How Exiles Serve the City …
Christians should seek the good of the cities in which they live.
"Do All Things without Grumbling" …
Meditation on Philippians 2:14
Grumbling is self-feeding because it obscures the light of God’s gracious, all-controlling providence.
Institutions: Hazardous and Helpful …
Is it God’s will revealed in Scripture to advance the influence of biblical truth through human institutions?
How Do You Deal With the Death of an Unsaved Loved One? …
John Piper says we must trust that the Judge of all the earth will do what is right.
Do You Think Complementarianism Is So Important to Some People That They Deny Women More Opportunities Than the Bible Denies Them? …
John Piper says that having different roles is right, even if the application of them is sometimes ambiguous or unwisely implemented.
Why Don't Women Ever Read or Pray In Bethlehem's Church Services? …
John Piper gives his perspective on the pulpit in corporate worship.
If a Husband or Wife Has Cheated, but Then Decides to Stay With Their Spouse, Where Do They Go From Here? …
John Piper says that unfaithful spouses should confess their sin and humbly seek to win their partners back.
How Much Does God Want Me to Care for My Physical Body? …
John Piper says we should strive by the power of the Spirit to be as healthy as possible.
What Are Some Practical Helps to Deepen a Desire and Love for Prayer? …
John Piper offers a few ideas on how to mature and endure in prayer.
After Death, Is There a Final Chance to Be Saved? …
John Piper affirms the necessity of believing in Jesus before you die.
If the Apostle Paul Were Around Today, Do You Think You Could Teach Him Anything About God or the Bible? …
John Piper says that being inspired did not make Paul omniscient.
How Can I Keep From Being Swept Away By Competing Philosophies At School? …
John Piper offers three solutions for how all Christians can stay strong in the midst of competing viewpoints.
Be Careful Lest the Light in You Be Darkness …
Pondering a Puzzling Text
If what you regard as bright and compelling isn't Christ, you will be filled with darkness.
Do You Benefit From Reading Authors That You Don't Always Agree With? …
John Piper says that there is much to benefit from other authors, even those you disagree with.
What Do You Think of Using the Internet to Find a Spouse? …
John Piper acknowledges the merits of online matchmaking and wonders how it might inform the church.
Can You Shed Some Light on the Tension Between Taking Action and Waiting on the Lord? …
John Piper says we must become like Jesus in order to reflect him in the spontaneous aspects of life.
The Sorrows of Fathers and Sons …
Thoughts from the Lives of C. S. Lewis and Robert Louis Stevenson
Some thoughts from John Piper on the lives of C. S. Lewis, Robert Louis Stevenson, and their fathers.
Galatians 4:18 and “Being Made Much Of” …
John Piper looks at a passage that seems like it could cause problems for Christian Hedonism.
What Do I Do If I've Tried to Believe In Jesus but Can't? …
John Piper says it is a gift to realize that you can't believe on your own.
What Are Your Thoughts on Drama and Movie Clips In Church Services? …
John Piper says we should guard the powerful role of preaching in worship.
When a Polygamist Is Converted What Should He Do About His Marriages? …
John Piper says we may have to be patient when introducing biblical standards to a new culture.
What Is God's Glory? …
John Piper defines God's glory as holy perfection going public.
Is It Possible to Be Angry and Not Sin? …
John Piper says that if we feel angry at someone, we should also feel broken for them.
Is It Okay to Use Musical Instruments In Worship? …
John Piper says that the manner of our worship should match the message.
Is It Possible to Be an Arminian Christian Hedonist? …
John Piper explains how your satisfaction in God corresponds to how you understand his glory.
What Is a Reformed Understanding of the Gospel? …
John Piper says that reformed theology aims to give the Father, Son and Holy Spirit all the glory they deserve in man's salvation.
Not in This or That Mount, but in Spirit and Truth …
Only those who know Jesus have the Spirit and know the truth that makes real worship possible.
Why I Don’t Have a Television and Rarely Go to Movies …
John Piper gives a different answer than the one he gave at Advance09.
What Is God's Relationship to People Who Are In Hell? …
John Piper says that God's wrath remains forever on those who don't believe.
What Do You Have to Believe About Creation In Order to Be an Elder At Bethlehem? …
John Piper highlights what is necessary to believe about creation and what is not.
What Are Your Thoughts About Being Part of an Online Church? …
John Piper says that real-life interaction is vital for personal and corporate church health.
The Tragic Cost of Her Cavernous Thirst …
We are blind to Jesus' living water, but he'll expose this sin in us and then save us from it.
