Admin Section Hide
Log In  
  1. Reset password

  1. Create Account
|
Contact | Support DG
  Form contents
Skip Navigation
Desiring God

Desiring God God-Centered Resources from the Ministry of John Piper

English

Site Translations

  • العربية
  • čeština
  • English
  • Español
  • فارسی
  • हिंदी
  • Português
  • Română
  • Русский
  • Kiswahili
  • 简体中文

For more translated resources see the Resource Library:

  • Language Index
  • Home
  • Resource Library

    Highlights

    • Essential Resources
    • Recently Added
    • Most Popular

    Browsing Tools

    • Language Index
    • Topic Index
    • Scripture Index
    • Author Index
    • Date Index

    Categories

    • Books
    • Sermons
    • Conference Messages
    • Articles
    • Online Books
    • Poems
    • Biographies
    • Seminars
    • Interviews
    • Study Guides

    Latest Resources

    • The Bible as One Story: An Interview with Thomas Schreiner

      by Thomas Schreiner and Tony Reinke

    • All Things Are Yours

      by John Piper

    • The Sadness and Beauty of Paul’s Final Words

      by John Piper

    • Sailing to the Nations to Finish the Task (Part 2)

      by John Piper

  • Blog

    Latest Posts

    • Those Deleted Tweets

      by Tony Reinke

    • The Bible as One Story

      by Tony Reinke

    • Legalism or Love? Religious or Radical?

      by Trillia Newbell

    • God’s Sovereignty and Personal Compassion in Public Tragedy

      by Tony Reinke

    Categories

    • DG Resources
    • Recommendations
    • Conferences
    • Ministry Updates
    • Outside Events
    • Commentary
  • Events

    Featured Events

    • 2013 National Conference

      The Romantic Rationalist: God, Life, and Imagination in the Work of C.S. Lewis

    Upcoming Events

    • The Legacy Conference

      Soli Deo Gloria
    • 2013 National Conference

      The Romantic Rationalist: God, Life, and Imagination in the Work of C.S. Lewis
    • Grace Agenda Conference

      Gospel Presence: The New Birth & the Nations
    • 2014 Conference for Pastors

      The Stupendous Reality of Union with Christ
  • About Us

    Get Involved

    • Contact Us
    • Support DG

    Learn About DG

    • Who is John Piper?
    • Our Distinctives
    • Our Staff
    • FAQs
  Home / Resource Library / Sermons / By Author / John Piper

John Piper

Subscribe to...    
  • Audio Podcast  
  • Video Podcast  
  • Text Only Feed  
First Previous ... 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Next Last

Adam, Christ, and Justification, Part 5 …

August 27, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 5:12–21

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

The Triumph of Grace through Righteousness …

September 3, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 5:20–21

God's purpose in giving the law was so that, in the end, grace would reign through Christ's righteousness on our behalf.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Are We to Continue in Sin That Grace Might Increase? …

September 10, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 6:1–14

Believers are commanded to become in practice what we are in Christ: dead to sin and alive to God.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

How Justified Sinners Love Each Other …

September 17, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 12

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

United with Christ in Death and Life, Part 1 …

September 24, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 6:1–14

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

United with Christ in Death and Life, Part 2 …

October 1, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 6:1–7

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

United with Christ in Death and Life, Part 3 …

October 8, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 6:1–7

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Justified to Break the Power of Sin …

October 15, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 6:5–10

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

The Lord Stood By Me . . . That All the Nations Might Hear …

Missions Week

October 29, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:5–22

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Do Not Let Sin Reign in Your Mortal Body, Part 1 …

November 5, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 6:11–14

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Do Not Let Sin Reign in Your Mortal Body, Part 2 …

November 12, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 6:11–14

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Thank God for the Mercies of Christ …

Festival of Thanksgiving

November 19, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Lamentations 3:21–25

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Free from Sin, Slaves of Righteousness, Part 1 …

What is the Meaning of "Under Law" and "Under Grace"?

