January
How Our Suffering Glorifies the Greatness of the Grace of God …
Passion
Nashville, TN
Rejoice with Trembling …
A Meditation on Psalm 2:11-12
The only place safe from the wrath of God is in God.
How God's Word Produces Our Work …
The Mighty "Therefore" of the Ultimate Victory God Gives Us in Christ
It is wonderfully energizing to settle in your heart and mind the truth that Christ is real.
A Sign: United and Fearless with the Gift of Suffering …
A Meditation on Philippians 1:27-30
Is abortion a form of discrimination? …
John Piper talks about the connection between abortion and racism.
What does Piper mean when he says he's a seven-point Calvinist? …
Historically, there are only five points of Calvinism, so what are the extra two?
What happens at death? …
Death ushers us directly into either heaven or hell, so let us look to Christ for salvation.
What Do You Believe About Justification By Faith Alone? …
Read a summary of this doctrine and listen to John Piper briefly explain it.
What is the doctrine of the Trinity? …
What does the Bible teach about the Trinity? How is it not a contradiction for God to be both three and one?
Does Paul deny the physicality of the resurrection? …
Paul says believers will be raised with "spiritual bodies" (1 Cor 15:44). Does this mean "non-physical"?
What are some books that DG recommends? …
Suggested reading on many different topics. Everything from Grudem's Systematic Theology to Bronte's Jane Eyre.
What happens to infants who die? …
Why we believe that God saves them all.
What is plagiarism? …
The definition of plagiarism, why it's a problem, and how to avoid it.
If our souls are immortal, why do our bodies need to be resurrected? …
Why we believe that the main Christian hope is the resurrection of the body, not just the immortality of the soul.
Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die …
“The early church acclaimed him Lord of heaven and earth. Jesus had finished the work God gave him to do, and the resurrection was the proof that God was satisfied. This book is about what Jesus’ death accomplished for the world” (p. 13-14).
A Pastor's Offering to God of Holy People …
What is the pastor's calling? What does this mean for the rest of the church?
How Must a Pastor Die, Part 1 …
Desiring God 2006 Conference for Pastors
How Must a Pastor Die? The Cost of Caring Like Jesus
Always Singing One Note—A Vernacular Bible …
Why William Tyndale Lived and Died
2006 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
Sacrificing Self: The Multi-Ethnic Church and the Mandate of the Gospel …
Desiring God 2006 Conference for Pastors
How Must a Pastor Die? The Cost of Caring Like Jesus
How Must a Pastor Die, Part 2 …
Desiring God 2006 Conference for Pastors
How Must a Pastor Die? The Cost of Caring Like Jesus
How Must a Pastor Die, Part 3 …
Desiring God 2006 Conference for Pastors
How Must a Pastor Die? The Cost of Caring Like Jesus
February
Missionary Martyrs: Fools for Jesus, for the Nations …
Desiring God 2006 Conference for Pastors
How Must a Pastor Die? The Cost of Caring Like Jesus
Contending For Our All …
Defending Truth and Treasuring Christ in the Lives of Athanasius, John Owen, and J. Gresham Machen
“Some swans are alive and sing in our day. But not many. And only time will tell if their song will survive the centuries. But time has already rendered that judgment for hundreds of swans. They have died, and their work has stood the test of time. Their song is, therefore, especially valuable for us to hear” (p. 9).
Reaching Out with the Gospel of God, Part 1 …
Calvary Baptist Church Evangelism Conference
Winston-Salem, NC
Reaching Out with the Gospel of God, Part 2 …
Calvary Baptist Church Evangelism Conference
Winston-Salem, NC
Let the One Who Boasts Boast in the Lord …
Reflections on a People and Their Preacher
The News …
For Noel, Valentine's Day 2006
I Will Go to God, My Exceeding Joy …
Practical steps you can take when you feel distant from God.
March
How to Respond to the Horrifying Sayings of Jesus …
Letters from Cambridge #1
What should our hearts and minds do when we hear Jesus speak so horrifically about the slaughter of the wicked?
