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Sermons on Missions

Christmas Gift to Our Missionaries
November 17, 1985
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Cities of Ruthless Nations Will Revere Thee
Missions Week
Isaiah 25:1-8
November 6, 1994
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Declare His Glory Among the Nations
Psalms: Thinking and Feeling with God, Part 6
Psalm 96
June 29, 2008
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Declare His Glory Among the Nations (Spanish)
Contad Su Gloria Entre las Naciones
Psalm 96
June 29, 2008
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Disarray or God's Design?
2000 by 2000: What in the World Is God Doing at Bethlehem?
Haggai 2:6-7
October 21, 1990
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Everlasting Truth for the Joy of All Peoples
Missions Week
Psalm 117
October 26, 2003
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God: Refuge for His People, Exalted Among the Nations
Meditations on Signifiance and Success
Psalm 46
November 10, 1991
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Gospel to the Nations, Generosity to the Poor
Missions Week
Galatians 2:1-10
October 23, 2005
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Gospel to the Nations, Generosity to the Poor (Spanish)
El Evangelio a las Naciones, Generosidad Hacia los Pobres 
Galatians 2:1-10
October 23, 2005

How Can We Be Clothed with Power?
Missions Week
Ephesians 3:14-21
October 23, 1988

"I Will Build My Church" -- From All Peoples
Missions Week
Matthew 16:13-26
October 28, 2001
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Is Anything Too Hard for God?
Genesis 18:14
October 18, 1987
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Let All the Peoples Praise Him
Education for Exultation: Among the Nations
Romans 15:7-13
March 12, 2000
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Let All the Peoples Praise Him (Spanish)
Que Todos los Pueblos le Alaben
Romans 15:7-13
March 12, 2000

Let All the Peoples Praise Thee
Missions Week
Psalm 67
November 9, 1986
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Let the Nations Be Glad
Missions Week
Psalm 67
November 7, 1993
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The Lofty Claim, the Last Command, the Loving Comfort
Missions Week
Matthew 28:16-20
November 1, 1998
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The Lord Stood By Me . . . That All the Nations Might Hear
Missions Week
2 Timothy 4:5-22
October 29, 2000
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Mercy to the Nations
Missions Week
Romans 15:8-9
November 5, 1989

Mission: The Gladness of God
Luke 15:1-10
September 22, 1985
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Proclaiming the Excellencies of Christ, Not Prosperity, Among the Nations
1 Peter 2:9-12
October 26, 2008
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Proclaiming the Excellencies of Christ, Not Prosperity, Among the Nations (Spanish)
Proclamando las Excelencias de Cristo y no la Prosperidad, Entre las Naciones
1 Peter 2:9-12
October 26, 2008
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The Spirit Wants the World for Christ
Acts 1:4-8
June 3, 1984
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Tell How Much the Lord Has Done for You!
Mark 5:19
January 22, 1984
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The Unfathomable Riches of Christ, for All Peoples, Above All Powers, Through the Church
Missions Week
Ephesians 3:1-13
October 24, 2004
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What God Has Cleansed Do Not Call Common
Missions Week
Acts 10:1-11:18
October 20, 1991
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World Missions and the End of History
Missions Week
Matthew 24:14
October 26, 1997
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You Shall Receive Power...For Mission
Acts 1:1-11
October 16, 1988
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Taste & See Articles on Missions

Confidence Kindles Commitment to the Cause!
October 30, 1989
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From Misplaced Shame to Mission Flame
October 3, 1988

In Need of Alien Minds
November 12, 1984

Is God Calling You to Give Your Life for His Sake and the Gospel in Missions?
Ten Means God Uses to Compel Those Whom He Calls
October 13, 2004

Mark This Day and Marvel at the Work of God
September 5, 2007
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Missions, Orality, and the Bible
Thoughts on Pre-, Less-, and Post-literate Cultures
November 16, 2005

The Need for Something New in Missions
May 6, 1985

Operation: Ten Talents
New Strategies for New Ventures in Missions
April 2, 1984

A Passion for Missions in the Men Who Stay
November 14, 1983

“Safe for Democracy” or “Sent for the Gospel”
When a Cause Matters
February 13, 1984

Some Lessons from Singapore
June 22, 1987

Something Radical is Required
October 23, 1989

Soundbites from the Battlefield
November 25, 1991

Spreading a Passion for the Supremacy of God in All Things for the Joy of All Peoples
January 30, 1996

