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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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Is God Glad Osama Bin Laden’s Dead?

Is God Glad Osama Bin Laden’s Dead?

May 3, 2011
God’s emotions are complex—like yours, only a million times more. Right now, your emotions about bin Laden are not simple, i.e. not single. There are several, and they intermingle. That is a good thing. You are God-like. In response to…
John Piper
May 3, 2011
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Three Cheers for Not Hiding God in Scholarship

May 2, 2011
David Lyle Jeffrey and Gregory Maillet just published Christianity and Literature: Philosophical Foundations and Critical Practice (IVP, 2011). The series preface (by Francis Beckwith and J. P. Moreland) contains this heartening exhortation to Christian scholars to stop hiding their belief…
John Piper
May 2, 2011
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John Piper Interviews Rick Warren on Doctrine

Desiring God 2011 Regional Conference

May 1, 2011
This 98 minute interview that I did with Rick Warren was recorded on May 1, 2011, during the Desiring God Regional Conference at Saddleback Church. It's the fulfillment of a commitment we made when Rick was not able to come…
John Piper
May 1, 2011
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Ominous Ravines and Unapproachable Crags

May 1, 2011
This is a plea that we would open our eyes wide to the not-God for the sake of God. By the “not-God” I have in mind the skies—day and night—the clouds, the mountains, and the oceans. And a thousand other…
John Piper
May 1, 2011
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Conference Message

Desiring God (Session 2)

Desiring God 2011 Regional Conference

Apr 30, 2011
If God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him, the life we must pursue for the sake of God’s glory and the good of others is the life of maximal joy in God.
John Piper
Apr 30, 2011
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Conference Message

Desiring God (Session 3)

Desiring God 2011 Regional Conference

Apr 30, 2011
How can you enjoy lunch or have sex with your spouse to the glory of God, so that those pleasures do not become supreme but appropriate? What does it mean to lay down your life for your brothers?
John Piper
Apr 30, 2011
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Conference Message

Desiring God (Session 1)

Desiring God 2011 Regional Conference

Apr 29, 2011
People see God’s exaltation and communication of his own glory as a problem, but the Bible doesn’t. The most loving thing God can do is to show us his glory.
John Piper
Apr 29, 2011
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What Happens When You Turn 65

Apr 28, 2011
Turning 65 in January has me all fired up to get busy. I am close enough to the finish line that the face of Jesus is coming into sharper focus. This is very exciting and makes me want to pick…
John Piper
Apr 28, 2011
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Seminar

Desiring God Roundtable

Chapters 7–8

Apr 28, 2011
What is the difference between a wartime lifestyle and a mere simplicity lifestyle? How can a single person best pray for their future spouse whom they may not have met yet?
John Piper
Apr 28, 2011
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More Divinity in These Ten Days Than 50 Years Before

Apr 28, 2011
Andrew Rivet was a devout theologian at the University of Leyden who died in 1651 at the age of 78. The approach of his death became a seminary for his soul. I pray it will be this way for you…
John Piper
Apr 28, 2011
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It’s Good to Please People; It’s Bad to Please People.

Apr 26, 2011
Life is not simple. So language is not simple. Different situations in life call for different ways of living. The language that describes those differences can be very confusing. For example Paul says he tries to please people and he…
John Piper
Apr 26, 2011
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The Overflow of Easter: A Whole Theology of Resurrection in One Chapter

Apr 24, 2011
He is risen! And O the overflow of that single event. It was the cosmic Yes! from God the Father that the death had done all it was meant to do. And it was the beginning of the eternal…
John Piper
Apr 24, 2011
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Sermon
You Will Know the Truth and the Truth Will Set You Free

You Will Know the Truth and the Truth Will Set You Free

Easter Sunday

Apr 23, 2011
Jesus is light and life. Only he can set us free from the chains of sin and death.
John Piper
Apr 23, 2011
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Why God Created the Universe—For Good Friday

Apr 22, 2011
On the panel at The Gospel Coalition I was asked how my preaching may have become more Christocentric over the years. Here’s the summary of my answer. My devotion to the truth that God magnifies himself in all that he…
John Piper
Apr 22, 2011
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Seminar

Desiring God Roundtable

Chapters 5–6

Apr 21, 2011
What is the best time of the day to read, study, and pray? What is the relationship between the word of God and the people of God in our quest for joy?
John Piper
Apr 21, 2011
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Salt, Suffering, and Satisfaction

Apr 20, 2011
Try this interpretation of what it means for Christians to be salt. I suggest that being salty as a Christian means at root being so profoundly satisfied by Christ as our eternal reward, we are freed from fear and greed…
John Piper
Apr 20, 2011
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Women Increasingly Pursue Porn

Apr 18, 2011
I think Jesus would say that internet pornography is one of Satan’s most powerful baits that he puts on the hook of hell. I say that because of how he connects hell and lust. Everyone who looks at a woman…
John Piper
Apr 18, 2011
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Make Holy Week Holy to the Lord

Apr 17, 2011
The week between Palm Sunday and Easter is not intrinsically holy, except that all time is holy, since it belongs to God. But we can make it holy by setting it apart for sacred focus. May I encourage you to…
John Piper
Apr 17, 2011
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Sermon
If You Abide in My Word, You Are Truly My Disciples

If You Abide in My Word, You Are Truly My Disciples

Apr 16, 2011
The mark of the true disciple is lasting, enduring, persevering, and keeping on in the force field of the word.
John Piper
Apr 16, 2011
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Appreciation for Don Carson

Apr 13, 2011
On the evening of April 12 in Chicago at The Gospel Coalition National Conference, I had the huge privilege of honoring D. A. Carson, as he was presented with a Festschrift by the president of Crossway Books, Lane Dennis. I…
John Piper
Apr 13, 2011
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Seminar

Desiring God Roundtable

Chapters 3–4

Apr 9, 2011
What does Christian Hedonism have to do with loving our neighbors? Is it ever appropriate to obey apart from happiness?
John Piper
Apr 9, 2011
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Sermon
Bethlehem’s Antioch Moment

Bethlehem’s Antioch Moment

Apr 9, 2011
When you think you don’t know what to do, you at least know that you can pray. In the middle of transition, you can depend on God.
John Piper
Apr 9, 2011
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Memorizing Scripture: Why and How

Apr 9, 2011
Every Christian should memorize the Bible. Here is inspiration and application on why and how to memorize Scripture.
John Piper
Apr 9, 2011
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Burning the Qur’an and Crucifying Christ

Apr 5, 2011
The burning of the Qur’an and the murder of human beings are not morally equivalent. That’s true. And it is, frankly, outrageous the way some commentators speak with more moral indignation about the burning of holy books than the butchery…
John Piper
Apr 5, 2011
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Providence, Proverbs, and the Pastorate

Apr 4, 2011
Charles Bridges wrote not only one of the best books on The Christian Ministry but also one of the best commentaries on Proverbs. Both of these have proved inspiring and insightful to me over the last 30 years of…
John Piper
Apr 4, 2011

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