The Chief Design of My Life: Mortification and Universal Holiness …
Reflections on the Life and Thought of John Owen
1994 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors
Deciding What We Deserve …
Christianity Today 12:2 (October 21, 1977), pp. 12-15
When is it right and when is it wrong to treat people differently than what they deserve?
John Newton: The Tough Roots of His Habitual Tenderness …
2001 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors
What We Believe About the Five Points of Calvinism …
Revised March, 1998
To know God in his sovereignty is to become like an oak tree in the wind of adversity and confusion.
Definitions and Observations Concerning the Second Coming of Christ …
What does John Piper believe about the end times and why?
Was Jonathan Edwards a Christian Hedonist? …
In this article, John Piper asks "What does it matter what Edwards thought?" and then lets Edwards teach us in his own words.
Closed Countries and Retirement …
There is no such thing as a closed country unless you're looking to minister in perfect safety, without risk.
Letter to a Friend Concerning the So-Called "Lordship Salvation" …
Jesus seems more eager to explode the false assurance of faith than he is to give assurance to people who are intent on living in sin.
Thoughts on Worship and Culture …
Ten observations on musical style in the church.
Summary of the Sovereignty of God in Salvation …
The "Five Points" of Calvinism
How to Teach and Preach “Calvinism” …
Preach exegetically, explaining and applying what is in the text. If it sounds Arminian, let it sound Arminian.
Does God Make Mistakes? …
A Response to Greg Boyd's Treatment of Jeremiah 3:6-7, 19-20
Open Letter to the Star Tribune …
John Piper challenges the inconsistent reasoning of a pro-choice editorial.
The Great Offense: Was Jesus Really Crucified? …
A brief defense of the truth of Christ's death.
Set Apart Rick, Randy, and the Rest for the Work …
Education for Exultation: In Setting Some Apart
The Risen Christ: Satisfied with His Suffering …
Easter Sunday
Jesus' delight in dying and rising was to enable others to rise from the dead and enjoy his majesty forever.
Glorification: Conformed to Christ for the Supremacy of Christ …
God's work to save and sanctify you is not so that you can enjoy yourself more. It's so that you might be free and fit to enjoy Christ forever.
God's Word Stands: Not All Israel Is Israel, Part 1 …
Every person who trusts in Christ becomes part of the true Israel of God.
Christ Overcame Evil with Good—Do the Same …
Palm Sunday
How to Welcome a Weak Brother …
How can a church hold together when some of its members are so different from one another?
The Kingdom of Heaven Is a Treasure …
The kingdom of God is so valuable that losing everything on earth, but getting the kingdom, is a happy trade-off.
Restful Words for Labor Day …
Summer Psalms
Sunday Evening Message
It seems that with this passage of Scripture, more than any other, to recite it is also to experience its reality. The psalm itself is green pasture, the psalm itself is still water, the psalm itself restores my soul.
Christ Did Not Send Me to Baptize …
Baptism is an act of obedience to the command of Jesus (Matthew 28:19, 20). And for that very reason it should never divert our attention away from Christ onto a man. It should express our desire to rely on Christ alone for salvation and to boast only in him.
Pray for Kings and All in High Positions …
Let your prayers embrace all kinds of people: high and low, white and black, democrats and republicans, Soviet premiers and Iranian Ayatollahs. Enlarge your heart until it embraces the world.
O, That You Knew the Terms of Peace! …
Palm Sunday
Jesus Christ is always eager and willing to make peace with anyone who will accept the terms of peace he offers.
Rivers From the Heart …
We are afflicted and blessed with a chronic restlessness, an insatiable soul-thirst, for this reason: that we might keep looking until we find Christ.
Grace, Gratitude, and the Glory of God …
Thanksgiving Day
Gratitude is not an act of will power but the glad response of one who acknowledges grace.
Jesus Is Precious Because We Yearn for Beauty …
We crave to be moved by some rare glimpse of greatness. We yearn for a vision of glory.
Who Made Man's Mouth? …
How different, how wonderful the use of our mouths would be if we lived by faith in the God who made the mouth and not by sight—by looking at our own clumsy tongue.
Take Courage: You Build More Than You See …
Nothing you do is a trifle if you do it in the name of God. He will shake heaven and earth to fill your labor with splendor.
Hosanna! …
Palm Sunday
Our English word "hosanna" comes from a Greek word "hosanna" which comes from a Hebrew phrase hoshiya na.
The Law of Christ …
Bearing Each Other's Burdens
If we really care about a person's ultimate welfare, we will confront them with their sin as well as comfort them in their trouble.
Creation, Fall, Redemption, and the Holy Spirit …
If I'm so depraved that I can't do anything good, what do you expect me to do?
Maintain the Unity of the Spirit …
What is the kind of unity that will bring honor and credit to our high calling?
The Lord, a God Merciful and Gracious …
God's self-sufficiency and sovereign freedom are the very sources from which his mighty mercy overflows.
A New Year's Plea: Plan! …
Jesus planned for our joy; we ought to plan for his glory.
Job: Reversal in Suffering …
What God is after in all his dealings with his children is a brokenhearted joy that trusts like a little child in God and returns good for evil.
