January
God's Patience with the Vessels of Wrath …
A commander's patient restraint complements his raw power to bring him more glory.
"Fitted for Destruction" …
Is God behind the hardening of a person's heart?
If My Words Abide In You . . . …
The great need of the hour is to know God more deeply and personally and more biblically.
Ask Whatever You Wish …
God designed prayer to give his disciples the joy of bearing fruit while God himself gets the glory.
Pray for the Pastor's Conference …
John Piper introduces the subject and speakers for the sixth annual pastors conference.
Being Pro-Life Christians Under a Pro-Choice President …
Sanctity of Life Sunday
How shall we obey God's command to honor the king—or the president, or the governor—when they promote dishonorable deeds?
CEO, Shrink, or Man of God? Part 1 …
Desiring God 1993 Conference for Pastors
CEO? Shrink? Or Man of God?
J. Gresham Machen's Response to Modernism …
1993 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors
CEO, Shrink, or Man of God? Part 2 …
Desiring God 1993 Conference for Pastors
CEO? Shrink? Or Man of God?
CEO, Shrink, or Man of God? Part 3 …
Desiring God 1993 Conference for Pastors
CEO? Shrink? Or Man of God?
Hanging On for the Eighth Year …
Desiring God 1993 Conference for Pastors
CEO? Shrink? Or Man of God?
The Model Church …
1993 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
CEO, Shrink, or Man of God? Panel Discussion …
Desiring God 1993 Conference for Pastors
CEO? Shrink? Or Man of God?
Between Resignation and Triumphalism …
Neither resignation nor triumphalism is a safe place to live and minister.
Why a Church Covenant? …
We must seek a better understanding of the covenantal meaning of the local church.
February
The New Covenant and the New Covenant People …
The covenant that makes us belong to God makes us belong to each other.
Teenage Resolutions: For Mom and Dad …
16 resolutions for maintaining a healthy relationship between child and parent.
Advancing and Sustaining the Covenant Community …
Every Christian has a crucial need for covenant relationships, regardless of how un-American it may be.
The Supremacy of God in the Life of the Mind …
Northwestern College Chapel
Twin Cities, MN
Does Unconditionality Conceal the Remedy? …
There is a precious experience of peace and assurance in the Christian life that is not unconditional.
A Model of Covenant Exhortation …
Don't get into people's lives only when things are falling apart; get in when things are going well and help each other keep that course.
Contracts, Covenants, and Self-Deification …
The person who pleases God makes a covenant, knowing that it may hurt to keep it, but does not change.
Preserving the Covenant Community In Spite of Sickness and Sin …
How do you preserve the covenant community in spite of sickness and sin?
March
How Dangerous Is Our Faith? …
If unstable people are often drawn to religion as a way of expressing their moral delusions, it may not mean that true religion is the problem.
Renewing the Covenant for the Sake of God's Name …
God is a great, mighty, awesome, covenant-keeping, loving God, who will help us, and who will show his love for us through the covenant.
On the Way to Criminalizing Christian Truth-Telling …
Protecting persons with “preferences” should not automatically mean protecting them when they perpetrate their preferences.
Surely He Has Borne Our Griefs …
Instead of crushing us for our iniquities, God's Servant is crushed for them as our substitute.
Resolutions on Growing Old with God …
Eight resolutions for an aging saint.
Like a Lamb That Is Led to Slaughter …
We deserved to be slaughtered for our sin, but Jesus was slaughtered instead.
April
He Shall Be Satisfied with the Fruit of His Travail …
Palm Sunday
It was the will of the Lord to crush him, NOT because of his own sins, but because of our sins.
An Open Letter to Naegle Signs …
7 reasons why sexually stimulating advertisements are destructive to society.
I Have Authority to Lay It Down and I Have Authority to Take It Up Again …
Easter Sunday
The story of Easter doesn't end with a mangled shepherd lying dead among three dead wolves.
"The Righteous Are Bold As a Lion" …
A New Sermon Series
Fearlessness as a Sign of Destruction and Salvation …
Unity in Christ and fearlessness before our opponents make the worth of the gospel clear.
"Praying the Vision" …
Two Summer Dreams Take Shape, Part 1
What might God do when the whole congregation says, “Seeking the Lord in prayer is so important that we will give it prime time on Sunday morning, and not just a little sandwich slot on Wednesday evening”?
May
The Righteous Are Bold as a Lion …
The wicked flee for fear of the retribution that their wrongs deserve, but the righteous--those cleared of wrongdoing through Christ--stand boldly.
"The Gate Is Open" …
Two Summer Dreams Take Shape, Part 2
What kind of event could we invite people to that would not be too “churchy,” but would be a gateway into all the good things that “church” really means?
You Joyfully Accepted the Plundering of Your Property …
Be free from domesticated, comfort-seeking, entertainment-addicted Christianity.
God Is a Very Important Person …
Evangelical Press Association
St. Paul, MN
Legal Killing, Illegal Maiming …
We do well not to kill unborn human beings created in the image of God when they only lack time or air.
Loved Flock, Do Not Be Afraid to Give It Away …
How you handle your possessions shows where your heart is.
The William Carey Wild Card …
The William Carey Wild Card is a challenge to think in a radically heaven-focused way about your treasure.
The Noble Army of the Martyrs Praise Thee …
There is a number of martyrs appointed by God which must be fulfilled before the consummation comes.
The Iris by My Walk …
Thoughts on God’s Direct Involvement in Creation
God means for the beauty of every individual plant to be an occasion for our worshipping his specific creativity.
We Had Boldness in Our God …
Boldness is necessary if we don't want our lives to be lived in vain.
