Then the End Will Come …
The cause of world missions is absolutely assured of success. It cannot fail.
A Passion for Missions in the Men Who Stay …
Laymen must be challenged to live for a cause greater than their present jobs.
Tell How Much the Lord Has Done for You! …
Strategies and actions to seek and save the lost must have high priority in the life of our church.
“Safe for Democracy” or “Sent for the Gospel” …
When a Cause Matters
Can the church have any integrity unless the summons of Christ moves us to stratgize and sacrifice with dedication and joy?
Operation: Ten Talents …
New Strategies for New Ventures in Missions
There are quality things around your house that can be converted into capital for the cause of Christ.
Until the Kingdom Comes …
Until Christ returns, worship, education, counseling, fellowship, money, marriage, leisure, family, and vocation all have a war-time emphasis.
The Spirit Wants the World for Christ …
The Spirit wants the world for Christ, but the goal is not yet reached.
In Need of Alien Minds …
If we cherish our citizenship in heaven above all earthly allegiances, we may be able to invite non-Americans to join us there.
The Need for Something New in Missions …
Is the allocation of our missionaries and mission funds in accord with the biblical priorities?
Mission: The Gladness of God …
God's invitation to the banquet of his eternal joy is sent through the church indiscriminately to all people.
Let All the Peoples Praise Thee …
Missions Week
God's purpose is to be known and praised and enjoyed and feared among all the nations of the earth.
Expanding the Biblical Basis for Harvesting …
West Central Missions Conference
Wilmar, Minnesota
Confidence in the sovereign grace of God is the only thing that will sustain and propel his church until the work of missions is done.
A Theology for Missions …
Conference on Missions Education
Crystal Evangelical Free Church
One reason the worldwide church is weak and lacks leaders is because the doctrinal basis of faith and missions is too narrow.
Worship and World Missions: A Pastoral Strategy …
Western Seminary Missions Conference
We can be joyfully passionate about God's glory because he is joyfully passionate about his glory.
How the Missions Movement is Growing at Bethlehem and a Challenge to Western …
Western Seminary Missions Conference
What has awakened and advanced mission-mindedness at Bethlehem?
Prayer: the Work of Missions …
ACMC Annual Meeting
Denver, Colorado
What Can Keep a Missionary Going? …
Here are some of the stupendous promises to sustain us in a work that may be long and may be hard, but will triumph in the end.
From Misplaced Shame to Mission Flame …
Bible promises remove the mountains of shame that can hinder your missions involvement.
How Can We Be Clothed with Power? …
Missions Week
God gives special power, extraordinary power, for the extraordinary challenges of an expanding witness to Christ. How do we seek it?
Worldwide Reasons for Hope in the Triumph of the Gospel …
Eight evidences that God is mightily at work in the world to accomplish his redeeming purposes.
Thoughts on Lausanne II in Manila …
A taste test of John Piper's observations and reflections from Manila.
Something Radical is Required …
Sixty-six thousand people a day die without Christ among the unreached peoples. Knowing this, what should you do?
Confidence Kindles Commitment to the Cause! …
Confidence in missions comes mainly from the unshakable promises of God. But historical trends can help too.
Mercy to the Nations …
Missions Week
Zeal for the glory of the Lord is zeal for the glory of his mercy or it isn't missionary zeal—and it isn't holy zeal.
Goliath is Back! Where is David? …
1990 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
Is Jesus Christ Man's Only Hope for Salvation? …
Can people still be saved even if they never hear the name of Jesus?
There is No Greater Satisfaction …
God-Centered Motivation for World Missions
Disarray or God's Design? …
2000 by 2000: What in the World Is God Doing at Bethlehem?
May God unite us in one vision of what he is doing so that we might not only endure but delight in the design of these days.
Witness From the Ends of the Earth …
1991 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
What God Has Cleansed Do Not Call Common …
Missions Week
Cornelius would not have been saved if no one had taken him the gospel. And no one will be saved today without the gospel.
God: Refuge for His People, Exalted Among the Nations …
Meditations on Signifiance and Success
One of the reasons we invest our lives in some insignificant ways is that we never become still enough to let the great realities hit us.
Soundbites from the Battlefield …
Sixteen quotes to motivate and make ready your heart for missions.
Life Changing Things I've Learned about Missions …
First Baptist Church, Rochester, Minnesota
Nine lessons that have changed John Piper's understanding and approach to missions.
The Wells of Salvation and the Work of Missions …
Fergus Falls Missions Conference
Let the Nations Be Glad …
Missions Week
God blesses us so that the nations will be blessed.
The Supremacy of God in World Evangelism (Part 1) …
Westminster Theological Seminary
Philadelphia, PA
The Supremacy of God in World Evangelism (Part 2) …
Westminster Theological Seminary
Philadelphia, PA
The Supremacy of God in World Evangelism (Part 3) …
Westminster Theological Seminary
Philadelphia, PA
The Supremacy of God in World Evangelism: Q & A …
Westminster Theological Seminary
Philadelphia, PA
Cities of Ruthless Nations Will Revere Thee …
Missions Week
Great affliction + deep poverty + abundant joy = great generosity.
