January
Sweeter than Honey, Better than Gold …
In meditation on the Word of God and in following it there is great reward—greater than much fine gold.
These You Ought to Have Done Without Neglecting the Others …
Don't live for comforts, live for justice and compassion.
There Is Salvation in No One Else …
We are saved only by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus. It's the kind of truth that either makes converts or makes enemies.
Very Calmly Say, "Your Outrageous Opinions Are Not Based on Truth" …
You never know when the open statement of your conviction will strike a deep chord of rightness in some secular group.
Abortion: Shall We Listen to Men or God? …
Sanctity of Life Sunday
We are not called to win; we are called to witness.
Spiritual Gifts and the Sovereignty of God: The Gift of Prophecy in Scripture …
Desiring God 1991 Conference for Pastors
Spiritual Gifts and the Sovereignty of God
Spiritual Gifts and the Sovereignty of God: Prophecy and Other Spiritual Gifts …
Desiring God 1991 Conference for Pastors
Spiritual Gifts and the Sovereignty of God
Spiritual Gifts and the Sovereignty of God: Prophecy and the Contemporary Pastor …
Desiring God 1991 Conference for Pastors
Spiritual Gifts and the Sovereignty of God
Discovering the Power of the Kingdom …
Desiring God 1991 Conference for Pastors
Spiritual Gifts and the Sovereignty of God
A Passion for Christ-Exalting Power …
Martyn Lloyd-Jones on the Need for Revival and Baptism with the Holy Spirit
1991 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors
Witness From the Ends of the Earth …
Desiring God 1991 Conference for Pastors
Spiritual Gifts and the Sovereignty of God
Spiritual Gifts and the Sovereignty of God, Panel Discussion …
Desiring God 1991 Conference for Pastors
Spiritual Gifts and the Sovereignty of God
February
Signs and Wonders: Then and Now …
The Bible teaches that spiritual gifts, including prophecy and tongues, will continue until Jesus comes. To neglect them is to risk disobedience.
A Prayer That Brought the Holy Spirit Down …
For people who desire the salvation of sinners, the magnifying of God's glory, and the vindication of Jesus' name, this is the way to pray.
Be Like Barnabas Not Like Ananias! …
Faking faith in the presence of God is a fearful thing.
B.I.T.C. Plenary Session …
Wednesdays, February 20 - March 20
How Signs and Wonders Helped Add Multitudes to the Lord …
God wants us to pray for signs and wonders today.
Signs and Wonders and Suffering …
A life of suffering and a ministry of signs and wonders are not inconsistent with one another.
The Price and the Preciousness of Spiritual Power …
The preciousness of spiritual power is that it is finally in God's control, not ours.
How Our New Worship Building Will Become Wonderfully Obsolete …
The Real Aim of SPAN III
March
You Have Filled Jerusalem with Your Teaching …
We are not big. But we are part of something big.
If It Is of God, It Will Not Be Overthrown …
Commitment Sunday Service At Maranatha Hall
What does building a new worship building have to do with real worship?
Serving Widows, Preaching the Word, and Winning Priests …
A major threat to the Christian movement is whatever threatens the ministry of the Word.
Stephen's Crime: "Jesus Will Destroy the Temple" …
Palm Sunday
How did Jesus destroy the temple? Why did saying so cost Stephen his life?
They Gave It Their Best Shot—In Vain …
When it looks like he is buried for good, Jesus is doing something awesome in the dark.
Six Gifts of the Resurrection …
Easter Sunday
The greatest news in all the world is in order to make you happy and glorify Jesus, God raised him from the dead to reign forevermore.
April
Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood …
A Response to Evangelical Feminism
“We want to help Christians recover a noble vision of manhood and womanhood as God created them to be” (p. 10).
The Story of a Stiff-Necked People …
God is not eager to punish; he is eager to forgive. But there is an end to his patience.
Would You Accept Execution for Being a Christian? …
Can you honestly say with the psalmist, “the steadfast love of the Lord is better than life”?
The Death of a Spirit-Filled Man …
Death is not just defeated and kept from destroying us; it is enslaved and made the servant of God's people.
Do You Ever Fast for More of God’s Power? …
The absence of fasting probably means the absence of deep longings for God’s power. And the absence of deep longing is one reason he waits to bless us.
The Lord Is Great and Does Wondrous Things …
Immanuel Baptist
God is more powerful than all the gods and he is more powerful than all the nations. On God's side you cannot lose.
Dream with Us About Taking Our City for God …
What unique things would your city contribute to the cause of Christ if his Lordship were established more fully there?
May
Spreading Power Through Persecution …
God makes persecution and suffering serve the unstoppable mission of the church.
Simon's Perversion of Signs and Wonders …
There is a "faith" or a "believing" that does not save, even though it rises in the presence of true preaching and true miracles.
What Does It Mean to Receive the Holy Spirit? …
Luke expects the receiving of the Holy Spirit to be a real, identifiable experience, not just a logical inference from a human act of will.
The Leading of the Lord in Personal Evangelism …
God has yet more wonders to show us in the work of evangelism and world missions than we can imagine.
Summer Faithfulness Is Better Than December Desperation …
How to Have a Clear Conscience on Vacation
Unsparing Pain, Unsparing Pleasure …
Bethel Seminary Graduation Communion
Twin Cities, MN
June
Who Are the Elders? …
Then and Now
Congregational authority and strong leadership under that authority are not incompatible. They are biblical, and they are vital.
Happiness In Being Loved, and Loving In Being Happy …
The church gets its greatest spiritual advantage when its elders are leading with joy.
Overflowing Grace for All Who Believe …
The Conversion of the Chief of Sinners
God's design in converting Paul is to give you hope for yourself and for the people you want to see converted.
Forget Not All His Benefits …
The steadfast love of the Lord has been the same through all the changes of the last 120 years.
I Will Sing Praises to You Among the Nations …
Something is wrong with a private God. But if our God is great, we go public with our worship.
Looking Back to Witnesses, Up to Jesus, and Forward to Joy …
The author of Hebrews knows nothing of coasting Christianity.
July
An Open Letter to a Friend in Heaven …
John Piper commemorates the life of an elder at Bethlehem who went to be with Jesus.
Be Wise, Buy the Summer Moment, Season with Salt …
What does it mean to let our words be "seasoned with salt"?
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.
August
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.
September
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.
October
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.
November
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.
December
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.
