Blessed Are the Merciful …
Mercy comes from mercy. Our mercy to each other comes from God's mercy to us.
Blessed Are the Pure in Heart …
It is not enough to clean up our act on the outside. Jesus is concerned about our heart.
Blessed Are the Peacemakers …
God is a peace-loving God, and a peacemaking God. God's children have the character of their Father.
Pointers from a Westminster Pastor …
What sort of man was Martin Lloyd-Jones?
Blessed Are the Persecuted …
To the degree that you believe what Jesus sees in heaven, to that degree you will be able to rejoice and be glad in suffering.
U-Bahns, Missions and WTV's …
How to Get to a Crowded Church
Christ: The Lion and the Lamb …
Palm Sunday
You were made to admire Jesus Christ the Lion and the Lamb.
What We Owe the Resurrection of Jesus …
An Aid to Easter Worship
The Marvelous Rising of a Rejected Stone …
Easter Sunday
Academic stature has never been a guarantee of religious insight.
What Is Hope? …
Biblical hope not only desires something good for the future; it expects it to happen.
Why Hope? Grace! …
From beginning to end our salvation—our election, our calling, our faith, our sanctification, and our glorification—is a work of divine grace.
Why Hope? Gospel! …
The gospel is the good news that there is hope for sinners, the worst of sinners.
When Everyone Deserts You …
Meditation on Paul's Last Imprisonment
How Can I Hope? New Birth! …
To get well from the disease of sin, and to have a living hope, you have to undergo surgery.
How Can I Keep on Hoping? The Scriptures! …
The strength to endure comes from the hope before us. And the hope before us comes from the Scriptures.
Holy Women Who Hoped in God …
Mother's Day
The daughters of Sarah fight the anxiety that rises in their hearts. They wage war on fear, and they defeat it with the promises of God.
Our Hope: The Appearing of Jesus Christ …
The blessed hope of all who believe is the appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. Do you eagerly await the coming of Christ?
Let Us Taste the Sweetness of Sovereignty …
What kept William Carey going in the midst of great trial and loss?
Our Hope: The Redemption of Our Bodies …
There is coming a day when our bodies are going to be redeemed and there will be no more groaning.
Our Hope: Righteousness …
The presence of a struggle with sin in this life is not a sign that we are lost. Perfection is not the test of spiritual life in this age.
Alluring Joy …
Christianity is a religion of joy. Are people drawn to yours?
Revival and Fasting …
Bethlehem Day of Prayer
Twin Cities, MN
Educating for Hope …
A wise son makes a glad father, says the Lord, and it is the Word of God that makes a son wise.
Fathers Who Give Hope …
Father's Day
Dads, father your children in a way that shows what kind of father God is.
Our Hope: The Glory of God! …
If there is any wonder or awe or admiration or fame or praise or applause, it belongs to the glory of God. For all other glory is like grass compared to God's.
A Case for Seriousness …
Will there ever be revival in a place where everything is aimed at cultivating a light and pleasant spirit?
Highlights of the 108th Annual Meeting of the Baptist General Conference …
Sturbridge, Massachusetts - June 25-29, 1986
The Fruit of Hope: Joy …
Without Christian hope my life and your life cannot yield Christian joy or love or boldness or endurance.
Grounds for Assurance that God Will “Keep us Trusting” …
Does the perseverance of our faith rest on the reliability of our own resolve?
The Fruit of Hope: Love …
Heavenly-mindedness is what frees our hands to do the works of love.
The Other Four Illustrations …
How Hope Compels Love
Four illustrations from Scripture of how hope moves and sustains love.
The Fruit of Hope: Boldness …
A great hope produces great boldness.
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.
The Fruit of Hope: Endurance …
Endurance is a gift and endurance is a duty. And these are not in conflict.
Backfire Casualties …
The danger of prayer is that you may become the answer to your own request.
Escape from Futility …
Escape from futility! Live a different way. Walk a different path.
Strengthen Each Other's Hands in God …
God has ordained that we be related to other believers in such a way that we can help each other fight the fight of faith successfully day in and day out until the end.
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?
