The Isaac Factor …
Education for Exultation: Beyond the Possible
Why does God make us depend on him for what is humanly impossible?
God at Work in Every Womb …
Sanctity of Life Sunday
What Does It Mean to Fulfill the Law in Romans 8:3-4 …
Twelve Theses
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.
Treasuring Christ Together: The North Campus Extension, Part 2 …
Grace Abounding for Every Good Work
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.
Honoring the Biblical Call of Motherhood …
A Tribute to Ruth Piper
Motherhood is the life-on-life transmission of a God-centered, Christ-treasuring worldview.
Is There a “Lord’s Day”? …
Setting apart a day of rest testifies to a self-reliant world that our work does not save or define us, Christ does.
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
Delighting in the Law of God …
Summer Psalms
Sunday Evening Message
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?
Sky Talk …
Summer Psalms
Sunday Evening Message
What are some practical steps that we can take to stay alive to the beauty of God's world?
All the Prophets Proclaimed These Days …
Since the first Christmas we have been living in the last days.
Is There Good Anxiety? …
Bethel College Chapel
Twin Cities, MN
Alone in a Big Church …
A Call to Small Togetherness
God designs human support to sustain his children's faith and to lighten the burdens they bear in the service of love.
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.
Jesus Christ Is an Advocate for Sinners …
We must walk in the light if we are to go on experiencing the cleansing of Jesus. And if we sin, we do indeed have an advocate with the Father.
God Abides in the One Who Loves and the One Who Confesses …
Six questions to see if you have genuine faith in Christ and love for others.
Those Whom He Called He Also Justified, Part 2 …
Sunday Evening Message
It is faith alone which justifies, but that the faith which justifies never stays alone. It is living and active and bears fruit in obedience.
Blessed Are the Pure in Heart …
It is not enough to clean up our act on the outside. Jesus is concerned about our heart.
Fathers Who Give Hope …
Father's Day
Dads, father your children in a way that shows what kind of father God is.
Sweet "Our" of Prayer …
The Lord's Prayer is an invitation not only to pray but to pray together with other believers.
The Pleasure of God in Obedience …
Obedience to God makes our God-glorifying hope visible and proves that it is real in our lives.
Questions on the Second Coming …
Sunday Evening Message
Let us hold fast that Christ is coming and that all the world will be his someday and we will reign with him forever and ever.
He Will Turn the Hearts of the Fathers to the Children …
God has turned his heart toward you in Jesus Christ. Don't push it away.
The Danger of Dull Hearing …
Either we press on toward the inheritance or we drift back toward destruction. There is no third option.
Battling Unbelief at Bethlehem …
Fight against sin by fighting against unbelief in the promises of God.
The Joyful Duty of Man …
In sharing the truth of Christianity, Truth #1 is that God created us for HIS glory. Truth #2 is that this is, therefore, the duty of every man and woman and child—to live for the glory of God. And the wonderful thing is that this duty is not a burden. It is freedom and joy.
Male and Female He Created Them in the Image of God …
God created you male or female that you might be utterly and radically and uniquely devoted to the Lord.
Call upon Me in the Day of Trouble and I Will Deliver You …
Be thankful, pay your vows, call for help. And when God delivers you from the day of trouble, glorify him with all your heart.
How Is the Kingdom Present? …
The kingdom has come and it has overcome the aimlessness and futility of our lives and given us an awesome reason to live.
You Will Be Baptized with the Holy Spirit …
In order to be effective instruments of Jesus' life in the world, you need to be baptized in the Holy Spirit.
There Is Salvation in No One Else …
We are saved only by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus. It's the kind of truth that either makes converts or makes enemies.
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.
Worship God! …
All God's plans for history from beginning to end have this one goal—WORSHIP GOD!
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.
Called to Suffer and Rejoice: For Holiness and Hope …
God has a purpose for every obstacle and every frustration and every pain and every affliction that comes into our lives.
Body Pains: Feelings of Uselessness …
If we say we are useless, we not only say no to the idea of the body, but worse, we say no to God. We don't trust him.
I Have Authority to Lay It Down and I Have Authority to Take It Up Again …
Easter Sunday
The story of Easter doesn't end with a mangled shepherd lying dead among three dead wolves.
How Aliens Keep the Identity of Their Homeland …
We need each other if we are going to escape the drunkening effects of the world and live as sober aliens.
Becoming a Spiritual House and Holy Priesthood …
Are the sacrifices we offer spiritual sacrifices?
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.
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?
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.
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."
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.
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.
Fail Not to Obtain the Grace of God …
Knowing that God's discipline is for our good helps us press on in faith.
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.
