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.

A nutshell explanation of the doctrine of the Trinity, with a little help from Jonathan Edwards.

If I'm so depraved that I can't do anything good, what do you expect me to do?

A wartime mindset must include shrewd knowledge of Satan's tactics.

Can the church have any integrity unless the summons of Christ moves us to stratgize and sacrifice with dedication and joy?

We need to know the experiences of Old Testament saints in order to understand the immensity of our privilege in these last days.

If worship were optional Paul and Silas would not have been singing with bloody backs in the Philippian dungeon at midnight.

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.

Eleven virtues of the Word of God, and seven ways to respond to it.

If you long for the touch of God's Spirit on your life, give yourself daily to the reading of his Word.

Results from a congregational survey concerning spiritual gifts.

The Holy Spirit may be shy, but he is also omnipotent.

The inspiration, preservation and preparation of people for missionary service requires a great movement of prayer.

Satan might do anything to prevent you from suffering.

Paul was willing to suffer in his service of the gospel. So should we.

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.

No ill befalls the saints except what God’s love permits, and even those "ills" won't conquer them.

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.

There are quality things around your house that can be converted into capital for the cause of Christ.

Worship must have heart and worship must have head.

Baptists owe a lot to Zwingli when it comes to our doctrine of the Lord’s Supper.

Jesus did not come to snuff out your struggling flicker but to fan it carefully into a torch for his glory.

We can go above and beyond in giving to missions because we know Christ will take care of us.

A Good Friday Meditation
What can we learn from Jesus about how to die?

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.

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 Lord of the universe.

Until Christ returns, worship, education, counseling, fellowship, money, marriage, leisure, family, and vocation all have a war-time emphasis.

God's great desire for his people is that we feel secure in his love and in his power.

If we are confident of greater and better things, we will have the freedom to live radically for Jesus.

Sanctification is obeying the Commander-in-Chief. Sanctification is a wartime word.

A mind is not wasted when it is fully applied to the greatest challenge in the world.

The first and most fundamental work of God's Spirit in the life of the natural man is to shatter pride.

The six remaining years of the 1980's are filled with exciting new potential for Bethlehem.

The rising tide of prayer precedes the flood of God’s Spirit.

What is the kind of unity that will bring honor and credit to our high calling?

The Spirit wants the world for Christ, but the goal is not yet reached.

Small groups are essential to evangelism and nurture and leadership-building. You should consider leading one.

In their hour of greatest trial God gives his children courage and faith.

If your life is not deep in Christ alone, death will be a terrible thing.

I urge you. Humble yourselves. Grow up. Become a godly man.

Two summer seminars for adults to grow in their understanding of Scripture and American society.

When it seems that God is farthest from you or has turned against you, he is actually laying foundations for your greater happiness.

Too many people in the world steer clear of wheelchairs. Let it not be so with Christ's people.

God will reward Ruth because she has sought refuge under his wings.

How should a church handle its growth? Build? Plant? Multiply services?

Hopelessness makes us think we need to have illicit pleasures to be happy. But hope gives us a thrilling impulse to do good.

Choose your heroes with extraordinary care, for greatness in the eyes of God is very different than greatness in the eyes of men.

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.

Pastor John shares some thoughts about his first five years at Bethlehem before he goes on summer vacation.

Pastor John explains why he senses an unusual affection for the staff of Bethlehem.

We can be silent before majesty either because of its beauty or because of our blindness.

Jesus gives us eight reasons in Matthew 6 for why we shouldn't be anxious.

All Christians must lay hold on eternal life by fighting the good fight of faith.

A frank warning that lust has the power to ruin your ability to obey God.

Contained in the name Yahweh is the first and most important truth about God: he exists.

Disciples of Jesus should remove all hindrances that keep children from coming to Jesus.

When you come to the cross you are given a glorious and satisfying quest: the quest for good deeds.

When I choose God, it is because he has first chosen me. My will is not sovereign and self-determining. God's is.

We need to know each other's battles so that we can fight for each other.

The omnipotence of God means reverence, recompense, and refuge, for his covenant people.

A summary of the perceived future of Bethlehem Baptist Church.

God's self-sufficiency and sovereign freedom are the very sources from which his mighty mercy overflows.

Six essential truths about the gospel and the Scriptures that teach them.

At the end of every road is God. You will meet him as light and life or as fire and torment.

The lofty One whose name is Holy dwells with crushed and humble saints.

Pastor John seeks feeback about the church newsletter and prayer for his upcoming trip to Cameroon.

John Piper answers questions about his messages given during "Jonathan Edwards and the American Experience," a conference hosted at Wheaton College by the Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals.

God responds with terrible wrath against those whose hearts should belong to him but go after other things.

A brief sketch on the life of Ralph Winter and his work with world missions.

In the Lord's prayer, Jesus teaches that the first priority in praying is to ask that our heavenly Father's name be hallowed.

Pastor John meditates and prays about his oldest son and their future.

Jesus the Passover Lamb was slain to ransom people from every tribe and tongue and nation.

If we cherish our citizenship in heaven above all earthly allegiances, we may be able to invite non-Americans to join us there.

The ultimate goal of the church is to reflect and display the glory and worth of God. Missions is a means, not an end.

In that terrible moment when we see ourselves standing guilty before the Almighty, nothing shines forth but the gospel of Jesus Christ.

If the truth is lost, salvation is lost.

There is no better way to spend a brief life on this little earth than to spend it in the ministry of the Word.

You help your church grow when you enjoy the Lord on Sunday.

Without the Word of God abiding and taking root in our heart we cannot bear fruit, be disciples, or inherit eternal life.

If any good discovery is made in ministry we should consider how to multiply its effects in other churches.

When you battle with sexual temptation, you battle against Satan.

Emergency food aid is a stop-gap measure, not a solution to world hunger. But we should give it anyway.

The only way to get victory over anger is to put off the old nature and put on the new.

The reason there is a Christmas is because God aims to destroy something.

Regret can be good if it produces repentance and leads to salvation.

Jesus planned for our joy; we ought to plan for his glory.

Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of Omnipotence.

Moral and spiritual vigilance is God's appointed way to glory. Self satisfied presumption will fall.

John Piper presents the fifth annual report since he came to Bethlehem.

Singing to God is not a nice little emotional trip to spice up a worship service—it is a matter of life and death.