The Present Power of Heaven and Hell …
10 examples of how, for Jesus, desire for heaven and fear of hell were practical daily parts of living a glad and holy life.
How Exiles Serve the City …
Christians should seek the good of the cities in which they live.
"Do All Things without Grumbling" …
Meditation on Philippians 2:14
Grumbling is self-feeding because it obscures the light of God’s gracious, all-controlling providence.
Institutions: Hazardous and Helpful …
Is it God’s will revealed in Scripture to advance the influence of biblical truth through human institutions?
Pastor John's Plans for the Summer …
A Plea for Prayer
John Piper shares his plans for the summer and some requests for prayer.
The Love of God: Past and Present …
Spirit-given assurance and enjoyment of the love of God is the secret to growing in hope through tribulation.
Joining Jesus in Song …
We are a singing people because we are the children of a singing God.
Where Will the Money Come From? …
The Meaning of $1,069
Where Does Joy Come From? …
Seven sources of the kind of joy that Paul had.
Crucial Questionnaire! …
We Need Your Input
Advent Series: "For God So Loved the World" …
Meditations on John 3:16
Life and Death at Christmas …
Let every loss and every delight send your hearts homing after heaven.
Fasting, Prayer and the Course of History …
Is God Calling Bethlehem to a Season of Fasting?
One-Issue Politics, One-Issue Marriage, and the Humane Society …
If you refuse to vote for a pro-choice candidate, how will you answer the charge of being a one-issue voter?
Christian Hedonism …
Forgive the Label, But Don't Miss the Truth
Did Christ Die for Us or for God? …
The root reason for why the cross is folly to the world is that it means the end of human self-exaltation.
Jesus' Finest Hour—His Last …
There was a kind of God-forsakenness on the cross, but the abandonment was not final.
Reflections on an Eschatology of Motherhood …
Insight into an Often Misunderstood Saying of Our Lord
With the inbreaking of the kingdom of God into this world through Jesus, every human institution is about to pass away.
Quest for Joy …
Six Biblical Truths
What verses do you use to share the gospel with others?
God's Glory and the Deepest Joy of Human Souls Are One Thing …
Fifteen Implications
How is my desire to be happy not opposed to God's command to give him glory?
How Not to Commit Idolatry in Giving Thanks …
Jonathan Edwards on True Thanksgiving
God is not glorified if the foundation of our gratitude is the worth of the gift and not the excellency of the Giver.
Letter About How to Relate to a Relative Who Is Homosexual …
John Piper offers help in seeking the mind of the Lord in an agonizingly difficult and painful situation.
Guidelines for Writing a Research Paper in New Testament Exegesis …
What's the point in research papers and how can you write one well?
Topics for Conversation When a Man and a Woman Are Considering Marriage …
There are at least ten categories concerning life together that potential partners would do well to consider.
Brothers, Beware of Sacred Substitutes …
Without extended and consecrated prayer, the ministry of the Word withers up and bears no fruit.
The Marks of a Spiritual Leader …
What kind of spiritual leadership actually helps people change?
Are There Two Wills in God? …
Divine Election and God's Desire for All to Be Saved
If God wants everyone to be saved, why does he choose that some won't be?
A Challenge to Women …
Fifteen exhortations encouraging women to be strong, God-centered, Bible-saturated and happy in Christ.
O Lord, Give Us Children of Promise, Not Children of the Flesh! …
The story of Ishmael is a warning not to build your ministry according to the flesh.
Mountains Are Not Meant to Envy …
Awed Thoughts on Spurgeon
The Place of Writing …
A Plea for Prayer
Fresh statements of old truth are always needed. Without them people will read error.
"The Greatest of These Is Love" …
Thoughts on the New Sermon Series
Something tremendous is at stake in the practical unity of love in the body of Christ.
A Simple, Practical Act of Love …
No Perfume, No Cologne First Service
Transcendent Springs of Tenderness …
Meditation on Deuteronomy 10:17-19
God’s tenderness towards the lowly is rooted in his transcendent self-sufficiency.
The Great "Therefore" of the Resurrection …
Ideas have consequences.
Doing Well and Doing Better …
Even inside perfection, there is good, better, and best. And understanding this will help us love as we ought.
Note On Assurance That God Loves Us …
The fact that we love God is evidence that he loves us.
Summer is for Seeing and Showing God …
All-Church Schedule June 11–September 3
The Limits of Love …
More Thoughts on Sunday’s Text
Summer Mindset …
Thoughts on Colossians 3:2
If the mailman brings you a love letter from your fiancé, don’t fall in love with the mailman.
Be Inspired By Aristeides …
To See and Show Christ this Summer
The Providence of God …
Seeing to the Universe
God is not a passive participant in a world that exists without his sustaining it. Wherever he is looking, he is acting.
"The Slow Fires of Misery" …
Enduring the Pain of Flawed Marriage
Abraham Lincoln’s marriage was a mess, but accepting the pain brought deep strength in the long run.
William Wilberforce and the Launchers of Love …
If we love people, we will be like William Wilberforce and spend time thinking about how to point them to Jesus.
Is It a Detour If You Find Gold? …
Her First Words Were A Song—At Twenty
Your agonizing, unplanned detour is not a waste—not if you look to the Lord for his unexpected work, and do what you must do in his name.
How Jesus Did Fresh Initiative #5 …
10 ways Jesus related to the poor.
Talitha Ruth Piper …
Announcing the adoption of John and Noël's fifth child and first daughter.
O That You Might Be Strong Like a Tree! …
It is impossible to meditate on God’s word as continually as we should if portions of it are not in our mind.
Foundations for Thinking About Race …
Echoes of Sunday, January 14
7 reasons racial harmony is worth pursuing, and 1 resolve for doing it.
Luther's Rules for How to Become a Theologian …
Martin Luther's 3 rules for how to read the Bible.
Advice to Pastors: How to Help Your People Be More Satisfied in God …
Thirteen thoughts on how to help bring joy in God to your congregation.
A Joyful Meeting with Joseph Tson …
John Piper recounts a conversation with Joseph Tson.
Prayer and Predestination …
A Conversation Between Prayerful and Prayerless
A conversation between "Prayerful" and "Prayerless" on why we ask God to do what he already intends to do.
"It Is Appointed for Men to Die Once and After This Comes Judgment" …
9 key texts about the wrath of God.
No Debt in '97 …
For the Sake of 2000 by 2000
"Go, Sell Your Oil and Pay Your Debt" …
Preparing for Commitment Sunday, March 17
What counts is not the amount you have but if it is utterly devoted to the purposes of God.
Is the Holy Spirit Phase Three of God’s Word? …
The work of the Holy Spirit is a clarification and application and certification of the incarnation of the Son of God.
125 Years of Bygone Grace for the Sake of Faith in Future Grace …
By looking to God's faithfulness in the past we can have hope for the future.
Discernment by Desire …
How to Choose a Lead Worshipper
The faculty of delight is crucial in helping us make right decisions.
The Painful Lesson of Learning Joy …
Serving God means we get from him more than we give to him.
Begin by Blowing Out All His Lamps …
The Light in Rutherford's Prison
Samuel Rutherford's great discovery about the source of enduring happiness.
Bethlehem, the Word of God, and Your Family …
Three recommended routines for keeping God's word central in your life.