Spectacular Sins, Part 2 …
Resolved 2009
Discerning Idolatry in Desire …
12 Ways to Recognize the Rise of Covetousness
12 ways to recognize the rise of covetousness
Remember the Rich Young Man …
Bethlehem Baccalaureate Service
Twin Cities, MN
Spectacular Sins, Part 1 …
Resolved Conference
Palm Springs, CA
You Will Never Be Thirsty Again …
The woman-at-the-well account reveals woeful truth about us and wonderful truth about Jesus.
Hero Worship and Holy Emulation …
Thoughts on the dangers and value of "celebrity" status.
The Lord's Touch …
The touch of God in the heart is an awesome thing.
Future Grace …
Obedience shouldn't flow from gratitude but from faith in future grace.
Inspired by the Incredible Early Church …
Six reasons for why the Christian movement spread so fast in its early years.
Putting the Gods in Their Place …
The truth we must hold to through all the cosmic conflict of this age is: All the nations belong to God.
The Present Power of Heaven and Hell …
10 examples of how, for Jesus, desire for heaven and fear of hell were practical daily parts of living a glad and holy life.
Marks of a Healthy Community of Faith …
Advance Conference
Raleigh, NC
Let the Nations Be Glad, Part 2 …
Advance Conference
Raleigh, NC
Sustained By Sovereign Grace: How to Endure to the End …
Treasuring Christ Church
Raleigh, NC
God ordains our darkness and keeps us through it.
Reflections on 25 Years of Marriage and the Wonders of Pastoral "Polygamy" …
If Jesus comes first in relationships, then there is peace.
Lord-Focused Living at Work …
Meditation on Ephesians 6:7-8
Five applications from Scripture on how you carry out your vocation.
The Unmerited, Conditional Grace of God …
Reflections on Psalm 25
There is a profound difference between sinners who keep God’s covenant and those who don’t.
A Passion for Holiness …
Reflections on the Life of John Owen
Not many leaders today state the goals of their lives in terms of holiness.
Today's Mercies for Today's Troubles …
Tomorrow's Mercies for Tomorrow's Troubles
Trusting Christ today includes trusting him to give you tomorrow’s trust when tomorrow comes.
Join the Life Chain Again This Year …
Do you have a plan to do something for the children who cannot speak for themselves?
Why Being Truth-Driven Is So Crucial …
Our concern with truth is simply an echo of our concern with God.
Praying for What Cannot Fail …
We pray, not because the outcome is uncertain, but because it is certain.
How Do You Obey the Command to Be Born? …
The call of God creates what it commands.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How I Was Moved to Tears …
What prayer commitments might God be nudging you to make?
Born to Die for Freedom …
Hebrews 2:14-15 is a great passage for preparing for Christmas.
Q&A with Piper, Mason, Driscoll, Greear, and Stetzer …
Advance Conference
Raleigh, NC
"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”?
"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?
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.
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 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.
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.
All God's Commands Are Possible with God …
Christianity means that deep, fundamental change is possible, no matter your background.
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.
It Is Great Gain to Die …
Five Reasons Why
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 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?
Do You Want to Make This Statement? …
God loves it when his people praise his Son in public.
A New Sermon Series Begins …
John Piper announces a sermon series on 1 Peter.
Keys to Understanding the Church and Kingdom …
Advance Conference
Raleigh, NC
Planting Is for Wimps: Revitalizing a Church Around the Gospel …
Advance Conference
Raleigh, NC
The Ultimate Shepherd …
Advance Conference
Raleigh, NC
What Part Does Age Play In Considering a Man for Eldership? …
John Piper says that maturity, not a certain age, is what to look for in elders.
If Paul's Letter to the Laodiceans Were Found Today, Should It Be Added to the New Testament? …
John Piper says that, when writing as an apostle, Paul's letters were inspired.
If Our Sins Are Punished By Eternal Separation From God, Why Did Jesus Only Have to Suffer Momentary Separation? …
John Piper says that Christ's death should be evaluated according to his dignity, not its duration.
Is It Wrong to Want Mercy for a Criminal Who Deserves Capital Punishment? …
John Piper says that mercy and justice are not mutually exclusive.
What Are Your Thoughts on Preparing for the Future Financially? …
John Piper thinks that planning a future of simple living and generous giving is smart.
What's Your Advice for a New Pastor Who Comes Into a Church That Has Wide-Ranging Theological Differences? …
John Piper argues for the importance of having theologically unified church leadership.
Was I Really Baptized If the Person Who Baptized Me Turned Out Not to Be a Believer? …
John Piper reminds us that baptism is primarliy about the heart of the person being baptized.