November 26, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 6:14–19

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Why Deal With Racial Issues? …

Racial Harmony Session 1

Wednesday Evening Message

November 29, 2000 |by John Piper

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Free from Sin, Slaves of Righteousness, Part 2 …

December 3, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 6:14–19

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Slaves to God, Sanctification, Eternal Life …

December 10, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 6:20–22

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Implications of Being Made in the Image of God …

Racial Harmony Session 2

December 13, 2000 |by John Piper

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

The Free Gift of God is Eternal Life, Part 1 …

December 17, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 6:22–23

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

The Free Gift of God is Eternal Life, Part 2 …

Christmas Eve Day

December 24, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 6:22–23

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Learning to Pray in the Spirit and the Word, Part 1 …

December 31, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Jude 1:17–25

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Learning to Pray in the Spirit and the Word, Part 2 …

January 7, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Jude 1:17–25

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

God's Pursuit of Racial Diversity At Infinite Cost …

Racial Harmony Sunday

January 14, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Revelation 5:9–10

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

The Meaning and Significance of Race, Part 1 …

Racial Harmony Session 3

Wednesday Evening Message

January 17, 2001 |by John Piper

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

God at Work in Every Womb …

Sanctity of Life Sunday

January 21, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Job 31:13–15

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Dead to the Law, Serving in the Spirit, Part 1 …

January 28, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 7:1–6

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Dead to the Law, Serving in the Spirit, Part 2 …

February 4, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 7:1–6

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

The Meaning and Significance of Race, Part 2 …

Racial Harmony Session 4

February 7, 2001 |by John Piper

Does the biological triviality of the differences between races mean that race is theologically and socially insignificant? 

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Dead to the Law, Serving in the Spirit, Part 3 …

February 11, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 7:1–6

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

The Ethics of Interracial Marriage …

Racial Harmony Session 5

February 14, 2001 |by John Piper

Five arguments that are used to oppose interracial marriage and responses to counteract them.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Dead to the Law, Serving in the Spirit, Part 4 …

February 25, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 7:1–6

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

The Importance of Knowing Our Sin …

April 1, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 7:7–12

You don't have to give in to temptation in order to know your sin.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

How We Come to Know Sin …

April 8, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 7:7–12

The law teaches us that it is God's desires, not our own, that are the measure of right and wrong.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Pity Not Them Who Rise With Christ …

Easter Sunday

April 15, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12–20

Christ is alive and able to persuade you that he is true and the greatest treasure in the universe.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Jesus Christ and the Law of God …

Education for Exultation

April 29, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 7:4–12

The goal of studying the Bible is primarily to see and know Jesus Christ.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

The Deadly Team of Sin and Law …

May 6, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 7:7–13

Sin fools us in two ways: it makes us hopeless of ever being righteous or it persuades us that we can do it on our own.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

To Be a Mother Is a Call to Suffer …

Mother's Day

May 13, 2001 |by John Piper

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ for the Sake of Making Him Known …

May 20, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:15 – 4:6

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Who Is This Divided Man? Part 1 …

May 27, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 7:14–25

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Who Is This Divided Man? Part 2 …

June 3, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 7:14–25

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

How Do You Keep On Going (For 130 Years) …

June 17, 2001 |by John Piper

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Who Is This Divided Man? Part 3 …

June 24, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 7:14–25

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Who Is This Divided Man? Part 4 …

August 12, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 7:14–25

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Who Is This Divided Man? Part 5 …

August 19, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 7:14–25

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Who Is This Divided Man? Part 6 …

August 26, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 7:14–25

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

The Greatest Thing in the World: An Overview of Romans 1-7 …

September 2, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 1–7

Because of Christ there is no condemnation, only deep transformation.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

No Condemnation in Christ Jesus, Part 1 …

September 9, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:1

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

A Service of Sorrow, Self-Humbling, and Steady Hope in Our Savior and King, Jesus Christ …

A Response to the Attack on the World Trade Center

September 16, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:35–39

How can our hope be steady on days like 9-11?