June
Does It Pay to Visit Vermin? …
Jesus did not say, “True religion is converting orphans," but “True religion is visiting orphans.” Results are God’s business. Obedience is ours.
Things Are Worse Than and Better Than They Seem …
Christ has the last word. You will receive from him the crown of life. He will not let you be hurt by the second death.
All God's Commands Are Possible with God …
Christianity means that deep, fundamental change is possible, no matter your background.
Anxieties: to Be Cast Not Carried …
Humble yourselves under the hand of God by casting your anxiety on him.
Fear Not, I Am with You, I Am Your God …
God is over you, by you, inside you, around you, underneath you. Therefore do not fear.
July
Fireworks and Full Moon: A Parable …
Meditations from the Curb
Should we wonder at all that humans are oblivious to the glory of God when there are such clear parables of our blindness built into everyday experience?
Where Does Christian Living Come From? …
It is remarkable that again and again the apostle Paul confronts failure to do what’s right with failure to know what’s right.
What Happens When You Die? At Home with the Lord …
Even though Paul's outer man is decaying, his inner man is renewed day-by-day through his faith in the unseen weight of glory.
It Is Great Gain to Die …
Five Reasons Why
What Happens When You Die? The Dead Will Be Raised Imperishable …
God will honor the work of his Son by raising your body from the dead, and you will use your body to glorify him forever and ever.
August
What Happens When You Die? All Appear Before the Judgment Seat of Christ …
If there is no condemnation for believers, why will they have to be judged?
What Will It Be Like at the Judgment? …
Supplement to August 1 Sermon
What about the New Covenant promise that God will not remember the sins of his people? Will they be remembered at the judgment day?
What Happens When You Die? Glorified and Free on the New Earth …
What will things be like after Jesus returns?
What to Do When You Have Made an Expensive Mistake …
On Swearing to Your Own Hurt
Where do we get the strength to follow through on commitments that cost us?
September
Do You Want to Make This Statement? …
God loves it when his people praise his Son in public.
How Satan Saves the Soul …
Jesus is Satan's ruler, and he uses him to save and sanctify his people.
A New Sermon Series Begins …
John Piper announces a sermon series on 1 Peter.
How Aliens Keep the Identity of Their Homeland …
We need each other if we are going to escape the drunkening effects of the world and live as sober aliens.
Manhood, Womanhood, and God, Part 1 …
Bryan College, Staley Lecture Series
Dayton, TN
Manhood, Womanhood, and God, Part 2 …
Bryan College, Staley Lecture Series
Dayton, TN
Manhood, Womanhood, and God, Part 3 …
Bryan College, Staley Lecture Series
Dayton, TN
Manhood, Womanhood, and God, Part 4 …
Bryan College, Staley Lecture Series
Dayton, TN
Join the Life Chain Again This Year …
Do you have a plan to do something for the children who cannot speak for themselves?
Divine Election: The Role of the Father and the Spirit …
We are aliens not because men have rejected us, but because God has elected us.
Why Being Truth-Driven Is So Crucial …
Our concern with truth is simply an echo of our concern with God.
October
God's Great Mercy and Our New Birth …
Our response to being born again and being given a living hope and an imperishable inheritance in heaven should be to bless God.
Praying for What Cannot Fail …
We pray, not because the outcome is uncertain, but because it is certain.
The Elect Are Kept by the Power of God …
Our security is not in making heaven unconditional. Our security is in God's infallible commitment to fulfill the conditions of heaven.
How Do You Obey the Command to Be Born? …
The call of God creates what it commands.
Joy Through the Fiery Test of Genuine Faith …
There is a design in your distresses as a Christian. God wills them, and he does so for your good.
A Gift to You from CHEF …
What’s that? And who’s Jon Bloom?
John Piper introduces the Christian Hedonism Expansion Fund (CHEF) and its mission.
November
Books That Have Influenced Me Most …
What kind of reading has made the biggest difference for John Piper?
An Amazing (Unused?) Means of Change …
The ability to think is a gift from God and an immensely powerful means of our becoming what we ought to be.
Let the Nations Be Glad …
Missions Week
God blesses us so that the nations will be blessed.
When Words Are Wind …
In grief and pain and despair people often say things they otherwise would not say, and we should not reprove them.
True Christianity: Inexpressible Joy in the Invisible Christ …
You love Jesus and trust him and rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory. This is true Christianity.
Let's Find "Grace for a Well-Timed Help" Together …
Hebrews 4:6 reminds us to seek God not only for the kind of grace we need but also for the timing of it.
What the Prophets Sought and Angels Desired …
We should be amazed at the greatness of our salvation and that the prophets of God and the angels of heaven long to look into it.
Can We Give $300,000 in Six Sundays? …
From a human perspective 5000 people could not be fed from five loaves and two fish. But that was not Jesus’ perspective.
Girding the Mind to Guard Your Hope …
Avoid what numbs your mind to God and stay sober for the sake of hope.
December
How I Was Moved to Tears …
What prayer commitments might God be nudging you to make?
The Lust of Ignorance and the Life of Holiness …
The grace of God is the source of your hope and the holiness of God is the standard of your holiness.
Born to Die for Freedom …
Hebrews 2:14-15 is a great passage for preparing for Christmas.
A Sojourn on Earth in Confident Fear …
God's purpose in the blood of Jesus is our justification and our sanctification. They cannot be separated.
The Gadarene …
(This audio comes from December 18, 2005)
Reflections on 25 Years of Marriage and the Wonders of Pastoral "Polygamy" …
If Jesus comes first in relationships, then there is peace.