Put on the New Person …
When Paul says, put off the old person and put on the new person, he is not talking about an optional elective. This is the core curriculum in the school of Christ.
Speak Truth with Your Neighbor …
If we walk with Jesus, we will be straightforward, open, and honest in all our dealings and in every relationship.
Don't Steal, Work and Give! …
You can live to HAVE, either legally or illegally. Or you can become a Christian and live to give.
Trouble: Faith's Best Friend …
Suffering would seem to threaten endurance, not promote it. But that's not what James says.
Make Your Mouth a Means of Grace …
Four kinds of rotten language, and a whole new way to think about words.
Be Kind to One Another …
Christian kindness is not merely an external change of manners; it is an internal change of heart.
Load Your Guns With Some of These Anti-Satan Shells …
Fourteen passages of spiritual firepower for overcoming the devil.
The Enthronement of Desire …
Success in morality without the gospel is suicide.
A Catechism Question for Missions Week! …
Did God leave all mankind to perish in the condemnation of sin and misery?
Let All the Peoples Praise Thee …
Missions Week
God's purpose is to be known and praised and enjoyed and feared among all the nations of the earth.
"Are You Becoming a Post-Millennialist?" …
When will Christ come back, and what does this have to do with missions?
Urgency and Gratitude …
How are we supposed to understand and live out the paradoxes of Scripture?
Preparing to Receive Christ: Something More Than Flesh and Blood …
To recognize and receive Christ for who he really is, God the Father must reveal it to you.
Preparing to Receive Christ: Willing to Do the Will of God …
The great obstacle to recognizing the truth of Christ is not deficient resources but deep rebellion against God.
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.
Preparing to Receive Christ: Hearing Moses and the Prophets …
The use of money can make or break your eternal destiny.
Preparing to Receive Christ: Looking for the Consolation of Israel …
God prepares a person to receive Christ by stirring up a longing for consolation and redemption that can come only from Christ.
A Cause to Live For …
We all need a cause to live for that accords with our Creator's purposes.
Sweet "Our" of Prayer …
The Lord's Prayer is an invitation not only to pray but to pray together with other believers.
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.
The Life of God in the Soul of Man …
God lives in the soul of man by the indwelling of his Spirit.
Abortion: You Desire and Do Not Have, So You Kill …
Sanctity of Life Sunday
Fight the social stupor that gripped Nazi Germany and imagine what is really happening behind clinic doors.
The Pleasure of God in His Son …
The first and most fundamental thing we can say about the pleasures of God is that he takes pleasure in his Son.
Devil Prayers and Divine Pleasures …
So many so-called saints submit to God out of constraint and not love!
The Pleasure of God in All That He Does …
God is never constrained to do a thing that he despises. He does whatever he wants.
Breakfast, Benjamin and Baby-Work …
The nursery may be the most God-filled room in your church.
The Pleasure of God in His Creation …
God rejoices in his works because his works are an expression of his glory.
The Book Is Here! …
John Piper announces the arrival of his book Desiring God.
The Pleasure of God in His Name …
God's first love is his name and not his people. And because it is, there is hope for his sinful people.
Good Deeds and the Glory of God …
Sunday Evening Message
God has given us the joy of spiritual sight so that we might spread the reputation of our eye doctor.
The Place of the Holy Spirit in the Trinity …
The Holy Spirit is the love that flows between the Father and the Son.
The Pleasure of God in Election …
God takes pleasure in election because it magnifies his name.
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.
The Pleasure of God in the Good of His People …
God does not do you good out of some constraint or coercion. He is free! And in his freedom he overflows in joy to do you good.
Elders, Pastors, Bishops, and Bethlehem …
Sunday Evening Message
There were two ongoing offices in the NT church for the management and care of the church: elders and deacons.
Our Concern with Biblical Church Governance …
Five reasons to reexamine church government offices and structure.
The Pleasure of God in Bruising the Son …
God's pleasure in his name and his pleasure in doing good to sinners meet and marry in his pleasure in bruising his Son.
What Did Deacons Do? …
Sunday Evening Message
A deacon is an office in the church with a special focus on practical and more material needs.
