Sweet "Our" of Prayer …
The Lord's Prayer is an invitation not only to pray but to pray together with other believers.
January
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!
February
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.
March
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.
Lenten Preparations for Good Friday and Easter …
Seven ways to prepare yourself and others for commemorating the death of Christ.
The Pleasure of God in Those Who Hope in His Love …
God delights in those responses which mirror his magnificence.
An Exchange of Letters …
John Piper dialogues with an unbeliever about human sexuality.
The Pleasure of God in the Prayers of the Upright …
Prayer is that wonderful transaction where the wealth of God's glory is magnified and the wants of our soul are satisfied.
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 Pleasure of God in Obedience …
Obedience to God makes our God-glorifying hope visible and proves that it is real in our lives.
The Repentance of God …
What does it mean when the Bible says that God repents?
April
Expanding the Biblical Basis for Harvesting …
West Central Missions Conference
Wilmar, Minnesota
Confidence in the sovereign grace of God is the only thing that will sustain and propel his church until the work of missions is done.
The Pleasure of God in Public Justice …
Having just and honest dealings in the world displays our confidence that God always cares and provides for his children.
What Is Bethlehem? …
Bethlehem is most essentially a vision of God.
It Is Your Father's Pleasure to Give You the Kingdom …
Palm Sunday
God's joy, his desire, his want and wish and hope and pleasure and gladness and delight is to give the kingdom to his flock.
The Gladness of the Risen God …
Easter Sunday
On Easter Sunday morning Jesus blew the lock off the prison of death and gloom and returned to the gladness of God.
Risk and the Cause of God …
Risk only exists because of ignorance.
May
Risk and the Cause of God: Today …
It is the will of the Lord that we take risks for the cause of God.
Risk and the Triumph of Love …
In Christ's triumph our enemy is not just defeated, but captured and made to serve our eternal good.
June
The Age of Ignorance Is Over …
Today is a day of repentance and salvation, of missions and evangelism, and of loving and sending.
Rebuilt Ruins Will Reach the World …
We are ruins being rebuilt by the grace of God. And we are here that the rest of men may seek the Lord.
Avoiding Sexual Sin, Part 1 …
Pitfalls and Protections for Christian Leaders
Sunday Evening Message
Ten reasons people fall into sexual sin and ten ways to protect ourselves.
July
Barnabas: The Goodness of Great Faith …
Consider the outcome of Barnabas' life and imitate his faith.
The Anatomy of Backsliding …
Sunday Evening Message
We need to see how the reality of imperfection turns up in the saints of Scripture and how they handled it.
Meeting God at the Minneapolis Auditorium …
Our city has thousands of unbelievers in it who are perishing. What can we do?
Barnabas: The Maker of a Great Leader …
Don't quench the Spirit of God this morning. He may be calling you to be a leader-maker.
An Example of Deception …
Every mature believer should be able to say with the apostle Paul, “We are not ignorant of Satan’s designs.”
Barnabas: The Weakness of a Great Leader …
Every strength is vulnerable to its corresponding weakness. Therefore we need each other's different strengths
Avoiding Sexual Sin, Part 2 …
Pitfalls and Protections for Christian Leaders
Sunday Evening Message
Ten reasons people fall into sexual sin and ten ways to protect ourselves.
August
Rethinking the Governance Structure at Bethlehem Baptist Church …
A Biblical Examination of Key Terms
Revised 4/27/2000
Suffering and the Second Coming …
All affliction is designed to make us worthy of the kingdom of God.
Questions on the Second Coming …
Sunday Evening Message
Let us hold fast that Christ is coming and that all the world will be his someday and we will reign with him forever and ever.
What Must Happen Before the Day of the Lord? …
Before the day of the Lord comes, the man of lawlessness must come first.
Definitions and Observations Concerning the Second Coming of Christ …
What does John Piper believe about the end times and why?
September
God Has Given Us Good Hope Through Grace, Part 1 …
When circumstances arise that alarm you, the key is to hold fast to the traditions that were taught by the apostles.
God Has Given Us Good Hope Through Grace, Part 2 …
Sunday Evening Message
What will be the strongest witness in the last days?
Your Love Is Better Than Life …
Savoring the Vision
God is worshiped and honored and savored both by fainting for him and by feasting on him.
A Theology for Missions …
Conference on Missions Education
Crystal Evangelical Free Church
One reason the worldwide church is weak and lacks leaders is because the doctrinal basis of faith and missions is too narrow.
Working with You for Your Joy …
Instilling the Vision
Expecting and Attempting …
Reflections on Prayer '87
It is the attempting of something great for God that gives edge and point to prayer.
Striving for the Faith of the Gospel …
Spreading the Vision
The mark of living worthily of the gospel is a unified, fearless striving for the faith of the gospel.
Take Heed to Yourself and to Your Teaching …
Installation Service for David Livingston and Brad Nelson
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.
October
The Greatness of God's Electing Love …
Have you learned the love of God in a way that makes you tremble?
After 102 Years Is It Time for a New Sanctuary? …
A brief history of where Bethlehem has been and a consideration for the future.
Honor Thy Majestic Father …
Those who know God as Father should honor their majestic Father.
November
The Curse of Careless Worship …
If you turn your back on the greatness and majesty of God, you'll fall in love with a world of shadows and short-lived pleasures.
The Curse of Priestly Failure …
A great danger to the pastoral ministry is that the voice of God in Scripture may be drowned out by other voices.
The Glory of Priestly Success …
The ministry of the Word can destroy and the ministry of the Word can save.
Let None Be Faithless to the Wife of His Youth …
Don't back out on your commitments, don't marry an unbeliever, and don't divorce your covenant wife.
Irving Hetherington, Self-Pity and Service …
Put the pressures of your life into missionary perspective and lose the self-pity.
He Is Like a Refiner's Fire …
If God were only an incinerating fire, heaven would be empty. And if he were no fire, heaven would be empty.
December
You Will Be a Land of Delight …
Everything we spend on ourselves should be to build a platform for giving, that is, for loving.
I Will Spare Them as a Man Spares His Son …
God will spare sinful sons, precisely because he did not spare his only sinless Son.
The Sun of Righteousness Will Rise …
When Jesus comes into the world, he comes as a sun.
He Will Turn the Hearts of the Fathers to the Children …
God has turned his heart toward you in Jesus Christ. Don't push it away.
