John Piper | Desiring God

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John Piper

John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & 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 Coronavirus and Christ.

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Could a Recession Serve Our Joy?

Could a Recession Serve Our Joy?

Sometimes it takes a recession to dig up the roots of our lives and replant them in soil that causes us to bear the fruit of generosity.

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Who Was This Man Named Paul? Ephesians 1:1–2, Part 1

Who Was This Man Named Paul?

Ephesians 1:1–2, Part 1

A former Pharisee, a converted persecutor of the church, a man with two names, but one holy ambition: the apostle Paul.

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What Is Hyper-Calvinism?

What Is Hyper-Calvinism?

Doctrinal systems can help us summarize the Bible’s teaching, but they are never a substitute for Scripture itself.

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What’s the Comfort If the Coronavirus Is Judgment?

What’s the Comfort If the Coronavirus Is Judgment?

Even in the most bitter providences, Christians have comfort to offer. The gospel is best news in the world for the hardest moments in the world.

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Summary of Philippians in Nine Steps: Philippians 1–4

Summary of Philippians in Nine Steps

Philippians 1–4

What is at the heart of the book of Philippians? The display of the beauty of the gospel, the supreme worth of Christ, and the glory of God.

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What Is Grace?

We often define “grace” as “undeserved favor.” But the grace of God has another meaning in the Bible that is filled with encouragement and comfort.

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How Can I Receive Christ?

How Can I Receive Christ?

The help Jesus offers isn’t a commodity you can buy with money or morality. To have the Son, you must receive him by faith.

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Why Do Greetings Matter? Philippians 4:21–23

Why Do Greetings Matter?

Philippians 4:21–23

One of the most overlooked ways to love the saints each week is to look them in the eye and greet them.

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Is the Calvinist-Arminian Debate Really Important?

Is the Calvinist-Arminian Debate Really Important?

Are Calvinism and Arminianism just points of debate for theologians, or do they actually have real-life implications on our relationship with God?

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Philippians 4:20: Joining the Great Goal of the Universe

Joining the Great Goal of the Universe

Philippians 4:20

When we live for the glory of God, we join God in living for his ultimate purpose in all things.

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How Should We Dress for Church?

How Should We Dress for Church?

How we dress for church will depend on our vision of God, our understanding of God’s people, and our grasp of what is at stake when we gather.

The Brave Stunt That Brought Down Slavery: How David Livingstone Freed East Africa

The Brave Stunt That Brought Down Slavery

How David Livingstone Freed East Africa

If you want to know how God brought down the East African slave trade, study the remarkable life of an explorer who refused to ignore what he had seen.

Before Your Suffering Comes: Five Rocks to Put Beneath Your Feet

Before Your Suffering Comes

Five Rocks to Put Beneath Your Feet

Don’t wait until you suffer to learn how to suffer well. Prepare today for tomorrow’s heartache.

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What Are the Spiritual Dangers of Technology?

What Are the Spiritual Dangers of Technology?

Technology can make our lives easier and more efficient than ever. But it can also slowly numb our affections to the things that matter most.

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Philippians 4:18–20, Part 3: No Need You Have Will Exhaust God

No Need You Have Will Exhaust God

Philippians 4:18–20, Part 3

Our needs being met will never be limited by anything lacking in God. He has riches upon riches of mercy for those who ask him.

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Is the Christian’s Heart Deceitfully Wicked?

Is the Christian’s Heart Deceitfully Wicked?

Is the Christian heart still wicked and deceitful? Or does God give us a completely new heart at the new birth?

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Philippians 4:18–20, Part 2: Does God Really Supply All Our Needs?

Does God Really Supply All Our Needs?

Philippians 4:18–20, Part 2

Should I take God’s promises to provide for all my needs in every circumstance literally?

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What Sins Disqualify a Pastor for Life?

What Sins Disqualify a Pastor for Life?

Should churches ever consider calling a pastor who has committed adultery in the past? And if so, how should they evaluate his repentance?

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Sovereign Comfort for Uncertain Times

Sovereign Comfort for Uncertain Times

When crisis hits, Jesus Christ remains on his throne. He reigns supreme, and he will never leave nor forsake his people.

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Philippians 4:18–20, Part 1: Can Imperfect Christians Please a Perfect God?

Can Imperfect Christians Please a Perfect God?

Philippians 4:18–20, Part 1

How can our actions, filled with mixed motives, ever please a holy God?

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Why Do We Confess If Our Sins Are Already Forgiven?

Why Do We Confess If Our Sins Are Already Forgiven?

If Christians are already fully forgiven, justified, and united with Christ, then why do we need to continually confess our sins to God?

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Philippians 4:17, Part 2: Strive for the Fruit That Lasts Forever

Strive for the Fruit That Lasts Forever

Philippians 4:17, Part 2

Invest your treasure in heaven through faith-filled, Spirit-empowered, Christ-exalting good works on earth.

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Is God Humble?

As we seek to put away pride and become more humble, is there any humility in God for us to imitate? Or is humility fitting only for creatures?

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More Precious Than Praise and Possessions

More Precious Than Praise and Possessions

How we handle our possessions in this world and the praise of man not only shapes our lives now, but determines our fate for eternity.

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Fighting Loneliness in the Coronavirus Outbreak

Fighting Loneliness in the Coronavirus Outbreak

God created us to live in community, not to self-isolate. But when we do experience loneliness, to what promises can we turn?