April
Thoughts on Jesus' Demand to Repent …
Letters from Cambridge #2
Repentance is more than a change in outward behavior. It is the inner change that gives rise to genuinely God-centered, Christ-exalting behavior.
Why Expositional Preaching Is Particularly Glorifying to God …
Together for the Gospel Conference
Louisville, KY
T4G 2006 Panel Discussion …
Together for the Gospel Conference
Louisville, KY
May
How a Dead Dog Loves a King …
The Bethlehem Institute Graduation
Twin Cities, MN
June
Life and Work in Cambridge …
Letters from Cambridge #3
A Call for Courage in the Cause of Truth …
William Still Memorial Lecture
The 5th Scottish Ministry Assembly
Do not yield to the spirit of the age. Love the truth and fear no man.
Defending My Father's Wrath …
Before God adopted me through Jesus Christ his terrible wrath was upon me.
August
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You …
An Open Letter to the Council of Elders and the People of Bethlehem Baptist Church Summing Up Our March - July, 2006 Sabbatical
This Man Went Down to His House Justified …
This man was morally upright. He believed God had made him so. That is what he looked to and trusted in for his righteousness before God—for his justification. And he was dead wrong.
Talking to People Rather Than About Them …
What I Left Out of the Sermon on August 6
Gossip doesn't satisfy in the long run, but loving others does.
Why and How We Celebrate the Lord's Supper …
When we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, we feast spiritually by faith on all the promises of God bought by the blood of Jesus.
Why Should I Believe In Jesus Christ? …
Listen to John Piper discuss the value of faith in Jesus.
What Is Christian Hedonism? …
"Hedonism" is the pursuit of pleasure. How does it even make sense to speak of "Christian Hedonism"?
If Hell Is Real, How Can God Be Loving? …
Hell is not only consistent with God's love, but ultimately serves to highlight his love even more fully.
How Can I Be Filled With the Spirit? …
Listen to John Piper talk about how prayer and gospel are essential if we want to be filled with the fullness of God.
What Happens to Those Who Have Never Heard the Gospel? …
Listen to John Piper talk about the justice of God in judging those who have never heard the gospel.
By Signs and Wonders: Where Christ Has Not Been Named …
In Paul's ministry, signs and wonders functioned to confirm the gospel. Should we be expecting the same miraculous confirmations of our witnessing today?
Why God Tells Us He Delights in His Children …
God praises us when we delight in him because it only confirms and increases our God-centeredness.
Holy Ambition: to Preach Where Christ Has Not Been Named …
What is your life's ambition? How can you know if it is holy?
How Do You Not Waste Your Life? …
Don't get caught up in a life that counts for nothing.
Does God choose who will be saved? …
John Piper discusses the doctrine of election and the hope that it gives for missions and evangelism.
Is the Bible Without Error? …
Listen to John Piper discuss the inerrancy of the Bible.
How Do You Memorize Scripture? …
Listen to John Piper discuss how he memorizes Scripture. There are two keys: prayer and setting aside time.
We Want You to Be a Christian Hedonist! …
If you abandon the pursuit of your own joy you can't love man or please God.
September
Where I Am There Will My Servant Be: A Call to Treasure Christ Together …
When Jesus died, he didn’t just die before us—as an example to copy—but for us—as a sacrifice to trust in.
Why Memorize Scripture? …
Six reasons to learn Bible verses by heart.
Joy+Debt = A Two-Thousand-Mile Detour to Jerusalem …
Why did Paul make another trip to Jerusalem when he expressly wanted to visit the saints in Rome?
What Should the Relationship Between Duty and Delight Be? …
Can delight and duty be in harmony, so that it becomes pleasurable to do what we're supposed to?
Thoughts at Sixty on Third Campus Thrills and 1 Corinthians 15:58 …
What does it mean to be be "steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord"?
What Does It Mean to Say That Christ Is Self-Authenticating? …
Christ has both the power and the excellence to make himself known by opening the eyes of the blind to his beauty.
Can You Tell Us About Your New Book, What Jesus Demands From the World? …
John Piper talks about where this book came from and what it's for.
