The Isaac Factor …
Education for Exultation: Beyond the Possible
Why does God make us depend on him for what is humanly impossible?
Christian, Know Whose You Are …
You Have the Spirit of Christ
What are the essential distinctions between true Christians and non-Christians?
The Gentiles Have Obtained Righteousness by Faith …
The law teaches two things about obtaining salvation.
Everlasting Truth for the Joy of All Peoples …
Missions Week
Jesus Christ is building his church around the world with missionaries.
Build Your Life on the Mercies of God …
Of all the things Paul could have chosen as the foundation of your life in Christ, he picks the mercies of God. Why?
Doing Mercy to the Brothers of Jesus and the Broken Neighbor …
If we are true Christians we will want to show mercy to suffering people.
Ten Aspects of God's Sovereignty Over Suffering and Satan's Hand in It …
Desiring God 2005 National Conference
Suffering and the Sovereignty of God
God Created Us for His Glory …
What is God's goal in creating and governing the world? How can I bring my life into alignment with that goal?
What We See When the Spirit Reigns: Love …
If we are unmerciful, unforgiving people, if we hold grudges or cherish resentments or plan revenge, then what we are saying in effect to God is, "This is the way I prefer life to be." And so he will give us what we have preferred at the day of judgment; no mercy, no forgiveness, but only vengeance. If Christ has not changed us (and I don't mean perfection, but only significant change), then probably we have never known him.
John the Baptist and the Brood of Vipers …
Sunday Evening Message
Don't trust in the kind of tree you are. If there is no fruit that accords with repentance, you will be destroyed.
The Sifting of Simon Peter …
It is relatively unimportant to Satan whether we are healthy or sick, rich or poor; what he wants is to sift out our faith. If he can do it by suffering, he will try that; if he can do it by wealth, he will try that.
To See You Fills Me With Joy …
When you value someone because they value God, you are not denying that God is your only good; you are expressing it.
Remember That You Were Hopeless …
You can't cleave to Christ with white-hot devotion if you don't remember and feel what your plight would be without him.
A Celebration of Baptism …
What counts in the new people is not who your parents are but whom you live for; and therefore a new symbol for the new covenant people is given, baptism.
God Works for Those Who Wait for Him …
If God undertakes to work for us, he cannot fail. He will succeed in providing all the services we need.
How to Buy Gold When You're Broke …
The essence of lukewarmness is the statement, "I need nothing." The lukewarm are spiritually self-satisfied.
Why Then the Law? …
If we don't understand why the law was given, we can kill ourselves with it.
Christ in Combat: Defense by the Spirit …
Satan might do anything to prevent you from suffering.
Adam, Where Are You? …
Father's Day
I urge you. Humble yourselves. Grow up. Become a godly man.
Hallowed Be Thy Name: In All the Earth …
Missions Week
In the Lord's prayer, Jesus teaches that the first priority in praying is to ask that our heavenly Father's name be hallowed.
Obedience Confirms Our Standing in God …
You can know that you know Christ if you obey his commands.
Perfect Love Casts Out Fear …
A life poured out in love for others yields peace of mind and the hope of a glorious destiny.
Those Whom He Justified He Also Glorified …
Glorification is the work of God by which he makes his children both spiritually and physically glorious.
Blessed Are the Peacemakers …
God is a peace-loving God, and a peacemaking God. God's children have the character of their Father.
Our Hope: The Glory of God! …
If there is any wonder or awe or admiration or fame or praise or applause, it belongs to the glory of God. For all other glory is like grass compared to God's.
Escape from Futility …
Escape from futility! Live a different way. Walk a different path.
The Life of God in the Soul of Man …
God lives in the soul of man by the indwelling of his Spirit.
The Pleasure of God in Public Justice …
Having just and honest dealings in the world displays our confidence that God always cares and provides for his children.
What Must Happen Before the Day of the Lord? …
Before the day of the Lord comes, the man of lawlessness must come first.
Practical Help for Praying for Help …
Prayer is not a mere devotional interlude in the real business of living; it is the pathway of faith and obedience. There is no other.
The Doctrine of Perseverance: The Earnest Pursuit of Assurance …
The coach of Scripture and the floor of Christ conspire to keep the saints from breaking our necks again and again.
Battling Unbelief Together …
We must help each other battle unbelief. We must help each other fight the fight of faith.
Joy Exchanged and Joy Forfeited …
We have exchanged our joy for the dead-end street of judgment.