The Task and Motive of Missions …
Missions Rally, First Baptist Church, Medford, WI
Driving Convictions Behind Foreign Missions …
Fourteen beliefs that keep the missions flame burning.
Doing Missions When Dying Is Gain …
Wheaton College
Is Christ so valuable to you that no loss you experience for his sake will feel like losing in the end?
The Supremacy of God in Missions …
Christian & Missionary Alliance 1997 General Council
Milwaukee, WI
World Missions: The Purpose, the Promise, and the Price …
"All the nations" is an essential component to the purpose, the promise and the price of world missions.
World Missions and the End of History …
Missions Week
The price will be high, but God's promise that the gospel will spread to all nations will be fulfilled by his omnipotent hand.
The Living God Is a Missionary God …
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement, Lecture 1
God's ultimate goal in creation and redemption is to uphold and display his glory for the enjoyment of his redeemed people from every people, tribe, tongue, and nation.
God's Passion for His Global Glory …
Missions In Focus
Wheaton College
How Not to Serve God in Going and Sending …
Missions In Focus
Wheaton College
God Is Glorified When Christ Is Gain …
Missions In Focus
Wheaton College
You Must All Become Hedonists …
Missions In Focus
Wheaton College
Finishing What? …
Message 1 from the 1998 Finishers Conference
Finishing with Joy …
Message 2 from the 1998 Finishers Conference
Finishing Well in the Face of Death …
Message 3 from the 1998 Finishers Conference
The Lofty Claim, the Last Command, the Loving Comfort …
Missions Week
Hallowed Be Thy Name …
Celebration East 1999, PDI
Let All the Peoples Praise Him …
Education for Exultation: Among the Nations
Let the Nations Be Glad …
Ligonier Ministries' Orlando 2000 Conference, "Upsetting the World"
Questions and Answers …
Ligonier Ministries' Orlando 2000 Conference, "Upsetting the World"
Pursuing the Glory of God in the Gladness of the Nations in God …
Declare His Glory Among the Nations Conference
Dallas, Texas
All the World Accountable to God …
Declare His Glory Among the Nations Conference
Dallas, Texas
The Path and the Price of Pursuing the Glory of God Among the Nations …
Declare His Glory Among the Nations Conference
Dallas, Texas
A Biblical Alternative to Serving God …
Declare His Glory Among the Nations Conference
Dallas, Texas
"I Will Build My Church" -- From All Peoples …
Missions Week
Everlasting Truth for the Joy of All Peoples …
Missions Week
Jesus Christ is building his church around the world with missionaries.
Is God Calling You to Give Your Life for His Sake and the Gospel in Missions? …
Ten Means God Uses to Compel Those Whom He Calls
Gospel to the Nations, Generosity to the Poor …
Missions Week
Missions, Orality, and the Bible …
Thoughts on Pre-, Less-, and Post-literate Cultures
What happens to those who have never heard the gospel? …
Listen to John Piper talk about the justice of God in judging those who have never heard the gospel.
Unexpected Blows to Fatalistic Thinking …
What does it mean for the global cause of Christ that all things are possible with God?
A Passion for God’s Supremacy and Compassion for Man’s Soul …
Jonathan Edwards on the Unity of Motives in World Missions
Resolved 2007
Mark This Day and Marvel at the Work of God …
September 7 marks the 200th anniversary of Protestant missions in China.
Declare His Glory Among the Nations …
Psalms: Thinking and Feeling with God, Part 6
God summons us to sing, and in doing so to summon the nations to sing a new song with us.
Do you think everybody should be a missionary? …
John Piper says there are only three options for you in relation to missions.
As the Father Has Sent Me... …
UCCF World Missions Service
...So Send I You …
UCCF World Missions Service
Proclaiming the Excellencies of Christ, Not Prosperity, Among the Nations …
All nations will be reached only with the wealth-renouncing witness of cross-cultural missionaries.
Are Short-Term Mission Trips Worth Doing? …
John Piper is for short-term missions, most of the time.
Who should Consider Going on Short-Term Missions Trips? …
John Piper says that every American Christian should do short term missions.
What is the Vision for Short-Term Missions at your Church? …
John Piper mentions three desires behind doing short-term missions.
Missions as Fasting …
The Forsaking of Things Present for the Global Exaltation of Christ
Desiring God 2009 Conference for Pastors
Let the Nations Be Glad, Part 1 …
Advance09
Let the Nations Be Glad, Part 2 …
Advance09
When a Polygamist is Converted what should he do about his Marriages? …
John Piper says we may have to be patient when introducing biblical standards to a new culture.
Should the risk of danger keep me from doing missions? …
John Piper says danger doesn't automatically exempt a person from doing missions.
Global Issues Facing the Global Church …
Panel Discussion with Lausanne Movement Leaders
Doug Birdsall, Christopher Wright, and Lindsay Brown join John Piper in discussing what things are happening in the world that are relevant to the spread of the gospel and how the Lausanne movement relates to them.
Can I go into Missions without a College Degree? …
John Piper says a college degree neither makes nor breaks a person's missionary potential.
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