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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.

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Does God Predestine People to Hell?

Does God Predestine People to Hell?

Predestination to hell is a heavy reality. But what is mysterious to us now will be revealed in the end. And we will see that it is right.

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Why Are Believers Threatened with Perishing?

Why Are Believers Threatened with Perishing?

Even those who claim Christ can show themselves not to share in him if they refuse to repent of their sin.

The Redwoods and the Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

The Redwoods and the Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

Every gift in this world is a token of our Father’s love, bought for us with the blood of Christ, intended to point us to the world to come.

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My Church Makes Ministry a Pain

My Church Makes Ministry a Pain

The joys of pastoring may ebb and flow, but Pastor John offers ten hope-filled counsels to help pastors press on when ministry proves difficult.

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Romans 7:22–8:2: No Condemnation

No Condemnation

Romans 7:22–8:2

In your Bible reading, an author will often compare two things. It’s important to stop and study everything you learn about how those two things are similar and different. In this lab, Pastor John looks at our slavery to sin and freedom in Christ.

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How Do I Prepare for the Rapture?

How Do I Prepare for the Rapture?

Jesus is coming back. Pastor John shares what Christians should do while they wait for his return.

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Three Motivations to Pray

Three Motivations to Pray

Pray because God tells us to. Pray because it increases our joy. Pray because the sovereign ruler of the universe makes things happen through prayer.

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Romans 8: The Greatest Chapter

The Greatest Chapter

Romans 8

Pastor John introduces a new series focused on Romans 8. First, he spends a couple minutes helping you make the most of Look at the Book. Then, he gives you seven reasons why Romans 8 is the greatest chapter in all the Bible.

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Why Save Sex for Marriage?

Why Save Sex for Marriage?

Sex is kept within a covenant between a man and a woman because it points to a greater covenant between humans and God.

Clarifying Romans 7:14–25 As “Christian Experience”

Clarifying Romans 7:14–25 As “Christian Experience”

Biblical faithfulness and clarity is always good for us. So it might be helpful to make a few clarifying comments on Romans 7:14–25.

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Should I Eat Halal Meat?

Should I Eat Halal Meat?

Paul gives believers great freedom to eat the food offered to them. But do we have the freedom to eat halal meat?

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Exploring Key Words: The Book of Life

The Book of Life

Exploring Key Words

When you come across an important word or phrase in your reading, stop to search for other uses of that same word or phrase. In this lab, John Piper briefly looks at six different verses to better understand the Book of Life.

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Isaiah 48:9–11: For My Name’s Sake

For My Name’s Sake

Isaiah 48:9–11

We should be constantly comparing lists of characteristics about God to determine if qualities are the same, different, or overlapping. In this lab, John Piper models this and uncovers God's love for us and his commitment to his own glory.

Boomers’ Bodies — and Yours

Boomers’ Bodies — and Yours

For Christians, God takes the deep creases of our bondage to corruption and turns them into the dignity of spiritual beauty.

The Romantic Rationalist

The Romantic Rationalist

God, Life, and Imagination in the Work of C. S. Lewis

Lewis saw beauty and wonder everywhere. And his writing sings with these realities, resounding with passion that always points to God.

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Greatest Book, Greatest Chapter, Greatest Joy

Plenary 5 — 2014 National Conference

Greatest Book, Greatest Chapter, Greatest Joy. The greatest book is the Bible — and we saw why on Friday night. The main reason, we argued, is that the Bible is only book without which God’s ultimate purpose for the…

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Predestination, Justification, No Separation

Plenary 4 — 2014 National Conference

Knowing the love of God in Christ which not only chose us but purposes all things for our good makes us profoundly free to lay down our lives in sacrificial love for others.

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Groaning Creation, Groaning Saints, Groaning Spirit

Plenary 3 — 2014 National Conference

The groaning of creation matches up with our own groaning as we wait until the day when creation will be set free from corruption and share in the glorious inheritance of God’s children.

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Free from Judgment, Fighting Sin, Full Assurance

Plenary 2 — 2014 National Conference

Our justification is established through Christ’s substitutionary death, which then gives rises to the new life in the Spirit where we are able to fulfill the law of God.

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Scripture: The Kindling of Christian Hedonism

Scripture: The Kindling of Christian Hedonism

Plenary 1 — 2014 National Conference

My aim in this message is to awaken, and deepen, and intensify your love for the Bible as a divine gift that is absolutely essential and indispensible in accomplishing God’s ultimate aim in the universe, namely, that he be supremely…

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6 Tips If You Find the Bible Hard to Read

6 Tips If You Find the Bible Hard to Read

Why keep reading the Bible if you just can’t get it? Because it’s worth it. Pastor John shares six ways to help you better treasure truth as you read.

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Bible Time for Busy Moms

Bible Time for Busy Moms

When can busy moms find time to read their Bibles amid endless daily demands? Pastor John gives husbands six exhortations to help their wives.

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Luke 12:32: Fear Not, Little Flock

Fear Not, Little Flock

Luke 12:32

There are often riches and depths of meaning in the simplest verses. Luke 12:32 is one verse with two short propositions, but there are riches buried in its simplicity. In this lab, John Piper reveals several profound reasons not to fear.

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The High Cost of Sexual Sin

The High Cost of Sexual Sin

Demons know God and seethe with lust. Christians know God and sever the root of lust. What’s the difference?

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Matthew 28:18–20: I Am with You Always

I Am with You Always

Matthew 28:18–20

Some of God’s commands in the Bible are very difficult, if not impossible. Therefore, we need to pay close attention to the promises in Scripture that accompany God’s commands and equip us with God’s power to do the impossible.

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