Called According to His Purpose …
No promise in all the world surpasses the height and breadth and weight of Romans 8:28.
The Beatitudes and the Gospel of the Kingdom …
The powerful mercy of the kingdom has already come in Jesus Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Our Hope: The Appearing of Jesus Christ …
The blessed hope of all who believe is the appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. Do you eagerly await the coming of Christ?
Preparing to Receive Christ: Something More Than Flesh and Blood …
To recognize and receive Christ for who he really is, God the Father must reveal it to you.
The Pleasure of God in the Good of His People …
God does not do you good out of some constraint or coercion. He is free! And in his freedom he overflows in joy to do you good.
Barnabas: The Goodness of Great Faith …
Consider the outcome of Barnabas' life and imitate his faith.
Let None Be Faithless to the Wife of His Youth …
Don't back out on your commitments, don't marry an unbeliever, and don't divorce your covenant wife.
Let God Be All in This Building! …
It's the absence of the centrality of the biblical God in all of life that is leading to the collapse of our civilization.
The Great Invitation: Call Others Too! …
Will we be satisfied that God has made a covenant with us? Or will be dissatisfied until is spreads to all the nations and peoples of the world?
Three Meditations on "The Messiah" …
Christmas Festival
The high noon of God's glory will be the second coming of Christ. And that is where the sun will stay forever.
Faithfulness Is Better Than Life …
Faithfulness means that you trust God and obey, no matter what impact it has on your safety or standard of living.
Old and Young Shall Dream Together …
God is calling young and old to dream new dreams of reaching the whole world for Christ.
Compassion, Power, and the Kingdom of God: An Introduction …
What is the nature of the kingdom of God? And what is the "power" that the kingdom exerts now in the church?
The Lord Stood by Me …
God causes us to persevere in the fight of faith. Therefore he gets the glory.
Times of Refreshing and the Restoration of All Things …
God will one day establish the kingdom of Christ on the earth.
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.
Let Marriage Be Held in Honor Among All …
Be in sync with God about marriage and out of sync with secular western culture.
History Is God's Story …
Everything, without exception, has to do with God, and gets its main meaning from God.
Should Not I Pity That Great City...Minneapolis? …
The Day of Praise Procession
God has made the cities of this world, and he cares for them. So should we.
One Lord, One Spirit, One Body for All Time and All Peoples …
The truth that there is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, is a truth for inside the church and outside the church.
Preserving the Covenant Community In Spite of Sickness and Sin …
How do you preserve the covenant community in spite of sickness and sin?
Fear Not, I Am with You, I Am Your God …
God is over you, by you, inside you, around you, underneath you. Therefore do not fear.
What Is Man? …
Reflections on Abortion and Racial Reconciliation
You cannot worship and glorify the majesty of God while treating his supreme creation with contempt.
Slaves of God: Free from All to Honor All …
The aim of life—including our social and political life—is to live to God.
Are You Humble Enough to Be Care-Free? …
Humility is what we need if we hope to find rest in the promises of God.
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.
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.
The Son of Man Came to Give His Life a Ransom for Many …
Christmas Eve Day
Were you ransomed when Christ died? Are you still under the guilt and power of sin when you might be free?
Jesus Christ: Infinitely Superior to Angels …
Angels were created for Christ's everlasting glory and for our everlasting joy.
Hope Anchored in Heaven …
There are at least five practical things you can do to move your heart toward "laying hold of your hope."
The Hope of Exiles on the Earth …
God honors faith and obedience by using all of his wisdom, power and love to turn that kind of life into one of great joy.
Mouths Closed and All the World Accountable to God …
Palm Sunday
Christianity is not a narrow, provincial, or tribal religion. It declares things that have to do with the whole world.
The Faith - Grace - Certainty Connection …
Your faith is called into being out of nothing. That is the meaning of grace and the reason why God can guarantee his promises to you.
Take Heed How You Hear! …
Ten Practical Preparations for Hearing the Word of God on Sunday Morning
10 practical preparations for hearing the word of God on Sunday morning.
The Lord Alone Will Be Exalted …
Making War on Pride
What is God's attitude toward pride? What is the remedy for pride?
Big, Sweeping–But Not Insipid–Prayers …
How to pray huge, general prayers without them sounding vague or stale.
Storms Are the Triumph of His Art …
Away, Despair!
There is no place for despair in the Christian life. To be out of the pit of hell is to be on the ground of mercy.
Treating Delight As Duty Is Controversial …
Joy is not just the spin-off of obedience to God, but part of obedience.
What Wonderful and Wild Thing Might God Be Up To? …
How do you lead your church through financial and logistical surprises?
A Letter to the Sniper …
Christ Jesus is a great hope, even for the worst of sinners.
The Uncertainties of War and the Hope of History …
Though so many have given their lives at war, history holds out hope that few can imagine.
Jonathan Edwards on the Pilgrim Mindset …
What characteristics ought to mark the life of a Christian sojourner?
What Did Christ Purchase for Your Children With His Blood? …
Christ purchased privileges for the children of believers. But he did not guarantee their salvation.
There Is a Way to Be Happy, Even in Sadness …
Godly Sorrow: Jesus' and Ours
No sorrow in the Christian's life will end ultimately in grief. Jesus' blood will have the final say.
