Christ's Power Is Made Perfect in Weakness …
The market wants power to escape weakness in leisure, but Christianity offers power to endure weakness in love.
Talking to Your Tears …
When there is work to be done and you are sad, do it with tears, trusting that there will yet be a harvest of joy.
Let Marriage Be Held in Honor Among All …
Be in sync with God about marriage and out of sync with secular western culture.
Charles Wesley’s Radical, Fruitful Risk …
A story of taking risks for Jesus, then seeing the remarkable results.
Asa's Folly …
The very nature of God is that he is eager to show his power on behalf of people who trust him.
He Trusted to Him Who Judges Justly …
Our calling, our vocation is to be misunderstood, criticized, ignored, and hurt for doing what is right, and not to return hurt for hurt.
Consequences of Forgiven Sin …
We must not equate forgiveness with absence of painful impact.
The Mouth of the Righteous Is a Fountain of Life …
How does God make your mouth a fountain of life?
What Keeps Me Going …
John Piper's life as a pastor hangs on his people's firm and growing stand in the Lord.
The Fullness of Hope and the Fellowship of Love …
The purpose of every small group—whatever else it is—is to keep the love of its members warm.
Why Does Bethlehem Exist? …
What I Said at the Leadership Retreat
Bethlehem exists to reassert God’s rightful place in all of life.
Worship God! …
All God's plans for history from beginning to end have this one goal—WORSHIP GOD!
Abortion, Rescuing, and Your Action …
It is not a crime or sin to trespass in order to save a human life.
Prepare to Meet Your God …
When we come to meet God (whether in corporate worship, or in judgment at the last day), we should prepare.
The Test of Authenticity in a New Sanctuary …
Sanctuary Dedication
The test of the authenticity our worship on Sunday is whether we are a radically Christ-like people on Monday.
Urban Dreams and Bondage Breaking …
Broken societies are the kind that Jesus came to claim and heal.
Jesus Is the Christ the Son of God …
The truth that Jesus is the Son of God needs to be one of the central pillars in our understanding of reality.
Jesus Still Turns Things Around …
Jesus does not like pessimistic views of life or history. He has surprises in store that you have never dreamed.
For Men Only …
Playing, Planning and Paradise
Satan loves it when men drift and coast and let their lives be molded by the whimsical pressures of every day.
What God Has Cleansed Do Not Call Common …
Missions Week
Cornelius would not have been saved if no one had taken him the gospel. And no one will be saved today without the gospel.
Not Just a Successful Church …
An Invitation to More
Why pray? Because God aims to make us co-victors with him.
The God of the Christian Leader …
Sanders Christian Foundation
South Hamilton, MA
The Worship of the Christian Leader …
Sanders Christian Foundation
South Hamilton, MA
The Labor of the Christian Leader …
Sanders Christian Foundation
South Hamilton, MA
God: Refuge for His People, Exalted Among the Nations …
Meditations on Signifiance and Success
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.
"Safe Sex" Is the Slam-Dunk of the Devil …
Sin has a very high price tag. And it isn’t worth it.
Exalting Jesus so the Spirit Falls …
If you want the Spirit's power in your life, make Jesus the center of your life.
Violence, Ugliness, and Thanksgiving …
If we do not believe we are deeply indebted to God for all we have or hope to have, then the very spring of gratitude has gone dry.
He Saw the Grace of God and Was Glad …
The grace of God does not spare his people suffering in this age, but rather uses suffering to bring people to himself.
Soundbites from the Battlefield …
Sixteen quotes to motivate and make ready your heart for missions.
Execution, Escape, and Eaten by Worms …
How the Word of God Grew
If we stay with Jesus, we win, and if we oppose him, we lose.
The Straight Paths of the Lord …
God is not aloof or passive or indecisive. He is a searching and saving God, a God on a mission.
12 Reasons for Christmas …
Twelve arguments from the New Testament for why God became flesh.
History Is God's Story …
Everything, without exception, has to do with God, and gets its main meaning from God.
Remarkable Answers to Prayer …
Getting Ready for Prayer Week
Prayer is like marriage. It should be a mix of both discipline and spontaneity.
Everyone Who Believes Is Freed …
Jesus frees us from sin, which is one of seven reasons for why you should trust him.
Trembling With Joy Over My Escape …
Is trembling joy a fitting way to end the year?
Daniel's Defiance of Darius in Prayer …
Daniel was immersed in secular life but he still lived by prayer—daring, defiant, disciplined prayer.
50 Crucial Questions About Manhood and Womanhood …
An Overview of Central Concerns About Manhood and Womanhood
“The issue we face in this booklet is how men and women should relate to each other according to the Bible” (p. 11).
How to Pray for a Desolate Church …
God will accomplish his purpose for the church, even if he choses to use a remnant to do it.
Angels and Prayer …
Daniel's Experience and Ours
Take the supernatural seriously and realize that we are in warfare.
Enough for Us …
Abundance for Every Good Work
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.
Interview With John Piper on The Supremacy of God in Preaching …
Preaching Today Radio Broadcast
John Piper answers questions on issues raised in his book on preaching.
The Imperfections of Good People …
How do we not resist imperfections when the Bible says, “Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect”?
Exposing the Dark Work of Abortion …
Sanctity of Life Sunday
How can Christians serve as the conscience of our culture?
