In the Pits with a King …
Summer Psalms
Sunday Evening Message
We're made of the same stuff as the saints of old, and they help guide us so that we persevere to the end.
The Education of a Prophet: Jonah …
You can't bless somebody if you desire their harm. If you are a follower of Jesus, you must desire the good of everyone, no matter what their race or nationality.
God Meant It for Good …
The Lives of Joseph and John the Baptist
Sunday Evening Message
As I was reading about Joseph's unjust imprisonment the other day, I was struck all of a sudden with the similarity and contrast between Joseph and John the Baptist.
Cry of Distress and Voice of Thanks …
The Prayer of Jonah
The belly of a fish hardly seems like salvation. But it was.
Warrior Mystic …
Where are the Joshuas? Where are those whose knees are as calloused as their hands?
Ruth: Under the Wings of God …
God will reward Ruth because she has sought refuge under his wings.
Job: Reverent in Suffering …
Job's worship was remarkable because it came in the midst of great suffering.
Job: Wrestling with Suffering …
Why did God prolong Job's suffering? Didn't his initial reaction prove his faith?
Job: Rebuked in Suffering …
The suffering of the righteous is not a token of God's enmity but of his love. It is not a punishment of their sins but a refinement of their righteousness.
Job: The Revelation of God in Suffering …
It is presumptuous to assume you can counsel God about how to run a more just world.
Job: Reversal in Suffering …
What God is after in all his dealings with his children is a brokenhearted joy that trusts like a little child in God and returns good for evil.
Asa's Folly …
The very nature of God is that he is eager to show his power on behalf of people who trust him.
Running with the Witnesses …
Be encouraged by the thousands of saints who have finished the race and testify, "It can be done! By faith it can be done."
Righteous Job and the Rock Star …
What is the Almighty that we should serve him? Good question, depending on the tone of voice.
Ruth: Sweet and Bitter Providence …
UCCF Forum
Ruth: Under the Wings of God …
UCCF Forum
Ruth: Strategic Righteousness …
UCCF Forum
Ruth: May the Redeemer's Name Be Renowned …
UCCF Forum
Job: When the Righteous Suffer, Part 1 …
Desiring God Fall 2008 Regional Conference
Austin, TX
Job: When the Righteous Suffer, Part 2 …
Desiring God Fall 2008 Regional Conference
Austin, TX
Job: When the Righteous Suffer, Q & A …
Desiring God Fall 2008 Regional Conference
Austin, TX
Why did you Dedicate Spectacular Sins to Joseph? …
John Piper says that Joseph's life typifies God's intentions for human sin.
A Sweet and Bitter Providence …
Sex, Race, and the Sovereignty of God
Related Topics
New Testament Biblical Figures Redemptive History Christian Biography
Related Resources:
- The Aim of Dr Luke (Sermons)
- Simeon's Farewell to the World (Sermons)
- My Anguish: My Kinsmen Are Accursed (Sermons)
- How Great Is the Honor of Israel? (Sermons)
- Thanksgiving for the Lives of Flawed Saints (Taste & See Articles)
- Contending For Our All (Online Books)
