atonement conveys the reality that Christ died not only to secure the free offer of forgiveness for all people but also to secure the salvation of his bride. 
The Pursuit of God’s Glory in Salvation
2 mars 2013 |
83 min
John Piper | Unconditional election is the reality that God chooses his own before the foundation of the world and apart from any foreseen virtue or faith in them. 
The Pursuit of God’s Glory in Salvation
2 mars 2013 |
84 min
John Piper | Total depravity means that we are corrupt in our nature and unable to do anything to please God or be the decisive actor in conversion. 
The Pursuit of God’s Glory in Salvation
1 mars 2013 |
67 min
John Piper | The doctrine of irresistible grace does not mean that grace cannot be resisted, but that whenever God chooses he can overcome our resistance. 
The Pursuit of God’s Glory in Salvation
1 mars 2013 |
55 min
John Piper | The promises of God stand only if he is supremely sovereign. What does that mean for our individual salvation?
Life Together at the End of the Age
25 februari 2013 |
50 min
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All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God: Continue in It
17 februari 2013 |
64 min
In light of opposition to Christianity in culture, we must hold fast to the Scriptures according to the pattern of 2 Timothy 3:14–17.
Sailing to the Nations to Finish the Task
15 februari 2013 |
42 min
Every Christian should have a holy ambition that is rooted in the word of God and aimed at meeting needs in the cause of world evangelization. 
Sailing to the Nations to Finish the Task
15 februari 2013 |
45 min
The essence of worship is the experience of being satisfied with all that God is for us in Jesus.
The Sadness and Beauty of Paul’s Final Words
14 februari 2013 |
35 min
A life of ministry is a life of hardship. But Jesus will strengthen us to endure every trial and struggle when we press on in faith.
Saying Beautifully as a Way of Seeing Beauty: The Life of George Herbert and His Poetic Effort
5 februari 2013 |
76 min
George Herbert’s work and effort shows that words in our life matter. And how we use them can help us capture what’s really beautiful.
The Gospel of the Glory of the Blessed God
20 januari 2013 |
17 min
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Thinking Seriously About the Lost People You Love
18 januari 2013 |
41 min
We don’t have the power to save the lost ones we love, but God can. Pray to him and share the good news of a glorious Redeemer.
Joy as the Power to Suffer in the Path of Love for the Sake of Liberation
3 januari 2013 |
40 min
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Sorrowful Yet Always Rejoicing
29 december 2012 |
45 min
What the world needs from the church is our indomitable joy in Jesus in the midst of suffering and sorrow.
God Created Man Male and Female: What Does It Mean to Be Complementarian?
24 november 2012 |
44 min
God has designed men for Christlike servant-leadership, and God has designed women to honor and affirm her husband’s leadership.
Living by Faith in Future Grace
17 november 2012 |
45 min
Though our faith is founded on past acts of redeeming grace, the way faith works now is by looking to the boundless fountain of future grace.
The Price and the Prize of the Gospel
10 november 2012 |
42 min
The gospel is the good news that God in Christ paid the price of suffering, so that we could have the prize of enjoying him forever.
When Jesus Meets Disability: How a Christian Hedonist Handles Deep Disappointment
8 november 2012 |
59 min
God reigns so supreme, that he can even turn our deepest disappointments into our greater good.
Desiring God Through Fasting and Prayer
3 november 2012 |
81 min
John Piper | The essence of fasting is hunger for God, and we can forgo food for a season in order to demonstrate that hunger. 
Desiring God Through Fasting and Prayer
3 november 2012 |
81 min
John Piper | Communion with God in prayer involves expressing our desires for God and asking him for assistance in understanding and living out his word. 
The Sovereignty of God: ‘I Will Accomplish All My Purpose’
3 november 2012 |
47 min
From galaxies to molecules, God rules over all. His power encompasses everything.
Desiring God Through Fasting and Prayer
2 november 2012 |
111 min
John Piper | The sacred Scriptures are the lifeblood of our relationship with God. Don’t disconnect yourself of the restoring, rejuvenating effects of God’s word.
ABCs for Following God’s Call
28 oktober 2012 |
24 min
John Piper walks through eight facets of making decisions for the glory of Christ. 
Missions Exists Because Worship Doesn’t
27 oktober 2012 |
39 min
God will spread the fame of his name to every tribe, nation, and tongue, but he won’t do it without his people sending and going.
A Spectacular and Scary Promise: Fellow Heirs with Christ If We Suffer
21 oktober 2012 |
53 min
The Holy Spirit wants to assure us that we are God‘s children. All he owns belongs to us — if we suffer alongside his Son.
Don’t Waste Your Life
17 oktober 2012 |
56 min
The unwasted life is a life of pursuing joy in God at all costs, including the sacrificial love that brings people into that joy. 
God Is Most Glorified in Us When We Are Most Satisfied in Him
13 oktober 2012 |
52 min
God’s design to pursue his own glory turns out to be love. And our duty to pursue God’s glory turns out to be a quest for joy.
Should We Celebrate Interracial Marriage?
3 oktober 2012 |
30 min
God is concerned with our purity of faith, not race. He never forbids marriage between ethnicities, but between believer and unbeliever.
Ten Ways to Pursue Ethnic Harmony in Your Church
3 oktober 2012 |
42 min
Christ calls us to pursue unity in diversity, but what does that look like in a local church? John Piper offers ten ways forward.
Act the Miracle: Future Grace, the Word of the Cross, and the Purifying Power of God’s Promises
30 september 2012 |
77 min
Christians tap into the sin-killing power of God when we believe a blood-bought promise and embrace it as a more precious treasure than any temptation in front of us. 
Prelude to Acting the Miracle: Putting Sanctification in Its Place
28 september 2012 |
57 min
God will bring our feelings, thoughts, and actions into conformity to his infinitely satisfying worth. If we are in Christ, it is as good as done.
Why Did God Create the World?
22 september 2012 |
46 min
God created and sustains everything in this universe to display his glorious grace in Jesus.
Eternal Security Is a Community Project
15 september 2012 |
44 min
God designed his church so that her members endure in belief by giving and receiving faith-sustaining words of life.
Reflections on Pastoring Three Decades Downtown
9 september 2012 |
24 min
Three decades of ministry at Bethlehem Baptist Church demonstrate five important things that pastors should rememember for their ministries. 
‘I Am Who I Am’
8 september 2012 |
48 min
There is nothing more foundational, pervasive, and necessary than the truth and reality that God absolutely is who he is.
He Stood by Me and Strengthened Me for the Sake of the Gospel
26 augusti 2012 |
48 min
No matter how rough the road of your life, Jesus is a rock-solid friend who encourages and strengthens you to press on.
God's Delight in Being God
25 augusti 2012 |
77 min
John Piper | God’s pleasure in election, the death of Christ, doing good to those who hope in him, and the obedience of his people all stems from his fundamental pleasure in his own excellency. 
God's Delight in Being God
25 augusti 2012 |
81 min
John Piper | The destruction of the wicked is not ordained by God with the same kind of delight as the redemption of his people, though he is profoundly sovereign over all things. 
God's Delight in Being God
24 augusti 2012 |
99 min
John Piper | God’s delight in being God consists in his happiness in himself as the triune God and his passion to do all things for his name’s sake.
Preach the Word, For the Time of My Departure Has Come
18 augusti 2012 |
50 min
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All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God — Continue in It
11 augusti 2012 |
44 min
In all your troubles, pain, joy, and pleasures, continue to stay in the Scriptures, because there’s no better way to invest than in God’s very words.
When a Lover of Good Thinks About Evil
4 augusti 2012 |
47 min
It will cost you to stand up against evil in our day. But God will deliver you and bring you safely into his heavenly kingdom.
He Cannot Deny Himself
21 juli 2012 |
40 min
We’re not called to run from suffering in the toils of ministry. We’re called to embrace suffering with confidence in Christ for the sake of his gospel.
In the Throne Room: The God of Holiness and Hope
23 juni 2012 |
45 min
When we say that God is holy, we have sailed to the end of language and must worship in silence and wonder.
The Search for Joy and the Supremacy of God in the Gospel
22 juni 2012 |
45 min
John Piper | In the gospel, God removes everything that makes our happiness fail, and he reveals everything that makes our happiness full. 
Let Marriage Be Held in Honor
16 juni 2012 |
51 min
So-called same-sex marriage dishonors the partners involved and disregards God’s good design.
My Peace I Give to You
9 juni 2012 |
53 min
When Jesus went to the cross, he not only desired our faith, joy, and peace; he also secured them.
If Anyone Loves Me, He Will Keep My Word
2 juni 2012 |
51 min
Loving Jesus is not a matter of doing excellent things. It’s a matter of delighting in an excellent Savior.
Doing the Works of Jesus and Greater Works
21 april 2012 |
44 min
God equips his people with everything we need to serve him. And we will do even greater works than Jesus himself.
Reflections on the Life of Isaac Newton
20 april 2012 |
37 min
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The Sum of God's Word Is Truth
13 april 2012 |
61 min
We believe the Bible is real because God opened our eyes. Can blind men see the sun? Can seeing men pretend they do not?
Glory, Majesty, Dominion, and Authority Keep Us Safe for Everlasting Joy
12 april 2012 |
60 min
If you had to keep yourself believing, you’d never make it. God himself sustains you every second.
The Risen Christ — His Peace, Power, and Purpose
7 april 2012 |
39 min
Be reconciled to God: receive as a free gift his peace, his power, his purpose.
I Planted, Apollos Watered, But God Gave the Growth
31 mars 2012 |
53 min
God is supreme not only in the ministry of the church, but also in the planting and watering, and in causing faith and giving the growth.
Race and the Christian
28 mars 2012 |
76 min
John Piper and Tim Keller, moderated by Anthony Bradley, discuss race in America.
I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life
23 mars 2012 |
43 min
Jesus prepares a place in paradise for all his people. Trust him now, and you’ll reap untold riches — now and forever.
Controlled by a Holy Ambition
22 mars 2012 |
39 min
Immerse yourself in the word of God and seek him for a holy ambition so that your life will not be wasted, but instead will count for God’s glory among the nations. 
The Pleasures of God Roundtable
21 mars 2012 |
59 min
John Piper | Does God’s delight in our obedience and faith feel less genuine if it’s predetermined by his sovereignty rather than being a result of our own free will? Does God primarily delight in holiness and godliness, with a secondary delight in public justice?
The Purifying Power of the Promises of God
17 mars 2012 |
167 min
John Piper | Living by faith in future grace is essential for walking in holiness and putting sin to death.
As I Have Loved You, Love One Another
17 mars 2012 |
46 min
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The Purifying Power of the Promises of God
16 mars 2012 |
168 min
John Piper | The faith that justifies is the same faith that sanctifies as sin is defeated by the power of superior promises. 
The Solid Logic of Heaven Holds
15 mars 2012 |
28 min
If God did not spare his only Son, but gave him up for us, he will surely give us all things with him.
The Pleasures of God Roundtable
14 mars 2012 |
64 min
John Piper | How did John Piper learn to ask great questions? Is it pastorally helpful to emphasize God’s pleasure in abolishing sin and death or God’s displeasure when discussing tragedies?
You Cannot Follow Me Now
10 mars 2012 |
44 min
Only Jesus could do the saving work we needed. Only he could bear the awesome weight of our sin.
The Pleasures of God Roundtable
7 mars 2012 |
58 min
John Piper | How does God’s satisfaction in himself become a wonderful model for parents in how they raise their children? How does a theology centered on a big God serve as balm for the downcast soul? John Piper addresses these questions and more.
The Supremacy of Christ in All of Life: The Pastor and His Worldview
1 februari 2012 |
120 min
What are the similarities and differences between John Piper and Douglas Wilson? How have Jonathan Edwards and C.S. Lewis influenced them? In this two-hour-long conversation, John Piper and Douglas Wilson address these questions and more.
“The Frank and Manly Mr. Ryle” — The Value of a Masculine Ministry
31 januari 2012 |
69 min
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Let’s Be Rich Toward God
28 januari 2012 |
49 min
The movement of your money expresses the movement of your heart. Where your treasure is, your heart will be also. 
They Poured Out Innocent Blood
22 januari 2012 |
48 min
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From Bloodlines to Bloodline
14 januari 2012 |
48 min
God takes people from every racial and ethnic bloodline and leads by the gospel us to the one bloodline of Jesus Christ.
The Word of God Is at Work in You
7 januari 2012 |
49 min
Walking by the Spirit is a continual depending, praying, trusting, acting, and thanking God all out of faith.
One Life: Don’t Waste It
1 januari 2012 |
40 min
The life that exalts Christ, enjoys him, and happily overflows to meet the needs of others — that life will never be wasted.
Piper One on One
1 januari 2012 |
13 min
Racism is not a social issue but a blood issue — the blood of Christ shed on the cross. 
Seeing and Savoring the Supremacy of Jesus Christ Above All Things
1 januari 2012 |
46 min
Seeing and savoring the supremacy of Jesus Christ frees you from the slavery of sin for the sacrifices of love.
One Life: Enjoy It
31 december 2011 |
44 min
We honor God most not just by obeying what he commands, but by finding our deepest satisfaction in all that he is for us.
For Men: Augustine, Sin, and Sovereign Joy
31 december 2011 |
55 min
The life of Augustine shows us that the only way to truly sever the deadly pleasures of sin is by having superior pleasure in the sovereign joy of God. 
A Savior Is Born: Glory to God, Peace to Man
24 december 2011 |
49 min
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For His Sake and for Your Joy, Go Low
17 december 2011 |
51 min
All Christians have the high, spiritual status of being a child of God. And with this high standing, there is a call to go low.
Belief in Jesus: Its Barriers and Blessings
10 december 2011 |
49 min
God is sovereign not only over our belief, but also our unbelief. He plans both for his glory in all things.
For This Purpose I Have Come to This Hour
3 december 2011 |
35 min
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Chosen to Know and Believe and Witness That I Am He
20 november 2011 |
31 min
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Gravity and Gladness
12 november 2011 |
104 min
John Piper | John Piper lays out some practical implications for corporate worship in relation to the previous sessions, which covered the intensification of worship as an inward experience of the heart and the essence of worship as being satisfied in God.
If a Grain of Wheat Dies, It Bears Much Fruit
12 november 2011 |
45 min
The Christian life is far from being easy. It’s no stroll in the park. But God guarantees that our journey will end in glory.
Gravity and Gladness
12 november 2011 |
44 min
John Piper | God making much of God, in communicating his glory to our minds and hearts, is the greatest act of love toward us.
Gravity and Gladness
11 november 2011 |
106 min
John Piper | The essence of worship is the experience of being satisfied with all that God is for us in Jesus.
Gravity and Gladness
11 november 2011 |
45 min
John Piper, Bob Kauflin, and David Mathis | Gravity and gladness on Sunday mornings does not need to be dour or gloomy, but should be done with sensitivity to the moment and in the spirit of sorrowful yet always rejoicing.
Leave Her Alone, Judas — This Is for My Burial
5 november 2011 |
41 min
If Jesus is your greatest treasure, then your affections for him should be lavish and unbounded.
Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian
3 november 2011 |
70 min
The only hope we have for genuine, lasting ethnic harmony is the death and resurrection of Christ along with all of its implications for our unity.
Jesus Died to Gather the Children of God
29 oktober 2011 |
52 min
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Get a Holy Ambition — and Skip Adultolescence
22 oktober 2011 |
45 min
Adultolescence impedes the advance of the gospel. Skip years of immature indulgence and get a holy ambition.
How the Offspring of Isaac Blesses the Sons of Ishmael
22 oktober 2011 |
43 min
God invites everyone to embrace the good news of Jesus. And he uses his people to proclaim and spread the message.
Sovereignty, Substitution, and Solidarity
18 oktober 2011 |
25 min
The sovereignty of God brings about the substitution of Christ, which produces the globally diverse solidarity of the church of Jesus Christ.
Let the Nations Be Glad!
15 oktober 2011 |
84 min
John Piper | The ultimate goal of missions is worship, which is pursued by reliance upon God through prayer and the life-giving means of the word of God.
Let the Nations Be Glad!
15 oktober 2011 |
78 min
John Piper | Our motivations of compassion for the lost and living for the glory of God come together as we pursue the highest joy of the nations through the gospel.
Let the Nations Be Glad!
14 oktober 2011 |
41 min
John Piper | Though the calling of a missionary may include some subjective and mysterious elements, it can never be divorced from a deep, prayer-saturated study of the Scriptures. 
Let the Nations Be Glad!
14 oktober 2011 |
114 min
John Piper | The goal of global evangelization is both a great remaining task and also something that through the power of God the church is able to complete. 
We Were Eager to Share with You Our Own Souls
1 oktober 2011 |
48 min
God made us to live life together. We can only flourish with brothers and sisters in Christ at our side. 
Let the Peoples Praise You, O God, Let All the Peoples Praise You!
25 september 2011 |
65 min
Missions exists because the knowledge of God, the praise of God, the enjoyment of God, and the fear of God don’t exist among the nations.
Thoughts on Christ, Weakness, Insults, and Homosexuality
23 september 2011 |
26 min
True contentment that is able to weather all kinds of hardship comes from knowing Christ as our surpassing treasure.
Jesus Is the Resurrection and the Life
17 september 2011 |
45 min
God does not mainly love us in this life by sparing us from suffering. He mainly loves us by giving us more of himself and his glory.
The Pleasure of God in Everything He Does
15 september 2011 |
27 min
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Victor Watters Converses with Death: A Meditation on 1 Corinthians 15:55-57
11 september 2011 |
22 min
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This Illness Is for the Glory of God
10 september 2011 |
38 min
Jesus loved Lazarus so much that he allowed him to die. But he also raised Lazarus to life and promises to do the same for all who trust in him.
God’s Passion for Our Joy
3 september 2011 |
69 min
The way we glorify God is to pursue and live out of superior satisfaction in him at all costs.
God’s Passion for Others’ Joy
3 september 2011 |
68 min
Love is the overflow of joy in God that meets the needs of others; therefore, in order to love people we must pursue our deepest joy in God.
God's Passion for His Glory
2 september 2011 |
62 min
God pursues his own praise, which is the greatest act of love not because he won’t be God until he gets it, but because we won’t be happy until we give it.
Show Christ
31 augusti 2011 |
61 min
Showing Christ is a work of love, which will only take place as the overflow of our joy in all that God is for us in Jesus reaching out to meet the needs of others. 
Think Christ
30 augusti 2011 |
57 min
God is honored in our affections when our affections are rooted in knowledge of the truth.
Preach Christ
30 augusti 2011 |
64 min
In order to preach Christ faithfully we should preach his supremacy theocentrically, preach his love as the gift of himself, preach the cross from eternity to eternity, preach conversion as a miraculous gift, and preach sanctification as an effect of seeing the glory of Christ. 
God's Passion for His Glory in Christ
29 augusti 2011 |
57 min
God’s passion for his glory is not egomania but love, and it is manifested in his acts of predestination, creation, incarnation, propitiation, sanctification, and consummation.
Feel Christ
29 augusti 2011 |
62 min
The truth that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied with him has profound implications for the life of the church, pastoral ministry, preaching, and the broader evangelical world.
Don't Waste Your Life
25 augusti 2011 |
54 min
God owns us and has determined what the unwasted life is: living and acting in such a way that displays the supreme value of Christ.
Proclaiming Christ
25 augusti 2011 |
70 min
Proclaiming Christ in such a way that people receive him and see him as their supreme treasure can only be done in the power of the Holy Spirit.
I and the Father Are One
20 augusti 2011 |
46 min
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I Have Other Sheep That Are Not of This Fold
13 augusti 2011 |
48 min
Everyone who believes in Jesus is a member of his flock. If you’re his, he’ll keep you safely to the end.
My Abandoned Life for Your Abundant Life
6 augusti 2011 |
41 min
Abundant life is not about having more stuff, but about having Jesus. Only he can save, satisfy, and give life because he is is the way, the truth, and the life.
The Infinite Worth of the Word of God
11 juli 2011 |
31 min
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Be a Radically God-Centered Pastor
13 juni 2011 |
32 min
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Hallowing God's Name in Public Life
12 juni 2011 |
44 min
Hallowing God’s name is a heart action that transforms and shapes every other thing we do, from instituting laws to building cultural institutions. 
For Judgment I Came into This World
11 juni 2011 |
40 min
Sin blinds us all. We can only stumble about in darkness until Jesus takes us by the hand, and leads us into his heavenly light.
The Works of God and the Worship of Jesus
4 juni 2011 |
45 min
Jesus does the very works of God so that all might know that he himself is God.
Why Was This Child Born Blind?
21 maj 2011 |
49 min
Every sorrow and every time we suffer, there is a divinely designed purpose to display God’s glory and increase our joy.
You Will Never See Death
14 maj 2011 |
41 min
One day your strength will fade and your body will fail, but if you are trusting in Jesus you will never see death.
No One Will Take Your Joy from You
7 maj 2011 |
50 min
We are commanded to pursue all-satisfying, never-ending, invincible joy. The place we can find, keep, and share this happiness is only in God.
Desiring God (Session 3)
30 april 2011 |
55 min
How can you enjoy lunch or have sex with your spouse to the glory of God, so that those pleasures do not become supreme but appropriate? What does it mean to lay down your life for your brothers?
Desiring God (Session 2)
30 april 2011 |
72 min
If God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him, the life we must pursue for the sake of God’s glory and the good of others is the life of maximal joy in God.
Desiring God (Session 1)
29 april 2011 |
75 min
People see God’s exaltation and communication of his own glory as a problem, but the Bible doesn’t. The most loving thing God can do is to show us his glory.
You Will Know the Truth and the Truth Will Set You Free
23 april 2011 |
46 min
Jesus is light and life. Only he can set us free from the chains of sin and death.
If You Abide in My Word, You Are Truly My Disciples
16 april 2011 |
45 min
The mark of the true disciple is lasting, enduring, persevering, and keeping on in the force field of the word.
Bethlehem’s Antioch Moment
9 april 2011 |
47 min
When you think you don’t know what to do, you at least know that you can pray. In the middle of transition, you can depend on God. 
Leadership and Scripture Memory
2 april 2011 |
30 min
Scripture memorization is important and should be practiced because it is a means to conformity with Christ, comfort for yourself and others, conflict with sin, communication of the gospel, and communion with God.
The Supremacy of Christ and the Sorrow of Calamity
27 mars 2011 |
30 min
The suffering of this present world exists by the sovereign plan of God, in order that the horrors of sin and the wonders of God’s grace in Christ might be shown. 
Ministry Reflections with John Piper and R. C. Sproul
26 mars 2011 |
89 min
It’s not just enough to understand the truth — you’ve got to see the loveliness of it. In this interview, John Piper and R.C. Sproul reflect on decades of ministry.
Let the Nations Be Glad!
25 mars 2011 |
53 min
God blesses us in order that we might be a blessing for the sake of the nations. 
Twenty-Five Years of Desiring God
25 mars 2011 |
65 min
Delight in God is not optional. The regenerate heart finds joy in Jesus more than anything else.
Don't Waste Your Life
24 mars 2011 |
60 min
You only have one life now. Don’t waste it because this life will soon be past, and then the outcome will — for eternity — last.
The Sum of Your Word Is Truth
20 mars 2011 |
65 min
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The Truth Will Set You Free
19 mars 2011 |
47 min
Self-justification won’t work. Only Jesus can free you from Satan’s chains.
Poetry, Pain, and the Power to See: Why Words Matter at Desiring God
18 mars 2011 |
44 min
The Bible is a book full of inspired poetry, and God invites us to join him in his creative eloquence. 
I Am the Light of the World
12 mars 2011 |
40 min
There is no light besides Jesus. It’s Jesus or darkness. It’s life or death. Choose this day whom you shall serve.
Neither Do I Condemn You
6 mars 2011 |
41 min
The Bible has unrivaled historical evidence. You can trust this book with your life because God has kept his word pure through the ages.
No One Ever Spoke Like This Man
27 februari 2011 |
41 min
Jesus will not allow you to call him merely interesting, intelligent, or instructive. Everyone must reckon with his actual claims.
I Act the Miracle
24 februari 2011 |
38 min
You can fight the battle hard against your sin because Jesus has already purchased victory over your sin at the cross.
Out of Your Heart Will Flow Rivers of Living Water
20 februari 2011 |
51 min
Every river of joy in your soul will flow from Jesus. When you come to him, you get him. And he never leaves.
Willing God’s Will as a Way of Knowing Christ’s Word
14 februari 2011 |
43 min
You can’t know Jesus until your will is to do God’s will. And God’s will is to make much of himself.
He Kissed the Rose and Felt the Thorn: Living and Dying in the Morning of Life
1 februari 2011 |
88 min
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The Common Root of Unbelief in the Brothers of Jesus and the Jewish Crowds
30 januari 2011 |
47 min
Faith, at its core, is despairing of human approval and being glad in the God of grace.
Abortion and the Narrow Way That Leads to Life
23 januari 2011 |
42 min
Jesus died for sinners. And that group includes those who have had or committed abortions.
Our Deepest Prayer: Hallowed Be Your Name
9 januari 2011 |
45 min
The Lord’s Prayer teaches us to go to God for every need, especially our need to hallow him above all things.
Getting to the Bottom of Your Joy
3 januari 2011 |
58 min
God won’t ever let you be the ultimate source of your own joy. Only God himself can possibly bear the weight of the happiness he has prepared for you.
Making Known the Manifold Wisdom of God Through Prison and Prayer
19 oktober 2010 |
33 min
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Our Passion for Others’ Joy
17 oktober 2010 |
60 min
Love for people consists in being so satisfied in God that we are willing to lay our loves down to bring them into our joy. 
God’s Passion for Our Joy
16 oktober 2010 |
47 min
God’s purpose for humanity is to find joy in him. Therefore, you must dedicate your entire life to pursuing maximum happiness, without letting any moment pass by without striving for it, even if it costs you your life.
Q & A with John Piper and Conrad Mbewe
16 oktober 2010 |
84 min
The word of God shows us the will of God for the church, for the home, for ministry, for manhood and womanhood, for the lost world, and for all of life as a disciple of Christ.
God’s Passion for His Glory
15 oktober 2010 |
66 min
Though God does make much of us in the gospel, the root of all his benefits and salvation toward us is his infinite passion for his own glory. 
Brothers—Think, Feel, Preach God
14 oktober 2010 |
65 min
Emotions are essential in the Christian life because Christ is most magnified in us when he is more valuable than anything life can give and death can take away. 
Leaders Q & A with John Piper and Conrad Mbewe
14 oktober 2010 |
23 min
Attempting to hide the truth for the sake of unity is essentially holding hands in the dark. In this interview, John Piper and Conrad Mbewe discuss the growing divisions in evangelical circles and emphasize why unity in the truth is essential.
The Life of the Mind and the Love of God
3 oktober 2010 |
59 min
Thinking is firewood for burning love for God and others. It’s not the end in itself, but it’s a means to the end: to love God.
Praying in the Power of the Spirit
25 juni 2010 |
48 min
Sometimes we experience so much pain and so much confusion, we don’t know what to pray for. But fear not: the Holy Spirit intercedes for his people.
Preaching in the Power of the Spirit
24 juni 2010 |
52 min
True Christian preaching isn’t a lecture, but an awakening of worship in both the pastor and his people.
Living in the Power of the Spirit
23 juni 2010 |
48 min
The same Spirit who awoke faith in your dead soul is the same Spirit who empowers you to live a holy life. Keep in step with the Spirit, not the flesh.
What Does It Mean to Live by Faith in the Service of the Fatherless?
30 april 2010 |
33 min
The cause of orphan care and adoption must be pursued by faith, both in success and suffering. 
Consider Your Calling
25 april 2010 |
42 min
God’s love for his people is so rich and full that they need the Holy Spirit’s help to really feel it.
Rejoicing in the Midst of Sorrow
23 april 2010 |
34 min
John Piper | Eight suggestions are given for how to persevere in ministry in the midst of sorrow.
How Much Does God Love This Church?
18 april 2010 |
52 min
We are precious to God — so precious that he will not have us make that preciousness into our god.
Did Jesus Preach the Gospel of Evangelicalism?
14 april 2010 |
66 min
Christ is our pardon. Christ is our perfection. Paul and Jesus agreed. 
The Inner Essence of Worship
11 april 2010 |
55 min
God seeks and is pleased with those who worship him in spirit and in truth — those who have the inner experience of being satisfied with him.
What Jesus Demands from the World, Session 2
10 april 2010 |
72 min
God-glorifying obedience is fruit of being born again, having a total change in our inner reality, believing in Christ, coming to Christ, loving Christ, and rejoicing in Christ as our all-satisfying treasure.
What Jesus Demands from the World, Session 1
9 april 2010 |
64 min
All the demands of the Great Commission flow from the person and work of Christ.
The Supremacy of Christ in Suffering
8 april 2010 |
52 min
Everything in the universe points to God’s glory. He uses even our greatest sorrows to display his supremacy.
Suffering for the Gospel Q & A
8 april 2010 |
43 min
Suffering in the path of obedience is something promised to every believer, but we should be patient with those who struggle to grasp God’s sovereignty and goodness in their suffering. 
The Immeasurable Greatness of His Power Toward Us
4 april 2010 |
37 min
The resurrection of Jesus shows the greatness of God's power toward us now in this life.
The Son of Man Must Suffer Many Things
28 mars 2010 |
36 min
The death of Christ was planned by the Father and approved by the Son to ransom many people from their sins.
Parenting with Hope in the Worst of Times
21 mars 2010 |
55 min
In every stage of parenting, knowing God's mercy gives us brokenhearted boldness—and hope.
Why God Makes Much of Us
1 mars 2010 |
37 min
The love of God that makes much of us for his glory is a greater love than a love that would only make much of us.
Why God Makes Much of Us
28 februari 2010 |
46 min
God’s children are immensely precious to him, and he ensures that their preciousness to him does not become their god, but that he is their God. 
Q & A with Urban Pastors
28 februari 2010 |
45 min
The word of the cross is sufficient for our issues of ethnic harmony, political schisms, and standing against false doctrine in the church.
Lessons from an Inconsolable Soul
2 februari 2010 |
75 min
We might not agree with Lewis on everything, but his romantic rationalism applied to the Christian faith can open our eyes to more of God’s wonders.
I Will Build My Church
31 januari 2010 |
48 min
Multiplying churches with different strengths and weaknesses means coming closer to meeting the needs of the world.
Born Blind for the Glory of God: Eugenics by Abortion Is an Abomination to God
24 januari 2010 |
51 min
All children, of every degree of ability, are conceived for the purpose of displaying the glory of God.
Help the Children Love the Different People
17 januari 2010 |
46 min
Eight ways to help children love those who don't look like them.
Holding Fast the Word of Life
10 januari 2010 |
47 min
There is a spiritual diet without which no Christian can be strong and healthy and fruitful. And that is a diet of the word of God.
Is Jesus an Egomaniac?
4 januari 2010 |
48 min
God loves us best when he loves himself most. And in his loving glorification, we find imperishable joy.
Praying in the Closet and in the Spirit
3 januari 2010 |
56 min
Both disciplined and spontaneous prayer should flow from our confidence that God is already one hundred percent on our side.
Holy Ambition: Paul’s and Yours
31 december 2009 |
61 min
John Piper | A holy ambition comes from immersing yourself in the word of God. Dive deep in the Bible and let it take hold of your desires.
God’s Passion for His Glory
30 december 2009 |
53 min
God’s passion for his own glory is the great ballast not only for global missions, but also for our very own souls.
Subjected in Hope
27 december 2009 |
55 min
Cancer causes us to come to Christ. Earthly groans guarantee a global heritage.
You Have the Words of Eternal Life
20 december 2009 |
43 min
Christmas is for salvation. God sent his Son into the world to save it, not condemn it.
It Is the Spirit That Gives Life
13 december 2009 |
53 min
As once-adoring followers disappear, Jesus’s message becomes clearer and clearer: their resistance itself is in God’s hands.
They Will All Be Taught of God
6 december 2009 |
43 min
We come to God not because we merely made a decision, but because God has called us, drawn us, and taught us who Jesus really is.
Skeptical Grumbling and Sovereign Grace
29 november 2009 |
50 min
When we come to Jesus, we come voluntarily and freely. And behind that change in us is a decisive work of the Father.
Behold, Believe, Be Raised
22 november 2009 |
51 min
We should hunger and thirst for God and all he has done in Jesus more than anything else in this world.
Jesus Came Not to Give Bread but to Be Bread
19 november 2009 |
49 min
Our greatest need is not physical but spiritual. We crave the bread of life more than bread for our stomachs.
Questions and Answers
19 november 2009 |
35 min
We should accept our calling wherever God has placed us, including prison, and we should first and foremost be loyal to the Bible, not to a certain theological camp.
Do Not Labor for the Food That Perishes
15 november 2009 |
42 min
Jesus offers himself to us freely as the food that endures to eternal life. No amount of working for God can make you taste him for the feast he is.
Twelve Baskets of Bread and the Walk on Water
8 november 2009 |
47 min
Jesus’ presence brings the kind of fullness that produces generosity and risk-taking in his church.
The All-Providing King Who Would Not Be King
1 november 2009 |
44 min
Jesus came not mainly to give bread but to be bread. He became the all-satisfying bread of life when he gave himself up for us.
The Legacy of Antioch: Partnering with the Church of the Global South for the Sake of the Gospel
25 oktober 2009 |
47 min
As Christianity expands in the global South, the Western church must continue to support the developing church by sending and going.
Q & A (with Russian Interpretation)
13 oktober 2009 |
67 min
The word of God coming to us in the power of the Holy Spirit is sufficient to supply us with all the resources we need for satisfaction in God and dealing with all kinds of weaknesses in the church. 
Preach Christ (with Russian Interpretation)
13 oktober 2009 |
74 min
Preaching Christ must keep the enjoyment of God as the highest good of the gospel and the glory of God as the highest goal of all history. 
Feel Christ (with Russian Interpretation)
12 oktober 2009 |
74 min
Since right thinking is meant to fuel right feeling our preaching must not only aim at the head but also the heart. 
Think Christ (with Russian Interpretation)
12 oktober 2009 |
83 min
Right thinking about God is meant to fuel right admiration for God.
What Makes the Good News Good (with German Interpretation)
11 oktober 2009 |
54 min
The greatest good of the gospel is that every obstacle is removed from us enjoying the presence of God forever, and the only way a person comes to know this is through God’s sovereign grace in the gospel. 
Preach Christ (with German Interpretation)
10 oktober 2009 |
71 min
Preaching Christ must have the glory of God as its central aim. 
Feel Christ (with German Interpretation)
9 oktober 2009 |
54 min
The implications of Christian Hedonism are breathtaking for the Christian life. 
Think Christ (with German Interpretation)
9 oktober 2009 |
68 min
Right thinking about God is essential for right feeling for God and right behavior to God. 