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

No Condemnation in Christ Jesus, One Body in Christ …

September 23, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 12:3–13

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

No Condemnation in Christ Jesus, Part 2 …

September 30, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:1–4

If you are in Christ, all of God's action toward you is almighty mercy and omnipotent assistance.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Set Free by the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus …

October 7, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:1–4

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

What the Law Could Not Do, God Did Sending Christ, Part 1 …

October 14, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:1–4

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

"I Will Build My Church" -- From All Peoples …

Missions Week

October 28, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Matthew 16:13–26

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

What the Law Could Not Do, God Did Sending Christ, Part 2 …

November 4, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:1–4

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

How the Spirit Does What the Law Could Not Do …

November 11, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:3–9

The law can't overcome your rebellion and make you a loving person. But the Spirit can.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Thankful for the Love of God! Why? …

November 18, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7–10

Why do you want God to love you? There are bad answers to this question.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

How to Use the Law Lawfully To Bear Fruit for God …

November 25, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:5–11

Meditate on the law in order to know the justice and mercy of God in Christ, your righteousness and your life.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Why and How We Walk According to the Spirit …

December 2, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:5–9

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

What Does It Mean to Fulfill the Law in Romans 8:3-4 …

Twelve Theses

December 9, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:3–4

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Christian, Know Whose You Are …

You Have the Spirit of Christ

December 16, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:7–11

What are the essential distinctions between true Christians and non-Christians?

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

The Word Was Made Flesh …

December 23, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: John 1:1–18

Christians must know Jesus well so that they can discern between the Christ of Scripture and the Christ that other religions claim to honor.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Hold Fast to the Word and Pray for Us …

How the Spirit and the Word Produce Change

December 30, 2001 |by John Piper | Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:13 – 3:5

Prayer and meditation are as inseparable in the Christian life as the Spirit and the Word of God.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Planting a Passion for God: A Dream for Bethlehem in 2002 …

A Call to Focused Prayer, Soul-Searching, and a Church-Wide Dream

January 13, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1–11

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Jesus Is the End of Ethnocentrism …

Racial Harmony Sunday

January 20, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Luke 4:16–30

With Jesus came a radically new way of defining the people of God: all who have faith in the Messiah.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

"Father, Forgive, For We Know What We Are Doing" …

Sanctity of Life Sunday

January 27, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Luke 23:32–38

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

How to Kill Sin, Part 1 …

February 3, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:10–17

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

How to Kill Sin, Part 2 …

February 17, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:10–17

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Jesus Declares His Kingship …

Palm Sunday

March 24, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Matthew 21:1–17

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

The Risen Christ: Satisfied with His Suffering …

Easter Sunday

March 31, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Isaiah 53:3–12

Jesus' delight in dying and rising was to enable others to rise from the dead and enjoy his majesty forever.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

How to Kill Sin, Part 3 …

April 7, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:10–17

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

The Spirit-Led Are the Sons of God …

April 14, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:13–17

The Holy Spirit testifies that we are children of God by creating affections for him within us.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Children, Heirs, and Fellow Sufferers …

April 21, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:14–18

Suffering is a great mercy that keeps us from loving this world more than we should.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Subjected to Futility in Hope, Part 1 …

April 28, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:18–25

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Subjected to Futility in Hope, Part 2 …

May 5, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:18–25

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Education for Exultation …

A Psalm for Thanksgiving

May 19, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Psalms 100

Education and knowledge should cause us to rejoice in God. If not, then they aren't fulfilling their purpose.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

The Spirit Helps Us in Our Weakness, Part 1 …

May 26, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:25–27

What does the Holy Spirit pray for us?

