Driving Convictions Behind Foreign Missions …
Fourteen beliefs that keep the missions flame burning.
January
Prayer Changes People's Wills …
Don't neglect the amazing influence you have in the world through prayer.
O That You Might Be Strong Like a Tree! …
It is impossible to meditate on God’s word as continually as we should if portions of it are not in our mind.
The Providence of God (Part 7) …
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Racial Reconciliation …
Unfolding Bethlehem's Fresh Initiative #3
Racial Harmony Sunday
Let us be the salt and the light of our hostile and fearful society with courageous acts of inter-racial kindness and respect.
Foundations for Thinking About Race …
Echoes of Sunday, January 14
7 reasons racial harmony is worth pursuing, and 1 resolve for doing it.
Challenging the Church and Culture with Truth …
Unfolding Bethlehem's Fresh Initiative #6
Believing in the supremacy of God leads us to believe in the existence of absolute truth.
Luther's Rules for How to Become a Theologian …
Martin Luther's 3 rules for how to read the Bible.
The Providence of God (Part 8) …
Bethlehem Baptist Church
The Pastor and His Study, Part 1 …
Desiring God 1996 Conference for Pastors
The Pastor and His Study
Martin Luther: Lessons from His Life and Labor …
1996 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors
The Pastor and His Study, Part 2 …
Desiring God 1996 Conference for Pastors
The Pastor and His Study
The Pastor and His Study, Part 3 …
Desiring God 1996 Conference for Pastors
The Pastor and His Study
The Study and the Sermon …
Desiring God 1996 Conference for Pastors
The Pastor and His Study
The Pastor and His Study, Panel Discussion …
Desiring God 1996 Conference for Pastors
The Pastor and His Study
A Pastor's Heart: An Apostle's Vision …
Desiring God 1996 Conference for Pastors
The Pastor and His Study
February
Advice to Pastors: Preach the Word …
Installation Sermon
Scripture turned into glad tidings—that is what happens in expository exultation.
God's Purpose for Jacob and Bethlehem …
Everyone we lead to Christ is a fulfillment of the promise, "I am God Almighty; be fruitful and multiply."
Advice to Pastors: How to Help Your People Be More Satisfied in God …
Thirteen thoughts on how to help bring joy in God to your congregation.
The Providence of God (Part 9) …
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Walk in Wisdom: Seize the Moment …
Wisdom is the use of knowledge to reach worthy goals, such as winning outsiders to Christ.
A Joyful Meeting with Joseph Tson …
John Piper recounts a conversation with Joseph Tson.
Prayer and Predestination …
A Conversation Between Prayerful and Prayerless
A conversation between "Prayerful" and "Prayerless" on why we ask God to do what he already intends to do.
The Providence of God (Part 10) …
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Becoming All Things to All Men to Save Some …
Until the wrath of God figures as largely in our worldview as it did for Paul, we will not have the passion for evangelism that he had.
"It Is Appointed for Men to Die Once and After This Comes Judgment" …
9 key texts about the wrath of God.
Raising Children Who Are Confident in God …
What is our calling as parents and as a community of Christians toward our children?
No Debt in '97 …
For the Sake of 2000 by 2000
March
I Have Other Sheep …
The sovereignty of God over the wills of men doesn't make evangelism unnecessary; it makes it hopeful.
"Go, Sell Your Oil and Pay Your Debt" …
Preparing for Commitment Sunday, March 17
What counts is not the amount you have but if it is utterly devoted to the purposes of God.
Getting Right with God and Each Other …
Human reconciliation is much harder than financial donation.
Let All Who Seek Thee Rejoice and Be Glad in Thee; Let Those Who Love Thy Salvation Say Continually, "The Lord Be Magnified" …
Commitment Sunday of "Freeing the Future"
Our joy in God is both our worship and our evangelism.
When God Says, "Not Now" …
What are God's purposes when he says "No" to his praying people?
In These Last Days, God Has Spoken by a Son …
Palm Sunday
Do you want to hear God speak? God has now spoken not just by prophets, but by his Son.
April
Is the Holy Spirit Phase Three of God’s Word? …
The work of the Holy Spirit is a clarification and application and certification of the incarnation of the Son of God.
He Made Purification of Sins …
Maundy Thursday
The purification that was made was made once for all.
He Sat Down at the Right Hand of Majesty …
Easter Sunday
We owe our purification to Jesus and we owe our being to him.
Jesus Christ: Infinitely Superior to Angels …
Angels were created for Christ's everlasting glory and for our everlasting joy.