Then the End Will Come
November 7, 1983

Thoughts on Lausanne II in Manila
August 28, 1989

Unexpected Blows to Fatalistic Thinking
November 15, 2006

Until the Kingdom Comes
April 30, 1984

What a Privilege! And a Free Book to Boot!
June 29, 1987

What Can Keep a Missionary Going?
August 8, 1988

World Missions: The Purpose, the Promise, and the Price
October 21, 1997

Worldwide Reasons for Hope in the Triumph of the Gospel
June 19, 1989

"Yuppies Make Yucky Missionaries"
December 22, 1986


Articles on Missions

Driving Convictions Behind Foreign Missions
January 1, 1996
John Piper and Tom Steller

How Living and Working in Minneapolis Relate to the Sending Goals of 2000 by 2000
December 5, 1990

Is Jesus Christ Man's Only Hope for Salvation?
March 1, 1990

An Overview of the History of Missions
January 1, 1981

There is No Greater Satisfaction
God-Centered Motivation for World Missions
October 1, 1990


Conference Messages on Missions

...So Send I You
UCCF World Missions Service
September 3, 2008
John Piper
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As the Father Has Sent Me...
UCCF World Missions Service
September 3, 2008
John Piper
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Doing Missions When Dying Is Gain
Wheaton College
October 27, 1996
John Piper
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Expanding the Biblical Basis for Harvesting
West Central Missions Conference
April 3, 1987
John Piper

Global Issues Facing the Global Church
Panel Discussion with Lausanne Movement Leaders
December 16, 2009
Various
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God Is Glorified When Christ Is Gain
Missions In Focus
February 10, 1998
John Piper
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God's Passion for His Global Glory
Missions In Focus
February 9, 1998
John Piper
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Goliath is Back! Where is David?
1990 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 31, 1990
Greg Livingstone
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Hallowed Be Thy Name
Celebration East 1999, PDI
June 1, 1999
John Piper
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How Not to Serve God in Going and Sending
Missions In Focus
February 9, 1998
John Piper
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How the Missions Movement is Growing at Bethlehem and a Challenge to Western
Western Seminary Missions Conference
February 11, 1988
John Piper

Let the Nations Be Glad
Ligonier Ministries' Orlando 2000 Conference, "Upsetting the World"
June 15, 2000
John Piper
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Let the Nations Be Glad, Part 1
Advance09
June 5, 2009
John Piper
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Let the Nations Be Glad, Part 2
Advance09
June 6, 2009
John Piper
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Life Changing Things I've Learned about Missions
First Baptist Church, Rochester, Minnesota
November 11, 1992
John Piper

The Living God Is a Missionary God
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement, Lecture 1
January 11, 1998
John Piper
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Missions as Fasting
The Forsaking of Things Present for the Global Exaltation of Christ
February 4, 2009
Michael Oh
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A Passion for God’s Supremacy and Compassion for Man’s Soul
Jonathan Edwards on the Unity of Motives in World Missions
February 19, 2007
John Piper
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Prayer: The Work of Missions
ACMC Annual Meeting
July 29, 1988
John Piper
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Prayer: The Work of Missions (Spanish)
La Oración: El trabajo de las Misiones
July 29, 1988
John Piper

Questions and Answers
Ligonier Ministries' Orlando 2000 Conference, "Upsetting the World"
June 15, 2000
John Piper
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The Task and Motive of Missions
Missions Rally, First Baptist Church, Medford, WI
Romans 15:8-9
January 1, 1995
John Piper
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A Theology for Missions
Conference on Missions Education
September 19, 1987
John Piper

The Wells of Salvation and the Work of Missions
Fergus Falls Missions Conference
Isaiah 12:3-5
January 1, 1993
John Piper

Whose Faith?
April 16, 1988
Ralph Winter
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Witness From the Ends of the Earth
1991 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 30, 1991
John E. Kyle
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Worship and World Missions: A Pastoral Strategy
Western Seminary Missions Conference
February 9, 1988
John Piper

You Must All Become Hedonists
Missions In Focus
February 10, 1998
John Piper
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Online Books about Missions

Let the Nations Be Glad! (Spanish)
Alegrense las Naciones
June 20, 2007


Questions & Answers on Missions

Are short-term mission trips worth doing?
December 24, 2008
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Can I go into missions without a college degree?
February 16, 2010
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Do you think everybody should be a missionary?
August 29, 2008
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Should the risk of danger keep me from doing missions?
December 1, 2009
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What happens to those who have never heard the gospel?
August 18, 2006
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What is the vision for short-term missions at your church?
February 4, 2009
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When a polygamist is converted what should he do about his marriages?
July 17, 2009
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Who should consider going on short-term missions trips?
January 30, 2009
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Study Companions on Missions

Let the Nations Be Glad DVD Study Guide
July 8, 2008


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