Interview with John Piper (with German Interpretation)
9 oktober 2009 |
31 min
The task of the pastor is to love God with all his heart and love his people by having his heart burn with the truth of God’s word and let that passion pervade his preaching and teaching.
If You Believed Moses, You Would Believe Me, for He Wrote of Me
4 oktober 2009 |
37 min
Wherever God is revealed in the Old Testament, Jesus is revealed.
A Conversation About Collision
25 september 2009 |
17 min
John Piper interviews Doug Wilson about *Collision*, his filmed debate series with Christopher Hitchens. 
The Love of Human Praise as the Root of Unbelief
20 september 2009 |
47 min
The dry root of unbelief is the desire for self-praise, but true faith seeks satisfaction in Christ, the fount of living waters.
Beholding Glory and Becoming Whole
16 september 2009 |
45 min
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Why My Role in Preaching Is Not Enough
13 september 2009 |
24 min
The regular role of preaching in the pulpit, week in and week out, is not enough to adequately minister to the church.
The Life-Giving Voice of the Son of God
13 september 2009 |
52 min
At least six observations about the final judgment can be made from John 5:25-29.
Other Sheep I Have: The Power of God’s Grace Among Native Americans Then and Now
11 september 2009 |
47 min
There is great encouragement and hope to labor among Native Americans, and all other peoples of the word, because Christ will gather his sheep no matter where they are scattered. 
Jesus: Equal With God
6 september 2009 |
42 min
John Piper | John 5:1-24 has at least 3 extraordinary things to teach us about Jesus.
Other Sheep I Have
2 september 2009 |
35 min
Missions should be driven by a great vision of God, as demonstrated through the lives of frontier missionaries and described in Jesus’s words in John 10:16.
Bless the Lord, O My Soul!
31 augusti 2009 |
16 min
All the reasons we have to bless the Lord flow from the cross of Christ. 
Greatness, Humility, Servanthood
30 augusti 2009 |
49 min
Humility is happy to rely on God and quick to give him the credit for all that’s accomplished.
Healed for the Sake of Holiness
23 augusti 2009 |
48 min
Jesus healed a few but left many more unhealed. Until he comes back, the main issue is not that we have perfect physical health, but that we meet him in our brokenness.
Go, Your Son Will Live
16 augusti 2009 |
48 min
What do Jesus' miracles say about Jesus?
The Food of Christ Is to Give Eternal Life
9 augusti 2009 |
46 min
The natural timeframe of sowing and reaping does not pertain to Jesus and his saving power.
The Heart of Worship
6 augusti 2009 |
67 min
Worship is an end in itself, not a means to some other end. God gets the glory and we get the joy.
The God of Worship
5 augusti 2009 |
57 min
The deepest root of our worship must be God's passion for his own glory. Only his glory satisfies eternally.
Not in This or That Mount, but in Spirit and Truth
28 juni 2009 |
49 min
Only those who know Jesus have the Spirit and know the truth that makes real worship possible.
The Tragic Cost of Her Cavernous Thirst
21 juni 2009 |
51 min
Our hearts wander to the sewer even though Jesus offers living water. Only he can transform and satisfy our deepest desires.
The Suicide of Satan
15 juni 2009 |
59 min
God uses everything for his sovereign purposes. Even the most heinous crimes ever committed were never beyond his control.
Spectacular Sins
14 juni 2009 |
53 min
God ordains all things, including the fall of Satan and the fall of man, for his glory in Jesus Christ.
You Will Never Be Thirsty Again
14 juni 2009 |
46 min
Jesus reveals our woeful condition that causes our thirst, and then offers his cup of grace so we never have to thirst again.
Sustained By Sovereign Grace: How to Endure to the End
7 juni 2009 |
51 min
God promises in the new covenant to keep believers steadfast to the end. He works with all of his heart and all of his soul, with infinite joy, to help us endure.
Remember the Rich Young Man
7 juni 2009 |
38 min
Health and wealth tempt us to no end, but they can never deliver what we need most. Christ is our only true life and treasure.
Let the Nations Be Glad
6 juni 2009 |
81 min
The work frontier missions must be carried out with an understanding of the motivation and method of missions. 
Let the Nations Be Glad
5 juni 2009 |
83 min
The work frontier missions must be carried out with an understanding of the task of missions and the necessity of missions.
Q&A with Piper, Mason, Driscoll, Greear, and Stetzer
5 juni 2009 |
32 min
Revivals cannot be manufactured by human strategies, but we can seek the things that have characterized them throughout history: prayer, repentance, and the proclamation of the gospel.
The Father Has Given All Things into Jesus’s Hands
31 maj 2009 |
47 min
The Gospel of John lifts Jesus up as coming from God, being full of God, and speaking and ruling as God.
He Must Increase, I Must Decrease
24 maj 2009 |
47 min
Only when we decrease and Christ increases will we have full joy.
This Is the Judgment: Light Has Come into the World
17 maj 2009 |
48 min
Jesus didn't come to a neutral world. He came to those already dead and guilty to make some alive and free.
Preaching Regeneration Undiminished
12 maj 2009 |
58 min
The new birth is the supernatural giving of divine life to a dead soul, and God accomplishes this great work through the means of gospel preaching. 
Preaching Justification Undiminished
11 maj 2009 |
59 min
If we depart from the traditional doctrine of the imputation of Christ’s righteousness we will diminish one of Christ’s great achievements, harm people who need this doctrine, and undermine the fruit of love.
We Are Workers with You for Your Joy
11 maj 2009 |
44 min
Affections are to be prized, stirred, and renewed. Pastors labor alongside you and on your behalf, striving for your joy.
God So Loved the World
10 maj 2009 |
48 min
John 3:16 represents a glorious love, but there is more to God’s love than the free offer of the gospel.
God So Loved the World
3 maj 2009 |
49 min
We have eternal life because Christ died in our place and because in him is life. He removes God’s wrath, and he supplies the everlasting life we don’t have.
The God-Centeredness of God
30 april 2009 |
58 min
John Piper | Teaching children is not about indoctrination or contextualization, but about category-creation that is rooted in the God-centeredness of God. 
The Free Will of the Wind
26 april 2009 |
53 min
The wind of God’s Spirit gives new birth to whomever he pleases.
The Pastor as Scholar: A Personal Journey
23 april 2009 |
65 min
John Piper | Pastors should strive to be scholars and scholars should strive to be pastors. 
Feed the Flame of God’s Gift
21 april 2009 |
58 min
We are called to fan into flame God’s gift. Don’t be ashamed, be courageous in God’s unbeatable power.
Jesus Christ and the Rescue of Joy, Part 1
19 april 2009 |
51 min
When God calls you to praise him, he’s not a megalomaniac. He’s a loving Father who invites you into highest, purest joy.
Jesus Christ and the Rescue of Joy
19 april 2009 |
54 min
If you live to maximize your joy and pleasure in God above all things, you will be the most loving and generous type of person in the world.
I Have Seen the Lord
12 april 2009 |
43 min
Twenty centuries later, we can still see the truth of the Resurrection.
The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up — Like the Serpent
5 april 2009 |
44 min
Jesus saves us by becoming a curse for us. Only in this substitution can we find blessing.
“I Will Not Be a Velvet-Mouthed Preacher!”
3 februari 2009 |
83 min
George Whitefield devoted his whole life to pointing people away from himself and to Jesus.
What Is the Recession For?
1 februari 2009 |
44 min
God remains in control and fulfills his good purposes, even during an economic downturn or financial collapse.
The Baby in My Womb Leaped for Joy
25 januari 2009 |
42 min
How the Bible looks at a human being in the womb.
The Pursuit of Joy in Life and Ministry
24 januari 2009 |
57 min
John Piper | Joy in God is not an option in the Christian life, therefore we must employ all the means of grace God gives to us us in order to pursue it.
The Pursuit of Joy in Life and Ministry
24 januari 2009 |
56 min
John Piper | The grand obligation of our lives is to pursue maximum joy in God, because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.
The Pursuit of Joy in Life and Ministry
24 januari 2009 |
47 min
John Piper | The grand obligation of our lives is to pursue maximum joy in God, because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. 
The Pursuit of Joy in Life and Ministry
23 januari 2009 |
57 min
John Piper | The love of God consists in him doing whatever it takes, at great cost to himself, to enthrall us with the unparalleled worth of his glory forever. 
The Pursuit of Joy in Life and Ministry
23 januari 2009 |
43 min
John Piper | In this seminar, John Piper defines and explains Christian Hedonism.
He Knew What Was in Man
11 januari 2009 |
47 min
Jesus knows everything about everyone and is still willing to love those who trust in him.
If My Words Abide in You
4 januari 2009 |
48 min
When you let Jesus’s words abide in you, they will grow into a bountiful harvest for God’s glory and your good.
New Year’s Eve Meditation
31 december 2008 |
27 min
We all have regrets, and we all feel the guilt for our sin. But Christians have godly grief that produces repentance to the pardoning God.
Put in the Fire for the Sake of Prayer
28 december 2008 |
50 min
God can put his people through the fires of suffering to awaken our appetite for prayer.
Christmas Eve Meditation
24 december 2008 |
10 min
Good news changes everything. Our circumstances may not change, and we may still feel stuck, but the good news of Christmas will never leave us the same.
Destroy This Temple, and in Three Days I Will Raise It Up
21 december 2008 |
45 min
Jesus is the new temple. Authentic worship is no longer attached to
any place. It is attached to Jesus.
Obedient Son, Ultimate Purifier, All-Providing Bridegroom
14 december 2008 |
41 min
3 of Christ's glories on display in John 2.
Son of God, Son of Man, King of Israel
7 december 2008 |
40 min
Jesus’s many titles show his divinity and universal rule, yet his identity is what drove man’s wickedness to reject and kill him.
We Have Found the Messiah
30 november 2008 |
40 min
7 ways John shows us the glory of Jesus.
This Is He Who Baptizes with the Holy Spirit
23 november 2008 |
50 min
“Baptism with the Spirit” in John is not a technical term for one experience of the Christian life, but a general term for all that the Holy Spirit does for us because of Christ.
Why God Is Not a Megalomaniac in Demanding to Be Worshiped
20 november 2008 |
44 min
God’s self-exaltation is not egotistical but rather the epitome of love. While human self-exaltation draws attention away from God, God’s self-exaltation leads us to the one thing that can satisfy our souls: namely, God.
Behold the Lamb of God
16 november 2008 |
43 min
Those who embrace Jesus as their Lamb and their Lord will be sheltered from God's otherwise inescapable wrath.
Q&A on Singleness
14 november 2008 |
58 min
What are the trials unique to singleness? Why is masturbation an enemy of missions? John Piper addresses these questions and more.
From His Fullness We Have All Received, Grace Upon Grace
9 november 2008 |
48 min
Those who by grace are born of God have seen the glory of God that Moses asked to see but wasn't permitted.
Suffering for the Sake of the Body
8 november 2008 |
45 min
John Piper | Believing in the sovereignty of God in suffering, we must lean in with tenderness, compassion, and rightly-timed truth to care for others in their trials. 
Suffering for the Sake of the Body
8 november 2008 |
56 min
John Piper | It is personally stabilizing for our faith to understand the necessity, nature, and purpose of Christian suffering.
Suffering for the Sake of the Body
8 november 2008 |
62 min
John Piper | God is sovereign over all things, therefore the suffering that takes place in our own individual lives and globally has meaning. 
Suffering for the Sake of the Body
7 november 2008 |
55 min
John Piper | God’s sovereignty over Satan and all the suffering he causes can be seen through his ultimate control of natural disasters, diseases, animals, temptation, spiritual blindness, and spiritual captivity.
Suffering for the Sake of the Body
7 november 2008 |
53 min
John Piper | God is sovereign over suffering, including all the suffering that Satan is able to inflict upon people. 
The Earth Is the Lord’s: The Supremacy of Christ in Christian Learning
5 november 2008 |
56 min
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We Beheld His Glory, Full of Grace and Truth
2 november 2008 |
44 min
By becoming a man, Jesus shows us the glory of God.
Proclaiming the Excellencies of Christ, Not Prosperity, Among the Nations
26 oktober 2008 |
41 min
All nations will be reached only with the wealth-renouncing witness of cross-cultural missionaries.
Filling Up What Is Lacking in Christ's Afflictions
19 oktober 2008 |
59 min
To fill up the afflictions of Christ means to present Christ’s completed, atoning work to those whom he died for by means of our own self-sacrificing love. 
Job: When the Righteous Suffer, Part 2
18 oktober 2008 |
85 min
God’s merciful purpose is shown in the conclusion of the book of Job as he demonstrates his own worth and sovereign goodness, and secures the restoration and reconciliation of Job and his friends. 
Job: When the Righteous Suffer, Part 1
17 oktober 2008 |
78 min
The book of Job teaches us that God is ultimately sovereign over all things, including Satan and any calamity he brings. 
John Was Not the Light, but a Witness to the Light
12 oktober 2008 |
43 min
Let's join John the Baptist in saying, “Jesus must increase, but I must decrease.”
The Ultimate Meaning of True Womanhood
9 oktober 2008 |
46 min
John Piper | True womanhood is not wimpy. It exists to uniquely display the glory of God.
In Him Was Life
5 oktober 2008 |
46 min
Not only is Jesus the Life that created all material life, but he is the Life that creates all eternal life.
Is There Christian Eloquence? Clear Words and the Wonder of the Cross
28 september 2008 |
84 min
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In the Beginning Was the Word
21 september 2008 |
54 min
Whatever else you may enjoy about Jesus, John’s Gospel wants you to know and treasure Jesus in his infinite majesty.
The New Commandment of Christ: ‘Love One Another As I Have Loved You’
14 september 2008 |
48 min
What's new about Jesus' new commandment?
The Pursuit of God in Corporate Worship
13 september 2008 |
40 min
John Piper | What unites Christians in the worship of the triune God is not forms, styles, or musical taste, but rather a commitment to God-centered, Christ-exalting, Bible-saturated gatherings. 
The Pursuit of God in Corporate Worship
13 september 2008 |
33 min
John Piper | Preaching in the gathered community of saints is appropriate, fitting, and normative in light of biblical principles and the affectional nature of worship.
The Pursuit of God in Corporate Worship
13 september 2008 |
35 min
John Piper | Implications of knowing that the inward essence of worship is being satisfied in God include the pursuit of joy, the understanding of worship as an end in itself, and view that all of life is worship. 
The Pursuit of God in Corporate Worship
13 september 2008 |
47 min
John Piper | If worship is the soul’s satisfaction in all that God is for us in Jesus, then God is most loving to us when he removes every obstacle to our joy and enthralls us with himself. 
The Pursuit of God in Corporate Worship
12 september 2008 |
49 min
John Piper | The New Testament emphasizes worship as an inward, spiritual event, and the key to understanding worship is the truth that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. 
The Pursuit of God in Corporate Worship
12 september 2008 |
50 min
John Piper | Corporateness in the early church was a given. Lone Christians were not the norm, and Christians came together in various ways to pursue God together.
The Story of His Glory
10 september 2008 |
66 min
The call of the Christian life is to join God in his grand plan to magnify his own glory over all.
Ruth: May the Redeemer's Name Be Renowned
4 september 2008 |
50 min
The book of Ruth exists to show us that God is always at work, even in our darkest hours, to bring us to worship him and display his glory.
As the Father Has Sent Me...
3 september 2008 |
23 min
The Father sent the Son to deliver his people, and now he sends his people to deliver the message. As the Son was sent, so now are we.
...So Send I You
3 september 2008 |
34 min
As Lord of all, Jesus Christ will claim people for himself from every tribe, tongue, and nation no matter what — but he has chosen his body, the church, to send and proclaim the message.
Ruth: Under the Wings of God
3 september 2008 |
31 min
There is only one place that is safe — it’s not your bank account, your house, or anything made by man. It’s in the refuge of God’s wings.
Ruth: Strategic Righteousness
3 september 2008 |
52 min
Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz all demonstrate strategic righteousness that we should emulate in our plans and resolutions to do good.
Ruth: Sweet and Bitter Providence
2 september 2008 |
54 min
The book of Ruth demonstrates that God is at work even in the darkest of times, and that he will bring about his ultimate purpose to glorify his grace through Jesus Christ. 
The Mind of Christ: Looking Out for the Interests of Others
31 augusti 2008 |
44 min
Jesus calls his people to the same humble service he so beautifully displayed in his life and death. 
Teaching and Admonishing One Another in All Wisdom
27 juli 2008 |
51 min
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What Is Baptism and How Important Is It?
20 juli 2008 |
47 min
Baptism: Immersion or sprinkling? Infants or adults? Does it matter?
How Important Is Church Membership?
13 juli 2008 |
44 min
All believers should join a church if possible, because the local church is an expression of the universal church.
Welcome One Another for the Glory of God
1 juli 2008 |
46 min
When we accept and welcome one other across barriers and boundaries as Christ did for us, not only is God glorified, but our joy in him expands in the joy of others.
Declare His Glory Among the Nations
29 juni 2008 |
49 min
God summons us to sing, and in doing so to summon the nations to sing a new song with us.
Pour Out Your Indignation Upon Them
22 juni 2008 |
49 min
How should we understand the psalms that call down curses on others?
The Echo and the Insufficiency of Hell
16 juni 2008 |
61 min
The threat of hell might scare us toward God, but only a deep love for Jesus can take us all the way home to him.
The Triumph of the Gospel in the New Heavens and the New Earth
16 juni 2008 |
49 min
John Piper | Death and decay won’t have the last word. One day soon, God will release all of creation from corruption.
Bless the Lord, O My Soul
15 juni 2008 |
48 min
Perhaps nothing is more effective in helping children fear God than verbally blessing the Lord in their presence.
A Broken and Contrite Heart God Will Not Despise
8 juni 2008 |
57 min
Brokenhearted joy colors the entire Christian life. We might struggle along, but in the end, we have ultimate victory in Jesus.
Spiritual Depression in the Psalms
1 juni 2008 |
38 min
When we think and feel with the Psalms, we learn how to fight for hope in the most difficult times.
William Tyndale: A Life Transformed by God’s Word
26 maj 2008 |
63 min
William Tyndale died to both laziness and self-confidence in his driving passion to see the Scriptures translated into the common language of the people. 
Fighting for Faith with God’s Word
26 maj 2008 |
66 min
Christians have tremendous hope in this life, but that doesn’t mean living for Christ is easy. We must take up the sword of the Spirit and fight for faith every day.
Deal with Death
25 maj 2008 |
28 min
Jesus faced death, died, and transformed it forever so that we can face death with confidence and hope — not fear.
Songs That Shape the Heart and Mind
25 maj 2008 |
44 min
The Psalms instruct our minds and our hearts. They combine deep doctrine with full emotion.
Let No One Despise You for Your Youth: A Vision for the Next Generation
20 april 2008 |
57 min
Old, young, or in-between, you can change the world for Jesus. 
How the Supremacy of Christ Creates Radical Christian Sacrifice
17 april 2008 |
65 min
Our life and ministry should reflect Jesus’s own and have a radical, risk-taking, sacrificial flavor.
T4G 2008 Panel Discussion
17 april 2008 |
64 min
Sacrificial obedience can only be empowered and sustained by a view of the surpassingly great value of Christ over all things.
I'm Sending You to Open Their Eyes
13 april 2008 |
56 min
10 practical encouragments to evangelize.
Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer
9 april 2008 |
47 min
For those who are in Christ Jesus, there is no divine punishment in suffering, only purification; even death Itself will serve the good of God’s people.
Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer
8 april 2008 |
53 min
Our greatest treasure in life is Jesus himself. When we value him above anything else, we can face anything that comes our way.
You Are God's Midwife for the New Birth of Others
6 april 2008 |
54 min
When God gives new birth, he does so through us speaking his word, the gospel.
Other Sheep That Are Not of This Fold
30 mars 2008 |
78 min
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The Appearance of the Unwasted Life, Part 2
29 mars 2008 |
37 min
John Piper | Watch Now
The Origin of the Unwasted Life
29 mars 2008 |
62 min
If God is magnified in our showing that he is valuable by treasuring him above all things — if that’s what the unwasted life is — then something has to happen to us, because we don’t do that by nature.
The Appearance of the Unwasted Life, Part 1
29 mars 2008 |
61 min
The unwasted life is a life lived for the purpose of displaying the worth of Jesus Christ for others to see and cherish. 
The Essence of the Unwasted Life
28 mars 2008 |
78 min
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The God of Peace Brought from the Dead the Good Shepherd
23 mars 2008 |
45 min
Jesus will always be our shepherd and we will always get the incomparable joy of being his sheep.
The New Birth Produces Love
16 mars 2008 |
48 min
By nature, those who are born again love others like God who gave his Son for them.
Ten Effects of Believing the Five Points of Calvinism
15 mars 2008 |
50 min
John Piper | The doctrines of grace, rightly understood, have several powerful affects on the Christian life.
Perseverance of the Saints
15 mars 2008 |
57 min
John Piper | The doctrine of perseverance is not meant to elicit passivity, but rather to impart assurance to us in the fight of faith to the end.
Limited Atonement
15 mars 2008 |
59 min
John Piper | The doctrine of limited atonement teaches that God did more in the cross than obtain a bonafide offer of forgiveness for all who believe; namely, he also secured the saving faith of all the elect. 
Unconditional Election
14 mars 2008 |
49 min
John Piper | Unconditional election is fully in accord with justice because in election God upholds his unswerving allegiance to his glory.
Unconditional Election
14 mars 2008 |
51 min
John Piper | Unconditional election is demonstrated throughout Scripture, especially in the Gospel of John.
No One Born of God Makes a Practice of Sinning
9 mars 2008 |
54 min
Being born again doesn't mean being sinless. It means coming to Jesus as your advocate.
Total Depravity - Unconditional Election
8 mars 2008 |
58 min
John Piper | The doctrine of unconditional election concerns how God chooses people for salvation according to his own sovereign, free, and gracious purposes, apart from any faith or good works in them.
Irresistible Grace - Total Depravity
8 mars 2008 |
47 min
John Piper | The doctrine of total depravity concerns how humanity is pervasively sinful due fundamentally to their rebellion against God. 
Assumptions - Irresistible Grace
7 mars 2008 |
65 min
John Piper | Seven assumptions are given that guide this message series, as well as the biblical foundations for irresistible grace. 
TULIP: Introduction
7 mars 2008 |
43 min
John Piper | The doctrines of grace are not meant to be used for starting arguments, but for worship and survival in an embattled life of faith.
Regeneration, Faith, Love: In That Order
2 mars 2008 |
49 min
Faith must come first and be the root of love. Otherwise, love will be destroyed.
How I Distinguish Between the Gospel and False Gospels
26 februari 2008 |
92 min
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How My Pastoral Ministry Shapes My Pulpit Ministry
26 februari 2008 |
77 min
What has driven and shaped John Piper’s ministry over the years? Here are sixteen core convictions.
Why I Trust the Scriptures
25 februari 2008 |
93 min
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Everyone Who Has Been Born of God Overcomes the World
24 februari 2008 |
49 min
Newborn believers obey God's commandments, knowing that even when they fail they will never ultimately fall away.
Faith: Unique and Fruitful Effect of the New Birth
17 februari 2008 |
44 min
The Gospel is news and we are born again by believing that it is true and embracing it.
Why We Believe the Bible
16 februari 2008 |
54 min
John Piper | The claims of the Bible are most ultimately justified by the witness of the Holy Spirit in the new birth; we should deal fairly with the claims of the Bible on its own terms and rightly handle it.
Why We Believe the Bible
16 februari 2008 |
50 min
John Piper | The claims of the Bible may be justified through the overall coherence of its canon as well as its scope, which is to give glory to God. 
Why We Believe the Bible
16 februari 2008 |
53 min
John Piper | The Bible claims to be the infallible word of God, and it may be known as such as a person appreheneds its diverse excellencies by the Holy Spirit’s power. 
Why We Believe the Bible
15 februari 2008 |
57 min
John Piper | The word of God is pure, good, and true. And we have it in the form of ink and paper, which has been preserved throughout the ages.
Why We Believe the Bible
15 februari 2008 |
44 min
John Piper | There are several reasons why it is vital to have confidence in the Bible as God’s infallible word. 
What Man Does in the New Birth
10 februari 2008 |
44 min
Our believing does not cause new birth. The new birth causes our belief.
Evangelist Bill Piper: Fundamentalist Full of Grace and Joy
5 februari 2008 |
87 min
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Through the Washing of Regeneration
3 februari 2008 |
44 min
New birth is God's kindness,
philanthropy, and mercy to us. It has nothing to do with even our best deeds.
Abortion: The Innocent Blood of Our Sons and Daughters
27 januari 2008 |
48 min
How is abortion similar to the child-sacrificing in the Old Testament?
Probability, Prejudice, and Christ
20 januari 2008 |
49 min
What's the difference between necessary judgments of probability and sinful prejudice?
Born Again Through the Living and Abiding Word
13 januari 2008 |
50 min
The new birth does not give us a mere temporary resuscitation. It gives indestructible, imperishable life.
Receive with Meekness the Implanted Word
6 januari 2008 |
47 min
Our souls need Scripture just like our bodies need oxygen: moment by moment, every day. If we learn to live apart from it, we will surely die.
Pray Like This: ‘Hallowed Be Your Name’
30 december 2007 |
55 min
When we pray, not only does God get more glory, but in his glorification, we get a fuller and lasting joy.
The Reason the Son of God Appeared Was to Destroy the Works of the Devil
23 december 2007 |
45 min
If any human is to be saved from their sin and from the righteous wrath of God, the Son of God had to become human for our regeneration.
Free at Last: The Miracle of New Birth
16 december 2007 |
33 min
Dead men need one thing before anything else can happen: They must be made alive. They must be born again.
A Pastor and His Poetry
15 december 2007 |
69 min
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Why Do We Need to Be Born Again?
9 december 2007 |
42 min
If God did not make us alive to his grace and glory, we would remain dead — completely enslaved to our sins.
What Happens in the New Birth? Part 2
2 december 2007 |
39 min
Being born again is not the improvement of your old nature, but the creation of a new one.
What Happens in the New Birth? Part 1
25 november 2007 |
46 min
In the new birth, God takes dead souls and resuscitates them to new life in Christ. This is not a work of our own, but the grace of God.
You Must Be Born Again
18 november 2007 |
44 min
The new birth produces new desires and new behaviors. An unchanged life is not a born-again life.
Justification and the Diminishing Work of Christ
14 november 2007 |
58 min
When the glory of Christ is partially obscured and the assurance of the soul is weakened, the costly, sacrificial labor of love is hindered.
Treasuring Christ in Planting Churches and Loving the Poor
11 november 2007 |
42 min
Lessons from the Philippian church on planting churches and giving to the needy.
Sexual Complementarity
10 november 2007 |
35 min
John Piper | The New Testament promotes male leadership in the church, Christian ministry, and the nobility of women.
Sexual Complementarity
10 november 2007 |
59 min
John Piper | What does submission and its relational dynamics look like in the church, the home, and the workplace. 
Sexual Complementarity
10 november 2007 |
55 min
John Piper | There are distinctions between men’s and women’s roles in marriage worth exploring.
Sexual Complementarity
9 november 2007 |
51 min
John Piper | What are the roles of men and women? And nine reasons why masculine leadership is a good thing.
Sexual Complementarity
9 november 2007 |
50 min
John Piper | The significance and relevance of Biblical manhood and womanhood in the culture. 
Treasuring Christ Together as a Church on Multiple Campuses
4 november 2007 |
47 min
We must strategize for church growth because we have a God who builds his church day by day and thousands at a time.
How to Love Your People: The Gladness of Your People and the Glory of God
30 oktober 2007 |
44 min
If pastors are going to labor for the joy of their people, as Paul says in 2 Corinthians 1:24, then they must first make it their priority to pursue their own joy in the Lord. 
Treasuring Christ Together Because He Is More Valuable Than All Else
28 oktober 2007 |
43 min
Nothing is more important as a church grows than that its people help each other rejoice in Jesus.
‘I Am Sending You Out as Sheep in the Midst of Wolves’: The Cost and Blessing of Being a Christian Missionary
21 oktober 2007 |
47 min
John Piper | The costs of taking the gospel to the unreached is high, but the Lamb who is worthy to receive the reward of his suffering is infinitely greater.
Some Sweet Blessings of Masculine Christianity
17 oktober 2007 |
68 min
The church is blessed by strong, humble, Christ-like male leadership and the corresponding culture it breeds.
The Pleasures of God, Part 1
12 oktober 2007 |
75 min
God has eternally enjoyed himself as Trinity and creates us to make his glory go on public display that we may be satisfied in him forever.
Judas Iscariot, the Suicide of Satan, and the Salvation of the World
7 oktober 2007 |
40 min
Every detail of the death of Christ happened according to the plan of God — even his betrayal and agonies.
Getting Old for the Glory of God
30 september 2007 |
63 min
Getting old is about God's glory, not the American Dream
The Sinful Origin of the Son of David
23 september 2007 |
46 min
Israel’s bad kingship was a grievous sin. But God planned bad kings to pave the road for a spectacular Savior.
Encouraging Each Other at the End of the Age
16 september 2007 |
45 min
God's command to us to meet with and encourage each other is for our happiness.
The Sale of Joseph and the Son of God
9 september 2007 |
48 min
Injustice marks both Joseph’s story and Jesus’s, but even in dire circumstances, God is sovereignly working everything for our good and his glory.
Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer
7 september 2007 |
35 min
In the Christian life, joy sustains us in suffering, flavors our suffering, and is the goal of our suffering.
Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer
6 september 2007 |
43 min
The world exists in its current suffering state because it best prepares the world for God’s plan of redemption, which is centered on displaying the worth of Christ through his death and resurrection.
Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer, Q & A
6 september 2007 |
81 min
How can Christians fulfill their vows to their family and provide for them spiritually while facing terminal cancer, despite being at peace with it as a gift from God? How can Christians seek to maintain a good reputation without becoming excessively focused on being overly well-liked?
Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer
6 september 2007 |
31 min
All suffering experienced of any kind, all suffering experienced in the path of faithful obedience to God is suffering with Christ and is suffering for Christ.
Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer
5 september 2007 |
34 min
Suffering is an essential part of the Christian life, and through it we have a unique opportunity to show the preciousness of Christ. 
The Pride of Babel and the Praise of Christ
2 september 2007 |
39 min
The global glory of the gospel shines all the more beautifully when it filters through the prism of diversity.
Funeral Message for Luke Kenneth Anderson
31 augusti 2007 |
22 min
The story of Lazarus serves as an anchor to those who have lost loved ones to suicide by showing the preciousness of Christ over life.
The Fatal Disobedience of Adam and the Triumphant Obedience of Christ
26 augusti 2007 |
45 min
We are sinful by nature because of our father, Adam, but we can claim the righteousness of our Savior, Jesus.
The Fall of Satan and the Victory of Christ
19 augusti 2007 |
45 min
Satan and all his works are evil. But Jesus crushes Satan’s head and disarms him of his deathly power.
All Things Were Created Through Him and for Him
12 augusti 2007 |
44 min
God will use everything — even the tragedies of our lives — to shine a bright light on the goodness and glory of Jesus Christ.
The Mercies of God and the Transformed Christian Mind
29 juli 2007 |
80 min
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The Mercies of God and the Transformed Christian Mind
28 juli 2007 |
65 min
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The Mercies of God and the Transformed Christian Mind
28 juli 2007 |
61 min
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The Mercies of God and the Transformed Christian Mind
28 juli 2007 |
69 min
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The Mercies of God and the Transformed Christian Mind
27 juli 2007 |
70 min
In order to understand how we display the mercy of God to others, we must first understand how God has displayed his mercy toward us. 
"I Will Build My Church"
23 juli 2007 |
14 min
John Piper | Christ promises that he will build his church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.
What God Has Joined Together, Let Not Man Separate, Part 2
1 juli 2007 |
48 min
John Piper answers four crucial questions people ask about divorce and remarriage.
What God Has Joined Together, Let Not Man Separate, Part 1
24 juni 2007 |
44 min
Jesus calls us to keep our marriage covenant in a way that tells the truth about him.
Why We Should Have Courage to Speak About Christ
18 juni 2007 |
40 min
John Piper | Jesus gives us more than one reason why it is worth the risk to share the gospel.
Marriage Is Meant for Making Children . . . Disciples of Jesus, Part 2
17 juni 2007 |
50 min
Don’t provoke your children to anger. Show them in your own soul how it can be replaced with tenderhearted joy.
When Did God Become for Us?
12 juni 2007 |
43 min
The moment that we put our trust in Christ, God began to work all things for our good. And only he can move us to pour out his forgiving love on others.
Marriage Is Meant for Making Children . . . Disciples of Jesus, Part 1
10 juni 2007 |
40 min
Marriage is not just about filling the earth with warm bodies but filling the earth with worshipers of Jesus.
Discern What Pleases God
28 maj 2007 |
50 min
The ultimate goal of God in everything he does is the glory and fame of his own name.
Discern What Pleases God—Personal Obedience
28 maj 2007 |
53 min
Not all of our obedience pleases God. If we try to earn our justification or even pay God back, we trample on the greatest achievements of the cross. 
Do Not Sell the Gospel
28 maj 2007 |
22 min
We must not be peddlers of God’s word, motivated by greed and fear; rather, we must preach Jesus as the only soul-satisfying treasure and the only God-satisfying obedience.
Marriage, Singleness, and the Christian Virtue of Hospitality
27 maj 2007 |
42 min
How can we live in a way that shows that the church is our family?
The Triumph of the Gospel in the New Heavens and the New Earth
24 maj 2007 |
60 min
The triumph of the gospel in the new heavens and new earth consists in the hope that comes through God’s promise to raise his children with glorified bodies to inhabit a world fit for their fellowship and everlasting enjoyment of God. 
Four Mistakes I Hope You Don't Make
13 maj 2007 |
35 min
John Piper | Four mistakes you should avoid making in life are: Bigger is better than smaller, newer is better than older, having is better than being, and visible is better than invisible. 
Single in Christ: A Name Better Than Sons and Daughters
29 april 2007 |
38 min
Family relationships are of great value, but the promises and blessings that come from Christ are of infinite value.
Why God Is Not a Megalomaniac: Encouragement for Pastors
27 april 2007 |
58 min
God loves pastors who, feeling the weight of Sunday’s sermon, prepare themselves by immersing daily in Scripture with fresh fervor.
The Gospel for 11-Year-Olds Plus
26 april 2007 |
59 min
How can we explain the gospel to children so that they not only understand all that content, but also come to cherish the God of the gospel with us?
Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ, Session 4
22 april 2007 |
47 min
John Piper | Psalm 43 demonstrates that joy in God is the ultimate goal of our existence, and it details the steps a person can take when they feel distant from God.
Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ, Session 1
21 april 2007 |
66 min
John Piper | Delighting in Christ is not simply a blessing that comes in time, but is the essence of saving faith itself. To enjoy Jesus is to know Jesus.
Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ, Session 2
21 april 2007 |
58 min
John Piper | The beauty and attraction of Jesus Christ isn’t just that he is meek or just that he is strong, but that he is meek in his strength and strong in his meekness.
The Nature of Saving Faith
20 april 2007 |
56 min
Salvation comes through faith not only by believing objective facts, but by experiencing Christ as supremely satisfying.
The Nature of Our Depravity
19 april 2007 |
67 min
The essence of sin is preferring anything more than God. Only he is truly worthy, but in our depravity, we shun the life he offers.
The Reason for Our Creation
19 april 2007 |
55 min
God’s ultimate goal is to uphold and display his glory for the maximum enjoyment of his redeemed church.
The Beautiful Faith of Fearless Submission
15 april 2007 |
47 min
A Christian woman hopes in God, fears nothing, and wears the jewelry of godliness.
The Peculiar Mark of Majesty, Part 2
8 april 2007 |
44 min
We will reign with Christ and find our joy not in usurping God's majesty but in saying: “How majestic is your name in all the earth.”
What Everybody Knows Before the Gospel Comes
5 april 2007 |
17 min
There is knowledge that is communicated to all through nature, and then there is knowledge that is only communicated in the gospel: “Everyone who believes in Jesus receives forgiveness of sins.”
Radical Effects of the Resurrection
3 april 2007 |
56 min
Jesus calls his people to risk everything for him. But that temporary risk is nothing compared to all that God is and will be for us.
The Peculiar Mark of Majesty, Part 1
1 april 2007 |
40 min
The glory of God is unique because of the lowly ways he chooses to show it.
We Work With You for Your Joy
27 mars 2007 |
36 min
The call of a gospel minister is to follow the apostolic ambition of being a worker for the joy of the church.
Lionhearted and Lamblike
25 mars 2007 |
43 min
John Piper | Husbands should take the primary role in providing for and protecting their families.
Lionhearted and Lamblike: The Christian Husband as Head, Part 1
18 mars 2007 |
43 min
What is the husband's role as head? What is the foundation of this headship?
The Challenge of Relativism
16 mars 2007 |
58 min
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Faith and Reason
15 mars 2007 |
61 min
Faith does not oppose reason, nor does reason oppose faith. We think over God-given truth in order to understand.
Funeral Message for William S. H. Piper
9 mars 2007 |
37 min
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Marriage: Pursuing Conformity to Christ in the Covenant
25 februari 2007 |
51 min
Grace is not just forgiving and forbearing but also changing to become more like Jesus. John Piper preaches a sermon about marriage from Ephesians 5.
God Is the Gospel
19 februari 2007 |
61 min
The greatest, most ultimate, decisive good in the gospel is God himself. 
A Passion for God’s Supremacy and Compassion for Man’s Soul
19 februari 2007 |
61 min
A passion for God’s glory and compassion for the lost are not mutually exclusive but are fused together in missions because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. 
Marriage: Forgiving and Forbearing
18 februari 2007 |
55 min
Because we are chosen and holy and loved, we can find the grace to see our spouses the way Jesus does.
Marriage: God’s Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace
11 februari 2007 |
50 min
John Piper | Because God has forgiven us in Christ, we ought to treat our spouses with the same grace that God gives us.
Adoption: The Heart of the Gospel
10 februari 2007 |
56 min
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Holy Faith, Worthy Gospel, World Vision
6 februari 2007 |
93 min
John Piper | Andrew Fuller shows us that getting Christian experience biblically right and getting the gospel biblically right are essential for the power and perseverance and fruitfulness of world missions.
Stripped in Shame, Clothed in Grace
4 februari 2007 |
43 min
With sin came shame and hostility in marriage. Only God’s Son can give comfort and restore peace in covenant-keeping love.
Staying Married Is Not About Staying in Love
28 januari 2007 |
41 min
Marriage is about keeping a covenant — just like Jesus does with his bride, the church.
A Service of Remembrance for the Life of Larry Jens Christensen
22 januari 2007 |
26 min
The only way that God, the righteous judge, can award us with a crown of righteousness is that Christ took our sin on himself at the cross and gave us his righteousness. 
When Is Abortion Racism?
21 januari 2007 |
38 min
White abortionists kill more black and Hispanic babies than they do white babies every year. Abortion is a racist institution.
Jesus Christ and the Fight for Life
19 januari 2007 |
55 min
There are several reasons why we must be engaged in the fight for life, and the various aspects of Christ’s work in redemption directly relate to the efforts of the pro-life cause.
The Spring of Persistent Public Love
14 januari 2007 |
49 min
Marking the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of legal slave trading in Britain.
The Word of God Abides in You, and You Have Overcome the Evil One
7 januari 2007 |
50 min
Live in God's word and in prayer, and you will be strengthened to defeat the devil.
How to Deal with the Guilt of Sexual Failure for the Glory of Christ and His Global Cause
4 januari 2007 |
47 min
Satan will certainly remind you of your sinful failures. But Christ has defeated both the devil and sin to give you a redeemed passion.
The Power to Risk in the Cause of Christ
4 januari 2007 |
57 min
God calls us to risk for the cause of Christ. But a risk is never truly a risk when God holds you in his hand.
Ask Your Father in Heaven
31 december 2006 |
42 min
God’s lavish invitations to ask him for good things, with the promise that he will give them, is unimaginably wonderful.
Jesus Christ in the Book of Romans
24 december 2006 |
32 min
Jesus is worthy of praise because he is the eternal Son of God who became flesh and died our death that we might live. To God be glory through Jesus.
To Him Be Glory Forevermore
17 december 2006 |
50 min
God’s glory shines throughout his word and in the world. To ignore it is to tragically miss the most beautiful and joyful reality in the universe.
The Great Work of the Only Wise God
10 december 2006 |
42 min
God is infinitely able to know the best possible outcome of any situation and then achieve it.
Command of God: The Obedience of Faith
3 december 2006 |
44 min
The greatest aim in this world is that Christ would be seen as glorious among all peoples by the means of Christian obedience flowing from faith.
God Strengthens Us by the Gospel
26 november 2006 |
45 min
God uses his gospel to strengthen believers so that they will persevere in faith and draw all attention to his glory.
Thank God for an Inspired Bible
19 november 2006 |
41 min
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How Does It Work Against Sin?
18 november 2006 |
26 min
John Piper | Bitterness and impatience may seem like frightful enemies, but when we lay claim to Scripture’s promises, we can take seeming setbacks in faith that God himself is at work for our good.
How Does It Work Against Sin?
18 november 2006 |
24 min
John Piper | If lust is left unchecked, it will choke the life from your soul. But God has given us great and precious promises that far surpass anything sexual pleasure has to offer.
How Does It Work Against Sin?
18 november 2006 |
31 min
John Piper | Battling covetousness and greed isn’t just a matter of self-denial, but trusting God that he will be for you something infinitely greater than money or stuff.
How Does It Work Against Sin?
18 november 2006 |
38 min
John Piper | When anxieties and struggles with sin inevitably rise up against us, the best strategy for fighting back is trusting believing specific promises of Scripture.
How Does It Work for Holiness?
18 november 2006 |
24 min
John Piper | Looking forward to God’s promises of our future reward empowers us to faithfulness and sacrificial love here and now.
How Does It Work for Holiness?
18 november 2006 |
26 min
John Piper | God’s eternal promises don’t just help us gain eternal perspective, but actually empowers us to walk in Spirit-led obedience today. 
Is It Biblical?
17 november 2006 |
35 min
John Piper | Gratitude can only take us so far in the Christian life. To keep pressing on in holiness, we need to hold onto God’s promises, and pursue them in faith.
Is It Biblical?
17 november 2006 |
24 min
John Piper | Grace isn’t only God’s forgiving disposition to save us, but daily power for living, as we hope fully in all that he promises to be for us in Jesus Christ.
Foundational Passions
17 november 2006 |
24 min
John Piper | Holiness isn’t optional in the Christian life. Salvation is ever by grace through faith, but genuine saving faith always works by love.
Foundational Passions
17 november 2006 |
27 min
John Piper | Future grace isn’t a get-holy-quick scheme, but a biblical strategy for battling unbelief and progressing in holiness.
William Tyndale and the Vernacular Bible
16 november 2006 |
62 min
The gospel meant everything to William Tyndale, so much so that he died pursuing his passion to translate the Scriptures into the common language of the people.
The God of Peace Will Soon Crush Satan Under Your Feet
12 november 2006 |
42 min
Satan gets one mention in the book of Romans just to remind us: he's doomed.
Watch Out for Those Who Lead You Away from the Truth
5 november 2006 |
41 min
Watch out for smooth-talking pastors, no matter how popular, if they do not manifestly prize the whole counsel of God.
The Aroma of Christ Among the Nations
29 oktober 2006 |
38 min
No one can bear the responsibility and weight of missions, but our sufficiency is from God.
Brothers — Feel, Think, Preach God (Part 3)
24 oktober 2006 |
72 min
Our churches don’t need better productions and more entertainment. We need pastors and leaders who give themselves completely to exalting the supremacy of God in absolutely everything.
Brothers — Feel, Think, Preach God (Part 2)
23 oktober 2006 |
64 min
Pastoral ministry is a call to an intellectually robust life that thinks and meditates and ponders over God’s word and God’s world for the fame of Jesus’s name.
Brothers — Feel, Think, Preach God (Part 1)
22 oktober 2006 |
60 min
If a pastor doesn’t pursue his own joy in God, he compromises his ministry. To overflow with grace and love, the pastor’s heart must be centered on God himself. 
God Is the Gospel, Session 3
21 oktober 2006 |
63 min
All the benefits of the gospel come together in the highest good we can imagine: God brings us to joy in himself and keeps us forever safe in him. 
God Is the Gospel, Session 2
21 oktober 2006 |
62 min
The greatest gift of the gospel isn’t what God gives to us but who he is to us. Only when we receive him as our highest treasure will we truly know the beauty of all Jesus Christ has accomplished.
God Is the Gospel, Session 1
20 oktober 2006 |
60 min
The greatest gift God can give us is himself. Without him, we have no cause for joy.
Jesus Died to Bring You to God
18 oktober 2006 |
59 min
The best news in all the world is the gospel of Jesus Christ. And the sweetest prize of that gospel is the gift of God himself. 
We Work With You for Your Joy
14 oktober 2006 |
49 min
Pastors are called to be ministers of grace who work with their people for their joy in the faith.
Delighting in God as the Fountain of Love
13 oktober 2006 |
57 min
Love is the overflow of joy in God that meets the needs of others; therefore, pursuing joy in God is not optional for the sake of genuine love.
Marriage Lived to the Glory of God
12 oktober 2006 |
64 min
Love between husband and wife flourishes when you put God first. Only when you love God most will your life sync up with what God intends.
Delighting in God for the Sake of His Supreme Glory
12 oktober 2006 |
48 min
God is the one being in the universe for whom self-exaltation is the greatest act of love, and if we would truly reflect him, we must be satisfied in him above anything else. 
Carry My Love to My Beloved
8 oktober 2006 |
43 min
Christians are precious to each other when they feel deeply what they have been saved from.
The Supremacy of Christ and Joy in a Postmodern World
1 oktober 2006 |
67 min
Some believe doctrine is stuffy at best, divisive at worst. Some prefer an undefinable personal relationship to revealed truths as found in the Bible. But in doing so they are cutting of the main channel to Christ-exalting joy.
Commending and Welcoming Radical Risk-Takers for Christ
24 september 2006 |
48 min
What can we learn from how Paul sends his greetings?
Resting and Wrestling for the Cause of Christ—Together
17 september 2006 |
47 min
Christian fellowship cuts our burdens in half and doubles our joy.
Joy+Debt = A Two-Thousand-Mile Detour to Jerusalem
10 september 2006 |
45 min
Why did Paul make another trip to Jerusalem when he expressly wanted to visit the saints in Rome?
Where I Am There Will My Servant Be: A Call to Treasure Christ Together
3 september 2006 |
42 min
When Jesus died, he didn’t just die before us—as an example to copy—but for us—as a sacrifice to trust in.
Holy Ambition: To Preach Where Christ Has Not Been Named
27 augusti 2006 |
34 min
God will not lead you down a pointless path, but to a holy ambition that meets great need for the glory of Jesus.
By Signs and Wonders: Where Christ Has Not Been Named
20 augusti 2006 |
48 min
John Piper | In Paul's ministry, signs and wonders functioned to confirm the gospel. Should we be expecting the same miraculous confirmations of our witnessing today?
Why and How We Celebrate the Lord's Supper
13 augusti 2006 |
38 min
When we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, we feast spiritually by faith on all the promises of God bought by the blood of Jesus.
This Man Went Down to His House Justified
6 augusti 2006 |
40 min
Neither your good works nor the righteousness that Christ works in you will ever justify you before God. Jesus himself is your righteousness.
A Call for Courage in the Cause of Truth
14 juni 2006 |
71 min
Christ gives us all we need to be courageous in the cause of speaking the truth.
How a Dead Dog Loves a King
28 maj 2006 |
12 min
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Why Expositional Preaching Is Particularly Glorifying to God
27 april 2006 |
57 min
Preaching is not conversation or discussion. It’s not casual talk about religious things. Preaching is heralding a message permeated by the sense of God’s greatness.
I Will Go to God, My Exceeding Joy
26 februari 2006 |
42 min
When you feel divided and distant from God, feed your soul the glorious truth of the gospel.
Let the One Who Boasts Boast in the Lord: Reflections on a People and Their Preacher
12 februari 2006 |
41 min
In all that you do, magnify Jesus. He’s the only one worth boasting about.
Reaching Out with the Gospel of God
7 februari 2006 |
46 min
Teaching the whole counsel of God is needed in our evangelism so that people will encounter Christ, have the correct categories in their minds, and know and savor the truth. 
Reaching Out with the Gospel of God
6 februari 2006 |
51 min
Lostness is blindness to the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, and God grants us to share in the ministry of opening people’s eyes to deliver them from the power of Satan.
Always Singing One Note—A Vernacular Bible: Why William Tyndale Lived and Died
31 januari 2006 |
77 min
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A Pastor's Offering to God of Holy People
29 januari 2006 |
40 min
What is the pastor's calling? What does this mean for the rest of the church?
Love Your Unborn Neighbor
22 januari 2006 |
42 min
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Racial Diversity, Racial Harmony, and the Gospel Walk
15 januari 2006 |
43 min
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How God’s Word Produces Our Work
8 januari 2006 |
50 min
It is wonderfully energizing to settle in your heart and mind the truth that Christ is real.
How Our Suffering Glorifies the Greatness of the Grace of God
4 januari 2006 |
37 min
We can risk our lives for Jesus because he is all we need. We only lose when we embrace comfort over the cross.
Prayer and the Victory of God
1 januari 2006 |
38 min
God accomplishes his purposes through our prayers. He’s completely sovereign, but he has determined to use us.
The Child to Be Born Will Be Called Holy — the Son of God
25 december 2005 |
44 min
Though the world in darkness lay, God entered into the universe this Christmas day. For sinners he came to save, and forevermore King Jesus will reign.
Word of Promise, Spirit of God, Hope of Man
18 december 2005 |
33 min
John Piper | Watch Now
Gentiles Rejoice in the Root of Jesse
11 december 2005 |
46 min
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Why Christ Became a Servant of the Jews
4 december 2005 |
31 min
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Welcome One Another to the Glory of God
27 november 2005 |
40 min
Only God can give us the strength to truly love our neighbors well, and only God can empower us to glorify him as we ought.
The Kingdom of Heaven Is a Treasure
20 november 2005 |
40 min
The kingdom of God is so valuable that losing everything on earth, but getting the kingdom, is a happy trade-off.
The Kingdom of God is Righteousness and Peace and Joy in the Holy Spirit
13 november 2005 |
43 min
The kingdom produces more than Christian liberty. It governs how you use your liberty too.
Do Not Destroy the Work of God
6 november 2005 |
41 min
Faith is what really matters in Christian behavior, not just whether you accomplish certain things or abstain from others.
Where Is God?
2 november 2005 |
60 min
Spreading a passion for the supremacy of God in all things includes God’s supremacy in suffering and pain.
We Will All Stand Before the Judgment of God
30 oktober 2005 |
49 min
Love your brother and help him get to heaven, instead of judging him and making it harder.
Gospel to the Nations, Generosity to the Poor
23 oktober 2005 |
36 min
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The Suffering of Christ and the Sovereignty of God
9 oktober 2005 |
43 min
Only the life and death of Jesus can explain pain and suffering. His affliction gives purpose to ours.
Ten Aspects of God’s Sovereignty over Suffering and Satan’s Hand in It
7 oktober 2005 |
55 min
God is unquestionably sovereign over our suffering — even over Satan’s futile ploys to ruin God’s elect.
Is There a “Lord’s Day”?
2 oktober 2005 |
39 min
Setting apart a day of rest testifies to a self-reliant world that our work does not save or define us, Christ does.
Each One Should Be Fully Convinced in His Own Mind
25 september 2005 |
39 min
There are a hundred things we can disagree on in which both convictions can be done to the glory of God.
Consider How to Stir Up One Another to Love
18 september 2005 |
46 min
Don’t be a loner in the Christian life. God did not design it that way.
Where Is God? The Supremacy of Christ in an Age of Terror
11 september 2005 |
37 min
God does not answer all our questions, but he doesn’t leave us in the dark either. His deepest and loudest response to our pain is the suffering and death of his Son.
How to Welcome a Weak Brother
4 september 2005 |
42 min
How can a church hold together when some of its members are so different from one another?
Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, Part 2
28 augusti 2005 |
51 min
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When I Don’t Desire God (Part 6)
20 augusti 2005 |
35 min
The fight of faith is really a fight for joy. Like any real battle, you shouldn’t enter the ring without strategies for victory.
When I Don’t Desire God (Part 5)
20 augusti 2005 |
32 min
The fight of faith is really a fight for joy. Like any real battle, you shouldn’t enter the ring without strategies for victory.
When I Don’t Desire God (Part 4)
20 augusti 2005 |
25 min
The foundation for your acceptance with God is not you own works or accolades, but simply Jesus Christ’s blood and righteousness.
When I Don’t Desire God (Part 3)
20 augusti 2005 |
38 min
The fight for faith is a fight for joy. But we can only press on because God enables us with his sufficient grace.
When I Don’t Desire God (Part 2)
19 augusti 2005 |
31 min
If it’s true that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him, then the fight to be happy in God is the most important thing in life.
When I Don’t Desire God (Part 1)
19 augusti 2005 |
31 min
God does everything for his glory. Therefore, you don’t need health, wealth, or prosperity in order to be happy.
Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, Part 1
14 augusti 2005 |
45 min
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Love Is a Fulfilling of the Law, Part 3
7 augusti 2005 |
47 min
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Love Is a Fulfilling of the Law, Part 2
31 juli 2005 |
49 min
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Love is a Fulfilling of the Law, Part 1
24 juli 2005 |
46 min
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Open Their Eyes: Doing What Only God Can Do
19 juli 2005 |
48 min
The calling to open up the eyes of the blind must be carried out through the means of teaching the whole counsel of God. 
Open Their Eyes: Doing What Only God Can Do
18 juli 2005 |
41 min
The greatest news of the gospel is that it brings us to behold the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ for our everlasting satisfaction.
Submission to Civil Authority
17 juli 2005 |
51 min
John Piper: “Christians are not first citizens of any human nation but citizens of the kingdom of God.”
Subjection to God and Subjection to the State, Part 3
10 juli 2005 |
42 min
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Subjection to God and Subjection to the State, Part 2
3 juli 2005 |
46 min
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Treasuring Christ Together Above All Things
26 juni 2005 |
53 min
What is Bethlehem's strategy for spreading a passion for the supremacy of God in all things to all the world?
Fathers, Bring Them Up in the Discipline & Instruction of the Lord
19 juni 2005 |
51 min
Eleven precious truths taught and demonstrated to John Piper by his father.
Subjection to God and Subjection to the State, Part 1
12 juni 2005 |
51 min
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Honoring the Biblical Call of Motherhood
8 maj 2005 |
40 min
Motherhood is the life-on-life transmission of a God-centered, Christ-treasuring worldview.
What Makes the Good News Good? Seeing the Glory of Christ
1 maj 2005 |
48 min
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Reflections on the Life and Thought of John Owen
21 april 2005 |
74 min
John Owen is worthy to be studied in his works and imitated in his life and faith.
All Things Subject to the Risen Christ
27 mars 2005 |
41 min
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Christ Overcame Evil with Good—Do the Same
20 mars 2005 |
39 min
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When Is It Right to Repay Evil with Pain?
13 mars 2005 |
41 min
Does God ever intend for his justice—his right to punish wrong—to be shared with men?
The Present Effects of Trembling at the Wrath of God
6 mars 2005 |
40 min
Believing that God is furious against sin produces a good fear that transforms everything in life.
God’s Wrath: “Vengeance Is Mine, I Will Repay,” Says the Lord
27 februari 2005 |
47 min
God’s wrath is more horrifying than we can ever imagine, but he will pardon any who take refuge in the shelter Jesus provides. 
Do Not Avenge Yourselves, but Give Place to Wrath
20 februari 2005 |
43 min
When we lay down the burden of vengeance, God will pick it up and carry it out. No sin will go unpunished from the God who sees all.
Live Peaceably with All, If Possible
13 februari 2005 |
45 min
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Bless Those Who Persecute You
6 februari 2005 |
45 min
If you see and savor mercy in Christ, you will love being merciful.
Contending for Our All
1 februari 2005 |
81 min
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Lavish Giving, Loving Guests, Living Christ
30 januari 2005 |
45 min
Christ’s promise to meet all of our needs is what frees us from fear and greed and enables us to joyfully share with others.
Abortion, Race, Gender, and Christ
23 januari 2005 |
41 min
John Piper | Millions of abortions are the outworking of racism and sexism. Let us find another way to freedom and equality than killing the babies.
Racial Harmony and Interracial Marriage
16 januari 2005 |
44 min
Interracial marriage is not only permitted by God; it is a positive good. It is not just to be tolerated, but celebrated.
Boiling for Christ
9 januari 2005 |
41 min
When it comes to serving Christ, half-heartedness, lukewarmness, laziness, sluggishness, and slothfulness are utterly inappropriate.
Use the Inspired Scriptures to Rejoice in Hope
2 januari 2005 |
44 min
If we give ourselves daily to the word of God, our hope and joy will be made unshakably strong — even in suffering.
Be Constant in Prayer for the Joy of Hope
26 december 2004 |
39 min
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Happy in Hope, Patient in Pain, Constant in Prayer
19 december 2004 |
43 min
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Love One Another with Brotherly Affection
12 december 2004 |
44 min
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Treasuring Christ Together: The Vision and Its Cost
5 december 2004 |
31 min
Beware of fearing a high price more than the possibility that God could be displeased that you didn't aim at something greater.
Abhor What Is Evil; Hold Fast to What Is Good
28 november 2004 |
41 min
There is such a thing as objective good and evil outside ourselves.
Let Love Be Genuine
21 november 2004 |
43 min
You can be a liberal hypocrite, and you can be fundamentalist hypocrite. But love is not that way.
Using Our Gifts in Proportion to Our Faith, Part 3
14 november 2004 |
43 min
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The Whole Glory of the Gospel of God
10 november 2004 |
93 min
All the glorious benefits of the gospel, such as forgiveness of sins, eternal life, and triumph over the powers of darkness, are not the highest good of the gospel but a means to enjoying God himself.
The Whole Glory of God
9 november 2004 |
92 min
Satisfaction in God is the vital link between biblical doctrine and a life of sacrificial love, and in order to maintain such joy, the doctrine of God’s sovereignty must be upheld in the face of error. 
The Whole Glory of Christ
9 november 2004 |
98 min
The cross must never receive its meaning from the whims of culture, but must be preached in all of its Godwardness, horror, saving power, and effectiveness for those who believe. 
Using Our Gifts in Proportion to Our Faith, Part 2
7 november 2004 |
39 min
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The Unfathomable Riches of Christ for All Peoples, Above All Powers, Through the Church
24 oktober 2004 |
38 min
God uses ordinary brushes to paint the world with the brilliant colors of his saving glory.
Using Our Gifts in Proportion to Our Faith, Part 1
10 oktober 2004 |
45 min
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Doing Mercy to the Brothers of Jesus and the Broken Neighbor
3 oktober 2004 |
44 min
If we are true Christians we will want to show mercy to suffering people.
Sex and the Supremacy of Christ: Part 2
26 september 2004 |
51 min
Seeing and savoring the supremacy of God in Christ gives us the power to suffer for the sake of love, and the power to strive for the sake of purity.
Sex and the Supremacy of Christ: Part 1
24 september 2004 |
49 min
God designed our sexuality so that we might know him more. He means to guard our sex from being perverted.
We, Though Many, Are One Body in Christ
19 september 2004 |
37 min
Our true individuality is found only in relationship to the body of Christ.
Faith: the Root and Trait of All Spiritual Gifts
12 september 2004 |
41 min
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Assessing Ourselves with Our God-Assigned Measure of Faith, Part 2
5 september 2004 |
45 min
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Assessing Ourselves With Our God-Assigned Measure of Faith, Part 1
29 augusti 2004 |
45 min
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What Is the Will of God and How Do We Know It?
22 augusti 2004 |
46 min
God wills all things. But that does not mean he wants all things in the same way.
The Renewed Mind and How to Have It
15 augusti 2004 |
42 min
Any effort to renew our minds must follow the Holy Spirit’s initiatives and enabling. The renewal of our minds is first and decisively his work — not ours.
Discerning the Will of God Concerning Homosexuality and Marriage
8 augusti 2004 |
53 min
What is wrong with homosexual marriage? Is it possible to believe this and still love homosexual people?
God's Word Has Not Fallen
1 augusti 2004 |
74 min
John Piper | We may not always understand how God is at work throughout history, but we can trust that he is producing maximum mercy for his people and global glory for himself in everything he does.
God's Word Has Not Fallen, Q & A
31 juli 2004 |
60 min
John Piper | The struggle many have with believing God’s sovereignty in election can only be answered by staying consistent with what God has revealed to us in Scripture. 
God's Word Has Not Fallen
31 juli 2004 |
91 min
John Piper | The Bible makes clear that God has mercy on whom he will have mercy. He decisively opens hearts — and God he still uses missions and evangelism to spread the good news of Jesus Christ.
God's Word Has Not Fallen
31 juli 2004 |
63 min
John Piper | God’s unconditional election is a precious doctrine to for all his people. Nothing can override God’s love when he sets his sights on you.
God's Word Has Not Fallen
30 juli 2004 |
74 min
John Piper | Romans 9–11 confronts us with the all-pervasive sovereignty of God, especially in our own salvation. We all depend utterly and completely on God’s mercy for life. 
Do Not Be Conformed to This World: The Indigenous and Pilgrim Principle of Christian Living
27 juni 2004 |
45 min
Jesus’s people are in the world, but not of the world. We work for the good of our temporary homes while we always long for more.
Predestined for Adoption to the Praise of His Glory
20 juni 2004 |
43 min
We must understand and enjoy our own adoption before we can properly grasp what it means to adopt another.
Present Your Bodies As a Living Sacrifice to God
13 juni 2004 |
45 min
God gave us bodies to make his glory more visible. The aim of showing mercy is showing God.
Build Your Life on the Mercies of God
6 juni 2004 |
38 min
The mercies of God ground our life in Christ. Because he’s immeasurably gracious, we have endless riches forever in him.
Treasuring Christ Together: The North Campus Expansion, Part 2
25 april 2004 |
46 min
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Treasuring Christ Together: North Campus Expansion, Part 1
18 april 2004 |
45 min
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When I Am Raised Up, I Will Go Before You To Galilee
11 april 2004 |
40 min
He is risen! Trust him today. By his mercy he can forgive your sins. And by his sovereignty he can turn all things for your good.
Jesus Christ, the Bridegroom, Past and Future
4 april 2004 |
41 min
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From God, to God, Through God
28 mars 2004 |
38 min
Do you love the thought that you exist to make God look good? If not, you may be committing spiritual suicide.
The Deep Riches and Wisdom and Knowledge of God
21 mars 2004 |
40 min
Nothing and no one compares to the greatness and grandeur of our God.
God’s Design for History: The Glory of His Mercy
14 mars 2004 |
45 min
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Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East
7 mars 2004 |
41 min
What does Scripture say about the Promised Land and Israel's rights to it today?
All Israel Will Be Saved
29 februari 2004 |
41 min
Let us give ourselves to prayer and to the great work of gathering the fullness of the Gentiles, if by any means we might make Israel jealous of her treasures in Christ so that they believe and be saved.
Look at the Kindness and the Severity of God
22 februari 2004 |
45 min
God’s fury at sin reminds us of the great pardon we don’t deserve. Gaze at his goodness with gratitude.
Defending the Faith in the Public Arena
17 februari 2004 |
63 min
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Use Means, but Trust in God
17 februari 2004 |
17 min
All our labors flow from the strength God himself supplies. And whatever we do through him channels glory back to him.
Continue in the Kindness of God
15 februari 2004 |
39 min
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Stand Fast Through Faith
8 februari 2004 |
41 min
God saves us not on the basis of our ethnicity or socioeconomic status, but by his grace alone.
George Mueller's Strategy for Showing God: Simplicity of Faith, Sacred Scripture, and Satisfaction in God
3 februari 2004 |
87 min
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The (Jewish) Root Supports You through Your Faith Alone
1 februari 2004 |
39 min
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Abortion and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
25 januari 2004 |
47 min
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The Peril of Partiality
18 januari 2004 |
45 min
Showing partiality toward others, either because of their race or their riches, reveals a lack of trust in Jesus.
All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God and Profitable
4 januari 2004 |
44 min
Thoughts on Bible translations and loving the Word of God.
Don’t Waste Your Life
29 december 2003 |
43 min
If you live to minimize your suffering and maximize your comfort, you’ll miss the point of this life: to magnify the great worth of Jesus.
Let Your Requests Be Made Known to God
28 december 2003 |
46 min
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From Little Bethlehem Will Come a Ruler in Israel
21 december 2003 |
42 min
Our deepest need is peace with God, and our greatest enemy is sin. God answers both in the Christmas miracle of his Incarnate Son.
If the Root Is Holy, the Branches Are Holy
14 december 2003 |
45 min
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Did Israel Stumble in Order That They Might Fall?
7 december 2003 |
33 min
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Pastoral Thoughts on the Doctrine of Election
30 november 2003 |
38 min
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The Elect Obtained It But the Rest Were Hardened
23 november 2003 |
44 min
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For God's Sake, Let Grace Be Grace!
16 november 2003 |
38 min
No one's obstinance can stop them from being saved, because God can remove the hardness.
Has God Rejected His People? Part 2
9 november 2003 |
36 min
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Has God Rejected His People? Part 1
2 november 2003 |
36 min
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Everlasting Truth for the Joy of All Peoples
26 oktober 2003 |
44 min
Jesus Christ is building his church around the world with missionaries.
A Divine and Supernatural Light Immediately Imparted to the Soul by the Spirit of God
12 oktober 2003 |
52 min
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A God-Entranced Vision of All Things: Why We Need Jonathan Edwards 300 Years Later
10 oktober 2003 |
57 min
In our increasingly God-ignoring world, Edwards' voice calls us to behold the glory of the Alpha and the Omega. 
Treasuring Christ Together, Part 4
5 oktober 2003 |
43 min
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Treasuring Christ Together, Part 3
28 september 2003 |
44 min
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Treasuring Christ Together, Part 2
14 september 2003 |
45 min
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Treasuring Christ Together, Part 1
7 september 2003 |
53 min
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How Shall People Be Saved? Part 2
31 augusti 2003 |
44 min
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Why We Eat the Lord's Supper, Part 3
24 augusti 2003 |
45 min
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Why We Eat the Lord's Supper, Part 2
10 augusti 2003 |
48 min
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Why We Eat the Lord's Supper, Part 1
3 augusti 2003 |
43 min
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Sweet Sorrow: The Happy Root of Holy Living
2 juli 2003 |
55 min
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The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth
8 juni 2003 |
52 min
Churches move forward by grace in the midst of great inadequacy.
How Shall People Be Saved? Part 1
1 juni 2003 |
43 min
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A Generation Passionate for God’s Holiness
26 maj 2003 |
33 min
When we catch a vision for the incomparable holiness of God, we can’t help but desire to live for and spread his fame.
The Word of Faith that We Proclaim, Part 2
25 maj 2003 |
45 min
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The Word of Faith that We Proclaim, Part 1
18 maj 2003 |
46 min
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How to Submit to the Righteousness of God
11 maj 2003 |
42 min
Are we teaching the Scriptures to make our children wise unto salvation through
faith in Jesus Christ?
The Gentiles Have Obtained Righteousness by Faith
4 maj 2003 |
30 min
The law teaches two things about obtaining salvation.
The Gentiles Are Included
27 april 2003 |
44 min
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The Quest for Joy
20 april 2003 |
32 min
You were made for indestructible joy, but you won’t find it in yourself or in anything this world has to offer.
Palm Sunday Tears of Sovereign Mercy
13 april 2003 |
42 min
Consider how Jesus has been merciful to you, and then be like him.
Don’t Be Anxious, Your Heavenly Father Cares
9 mars 2003 |
46 min
You don’t have to be anxious. Your heavenly Father will provide for all of your needs.
Don’t Be Anxious, Lay Up Treasure in Heaven
2 mars 2003 |
42 min
Our treasures on earth will fade — and fast. Our only permanent treasure lies in heaven.
God’s Ultimate Purpose: Vessels of Mercy Knowing the Riches of His Glory
23 februari 2003 |
45 min
Heaven is where old glories ripen in memory and the thrill of new glories breaks upon us every day.
How God Makes Known the Riches of His Glory to the Vessels of Mercy
16 februari 2003 |
37 min
God freely and sovereignly acts to display his glory in all things. Who are we to question him?
The Hardening of Pharaoh and the Hope of the World
9 februari 2003 |
42 min
No one tells God what to do. He is self-determining and does what he righteously and freely pleases.
How Few There Are Who Die So Hard!
4 februari 2003 |
70 min
Judson was America's first foreign missionary and an example of one who considered and executed his own uniquely strategic role in completing the Great Commission.
The Fame of His Name and the Freedom of Mercy
2 februari 2003 |
37 min
God chooses who will believe and
undeservingly be saved, and who will rebel and deservingly
perish.
The Darkness of Abortion and the Light of Truth
26 januari 2003 |
46 min
Five suggestions for how to respond as salt and light to the sin of abortion.
The Reformed Faith and Racial Harmony
19 januari 2003 |
46 min
Where racial harmony
doesn’t flourish, the cross of Christ is dishonored and the
sovereignty of God is obscured.