A Prayer Jesus Would Not Answer …
If the answer to our prayer doesn't come as we want, let us not assume that the Lord has no affection for us nor any tugs to do what we want.
Insanity and Spiritual Songs in the Soul of a Saint …
Reflections on the Life of William Cowper
1992 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors
Savoring God by Serving the Saints …
Serving and loving and helping and encouraging and supporting the saints is the way we show our love for the name of God.
The Full Assurance of Hope …
If second things become first things, we may have a rigorous religion, but we will not have evangelical, God-centered, biblical Christianity.
Receiving Children in Jesus' Name …
Children prove whether you are truly great or not—whether you live to serve or live to be praised.
God’s Invincible Purpose: Foundations for Full Assurance …
Lenten Sermon Series
God Has Chosen Us in Him Before the Foundation of the Earth …
The glorious, unshakable, objective foundation of your being a Christian is that God chose you to be one.
Open Letter to the Star Tribune …
John Piper challenges the inconsistent reasoning of a pro-choice editorial.
God Predestined Us unto Sonship Through Jesus Christ …
The ultimate goal of God in election and predestination is that God might be praised for his glory.
Magnificent Manumission …
The whole concept of slavery as we know it is blown out of the water when God becomes the “Slavemaster.”
God Vindicated His Righteousness in the Death of Christ …
God put sent Christ to die in order to demonstrate his righteousness.
God Justified the Ungodly …
Being justified means being forgiven, being reckoned righteous, being loved by God, and being secured by God forever.
Why God Is Not an Abomination to Himself …
Meditation on Proverbs 17:15
How does the gospel avoid contradicting God's righteous standards?
God Called Us into Life and Hope …
The call of God is effective; it creates what it commands.
God Sanctifies His People …
Palm Sunday
Assurance does not come from making holiness optional. It comes from knowing God is faithful.
The Fruitful Tree …
In Memory of Dr. George Henry (Noël's Father)
Reflections on Psalm 1 and Joshua 24:15
No tree was ever meant to be / A never-ending shade for me / Or you. Save one: where Jesus died / With bleeding branches spread as wide / And far as faith for sinful men.
Christ and Those in Him Will Never Die Again …
Easter Sunday
What if it's true that Christ rose from the dead?
Behold, I Make All Things New …
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.
Does God Have Civil Rights? …
Los Angeles, the 14th Amendment and God
Until God is given his rights, no human rights will have significance beyond convenience.
Should Not I Pity That Great City...Minneapolis? …
The Day of Praise Procession
God has made the cities of this world, and he cares for them. So should we.
The Echo and Insufficiency of Hell, Part 1 …
Behold the Kindness and Severity of God
The horror of hell is an echo of the infinite worth of God's glory.
When a Friend Takes a Wrong Turn …
The Bible teaches that hell is everlasting torment, not the loss of existence.
The Echo and Insufficiency of Hell, Part 2 …
Behold the Kindness and Severity of God
Fear of hell is no proof of love for God.
A Million-Dollar Love Affair …
One test of our love is the way we support the ministry financially during the summer.
Beliefs about Homosexual Behavior and Ministering to Homosexual Persons …
Resolution Passed by the Baptist General Conference in Annual Meeting Estes Park, Colorado
Olympic Spirituality, Part 1 …
Beyond the Gold
The way you run your race and fight your fight will make the difference between sharing in the promises of the gospel or being disqualified.
What Is a Christian? …
Christianity is not merely believing a set of ideas about Christ’s love. It is an experience of being constrained by that love.
Olympic Spirituality, Part 2 …
How Then Shall We Run?
Eternal life hangs on the way we run and the way we fight.
How Can Elsie Run? …
It is possible for the sick and aged to win the fight of faith because it is a fight against lost hope, not against lost health.
Called to Suffer and Rejoice: For Holiness and Hope …
God has a purpose for every obstacle and every frustration and every pain and every affliction that comes into our lives.
Called to Suffer and Rejoice: That We Might Gain Christ …
We come to know Christ better when we share his sufferings.
Called to Suffer and Rejoice: To Finish the Aim of Christ's Afflictions …
The suffering love of Christ for sinners is seen in the suffering love of his people for sinners.
Changes Are in the Wind …
A New Fall Focus on Being the Church
What does it mean to be the “church of God”?
Called to Suffer and Rejoice: For an Eternal Weight of Glory …
Afflictions do not merely precede glory; they help produce the glory.
Back to School: A Biblical Perspective …
The business of education is God’s business. To ignore him in it is to be profoundly uneducated.
Living Together When Christ Is All in All …
No matter what the issue is, it exists for Christ, or for nothing. Because CHRIST IS ALL.
A Preaching Plan for the Fall …
On Being the Body of Christ
His Body: The Fullness of Him Who Fills All in All …
God means to fill the universe with the glory of his Son by putting the church on display as the embodiment of his Son.
Israel and Us Reconciled in One Body …
Jesus is the point in redemptive history where the true Israel becomes the church of Christ and the church emerges as the true Israel.
Living Supernaturally As the Church of Christ …
We must seek to experience supernatural power daily in order to be the church.
Idolatry, the Lord's Supper, and the Body of Christ …
The Lord's Supper exists to deepen and strengthen our participation in the benefits of the cross and to nourish our fellowship with Christ.
Should Colleges Indoctrinate? …
Indoctrination is not the only alternative to faith-weakening education.