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

The Spirit Helps Us in Our Weakness, Part 2 …

June 2, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:25–27

How does the Holy Spirit pray for us?

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

All Things for Good, Part 1 …

June 9, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:28–32

Three things that love for God is not.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

All Things for Good, Part 2 …

June 16, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:28–32

A call to follow Jesus in the risks of love no matter what it costs.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

All Things for Good, Part 3 …

June 23, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:28–32

God takes the initiative to cause a person to love him, and he takes the initiative to keep them to the end.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Foreknown, Predestined, Conformed to Christ …

August 4, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:28–30

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Glorification: Conformed to Christ for the Supremacy of Christ …

August 11, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:28–30

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.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

God Did Not Spare His Own Son …

August 18, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:28–32

God always does what is good for us. If you believe that he gave his own Son for you, this is what you believe.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

It Is God Who Justifies! …

August 25, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:28–32

God is the one who justifies, so let us fear the accusation of no one and love the good of all.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Excerpt | Download |

The All-Conquering Love of Christ …

September 1, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:31–37

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of Christ …

September 8, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:35–39

How does the promise of Christ's unbreakable love sustain his people when life is hard?

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Inseparable from God While "Going Without Going" …

September 15, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:38–39

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

The Mighty and Merciful Message of Romans 1-8 …

September 22, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 1–8

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Breaking Nets, Sinking Boats and Saving Men …

Missions Week

September 29, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Luke 5:1–11

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Bethlehem, Break Forth Like the Dawn …

October 6, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Isaiah 58:1–12

The people of Christ should not be known primarily for what we don’t do, but for what we do do.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

This Is the Will of God for You: That You Abstain from Sexual Immorality …

October 13, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1–8

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

The Radical Cost of Following Jesus …

October 27, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Luke 9:56b–62

  • Read

The Absolute Sovereignty of God: What Is Romans Nine About? …

November 3, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 9:1–5

John Piper tells how Romans 9 changed his life and then discusses its overarching theological purpose.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Excerpt | Download |

My Anguish: My Kinsmen Are Accursed …

November 10, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 9:1–5

Don’t think that God's sovereignty nullifies the need to pray for a sinner's salvation. Rather, see it as the ground for praying with hope.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

How Great Is the Honor of Israel? …

November 17, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 9:1–5

Recognizing Israel's privileges only underlines the tragedy that so many Jews are accursed and cut off from Christ because of unbelief.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Thank God for Famous Faith …

November 24, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 1:7–8

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

God's Word Stands: Not All Israel Is Israel, Part 1 …

December 1, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 9:6–12

Every person who trusts in Christ becomes part of the true Israel of God.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

God's Word Stands: Not All Israel Is Israel, Part 2 …

December 8, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 9:6–13

God’s election of the children of promise is what guarantees that his word never fails.

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Unconditional Election and the Invincible Purpose of God …

December 15, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 9:6–13

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

God's Word Stands: Christ Came to Confirm It …

December 22, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 15:5–13

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |

Be Devoted to Prayer …

December 29, 2002 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 12:12

  • Read
  • Audio: Listen | Download |
First Previous ... 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Next Last

Highlights

  • Essential Resources
  • Recently Added
  • Most Popular

Resource Categories

  • Books
  • Sermons
    • By Date
    • By Topic
    • By Series
    • By Scripture
    • By Author
    • By Occasion
    • By Language
  • Conference Messages
  • Articles
  • Online Books
  • Poems
  • Biographies
  • Seminars
  • Interviews
  • Study Guides

Browsing Tools

  • Language Index
  • Topic Index
  • Scripture Index
  • Author Index
  • Date Index


RSS

  • Blog
  • New Sermons

Facebook

  • Desiring God
  • John Piper

Twitter

  • @desiringgod
  • @johnpiper

Podcasts

  • New Sermons (audio)
  • New Sermons (video)

Email

© 2013 Desiring God

Get the Desiring God App, free in the App Store close