The Freedom and Justice of God in Unconditional Election
12 januari 2003 |
45 min
The nature of being God means that he has absolute free will. He has mercy on whom he will have mercy according to his sovereign choice.
How to Receive the Word of Man as the Word of God
5 januari 2003 |
53 min
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Be Devoted to Prayer
29 december 2002 |
45 min
The Christian life is one of prayer. Without it, we’ll wither away, but with it, we’ll flourish like a tree beside water.
God's Word Stands: Christ Came to Confirm It
22 december 2002 |
41 min
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Unconditional Election and the Invincible Purpose of God
15 december 2002 |
36 min
We exist to know and enjoy and praise and display the invincible glory of God’s free and sovereign grace.
God's Word Stands
8 december 2002 |
38 min
God’s election of the
children of promise is what guarantees that his word never fails.
God’s Word Stands: Not All Israel Is Israel, Part 1
1 december 2002 |
32 min
A child of promise is an heir of God’s saving grace, not because of ethnic origin or physical birth, but because of God’s sovereign word.
Thank God for Famous Faith
24 november 2002 |
41 min
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How Great Is the Honor of Israel?
17 november 2002 |
46 min
Recognizing Israel's privileges only underlines the tragedy that so many Jews are accursed and cut off from Christ because of unbelief.
My Anguish: My Kinsmen Are Accursed
10 november 2002 |
41 min
Don’t think that God's sovereignty nullifies the need to pray for a sinner's salvation. Rather, see it as the ground for praying with hope.
Imparting a Passion: A Challenge to Youth Workers
8 november 2002 |
45 min
Only leaders who burn with bright passion for Jesus and his word can ignite the same flame in their people.
The Absolute Sovereignty of God: What Is Romans Nine About?
3 november 2002 |
38 min
God’s unimpeachable sovereignty grounds our salvation. He has mercy on whom he will have mercy. 
The Radical Cost of Following Jesus
27 oktober 2002 |
41 min
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This Is the Will of God for You: That You Abstain from Sexual Immorality
13 oktober 2002 |
45 min
Knowing God is the path to sexual purity. If you’re struggling with sexual sin, the immediate and long-term strategy is to know God better.
Bethlehem, Break Forth Like the Dawn
6 oktober 2002 |
28 min
The
people of Christ should not be known primarily for what we
don’t do, but for what we do do.
Breaking Nets, Sinking Boats and Saving Men
29 september 2002 |
41 min
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The Mighty and Merciful Message of Romans 1–8
22 september 2002 |
40 min
Only the mighty and merciful power of the gospel can break the forces that bind suffering souls in darkness.
Inseparable from God While "Going Without Going"
15 september 2002 |
39 min
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Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of Christ
8 september 2002 |
38 min
Nothing — not hunger, not debt, not abuse, not death — can separate you from the love of Christ. These ten insights will show you why.
The All-Conquering Love of Christ
1 september 2002 |
42 min
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It Is God Who Justifies!
25 augusti 2002 |
42 min
God is the one who justifies, so let us fear the accusation of no one and love the good of all.
God Did Not Spare His Own Son
18 augusti 2002 |
42 min
If God did the impossible thing — deliver his Son over to death — then he will surely do the easy thing: freely give us all that Christ bought for us.
Glorification: Conformed to Christ for the Supremacy of Christ
11 augusti 2002 |
43 min
God's work to save and sanctify you is not so that you can enjoy yourself more. It's so that you might be free and fit to
enjoy Christ forever.
Foreknown, Predestined, Conformed to Christ
4 augusti 2002 |
34 min
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All Things for Good, Part 3
23 juni 2002 |
44 min
God takes the initiative to cause a person to love him, and he takes the initiative to keep them to the end.
All Things for Good, Part 2
16 juni 2002 |
32 min
If all things work for my good, then I will never be ultimately defeated in the cause of Christ.
All Things for Good, Part 1
9 juni 2002 |
40 min
Whatever comes our way, we can rest assured that God will only give us good through it.
The Spirit Helps Us in Our Weakness, Part 2
2 juni 2002 |
30 min
How does the Holy Spirit pray for us?
The Spirit Helps Us in Our Weakness, Part 1
26 maj 2002 |
46 min
What does the Holy Spirit pray for us?
Education for Exultation
19 maj 2002 |
33 min
Education and knowledge should cause us to rejoice in God. If not, then they aren't fulfilling their purpose.
Subjected to Futility in Hope, Part 2
5 maj 2002 |
42 min
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Subjected to Futility in Hope, Part 1
28 april 2002 |
38 min
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Children, Heirs, and Fellow Sufferers
21 april 2002 |
42 min
Suffering is a great mercy that keeps us from loving this world more than we should.
The Spirit-Led Are the Sons of God
14 april 2002 |
43 min
The Holy Spirit testifies that we are children of
God by creating affections for him within us.
Kill Sin with the Word of God
7 april 2002 |
42 min
The sword of the Spirit is our weapon of choice in the war against sin.
Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting
3 april 2002 |
86 min
John Piper | Fasting is a way to say with our bodies that our appetite for God is greater than our appetite for food. 
Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting
2 april 2002 |
60 min
John Piper | Prayer is about offering up our desires to God for things that are in agreement with his will, our greatest desire of all being for God himself. 
Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting
2 april 2002 |
76 min
John Piper | The word of God is the most vital means that God has given us for communion with himself.
Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting
1 april 2002 |
104 min
John Piper | Communion with God takes place primarily in his word as we depend upon it by faith and receive the comfort and assurance of his promises in the gospel.
The Risen Christ: Satisfied with His Suffering
31 mars 2002 |
34 min
Jesus' delight in dying and rising was to enable others to rise from the dead and enjoy his majesty forever.
Jesus Declares His Kingship
24 mars 2002 |
34 min
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Kill Sin by the Spirit
17 februari 2002 |
46 min
We will die if we are not killing sin, and we won’t be killing sin if we are not living by the Spirit.
Peculiar Doctrines, Public Morals, and the Political Welfare
5 februari 2002 |
85 min
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The Sovereignty of God and the Soul Dynamic: Why This Topic?
4 februari 2002 |
83 min
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How to Kill Sin
3 februari 2002 |
38 min
Our fight against sin does not earn our way to God, but it evidences that we belong to God’s army.
"Father, Forgive, For We Know What We Are Doing"
27 januari 2002 |
40 min
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Jesus Is the End of Ethnocentrism
20 januari 2002 |
46 min
With Jesus came a radically new way of defining the people of God: all who have faith in the Messiah.
Planting a Passion for God: A Dream for Bethlehem in 2002
13 januari 2002 |
46 min
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Hold Fast to the Word and Pray for Us
30 december 2001 |
45 min
Prayer and meditation are
as inseparable in the Christian life as the Spirit and the Word of God.
The Word Was Made Flesh
23 december 2001 |
45 min
John Piper | Christians must know Jesus well so that they can discern between the Christ of Scripture and the Christ that other religions claim to honor.
Christian, Know Whose You Are
16 december 2001 |
34 min
What are the essential distinctions between true Christians and non-Christians?
What Does It Mean to Fulfill the Law in Romans 8:3–4?
9 december 2001 |
31 min
Jesus’s perfect righteousness is yours through faith. He obeyed perfectly so that the Father could welcome you wholly.
Why and How We Walk According to the Spirit
2 december 2001 |
24 min
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How to Use the Law Lawfully to Bear Fruit for God
25 november 2001 |
45 min
Meditate on the law in order to know the
justice and mercy of God in Christ, your righteousness and your
life.
Thankful for the Love of God
18 november 2001 |
40 min
If you got everything you ever wanted but didn’t have Jesus, would you still be satisfied?
How the Spirit Does What the Law Could Not Do
11 november 2001 |
46 min
The law can't overcome your rebellion and make you a loving
person. But the Spirit can.
What the Law Could Not Do, God Did Sending Christ, Part 2
4 november 2001 |
27 min
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"I Will Build My Church" -- From All Peoples
28 oktober 2001 |
45 min
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What the Law Could Not Do, God Did Sending Christ, Part 1
14 oktober 2001 |
36 min
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Getting at the Heart of God-Focused Ministry, Session 6
9 oktober 2001 |
59 min
We all know that Jesus Christ has great love for his people. But what we sometimes miss is that the highest expression of his love leads us to the glory of God, even when the path runs through suffering.
Getting at the Heart of God-Focused Ministry, Session 5 (Q & A)
9 oktober 2001 |
48 min
Under God’s blessing, preaching God-Centered truth has a way of bringing all other aspects of healthy church life and Christian duty into their proper place and proportion. 
Getting at the Heart of God-Focused Ministry, Session 4
9 oktober 2001 |
66 min
Fruitful ministry doesn’t just produce right knowledge of God, but right feeling for him too. The depth of our theology should be matched by the heights of our affections.
Getting at the Heart of God-Focused Ministry, Session 3 (Q & A)
9 oktober 2001 |
48 min
The Scriptures carry answers relating to the nature of fasting, honoring parents in a missionary calling, leading the church in a God-Centered direction, and relating to those who walk in urepentant sin, but some things we will have to wait to know until the age to come. 
Getting at the Heart of God-Focused Ministry, Session 2
9 oktober 2001 |
65 min
We have countless reasons to fear speaking up for Jesus every single day. But our Lord himself gave us even better reasons to take courage and live for him. 
Getting at the Heart of God-Focused Ministry, Session 1
8 oktober 2001 |
56 min
God does everything, including every step of redemptive history, for his own glory. And that’s good news for sinners who find refuge in his Son.
Set Free by the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus
7 oktober 2001 |
31 min
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No Condemnation in Christ Jesus, Part 2
30 september 2001 |
41 min
If you are in Christ, all of God's action toward you is almighty mercy and omnipotent assistance.
No Condemnation in Christ Jesus, One Body in Christ
23 september 2001 |
43 min
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A Service of Sorrow, Self-Humbling, and Steady Hope in Our Savior and King, Jesus Christ
16 september 2001 |
31 min
The sovereignty of God over all persons and events guarantees that what Jesus Christ bought for us by his own blood will infallibly become our inheritance.
No Condemnation in Christ Jesus
9 september 2001 |
41 min
The essence of Christianity is this: there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 
The Greatest Thing in the World
2 september 2001 |
38 min
The greatest thing in the world is to know God apart from his wrath by the grace that Jesus purchased on the cross.
Who Is This Divided Man? Part 6
26 augusti 2001 |
43 min
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Who Is This Divided Man? Part 5
19 augusti 2001 |
40 min
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Who Is This Divided Man? Part 4
12 augusti 2001 |
37 min
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Who Is This Divided Man? Part 3
24 juni 2001 |
44 min
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How Do You Keep On Going?
17 juni 2001 |
38 min
We could never repay the debt we owe God for his grace. But we can honor him by asking for more.
Who Is This Divided Man? Part 2
3 juni 2001 |
36 min
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Who Is This Divided Man? Part 1
27 maj 2001 |
34 min
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Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ
20 maj 2001 |
43 min
I invite you to join me in this serious quest for well-founded, everlasting, love-producing joy in Jesus Christ.
To Be a Mother Is a Call to Suffer
13 maj 2001 |
39 min
Motherhood requires a unique kind of suffering that only a firm hope in God’s sovereignty can sustain.
The Deadly Team of Sin and Law
6 maj 2001 |
29 min
Sin fools us in two ways: it makes us hopeless of ever being righteous or it persuades us that we can do it on our own.
Jesus Christ and the Law of God
29 april 2001 |
41 min
The goal of studying the Bible is primarily to see and know Jesus Christ.
Pity Not Them Who Rise With Christ
15 april 2001 |
34 min
Christ is alive and able to persuade you
that he is true and the greatest treasure in the universe.
Undoing the Destruction of Pleasure
10 april 2001 |
73 min
We will not understand the human longing for happiness until we understand the God who can fulfill it.
How We Come to Know Sin
8 april 2001 |
41 min
John Piper | The law teaches us that it is God's desires, not our own, that are the measure of right
and wrong.
Racial Harmony and the Gospel
4 april 2001 |
48 min
John Piper | Christ came to accomplish reconciliation for us between God and between other people, so if you have prejudice and enmity against others, your relationship to God is in question.
The Importance of Knowing Our Sin
1 april 2001 |
44 min
You don't have to give in to temptation in order to know your sin.
Live to Die: A Leader Who Suffers Well
8 mars 2001 |
50 min
God has ordained that we will see many troubles in this life. The saints must suffer to show Jesus as supreme.
Dead to the Law, Serving in the Spirit, Part 4
25 februari 2001 |
46 min
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Suffering: The Path and the Price of World Evangelization
22 februari 2001 |
42 min
The good news of the gospel will indeed make its way to all nations, but it won’t happen without God’s people taking up their crosses and following the Lord Jesus Christ into hard places.
Prayer: Pursuing Peoples When Life Is War and God Is Sovereign
21 februari 2001 |
59 min
One who believes that life is war, that God is sovereign, and that the victory is assured will pray to the Lord day and night.
Preaching: Zeal That Accords with Knowledge
21 februari 2001 |
56 min
We can have zeal and still be condemned. Pursue a passion for God that accepts his righteousness alone for salvation.
Worship: Sharing God's Passion for His Global Glory
20 februari 2001 |
49 min
What fuels world missions isn’t merely a commitment to the task itself, but a passion for the supremacy of God among all peoples.
Preaching: With Confidence That It Belongs in Worship
20 februari 2001 |
62 min
Preaching should be prominent in the setting of corporate worship because it aligns with God’s purpose in creation to be understood truly and admired duly. 
The Ethics of Interracial Marriage
14 februari 2001 |
47 min
John Piper | John Piper responds to five prominent arguments that use the Bible to reject interracial marriage.
Dead to the Law, Serving in the Spirit, Part 3
11 februari 2001 |
46 min
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The Meaning and Significance of Race
7 februari 2001 |
46 min
John Piper | There is a relative triviality in the biological differences between races that exalts the reality of God’s image, and there is a diversity in the races that exalts the reality of God’s manifold redemption.
Dead to the Law, Serving in the Spirit, Part 2
4 februari 2001 |
40 min
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John Newton: The Tough Roots of His Habitual Tenderness
30 januari 2001 |
94 min
John Piper | One of the deepest roots of Newton’s habitual tenderness was that he could not get over the wonder of his own rescue by sheer, triumphant grace.
Dead to the Law, Serving in the Spirit, Part 1
28 januari 2001 |
41 min
John Piper | Listen Now
God at Work in Every Womb
21 januari 2001 |
43 min
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The Meaning and Significance of Race
17 januari 2001 |
40 min
John Piper | Race is significant because one God created all of humanity through one man and redeems humanity through one man, and race is insignificant in terms of the releatively small differences that separate us. 
God’s Pursuit of Racial Diversity at Infinite Cost
14 januari 2001 |
40 min
The cost of racial reconciliation and unity came not at the blood of any man, but of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Learning to Pray in the Spirit and the Word, Part 2
7 januari 2001 |
46 min
What does it mean to pray in the Holy Spirit? And how do we pursue God through such prayer?
The Need for Christian Courage
3 januari 2001 |
37 min
The Bible warns us about our truth-ignoring culture. But it also gives us the courage season our speech with Christ day after day.
College Men’s Rally: Family, Fatherhood, and God
2 januari 2001 |
56 min
Fatherhood isn’t just a natural responsibility, but a gift that God gives for men to shepherd and train impressionable souls, all to his glory.
Others' Desires and Their Fulfillment in Christ
2 januari 2001 |
45 min
What does it mean to fill up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions? Do we, as mere followers, really have anything to add?
Our Desires and Their Fulfillment in Christ
2 januari 2001 |
37 min
By faith, God both delivers his people and grants them endurance to persevere through suffering, and in either case faith demonstrates our superior satisfaction in God. 
Our Desires and Their Fulfillment in Christ
1 januari 2001 |
40 min
Since God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him, our lifelong vocation must be to earnestly pursue joy in him and bring others into that joy. 
Learning to Pray in the Spirit and the Word, Part 1
31 december 2000 |
37 min
One essential way to keep yourself in the love of God is by praying to him through the power of the Holy Spirit.
The Free Gift of God Is Eternal Life, Part 2
24 december 2000 |
39 min
Sanctification is both something we do and something God does. We must work hard to obey, but only God’s grace sustains us in the fight.
The Free Gift of God Is Eternal Life, Part 1
17 december 2000 |
37 min
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Implications of Being Made in the Image of God
13 december 2000 |
31 min
John Piper | The Bible repeatedly speaks of the inherent dignity of all people. Because God made us in his image, all people have value.
Slaves to God, Sanctification, Eternal Life
10 december 2000 |
35 min
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Free from Sin, Slaves of Righteousness, Part 2
3 december 2000 |
29 min
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Why Deal With Racial Issues?
29 november 2000 |
45 min
John Piper | Racial issue is an emotionally no-win issue. Despite its difficulty, God calls us to deal with it, and it’s worth it.
Free from Sin, Slaves of Righteousness, Part 1
26 november 2000 |
43 min
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Thank God for the Mercies of Christ
19 november 2000 |
38 min
We don’t often see God's mercies in our moments of weakness, but we can take hope that he is working all things together for our good.
Do Not Let Sin Reign in Your Mortal Body, Part 2
12 november 2000 |
44 min
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Preaching and the Suffering of the People
8 november 2000 |
48 min
John Piper | Suffering is no accident. Preachers need to show their people that God’s hand is sovereign over every one of our pains.
Preaching and the Suffering of the Preacher
7 november 2000 |
38 min
John Piper | Joy in God in and through suffering makes the worth of God shine more brightly than it would through ease and abundance.
Preaching and the Problem of Suffering
7 november 2000 |
39 min
John Piper | Preaching that highlights God’s hand in our trials will help sustain people in the trials and suffering that will inevitably come in this life. 
Do Not Let Sin Reign in Your Mortal Body, Part 1
5 november 2000 |
33 min
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The Lord Stood By Me . . . That All the Nations Might Hear
29 oktober 2000 |
40 min
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A Biblical Alternative to Serving God
23 oktober 2000 |
45 min
A life that is lived for God’s glory must not be a life motivated by gratitude, but by faith in future grace.
The Path and the Price of Pursuing the Glory of God Among the Nations
22 oktober 2000 |
40 min
Filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions means that we embrace suffering for the sake of bringing a personal presentation of the sufferings of Christ to the nations. 
All the World Accountable to God
22 oktober 2000 |
33 min
The need for missions is universal because all humanity has failed to know, love, fear, and glorify God.
Pursuing the Glory of God in the Gladness of the Nations in God
21 oktober 2000 |
33 min
God’s great purpose for the world is that he would be known, praised, enjoyed, and feared among the nations, and he blesses us to become the means of that purpose. 
Justified to Break the Power of Sin
15 oktober 2000 |
46 min
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United with Christ in Death and Life, Part 3
8 oktober 2000 |
37 min
John Piper | Listen Now
United with Christ in Death and Life, Part 2
1 oktober 2000 |
31 min
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A Biblical Alternative to Serving God: Living by Prayer
27 september 2000 |
57 min
The Bible calls us to serve God, but we need to remember that God’s own grace and passion for his glory enable and uphold everything we have to offer him.
Foundations for Prayer Toward the Global Purpose of God
26 september 2000 |
52 min
God will sovereignly bring the nations to himself. But he will use our prayers and petitions to fuel a movement of the word that reaches the world.
United with Christ in Death and Life, Part 1
24 september 2000 |
42 min
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How Justified Sinners Love Each Other
17 september 2000 |
46 min
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Are We to Continue in Sin That Grace Might Increase?
10 september 2000 |
31 min
Believers are commanded to become in practice what we are in Christ: dead to sin and alive to God.
The Triumph of Grace through Righteousness
3 september 2000 |
36 min
God's
purpose in giving the law was so that, in the end, grace would
reign through Christ's righteousness on our behalf.
Adam, Christ, and Justification, Part 5
27 augusti 2000 |
46 min
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Adam, Christ, and Justification, Part 4
20 augusti 2000 |
44 min
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Desiring God
3 augusti 2000 |
35 min
The pursuit of joy in God is not icing on the cake of the Christian life but is essential to glorifying God and loving people. 
Holding on to Your Faith in the Midst of Suffering: Q&A
16 juli 2000 |
58 min
Calvinism does not teach that human responsibility is insignificant, but rather that humans do not have ultimate self-determination over their will, including their choice to be reconciled to God. 
Holding on to Your Faith in the Midst of Suffering: Job
16 juli 2000 |
73 min
Like Job’s suffering, our pain is never meaningless. God orchestrates hardship for his eternal purposes.
Holding on to Your Faith in the Midst of Suffering: Job
15 juli 2000 |
59 min
Jesus bore our ultimate curse and punishment on the cross. Any discipline we now receive is not to punish us, but to spur us on in the path toward Christlikeness.
Holding on to Your Faith in the Midst of Suffering: Job
15 juli 2000 |
60 min
Good theology matters. But love and grace matter just as much in our application of theology.
Holding on to Your Faith in the Midst of Suffering
14 juli 2000 |
64 min
God’s sovereignty is a balm of relief for sufferers. He works through every pain for our good.
Future Grace for Finishing the Task
13 juli 2000 |
51 min
The goal of the Christian life is to be so satisfied in knowing Jesus that the fleeting pleasures of this world fade away as we give and give and give for God’s glory.
Future Grace for Finishing the Task
12 juli 2000 |
47 min
Having great faith doesn’t always equal having great success. Sometimes, our faith enables us to suffer and die well — all for the glory of Christ. 
Future Grace for Finishing the Task
11 juli 2000 |
54 min
God hasn’t left us to our own devices to battle covetousness and greed. We have the eternal promises of our heavenly Father whose kingdom endures forever and ever.
Future Grace for Finishing the Task
10 juli 2000 |
47 min
We will never fully escape temptations toward lust, bitterness, and unforgiveness. But by the power of the Spirit, we can fight their allure with God’s great and precious promises.
Future Grace for Finishing the Task
9 juli 2000 |
58 min
We walk by faith not only by looking back to the cross with thankfulness, but by trusting God for a fresh, never-ending supply of grace to empower us for every new day.
Future Grace for Finishing the Task
9 juli 2000 |
92 min
Every Christian stands firmly rooted in Christ’s decisive past work. But grounded there, we now look expectantly forward for more and more of God’s grace.
Future Grace for Finishing the Task
8 juli 2000 |
55 min
God lives for the fame of his name, and so should we. But we’ll never honor and magnify him as we should unless we first learn that our delight in him glorifies him most.
Adam, Christ, and Justification, Part 3
2 juli 2000 |
45 min
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Adam, Christ, and Justification, Part 2
25 juni 2000 |
41 min
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Adam, Christ, and Justification, Part 1
18 juni 2000 |
44 min
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Let the Nations Be Glad
15 juni 2000 |
54 min
Jesus has sheep that are not of our fold. He has ransomed a people for himself from every tribe, tongue, and nation.
Counting It All Joy
15 juni 2000 |
55 min
John Piper | Jesus Christ is magnified in the life of his people whenever they find their highest joy in him — especially in seasons of suffering and pain.
Questions and Answers
15 juni 2000 |
34 min
Both in tenderness and toughness, we must follow the example of Jesus as we upset the world.
Twenty Years, Then Romans
11 juni 2000 |
44 min
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Boasting Only in the Cross
20 maj 2000 |
38 min
When you die, only what you do for Christ will last. You have one life. Don’t waste it on insignificant comforts.
How to Get a Camel through a Needle's Eye
30 april 2000 |
40 min
With God all things are possible. That is the basis of our prayer and our giving and our evangelism.
Jesus Christ: Alive and With Us to the End
23 april 2000 |
43 min
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The Sons Are Free
16 april 2000 |
42 min
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If the Lord Wills
9 april 2000 |
36 min
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The Isaac Factor
2 april 2000 |
34 min
There’s nothing too difficult, too complicated, or too tiresome for God. With him, all things are possible.
The Gideon Venture
26 mars 2000 |
46 min
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One Generation Shall Praise Your Works to Another
19 mars 2000 |
37 min
It is the Biblical duty of every generation to make sure that the next generation hears about the mighty acts of God.
Let All the Peoples Praise Him
12 mars 2000 |
44 min
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Building Our Lives on the Bible
5 mars 2000 |
37 min
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Fulfilling the Law of Love
27 februari 2000 |
41 min
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Set Apart Rick, Randy, and the Rest for the Work
20 februari 2000 |
42 min
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Christ Crucified, Our Boast: Education for Exultation — In the Cross
13 februari 2000 |
39 min
Every good thing in this life and every bad thing that God turns for good comes to us through Jesus and his cross.
You Will Be Eaten by Cannibals! Lessons from the Life of John G. Paton
8 februari 2000 |
79 min
Paton’s life was marked by a kind of in-your-face spiritual moxie, and God used his courageous faith to change the world for Christ.
The Word Was God and Became Flesh: Education for Exultation — In Jesus
6 februari 2000 |
35 min
All true education is built upon God’s truth because Jesus reigns over every square inch of the universe.
I Am the Lord, and Besides Me There Is No Savior: Education for Exultation — In God
30 januari 2000 |
44 min
Our calling is to know and believe that God is God — that he is sovereign, that he is Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Christ, Culture, and Abortion
23 januari 2000 |
44 min
Social involvement is demanded by
a biblical orientation
toward life.
Race and Cross
16 januari 2000 |
41 min
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Devote Yourselves to Prayer
9 januari 2000 |
38 min
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I Will Meditate on All Your Work and Muse on Your Deeds
2 januari 2000 |
43 min
Moment by moment, our vital union with Christ is sustained, shaped, and carried by the Word of God.
Jesus Christ is the Same Yesterday and Today and Forever
26 december 1999 |
43 min
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We Exult in God Through Our Lord Jesus Christ
19 december 1999 |
35 min
The biblical portrait of Jesus must be the essential content of your joy in God.
Much More Shall We Be Saved By His Life
12 december 1999 |
40 min
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God Demonstrates His Love Toward Us
5 december 1999 |
30 min
God’s love for us is not just a logical inference from the Bible. He pours his love out for us, and we can feel it in our hearts.
The Love of God Has Been Poured Out Within Our Hearts
28 november 1999 |
38 min
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Thanksgiving Toward the Past, Faith Toward the Future: A Parable of the Anvil
21 november 1999 |
43 min
You can stake your life on what will not come from science or psychology, but the very word of our God that endures forever. 
We Exult in Our Tribulations
14 november 1999 |
38 min
In this world you will have trouble, but in Christ it will only increase your joy and hope.
Let Your Passion Be Single
12 november 1999 |
52 min
A singular passion for God is not only sensible but safe — it is not only reasonable, it is right.
Spiritual Warfare and Prayer
8 november 1999 |
20 min
God calls upon every one of his soldiers to take up their armor and join in the battle to advance the gospel among the nations. 
The Revelation of God’s Righteousness Where There Is No Church
7 november 1999 |
44 min
The aim of missions is that the nations would glorify God for his mercy — that all would worship God for his great grace.
The Surpassing Excellency of God in the Joy of His Suffering People
30 oktober 1999 |
54 min
John Piper | Suffering is the normal means God appoints to spread the gospel through his people. We can only full embrace Jesus when we rejoice in our sufferings. 
God Is Too Excellent to Need Servants
29 oktober 1999 |
39 min
God is too great and glorious to need servants. But he does ask us to work for him and glorify him — all in the strength that he so graciously supplies.
The Call for Courage in the Cause of Truth
28 oktober 1999 |
58 min
Our culture today may recoil against absolutes, but our faith rests on Jesus Christ, who is himself Truth.
Preaching God in a Man-Centered Age
28 oktober 1999 |
49 min
Faith comes through hearing, and hearing by the word of God, so pastors must preach God’s word to satisfy both the mind and the heart.
Let Us Exult in the Hope of the Glory of God!
24 oktober 1999 |
41 min
Whatever else you do or say or feel, of this you can be certain: God wills that you rejoice in the hope of seeing his glory.
Faith and the Imputation of Righteousness
17 oktober 1999 |
47 min
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The Purpose and Perseverance of Faith
10 oktober 1999 |
47 min
John Piper | Listen Now
Why Was Jesus Put to Death and Raised Again?
3 oktober 1999 |
36 min
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Faith: in Hope, Against Hope, for the Glory of God
26 september 1999 |
47 min
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The Faith - Grace - Certainty Connection
19 september 1999 |
44 min
Your faith is called into being out of nothing. That is the meaning of grace and the reason why God can guarantee his promises to you.
The Children of Abraham Are Heirs of the World
12 september 1999 |
47 min
What does it mean to be an heir of the world?
Inheriting the World Depends on Faith, Not Law
5 september 1999 |
40 min
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How Do Circumcision and Baptism Correspond?
29 augusti 1999 |
46 min
The way God constituted his people under the old covenant is different than how he does it today.
Why Does it Matter Which Came First: Circumcision or Justification?
22 augusti 1999 |
46 min
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When the Lord Does Not Take Account of Sin
15 augusti 1999 |
36 min
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Does James Contradict Paul?
8 augusti 1999 |
46 min
Even though language can sometimes confuse us--like when the same word carries multiple meanings--the Bible is not contradictory.
God Credits Faith as Righteousness
1 augusti 1999 |
45 min
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One God and One Salvation for All the Nations
13 juni 1999 |
32 min
God is one, and everyone he justifies is justified in the same way. Therefore he is God not only over the Jews but over all peoples.
Persevering in Godward Joy
10 juni 1999 |
55 min
Only God can open our hearts to receive and experience his infinite joy. But that doesn’t mean we can’t fight and persevere in our pursuit of delight.
Our Enjoyment of God
9 juni 1999 |
50 min
Joy in the Christian life isn’t simply a nice byproduct of faith. Delighting in God is essential to believing in God.
Our Pursuit of Others’ Enjoyment of God
9 juni 1999 |
71 min
John Piper | Genuine love toward others, especially in pastoral ministry, isn’t motivated by duty, but propelled by the grace of delight in God.
God's Enjoyment of God
8 juni 1999 |
69 min
God is no idolater. He delights in himself more than anything else because he honors and prizes what is of most value in the universe — himself.
Making Worship Relevant Today
8 juni 1999 |
55 min
Though there has been a movement in contemporary worship music toward God-centeredness, the same movement has not taken place in relation to preaching.
Justification by Faith Establishes the Law
6 juni 1999 |
43 min
The moral law in the Old Testament is not a ladder for climbing, but a track for riding
in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Hallowed Be Thy Name
1 juni 1999 |
72 min
Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. But until the glory of God covers the earth, we must keep going and sending for the fame of Jesus’s name.
The Most Important Paragraph in the Bible
31 maj 1999 |
68 min
God offers free grace to the worst of sinners. All we have to do is trust him for all he promises to be.
The Inner Essence of Worship
31 maj 1999 |
74 min
In Jesus Christ, worship is not centered on a place or form, but on his person and work. All true worship is to him and through him.
Justification by Faith Is the End of Boasting
30 maj 1999 |
48 min
John Piper | Boasting matters to Paul because it is the outward form of the inward moral corruption that lies behind all the evils and miseries of the world.
The Just and the Justifier
23 maj 1999 |
45 min
God could have settled accounts by punishing all sinners with hell. But in his great mercy he makes us his heirs.
God’s Free Gift of Righteousness
16 maj 1999 |
42 min
Every single one of us has sinned. We all fall short of God’s glory. But God offers the free gift of righteousness to any who will come to him.
The Demonstration of God’s Righteousness
9 maj 1999 |
36 min
God grants us righteousness that not only washes us clean, but makes us bold in the face of any fear.
Biblical Eldership
2 maj 1999 |
68 min
John Piper | A pastor’s roles mainly comprise the areas of governing and teaching, and their qualification for that office be discerned biblically before entering into it. 
Biblical Eldership
2 maj 1999 |
72 min
John Piper | The two offices given to the church in the New Testament are elders and deacons, though these may be described from different angles and with various nuances. 
Biblical Eldership
1 maj 1999 |
47 min
John Piper | Pursuit of biblical eldership recognizes that the processes which we use to bring men into the office must be under the direction of the Holy Spirit and in line with the Word he inspired. 
Biblical Eldership
1 maj 1999 |
66 min
John Piper | Biblical eldership is not about endlessly setting up committee meetings and getting as many people involved as possible, but about teaching and leading the flock to equip them for the work of ministry. 
Up from the Grave He Arose
4 april 1999 |
39 min
There is no condemnation for those in Jesus. Clothed in the righteousness of the risen Christ, we can approach the throne with confidence.
Drinking Deep for God's Sake
31 mars 1999 |
61 min
For pastors to herald the glories of God week in and week out, they need to drink deeply from the wells of God’s salvation day in and day out.
Wonderful Things from Your Word
31 mars 1999 |
27 min
There are wonders in God’s word, but we will not store them up unless he first works in us. Ask and pray that he may open the eyes of your heart.
How Not to Blaspheme God in the Pulpit
31 mars 1999 |
41 min
To preach the Bible faithfully is to herald the incomparable supremacy of God and the riches of his glory over everything else the world has to offer.
Preaching for Radical Obedience
31 mars 1999 |
52 min
A preacher’s task isn’t merely to explain passages of the Bible, but to awaken people to the beauty of Jesus Christ, with the help of the Holy Spirit.
Mouths Closed and All the World Accountable to God
28 mars 1999 |
44 min
Christianity is not a narrow, provincial, or tribal religion.
It declares things that have to do with the whole world.
All Jews and Gentiles Are Under Sin
21 mars 1999 |
45 min
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Why God Inspired Hard Texts
14 mars 1999 |
46 min
God reveals himself to us clearly in his word. There are difficult passages, but their benefit is never beyond our reach.
Let God Be True Though Every Man a Liar
7 mars 1999 |
37 min
Who are they whose condemnation is just? Those who play games with the Word of God.
Who Is a True Jew? Part 2
28 februari 1999 |
46 min
We all need the gift of righteousness that comes only through Christ by the Spirit. All who trust the Son receive this gift as true Jews.
Who Is a True Jew?
21 februari 1999 |
41 min
When we keep the requirements of the law, we won’t only realize we can’t obey them perfectly, but we will look to the one who has — Jesus Christ.
Drinking Deep for God’s Sake
18 februari 1999 |
49 min
Our aim in all we do is to go deep in our grasp of the greatness of God and to pursue passion in our love for the glory of God.
Preaching for Radical Obedience
17 februari 1999 |
47 min
Every time a preacher steps into a pulpit, the canvas is clear for him to paint a fresh portrait of God’s supreme glory with the brushstrokes of Scripture.
How Not to Blaspheme God in the Pulpit
16 februari 1999 |
46 min
What our pulpits need most is not self-help and how-to, but a God-entranced vision of the world and everything in it.
The Effect of Hypocrisy: Dishonoring God, Part 2
14 februari 1999 |
46 min
We who know the Bible need not only to teach others its life-saving truth, but we must be taught by the word itself.
