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?
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Trembling With Joy Over My Escape …
Is trembling joy a fitting way to end the year?
Daniel's Defiance of Darius in Prayer …
Daniel was immersed in secular life but he still lived by prayer—daring, defiant, disciplined prayer.
50 Crucial Questions About Manhood and Womanhood …
An Overview of Central Concerns About Manhood and Womanhood
“The issue we face in this booklet is how men and women should relate to each other according to the Bible” (p. 11).
How to Pray for a Desolate Church …
God will accomplish his purpose for the church, even if he choses to use a remnant to do it.
Angels and Prayer …
Daniel's Experience and Ours
Take the supernatural seriously and realize that we are in warfare.
Enough for Us …
Abundance for Every Good Work
The Bible teaches that God's aim is not for us to be rich in material goods, but rather for us to be rich in good works.
Interview With John Piper on The Supremacy of God in Preaching …
Preaching Today Radio Broadcast
John Piper answers questions on issues raised in his book on preaching.
The Imperfections of Good People …
How do we not resist imperfections when the Bible says, “Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect”?
Exposing the Dark Work of Abortion …
Sanctity of Life Sunday
How can Christians serve as the conscience of our culture?
God, Congregation, and Codependency: To Whom Are We Preaching …
Desiring God 1992 Conference for Pastors
God, Congregation, and Codependency
A Prayer Jesus Would Not Answer …
If the answer to our prayer doesn't come as we want, let us not assume that the Lord has no affection for us nor any tugs to do what we want.
God, Congregation, and Codependency: How Then Shall We Preach …
Desiring God 1992 Conference for Pastors
God, Congregation, and Codependency
God, Congregation, and Codependency: What Is the Codependency Movement …
Desiring God 1992 Conference for Pastors
God, Congregation, and Codependency
A Passion For Preaching …
Desiring God 1992 Conference for Pastors
God, Congregation, and Codependency
Insanity and Spiritual Songs in the Soul of a Saint …
Reflections on the Life of William Cowper
1992 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors
Finishing the Great Commission with Unfinished People …
Desiring God 1992 Conference for Pastors
God, Congregation, and Codependency
God, Congregation, and Codependency, Panel Discussion …
Desiring God 1992 Conference for Pastors
God, Congregation, and Codependency
Savoring God by Serving the Saints …
Serving and loving and helping and encouraging and supporting the saints is the way we show our love for the name of God.
The Full Assurance of Hope …
If second things become first things, we may have a rigorous religion, but we will not have evangelical, God-centered, biblical Christianity.
Receiving Children in Jesus' Name …
Children prove whether you are truly great or not—whether you live to serve or live to be praised.
God’s Invincible Purpose: Foundations for Full Assurance …
Lenten Sermon Series
God Has Chosen Us in Him Before the Foundation of the Earth …
The glorious, unshakable, objective foundation of your being a Christian is that God chose you to be one.
Open Letter to the Star Tribune …
John Piper challenges the inconsistent reasoning of a pro-choice editorial.
God Predestined Us unto Sonship Through Jesus Christ …
The ultimate goal of God in election and predestination is that God might be praised for his glory.
Magnificent Manumission …
The whole concept of slavery as we know it is blown out of the water when God becomes the “Slavemaster.”
God Vindicated His Righteousness in the Death of Christ …
God put sent Christ to die in order to demonstrate his righteousness.
God Justified the Ungodly …
Being justified means being forgiven, being reckoned righteous, being loved by God, and being secured by God forever.
