A story of faith that still speaks. A book on Jonathan Edwards →

John Piper Photo

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.

Spreading Power Through Persecution

God makes persecution and suffering serve the unstoppable mission of the church.

Dream with Us About Taking Our City for God

What unique things would your city contribute to the cause of Christ if his Lordship were established more fully there?

The Lord Is Great and Does Wondrous Things

God is more powerful than all the gods and he is more powerful than all the nations. On God's side you cannot lose.

Do You Ever Fast for More of God’s Power?

The absence of fasting probably means the absence of deep longings for God’s power. And the absence of deep longing is one reason he waits to bless us.

The Death of a Spirit-Filled Man

Death is not just defeated and kept from destroying us; it is enslaved and made the servant of God's people.

Would You Accept Execution for Being a Christian?

Can you honestly say with the psalmist, “the steadfast love of the Lord is better than life”?

What Is God Saying to Us in the ‘SPAN III’ Pledges?

In October 1987 we voted to build a new worship center. For over 100 years Bethlehem had worshipped in the present sanctuary which holds 450 comfortably and 500 crowded. In March of 1981 we went to two Sunday morning services…

The Story of a Stiff-Necked People

God is not eager to punish; he is eager to forgive. But there is an end to his patience.

Whatever Happened to That "Free" Book You Promised?

It’s here. And I am excited about it. It’s called Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism. The book has 22 authors, 26 chapters and 566 pages. Wayne Grudem and I edited the book, and I…

Six Gifts of the Resurrection

Six Gifts of the Resurrection

Easter Sunday

The greatest news in all the world is in order to make you happy and glorify Jesus, God raised him from the dead to reign forevermore.

They Gave It Their Best Shot—In Vain

When it looks like he is buried for good, Jesus is doing something awesome in the dark.

Stephen's Crime: "Jesus Will Destroy the Temple"

Palm Sunday

How did Jesus destroy the temple? Why did saying so cost Stephen his life?

Getting to Know the Recipient of $828,387 of Your Dollars

Most of our new, young members know almost nothing about the Baptist General Conference. Yet it is our primary arm of outreach beyond Minneapolis. It is a fellowship of 800 churches in the United States. Together we are aiming to…

Serving Widows, Preaching the Word, and Winning Priests

A major threat to the Christian movement is whatever threatens the ministry of the Word.

Thoughts on Our ‘SPAN III’ Commitments Before I Know the Results

It is five o’clock Sunday afternoon, March 10. After this morning’s service at Northwestern I came home, ate some of Noël’s world-class spaghetti, and went to bed. I have just gotten up from that nap What a morning the Lord…

If It Is of God, It Will Not Be Overthrown

What does building a new worship building have to do with real worship?

King David's Thoughts on Giving to Build the House of the Lord

"Who then today will offer willingly, consecrating himself today to the Lord?" "The heads of fathers’ houses made their freewill offerings, as did also the leaders of the tribes." "And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of…

You Have Filled Jerusalem with Your Teaching

We are not big. But we are part of something big.

How Our New Worship Building Will Become Wonderfully Obsolete

The Real Aim of SPAN III

If God sends a Great Awakening to the Twin Cities it will make all church buildings obsolete. How do you build sanctuaries to house the harvest of a power-evangelism that brings three thousand people into the kingdom in a single…

The Price and the Preciousness of Spiritual Power

The preciousness of spiritual power is that it is finally in God's control, not ours.

Signs and Wonders and Suffering

A life of suffering and a ministry of signs and wonders are not inconsistent with one another.

How Signs and Wonders Helped Add Multitudes to the Lord

God wants us to pray for signs and wonders today.

Be Like Barnabas Not Like Ananias!

Faking faith in the presence of God is a fearful thing.

A Prayer That Brought the Holy Spirit Down

For people who desire the salvation of sinners, the magnifying of God's glory, and the vindication of Jesus' name, this is the way to pray.

Signs and Wonders: Then and Now

The Bible teaches that spiritual gifts, including prophecy and tongues, will continue until Jesus comes. To neglect them is to risk disobedience.

New Resources
in Your Inbox

A digest from Desiring God