The Effect of Hypocrisy
7 februari 1999 |
37 min
No one honors and loves God as he or she should. For that, we deserve death. But Christ has come to give life. He is our only hope.
To Live Upon God That Is Invisible
2 februari 1999 |
93 min
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There Is No Partiality With God, Part 2
31 januari 1999 |
46 min
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Visiting Orphans in a World of AIDS and Abortion
24 januari 1999 |
44 min
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Class, Culture and Ethnic Identity in Christ
17 januari 1999 |
43 min
It is impossible to believe that Christ indwells every believer and then mistreat one of a different race.
Pray Without Ceasing
10 januari 1999 |
43 min
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Meditate on the Word of the Lord Day and Night
3 januari 1999 |
44 min
Meditation on the Word is not only vital for the Christian life but for prayer as well. So what exactly is meditation? 
There Is No Partiality With God, Part 1
27 december 1998 |
47 min
Every person you will ever meet has God’s law written on their hearts. Even if they have never seen a Bible or heard of Jesus, they are still accountable to him.
The Son of God Appeared to Destroy the Works of the Devil
20 december 1998 |
43 min
Jesus came to destroy sin, not because it's
fun but because it's fatal.
The Final Divide: Eternal Life or Eternal Wrath, Part 3
13 december 1998 |
39 min
Look to Christ. Only he can save you, only he can satisfy you. There is no other Savior, there is no purer joy.
The Final Divide: Eternal Life or Eternal Wrath, Part 2
6 december 1998 |
37 min
God shows no partiality. Whether Jew or Gentile, all who love and do evil will face wrath, and all who trust Christ and obey God will have glory.
The Final Divide: Eternal Life or Eternal Wrath, Part 1
29 november 1998 |
37 min
When your life is over on this earth, there will be two paths you can take: you will either meet God in eternal wrath or eternal life.
God‘s Response to Hypocrisy: Kindness and Judgment
22 november 1998 |
45 min
God’s justice does not demand that he punish us for our sins immediately. His kindness through Jesus Christ leads him to forbear and be patient with us.
Training the Next Generation of Evangelical Pastors and Missionaries
20 november 1998 |
59 min
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Doing and Endorsing Evil
15 november 1998 |
38 min
The end-point of depravity is not just the suicidal love affair with sin, but the desire to bring others with you to destruction.
The Perils of Disapproving God
8 november 1998 |
37 min
Sin enslaves us not just because we commit evil, but because God himself gives us over to our debased desires. Our only hope is for Jesus to bring renewal. 
The Lofty Claim, the Last Command, the Loving Comfort
1 november 1998 |
40 min
Listen Now
The Other Dark Exchange: Homosexuality, Part 2
18 oktober 1998 |
44 min
The world’s futility and disorder is not a result of simple mistakes, but a consequence of exchanging God’s glory for other things.
The Other Dark Exchange: Homosexuality, Part 1
11 oktober 1998 |
46 min
God dramatizes the beauty of the gospel in the right ordering of our sexual lives.
The First Dark Exchange: Idolatry
4 oktober 1998 |
41 min
If you value other things more than God, if your life is really driven by another value, then you exchange the imperishable for the perishable.
Finishing Well in the Face of Death
2 oktober 1998 |
59 min
Finishing well in the face of death requires fighting the fight of faith, which takes hold of God’s promises for future grace in the midst of all our temptations and afflictions. 
Finishing with Joy
1 oktober 1998 |
46 min
Faith, which is the root of all true obedience that glorifies God, is a coming to God to be satisfied with all that he is for us in Jesus, which means that the pursuit of joy in the Christian life is not optional, but essential. 
Finishing What?
1 oktober 1998 |
45 min
John Piper | Finishing well will not happen without a fight, and God is the decisive finisher who will powerfully work in us so that he alone gets the glory. 
Displays of God Remove the Excuse for Failed Worship
27 september 1998 |
40 min
The greatest tragedy our world faces isn’t hunger, poverty, or crime, but blindness to the grace and beauty of Jesus Christ.
Measures of Faith, Gifts of Grace, Ministry in Small Groups
20 september 1998 |
41 min
John Piper | God means to get the glory for all things, including the ministry of small groups. We get the gift, the help, and the blessing, but God gets the glory.
The Wrath of God Against Holding Down the Truth
13 september 1998 |
45 min
Our hardened hearts naturally suppress the truth, but Jesus grants us new hearts to embrace his gospel.
The Wrath of God Against Ungodliness and Unrighteousness
30 augusti 1998 |
46 min
You can escape the wrath of God against sin only when you take refuge in the gospel of his Son.
How Does the Gospel Save Believers? Part 3
23 augusti 1998 |
39 min
Not only does the gospel grant us the righteousness we need, but it also supplies the power for us to keep fighting sin by faith.
How Does the Gospel Save Believers? Part 2
16 augusti 1998 |
38 min
By faith, God gives us the righteousness we don’t deserve. We could never earn it on our own, but Jesus broke sins claim on all who believe.
How Does the Gospel Save Believers? Part 1
9 augusti 1998 |
39 min
The glorious hope of the gospel is that God himself supplies the righteousness he demands from us.
To the Jew First, and Also to the Greek
5 juli 1998 |
36 min
All who believe can taste the hope of the gospel. No matter how rough your background God has grace for you in the good news of Jesus.
The Gospel Is the Power of God unto Salvation
21 juni 1998 |
41 min
There’s no other message in the world like the gospel. Other religions may have converts, but there is no true salvation outside the work of Jesus Christ.
Not Ashamed of the Gospel
14 juni 1998 |
23 min
The gospel is the greatest news in the world and the most loving truth we can share. We never have to be ashamed of its message.
The Gospel in the Church for the Obedience of Faith Through Spiritual Gifts
7 juni 1998 |
36 min
Grace pays the debt we owe God for stealing his glory. And now we owe the gospel to any who still need God’s grace.
The Treasure of Faith in the Life of the Church
31 maj 1998 |
39 min
The great aim of our ministry should be the same as Paul’s: to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of God’s glory.
Sustained by Sovereign Grace—Forever
26 maj 1998 |
70 min
God changes our hearts, sustains in faith, and brings us all the way home, all because of his sovereign, unquenchable commitment to do his covenant people good.
Our Passion for the Supremacy of God
25 maj 1998 |
69 min
To delight in God is to bring him the glory he deserves. He gets glory; we get satisfaction — all when our joy runs deep in God.
God's Passion for the Supremacy of God
25 maj 1998 |
78 min
God is no idolater; he lives for the fame of his own name. And the ultimate goal for all God’s people is to glorify him by enjoying him forever.
The Called of Christ and the Loved of God
24 maj 1998 |
46 min
If you’re a Christian, you have only come to faith because God called you. And if he called you, then you can be sure that he has a very special love for you.
The Called of Christ and the Loved of God, Part 1
17 maj 1998 |
46 min
Who we are as Christians is ultimately based not on us, but on the work of another — he who calls us.
By His Grace, for His Name, Through the Obedience of Faith
10 maj 1998 |
41 min
Every ounce of grace that enables faith and empowers our obedience comes to us through the finished work of Jesus Christ.
God’s Good News Concerning His Son
3 maj 1998 |
45 min
The gospel is not novel or new, but rooted in God’s eternal decree to purchase a people for himself and keep them forever. 
World Christian Discipleship
26 april 1998 |
100 min
You should pursue pleasure in God is because God is breathtaking. That’s a tremendous implication for missions.
The Author of the Greatest Letter Ever Written
26 april 1998 |
44 min
John Piper details the personal impact of the Book of Romans in his life and describes how Paul’s apostlic ministry comes from him being bought by Christ, called by Christ, and set apart for the gospel of God.
Future Grace: Its Purifying Power
22 april 1998 |
81 min
We advance in holiness and purity not by inundating ourselves with prohibitions, but by directing our hearts toward the great and precious promises of God.
Future Grace: Its Purifying Power
22 april 1998 |
60 min
Costly love in the pathway of obedience comes from joy in the future grace we presently behold by faith.
Future Grace: Its Purifying Power
22 april 1998 |
60 min
Gratitude isn’t good enough to motivate the Christian life. Faith doesn’t simply look back in thanks; it embraces the future grace of all that Christ promises to be for his people.
Future Grace: Its Purifying Power
21 april 1998 |
72 min
Saving faith in Jesus Christ doesn’t only justify us before God. True faith transforms and purifies a Christian by the power of the Spirit.
Future Grace: Its Purifying Power
21 april 1998 |
89 min
A passion for God’s glory, a passion for happiness, and a passion for holiness come together for understanding why living by faith in future grace is essential in the Christian life.
Future Grace: Its Purifying Power
21 april 1998 |
88 min
God’s passion for his glory is the basis of our salvation and our works of righteousness done in the strength he supplies. 
The Spirit of the Age and the Reality of the Risen Christ
12 april 1998 |
41 min
Listen Now
The Sovereign Sacrifice: Foreknown, Foretold, for Faith
5 april 1998 |
42 min
Listen Now
God, Marriage and Children
1 mars 1998 |
32 min
Listen Now
The Supremacy and Sweetness of God: Preaching for Radical Obedience
26 februari 1998 |
57 min
Pastors much preach the beauty of holiness to awaken contrition over lack of holiness. Preaching beauty begets contrition which begets radical obedience. 
The Supremacy and Sweetness of God: Discussion Luncheon
25 februari 1998 |
83 min
What should you do if you’re in church and you don’t feel like praising God? How should pastors deal with particular sins from the pulpit?
The Supremacy and Sweetness of God: How Not to Blaspheme God
25 februari 1998 |
51 min
Unless preachers herald the majesties of our Maker, we won’t give our people anything more than they can get anywhere else.
The Supremacy and Sweetness of God: Community Worship Service
24 februari 1998 |
35 min
Preaching on a Sunday morning isn’t simply a lecture that explains a text or topic. Life-changing preaching is exposition that’s driven by and results in exultation in Christ.
Take Care How You Listen! Part 2
22 februari 1998 |
44 min
10 ways to prepare yourself to hear Sunday's sermon.
Take Care How You Listen! Part 1
15 februari 1998 |
41 min
There are four ways to hear a sermon, but only one of them leads to life.
The Final Price of Showing the Glory of Love
11 februari 1998 |
34 min
The gospel will continue to advance far and wide, but not without God’s people suffering with their Savior along the way.
You Must All Become Hedonists
11 februari 1998 |
51 min
If you want your life to count for what matters most, then your highest calling in all of life is to relentlessly pursue your joy in God.
God Is Glorified When Christ Is Gain
10 februari 1998 |
19 min
The task of missions is to spread far and wide the most awesome truth the world over: we glorify God truly when he satisfies us fully.
How Not to Serve God in Going and Sending
10 februari 1998 |
50 min
The only way to serve God and avoid the debtor’s ethic is to serve in the strength he supplies by calling upon him in our needs and trusting in his all-sufficient power to help us.
God's Passion for His Global Glory
9 februari 1998 |
26 min
God’s goal in all that he does is to uphold the fame and glory of his name. And that’s really good news for people made in his image.
The Place of Preaching in Worship
8 februari 1998 |
38 min
John Piper | Why is the proclamation of the Word so prominent in corporate worship?
The Swan Is Not Silent
3 februari 1998 |
94 min
Listen Now
Amen
1 februari 1998 |
37 min
God’s beauty is magnified when it is echoed in prayer and preaching with agreements like “Amen!”
Where Does Child Killing Come From?
25 januari 1998 |
38 min
Abortion is all about God because unborn children are made in his image, only God can forgive sins, abortion is a failure to love God supremely, and all laws to prohibit abortion are in his hands.
Every Race to Reign and Worship
18 januari 1998 |
36 min
By gathering his redeemed from all the races of the earth, God undercuts ethnocentric pride and throws us back on free grace.
The Living God Is a Missionary God
11 januari 1998 |
82 min
The ultimate goal of missions is to uphold and display the glory of God, for the enjoyment of his redeemed people from every nation. 
Wonderful Things from Your Word
11 januari 1998 |
45 min
Listen Now
Open My Eyes That I May See
4 januari 1998 |
34 min
Prayer opens our eyes to behold wonders in God’s word, and to be changed by an extraordinary sight of his glory.
God Is Glorified in Us When Christ Is Gain to Us
2 januari 1998 |
45 min
‘Worship’ isn’t just for Sunday morning, but is rather the daily, all-consuming goal of every person made new by the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
Did Christ Die for Us or for God?
1 januari 1998 |
39 min
God didn't spare his own Son, but freely gave him up for us. Because of Jesus, we are pardoned and God remains just.
Christian Hedonism with Questions and Answers
1 januari 1998 |
79 min
The truth that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him is the ground for us to pursue genuine love for people and endure suffering. 
Singing and Making Melody to the Lord
28 december 1997 |
39 min
Listen Now
We Have Come to Worship Him
21 december 1997 |
40 min
Listen Now
Magnifying God with Money
14 december 1997 |
40 min
God calls his people to honor him with their bank accounts by simplifying and serving. Money isn’t only for our needs, but for God’s glory.
The Lord's Supper as Worship
7 december 1997 |
24 min
Listen Now
All of Life as Worship
30 november 1997 |
36 min
We worship God when we seek to express and increase our satisfaction in all that he is for us in Jesus Christ.
Why God Cannot Be Served But Loves to Serve
23 november 1997 |
43 min
Listen Now
The Inner Essence of Worship
16 november 1997 |
43 min
The inner essence of worship is experiencing Christ as absolute gain. It’s savoring him, treasuring him, and being ultimately satisfied in him.
Men at War: Pursuing an Undistracted Passion for God
15 november 1997 |
77 min
Pursuing an undistracted passion for God involves discipline for the sake of delight. 
Men at War: Pursuing an Undistracted Passion for God
14 november 1997 |
46 min
The battle for sexual purity isn’t just a fight against lust and porn, but a quest for full satisfaction in the eternal promises of our God.
Worship God
9 november 1997 |
29 min
Worship is not restricted to an event, place, or ritual. Because of Christ, worship is now done in spirit and in truth.
World Missions and the End of History
26 oktober 1997 |
42 min
The price will be high, but God's promise that the gospel will spread to all nations will be fulfilled by his omnipotent hand.
It's All the Work of God
19 oktober 1997 |
37 min
Christians are secure, not because they are strong, but because God is
sovereign and faithful to his new covenant promises.
Obey Your Joyful Leaders, Part 2
12 oktober 1997 |
41 min
Elders should see themselves as servants, and the church should have a bent toward trusting them.
Obey Your Joyful Leaders, Part 1
5 oktober 1997 |
33 min
Spiritual leaders are to keep watch of the word, of Christ, of themselves, and of their people.
Let Us Go with Jesus Bearing Reproach
28 september 1997 |
43 min
Jesus calls his followers to radical obedience — to forgo lives of comfort and move toward need.
Be Strengthened By Grace
21 september 1997 |
41 min
How can I find and keep the strength I need to obey God's commands?
Small Group Life in the Power of God's Promises
14 september 1997 |
35 min
The promises of God are the
key to love and victory over sin. But we need people
in our lives to "encourage us day after day" with those promises.
You Have Come to Mount Zion
7 september 1997 |
27 min
Obedience is not our way of getting God to do something. It is how we act when we trust that God is already working for us.
Fail Not to Obtain the Grace of God
31 augusti 1997 |
40 min
John Piper | No suffering or trial falls outside of God’s sovereign control. He works all things together for the good of his children.
The Painful Discipline of Our Heavenly Father
24 augusti 1997 |
45 min
God is not an ER doctor responding to our hurts; he is the master surgeon who plans our hurts in order that he might do us greater good.
Running with the Witnesses
17 augusti 1997 |
43 min
Though the fight is difficult and the race is long, the sidelines are filled with saints who cheer you on, encouraging you to finish with faith.
Faith to Be Strong and Faith to Be Weak
10 augusti 1997 |
46 min
Listen Now
Liberated for Love by Looking to the Reward
3 augusti 1997 |
37 min
Listen Now
The Hope of Exiles on the Earth
29 juni 1997 |
45 min
John Piper | God honors faith
and obedience by using all of his wisdom, power and love to turn that kind of life
into one of great joy.
The Faith of Noah, Abraham, and Sarah
22 juni 1997 |
33 min
Saving faith isn't merely the one-time act of receiving Jesus. It goes on trusting him.
Without Faith It Is Impossible to Please God
8 juni 1997 |
45 min
John Piper | Listen Now
What Faith Knows and Hopes For
1 juni 1997 |
43 min
Listen Now
The Supremacy of God in Missions
30 maj 1997 |
48 min
God will finish the Great Commission, but he won’t do it without his people being sent and sharing Jesus across cultures.
The Supremacy of God in Prayer
28 maj 1997 |
37 min
John Piper | We don’t honor God mainly by trying to do things for him, but by receiving strength, grace, and love from his endless fountain.
The Supremacy of God in Preaching
27 maj 1997 |
47 min
The supremacy of God is the theme of redemptive history, our preaching, and of God.
What Baptism Portrays
25 maj 1997 |
44 min
Listen Now
Buried and Raised in Baptism Through Faith
11 maj 1997 |
40 min
This sermon on Colossians 2:8–15 deals with the differences between circumcision and baptism, and explains all that God has done in bringing us to life through the gospel.
I Baptize You with Water
4 maj 1997 |
40 min
What was significant about John's baptism, and how does it relate to the way we baptize today?
The Present Power of a Future Possession
27 april 1997 |
45 min
Listen Now
Woe to Those Who Trample the Son of God
13 april 1997 |
46 min
Threatening judgment is an effective (and biblical) way to motivate people.
Consider Each Other How to Stir Up Love
6 april 1997 |
45 min
Christians can’t follow Jesus alone. Unless we have brothers and sisters in our lives who point us to Jesus, our faith won’t survive.
What Jesus Built by Rising from the Dead
30 mars 1997 |
44 min
Listen Now
Let Us Draw Near to God
23 mars 1997 |
43 min
Drawing near to God is the heart of the gospel, and we are called to embrace it with informed zeal.
The Pleasure of God in Peacemaking
14 mars 1997 |
42 min
The power for peacemaking doesn’t come from forgiving and forgetting or just trying harder, but from the superior promises God offers us in Jesus Christ.
Perfected for All Time by a Single Offering
16 februari 1997 |
32 min
Listen Now
What Christ Will Do at the Second Coming
9 februari 1997 |
46 min
Christ died once and for all. Not for his own sins, but for ours so that when we die, we don’t have to die again.
The Divine Majesty of the Word
4 februari 1997 |
93 min
The key to John Calvin’s life: he recovered and embodied a passion for the absolute reality and majesty of God.
What Christ Did at the End of the Age
2 februari 1997 |
40 min
Listen Now
How the Called Receive an Eternal Inheritance
26 januari 1997 |
47 min
How is the New Covenant like a last will and testament? 
Be Strong and Fervent in Spirit in the Cause of Truth and Life
19 januari 1997 |
38 min
Boredom with Christ is blindness. Open your eyes and let him inspire in you
a new passion for the cause of life.
Purified to Serve the Living God
12 januari 1997 |
37 min
How can people destroyed by their sin draw near to a perfect God? 
Thy Word I Have Treasured in My Heart
5 januari 1997 |
43 min
Do you hate sin in your life? As a Christian you should. Here is some practical help to fight sin.
Is Christian Hedonism Valid?
3 januari 1997 |
51 min
Christian Hedonism says that when you are saved, your joy is in God as your supreme Treasure. But is this tenable?
Building a God-Focused Ministry
2 januari 1997 |
60 min
Successful ministry isn’t based on programs and events, but on a passion for God and his word that pervades the entirety of a church’s life.
Passion for the Supremacy of God
2 januari 1997 |
37 min
God loves his glory more than you and this is great news of great joy because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.
Praying from the Fullness of the Word
29 december 1996 |
38 min
Listen Now
Jesus: Mediator of a Better Covenant, Part 2
22 december 1996 |
22 min
Listen Now
Jesus: Mediator of a Better Covenant, Part 1
15 december 1996 |
32 min
Listen Now
Our High Priest is the Son of God Perfect Forever
8 december 1996 |
29 min
Five reasons for why Jesus' priesthood is superior to all others.
Jesus: From Melchizedek to Eternal Savior
1 december 1996 |
32 min
Listen Now
From Thy Hand We Have Given Thee
24 november 1996 |
30 min
Listen Now
Hope Anchored in Heaven
17 november 1996 |
39 min
We can hold fast to our hope in heaven because God himself holds us fast. He anchors our souls in his eternal promises.
When Does God Swear?
10 november 1996 |
40 min
God swears by his own name in order to give his people unwavering confidence in his promises.
A Passion for the Supremacy of Christ—Where He Is Not Named
3 november 1996 |
36 min
What convictions drive world missions at Bethlehem Baptist Church?
Doing Missions When Dying Is Gain
27 oktober 1996 |
49 min
Doing missions when death is gain is the greatest life in the world.
The Full Assurance of Hope to the End
20 oktober 1996 |
46 min
Bank your hope on the justice of God to uphold the honor of his name by offering faith to his unworthy people.
When Is Saving Repentance Impossible?
13 oktober 1996 |
42 min
It’s possible that we who think we’re chosen might slide into a hardening and fall away from Christ. But it isn’t for those justified in Christ.
Let Us Press On to Maturity
6 oktober 1996 |
43 min
The writer of Hebrews calls you to grow and press on
to maturity. And you will—if God permits.
By This Time You Ought to Be Teachers
29 september 1996 |
36 min
Do you have the disease of "dullness of hearing," and if so, how can you get well?
He Is the Source of Eternal Salvation for All Who Obey Him
22 september 1996 |
45 min
Christ became our salvation because he was perfect in three ways: in his dignity, in his eternity, and in his purity.
Draw Near to the Throne of Grace with Confidence
15 september 1996 |
43 min
Because we have a great High Priest, the throne of God is a throne of grace. We can approach with confidence.
The Word of God: Living, Active, Sharp
8 september 1996 |
43 min
The Word of God is living and active and penetrates to the bottom of our lives and rips the pleasant mask off the ugly face of sin.
Be Diligent to Enter God’s Rest
1 september 1996 |
35 min
Greater than our fear of unbelief should be our faith in God’s promise to safely deliver us into his eternal rest.
Eternal Security Is a Community Project
18 augusti 1996 |
38 min
If God ultimately saves us and we have assurance of salvation by faith in Christ, why do we need other believers?
Do Not Harden Your Heart in the Day of Trouble
11 augusti 1996 |
42 min
The surety of believers lies not in the absence of conditions but in the promises of power.
Jesus: Worthy of More Glory Than Moses
4 augusti 1996 |
33 min
Jesus is both the word from God and the way to God.
The God Who Strengthens His People
30 juni 1996 |
54 min
God’s people serve him not by giving him something he lacks, but by trusting his precious promises and depending on him at every step.
The God Who Strengthens His People
29 juni 1996 |
63 min
Sin tempts with empty promises, but it’s allure remains all too powerful. Fighting sin’s pleasure with the power of a superior promise is the only way to achieve real victory.
The God Who Strengthens His People
28 juni 1996 |
57 min
Living by faith in future grace is the only way that we can be empowered in this world for costly acts of love and radical obedience. 
The God Who Strengthens His People
27 juni 1996 |
65 min
When we live by faith, we accomplish good works in love, trusting that God’s promises surpass any pleasure sin can offer.
The God Who Strengthens His People
26 juni 1996 |
61 min
Successful ministry begins with the earth-shattering reality that God himself is the greatest gift anyone can receive.
Jesus Is Able to Help Those Who Are Tempted
23 juni 1996 |
39 min
Watch Now
Sustained by Sovereign Grace — Forever
16 juni 1996 |
30 min
In God’s sovereign, sustaining grace, he promises to hold us and keep us to the very end.
Our Captain Made Perfect Through Sufferings
2 juni 1996 |
40 min
We are saved by Jesus' suffering because that is what will glorify God most.
For Whom Did Jesus Taste Death?
26 maj 1996 |
43 min
Christ tasted death for everyone who has faith. Because the faith of everyone who believes was purchased by the death of Christ.
Who Rules the World to Come?
19 maj 1996 |
36 min
The second Adam, Jesus Christ,
defeated death and restored the hope of Psalm 8 for all who are in
him.
Spoken, Confirmed, Witnessed: a Great Salvation
5 maj 1996 |
40 min
The message of our great salvation has been confirmed by a cluster of reliable witnesses.
The Danger of Drifting from the Word
28 april 1996 |
36 min
Life in this world is like a river, not a lake. We’re all drifting toward something — some of us to eternal life, others eternal destruction.
Jesus Christ: Infinitely Superior to Angels
14 april 1996 |
35 min
Angels were created for Christ's everlasting glory
and for our everlasting joy.
He Sat Down at the Right Hand of Majesty
7 april 1996 |
41 min
We owe our
purification to Jesus and we owe our being to him.
He Made Purification of Sins
4 april 1996 |
33 min
The purification that was made was made once for all.
In These Last Days, God Has Spoken by a Son
31 mars 1996 |
46 min
Do you want to hear God speak? God has now spoken not just by prophets, but through his Son.
When God Says, "Not Now"
24 mars 1996 |
48 min
What are God's purposes when he says "No" to his praying people?
Let All Who Seek Thee Rejoice and Be Glad in Thee; Let Those Who Love Thy Salvation Say Continually, "The Lord Be Magnified"
17 mars 1996 |
46 min
Our joy in God is both our worship and our evangelism.
Getting Right with God and Each Other
10 mars 1996 |
32 min
Human reconciliation is much harder than financial
donation.
I Have Other Sheep
3 mars 1996 |
27 min
The
sovereignty of God over the wills of men doesn't make evangelism
unnecessary; it makes it hopeful.
Raising Children Who Are Confident in God
25 februari 1996 |
46 min
What is our calling as parents and as
a community of Christians toward our children?
Becoming All Things to All Men to Save Some
18 februari 1996 |
37 min
Until the wrath of God figures as largely in our worldview as it did for
Paul, we will not have the passion for evangelism that he had.
The Providence of God
14 februari 1996 |
70 min
John Piper | God will have his way in the lives of his people and across the globe. And he will use our prayers to accomplish precisely what he wills.
Walk in Wisdom: Seize the Moment
11 februari 1996 |
43 min
Wisdom is the use of knowledge to reach worthy goals, such as winning outsiders to Christ.
The Providence of God
7 februari 1996 |
75 min
John Piper | The providence of God is a most practical doctrine in ordering our lives and living by faith. 
God's Purpose for Jacob and Bethlehem
4 februari 1996 |
29 min
Everyone we
lead to Christ is a fulfillment of the promise, "I am God
Almighty; be fruitful and multiply."
Martin Luther: Lessons from His Life and Labor
30 januari 1996 |
80 min
Five hundred years later, we still feel the effects of Luther’s life and labor. Pastors today can learn from his devotion to the church and his rigorous, heartfelt study.
The Providence of God
24 januari 1996 |
68 min
John Piper | In order to understand God’s undisputed providence and sovereignty, we need to see that Scripture presents God as having both a sovereign will and a moral will.
Challenging the Church and Culture with Truth
21 januari 1996 |
46 min
Believing in the supremacy of God leads us to believe in the existence of absolute truth.
Racial Reconciliation
14 januari 1996 |
46 min
Let us be the salt and the light of our hostile and fearful
society with courageous acts of inter-racial kindness and
respect.
The Providence of God
10 januari 1996 |
67 min
John Piper | God reigns supremely over the heart of every man and woman. But that doesn’t mean he’s just a puppet master pulling our strings.
Prayer Changes People’s Wills
7 januari 1996 |
42 min
Don’t neglect the amazing influence you have in the world through prayer.
Incentives to Strive in Prayer
31 december 1995 |
42 min
God calls us from time to time, and some of
us as a kind of vocation, to strive—to struggle, and wrestle,
and persist, and prevail in prayer.
The Son of Man Came to Give His Life a Ransom for Many
24 december 1995 |
36 min
Were you ransomed when Christ died? Are you still under the guilt
and power of sin when you might be free?
The Son of Man Came to Serve
17 december 1995 |
35 min
At the end of this season, receive the best present imaginable: Jesus giving himself to die for you and serve you.
Good News to the Poor
10 december 1995 |
34 min
The fact that Jesus was born to a poor couple in a cow stall tells us something about the way God meant to reach the world.
The Providence of God
6 december 1995 |
71 min
John Piper | The heart of a king or a president or a ruler is nothing but a stream of water in God’s hands. The Lord turns it wherever he wills.
Diversity in God-Centered Worship
3 december 1995 |
35 min
While we are diverse in what helps us connect with God, the abiding foundation of our corporate worship is always centered on God through the Word.
Urban-Suburban Partnership
26 november 1995 |
42 min
Our
mission is to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in everything, including choosing where we live.
The Value of Relationships
19 november 1995 |
31 min
All
Christian relationships have this as their goal: to help each other
stay satisfied in God.
The Providence of God
15 november 1995 |
64 min
John Piper | God is always doing more than any of us can see, including ruling and reigning over the affairs of every nation and ever people group on the earth.
Vision for the Harvest: 2000 by 2000
5 november 1995 |
36 min
When we give ourselves to the work of
personal evangelism and world missions, God pours more life into
our souls.
The Providence of God
1 november 1995 |
69 min
John Piper | While we may never know certain details about how God works, we can hold full confidence that he reigns supreme, and not even Satan can thwart his plans.
Sustained by All His Grace
29 oktober 1995 |
41 min
All things are by his grace because all things are for his glory. The all-sufficient, inexhaustible Giver gets the glory.
Love Them Both
27 oktober 1995 |
37 min
The fight for life requires overcoming all kinds of obstacles to love, and that will only happen when we live by faith in future grace.
God’s Sustaining Grace
27 oktober 1995 |
51 min
Every mishap, every setback, and every roadblock in your life is an opportunity for God to lavish you with sustaining grace.
Praying for All His Purposes, Meditating on All His Word
22 oktober 1995 |
48 min
John Piper | Believing that the Bible is the Word of God is a gigantic event
in the soul. Therefore God does not leave it merely to man.
By Treasuring All That God Is, All Whom He Loves
15 oktober 1995 |
47 min
Faith works through love. It becomes active and visible in the
form of love that people can see.
The Providence of God
11 oktober 1995 |
72 min
John Piper | The Bible presents God as one who has all power and control over our world, all the way down to the tiniest molecule and the shortest fraction of a second.
Through Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Power of the Holy Spirit
8 oktober 1995 |
42 min
Jesus Christ has
released the merciful power of God by his sin-bearing
death; and the Holy Spirit is applying it to our church.
A Passion for the Supremacy of God for the Joy of All Peoples
1 oktober 1995 |
33 min
We exist to spread a passion for the supremacy of
God in all things for the joy of all peoples.
Paul's Ambition and Bethlehem's Mission
24 september 1995 |
47 min
Listen Now
The Providence of God
20 september 1995 |
69 min
John Piper | God’s sovereignty means that he ordains everything that happens — including the fall of mankind.
How Christ Enables the Church to Upbuild Itself in Love
17 september 1995 |
39 min
The New Testament gives no hint that worship services and classes are the sum total of
what church was supposed to be.
Toward the Tithe and Beyond
10 september 1995 |
42 min
To give is not to buy. And
that weekly crisis is utterly important to maintain.
The Providence of God
10 september 1995 |
66 min
John Piper | Providence is not just a doctrine for theologians to argue about, but an all-encompassing truth that ignites the joy of God’s people.
The Blinding Effects of Serving God
3 september 1995 |
43 min
It dishonors God to treat him as a master in need of slave labor. What
honors God is not slave labor, but childlike faith in his
all-sufficiency.
Coming to Yourself and Coming to the Father
27 augusti 1995 |
42 min
God eagerly waits for his lost children to come home. When they do, he receives them with open arms and a glad heart.
Jonathan Edwards and Revival, Part 2
20 augusti 1995 |
61 min
Jonathan Edwards was used powerfully by God in the First Great Awakening both to promote and assess the revival in New England, as well as to leave behind a fruitful legacy of theological works that have greatly impacted the church. 
The Happiest Days of Heaven
20 augusti 1995 |
39 min
Jesus eating with and receiving tax collectors and sinners displays God’s heart to seek and save the lost.
Jonathan Edwards and Revival
13 augusti 1995 |
59 min
John Piper | The thought of Jonathan Edwards, demonstrated through a handful of notable works, had a profound impact on John Piper’s life and ministry. 
This Man Receives Sinners and Eats with Them
13 augusti 1995 |
56 min
The Son of Man came to
seek and to save that which was lost. He sought them,
he received them, he ate with them, and he saved them.
A Call to Love — and to Death
25 juni 1995 |
41 min
We’ll never love like Jesus loved until we die to ourselves. But in that death, we’ll find more life than we even could have hoped.
Dying as a Means of Loving
18 juni 1995 |
40 min
You won’t discover freedom by indulging in whatever you want. True liberty begins when we submit our desires to God. 
Summer Is for Seeing and Showing Christ
11 juni 1995 |
33 min
Without seeing Christ, the burden to show him to others becomes slave labor.
Love One Another with Tender Affection
4 juni 1995 |
38 min
God intends for us not merely to
do to others as we would have them do to us, but he wants
us to feel toward other believers a certain way.
But I Say to You, Love Your Enemies, Part 2
21 maj 1995 |
39 min
Jesus is calling us not just to do good things for our enemy; he is also
calling us to WANT their best.
But I Say to You, Love Your Enemies, Part 1
14 maj 1995 |
36 min
In this sermon on Matthew 5:43–48, John Piper explains how the Great Commission helps us understand the command to love our enemies. He shows us the basis for the Golden Rule.
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, Part 2
7 maj 1995 |
34 min
Loving God sustains us through all the
joy and pain and perplexity and uncertainty of what loving our
neighbor should be.
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, Part 1
30 april 1995 |
39 min
All of Scripture hangs on two great
purposes: that God be loved with all our heart, and that we love
each other as we love ourselves.
The Link Between God’s Love for Us and Ours for Others
23 april 1995 |
13 min
The link between our love and Christ’s is faith and the Spirit. Without the Spirit, we have no faith, and without both, we have no love.
The Depth of Christ's Love: Its Freedom
16 april 1995 |
46 min
Of all the great things that Easter means, it also means this: it is a mighty "I meant it!" behind Jesus' death.
The Depth of Christ's Love: Its Lavish Benefits
9 april 1995 |
35 min
God might have rescued us, sacrificed for
us, forgiven us, and not gone any further. But instead he took us into his family.
The Depth of Christ's Love: Its Undeserving Objects
2 april 1995 |
39 min
God loved us while we were enemies. God sacrificed his Son for
us while we were enemies.
The Depth of Christ's Love: Its Cost
26 mars 1995 |
35 min
The most worthy
of living, the least worthy of dying. This is the life Jesus gave for
you—that you might live.
