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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.

How Can Parents Help Their Kids Memorize the Bible?

John Piper talks about how to encourage your kids to love the word of God.

How Should We Respond to the Idea That Jesus Was Just a Good Man, Not God?

John Piper talks about how it doesn't work to say Jesus was good unless you say also that he is God.

What Does It Mean That We Have Been Adopted By God?

John Piper talks about the amazing fact that God has brought us into his family. Subscribe to the podcast.

Why Do Parents Need to Be United In Front of the Kids?

Watch or listen to John Piper talk about the value of parents being united as they deal with their kids.

"It Is Better to Marry Than to Burn With Passion"—What Does This Mean?

Is marriage just an outlet for sexual drives?

Interview With John Piper At The Gospel Coalition

The Gospel Coalition

Why Is It Important to Take the Sentences In the Bible Seriously?

Listen to John Piper urge us to love the Bible and not define it by our pre-existing expectations.

Is It Ever Right to Lie?

John Piper answers the most notorious question about falsehood.

Panel Discussion

Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ, Session 3 (Q & A)

Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ, Session 3 (Q & A)

Seeing and savoring Jesus Christ comes through the gospel and the written word of God, especially as we recognize the greatest good of the gospel is that we are brought to God.

Why Is Initiating Reconciliation Always the Responsibility of a Husband and Father?

One essential part of spiritual protection in a family is initiating reconciliation Watch John Piper talk about why dads and husbands should always take responsibility to make things right in their family. (This excerpt is from the message, "Lionhearted…

How Is Marriage a Mystery?

Listen to John Piper talk about why Paul calls marriage a mystery.

What Do Headship and Submission In Marriage Mean?

Listen to John Piper briefly define husbands’ and wives’ roles in his sermon, “Husbands Who Love Like Christ and the Wives Who Submit to Them.”

What Will We Remember In Heaven?

A friend wrote me and asked a question about Isaiah 65:17, which says (in the NASB), “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former things will not be remembered or come to mind.” He asked…

How Can I Magnify God With My Life?

John Piper talks about how to glorify God by showing that Christ is your treasure in the way you live.

How Can I Magnify God With My Death?

How Can I Magnify God With My Death?

John Piper talks about how to glorify God by showing that Christ is your treaure in the way you die.

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion

Desiring God 2007 Conference for Pastors

Questions (These can only pique your interest. You'll have to listen for the answers.): What comfort can be offered to a pastor who does not find the sovereignty of God sweet, but wants to? Are there any major doctrinal beliefs…

At the Passion07 Breakout Session You Used Language That Seemed Inappropriate to Some. Will You Explain Why You Did That?

I regret saying it. I am sitting here trying to figure out why I say things like that every now and then. I think it is a mixture of (sinful) audience titillation and (holy) scorn against my own flesh and…

How Do Prayer and Bible-Reading Relate?

Listen to John Piper talk about the relationship between praying and reading the Bible. From the message, "The Word of God Abides in You, and You Have Overcome the Evil One."

What Are Some Ways to Talk About the Meaning of Christmas?

Listen to John Piper give some ways to talk about the meaning of Christmas from his sermon, “The Son of Man Came to Serve.”

What Is the Value of Art in the Church?

John Piper and Bob Allen talk about the necessity of art and beauty.

What's the Story Behind Your Poem, "The Innkeeper"?

John Piper talks about what motivated him to write "The Innkeeper."

How Did You Meet Noël?

In a Q&A time with the youth group at Bethlehem Baptist, John Piper talks about how he met his wife.

What Is an Advent Poem?

For 25 years one of my joys has been to write and read an advent poem each Sunday of Advent for the people of Bethlehem. The poems aim to speak truth about God and his ways with man, but they…

What's the Main Reason Jesus Died?

John Piper talks about the ultimate goal of Jesus dying on the cross.

Can You Update Us On the Baptism and Church Membership Issue From 2005?

John Piper gives the history and current status of the proposal to change the church constitution regarding baptism and church membership.

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