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John Piper

John Piper is founder and teacher of Desiring God and chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is author of more than 50 books, including Desiring God and The Pleasures of God. Read more about John.

Passion Life Interview with Lecrae

This is the full 37-minute conversation filmed at Renovation Church in Atlanta. Read a summary of the conversation here. What follows is a rough transcript of the full video. Ensor: Hip-hop is a very distinctive art form and you…

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Why Do Christians Preach and Sing?

Why Do Christians Preach and Sing?

Spectacular News and the Beauty of Christ

No other religion or movement on the planet preaches and sings like Christians.

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Matthew 6:9–13, Part 1: Your Kingdom Come

Your Kingdom Come

Matthew 6:9–13, Part 1

In five short verses in Matthew, Jesus taught us to pray. There are prayer-life-changing glories to be seen in these most familiar words *if* we slow down enough to see them. In this lab, John Piper begins a three-part series on the Lord’s Prayer.

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Jesus’s Aggressive, Relentless, Surgical Love

Our souls thirst for water that will satisfy us fully and forever. We long for the fullness of life that only Jesus himself can provide.

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2 Thessalonians 1:11–12: New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s Resolutions

2 Thessalonians 1:11–12

At the beginning of another year, people will make new resolutions. But should Christians make these New Years commitments? In this lab, John Piper shows that resolutions can be deeply Christian and grace-filled.

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Best Piper Books for Beginners

Pastor Piper has written dozens and dozens of books Where should someone begin — especially a new believer — if they want to start reading Piper’s work?

New Year, New Adjective: “Christ-Exalting”

New Year, New Adjective: “Christ-Exalting”

At the fresh beginning of another new year, people are often ready to make new resolutions. What if this year, your resolution was an adjective — a word that modified everything else you do and gave it glorious meaning and purpose?

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Incredible Growth in 2014, Goals for 2015

Pastor John gives an update about the ways God worked through Desiring God in 2014, and shares goals of the ministry for 2015.

The Christmas Invitation to Everyone

The Christmas Invitation to Everyone

John Piper explains the gospel of Christmas and extends an invitation to us all...

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Christmas at the Piper Home

Christmas at the Piper Home

Pastor John and Noel talk about how they celebrated Christmas in their home as their kids were growing up and their two overarching goals.

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Hebrews 2:14–15: Why Christmas?

Why Christmas?

Hebrews 2:14–15

We have every reason to look each other in the eye and say from the bottom of our heart, “Merry Christmas.” His birth means we have hope.

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How Do Men and Women Show Physical Affection in the Church?

How Do Men and Women Show Physical Affection in the Church?

Establish a principled and emotionally healthy and happy place at your church where people, especially women, feel safe to hug or not to hug.

Christmas Happened Because It Is Fitting

Christmas Happened Because It Is Fitting

Why did God write the Christmas story the way he did? What compelled him to send his Son to be born in a humble stable and to grow up and die a gruesome, innocent death on a cross. One answer is that it was fitting.

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Is God Less Glorified in the Judgment of Sinners?

Is God Less Glorified in the Judgment of Sinners?

God’s glory does not rise and fall as our effectiveness in showing him glorious rises and falls.

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How Does Scripture Serve Our Prayers?

How Does Scripture Serve Our Prayers?

The most important thing we do every day is make our souls happy in God by praying over the Bible.

Preempt the Next Newsflash: Overflow from #ATimeToSpeak

On Tuesday, I was part of a conversation on racial harmony at the National Civil Rights Museum, in Memphis. Here are sixteen reflections on race and the gospel from my preparation for this event, as well as takeaways from the gathering.

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Philippians 1:20–23: To Die Is Gain

To Die Is Gain

Philippians 1:20–23

John Piper says this passage has been one of the most pivotal for him and his ministry. These four verses hold profound and precious truths about life and about death. In this lab, Piper shows why Christ is most magnified in us when we are most satisfied in him.

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What Will Submission to My Husband Look Like?

What Will Submission to My Husband Look Like?

Submission is mainly a wife’s intelligent, happy, wise support for her husband’s leadership.

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The Message of the Magi’s Star

The Message of the Magi’s Star

We can’t explain precisely what the star of Bethlehem was, but we do know God formed it to bring the nations to their Savior.

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What Child Is This? Luke 1:30–37

What Child Is This?

Luke 1:30–37

What child is this, the baby boy we celebrate every Christmas? Mary met the true identity of her son in the words of an angel, recorded in Luke 1. In this lab, John Piper prepares our hearts for Christmas by slowing down over these verses.

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Is My Relationship with God Healthy?

Is My Relationship with God Healthy?

There are certain tests from the Bible that help us know if our relationship with God is a good one.

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Are New Testament Ethics Final or Trajectory-Setting?

Are New Testament Ethics Final or Trajectory-Setting?

If you think the New Testament simply sets a trajectory for ethics, you might effectively strip the Bible of its final authority.

One Carol, Three Marriages (O Come All Ye Faithful)

One Carol, Three Marriages (O Come All Ye Faithful)

Dissecting Christmas carols can be musical murder. Unless the disassembly fits together again more beautifully and more fully felt. That’s my goal. And “O Come All Ye Faithful” is near the top of my favorites.

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Can a Spiritually Dead Soul Thirst for God?

Can a Spiritually Dead Soul Thirst for God?

Unless the Spirit gives us eyes to see that the true God is beautiful and desirable, we won’t seek him.

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Romans 8:17: Heirs of God

Heirs of God

Romans 8:17

Our adoption as sons and daughters of God is a deep and glorious blessing. In this lab, drawing on several other texts, John Piper asks what it means that we will be glorified with Christ and share in his inheritance.

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