Who Shall Separate Us from the Love of Christ?
19 mars 1995 |
35 min
If we are to grow in our love to one another, we must first experience Christ’s love as a deep, unshakable love.
The Greatest of These Is Love: An Introduction to the Series
12 mars 1995 |
47 min
God is love. The implications of this for the way we live are big.
God’s Chosen Fast
19 februari 1995 |
38 min
Pouring ourselves out for others is the path of greatest satisfaction and joy.
A Fast for Waters That Do Not Fail
12 februari 1995 |
36 min
Religious fervor is no substitute for righteous living. Our words and actions must flow from love for God and neighbor.
Fasting for the Father's Reward
5 februari 1995 |
29 min
Jesus is not teaching on whether we should fast or not. He assumes we will and teaches us how to do it and especially
how not to do it.
Charles Spurgeon: Preaching Through Adversity
31 januari 1995 |
73 min
He delivered more than 600 sermons before he was 20 years old. He is the most prolific Christian author ever. He did the work of 50 men. And he suffered, yet endured. 
Fasting for the King's Coming
29 januari 1995 |
31 min
Shall we long for the Christ less than Anna longed for him?
Fasting for the Safety of the Little Ones
22 januari 1995 |
35 min
Perhaps the Christian
church has not used all the spiritual resources available to us in
the effort to overcome darkness.
Man Shall Not Live on Bread Alone
15 januari 1995 |
42 min
Fasting is God's testing ground—and healing ground.
When the Bridegroom Is Taken Away, They Will Fast—With New Wineskins
8 januari 1995 |
34 min
We have tasted the wine of Christ's presence by
his Spirit and cannot now be satisfied until the consummation of
joy arrives.
Prayer, Fasting, and the Course of History
1 januari 1995 |
34 min
The course of history has been changed again and again through the fasting of
God's people.
The Task and Motive of Missions
1 januari 1995 |
54 min
If our efforts to spread the gospel to the least reached will ever succeed, the mercy of God must be our motive and the glory of God must be our goal.
Parenting for the Glory of God
29 december 1994 |
55 min
Listen Now
The Destiny: Eternal Life
25 december 1994 |
32 min
Why does eternity exist? It exists because it will take that long for us to know the
inexhaustible glories of God.
The Duty: Faith
18 december 1994 |
24 min
Believe on Jesus and you shall not perish but have eternal
life.
The Design Is Love
11 december 1994 |
26 min
God loves you so much that he gave his Son for you. If you believe in him, you’ll have eternal life.
The Danger: Perishing
4 december 1994 |
26 min
John Piper | Perishing means wrath; it means fiery torment; it means
separation from God; and it lasts forever.
The Dominion Belongs to the God of All Grace
27 november 1994 |
32 min
If God called you to his glory, he's going to get you to his glory.
Are You Humble Enough to Be Care-Free?
20 november 1994 |
32 min
Humility is what we need if we hope to find rest in the promises of God.
How Elder-Shepherds Prepare to Meet the Chief Shepherd
13 november 1994 |
29 min
When the
Chief Shepherd comes, he is going to call elders to account and say,
"Did you feed my sheep?"
Cities of Ruthless Nations Will Revere Thee
6 november 1994 |
32 min
Great affliction + deep poverty + abundant joy = great
generosity.
The Word That Comes Worshiping: Savoring What We Say About God
3 november 1994 |
44 min
John Piper | When the preacher’s own heart sings with the glories of God, he can’t help but overflow to his people in the pulpit.
The Word That Kindles Worship: Showing the Glories of God
2 november 1994 |
42 min
John Piper | Preaching not only shows the content and truth of Scripture, but is an act of praise that helps others see and savor God.
Worship Comes by the Word: Satisfaction in the Greatness of God
2 november 1994 |
35 min
John Piper | Preaching shouldn’t aim mainly at meeting felt needs, but at painting, singing, and heralding the glories of God in Scripture. 
Why We Can Rejoice in Suffering
23 oktober 1994 |
37 min
King Jesus stores his greatest joys for us not in the courtyard where the sun always shines, but deep in the cellars of affliction.
God in Everything at the End of the Age
16 oktober 1994 |
37 min
What did Peter mean when he wrote that the end of all things is at hand?
Finding Joy Through Loving Others (with Portuguese Interpretation)
13 oktober 1994 |
57 min
Love is the overflow of joy in God which meets the needs of others. Therefore, love begins with the grace of God.
Preserving Your Joy in God (with Portuguese Interpretation)
13 oktober 1994 |
57 min
To maintain joy in God, you must fight for it — but God has already won the victory in Jesus Christ. Therefore, you can fight even in the dark with gutsy guilt.
Fearlessness in Defense of the Truth (with Portuguese Interpretation)
12 oktober 1994 |
55 min
In our culture, having strong convictions is widely unpopular. However, despite the prevailing cultural sentiment, God calls us to speak courageously, even it if costs you your life.
Women in Ministry (with Portuguese Interpretation)
12 oktober 1994 |
57 min
Every woman in Christ is a minister, but the pastorate is for biblically qualified men.
Leadership and Submission in the Home (with Portuguese Interpretation)
11 oktober 1994 |
55 min
Marriage is a parable of Christ and the church. When the husband copies Christ and the wife copies the church, something beautiful is shown to the world.
Should We Seek Our Happiness? (with Portuguese Interpretation)
11 oktober 1994 |
56 min
The weakness of Christianity is not caused by people pursuing their own happiness but rather by the failure to pursue happiness with all of our might. We settle for pleasures that are too small.
The Social Panorama of Our Day (with Portuguese Interpretation)
11 oktober 1994 |
55 min
In a world where gender-leveling is advocated, we must resist the erosion of biblical manhood and womanhood. 
God's Passion for His Glory (with Portuguese Interpretation)
10 oktober 1994 |
42 min
What is the chief end of God? The chief end of God is to glorify God and enjoy himself forever.
Arming Yourself with the Purpose to Suffer
2 oktober 1994 |
34 min
The Great Commission will not be completed without suffering.
Strengthened to Suffer: Christ, Noah, and Baptism
25 september 1994 |
43 min
The Son of Man came not to
be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Let's follow him.
Christ Is Hallowed in Us When We Hope in Him
18 september 1994 |
40 min
In this sermon, John Piper shows us that Jesus shines bright when our hope is meek, fearless, well-defended, and zealous for good deeds.
Your Calling Is to Bless Believers
11 september 1994 |
30 min
The primary purpose of small groups is to help each other maintain the full assurance of
faith.
Women of Valor for Non-Promise Keepers
4 september 1994 |
35 min
Those married to unbelieving husbands should be like the holy women of old and hope in God. In fact, we all should.
“Grace to You” and “Grace with You”
28 augusti 1994 |
31 min
Paul lived by faith in future
grace. And therefore he blessed all his churches over and over
again with future grace.
Christ Died for Our Sins That We Might Die to Sin
26 juni 1994 |
38 min
Jesus died for us to make us like him.
The Counsel of the Lord Stands Forever
12 juni 1994 |
32 min
A
truth stripped of God is not a whole truth and will not guide the
church well.
How To Suffer for Doing What Is Right
5 juni 1994 |
33 min
Radical Christianity, real
Christianity, makes a difference.
Slaves of God: Free from All to Honor All
29 maj 1994 |
38 min
The aim of
life—including our social and political life—is to live
to God.
The War Against the Soul and the Glory of God
22 maj 1994 |
36 min
The two greatest issues in life
are how the soul of man might not be destroyed and how the glory of
God might not be belittled.
Do Not Forsake Your Mother's Teaching
8 maj 1994 |
31 min
All the
commandments are full of promise, but God goes out of his way to emphasize that of honoring mother and father.
Who Shall Shepherd the Flock?
24 april 1994 |
28 min
Elders must lead the church in times of blessing and of refinement.
Christian Identity and Christian Destiny
17 april 1994 |
29 min
God made us who we are to show the world who he is through us.
But Christ Has Been Raised, You Are Not Still In Your Sins
3 april 1994 |
33 min
If we are saved by Christ's death, what does his resurrection add?
Forgive Just as God in Christ Also Has Forgiven You
27 mars 1994 |
27 min
How do we get what we need to forgive
those who sin against us?
The God-Centered Ground of Saving Grace
25 mars 1994 |
32 min
In every way, God’s saving grace is God-centered. Salvation’s goal is God’s glory and our joy in the praise of his perfection.
As We Forgive Our Debtors
20 mars 1994 |
36 min
If we hold fast to an unforgiving spirit, we will not be
forgiven by God.
Today's Mercies for Today's Troubles
13 mars 1994 |
36 min
You will not be asked to live tomorrow on today's strength. The mercy
to carry you through
this hour is given in this hour.
Why God Laid a Stone of Stumbling
27 februari 1994 |
33 min
No human can thwart
the purposes of God, neither by belief nor unbelief.
Becoming a Spiritual House and Holy Priesthood
20 februari 1994 |
36 min
Are the sacrifices we offer spiritual
sacrifices?
World Evangelism Q&A
16 februari 1994 |
56 min
The cause of world evangelism is promoted through the head knowing sound doctrine and the heart being stirred by it. 
Prayer as the Instrument of World Evangelism
16 februari 1994 |
48 min
God accomplishes his purposes in the world through the prayers of his people.
The Supremacy of God in World Evangelism
15 februari 1994 |
39 min
God’s passion for his own glory is the only fuel that will sustain the power we need for missions.
Still More Sheep
15 februari 1994 |
44 min
God has ransomed people for himself from every tribe, tongue, and nation. We can go to the nations confident that God will finish his mission.
The Pastorate and World Evangelism
15 februari 1994 |
57 min
World evangelization will only come about as people engage faithfully in domestic ministry and become so satisfied in God that they are willing to give up anything to have more of him. 
Good and Evil in the Churches of Asia and Bethlehem
13 februari 1994 |
20 min
Jesus told four churches
that he had something against them, but that not everything they
did was in vain.
Preparing for the Discipline of a Vocational Minister
6 februari 1994 |
28 min
We lead by example not just when we succeed, but also when we fail.
Long for the Pure Milk of the Word
30 januari 1994 |
35 min
Long for the pure milk of the Word. Do not settle for spiritual fatalism. It is not God's will for you.
The Chief Design of My Life: Mortification and Universal Holiness
25 januari 1994 |
93 min
Listen Now
The Seed of the Word and the Fruit of Love
23 januari 1994 |
34 min
The power to
love comes through hoping in God.
What Is Man?
16 januari 1994 |
31 min
You cannot worship and glorify the majesty of God while treating his supreme creation with contempt.
The Prayers of the Saints and the End of the World
9 januari 1994 |
43 min
No believing prayer is
in vain. Ever.
That Your Prayers May Not Be Hindered
2 januari 1994 |
30 min
Praying can help us live rightly, but living rightly can also help us pray better.
Christ Appeared That We Might Hope in God
19 december 1993 |
25 min
Listen Now
The Lust of Ignorance and the Life of Holiness
5 december 1993 |
22 min
The grace of God is the source of your
hope and the holiness of God is the standard of your holiness.
Girding the Mind to Guard Your Hope
28 november 1993 |
23 min
Avoid what numbs your mind
to God and stay sober for the sake of hope.
What the Prophets Sought and Angels Desired
21 november 1993 |
32 min
We should be amazed at the greatness of our salvation and that the prophets of God and the angels of
heaven long to look into it.
True Christianity: Inexpressible Joy in the Invisible Christ
14 november 1993 |
32 min
John Piper | You
love Jesus and trust him and rejoice with joy inexpressible and full
of glory. This is true Christianity.
Let the Nations Be Glad
7 november 1993 |
33 min
God blesses us so that the nations will be blessed.
Joy Through the Fiery Test of Genuine Faith
24 oktober 1993 |
27 min
There is a design in your distresses as a Christian. God
wills them, and he does so for your good.
The Elect Are Kept by the Power of God
17 oktober 1993 |
26 min
Our security is not in making heaven unconditional. Our security
is in God's infallible commitment to fulfill the conditions of
heaven.
God’s Great Mercy and Our New Birth
10 oktober 1993 |
29 min
John Piper | Our response to being born again and being given a living hope with an imperishable inheritance in heaven should be nothing less than to bless God.
Divine Election: The Role of the Father and the Spirit
26 september 1993 |
30 min
We are aliens not because men have rejected us, but because God has elected us.
Lovers of Truth in a Politically Correct (Sex-leveling) World
22 september 1993 |
37 min
Loving and speaking the truth in a politically correct and sex-leveling world will require courage, humility, and a willingness to be maligned for the sake of Christ. 
Christ-Centered Sexuality at Home
21 september 1993 |
43 min
Marriage is a divine mystery that refers to Christ and the church; therefore, in marriage, husbands should take their cues to love their wives from Christ, and wives should take their cues to submit to their husbands from the church.
Does God Call Men to Lead like Christ? The Body of Christ, the Business World, and the Battlefield
20 september 1993 |
77 min
The roles of men and women that shape marriage, business, and the battlefield are not derived from culture or the fall, but the way God created the world.
Is It Good or Bad to Be Sex-blind?
20 september 1993 |
36 min
A biblical understanding of manhood and womanhood is undermined in America to the detriment of God’s created order. 
How Aliens Keep the Identity of Their Homeland
19 september 1993 |
28 min
Orient your life on the kingdom of God and his values and purposes.
King of the Nations
12 september 1993 |
45 min
When God causes us to be born again to a living hope, we become sojourners in this world. Our true home yet awaits.
How Satan Saves the Soul
5 september 1993 |
33 min
Jesus is Satan's ruler, and he uses him to save
and sanctify his people.
What Happens When You Die? Glorified and Free on the New Earth
8 augusti 1993 |
32 min
What will things be like after Jesus returns?
What Happens When You Die? All Appear Before the Judgment Seat of Christ
1 augusti 1993 |
34 min
In the end, God will judge us all. But our pardon in the blood of Jesus is more than sufficient.
What Happens When You Die? The Dead Will Be Raised Imperishable
25 juli 1993 |
32 min
God will honor the work of his Son by raising your
body from the dead, and you will use your body to glorify him forever and ever.
What Happens When You Die? At Home with the Lord
18 juli 1993 |
35 min
Even though Paul’s outer man is decaying, his inner man is renewed day-by-day through his faith in the unseen weight of glory.
Fear Not, I Am with You, I Am Your God
20 juni 1993 |
33 min
God is over you, by you, inside you, around you, underneath you. Trust him and do not fear.
Anxieties: To Be Cast Not Carried
13 juni 1993 |
30 min
Humble yourselves under the hand of God by casting your anxiety on him.
Things Are Worse Than and Better Than They Seem
6 juni 1993 |
34 min
Christ has the last word. You will receive from him the crown of life. He will not let you be hurt by the second death.
We Had Boldness in Our God
30 maj 1993 |
28 min
We need boldness in our God. Without it, our lives will be lived in vain.
The Noble Army of the Martyrs Praise Thee
23 maj 1993 |
17 min
There is a number of martyrs appointed by God that must be fulfilled before the final consummation.
Loved Flock, Do Not Be Afraid to Give It Away
16 maj 1993 |
32 min
How you handle what you possess demonstrates where your heart truly lies.
God Is a Very Important Person
11 maj 1993 |
27 min
God is a very important person and he does not like being taken for granted.
You Joyfully Accepted the Plundering of Your Property
9 maj 1993 |
33 min
Be free from domesticated,
comfort-seeking, entertainment-addicted Christianity.
The Righteous Are Bold as a Lion
2 maj 1993 |
29 min
The wicked flee for fear of the retribution that their wrongs deserve, but the righteous--those cleared of wrongdoing through Christ--stand boldly.
Fearlessness as a Sign of Destruction and Salvation
25 april 1993 |
36 min
Unity in Christ and fearlessness before our
opponents make the worth of the gospel clear.
I Have Authority to Lay It Down and I Have Authority to Take It Up Again
11 april 1993 |
27 min
The story of Easter doesn't end with a mangled shepherd lying dead
among three dead wolves.
He Shall Be Satisfied with the Fruit of His Travail
4 april 1993 |
34 min
John Piper | It was the
will of the Lord to crush him, NOT because of his own sins, but
because of our sins.
Like a Lamb That Is Led to Slaughter
28 mars 1993 |
34 min
John Piper | We deserved to be slaughtered for
our sin, but Jesus was slaughtered instead.
Surely He Has Borne Our Griefs
14 mars 1993 |
35 min
Instead of crushing us for our iniquities, God's Servant is crushed for them as our substitute.
Renewing the Covenant for the Sake of God's Name
7 mars 1993 |
32 min
The covenant we make together as a local church is only possible because the God we have is abundatly gracious and steadfast in love.
Preserving the Covenant Community In Spite of Sickness and Sin
28 februari 1993 |
38 min
How do you preserve the covenant
community in spite of sickness and sin?
A Model of Covenant Exhortation
21 februari 1993 |
32 min
Don't get into people's lives only when things are falling apart;
get in when things are going well and help each other keep that course.
Advancing and Sustaining the Covenant Community
14 februari 1993 |
27 min
John Piper | Every Christian has a crucial need for covenant relationships, regardless of how un-American it may be.
The New Covenant and the New Covenant People
7 februari 1993 |
36 min
The covenant that makes us belong to God makes us belong to each other.
Why a Church Covenant?
31 januari 1993 |
37 min
We must seek a better understanding of the covenantal meaning of the local church.
J. Gresham Machen’s Response to Modernism
26 januari 1993 |
95 min
John Piper | Listen Now
Being Pro-Life Christians Under a Pro-Choice President
17 januari 1993 |
35 min
How shall we obey God's command to honor
the king—or the president, or the governor—when they promote
dishonorable deeds?
Ask Whatever You Wish
10 januari 1993 |
25 min
God designed prayer to give his disciples the joy of bearing fruit while God himself gets the glory.
If My Words Abide In You
3 januari 1993 |
33 min
The great need of the hour is to know God more deeply and personally and biblically. Only then will we find great delight.
A Year-End Look at Jesus Christ
27 december 1992 |
35 min
We need to be
like lights shining in a dark place. Which means we need to behold
Jesus. We need to gaze at Christ.
Why the Son of God Came into the World
20 december 1992 |
36 min
The Bible's picture of our Savior too radical that it should be the mere
creation of sinful men.
Body Pains: Feelings of Self-Sufficiency
13 december 1992 |
22 min
Even if we don't have the same heart for a particular issue facing us, let us have the same heart for each other.
Body Pains: Feelings of Uselessness
6 december 1992 |
24 min
If we say we are useless, we not only say no to the idea of the
body, but worse, we say no to God. We don't trust him.
Living in the Spirit and in the Body for the Common Good
29 november 1992 |
27 min
John Piper | Gifts are for the glory of God and the good of
the church.
You Were Bought with a Price
22 november 1992 |
29 min
Christianity has to do with everything
your body has to do with—food and sex and sleep and talking and playing and working.
Sound Judgment, One Body, Several Parts
15 november 1992 |
32 min
Why doesn't God give everyone the same faith and gifts?
One Lord, One Spirit, One Body for All Time and All Peoples
8 november 1992 |
35 min
The truth that there is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, is a
truth for inside the church and outside the church.
How the Saints Minister to the Body
25 oktober 1992 |
29 min
Love abounding in knowledge and
discernment is what builds Christ's body.
Why the Saints Minister to the Body
18 oktober 1992 |
37 min
The aim of
your ministry as a Christian is to build up
the body as a whole.
Beautifying the Body of Christ
11 oktober 1992 |
32 min
Christ did not simply die for an unworthy woman or for a reluctant woman, but for a woman who found him repulsive.
The Nature of Faith as Joy
10 oktober 1992 |
58 min
God’s grace works so powerfully in every believer that none remains unchanged. The grace that accepts us unquestionably also alters us irrevocably.
The Joy of God in Bruising His Son
10 oktober 1992 |
44 min
God was pleased to bruise his Son, not because he delights in violence, but because Jesus lived every second to glorify his Father in heaven.
The Joy of God in His Fame
9 oktober 1992 |
43 min
When we sin, we hurt ourselves and those around us. But most fundamentally our sin offends an infinitely holy God who will not stand to have injustice go unpunished for long.
Idolatry, the Lord's Supper, and the Body of Christ
4 oktober 1992 |
32 min
The Lord's Supper exists to deepen and strengthen our participation in the benefits
of the cross and to nourish our fellowship with Christ.
Israel and Us Reconciled in One Body
27 september 1992 |
40 min
Jesus is the point in redemptive history where the true Israel
becomes the church of Christ and the church
emerges as the true Israel.
His Body: The Fullness of Him Who Fills All in All
20 september 1992 |
34 min
God means
to fill the universe with the glory of his Son by putting the
church on display as the embodiment of his Son.
Living Together When Christ Is All in All
13 september 1992 |
26 min
No matter what the issue is, it exists for Christ, or for nothing. Because CHRIST IS ALL.
For an Eternal Weight of Glory: Called to Suffer and Rejoice
6 september 1992 |
29 min
Though our outer self daily wastes away, we do not lose heart. We have an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.
To Finish the Aim of Christ’s Afflictions
30 augusti 1992 |
35 min
The world sees the suffering love of Christ for sinners in the suffering love of his people for sinners.
That We Might Gain Christ: Called to Suffer and Rejoice
23 augusti 1992 |
37 min
We come to know Christ better when we share his sufferings.
For Holiness and Hope: Called to Suffer and Rejoice
16 augusti 1992 |
32 min
God has a purpose for every obstacle and every frustration and every pain and every affliction that comes into our lives.
How Then Shall We Run?
9 augusti 1992 |
39 min
John Piper | Our eternal destiny hinges on the way we run our race. Let us strive to win the eternal prize.
Olympic Spirituality: Beyond the Gold
2 augusti 1992 |
23 min
As we run our races, eternity hangs in the balance — disqualification and death, or victory and life.
The Echo and Insufficiency of Hell, Part 2
21 juni 1992 |
34 min
Fear of hell is no proof of love for God.
The Echo and Insufficiency of Hell, Part 1
14 juni 1992 |
27 min
The horror of hell is an
echo of the infinite worth of God's glory.
Should Not I Pity That Great City...Minneapolis?
7 juni 1992 |
34 min
God has made the cities of this world, and he cares for them. So should we.
Behold, I Make All Things New
26 april 1992 |
32 min
God wants us to have assurance that no matter how much evil and suffering and futility we see now, he will make all things new.
Christ and Those in Him Will Never Die Again
19 april 1992 |
33 min
What if it's true that Christ rose from the dead?
God Sanctifies His People
12 april 1992 |
35 min
Assurance does not come from making holiness optional. It comes
from
knowing God is faithful.
God Called Us into Life and Hope
5 april 1992 |
35 min
God’s call is effective. It doesn’t go out and then return empty, but creates the faith it commands.
God Justified the Ungodly
22 mars 1992 |
36 min
Being justified means being forgiven, being reckoned righteous, being loved by God, and being secured by God forever.
God Vindicated His Righteousness in the Death of Christ
15 mars 1992 |
37 min
God put sent Christ to die in
order to demonstrate his righteousness.
God Predestined Us unto Sonship Through Jesus Christ
8 mars 1992 |
29 min
The ultimate goal of God in election and predestination is that
God might be praised for his glory.
God Has Chosen Us in Him Before the Foundation of the Earth
1 mars 1992 |
30 min
The glorious, unshakable, objective foundation of your being a
Christian is that God chose you to be one.
Receiving Children in Jesus' Name
23 februari 1992 |
41 min
Children prove whether
you are truly great or not—whether you live to serve or live to be
praised.
The Full Assurance of Hope
9 februari 1992 |
26 min
If second things become first things,
we may have a rigorous religion, but we will not have evangelical,
God-centered, biblical Christianity.
Savoring God by Serving the Saints
2 februari 1992 |
25 min
In this message, Pastor John discusses the connection between serving the saints and enjoying God.
Insanity and Spiritual Songs in the Soul of a Saint
29 januari 1992 |
93 min
William Cowper’s life was wrought with sadness and depression. But he still produced glorious hymns that resound loudly in our churches today.
Exposing the Dark Work of Abortion
26 januari 1992 |
35 min
How can Christians serve as the conscience of our culture?
Enough for Us
19 januari 1992 |
35 min
The Bible teaches that God's aim is not for us to be rich in material goods, but rather for us to be rich in good works.
Angels and Prayer
12 januari 1992 |
46 min
Take the supernatural seriously and realize that we are in warfare.
How to Pray for a Desolate Church
5 januari 1992 |
31 min
God will accomplish his purpose for the church, even if he choses to use a remnant to do it.
Daniel's Defiance of Darius in Prayer
29 december 1991 |
37 min
Daniel was immersed in secular life but he still lived by prayer—daring, defiant, disciplined prayer.
Everyone Who Believes Is Freed
22 december 1991 |
31 min
John Piper | Jesus frees us from sin, which is one of seven reasons for why you should trust him.
History Is God's Story
15 december 1991 |
36 min
Everything, without exception, has to do with God,
and gets its main meaning from God.
The Straight Paths of the Lord
8 december 1991 |
30 min
God is not aloof or passive or
indecisive. He is a searching and saving God, a God on a mission.
Execution, Escape, and Eaten by Worms
1 december 1991 |
29 min
If we stay with Jesus, we win, and if we oppose him, we
lose.
He Saw the Grace of God and Was Glad
24 november 1991 |
31 min
The grace of God
does not spare his people suffering in this age, but rather uses
suffering to bring people to himself.
Exalting Jesus So the Spirit Falls
17 november 1991 |
35 min
If you want the Spirit's power in your life, make Jesus the center of your life.
God: Refuge for His People, Exalted Among the Nations
10 november 1991 |
40 min
One of the reasons we invest our lives in some insignificant
ways is that we never become still enough to let the great
realities hit us.
The God of the Christian Leader
8 november 1991 |
63 min
When God acts for the fame and praise of his name, he isn’t acting selfishly, but is offering us the best possible gift: full and everlasting joy in himself.
The Worship of the Christian Leader
8 november 1991 |
58 min
Christian worship is duty-bound to drink deeply from God.
The Labor of the Christian Leader
8 november 1991 |
83 min
For a Christian leader to maximize his ministry, he must blaze with a flame of joy in God, and ignite the torches of his people week in and week out.
What Is God Saying in the Snow
3 november 1991 |
26 min
The snow God creates and ordains demonstrates his glory.
What God Has Cleansed Do Not Call Common
20 oktober 1991 |
35 min
Cornelius would not have been
saved if no one had taken him the gospel. And no one will be saved
today without the gospel.
Jesus Still Turns Things Around
13 oktober 1991 |
32 min
Jesus does not like pessimistic
views of life or history. He has surprises in store that you have never dreamed.
Jesus Is the Christ the Son of God
6 oktober 1991 |
30 min
The truth that Jesus is the Son of God needs to be one of the central pillars in our understanding
of reality.
The Test of Authenticity in a New Sanctuary
29 september 1991 |
25 min
The test of the
authenticity our worship on Sunday is whether we are a radically
Christ-like people on Monday.
Prepare to Meet Your God
22 september 1991 |
31 min
When we
come to meet God (whether in corporate worship, or in judgment
at the last day), we should prepare.
Worship God!
15 september 1991 |
33 min
All
God's plans for history from beginning to end have this one
goal—WORSHIP GOD!
The Fullness of Hope and the Fellowship of Love
8 september 1991 |
35 min
The purpose of every small group—whatever else it is—is
to keep the love of its members warm.
The Mouth of the Righteous Is a Fountain of Life
1 september 1991 |
29 min
How does God make your mouth a fountain of life?
He Trusted to Him Who Judges Justly
25 augusti 1991 |
39 min
Our calling, our vocation is to be misunderstood,
criticized, ignored, and hurt for doing what is right, and not to
return hurt for hurt.
Asa's Folly
18 augusti 1991 |
30 min
The very nature of God is that he is eager to
show his power on behalf of people who trust him.
Christ’s Power Is Made Perfect in Weakness
14 juli 1991 |
34 min
Our culture wants power to escape weakness in leisure, but Christianity offers power to endure weakness in love.
Looking Back to Witnesses, Up to Jesus, and Forward to Joy
30 juni 1991 |
31 min
The author of Hebrews knows nothing of coasting Christianity.
I Will Sing Praises to You Among the Nations
23 juni 1991 |
31 min
Something is wrong with a private God. But
if our God is great, we go public with our worship.
Forget Not All His Benefits
16 juni 1991 |
33 min
The steadfast love of the Lord has been the same through all the
changes of the last 120 years.
Overflowing Grace for All Who Believe
9 juni 1991 |
35 min
God’s design in converting Paul is to give you hope for yourself and for the people you want to see converted.
Who Are the Elders?
2 juni 1991 |
28 min
Congregational authority and strong leadership under that authority
are not incompatible. They are biblical, and they are vital.
The Leading of the Lord in Personal Evangelism
26 maj 1991 |
36 min
God
has yet more wonders to show us in the work of evangelism and world
missions than we can imagine.
What Does It Mean to Receive the Holy Spirit?
19 maj 1991 |
33 min
Luke expects the
receiving of the Holy Spirit to be a real,
identifiable experience, not just a logical
inference from a human act of will.
Simon's Perversion of Signs and Wonders
12 maj 1991 |
33 min
There is a "faith" or a
"believing" that does not save, even though it rises in the
presence of true preaching and true miracles.
Spreading Power Through Persecution
5 maj 1991 |
30 min
God makes persecution and suffering serve the unstoppable mission of the
church.
The Death of a Spirit-Filled Man
21 april 1991 |
27 min
John Piper | Death is not just defeated and kept
from destroying us; it is enslaved and made the servant of God's
people.
The Story of a Stiff-Necked People
7 april 1991 |
28 min
God is not eager to punish; he is eager to forgive. But there is an end to his patience.
Six Gifts of the Resurrection
31 mars 1991 |
27 min
The greatest news in all the world is in order to make you happy and glorify Jesus, God raised him from the dead to reign forevermore.
Stephen's Crime: "Jesus Will Destroy the Temple"
24 mars 1991 |
36 min
John Piper | How did Jesus destroy the temple? Why did saying so cost Stephen his life?
Serving Widows, Preaching the Word, and Winning Priests
17 mars 1991 |
30 min
A major threat to the Christian movement is
whatever threatens the ministry of the Word.
You Have Filled Jerusalem with Your Teaching
3 mars 1991 |
25 min
We are not big. But we are part of something big.
The Price and the Preciousness of Spiritual Power
24 februari 1991 |
31 min
The preciousness of
spiritual power is that it is finally in God's control, not ours.
How Signs and Wonders Helped Add Multitudes to the Lord
17 februari 1991 |
39 min
God wants us to pray for signs and wonders today.
Be Like Barnabas Not Like Ananias!
10 februari 1991 |
37 min
Faking
faith in the presence of God is a fearful thing.
A Prayer That Brought the Holy Spirit Down
3 februari 1991 |
31 min
For people
who desire the salvation of sinners, the magnifying of God's
glory, and the vindication of Jesus' name, this is the way to pray.
A Passion for Christ-Exalting Power
30 januari 1991 |
80 min
Listen Now
Abortion: Shall We Listen to Men or God?
27 januari 1991 |
38 min
We are
not called to win; we are called to witness.
There Is Salvation in No One Else
20 januari 1991 |
32 min
We are
saved only by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus. It's the kind of truth that either
makes converts or makes enemies.
These You Ought to Have Done Without Neglecting the Others
13 januari 1991 |
38 min
Don't live for
comforts, live for justice and compassion.
Sweeter than Honey, Better than Gold
6 januari 1991 |
31 min
In meditation on the Word of God and
in following it there is great reward—greater than much fine
gold.
Prevailing Prayer for the Spirit's Power
30 december 1990 |
33 min
May the Lord forbid that we would lose heart and fail in the very thing needful: mighty prevailing prayer.
God Sent His Servant to Bless You
23 december 1990 |
26 min
God is moving
toward you today with blessing.
Times of Refreshing and the Restoration of All Things
16 december 1990 |
13 min
We should sing for joy because God fulfills his purposes, forgives sins, and will one day restore all things through Jesus Christ. 
Jesus' Name Made This Man Strong
9 december 1990 |
32 min
The Father is the ultimate source
of all healing. Through Jesus the Father does his healing will.
The Fear of God and Freedom from Goods
2 december 1990 |
25 min
A holy, happy fear of God makes our
material possessions insignificant to us, except as means to serve
others.
Repentance, Forgiveness, and the Gift of the Spirit
25 november 1990 |
37 min
Even if you are a murderer
of the Son of God, God himself is ready to forgive you!
And not only to forgive you but to give you his Spirit!
Thanksgiving in Suffering
18 november 1990 |
30 min
Jesus, the
Son of God, is alive today, and stands ready to serve you as your
advocate with God the Father.
Did You Kill the Lord of Glory?
11 november 1990 |
30 min
Do you join God in his affirmation of Jesus, or do you stand
against God in the life of Jesus?
I Will Pour Out My Spirit
4 november 1990 |
24 min
We live between the beginning of the kingdom of God and the
consummation of the kingdom. What is that like?
Disarray or God's Design?
21 oktober 1990 |
37 min
May God unite us in one vision of what he is doing
so that we might not only endure but delight in the design of these
days.
Tongues of Fire and the Fullness of God
14 oktober 1990 |
41 min
When the Spirit comes in power, he
comes suddenly—on his own terms and in his own time—and
he comes for harvesting.
What Judas's Death Teaches Us About the Spirit
7 oktober 1990 |
24 min
The purpose of the Holy Spirit is invincible and he has
an unwavering zeal for the glory of the God-man, Jesus.
You Shall Receive Power Till Jesus Comes
30 september 1990 |
39 min
The extraordinary experience of being clothed with power is available to us for the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
You Will Be Baptized with the Holy Spirit
23 september 1990 |
36 min
In order to be
effective instruments of Jesus' life in the world, you need to be
baptized in the Holy Spirit.
Public Worship in a Secular World: What, Why and How, Session 2
19 september 1990 |
59 min
When churches gather in corporate worship, rock-solid doctrine and intense emotion ought to work side by side. God wants both our minds and our hearts when we worship. 
What Jesus Did After the Beginning
16 september 1990 |
33 min
Jesus is alive. He is working, he is teaching, he is doing. And just as he worked through the apostles, he will work through you.
Public Worship in a Secular World: What, Why and How, Session 1
12 september 1990 |
54 min
We worship because of who God is, who we are, how it serves the church, and how it sustains missions.
Explosive Fellowship
9 september 1990 |
24 min
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
2 september 1990 |
27 min
How do you deal with sin in your life if you
love God?
Do You See the Joy of God in the Sun? Part 2
26 augusti 1990 |
35 min
Listen Now
Do You See the Joy of God in the Sun?
26 augusti 1990 |
31 min
Through the sky, God ministers humility and hope and healing and happiness.
