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Palm Sunday

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O, That You Knew the Terms of Peace! …

Palm Sunday

April 12, 1981 |by John Piper | Scripture: Luke 19:41–44

Jesus Christ is always eager and willing to make peace with anyone who will accept the terms of peace he offers.

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He Set His Face to Go to Jerusalem …

Palm Sunday

April 4, 1982 |by John Piper | Scripture: Luke 9:51–56

Jesus was not accidentally entangled in a web of injustice. The saving benefits of his death for sinners were not an afterthought. Jesus saw that the time had come and set his face to fulfill his mission: to die in Jerusalem for our sake.

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The Donkey, the Stallion, and the Strategy of the Hills …

Palm Sunday

March 27, 1983 |by John Piper

Though arrogance and rage assail, conspiracy will not prevail.

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Hosanna! …

Palm Sunday

March 27, 1983 |by John Piper | Scripture: John 12:13

Our English word "hosanna" comes from a Greek word "hosanna" which comes from a Hebrew phrase hoshiya na.

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The Spirit Is upon Him Gentle for Now …

Palm Sunday

April 15, 1984 |by John Piper | Scripture: Matthew 12:18–21

Jesus did not come to snuff out your struggling flicker but to fan it carefully into a torch for his glory.

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It Is Your Father's Pleasure to Give You the Kingdom …

Palm Sunday

April 12, 1987 |by John Piper | Scripture: Luke 12:32

God's joy, his desire, his want and wish and hope and pleasure and gladness and delight is to give the kingdom to his flock.

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The Gallows and the Gift of Life …

Palm Sunday

March 27, 1988 |by John Piper | Scripture: Mark 8:34–38; Galatians 6:14; Hebrews 13:12–14

An allegory of a man in a prison called "conviction" and how he got out.

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His Dominion Shall Be from Sea to Sea …

Palm Sunday

March 19, 1989 |by John Piper | Scripture: Zechariah 9:9–10

Jesus has laid down his life so that he might make you a genuine offer of reconciliation.

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"You Will See the Son of Man Seated at the Right Hand of Power and Coming on the Clouds of Heaven" …

Palm Sunday

April 8, 1990 |by John Piper | Scripture: Matthew 26:63–64

Deep down we know so much truth that we fear and therefore deny.

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Stephen's Crime: "Jesus Will Destroy the Temple" …

Palm Sunday

March 24, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 6:8–15

How did Jesus destroy the temple? Why did saying so cost Stephen his life?

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God Sanctifies His People …

Palm Sunday

April 12, 1992 |by John Piper | Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24

Assurance does not come from making holiness optional. It comes from knowing God is faithful.

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He Shall Be Satisfied with the Fruit of His Travail …

Palm Sunday

April 4, 1993 |by John Piper | Scripture: Isaiah 53:10–12

It was the will of the Lord to crush him, NOT because of his own sins, but because of our sins.

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Forgive Just as God in Christ Also Has Forgiven You …

Palm Sunday

March 27, 1994 |by John Piper | Scripture: Ephesians 4:32–5:2

How do we get what we need to forgive those who sin against us?

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The Depth of Christ's Love: Its Lavish Benefits …

Palm Sunday

April 9, 1995 |by John Piper | Scripture: 1 John 3:1

God might have rescued us, sacrificed for us, forgiven us, and not gone any further. But instead he took us into his family.

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In These Last Days, God Has Spoken by a Son …

Palm Sunday

March 31, 1996 |by John Piper | Scripture: Hebrews 1:1–4

Do you want to hear God speak? God has now spoken not just by prophets, but by his Son.

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Let Us Draw Near to God …

Palm Sunday

March 23, 1997 |by John Piper | Scripture: Hebrews 10:19–22

Drawing near to God is the heart of the gospel, and we are called to embrace it with informed zeal.

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The Sovereign Sacrifice: Foreknown, Foretold, for Faith …

Palm Sunday

April 5, 1998 |by John Piper | Scripture: John 13:12–20

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Mouths Closed and All the World Accountable to God …

Palm Sunday

March 28, 1999 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 3:19–20

Christianity is not a narrow, provincial, or tribal religion. It declares things that have to do with the whole world.

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The Sons Are Free …

Palm Sunday

April 16, 2000 |by John Piper | Scripture: Matthew 17:22–27

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Jesus Declares His Kingship …

Palm Sunday

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

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Palm Sunday Tears of Sovereign Mercy …

Palm Sunday

April 13, 2003 |by John Piper | Scripture: Luke 19:28–44

Consider how Jesus has been merciful to you, and then be like him.

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Jesus Christ, the Bridegroom, Past and Future …

Palm Sunday

April 4, 2004 |by John Piper | Scripture: Matthew 25:1–13

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Christ Overcame Evil with Good—Do the Same …

Palm Sunday

March 20, 2005 |by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 12:20–21

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The Peculiar Mark of Majesty, Part 1 …

Palm Sunday

April 1, 2007 |by John Piper | Scripture: Psalms 8

The glory of God is unique because of the lowly ways he chooses to show it.

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The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up—Like the Serpent …

April 5, 2009 |by John Piper | Scripture: John 3:1–15

What does Jesus mean by comparing himself to the bronze snake Moses raised in Numbers 21?

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The Son of Man Must Suffer Many Things …

March 28, 2010 |by John Piper | Scripture: Mark 8:31–38

The death of Christ was planned by the Father and approved by the Son to ransom many people from their sins.

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