A Reply To Gerhard Maier …
A Review Article
Published in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 22/1 (1979), pp. 79-85.
Delighting in the Law of God …
Summer Psalms
Sunday Evening Message
Bethlehem: House of Bread …
Can we be a people who embrace with gratitude both the scholarly enterprise and the simple joy of breaking bread together?
Listen to the Eyewitness of His Majesty …
The difference between mythical speculations and Christian faith is history. Our doctrines are not the result of clever head-work. They are the result of historical observation.
There Shall Be a Fountain Opened …
The fountain of forgiveness has been opened for you. And if you cleanse yourself through faith in that fountain, all the subsequent promises to God's people are yours.
About My Other Wife …
Galatians is the preservation of the gospel for Bethlehem Baptist Church. It is for you. Marry it!
Where Can You Find Something That Is… …
Eleven virtues of the Word of God, and seven ways to respond to it.
A Deep and Peaceful Hour …
Scripture has the power to put your fretting soul to rest.
One Way to Wield the Weapon of the Word …
John Piper shares a method for remembering all day what you read in the morning.
Sweeter than Honey, Better than Gold …
In meditation on the Word of God and in following it there is great reward—greater than much fine gold.
The Seed of the Word and the Fruit of Love …
The power to love comes through hoping in God.
Long for the Pure Milk of the Word …
Long for the pure milk of the Word. Do not settle for spiritual fatalism. It is not God's will for you.
O That You Might Be Strong Like a Tree! …
It is impossible to meditate on God’s word as continually as we should if portions of it are not in our mind.
The Danger of Drifting from the Word …
Life in this world is like a river, not a lake. And if you don't listen earnestly to Jesus, you will drift down to destruction.
The Word of God: Living, Active, Sharp …
The Word of God is living and active and penetrates to the bottom of our lives and rips the pleasant mask off the ugly face of sin.
Open My Eyes That I May See …
It is by prayer that our eyes will be opened to see wonder in God's Word and be changed.
I Will Meditate on All Your Work and Muse on Your Deeds …
Moment by moment, our vital union with Christ is sustained, shaped, and carried by the Word of God.
Building Our Lives on the Bible …
Education for Exultation: By the Word
Pierced By the Word of God …
Use the Bible to know yourself and confirm your own spiritual life.
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.
Thoughts on the Sufficiency of Scripture …
What It Does and Doesn't Mean
To affirm truth with extra-biblical language is more biblical than using biblical language to defend falsehood.
How Do You Memorize Scripture? …
Listen to John Piper discuss how he memorizes Scripture. There are two keys: prayer and setting aside time.
Why Memorize Scripture? …
Six reasons to learn Bible verses by heart.
The Word of God Abides in You, and You Have Overcome the Evil One …
Live in God's word and in prayer, and you will be strengthened to defeat the devil.
How Can I Make Time for the Bible? …
John Piper discusses how to make Bible-reading a regular part of life.
Receive With Meekness the Implanted Word …
Our souls need Scripture just like our bodies need oxygen: moment by moment, every day.
Is It Wrong to Copyright and Sell the Bible? …
John Piper distinguishes selling God's Word from selling paper and ink.
Songs That Shape the Heart and Mind …
Psalms: Thinking and Feeling with God, Part 1
The combination of instruction with emotion in the Psalms.
Fighting for Faith with God’s Word …
New Attitude Conference
Louisville, KY
Morning Meditations on 4 Parts of the Bible …
Stay in the Word so that you can see more of the God you love.
Are All Biblical Doctrines Equally Essential? …
John Piper says that some doctrines are more central than others.
The Precious Gift of Baby Talk …
The Bible is infinitely precious, true, glorious baby talk.
If My Words Abide in You …
More than just memorizing Scripture, Jesus' words abiding in us means they take root in us and bear fruit.
How Do We Know Which Scriptures Are Applicable Today and Which Should Be Considered Culturally Irrelevant? …
John Piper offers three criteria for understanding how biblical commands apply to us.
If Paul's Letter to the Laodiceans Were Found Today, Should It Be Added to the New Testament? …
John Piper says that, when writing as an apostle, Paul's letters were inspired.
If You Believed Moses, You Would Believe Me, for He Wrote of Me …
Wherever God is revealed in the Old Testament, Jesus is revealed.
How Do You Choose What Bible Passages to Memorize? …
John Piper wants to memorize those verses that help him fight against anxiety.
How Are General and Special Revelation Different? …
John Piper explains why the Bible is the best way to know God.
How Would You Study the Bible With People Who Can't Read? …
John Piper says we can speak the word of God to those who can't read.
Holding Fast the Word of Life in 2010 …
There can be no spiritual life and health and growth without God's word.
Do You Think Our Generation Relies on Extra-Biblical Literature Too Much? …
John Piper thinks all generations could love and pore over the Bible more.
If You Could Say One Thing to the Next Generation of Church Leaders, What Would It Be? …
John Piper stresses the crucial and timeless importance of keeping the Bible central to everything.
The Sum of Your Word Is Truth …
Children Desiring God Conference
Twin Cities, MN
Leadership and Scripture Memory …
PassionTX
Fort Worth, TX
The Infinite Worth of the Word of God …
Crossway Banquet
Atlanta, GA
Proclaiming Christ …
Queensland Theological College
Brisbane, Australia
Don't Waste Your Life …
Queensland Theological College
Brisbane, Australia
The Sum of God's Word Is Truth …
Bethlehem Baptist Church Women's Spring Conference
Twin Cities, MN
Take Care How You Listen …
Sermons by John Piper on Receiving the Word
“So take heed how you hear! Hear with spiritual ears, not just the ears on your head. And hear with an honest and good heart, not a deceptive and evil heart” (p. 12).
The Doctrine of Scripture …
Theology Refresh: Podcast for Christian Leaders
Kevin DeYoung helps Christian leaders sharpen their thinking on the doctrine of Scripture.
Must Bible Reading Always End with Application? …
Is it okay to come away from Bible reading without a life principle or a specific point of application?
All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God: Continue in It …
Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville
Louisville, KY
All Things Are Yours …
Bethlehem College and Seminary Commencement
Minneapolis, MN
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