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Easter Sunday

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The Power of Hope …

Easter Sunday

April 19, 1981 |by John Piper | Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3–9

If we are going to love like Jesus loved, even in times of great stress and worry, then we must be filled with living hope.

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Believe in Your Heart that God Raised Jesus from the Dead …

Easter Sunday

April 11, 1982 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 9:30–10:10

Faith never says, "The righteousness that leads to life is inaccessible." But faith recognizes its own helplessness and gladly accepts this righteousness as a gift from God.

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Worship the Risen Christ …

Easter Sunday

April 3, 1983 |by John Piper | Scripture: Matthew 28:1–10, 16–20

If your life is flat, empty, without exhilaration, without significance, without a single and fulfilling orientation, it is because you do not see the risen Christ for who he really is.

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The Spirit Will Give Life to Your Mortal Bodies …

Easter Sunday

April 22, 1984 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:9–11

If the Spirit of God indwells you, God is going to raise you from the dead at Christ's second coming and give new life to your mortal bodies.

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The Marvelous Rising of a Rejected Stone …

Easter Sunday

March 30, 1986 |by John Piper | Scripture: Matthew 21:42

Academic stature has never been a guarantee of religious insight.

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The Gladness of the Risen God …

Easter Sunday

April 19, 1987 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 2:28

On Easter Sunday morning Jesus blew the lock off the prison of death and gloom and returned to the gladness of God.

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He Must Reign …

Easter Sunday

April 3, 1988 |by John Piper | Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20–28

The great word of the resurrection is OPEN! Therefore write in capital letters over every closed door in your life, OPEN!

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Irrevocable Joy …

Easter Sunday

March 26, 1989 |by John Piper | Scripture: John 16:22

Jesus offers irrevocable joy. It cannot be destroyed. It cannot be lost.

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Jesus Is Alive to Serve …

Easter Sunday

April 15, 1990 |by John Piper | Scripture: John 11:25

Jesus died to meet your needs. He rose to meet your needs. He reigns to meet your needs—and make you happy in him forever.

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Six Gifts of the Resurrection …

Easter Sunday

March 31, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12–20

The greatest news in all the world is in order to make you happy and glorify Jesus, God raised him from the dead to reign forevermore.

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Christ and Those in Him Will Never Die Again …

Easter Sunday

April 19, 1992 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 6:1–11

What if it's true that Christ rose from the dead?

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I Have Authority to Lay It Down and I Have Authority to Take It Up Again …

Easter Sunday

April 11, 1993 |by John Piper | Scripture: John 10:11–18

The story of Easter doesn't end with a mangled shepherd lying dead among three dead wolves.

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But Christ Has Been Raised, You Are Not Still In Your Sins …

Easter Sunday

April 3, 1994 |by John Piper | Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:17–20

If we are saved by Christ's death, what does his resurrection add?

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The Depth of Christ's Love: Its Freedom …

Easter Sunday

April 16, 1995 |by John Piper | Scripture: John 10:14–18

Of all the great things that Easter means, it also means this: it is a mighty "I meant it!" behind Jesus' death.

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He Sat Down at the Right Hand of Majesty …

Easter Sunday

April 7, 1996 |by John Piper | Scripture: Hebrews 1:1–4

We owe our purification to Jesus and we owe our being to him.

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What Jesus Built by Rising from the Dead …

Easter Sunday

March 30, 1997 |by John Piper | Scripture: Matthew 26:59–64

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The Spirit of the Age and the Reality of the Risen Christ …

Easter Sunday

April 12, 1998 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:11

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Christ Jesus is He Who Died, Yes, Rather Who Was Raised …

Easter Sunday

April 4, 1999 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 8:34

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Jesus Christ: Alive and With Us to the End …

Easter Sunday

April 23, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Matthew 28

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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.

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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.

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Quest: Joy! Found: Christ! …

Easter Sunday

April 20, 2003 |by John Piper

What is the basic message of the Bible? And what does it mean for me?

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When I Am Raised Up, I Will Go Before You To Galilee …

Easter Sunday

April 11, 2004 |by John Piper | Scripture: Matthew 26:26–32

He is risen! Trust him today. By his mercy he can forgive your sins. And by his sovereignty he can turn all things for your good.

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All Things Subject to the Risen Christ …

Easter Sunday

March 27, 2005 |by John Piper | Scripture: Philippians 3:20–21

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The Peculiar Mark of Majesty, Part 2 …

Easter Sunday

April 8, 2007 |by John Piper | Scripture: Psalms 8

We will reign with Christ and find our joy not in usurping God's majesty but in saying: “How majestic is your name in all the earth.”

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The God of Peace Brought from the Dead the Good Shepherd …

Easter Sunday

March 23, 2008 |by John Piper | Scripture: Hebrews 13:20–21

Jesus will always be our shepherd and we will always get the incomparable joy of being his sheep.

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I Have Seen the Lord …

Easter Sunday

April 12, 2009 |by John Piper | Scripture: John 20:1–23

Twenty centuries later, we can still see the truth of the Resurrection.

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The Immeasurable Greatness of His Power Toward Us …

Easter Sunday

April 4, 2010 |by John Piper | Scripture: Ephesians 1:15–23

The resurrection of Jesus shows the greatness of God's power toward us now in this life.

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You Will Know the Truth and the Truth Will Set You Free …

Easter Sunday

April 23, 2011 |by John Piper | Scripture: John 8:30–36

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The Risen Christ — His Peace, Power, and Purpose …

April 7, 2012 |by John Piper | Scripture: John 20:19–23

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