Manhood and Womanhood: Conflict and Confusion After the Fall …
The solution to bad harmonizing isn't to make everybody sing the same note.
Are Signs and Wonders for Today? …
Did the apostles have spiritual gifts that are now obsolete?
You Shall Receive Power Till Jesus Comes …
The extraordinary experience of being "clothed with power" is available to us for the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
Abortion: Shall We Listen to Men or God? …
Sanctity of Life Sunday
We are not called to win; we are called to witness.
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.
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 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.
Called to Suffer and Rejoice: That We Might Gain Christ …
We come to know Christ better when we share his sufferings.
Body Pains: Feelings of Self-Sufficiency …
Even if we don't have the same heart for a particular issue facing us, let us have the same heart for each other.
Fearlessness as a Sign of Destruction and Salvation …
Unity in Christ and fearlessness before our opponents make the worth of the gospel clear.
God's Great Mercy and Our New Birth …
Our response to being born again and being given a living hope and an imperishable inheritance in heaven should be to bless God.
Why God Laid a Stone of Stumbling …
No human can thwart the purposes of God, neither by belief nor unbelief.
Women of Valor for Non-Promise Keepers …
Those married to unbelieving husbands should be like the holy women of old and hope in God. In fact, we all should.
The Duty: Faith …
Believe on Jesus and you shall not perish but have eternal life.
The Destiny: Eternal Life …
Why does eternity exist? It exists because it will take that long for us to know the inexhaustible glories of God.
Faith: The Link Between God's Love for Us and Ours for Others …
How does Christ's love for us turn into our love for others?
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, Part 1 …
All of Scripture hangs on two great purposes: that God be loved with all our heart, and that we love each other as we love ourselves.
A Passion for the Supremacy of God for the Joy of All Peoples …
Unpacking the Master Planning Team Document
We exist to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples.
Through Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Power of the Holy Spirit …
Unpacking the Master Planning Team Document
Jesus Christ has released the merciful power of God by his sin-bearing death; and the Holy Spirit is applying it to our church.
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."
Walk in Wisdom: Seize the Moment …
Wisdom is the use of knowledge to reach worthy goals, such as winning outsiders to Christ.
Spoken, Confirmed, Witnessed: a Great Salvation …
The message of our great salvation has been confirmed by a cluster of reliable witnesses.
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.
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.
Our High Priest is the Son of God Perfect Forever …
Five reasons for why Jesus' priesthood is superior to all others.
Consider Each Other How to Stir Up Love …
Consider others—study them, know them, figure them out—to the end that you stimulate them to love and good deeds.
Woe to Those Who Trample the Son of God …
Threatening judgment is an effective (and biblical) way to motivate people.
Fail Not to Obtain the Grace of God …
Knowing that God's discipline is for our good helps us press on in faith.
You Have Come to Mount Zion …
Obedience is not our way of getting God to do something. It is how we act when we trust that God is already working for us.
The Author of the Greatest Letter Ever Written …
First in a Series of Messages on Romans
Justification by Faith Is the End of Boasting …
Boasting matters to Paul because it is the outward form of the inward moral corruption that lies behind all the evils and miseries of the world.
Why President Clinton Should Resign …
The stakes of a president's moral life are high for the whole nation.
Can Christians Be Held Hostage by the Sins of the Beloved? …
Should the sins of others keep us captive in a prison of sorrow?
Thanksgiving for the Lives of Flawed Saints …
Find hope in the history of God's grace to help you live your life for his glory.
The Church Was Spoken Against Everywhere …
Sometimes Christians have no favor in society. Even so, God can, and often does, pour out his power for effective witness.
God Can Turn This Around …
God's Will for Our Money
Seven things about your money to think and pray over.
Piper's Mealtime Prayers …
Some memorable and meaningful ways to talk to God at the kitchen table.
God's Purpose Stands …
All the elect in Christ prevail: God's purpose stands and cannot fail.
Bethlehem: A Culture of Peace …
The next best thing to having a church without conflict is having one that knows how to resolve it in a Christ-exalting way.
Sin, Civil Rights, and Missions …
It is impossible to mistreat someone because of their race if you are as broken before God and dependent on his mercy as you should be.
Minimizing the Bible? …
Seeker-Driven Pastors and Radical Contextualization in Missions
For Noel on Our 20th Wedding Anniversary …
A poem from 18 years ago celebrating God's goodness in marriage.