The Danger of Drifting from the Word …
Life in this world is like a river, not a lake. And if you don't listen earnestly to Jesus, you will drift down to destruction.
May
Spoken, Confirmed, Witnessed: a Great Salvation …
The message of our great salvation has been confirmed by a cluster of reliable witnesses.
Who Rules the World to Come? …
The second Adam, Jesus Christ, defeated death and restored the hope of Psalm 8 for all who are in him.
For Whom Did Jesus Taste Death? …
Christ tasted death for everyone who has faith. Because the faith of everyone who believes was purchased by the death of Christ.
June
Our Captain Made Perfect Through Sufferings …
We are saved by Jesus' suffering because that is what will glorify God most.
125 Years of Bygone Grace for the Sake of Faith in Future Grace …
By looking to God's faithfulness in the past we can have hope for the future.
Discernment by Desire …
How to Choose a Lead Worshipper
The faculty of delight is crucial in helping us make right decisions.
Sustained by Sovereign Grace—Forever …
How can you be sure that grace will sustain you to the end?
The God Who Strengthens His People, Part 1 …
EFAC National Conference
Melbourne, Australia
The God Who Strengthens His People, Part 2 …
EFAC National Conference
Melbourne, Australia
The God Who Strengthens His People, Part 3 …
EFAC National Conference
Melbourne, Australia
The God Who Strengthens His People, Part 4 …
EFAC National Conference
Melbourne, Australia
The God Who Strengthens His People, Part 5 …
EFAC National Conference
Melbourne, Australia
August
Jesus: Worthy of More Glory than Moses …
Jesus is both the word from God and the way to God.
The Painful Lesson of Learning Joy …
Serving God means we get from him more than we give to him.
Do Not Harden Your Heart in the Day of Trouble …
The surety of believers lies not in the absence of conditions but in the promises of power.
Begin by Blowing Out All His Lamps …
The Light in Rutherford's Prison
Samuel Rutherford's great discovery about the source of enduring happiness.
Eternal Security Is a Community Project …
It's the cavalier Christians who need to be worried about their standing.
September
Be Diligent to Enter God's Rest! …
There is a rest open to you today. The door is not shut. The time is not past.
Bethlehem, the Word of God, and Your Family …
Three recommended routines for keeping God's word central in your life.
The Word of God: Living, Active, Sharp …
The Word of God is living and active and penetrates to the bottom of our lives and rips the pleasant mask off the ugly face of sin.
Precious and Powerful Rebukes …
Matter is utterly dependent for its origin, existence and stability on the thought of Christ.
Draw Near to the Throne of Grace with Confidence …
Because we have a great High Priest, the throne of God is a throne of grace.
This Is Why We Are Here! …
The spread of pluralism does not prevent the spread of the gospel.
He Is the Source of Eternal Salvation for All Who Obey Him …
Christ became our salvation because he was perfect in three ways: in his dignity, in his eternity, and in his purity.
By This Time You Ought to Be Teachers …
Do you have the disease of "dullness of hearing," and if so, how can you get well?
October
Four Ways God Leads His People …
Four "D's" that describe how God leads us, and three implications.
Let Us Press On to Maturity …
The writer of Hebrews calls you to grow and press on to maturity. And you will—if God permits.
When Is Saving Repentance Impossible? …
It is possible that we who believe we are chosen might slide into a slow process of hardening and fall away from Christ.
Precious Sovereignty—Priceless Assurance …
We know we will not fall away because this is a promise of the new covenant sealed by the blood of Jesus.
The Full Assurance of Hope to the End …
Bank your hope on the justice of God to uphold the honor of his name by offering faith to his unworthy people.
Doing Missions When Dying Is Gain …
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL
How Does the Spirit Produce Love? …
And Why He Does It This Way
Why does the Spirit limit himself to bring about love only through conscious faith in the word of Jesus?
November
A Passion for the Supremacy of Christ—Where He Is Not Named …
What convictions drive world missions at Bethlehem Baptist Church?
When Does God Swear? …
God swears by his own name in order to give his people unwavering confidence in his promises.
Hope Anchored in Heaven …
There are at least five practical things you can do to move your heart toward "laying hold of your hope."
From Thy Hand We Have Given Thee …
Celebration of Freeing the Future: Being Debt Free as a Church
Bethlehem Is Debt-Free and God Is Not Perspiring …
God wants more work because more work means more demonstrations of power and wisdom and love.
December
Our High Priest is the Son of God Perfect Forever …
Five reasons for why Jesus' priesthood is superior to all others.
Six Shadows Flee at Christmas …
The meaning of Christmas is that the substance of true religion belongs to Christ.
