Grounds for Assurance that God Will “Keep us Trusting” …
Does the perseverance of our faith rest on the reliability of our own resolve?
The Other Four Illustrations …
How Hope Compels Love
Four illustrations from Scripture of how hope moves and sustains love.
Divorce & Remarriage: A Position Paper …
John Piper gives eleven reasons why he believes all remarriage after divorce is unbiblical when both of the spouses are still alive.
A Feast from God for Your Hope and Boldness …
Ten texts to stoke your confidence in and courage for Christ.
Backfire Casualties …
The danger of prayer is that you may become the answer to your own request.
How To Drink Orange Juice to the Glory of God …
How can we do everything, whether we eat or drink, to the glory of God?
Trouble: Faith's Best Friend …
Suffering would seem to threaten endurance, not promote it. But that's not what James says.
Load Your Guns With Some of These Anti-Satan Shells …
Fourteen passages of spiritual firepower for overcoming the devil.
A Catechism Question for Missions Week! …
Did God leave all mankind to perish in the condemnation of sin and misery?
"Are You Becoming a Post-Millennialist?" …
When will Christ come back, and what does this have to do with missions?
The Power of Books and How to Use Them …
Make all your reading purposeful. Great books have changed the world by changing people's lives.
The Anatomy of Legalism and the Discipline of Prayer …
Discipline is not necessarily legalism. It may be, or it may be faith moving in the power of the Spirit.
Devil Prayers and Divine Pleasures …
So many so-called saints submit to God out of constraint and not love!
Breakfast, Benjamin and Baby-Work …
The nursery may be the most God-filled room in your church.
The Book Is Here! …
John Piper announces the arrival of his book Desiring God.
The Place of the Holy Spirit in the Trinity …
The Holy Spirit is the love that flows between the Father and the Son.
Two Books on Revival—In One Day! …
It is worth noting that men of Edwards’ and Lloyd-Jones’ stature wrote and spoke so extensively about revival.
Our Concern with Biblical Church Governance …
Five reasons to reexamine church government offices and structure.
Lenten Preparations for Good Friday and Easter …
Seven ways to prepare yourself and others for commemorating the death of Christ.
An Exchange of Letters …
John Piper dialogues with an unbeliever about human sexuality.
Calling for a Ministry to the Deaf …
How can the church reach out to the millions of people in this world who are deaf?
The Repentance of God …
What does it mean when the Bible says that God repents?
What Is Bethlehem? …
Bethlehem is most essentially a vision of God.
Meeting God at the Minneapolis Auditorium …
Our city has thousands of unbelievers in it who are perishing. What can we do?
An Example of Deception …
Every mature believer should be able to say with the apostle Paul, “We are not ignorant of Satan’s designs.”
Rethinking the Governance Structure at Bethlehem Baptist Church …
A Biblical Examination of Key Terms
Revised 4/27/2000
Definitions and Observations Concerning the Second Coming of Christ …
What does John Piper believe about the end times and why?
Expecting and Attempting …
Reflections on Prayer '87
It is the attempting of something great for God that gives edge and point to prayer.
Was Jonathan Edwards a Christian Hedonist? …
In this article, John Piper asks "What does it matter what Edwards thought?" and then lets Edwards teach us in his own words.
After 102 Years Is It Time for a New Sanctuary? …
A brief history of where Bethlehem has been and a consideration for the future.
Irving Hetherington, Self-Pity and Service …
Put the pressures of your life into missionary perspective and lose the self-pity.
Clusters of Hope …
We can't sustain hope in God if we remain alone. We need each other's cheering exhortations to stay afloat.
Now Where with the Word of God? …
John Piper introduces his preaching series on 1 Corinthians 1-3.
Rethinking the "Carnal Christian" …
The difference between the spiritual Christian and the carnal Christian is one of degree.
What Is Success on Commitment Sunday? …
We should give as radical as we can in pursuit of our best biblical judgment.
Why Do You Believe Jesus Rose from the Dead? …
Why is “because the Bible tells me so” less acceptable these days than “because the scientists tell me so”?
We Need to Talk and Pray …
An Invitation to an Open Forum and a Reminder to Pray
Monday Morning Meditation on Thirst …
A spring satisfies thirst not by removing the need you have for water, but by being there to drink from when you get thirsty.
O Cross of Christ, My Liberty and Power! …
The cross remains precious to us because we continually find new reasons why we need its power.
An Open Letter to the Lady of My Life …
Fifteen things Pastor John appreciates about Noël.
The Necessity of Perseverance in Faith and the Assurance of Salvation …
Perseverance and assurance are maintained by taking both the promises and threats of Scripture seriously.
Seeking People on the Stretch for God …
We are partners with the Holy Spirit and should be alert to those who are beginning to be awakened by his grace.
Are Christians Satisfied? …
Christ is the source of all satisfaction and total satisfaction. But the depth of this satisfaction is not drunk all at once.
What Can Keep a Missionary Going? …
Here are some of the stupendous promises to sustain us in a work that may be long and may be hard, but will triumph in the end.
Why a Conference Commission on Prayer? …
Answer: War!
Battling Unbelief …
Bethlehem’s New Sermon Series for the Fall of 1988
From Misplaced Shame to Mission Flame …
Bible promises remove the mountains of shame that can hinder your missions involvement.
Closed Countries and Retirement …
There is no such thing as a closed country unless you're looking to minister in perfect safety, without risk.
Saving Babies and Saving Sinners …
The diversity of Christ's church is what allows for the diversity of ministries that the world so desperately needs.
An Outpouring of Extraordinary Power …
What are revivals and why should we want them?
Save Friday Evening, November 18 …
The evidence of extraordinary longing is extraordinary praying.
We Are Not Content Just to Sow …
Love for people doesn’t just say, “Here’s the seed, take it or leave it.”
Enjoying God’s Being God …
God loves to be God for the childlike, who look to him for all they need.
One Way to Wield the Weapon of the Word …
John Piper shares a method for remembering all day what you read in the morning.
