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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: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist and most recently Foundations for Lifelong Learning: Education in Serious Joy. Read more about John.

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Why False Doctrine Can Make You Happy

Why False Doctrine Can Make You Happy

Does doctrine matter so long as we feel happy in God? Pastor John explains why only a true view of God can glorify him and satisfy us.

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Why John Piper Recycles

Why John Piper Recycles

Why should Christians care about this earth if we are waiting for a new one? Ultimately, it is because we love our neighbors.

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The Essential Warfare for Holiness

The Essential Warfare for Holiness

We don’t add happiness to holiness in the Christian life. Our happiness in God is an essential piece of what it means to be holy.

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Exercising the Body (For the Sake of the Soul)

Exercising the Body (For the Sake of the Soul)

God cares about what we do with the bodies he’s given to us. We should govern our eating, sleeping, and exercise to maximize our life and soul for the kingdom.

The God-Centeredness of God

Theology Refresh: Podcast for Christian Leaders

John Piper talks about God’s God-centeredness

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What Is the Difference Between Right Risk and Wrong Risk?

What Is the Difference Between Right Risk and Wrong Risk?

All Christians are called to risk. But how do we know when the risk is worth it and which risks we should take personally?

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Safety Is a Myth

Safety Is a Myth

Risk is unavoidable in life. It is better to risk rightly, for the sake of Christ’s glory, than to try avoid all danger.

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Arrests and Imprisonments in Opposing Abortion

Arrests and Imprisonments in Opposing Abortion

Pastor John shares his experiences of being arrested for anti-abortion demonstrations and offers some principles for civil disobedience in opposing abortions.

We Know They Are Killing Children — All of Us Know

We Know They Are Killing Children — All of Us Know

We know what we are doing — all America knows. We are killing children. Pro-choice and pro-life people both know this. Here’s the evidence.

Exposing the Dark Work of Abortion

Exposing the Dark Work of Abortion

Three Sermons from John Piper

We are children of the light. Abortion is a work of darkness. The apostle Paul said, “Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them” (Ephesians 5:11). God is calling passive, inactive Christians today to engage…

Martin Luther King Changed My World, and I Am Thankful

The racial world I grew up in and the one we live in today are amazingly different. Racism remains in many forms in America and around the world. But in the days of my youth the segregation was almost absolute…

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Leadership Lessons from Martin Luther King

Leadership Lessons from Martin Luther King

Despite his flaws, Martin Luther King, Jr. was an effective leader because he was courageous, brilliant, and a visionary.

The Gospel of the Glory of the Blessed God

A Charge to Jason Meyer

Jason, by embracing the Bethlehem Bapitst Church Elder Affirmation of Faith, and by inviting Tom Schreiner and me to be part of your installation service, you have signaled your theological and ministerial lineage. The trademark of this lineage is expressed…

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What Are Your Takeaways from Passion 2013?

What Are Your Takeaways from Passion 2013?

After preaching to 60,000 students at the Passion conference, Pastor John discusses the movement and its core desire for God’s name and renown.

The Children

Revised Edition for the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

Here on the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, many of us are mourning the loss of 50 million babies to legal abortion in the United States since 1973. To help the mourners, and to give hope in Jesus…

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Thinking Seriously About the Lost People You Love

Thinking Seriously About the Lost People You Love

We don’t have the power to save the lost ones we love, but God can. Pray to him and share the good news of a glorious Redeemer.

You Will Never Get Another “Today”

Treasure today’s tailor-made grace and mercy from the Father. Don’t harden your heart before it’s too late.

Are Prophecy and Tongues Alive Today?

Are Prophecy and Tongues Alive Today?

Christian ministry is unavoidably supernatural because Christ equips our ministry by his Spirit. How should we understand the controversial gifts of prophecy and tongues today?

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What Is It Like Preaching to 60,000 People?

What Is It Like Preaching to 60,000 People?

Pastor John recently preached to 60,000 at Passion. He talks about the unique temptations and mercies of speaking on such a large platform.

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Why Adam Matters for Global Missions

Why Adam Matters for Global Missions

Whether we believe in a historical Adam or not will affect more than our theology. For instance, his existence is one powerful tool in world missions.

The Seedbed of Big-God Preaching

In December, 1744, Jonathan Edwards preached a sermon foreshadowing The End for Which God Created the World, which he completed eleven years later, three years before he died. It’s title was “Approaching the End of God’s Grand Design.” It…

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Was Adam for Real, and Does It Matter?

Was Adam for Real, and Does It Matter?

Does it matter whether we think Adam really existed or not? Pastor John talks about what is at stake in a major debate over Genesis.

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How Important Is a Christian Writer’s Influence?

How Important Is a Christian Writer’s Influence?

Writers should utilize their influence carefully, while allowing the process of writing to open their own eyes and shape their own souls.

Too Late

At concourse G, gate seventeen, My sweat and panting pleas That obstacles were unforeseen May have been fantasies For all they cared of where I’d been. The door was locked within. “I waited at another gate,” I pled. They said…

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Who Was George Herbert?

Who Was George Herbert?

In his life, ministry, and poetry, George Herbert wrestled with the tension between worldly ambition and godly ambition. What can we learn from him?

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