Prayer, Fasting, and the Course of History …
The course of history has been changed again and again through the fasting of God's people.
January
One-Issue Politics, One-Issue Marriage, and the Humane Society …
If you refuse to vote for a pro-choice candidate, how will you answer the charge of being a one-issue voter?
Christian Hedonism …
Forgive the Label, But Don't Miss the Truth
Did Christ Die for Us or for God? …
The root reason for why the cross is folly to the world is that it means the end of human self-exaltation.
Jesus' Finest Hour—His Last …
There was a kind of God-forsakenness on the cross, but the abandonment was not final.
Reflections on an Eschatology of Motherhood …
Insight into an Often Misunderstood Saying of Our Lord
With the inbreaking of the kingdom of God into this world through Jesus, every human institution is about to pass away.
Quest for Joy …
Six Biblical Truths
What verses do you use to share the gospel with others?
God's Glory and the Deepest Joy of Human Souls Are One Thing …
Fifteen Implications
How is my desire to be happy not opposed to God's command to give him glory?
How Not to Commit Idolatry in Giving Thanks …
Jonathan Edwards on True Thanksgiving
God is not glorified if the foundation of our gratitude is the worth of the gift and not the excellency of the Giver.
Letter About How to Relate to a Relative Who Is Homosexual …
John Piper offers help in seeking the mind of the Lord in an agonizingly difficult and painful situation.
Guidelines for Writing a Research Paper in New Testament Exegesis …
What's the point in research papers and how can you write one well?
Topics for Conversation When a Man and a Woman Are Considering Marriage …
There are at least ten categories concerning life together that potential partners would do well to consider.
Brothers, Beware of Sacred Substitutes …
Without extended and consecrated prayer, the ministry of the Word withers up and bears no fruit.
The Marks of a Spiritual Leader …
What kind of spiritual leadership actually helps people change?
Are There Two Wills in God? …
Divine Election and God's Desire for All to Be Saved
If God wants everyone to be saved, why does he choose that some won't be?
A Challenge to Women …
Fifteen exhortations encouraging women to be strong, God-centered, Bible-saturated and happy in Christ.
The Task and Motive of Missions …
First Baptist Church Missions Rally
Medford, WI
When the Bridegroom Is Taken Away, They Will Fast—With New Wineskins …
We have tasted the wine of Christ's presence by his Spirit and cannot now be satisfied until the consummation of joy arrives.
O Lord, Give Us Children of Promise, Not Children of the Flesh! …
The story of Ishmael is a warning not to build your ministry according to the flesh.
Man Shall Not Live on Bread Alone …
What to Eat While Fasting
Fasting is God's testing ground—and healing ground.
Fasting for the Safety of the Little Ones …
Sanctity of Life Sunday
Perhaps the Christian church has not used all the spiritual resources available to us in the effort to overcome darkness.
Fasting for the King's Coming …
Shall we long for the Christ less than Anna longed for him?
The Primacy of Expository Preaching, Part 1 …
Desiring God 1995 Conference for Pastors
The Primacy of Expository Preaching
Charles Spurgeon: Preaching Through Adversity …
1995 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors
You Have a Solemn Charge, Preach the Word …
Desiring God 1995 Conference for Pastors
The Primacy of Expository Preaching
The Primacy of Expository Preaching, Part 2 …
Desiring God 1995 Conference for Pastors
The Primacy of Expository Preaching
The Primacy of Expository Preaching, Part 3 …
Desiring God 1995 Conference for Pastors
The Primacy of Expository Preaching
Mountains Are Not Meant to Envy …
Awed Thoughts on Spurgeon
February
Avoiding Sexual Sin …
Northwestern College Chapel
Twin Cities, MN
The Primacy of Expository Preaching, Panel Discussion …
Desiring God 1995 Conference for Pastors
The Primacy of Expository Preaching
Let's Get on With It …
Desiring God 1995 Conference for Pastors
The Primacy of Expository Preaching
Fasting for the Father's Reward …
Jesus is not teaching on whether we should fast or not. He assumes we will and teaches us how to do it and especially how not to do it.
A Fast for Waters That Do Not Fail, Part 1 …
Be ware of substituting religious fervor for righteous living.
A Fast for Waters That Do Not Fail, Part 2 …
Let's trust the Great Physician—the Lord, our healer. Let's accept the fast that he has prescribed for us.
