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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.

Sustained By Sovereign Grace: How to Endure to the End

Sustained By Sovereign Grace

How to Endure to the End

God promises in the new covenant to keep believers steadfast to the end. He works with all of his heart and all of his soul, with infinite joy, to help us endure.

Remember the Rich Young Man

Remember the Rich Young Man

A Message to Graduates

Health and wealth tempt us to no end, but they can never deliver what we need most. Christ is our only true life and treasure.

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Let the Nations Be Glad

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The work frontier missions must be carried out with an understanding of the motivation and method of missions.

What Are the Key Issues In Thinking Through the Multi-Campus Church Movement?

For John Piper, the issue of campusing is essentially an issue about how elders should relate to their people.

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Let the Nations Be Glad

Part 1

The work frontier missions must be carried out with an understanding of the task of missions and the necessity of missions.

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Q&A with Piper, Mason, Driscoll, Greear, and Stetzer

Revivals cannot be manufactured by human strategies, but we can seek the things that have characterized them throughout history: prayer, repentance, and the proclamation of the gospel.

Does Having a Bad Reputation Make a Man Unfit for Eldership?

John Piper says that a bad reputation has to be warranted for it to count against a potential pastor.

Why and How I Am Tweeting

Thoughts on using Twitter for God's glory.

A Prideful Arrogant Little Prayer

Andrew Klavan, 54, is a writer of thrillers. His latest novel, and his first aimed at “young adults” (grades 8-11) is The Last Thing I Remember. He recently described his move from Judaism to Atheism to Christ. His interview…

Do You Think You Emphasize Calvinism and the Doctrines of Grace More Than the Bible Does?

John Piper aims to be proportionate in his teaching, and to center all upon God's glory in showing mercy to sinners.

The Father Has Given All Things into Jesus’s Hands

The Gospel of John lifts Jesus up as coming from God, being full of God, and speaking and ruling as God.

Do I Have to Confess My Sin to Another Person in Order to Be Forgiven?

John Piper says that it is wise to confess our sins to one another, even when it's not absolutely necessary.

More on Not Using Twitter During Worship Services

Recently a friend explained why many of us think it’s a bad idea to “tweet” while participating in corporate worship. That is, we think you should use Twitter before and after corporate worship to say what you take in and…

One Reason God Created Singing and Poetry

In the Religious Affections Jonathan Edwards ventures this explanation of why there is song and poetry. And the duty of singing praises to God, seems to be appointed wholly to excite and express religious affections. No other reason can be…

Do You Ever Doubt Your Devotion to Christ?

John Piper takes doubts seriously and deals with them with the word of God and prayer.

John's Crazy Joy: More on Bridegrooms and Purification

Husbands, don't contradict the gospel by how you treat your wives.

How Not to Read a Parable

In the parable of the tenants, the owner of the vineyard finally sends his son to collect the fruit that the tenants refused to give to his servants. The tenants had beaten and killed the servants. But the owner says…

How Can I Break Free From an Addiction to Entertainment?

John Piper has six suggestions for overcoming the hunger for immediate entertainment.

He Must Increase, I Must Decrease

He Must Increase, I Must Decrease

Only when we decrease and Christ increases will we have full joy.

What Do You Think About Paraphrased Bible Translations?

John Piper says that a paraphrase is great when it's honest about being a paraphrase.

John Piper’s Personal Tribute to the Late Ralph Winter

At 9:05 PM, May 20, 2009 Ralph Winter, the founder of the U. S. Center for World Mission died Nobody in the area of missions had a greater impact on me. Others had a greater impact on me in the…

Is the United States Talked About In the Book of Revelation?

John Piper says that Revelation is pertinent to the US even though it doesn't speak specifically about it.

What Would You Do If Both Presidential Candidates Were Pro-Choice on Abortion?

John Piper imagines that, all things considered, he could vote for someone who was pro-choice.

Good Breeze from a Fundamentalist Neighbor

I would like to encourage all fundamentalists and former fundamentalists to feel a good breeze from the fevered landscape of controversy. It’s from an article by Kevin Bauder, the president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary, across town from us here…

This Is the Judgment: Light Has Come into the World

Jesus didn't come to a neutral world. He came to those already dead and guilty to make some alive and free.

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