Winning Battles Through Prayer
19 juli 1990 |
54 min
Listen Now
The Lord Stood by Me
22 april 1990 |
32 min
God causes us to persevere in the
fight of faith. Therefore he gets the glory.
Corporate Prayer in the Life of the Church and in Worship
18 april 1990 |
45 min
John Piper | When the people of God pray together, they look for answers together. We get the help and he gets the collective glory.
Jesus Is Alive to Serve
15 april 1990 |
35 min
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
13 april 1990 |
24 min
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. 
"You Will See the Son of Man Seated at the Right Hand of Power and Coming on the Clouds of Heaven"
8 april 1990 |
27 min
Deep down
we know so much truth that we fear and therefore deny.
Why the Gift of Prophecy Is Not the Usual Way of Knowing God’s Will
1 april 1990 |
35 min
The Spirit doesn’t work mainly by revealing hidden messages, but by conforming us to the image of Jesus Christ.
The Authority and Nature of the Gift of Prophecy
25 mars 1990 |
34 min
Prophecy is prompted and sustained by the
Spirit and yet does not carry intrinsic, divine authority.
When Will Prophecy Cease?
18 mars 1990 |
36 min
John Piper | 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
11 mars 1990 |
39 min
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.
Gifts of Healings and Workings of Miracles
4 mars 1990 |
28 min
"Gifts of healings" and "workings of miracles"
are for the
church and the mission of Christ in the world today.
Are Signs and Wonders for Today?
25 februari 1990 |
39 min
Did the apostles have spiritual gifts that are now obsolete?
How Is the Kingdom Present?
11 februari 1990 |
35 min
The kingdom has come and it has overcome the aimlessness and
futility of our lives and given us an awesome reason to live.
Is the Kingdom Present or Future?
4 februari 1990 |
27 min
The kingdom of God is
present and future. There has been fulfillment, but there has not
been consummation.
Oh, That I May Never Loiter on My Heavenly Journey
31 januari 1990 |
83 min
In spite of the terrible external hardships that Brainerd knew, he pressed on and even flourished under his tribulations that led to the kingdom.
The Importance of the Kingdom Today
28 januari 1990 |
36 min
Since Jesus has come, God exerts his right to rule in new and powerful ways.
Kingdom Compassion and the Killing of Children
21 januari 1990 |
32 min
Peaceful, non-violent, ready-to-suffer protest is one way that
the truth and beauty of God's kingdom
shines in this world.
What Are We Up Against?
14 januari 1990 |
37 min
Satan is not opposed to
most ordinary things you do, as long as you do them like the rest of the world.
Compassion, Power, and the Kingdom of God: An Introduction
7 januari 1990 |
33 min
What is the nature of the kingdom of God? And what is the "power" that the kingdom exerts now in the
church?
All the Promises of God Are Yes in Christ
31 december 1989 |
37 min
Are you living in the fullest enjoyment of God's YES to you in
Christ Jesus? Have you said yes to all of
God's YES to you?
The Word Became Flesh
24 december 1989 |
27 min
God came to live in a tent so we can watch him more closely. God
wants to be seen and known in his Son.
How to Become a Child of God
17 december 1989 |
33 min
Not everyone is a child of God. Are you?
A Burning Witness to the Light
10 december 1989 |
30 min
John the Baptist came so that we might believe in Jesus and have life like we never had it before.
Triumphant Light
3 december 1989 |
19 min
The light shines in the
darkness—Jesus shines, the gospel shines, the church shines—and the darkness will not overcome it.
Jesus Is the Ruler of Kings on Earth
26 november 1989 |
35 min
Jesus Christ is alive and reigning over
all the kings of the earth, and all the events of the world.
Thanks Be to God for His Inexpressible Gift
19 november 1989 |
38 min
The answer to the most important questions in life is Jesus Christ,
God's inexpressible gift to you.
O Lord, Open a Door for the Word!
12 november 1989 |
26 min
Pray with
steadfastness, with watchfulness, and with thanksgiving.
A Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken
22 oktober 1989 |
29 min
Listen Now
Call Upon Me in the Day of Trouble and I Will Deliver You
15 oktober 1989 |
40 min
Be thankful, pay your vows,
call for help. And when God delivers you from the day of
trouble, glorify him with all your heart.
Out of Zion, the Perfection of Beauty, God Shines Forth
8 oktober 1989 |
32 min
If you trust Christ, you
are already a permanent citizen of the heavenly Jerusalem.
The Sacrifice of Suffering
1 oktober 1989 |
32 min
John Piper | Let your light so
shine before lost and needy people outside the
camp, not just in the ease and comfort of your church and your
home.
The Sacrifice of a Shared Life
24 september 1989 |
25 min
God is
pleased with our doing good and our sharing because it demonstrates
the success and power of the sufferings of his Son.
Old and Young Shall Dream Together
10 september 1989 |
35 min
God is calling young and old to dream new dreams of reaching the whole world for Christ.
Do Not Say, "I Am Only a Youth"
3 september 1989 |
34 min
Youth is no excuse for not venturing
something great for God.
The Prayer of an Old Saint
27 augusti 1989 |
40 min
Some Scriptures can only be
fulfilled by recognizing the generation gap and owning up to the
fact that it is good.
Faithfulness Is Better Than Life
14 augusti 1989 |
50 min
Faithfulness is better than anything and everything this life can offer. The reward the Lord will give surpasses any earthly treasure.
Affirming the Goodness of Manhood and Womanhood in All of Life
25 juni 1989 |
38 min
God has woven servant leadership and faithful submission into the fabric of manhood and womanhood.
Manhood, Womanhood, and the Freedom to Minister
18 juni 1989 |
32 min
Manhood and womanhood are most fulfilled when servant-hearted men lead God’s church in ministry.
Husbands Who Love Like Christ and the Wives Who Submit to Them
11 juni 1989 |
40 min
Marriage is a living drama of Christ and his church. When husbands lead, families flourish.
Jesus, Women, and Men
4 juni 1989 |
29 min
John Piper | Jesus calls men and women to look at one another through the lens of his word, not the world.
Manhood and Womanhood Before Sin
28 maj 1989 |
36 min
God calls men to lead but not in a way that’s domineering or selfish. Husbands should be the first to stoop low to serve.
Manhood and Womanhood: Conflict and Confusion After the Fall
21 maj 1989 |
37 min
Sin distorts God’s good design for men and women. We were made to serve one another selflessly, not sacrifice one another selfishly. 
Male and Female He Created Them in the Image of God
14 maj 1989 |
37 min
God created man, woman, and the gift of marriage, all to illustrate his love for the church.
At the Price of God's Own Blood
7 maj 1989 |
28 min
Can you say say from the
bottom of your heart, "Lord, Jesus, there is nothing I want more in
my life than what you bled to obtain"?
I Entrust You to God and to the Word of His Grace
30 april 1989 |
34 min
If the elders care for the flock, who cares for the elders?
Watch Out for the Wolves Within
23 april 1989 |
41 min
There
is laid upon the elders of the church of Christ a responsibility
unique in all the
world.
The Guilt of Giving Part of God's Counsel
16 april 1989 |
42 min
It is
possible for us to be guilty of another person's final
lostness.
Brothers, We Must Not Mind a Little Suffering
15 april 1989 |
84 min
The Christian life grows downward and upward: downward in our pride and upward in our adoration for Jesus.
Faithfulness Is Better Than Life
9 april 1989 |
33 min
Faithfulness means that you trust God and obey, no matter what impact it has on your safety or
standard of living.
Serving the Lord with Humility, Tears, and Trials
2 april 1989 |
36 min
What
are the marks of a good church elder? What kind of leadership does
the church need?
Irrevocable Joy
26 mars 1989 |
28 min
Jesus offers joy that no one can ever snatch and nothing can ever steal. It cannot be destroyed. It cannot be lost. It is forever.
His Dominion Shall Be from Sea to Sea
19 mars 1989 |
39 min
Jesus has laid down his life so that he might make you a
genuine offer of reconciliation.
Joy Recovered
12 februari 1989 |
36 min
How do you become a
Christian? How does the ransom Jesus paid become a ransom for me?
Joy Purchased
5 februari 1989 |
33 min
The death of Jesus Christ is the only way that any
of us can escape the righteous wrath of God and find peace with God.
Joy Exchanged and Joy Forfeited
29 januari 1989 |
33 min
We have exchanged
our joy for the dead-end street of judgment.
The Joyful Duty of Man
22 januari 1989 |
35 min
In sharing the truth of Christianity, Truth #1 is that God created us for HIS glory. Truth #2 is that this is, therefore, the duty of every man and woman and child—to live for the glory of God. And the wonderful thing is that this duty is not a burden. It is freedom and joy.
Rescuing Unborn Children: Required and Right
15 januari 1989 |
34 min
We have no
right to put the unborn in a subhuman class that does not qualify
for our rescue. We ought to rescue as many as we can.
The Joyful Purpose of God
8 januari 1989 |
38 min
No matter what part of your Christian commitment you focus on,
the Bible leads you from that focus to the urgency of evangelism.
Resist the Devil!
1 januari 1989 |
36 min
War-time prayer is an essential
part of our assault on the strongholds of Satan.
Jesus Came into the World to Bear Witness to the Truth
25 december 1988 |
38 min
Realize how much is at stake in the Jesus' claim to bring the truth. It is a matter of eternal life an death. Your life is on the line.
Battling the Unbelief of a Haughty Spirit
18 december 1988 |
31 min
Pride is the deepest form of unbelief. Nothing offends a sovereign God more than telling him we know best.
Three Meditations on "The Messiah"
11 december 1988 |
19 min
The revealing of the Lord’s glory that appeared truly at Christ’s first coming will appear fully at his second coming, and on that day the needy ones who received him as a whole Savior will have unspeakable joy.
Battling the Unbelief of Despondency
4 december 1988 |
20 min
There’s light at the end of every difficulty you face. You don’t have to give in to despondency.
Battling the Unbelief of Impatience
27 november 1988 |
28 min
God’s timing is never off the mark. He works grace and mercy for those who wait for him.
Battling the Unbelief of Bitterness
20 november 1988 |
37 min
If anger takes root in your heart and becomes a grudge or an unforgiving spirit, it can destroy you.
Battling the Unbelief of Envy
14 november 1988 |
33 min
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
13 november 1988 |
32 min
John Piper | 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.
Believing God on Election Day
6 november 1988 |
33 min
John Piper | 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
30 oktober 1988 |
33 min
John Piper | Covetousness drains our contentment in Christ. We must fight its greedy lies with everything we have.
Battling the Unbelief of Regret
24 oktober 1988 |
37 min
Worldly regret leads to death, but Godly regret leads to life. God’s forgiveness and sovereignty can turn any failure into good.
You Shall Receive Power...For Mission
16 oktober 1988 |
40 min
John Piper | Listen Now
Battling the Unbelief of Misplaced Shame
2 oktober 1988 |
36 min
The battle against misplaced shame is the battle against unbelief in the trustworthy promises of God.
Battling the Unbelief of Anxiety
25 september 1988 |
31 min
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
18 september 1988 |
29 min
We must help each other battle unbelief and fight the fight of faith by pointing each other to the trustworthy promises of God.
Battling Unbelief at Bethlehem
11 september 1988 |
34 min
Faith that glorifies God produces fruit, looks ahead to the fulfillment of God’s promises, and battles unbelief daily.
"Tentmakers" in Minneapolis
4 september 1988 |
33 min
God wants you to see your
job primarily in terms of its strategic effect in making him known.
The Great Invitation: Break Forth in Song!
28 augusti 1988 |
28 min
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.
The Great Invitation: God's Triumphant Word
21 augusti 1988 |
39 min
Not one jot or tittle will fall to the ground of
all that God purposes through his omnipotent word.
The Great Invitation: A High Way for Low Sinners
14 augusti 1988 |
30 min
Everybody needs to call upon the Lord—to seek the Lord right
now while he may be found.
The Great Invitation: Call Others Too!
7 augusti 1988 |
38 min
Will we be satisfied that God
has made a covenant with us? Or will be
dissatisfied until is spreads to all the nations and peoples of the world?
The Great Invitation: Come! Drink! Eat! Live!
31 juli 1988 |
37 min
John Piper | God is not a topic to be studied. He is a person to be experienced. He is food and life and joy for the soul.
Prayer: The Work of Missions
29 juli 1988 |
46 min
Listen Now
Unless You Repent You Will All Likewise Perish
5 juni 1988 |
29 min
The lesson of tragedies is "Get right with God."
Walk in Wisdom Toward Those Outside
29 maj 1988 |
39 min
Every
hour of your life brings a situation that can be bought up for
eternity or missed.
Christ's Purpose in Evangelism
22 maj 1988 |
40 min
John Piper | God wants people who welcome his strategic interruptions and surprises.
Ready to Move with the Gospel of Peace
15 maj 1988 |
33 min
Giving the gospel away is one of the best ways of experiencing
its power in your own life.
Raising Children Who Hope in the Triumph of God
8 maj 1988 |
30 min
Our great challenge is to be the kind of church
and the kind of parents that raise up children who hope in the triumph of God.
He Must Manage His Household Well
1 maj 1988 |
32 min
Being responsible parents is a
serious business. Far more serious than most of us think.
The Doctrine of Perseverance: The Future of a Fruitless Field
24 april 1988 |
41 min
One of the ways God causes us to persevere in faith and be saved is
by warning us that we could make shipwreck of our faith and be
lost.
The Doctrine of Perseverance: The Earnest Pursuit of Assurance
17 april 1988 |
39 min
If we want to realize full assurance and hope, we must exercise the organ of faith to empower energized obedience.
The Pastor as Theologian
15 april 1988 |
82 min
Listen Now
The Danger of Dull Hearing
10 april 1988 |
39 min
Either we press on toward the inheritance or we drift
back toward destruction. There is no third option.
He Must Reign
3 april 1988 |
39 min
The great word of the
resurrection is OPEN! Therefore write in capital letters over
every closed door in your life, OPEN!
The Gallows and the Gift of Life
27 mars 1988 |
26 min
An allegory of a man in a prison called “conviction” and how he got out.
He Who Sows Bountifully Will Reap Bountifully
20 mars 1988 |
36 min
God is the Giver, not Taker, on
both sides of our giving.
How Much Do You Own?
13 mars 1988 |
31 min
We boast in ourselves because we are selfish and don't believe all things are ours in Christ.
Let Christ Be All in This Building!
6 mars 1988 |
25 min
Let us be vigilant to keep Christ as the foundation of our
church.
Let God Be All in This Building!
28 februari 1988 |
36 min
It's the absence of the centrality of the biblical God in all of life that is leading to the collapse of our
civilization.
The Gift of Preaching: The Power of the Holy Spirit
26 februari 1988 |
42 min
The Sunday sermon isn’t just another lecture, but a Spirit-empowered, Scripture-saturated heralding of good news to God’s people.
The Ground of Preaching: The Cross of Christ
25 februari 1988 |
32 min
God’s passion for his glory and our longing to be satisfied are not in final conflict only because God displayed his righteousness in the cross of Christ.
The Gravity and Gladness of Preaching
25 februari 1988 |
66 min
Biblically balanced pastoral ministry requires the joyful gravity and brokenhearted gladness, especially in the pulpit.
The Goal of Preaching: The Glory of God
24 februari 1988 |
35 min
The goal of preaching is to glorify God in glad submission to his authority.
The Danger of Being Merely Human
21 februari 1988 |
39 min
There is a group of people whom Paul calls not spiritual
and not natural, but "fleshly," or "babes in Christ."
Natural People and Spiritual People
14 februari 1988 |
34 min
Without the Spirit, we
are so rebellious against the Lord that we cannot recognize the truth and beauty of a
crucified Christ.
The Present Power of Christ Crucified
7 februari 1988 |
37 min
The
cross is not a mere event in history; it's a way of life!
Let Him Who Boasts Boast in the Lord!
31 januari 1988 |
33 min
God's purpose in creating man and saving
sinners is that we might boast in him.
Christian Unity and the Cross
24 januari 1988 |
34 min
The cross undermines the deepest basis of disunity and lays a new foundation for unity.
Sustained by the Faithfulness of God
17 januari 1988 |
38 min
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.
The Goodness of God and the Guidance of Sinners
10 januari 1988 |
41 min
The prerequisite for divine guidance is not a quest for messages,
but a quest for holiness.
Practical Help for Praying for Help
3 januari 1988 |
32 min
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.
He Will Turn the Hearts of the Fathers to the Children
27 december 1987 |
41 min
God
has turned his heart toward you in Jesus Christ. Don't push it
away.
The Sun of Righteousness Will Rise
20 december 1987 |
36 min
When Jesus comes into the world, he comes as a sun.
I Will Spare Them as a Man Spares His Son
13 december 1987 |
34 min
God will spare sinful sons, precisely because he did not
spare his only sinless Son.
You Will Be a Land of Delight
6 december 1987 |
28 min
The New Testament does not set aside the command of tithing to minimize limitation and constraint, but to maximize liberality and willingness. 
He Is Like a Refiner's Fire
29 november 1987 |
34 min
If God were only an incinerating fire,
heaven would be empty. And if he were no fire, heaven would be
empty.
Let None Be Faithless to the Wife of His Youth
22 november 1987 |
39 min
Don't back out on your commitments, don't marry an unbeliever, and don't divorce your covenant wife.
The Glory of Priestly Success
15 november 1987 |
31 min
The ministry of the Word can destroy and the ministry of the Word can
save.
The Curse of Priestly Failure
8 november 1987 |
32 min
A great danger to the pastoral ministry is that the voice of God
in Scripture may be drowned out by other voices.
The Curse of Careless Worship
1 november 1987 |
29 min
If you turn your
back on the greatness and majesty of God, you'll fall in love with a
world of shadows and short-lived pleasures.
Honor Thy Majestic Father
25 oktober 1987 |
34 min
Those who know God as Father should honor their majestic Father.
Is Anything Too Hard for God?
18 oktober 1987 |
28 min
Listen Now
The Greatness of God's Electing Love
4 oktober 1987 |
33 min
Have you learned the love of God in a way that makes you
tremble?
Striving for the Faith of the Gospel
27 september 1987 |
41 min
The mark of living worthily of the gospel is a unified, fearless striving for the faith of the gospel.
Working with You for Your Joy
20 september 1987 |
26 min
Listen Now
Your Love Is Better Than Life
13 september 1987 |
36 min
God is worshiped and honored and savored both by fainting
for him and by feasting on him.
God Has Given Us Good Hope Through Grace, Part 1
6 september 1987 |
33 min
When circumstances arise that alarm you, the key is to hold fast to the traditions
that were taught by the apostles.
What Must Happen Before the Day of the Lord?
30 augusti 1987 |
40 min
Before the
day of the Lord comes, the man of lawlessness must come first.
Suffering and the Second Coming
23 augusti 1987 |
35 min
All affliction is designed to make us worthy of the
kingdom of God.
Avoiding Sexual Sin, Part 2
27 juli 1987 |
50 min
Ten reasons people fall into sexual sin and ten ways to protect ourselves.
Barnabas: The Maker of a Great Leader
12 juli 1987 |
39 min
Don't quench the Spirit of God this
morning. He may be calling you to be a leader-maker.
Barnabas: The Goodness of Great Faith
5 juli 1987 |
37 min
Consider the outcome of Barnabas' life and imitate his faith.
Avoiding Sexual Sin, Part 1
29 juni 1987 |
51 min
Ten reasons people fall into sexual sin and ten ways to protect ourselves.
Rebuilt Ruins Will Reach the World
28 juni 1987 |
39 min
We are ruins being rebuilt by the grace of God. And we are here that the rest of men may seek the
Lord.
The Age of Ignorance Is Over
21 juni 1987 |
40 min
Today is a day of repentance and
salvation, of missions and evangelism, and of loving
and sending.
Risk and the Triumph of Love
10 maj 1987 |
33 min
In Christ's triumph our enemy is not just
defeated, but captured and made to serve our eternal good.
Risk and the Cause of God: Today
3 maj 1987 |
27 min
It is the will of the Lord that we take risks for the cause of God.
Risk and the Cause of God
26 april 1987 |
34 min
The Christian life isn’t one of comfort, but sacrificial risk for Jesus and others.
The Gladness of the Risen God
19 april 1987 |
36 min
On Easter Sunday morning Jesus blew the lock off the prison of
death and gloom and returned to the gladness of God.
It Is Your Father’s Pleasure to Give You the Kingdom
12 april 1987 |
37 min
God is pleased to give you the kingdom. He is not stingy nor begrudging, but finds delight lavishing his people.
The Pleasure of God in Public Justice
5 april 1987 |
34 min
Having just and honest dealings in the world display our confidence that God always cares and provides for his children.
The Pleasure of God in Obedience
29 mars 1987 |
35 min
Obedience to God makes our God-glorifying hope visible and proves that it is real in our lives.
The Pleasure of God in the Prayers of the Upright
22 mars 1987 |
40 min
John Piper | Prayer is that wonderful transaction where the wealth of God’s glory is magnified
and the wants of our soul are satisfied.
The Pleasure of God in Those Who Hope in His Love
15 mars 1987 |
30 min
God delights in those who place the full weight of their hope in him.
The Pleasure of God in Bruising the Son
8 mars 1987 |
31 min
God's pleasure in his name and his pleasure in doing good to sinners meet and marry in his pleasure in bruising his Son.
The Pleasure of God in the Good of His People
1 mars 1987 |
39 min
God does not
do you good out of some constraint or coercion. He is free! And in
his freedom he overflows in joy to do you good.
The Pleasure of God in Election
22 februari 1987 |
40 min
God takes pleasure in election because it magnifies his name.
The Pleasure of God in His Name
15 februari 1987 |
32 min
God’s first love is his name and not his people. And because it is, there is hope for his sinful people.
The Pleasure of God in His Creation
8 februari 1987 |
35 min
God rejoices in what he has made because all of creation points to the grandeur and majesty of his glory.
The Pleasure of God in All That He Does
1 februari 1987 |
29 min
God is never constrained to do a thing that he despises. He does whatever he pleases.
The Pleasure of God in His Son
25 januari 1987 |
38 min
John Piper | The first and most fundamental thing we can say about the pleasures of God is that he takes pleasure in his Son.
Abortion: You Desire and Do Not Have, So You Kill
18 januari 1987 |
43 min
Fight the social stupor that gripped Nazi
Germany and imagine what is really happening behind clinic doors.
The Life of God in the Soul of Man
11 januari 1987 |
38 min
God lives in the soul of man by the indwelling of his
Spirit.
Sweet “Our” of Prayer
4 januari 1987 |
33 min
The Lord's Prayer is an invitation not only to pray but
to pray together with other believers.
A Cause to Live For
28 december 1986 |
39 min
We all need a cause to live for that accords with our Creator's purposes.
Preparing to Receive Christ: Looking for the Consolation of Israel
21 december 1986 |
28 min
God prepares a person to receive Christ by stirring up a longing for consolation and redemption that can come only from Christ.
Preparing to Receive Christ: Hearing Moses and the Prophets
14 december 1986 |
31 min
The use of money can make or break
your eternal destiny.
Preparing to Receive Christ: Willing to Do the Will of God
7 december 1986 |
27 min
The great obstacle to recognizing the truth
of Christ is not deficient resources but deep rebellion against
God.
Preparing to Receive Christ: Something More Than Flesh and Blood
30 november 1986 |
36 min
To recognize and receive Christ for who he
really is, God the Father must reveal it to you.
Urgency and Gratitude
23 november 1986 |
31 min
How are we supposed to understand and live out the paradoxes of Scripture?
Let All the Peoples Praise Thee
9 november 1986 |
34 min
God's purpose is to be known
and praised and enjoyed and feared among all the nations of the
earth.
The Enthronement of Desire
26 oktober 1986 |
34 min
John Piper | The most potent antidote for sin’s sickness is gratitude to God for the glories of the gospel.
Be Kind to One Another
19 oktober 1986 |
36 min
Christian kindness is not merely an external change of manners; it is an internal change of heart.
Make Your Mouth a Means of Grace
12 oktober 1986 |
39 min
Four kinds of rotten language, and a whole new way to think about words.
Don't Steal, Work and Give!
5 oktober 1986 |
37 min
You can live to HAVE, either legally or illegally. Or you can become a Christian and live to give.
Speak Truth with Your Neighbor
28 september 1986 |
37 min
If we walk with Jesus, we will be straightforward, open, and honest in all our dealings and in every relationship.
Put on the New Person
21 september 1986 |
38 min
When Paul says, put off the old person and put on the new person, he is not talking about an optional elective, but core curriculum in the school of Christ.
Strengthen Each Other’s Hands in God
14 september 1986 |
29 min
God has ordained that we be related to other believers in such a way that we can help each other fight the fight of faith successfully day in and day out until the end.
Escape from Futility
7 september 1986 |
30 min
Escape from futility! Live a different way. Walk a different path.
The Fruit of Hope: Endurance
27 juli 1986 |
39 min
Endurance is a gift and endurance is a duty. And these are not in conflict.
The Fruit of Hope: Boldness
20 juli 1986 |
42 min
A great hope produces great boldness.
The Fruit of Hope: Love
13 juli 1986 |
41 min
Heavenly-mindedness is what frees our hands to do the works of love.
The Fruit of Hope: Joy
6 juli 1986 |
40 min
Without Christian hope my life and your life cannot yield Christian joy or love or boldness or endurance.
Our Hope: The Glory of God
22 juni 1986 |
38 min
If there is any wonder, or awe, or admiration, or fame, or praise, or applause, it belongs to the glory of God.
Fathers Who Give Hope
15 juni 1986 |
37 min
Dads, father your children in a way that shows what kind of father God is.
Educating for Hope
8 juni 1986 |
36 min
A wise son makes a glad father, says the Lord, and it is the Word of God that makes a son wise.
Our Hope: Righteousness
1 juni 1986 |
35 min
The presence of a struggle with sin in this life is not a sign that we are lost. Perfection is not the test of spiritual life in this age.
Our Hope: The Redemption of Our Bodies
25 maj 1986 |
36 min
There is coming a day when our bodies are going to be redeemed and there will be no more groaning.
Our Hope: The Appearing of Jesus Christ
18 maj 1986 |
37 min
The blessed hope of all who believe is the appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. Do you eagerly await the coming of Christ?
Holy Women Who Hoped in God
11 maj 1986 |
33 min
The daughters of Sarah fight the anxiety that rises in their hearts. They wage war on fear, and they defeat it with the promises of God.
How Can I Keep on Hoping? The Scriptures!
4 maj 1986 |
28 min
The strength to endure comes from the hope before us. And the hope before us comes from the Scriptures.
How Can I Hope? New Birth!
27 april 1986 |
35 min
To get well from the disease of sin, and to have a living hope, you have to undergo surgery.
The Hope of the Gospel
20 april 1986 |
33 min
The gospel is the good news that there is hope for sinners — even the worst of us.
Why Hope? Grace!
13 april 1986 |
31 min
From beginning to end our salvation—our election, our calling, our faith, our sanctification, and our glorification—is a work of divine grace.
What Is Hope?
6 april 1986 |
40 min
Our hope in God isn’t just a wish or a dream, but a sure confidence that what God says will happen will happen.
The Marvelous Rising of a Rejected Stone
30 mars 1986 |
33 min
John Piper | Academic stature has never been a guarantee of religious insight.
Christ: The Lion and the Lamb
23 mars 1986 |
38 min
You were made to admire Jesus Christ the Lion and the Lamb.
Blessed Are the Persecuted
16 mars 1986 |
36 min
As a Christian, your light might offend our dark world, but Jesus promises a reward greater than anything you stand to lose in this life.
Blessed Are the Peacemakers
9 mars 1986 |
35 min
God has made peace with his people, and he calls us to push for peace with friends and enemies alike.
Blessed Are the Pure in Heart
2 mars 1986 |
30 min
It is not enough to clean up our act on the outside. Jesus is concerned about our heart. Because from the heart are all the issues of life.
Blessed Are the Merciful
23 februari 1986 |
36 min
God’s mercy floods our lives when we don’t deserve an ounce. And he expects us to overflow with that same grace to others.
Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
16 februari 1986 |
33 min
The hunger of your life that cannot be satisfied by anything in this world is the constant beckoning of God to remember that you were made for him.
Blessed Are the Meek
9 februari 1986 |
38 min
Meekness is not weakness. Meekness begins with God and ends with God.
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit Who Mourn
2 februari 1986 |
27 min
Jesus didn’t come for those who think they have everything together. He came for people who know they are nothing without God.
The Beatitudes and the Gospel of the Kingdom
26 januari 1986 |
35 min
The powerful mercy of the kingdom has already come in Jesus Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit.
I Will Sing of Thy Might and Mercy
19 januari 1986 |
35 min
Authenticity and depth in worship characterize those who suffer with Christ by bearing the burdens of others.
My Prayer to God Is That They Might Be Saved
12 januari 1986 |
38 min
Paul does not pray for ineffectual influences, but for effectual influences. And that is how we should pray too.
My Heart's Desire: That They Might Be Saved
5 januari 1986 |
35 min
It is fitting for those who believe in the sovereignty of God to feel a deep sorrow and for the lost and a deep longing for their conversion.
God Glorified in Good Resolves
29 december 1985 |
32 min
It is the duty of Christians to seek God's power to fulfill good resolves.
But God...
22 december 1985 |
32 min
We were dead in sin, BUT GOD made us alive with Christ.
Why We Need a Savior: Captive to an Alien Power, by Nature Children of Wrath
15 december 1985 |
34 min
We were dead to God, enslaved to Satan, and were rightfully under the wrath of God. There was only one hope, and it was not in ourselves. 
Why We Need a Savior: Dead in Sins
8 december 1985 |
24 min
We need a Savior because we are spiritually dead and helpless without him, no matter how good we look on the outside.
Guard Yourself With Gratitude
24 november 1985 |
34 min
Thankfulness guards our souls because it nurtures humility and kills triviality.
Christmas Gift to Our Missionaries
17 november 1985 |
36 min
The task of world evangelization requires Pauline missionaries devoted to the task of frontier missions. 
I Have Other Sheep That Are Not of This Fold
10 november 1985 |
35 min
All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to the Son of God and he declares, “I must bring in my other sheep.” He will do it.
Those Whom He Justified He Also Glorified
3 november 1985 |
26 min
God will glorify his children both spiritually and physically. Nothing can sever his unbreakable chain of salvation.
Those Whom He Called He Also Justified
27 oktober 1985 |
28 min
The basis of our justification is Jesus Christ. He obeyed, even to the point of death, to bring us to God.
Those Whom He Predestined He Also Called
20 oktober 1985 |
34 min
Our call, our conversion, our regeneration, and our faith are based on God’s eternal election and predestination — not our self-determination.
Called According to His Purpose
13 oktober 1985 |
35 min
God’s call is the only thing powerful enough to pierce our hard hearts. It is the firm foundation of Romans 8:28.
Remember the Sabbath Day to Keep It Holy
6 oktober 1985 |
39 min
Humbly accept the fact that your true advancement in life depends far more on God's
labor than yours.
Far More Than You Think
29 september 1985 |
28 min
When the massive weather front of God's love meets the massive weather front of God's power in the heart of a believer, it produces a hurricane of doxology.
Mission: The Gladness of God
22 september 1985 |
37 min
God's invitation to the banquet of his eternal joy is sent through the church indiscriminately to all people.
On Sharing Your Own Soul
15 september 1985 |
34 min
Where the gospel flourishes people share their souls—their joys, guilts, fears, and passions.
You Shall Worship the Lord Your God
8 september 1985 |
33 min
Worshiping God is the number one duty of every human being.
I Will Not Be Enslaved by Anything
1 september 1985 |
29 min
Preserve your freedom in Christ! Can you say with Paul, "I will not be enslaved by anything!"?
Strategic Hospitality
25 augusti 1985 |
37 min
Our homes and apartments should stand constantly ready for strategic hospitality—a readiness to welcome people who don't ordinarily live there.
Job: Reversal in Suffering
4 augusti 1985 |
24 min
What God is after in all his dealings with his children is a brokenhearted joy that trusts like a little child in God and returns good for evil.
Job: The Revelation of God in Suffering
28 juli 1985 |
34 min
It is presumptuous to assume you can counsel God about how to run a more just world.
Job: Rebuked in Suffering
21 juli 1985 |
30 min
The suffering of the righteous is not a token of God's enmity but of his love. It is not a punishment of their sins but a refinement of their righteousness.
Job: Wrestling with Suffering
14 juli 1985 |
35 min
Why did God prolong Job's suffering? Didn't his initial reaction prove his faith?
Job: Reverent in Suffering
7 juli 1985 |
37 min
Satan’s hand caused the suffering of Job. But in all of his calamities, Job still had reason for reverent worship because God was ultimately at work.
He Who Has the Son Has Life
9 juni 1985 |
29 min
Nothing is more important than having eternal life.
His Commandments Are Not Burdensome
2 juni 1985 |
26 min
Faith says to every temptation of the world: NO, BE GONE! I know where true satisfaction is to be found.
Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
26 maj 1985 |
36 min
A life poured out in love for others on the basis of joyful confidence before God yields peace of mind and the hope of a glorious destiny.
God Abides in the One Who Loves and the One Who Confesses
19 maj 1985 |
35 min
Six questions to see if you have genuine faith in Christ and love for others.
Love One Another for Love Is of God
12 maj 1985 |
35 min
The evidence of being indwelt by the Spirit of God is the experience of loving Jesus the way the Father loves him.
Test the Spirits to See Whether They Are of God
5 maj 1985 |
23 min
Hearing the gospel with openness and confessing Christ with loyalty is the work and the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Let What You Heard from the Beginning Abide in You
17 mars 1985 |
32 min
John Piper | The Spirit agrees with the apostolic doctrine or it is not the Spirit of God.
Do Not Love the World
10 mars 1985 |
34 min
God offers an ever-flowing river of delight to anyone who will drink deeply of his goodness.
The Strong Need Strength
3 mars 1985 |
19 min
Unless there is hope of winning there is no motivation to fight. The apostle John motivates the fight with the confidence of victory.
The One Who Loves Lives in Light
24 februari 1985 |
31 min
Hate is the evidence of blindness to the light of God. Love is the evidence that sight has been given to the blind.
Obedience Confirms Our Standing in God
17 februari 1985 |
35 min
You can know that you know Christ if you obey his commands.
Jesus Christ Is an Advocate for Sinners
10 februari 1985 |
30 min
We must walk in the light if we are to go on experiencing the cleansing of Jesus. And if we sin, we do indeed have an advocate with the Father.
Let Us Walk in the Light of God
3 februari 1985 |
28 min
If we are not walking in the light, we have no warrant for believing that our sins are covered.
Eternal Life Has Appeared in Christ
27 januari 1985 |
33 min
When God becomes a man, he strips away every pretense of man to be God.