The Place of Writing …
A Plea for Prayer
Fresh statements of old truth are always needed. Without them people will read error.
March
"The Greatest of These Is Love" …
Thoughts on the New Sermon Series
Something tremendous is at stake in the practical unity of love in the body of Christ.
The Greatest of These Is Love: An Introduction to the Series …
God is love. The implications of this for the way we live are big.
A Simple, Practical Act of Love …
No Perfume, No Cologne First Service
Who Shall Separate Us from the Love of Christ? …
If we are to grow in our love to one another, we must first experience being loved by Christ with a deep, unshakable love.
Transcendent Springs of Tenderness …
Meditation on Deuteronomy 10:17-19
God’s tenderness towards the lowly is rooted in his transcendent self-sufficiency.
The Depth of Christ's Love: Its Cost …
The most worthy of living, the least worthy of dying. This is the life Jesus gave for you—that you might live.
April
The Depth of Christ's Love: Its Undeserving Objects …
God loved us while we were enemies. God sacrificed his Son for us while we were enemies.
The Great "Therefore" of the Resurrection …
Ideas have consequences.
The Depth of Christ's Love: Its Lavish Benefits …
Palm Sunday
God might have rescued us, sacrificed for us, forgiven us, and not gone any further. But instead he took us into his family.
The Depth of Christ's Love: Its Freedom …
Easter Sunday
Of all the great things that Easter means, it also means this: it is a mighty "I meant it!" behind Jesus' death.
Strategies for Fighting Sexual Sin …
Northwestern College Chapel
Twin Cities, MN
Faith: The Link Between God's Love for Us and Ours for Others …
How does Christ's love for us turn into our love for others?
Doing Well and Doing Better …
Even inside perfection, there is good, better, and best. And understanding this will help us love as we ought.
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, Part 1 …
All of Scripture hangs on two great purposes: that God be loved with all our heart, and that we love each other as we love ourselves.
May
Note On Assurance That God Loves Us …
The fact that we love God is evidence that he loves us.
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, Part 2 …
Loving God sustains us through all the joy and pain and perplexity and uncertainty of what loving our neighbor should be.
Summer is for Seeing and Showing God …
All-Church Schedule June 11–September 3
But I Say to You, Love Your Enemies, Part 1 …
Becoming a child of God and being transformed on the inside precedes and enables love, not vice versa.
But I Say to You, Love Your Enemies, Part 2 …
Jesus is calling us not just to do good things for our enemy; he is also calling us to WANT their best.
The Limits of Love …
More Thoughts on Sunday’s Text
Love Her More and Love Her Less …
The greatest gift you give your wife is loving God above her life.
Summer Mindset …
Thoughts on Colossians 3:2
If the mailman brings you a love letter from your fiancé, don’t fall in love with the mailman.
June
Love One Another with Tender Affection …
God intends for us not merely to do to others as we would have them do to us, but he wants us to feel toward other believers a certain way.
Be Inspired By Aristeides …
To See and Show Christ this Summer
Summer Is for Seeing and Showing Christ …
Without seeing Christ, the burden to show him to others becomes slave labor.
Dying as a Means of Loving, Part 1 …
Is there something in your life that is hindering your fruitfulness in Christ—something that you need to die to?
Dying as a Means of Loving, Part 2 …
We simply cannot love the way Paul describes until we die.
July
August
This Man Receives Sinners and Eats with Them …
The Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost. He sought them, he received them, he ate with them, and he saved them.
Jonathan Edwards and Revival, Part 1 …
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Twin Cities, MN
The Happiest Days of Heaven …
Jesus is the seeking heart of God going out after sinners and winning our repentance.
Jonathan Edwards and Revival, Part 2 …
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Twin Cities, MN
Coming to Yourself and Coming to The Father …
When sinners turn from their sin and accept Jesus' fellowship as the joy of their lives, they have come home to God. And God is glad.
September
The Blinding Effects of Serving God …
It dishonors God to treat him as a master in need of slave labor. What honors God is not slave labor, but childlike faith in his all-sufficiency.
The Providence of God …
Seeing to the Universe
God is not a passive participant in a world that exists without his sustaining it. Wherever he is looking, he is acting.
Toward the Tithe and Beyond …
How God Funds His Work
To give is not to buy. And that weekly crisis is utterly important to maintain.
