The Triumph of Grace through Righteousness …
God's purpose in giving the law was so that, in the end, grace would reign through Christ's righteousness on our behalf.
Are We to Continue in Sin That Grace Might Increase? …
Believers are commanded to become in practice what we are in Christ: dead to sin and alive to God.
Thank God for the Mercies of Christ …
Festival of Thanksgiving
Free from Sin, Slaves of Righteousness, Part 1 …
What is the Meaning of "Under Law" and "Under Grace"?
Why Deal With Racial Issues? …
Racial Harmony Session 1
Wednesday Evening Message
Implications of Being Made in the Image of God …
Racial Harmony Session 2
The Free Gift of God is Eternal Life, Part 2 …
Christmas Eve Day
God's Pursuit of Racial Diversity At Infinite Cost …
Racial Harmony Sunday
The Meaning and Significance of Race, Part 1 …
Racial Harmony Session 3
Wednesday Evening Message
God at Work in Every Womb …
Sanctity of Life Sunday
The Meaning and Significance of Race, Part 2 …
Racial Harmony Session 4
Does the biological triviality of the differences between races mean that race is theologically and socially insignificant?
The Ethics of Interracial Marriage …
Racial Harmony Session 5
Five arguments that are used to oppose interracial marriage and responses to counteract them.
The Importance of Knowing Our Sin …
You don't have to give in to temptation in order to know your sin.
How We Come to Know Sin …
The law teaches us that it is God's desires, not our own, that are the measure of right and wrong.
Pity Not Them Who Rise With Christ …
Easter Sunday
Christ is alive and able to persuade you that he is true and the greatest treasure in the universe.
Jesus Christ and the Law of God …
Education for Exultation
The goal of studying the Bible is primarily to see and know Jesus Christ.
The Deadly Team of Sin and Law …
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.
To Be a Mother Is a Call to Suffer …
Mother's Day
The Greatest Thing in the World: An Overview of Romans 1-7 …
Because of Christ there is no condemnation, only deep transformation.
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
How can our hope be steady on days like 9-11?
No Condemnation in Christ Jesus, Part 2 …
If you are in Christ, all of God's action toward you is almighty mercy and omnipotent assistance.
"I Will Build My Church" -- From All Peoples …
Missions Week
How the Spirit Does What the Law Could Not Do …
The law can't overcome your rebellion and make you a loving person. But the Spirit can.
Thankful for the Love of God! Why? …
Why do you want God to love you? There are bad answers to this question.
How to Use the Law Lawfully To Bear Fruit for God …
Meditate on the law in order to know the justice and mercy of God in Christ, your righteousness and your life.
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 Word Was Made Flesh …
Christians must know Jesus well so that they can discern between the Christ of Scripture and the Christ that other religions claim to honor.
Hold Fast to the Word and Pray for Us …
How the Spirit and the Word Produce Change
Prayer and meditation are as inseparable in the Christian life as the Spirit and the Word of God.
Planting a Passion for God: A Dream for Bethlehem in 2002 …
A Call to Focused Prayer, Soul-Searching, and a Church-Wide Dream
Jesus Is the End of Ethnocentrism …
Racial Harmony Sunday
With Jesus came a radically new way of defining the people of God: all who have faith in the Messiah.
"Father, Forgive, For We Know What We Are Doing" …
Sanctity of Life Sunday
Jesus Declares His Kingship …
Palm Sunday
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.
The Spirit-Led Are the Sons of God …
The Holy Spirit testifies that we are children of God by creating affections for him within us.
Children, Heirs, and Fellow Sufferers …
Suffering is a great mercy that keeps us from loving this world more than we should.
Education for Exultation …
A Psalm for Thanksgiving
Education and knowledge should cause us to rejoice in God. If not, then they aren't fulfilling their purpose.
The Spirit Helps Us in Our Weakness, Part 1 …
What does the Holy Spirit pray for us?
The Spirit Helps Us in Our Weakness, Part 2 …
How does the Holy Spirit pray for us?
All Things for Good, Part 1 …
Three things that love for God is not.
All Things for Good, Part 2 …
A call to follow Jesus in the risks of love no matter what it costs.
All Things for Good, Part 3 …
God takes the initiative to cause a person to love him, and he takes the initiative to keep them to the end.
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 Did Not Spare His Own Son …
God always does what is good for us. If you believe that he gave his own Son for you, this is what you believe.
It Is God Who Justifies! …
God is the one who justifies, so let us fear the accusation of no one and love the good of all.
Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of Christ …
How does the promise of Christ's unbreakable love sustain his people when life is hard?
Breaking Nets, Sinking Boats and Saving Men …
Missions Week
Bethlehem, Break Forth Like the Dawn …
The people of Christ should not be known primarily for what we don’t do, but for what we do do.
The Absolute Sovereignty of God: What Is Romans Nine About? …
John Piper tells how Romans 9 changed his life and then discusses its overarching theological purpose.
My Anguish: My Kinsmen Are Accursed …
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.
How Great Is the Honor of Israel? …
Recognizing Israel's privileges only underlines the tragedy that so many Jews are accursed and cut off from Christ because of unbelief.
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.
God's Word Stands: Not All Israel Is Israel, Part 2 …
God’s election of the children of promise is what guarantees that his word never fails.