Ambushing Satan with Song
20 januari 1985 |
30 min
Singing to God is not a nice little emotional trip to spice up a worship service. It is a matter of life and death. 
The Power that Wields the Weapon
13 januari 1985 |
33 min
Listen Now
The Weapon Serves the Wielding Power
6 januari 1985 |
30 min
Listen Now
The Good End of Godly Regret
30 december 1984 |
30 min
Regret can be good if it produces repentance and leads to salvation.
Satan Seeks a Gap Called Grudge
16 december 1984 |
26 min
The only way to get victory over anger is to put off the old nature and put on the new.
Satan Uses Sexual Desire
9 december 1984 |
30 min
When you battle with sexual temptation, you battle against Satan.
Satan Takes the Word Away
2 december 1984 |
21 min
John Piper | Without the Word of God abiding and taking root in our heart we cannot bear fruit, be disciples, or inherit eternal life.
Contend for the Faith
25 november 1984 |
28 min
If the truth is lost, salvation is lost.
The Ministry of the Word
25 november 1984 |
20 min
There is no better way to spend a brief life on this little earth than to spend it in the ministry of the Word.
The Relationship Between Diversified Domestic Ministries and Frontier Missions
18 november 1984 |
35 min
The ultimate goal of the church is to reflect and display the glory and worth of God. Missions is a means, not an end.
Until It Is Fulfilled in the Kingdom of God
11 november 1984 |
14 min
Jesus the Passover Lamb was slain to ransom people from every tribe and tongue and nation.
Hallowed Be Thy Name: In All the Earth
4 november 1984 |
35 min
In the Lord's prayer, Jesus teaches that the first priority in praying is to ask that our heavenly Father's name be hallowed.
The Lord Whose Name Is Jealous
28 oktober 1984 |
34 min
John Piper | God responds with
terrible wrath against those whose hearts should belong to him but go
after other things.
Is God for Us or for Himself?
23 oktober 1984 |
20 min
The most loving thing God can do for us is glorify himself, because God himself is the greatest gift he can ever give us. 
The Lofty One Whose Name Is Holy
21 oktober 1984 |
27 min
The lofty One whose name is Holy dwells with crushed and humble saints.
I Am Alpha and Omega
14 oktober 1984 |
34 min
At the end of every road is God. You will meet him as light and life or as fire and torment.
The Lord, a God Merciful and Gracious
7 oktober 1984 |
27 min
God's self-sufficiency and sovereign freedom are the very sources from which his mighty mercy overflows.
My Name Is God Almighty
30 september 1984 |
27 min
The omnipotence of God means reverence, recompense, and refuge, for his covenant people.
I Will Be Gracious to Whom I Will Be Gracious
23 september 1984 |
32 min
God’s choice to show mercy to some and not others originates in the mystery of his own sovereign will, not in the will of his creatures. 
‘I Am Who I Am’
16 september 1984 |
31 min
Contained in the name Yahweh is the first and most important truth about God: he exists.
Camaraderie in the Fight of Faith
9 september 1984 |
28 min
All Christians must lay hold on eternal life by fighting the good fight of faith.
Do Not Be Anxious About Your Life
2 september 1984 |
25 min
We have no good reason to let anxiety disrupt our hearts. Jesus reigns over all, and he has purchased peace for his people.
Ruth: the Best Is Yet to Come
22 juli 1984 |
31 min
The life of the godly is not a straight line to glory, but they do get there. No matter where you are, if you love God, the best is yet to come.
Ruth: Strategic Righteousness
15 juli 1984 |
31 min
Hopelessness makes us
think we need to have illicit pleasures to be happy. But hope gives us a thrilling impulse to do good.
Ruth: Under the Wings of God
8 juli 1984 |
36 min
God will reward Ruth because she has sought refuge under his wings.
Ruth: Sweet and Bitter Providence
1 juli 1984 |
33 min
When it seems that God is farthest from you or has turned against you, he is actually laying foundations for your greater happiness.
Adam, Where Are You?
17 juni 1984 |
36 min
God has given husbands the responsibility to lead their families. Men, it’s time we get serious about serving.
The Holy Spirit Will Help You Die
10 juni 1984 |
34 min
In their hour of greatest trial God gives his children courage and faith.
The Spirit Wants the World for Christ
3 juni 1984 |
23 min
The Spirit wants the world for Christ, but the goal is not yet reached.
Maintain the Unity of the Spirit
27 maj 1984 |
25 min
What is the kind of unity that will bring honor and credit to our high calling?
How the Spirit Helps Us Understand
20 maj 1984 |
30 min
The first and most fundamental work of God's Spirit in the life of the natural man is to shatter pride.
How the Spirit Sanctifies
13 maj 1984 |
30 min
Sanctification is obeying the Commander-in-Chief. Sanctification is a wartime word.
Sealed by the Spirit to the Day of Redemption
6 maj 1984 |
24 min
God's great desire for his people is that we feel secure in his love and in his power.
How to Receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit
29 april 1984 |
37 min
Christianity is not merely an array of glorious ideas. It is the life-changing experience of the Holy Spirit through faith in Jesus Christ.
The Spirit Will Give Life to Your Mortal Bodies
22 april 1984 |
32 min
If the Spirit of God indwells you, God is going to raise you from the dead at Christ's second coming and give new life to your mortal bodies.
The Spirit Is Upon Him Gentle for Now
15 april 1984 |
28 min
Jesus did not come to snuff out your struggling flicker but to fan it carefully into a torch for his glory.
God Seeks People to Worship Him in Spirit and Truth
8 april 1984 |
30 min
God wants us to worship him in both spirit and truth. He desires our hearts and our heads.
Beyond Forgiveness: Blasphemy Against the Spirit
1 april 1984 |
23 min
None of us knows when our toying with sin will pass over into irrevocable hardness of heart. Very few people feel how serious sin is.
Christ in Combat: Offense by the Spirit
25 mars 1984 |
35 min
Everything Jesus said and did was to make us trust him and imitate him. Everything he did is a ground for faith and a call to action.
Christ in Combat: Defense by the Spirit
18 mars 1984 |
33 min
Satan might do anything to prevent you from suffering.
Christ Conceived by the Holy Spirit
11 mars 1984 |
34 min
The Holy Spirit may be shy, but he is also omnipotent. 
A Precious Promise: The Outpouring of God’s Spirit
4 mars 1984 |
31 min
If you long for the touch of God's Spirit on your life, give yourself daily to the reading of his Word.
The Holy Spirit: Author of Scripture
26 februari 1984 |
37 min
Bible confirms its divine origin again and again as it makes sense out of our experience in the real world and points the way to harmony.
How Believers Experienced the Spirit Before Pentecost
19 februari 1984 |
35 min
We need to know the experiences of Old Testament saints in order to understand the immensity of our privilege in these last days.
Creation, Fall, Redemption, and the Holy Spirit
12 februari 1984 |
35 min
If I'm so depraved that I can't do anything good, what do you expect me to do?
The Holy Spirit: He Is God!
5 februari 1984 |
26 min
There is only one power that can break the spell of Satan, waken the armies of the Lord, and rout the god of this age—the power of the Holy Spirit.
Tell How Much the Lord Has Done for You!
22 januari 1984 |
38 min
Strategies and actions to seek and save the lost must have high priority in the life of our church.
Helping Each Other Endure to the End
15 januari 1984 |
35 min
God intends to guard us for salvation through Christian community. We won’t survive without our brothers and sisters in Jesus.
Going Hard After the Holy God
8 januari 1984 |
35 min
Why do we have to pursue God, and how should it be done?
Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord of Hosts
1 januari 1984 |
32 min
If we want revival to happen, we need to see God for who he is. Only when we see God as God and confess him as so, then we can have real delight.
God's Covenant with David
18 december 1983 |
32 min
When God makes a covenant he reveals his own job description and signs it. 
God's Covenant Through Moses
11 december 1983 |
34 min
What was freely given under Moses was purchased by Christ.
God’s Covenant with Abraham
4 december 1983 |
23 min
We need a solid insight into the meaning of Christ's coming that will keep us sober in a world intoxicated by the love of things.
God’s Covenant with Noah
27 november 1983 |
35 min
The story of Noah and the flood is incomplete in itself. God still hates sin and no remedy was found. The story cries out for an epilogue.
Proud People Don’t Say Thanks
20 november 1983 |
32 min
The human heart hates the truth that creation teaches because it is too humbling.
Missions: The Battle Cry of Christian Hedonism
13 november 1983 |
35 min
Missions is a summons to pursue joy. Trials will come, but your joy in Jesus will outweigh any sacrifice.
The Bible: Kindling for Christian Hedonism
30 oktober 1983 |
26 min
The Bible is our God-given kindling for igniting the flames of faith.
Prayer: the Power of Christian Hedonism
23 oktober 1983 |
33 min
Prayer opens our eyes to our weakness, but also draws us near to the one who is more than strong enough to help.
Marriage: A Matrix of Christian Hedonism
16 oktober 1983 |
35 min
Marriage is a mystery. It contains and conceals a meaning far greater than what we see on the surface.
Money: Currency for Christian Hedonism
9 oktober 1983 |
38 min
How you use your money reveals the true desires of your heart.
Love: The Labor of Christian Hedonism
2 oktober 1983 |
38 min
We will glorify God and love people better when we serve out of joy instead of duty.
Worship: The Feast of Christian Hedonism
25 september 1983 |
32 min
Worship is the melody of your heart as it repents of sin, delights in grace, and thirsts for more and more of Christ.
Conversion to Christ: The Making of a Christian Hedonist
18 september 1983 |
38 min
You are converted to Christ when Jesus becomes for you a treasure chest of holy joy.
The Happiness of God
11 september 1983 |
37 min
God enjoys eternal happiness in himself, and he delights in satisfying his people with the overflow of that abundant joy.
Why God Wills Work
4 september 1983 |
28 min
There are at least four reasons for why God has given work to mankind.
Only a New Creation Counts
28 augusti 1983 |
36 min
The mindset of the new creation does not just agree that Christ died for sinners; it glories in the cross.
Do Not Grow Weary in Well-Doing
21 augusti 1983 |
33 min
When you get your paycheck, do you look to the Spirit for how to use this money for God's kingdom?
The Law of Christ
14 augusti 1983 |
37 min
If we really care about a person's ultimate welfare, we will confront them with their sin as well as comfort them in their trouble.
Walk by the Spirit!
7 augusti 1983 |
34 min
People who bear the fruit of the Spirit know they are worthy only of condemnation. They know that the only pay they can earn is the wrath of God.
The War Within: Flesh Versus Spirit
19 juni 1983 |
39 min
A Christian is not a person who experiences zero bad desires. A Christian is a person who is at war with every distorted desire by the power of the Spirit.
Freed to Love
12 juni 1983 |
35 min
Freedom flows forth in love just as surely as a bubbling spring flows forth in a mountain stream.
Saving Faith Produces Love
5 juni 1983 |
35 min
Being a loving person is absolutely essential to being saved, because the faith which saves by its very essence works through love.
For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free
29 maj 1983 |
35 min
Your enjoyment of freedom is much more important to God than many of the day-to-day decisions that fill us with so much concern.
Hagar and Slavery Vs. Sarah and Freedom
22 maj 1983 |
40 min
For Paul, the experience of freedom is not icing on the cake of Christianity. Freedom in Christ is Christianity.
O, That Christ Would Be Formed in You!
15 maj 1983 |
21 min
We are freed from the burden of the law when we are given the power to fulfill it from within. And that happens when Christ is formed in us.
Don't Go Back from Sonship to Slavery
8 maj 1983 |
28 min
If Satan can't get you to disobey God's commands, then he'll try to make you obey them with the wrong spirit.
If You Are Christ's, You Are Heirs of the Promise
1 maj 1983 |
28 min
When you entrust yourself to Christ you
honor him, and he would be denying himself
to turn you away.
Why Then the Law?
24 april 1983 |
36 min
If we don't understand why the law was given, we can kill ourselves with it.
The Law Does Not Annul the Promise
17 april 1983 |
41 min
It would be terribly wrong to say that the Mosaic law was opposed in its teaching to the Abrahamic covenant.
Christ Redeemed Us from the Curse of the Law
10 april 1983 |
36 min
When Christ experienced the curse of the law on the cross it was not his own but ours.
Worship the Risen Christ
3 april 1983 |
33 min
If your life is flat, empty, without exhilaration, without significance, without a single and fulfilling orientation, it is because you do not see the risen Christ for who he really is.
The Donkey, the Stallion, and the Strategy of the Hills
27 mars 1983 |
27 min
Though arrogance and rage assail, conspiracy will not prevail.
Those Who Have Faith Are the Sons of Abraham
20 mars 1983 |
33 min
The central concern of your life is to ensure that you are a child of Abraham.
Can You Begin by the Spirit and Be Completed by the Flesh?
13 mars 1983 |
40 min
The essential mark of a Christian is not how far you have progressed in sanctification, but on what you are relying to get there.
I Do Not Nullify the Grace of God
6 mars 1983 |
31 min
The transgression against God is to presume that you can climb your way up a ladder of morality into his favor.
In Sync with the Gospel
27 februari 1983 |
39 min
John Piper | When you finally hear and believe the drumbeat of the gospel, the rhythm of your step changes. There is a life in step with the gospel, and there is a life out of step with the gospel.
That the Truth of the Gospel Be Preserved for You
20 februari 1983 |
36 min
Very few people today stand up and praise the unity and coherence of truth.
This Is Not Man's Gospel
13 februari 1983 |
37 min
To try to explain the change from Paul's pre-conversion persecution to his post-conversion passion for the gospel merely by the work of men is to grasp at a straw.
When Not to Believe an Angel
6 februari 1983 |
30 min
There is one, and only one, gospel. It is therefore astonishing — and tragic — to turn away from it and lose both God and his grace. 
To Deliver Us from the Present Evil Age
23 januari 1983 |
38 min
The freest people in the world are those who submit most fully to the authority of Christ in Scripture.
Always Pray and Do Not Lose Heart
9 januari 1983 |
34 min
Jesus makes it clear that eternal life hangs on whether we are ready when he comes.
How to Buy Gold When You're Broke
2 januari 1983 |
38 min
The essence of lukewarmness is the statement, "I need nothing." The lukewarm are spiritually self-satisfied.
Call Me Husband, Not Baal
26 december 1982 |
35 min
The point of Hosea is that God exalts his mercy by not giving up on his promiscuous wife.
You Shall Go Forth Leaping Like Calves
19 december 1982 |
40 min
Christ came at Christmas to build a bridge across the chasm of sin to eternal life, but the name of the bridge is purity. Christmas is for purity.
From Bethlehem in the Majesty of the Name of the Lord
12 december 1982 |
33 min
God uses little towns, youngest sons, and slingshots to magnify his self-sufficient and most magnificent glory.
There Shall Be a Fountain Opened
5 december 1982 |
31 min
The fountain of forgiveness has been opened for you. And if you cleanse yourself through faith in that fountain, all the subsequent promises to God's people are yours.
Take Courage: You Build More Than You See
28 november 1982 |
36 min
Nothing you do is a trifle if you do it in the name of God. He will shake heaven and earth to fill your labor with splendor.
Cry of Distress and Voice of Thanks
21 november 1982 |
38 min
The belly of a fish hardly seems like salvation. But it was.
Eagle Edom Will Come Down
7 november 1982 |
26 min
The violent nation will not boast forever. Very soon the recompense will come, and after that all the nations will render an account to God.
The Just Shall Live by Faith
31 oktober 1982 |
38 min
Am I ready to take my stand in the divine courtroom and hear the Judge pass an eternal sentence on me? We cannot face this unless we have faith.
The Poor of the Land and the Pride of Jacob
10 oktober 1982 |
37 min
Conversion isn't just changing your mind but exchanging the love of comfort for the love of goodness and justice.
The Lord Will Rejoice over You
25 september 1982 |
36 min
Every staff on which we try to lean in our pride will snap and pierce us through. One refuge will be secure: God.
The Locust Horde and the Day of the Lord
19 september 1982 |
30 min
God will fight against us and clog the joy of our lives until we return with our whole heart to him. For his purpose is to be God alone in the midst of his people.
Calling all Clay Pots
12 september 1982 |
30 min
Every Christian has received a gift from God which he is responsible to use for the good of the church and for the glory of God.
God Works for Those Who Wait for Him
5 september 1982 |
26 min
God aims to be an utterly unique, wonderful, and exalted God, by condescending to forgive sinners and work for those who wait for him.
Let the Young Speak
29 augusti 1982 |
34 min
There is no necessary connection between age and wisdom, or youth and folly. Wisdom comes from the Lord and is offered to all ages.
Fear Not, You Worm Jacob!
22 augusti 1982 |
34 min
The good news of the Bible is not that we are not worms, but that God helps worms who trust him.
He Will Send His Angel Before You
8 augusti 1982 |
33 min
We can know God's will and maintain trust in his help, if we are familiar with the trajectories of his Word.
Who Made Man’s Mouth?
1 augusti 1982 |
35 min
How different, how wonderful the use of our mouths would be if we lived by faith in the God who made the mouth and not by sight—by looking at our own clumsy tongue.
Will the Next Generation Know?
25 juli 1982 |
29 min
Silence about Christ is dogma. Not to teach the infinite value of Christ is to teach that he is negligible.
Grow in Grace and in the Knowledge of Our Lord
20 juni 1982 |
30 min
The best fertilizer for our hope and godliness is the knowledge of our future in God's grace.
What Sort of Persons Ought You To Be?
13 juni 1982 |
37 min
A life lived for the world will go naked into judgment; a life lived for Christ will be laden with eternal riches.
Where Is the Promise of His Appearing?
6 juni 1982 |
27 min
Confident expectation of a new world of righteousness empowers us to live for peace and purity in the present.
Better Never to Have Known the Way
30 maj 1982 |
39 min
The more you know of Christ and his way, the more severe your judgment will be for not trusting and obeying him.
Destruction Is not Sleeping
23 maj 1982 |
38 min
Even though the rebellious and the licentious today may think they are safe, they should learn that "from of old their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction is not sleeping."
Men Moved by the Holy Spirit Spoke from God
16 maj 1982 |
36 min
The meaning of Scripture does not change with every new reader or every new reading. It cannot be twisted to mean whatever we like. It is what it is, unchanging and unending.
Listen to the Eyewitness of His Majesty
9 maj 1982 |
35 min
The difference between mythical speculations and Christian faith is history. Our doctrines are not the result of clever head-work. They are the result of historical observation.
Confirm Your Election
2 maj 1982 |
30 min
If the knowledge of God's glorious promises does not spur us on to strive against the tide, then we will be barren and fruitless and drift to our destruction.
Liberating Promises
25 april 1982 |
38 min
If you want to enjoy God's peace and be the aroma of his grace in the world, your knowledge of him has to grow.
A Celebration of Baptism
18 april 1982 |
17 min
John Piper describes the development of baptism in the New Testament and its significance as the new covenant sign for the church.
Believe in Your Heart That God Raised Jesus from the Dead
11 april 1982 |
27 min
Faith never says, "The righteousness that leads to life is inaccessible." But faith recognizes its own helplessness and gladly accepts this righteousness as a gift from God.
He Set His Face to Go to Jerusalem
4 april 1982 |
31 min
Jesus was not accidentally entangled in a web of injustice. The saving benefits of his death for sinners were not an afterthought. Jesus saw that the time had come and set his face to fulfill his mission: to die in Jerusalem for our sake.
Jesus Is Precious Because We Yearn for Beauty
28 mars 1982 |
35 min
We crave to be moved by some rare glimpse of greatness. We yearn for a vision of glory.
Jesus Is Precious as the Foundation of the Family
21 mars 1982 |
32 min
John Piper | Trusting Christ as Savior, surrendering to him as Lord, and orienting all of your family relations on him, transforms the home into a little heaven on earth.
Jesus Is Precious Because Through Him We Become Authentic
14 mars 1982 |
30 min
We don't have a deep sense of peace and fulfillment when we have successfully deluded everybody about who we really are or what we really feel or think. There is a deep (and I believe God-given) longing to be authentic, not to be hypocrites.
Jesus Is Precious Because He Gives Eternal Life
28 februari 1982 |
35 min
There is no true freedom where happiness depends on denying the inevitable; there is only slavery disguised in a thousand forms of fun and busyness.
Jesus Is Precious Because He Removes Our Guilt
21 februari 1982 |
33 min
Turn away from all the intellectual, physical, and religious tactics the world uses to evade its guilt, and rest in Jesus.
Jesus Is Precious Because His Biblical Portrait Is True, Part 2
14 februari 1982 |
34 min
If you ever meet a man who cares nothing for the praise and approval of men (Mark 12:14), but whose one controlling desire is to glorify God whom he loves with all his heart, believe that man. He is true.
Jesus Is Precious Because His Biblical Portrait Is True, Part 1
7 februari 1982 |
29 min
If the church has no compelling reasons for believing the biblical portrait of Jesus, then we are acting like well-trained animals who can be turned this way and that by arbitrary incentives.
I Seek Not What Is Yours but You
31 januari 1982 |
36 min
The question that Jesus drives us to ask again and again is not, "How much should I give?" but rather, "How much dare I keep?"
Flesh Tank and Peashooter Regulations
17 januari 1982 |
47 min
Legalism is a more dangerous disease than alcoholism because it doesn't look like one.
How Much Is Jesus Worth?
10 januari 1982 |
40 min
Your power to give a compassionate witness about Jesus is in direct proportion to how precious Jesus is to you.
Prayer at Harvest Time: Now!
3 januari 1982 |
40 min
Before God enables his people to bring in a harvest, he pours out a Spirit of prayer upon them. The surest sign that God is about to send power upon us is a great movement of prayer in our midst.
Remember That You Were Hopeless
27 december 1981 |
30 min
You can't cleave to Christ with white-hot
devotion if you don't remember and feel what your plight would be
without him.
Christmas as the End of History
20 december 1981 |
31 min
Christmas marks
the arrival of the end of history, which will soon be consummated by Christ's second appearing.
I Will Raise Up for David a Righteous Branch
13 december 1981 |
32 min
The promise will be fulfilled in spite of all judgment.
The Evil Origin of a Good King
6 december 1981 |
30 min
The way we seek to have something may be wrong, when the having, itself, may not be wrong.
The Conquest of Canaan
29 november 1981 |
36 min
If the old Joshua was victorious over the enemies of God, then how much more the new Joshua.
Can God Spread a Table in the Wilderness?
22 november 1981 |
26 min
Do not grumble; it is God's grace that sends you into the wilderness. He is inoculating you against the infections of
wealth.
Why the Law Was Given
15 november 1981 |
34 min
The law is a description of the obedience of faith; it is not a job description for how to earn the wages of God's blessings.
God Meant It for Good
9 november 1981 |
27 min
John Piper | As I was reading about Joseph's unjust imprisonment the other day, I was struck all of a sudden with the similarity and contrast between Joseph and John the Baptist.
Exodus for All the Earth
8 november 1981 |
25 min
God shows great power on behalf of his people so that others might see and fear.
The Covenant of Abraham
18 oktober 1981 |
34 min
God's 4,000 year old relation to Abraham is of immense importance for your life as a believer today.
The Emergence of Sin and Misery
11 oktober 1981 |
39 min
The essence of the Fall and of our depraved hearts is the desire not to depend on God.
He Commanded and They Were Created
4 oktober 1981 |
27 min
Since God created everything, we and all our so-called possessions are his to do with as he pleases.
To See You Fills Me With Joy
27 september 1981 |
29 min
When you value someone because they value God, you are not denying that God is your only good; you are expressing it.
Alone in a Big Church
20 september 1981 |
34 min
God designs human support to sustain his children's
faith and to lighten the burdens they bear in the
service of love.
Worship Is an End in Itself
13 september 1981 |
28 min
John Piper | Only worship is an end in itself. Only worship should not be done as a means to achieving something other than itself.
Do Not Labor for the Food Which Perishes
6 september 1981 |
26 min
Labor to feast on Jesus. Satisfy yourself with his beauty and his hope-filled fellowship.
Jesus Vs. the Occult
26 juli 1981 |
32 min
Jesus is God's fullest revelation and the source of all the knowledge and power that is good for us to have.
Rivers From the Heart
19 juli 1981 |
32 min
We are afflicted and blessed with a chronic restlessness, an insatiable soul-thirst, for this reason: that we might keep looking until we find Christ.
Quantitative Hopelessness and the Immeasurable Moment
13 juli 1981 |
28 min
John Piper | Never underestimate the power of truth spoken in a single sentence.
Even the Hairs of My Head Are All Numbered
12 juli 1981 |
34 min
Do not fear the work God calls you to. He loves you deeply, knows you fully, and will turn all for your good.
The Limits of Submission to Man
5 juli 1981 |
26 min
We must honor God above the state. But if the state does
not require us to disobey Jesus then we should be subject for the Lord's sake.
Your Job as Ministry
14 juni 1981 |
33 min
How you do your job is an essential part of Christian discipleship.
This Is What Was Spoken by the Prophet Joel
7 juni 1981 |
24 min
John Piper | When God almighty pours himself into an individual, the inner life is changed; it is filled with God.
The Ascent of Joy
31 maj 1981 |
28 min
Why was Jesus' ascension into heaven good news for his disciples?
Get Wisdom
24 maj 1981 |
29 min
What is wisdom? And what are some biblical instructions for how I can get it?
A Woman Who Fears the Lord Is to Be Praised
10 maj 1981 |
34 min
A woman who fears the Lord will not run away from God to satisfy her longings and relieve her anxieties. She will stay close to the heart of God and trust in his promises.
The Education of a Prophet: Jonah
3 maj 1981 |
17 min
You can't bless somebody if you desire their harm. If you are a follower of Jesus, you must desire the good of everyone, no matter what their race or nationality.
The Sifting of Simon Peter
26 april 1981 |
31 min
Satan wants is to sift out our faith. If he can do it by suffering, he will try that. If he can do it by wealth, he will try that.
Is There Good Anxiety?
21 april 1981 |
31 min
God is able to grieve over humanity’s sin and unbelief, therefore it is possible for us to have an anxious state of heart that is not sinful. 
The Power of Hope
19 april 1981 |
29 min
If we are going to love like Jesus loved, even in times of great stress and worry, then we must be filled with living hope.
O, That You Knew the Terms of Peace!
12 april 1981 |
29 min
Jesus Christ is always eager and willing to make peace with anyone who will accept the terms of peace he offers.
The Local Church: Minimum Vs. Maximum
29 mars 1981 |
31 min
There are at least seven qualifications if a group wants to be a church in the NT sense.
The Cosmic Church
22 mars 1981 |
34 min
The church is the cosmic showcase of God's mercy, but he gets cosmic reproach when we fail to receive his mercy with joy.
Spiritual Gifts
15 mars 1981 |
37 min
God gives us spiritual gifts so that we can help our brothers and sisters fight the good fight of faith.
Be Filled with the Spirit
8 mars 1981 |
36 min
The fundamental meaning of being filled with the Spirit is being filled with joy that comes from God and overflows in song.
Let Us Walk by the Spirit
1 mars 1981 |
38 min
From the moment you awake, till your head hits the pillow again, the Spirit waits to walk with you.
That Which Is Born of the Spirit Is Spirit
22 februari 1981 |
35 min
Something has to happen if we are to be saved from the wrath of God. We must be profoundly changed.
Sexual Relations in Marriage
15 februari 1981 |
45 min
Marital sex is a great joy that also proves to be a fearsome weapon against our ancient foe. Learn what it means to keep the marriage bed undefiled.
Sex and the Single Person
8 februari 1981 |
44 min
God’s word is every Christian’s infallible guide to maximum sexual fulfillment. The good news for singles is that they are included.
For Our People and for the Cities of God
1 februari 1981 |
25 min
There are six things that should characterize every effort at team ministry in the church.
What Do Answers to Prayer Depend On?, Part 2
25 januari 1981 |
39 min
Our prayers should always aim not merely at our own satisfaction, but also at the benefit of others.
Why Did God Create Sexual Desire?
24 januari 1981 |
86 min
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Sanctified Sex Before Marriage
24 januari 1981 |
88 min
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Sanctified Sex Before Marriage
24 januari 1981 |
89 min
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How I Became a Christian Hedonist
23 januari 1981 |
71 min
Christian Hedonism teaches that morality is not destroyed, but rather upheld, by pursuing our fullest and longest lasting joy.
Pray for Kings and All in High Positions
18 januari 1981 |
33 min
Let your prayers embrace all kinds of people: high and low, white and black, democrats and republicans, Soviet premiers and Iranian Ayatollahs. Enlarge your heart until it embraces the world.
What Do Answers to Prayer Depend On?, Part 1
11 januari 1981 |
34 min
If we are unloving and unrepentant then we should not think that God is likely to answer our prayers.
The Line of Prayer
4 januari 1981 |
35 min
Beware of a church that runs on the momentum of tradition rather than the power of prayer.
I Have Kept the Faith
28 december 1980 |
36 min
For me, the end of a year is like the end of my life. And in these last hours, I face the inevitable question: Did I live it well? Will Jesus Christ, the righteous judge, say "Well done, good and faithful servant"?
Christmas and the Cause of Truth
21 december 1980 |
35 min
You can read every fairy tale that was ever written, every mystery thriller, every ghost story, and you will never find anything so shocking, so strange, so weird and spellbinding as the story of the incarnation of the Son of God.
Jesus Is the Horn of Salvation
14 december 1980 |
33 min
There is a deadly disease and an awesome enemy. And every one of us will die from this disease and be devoured by that enemy if there is no horn of salvation for us.
Christmas Joy Vs. the Kirchensteuer
7 december 1980 |
36 min
John Piper | If God values joyful, loving generosity so much as to give his beloved Son to create it in his people, then we can be absolutely assured that when we are more generous, we will be more happy and more fulfilled because God is bound to work mightily for those whose behavior he values so highly.
All the Prophets Proclaimed These Days
30 november 1980 |
30 min
Since the first Christmas we have been living in the last days.
I Will Magnify Him with Thanksgiving
23 november 1980 |
25 min
What does an all-sufficient God, who owns and controls all things, demand from the creature he has made? That we cease to be great in our own eyes and become small that he might appear great.
Christ Did Not Send Me to Baptize
16 november 1980 |
11 min
Baptism is an act of obedience to the command of Jesus (Matthew 28:19, 20). And for that very reason it should never divert our attention away from Christ onto a man. It should express our desire to rely on Christ alone for salvation and to boast only in him.
Who Should We Invite to Thanksgiving Dinner?
9 november 1980 |
25 min
Who you invite to share in your abundance shows where your treasure is.
Make a Case for Your Hope
19 oktober 1980 |
29 min
The way to get ready to make a case for your hope is to get hopeful. Apply yourself to settling the questions of your own heart.
The Savior's Supper and the Second Coming
12 oktober 1980 |
23 min
Lord's Supper is a memorial service looking back to Jesus' utterly unique death—a death that so satisfied the righteous demands of God that Jesus was granted to rise from the dead and come again as King of all. The sacrifice of Christ set the charge for the explosion of his second coming.
The Lips of Knowledge Are a Precious Jewel
5 oktober 1980 |
35 min
God teaches us things for our good, and he intends for us to share them for the good of our neighbor.
It's My Pleasure!
28 september 1980 |
35 min
The humble Christian does not crave the praise of men. He longs for God to be praised and thanked and for truth to be honored.
What We See When the Spirit Reigns: Love
21 september 1980 |
34 min
If we are unmerciful, unforgiving people, if we hold grudges or cherish resentments or plan revenge, then what we are saying in effect to God is, "This is the way I prefer life to be."
The Liberating Law of the Spirit of Life
14 september 1980 |
27 min
The death of Christ does not turn away the wrath of God from all people. In order to benefit from the work that God has done outside of us, we must now experience the work that he does within us by the Holy Spirit. What is this work and how is it related to the gift of justification?
The Shepherd, the Host, and the Highway Patrol
8 september 1980 |
36 min
God pursues us with goodness and mercy in both joy and trials — all for his name’s sake.
How Is It Right to Justify the Ungodly?
7 september 1980 |
23 min
We unseat judges with indignation who acquit the guilty. Our moral sensibility is outraged when wrong and guilt are given legal sanction. Yet at the heart of our gospel stands the sentence: God justifies the ungodly who trust in him.
Restful Words for Labor Day
1 september 1980 |
34 min
It seems that with this passage of Scripture, more than any other, to recite it is also to experience its reality. The psalm itself is green pasture, the psalm itself is still water, the psalm itself restores my soul.
Final Judgment: Eternal Life vs. Wrath and Fury
31 augusti 1980 |
28 min
Every responsible person, on the basis of their actions and attitudes, will meet the final judgment of God.
How to Argue with God
25 augusti 1980 |
34 min
Don't let your sinfulness hinder your prayers. Run into the arms of God and fill his ear with arguments that aim for His honor.
Whatever Is Not from Faith Is Sin
24 augusti 1980 |
31 min
Anything, absolutely any act or attitude which is owing to a lack of trust in God is sin, no matter how moral it may appear to men. God looks on the heart.
Christ and Cancer
17 augusti 1980 |
38 min
If God is in control of everything, why do we suffer? Here are six affirmations to hold you through seasons of suffering.
Is God for Us or for Himself?
10 augusti 1980 |
27 min
When we clamor for praise, we are prideful and petty. But when God commands us to praise him, he is loving us to the uttermost.
How to Do Good So That God Gets the Glory
3 augusti 1980 |
23 min
God gets glory not from our heroic exertion but from our reliance upon his strength—when we serve as one who serves with the strength which God supplies.
Go to God in Prayer: How Not to Be a Mule
3 augusti 1980 |
32 min
Don’t be stubborn like a mule, but run headlong to God in prayer while he may be found.
Don’t Eat the Bread of Anxious Toil
28 juli 1980 |
26 min
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God Created Us for His Glory
27 juli 1980 |
29 min
God’s glory and our happiness are never at odds. His pursuit of his own fame is a full commitment to our deepest joy.
Delighting in the Law of God
21 juli 1980 |
34 min
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The Wisdom We Speak
20 juli 1980 |
39 min
The remedy for the darkness of man's mind is not mindlessness but light.
The Wisdom of Men and the Power of God
13 juli 1980 |
30 min
In his first sermon as pastor at Bethlehem, John Piper explains the source of his authority and the reason for his fear.
John Piper’s Candidating Sermon at Bethlehem Baptist
27 januari 1980 |
34 min
John Piper candidated at Bethlehem Baptist Church in January of 1980. Six months later, he was installed to the pastorate, where he spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for more than three decades.
John Piper’s Candidating Testimony
27 januari 1980 |
23 min
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John Piper’s Senior Sermon at Fuller Seminary
24 mars 1971 |
19 min
One of the first sermons John Piper ever preached, as a 25-year-old seminary student.
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