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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.

Fear Not, I Am with You, I Am Your God

Fear Not, I Am with You, I Am Your God

God is over you, by you, inside you, around you, underneath you. Trust him and do not fear.

The Covenant of Abraham

God's 4,000 year old relation to Abraham is of immense importance for your life as a believer today.

You Can Say No to Porn

You Can Say No to Porn

A Pleasure Greater Than Lust

Addiction is a relative term. If the stakes are high enough and sure enough, you’ll have all the self-control you need to resist any sexual temptation.

How to Choose Your Next Job

How to Choose Your Next Job

My prayer is that these 12 questions will help saturate your mind with the centrality of Christ in all of life, especially in your work.

Battling the Unbelief of Anxiety

Battling the Unbelief of Anxiety

The most basic battle of our life is the fight to believe in the living God, and not to allow our heart to become an evil heart of unbelief.

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Can a Christian Blaspheme the Holy Spirit?

Can a Christian Blaspheme the Holy Spirit?

Blasphemy against the Spirit is a willful, determined opposition to the present power of the Holy Spirit. Christians cannot commit that kind of sin.

This Momentary Marriage

This Momentary Marriage

A Parable of Permanence

Reflecting on over forty years of matrimony, John Piper exalts the biblical meaning of marriage. This covenant portrays Christ’s love for the church.

Husbands Who Love Like Christ and the Wives Who Submit to Them

Husbands Who Love Like Christ and the Wives Who Submit to Them

Marriage is a living drama of Christ and his church. When husbands lead, families flourish.

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

Jesus is light and life. Only he can set us free from the chains of sin and death.

The Pleasures of God

The Pleasures of God

Meditations on God’s Delight in Being God

We can only know the greatness of God’s glory if we know what makes him glad. Therefore, we must understand the pleasures of God.

Spiritual Gifts

Spiritual Gifts

God gives us spiritual gifts so that we can help our brothers and sisters fight the good fight of faith.

We Need Each Other: Christian Fellowship as a Means of Perseverance

We Need Each Other

Christian Fellowship as a Means of Perseverance

Christians don’t fly solo. Our faith won’t survive unless brothers and sisters in Christ keep us accountable.

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How Far Is Too Far Before Marriage?

How Far Is Too Far Before Marriage?

God designed sex to bring joy, and he reserved this gift for marriage. How can we guard ourselves to avoid awakening sexual feelings outside marriage?

Be Filled with the Spirit

Be Filled with the Spirit

The fundamental meaning of being filled with the Spirit is being filled with joy that comes from God and overflows in song.

Hillary, Bernie, Donald, and Me

Hillary, Bernie, Donald, and Me

This year Hillary turns 69, Bernie turns 75, and Donald turns 70, and they’re running for the hardest job in the world. This is a call to 70 million Baby Boomers not to waste their lives.

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How to Deal with the Guilt of Sexual Failure for the Glory of Christ and His Global Cause

How to Deal with the Guilt of Sexual Failure for the Glory of Christ and His Global Cause

Satan will certainly remind you of your sinful failures. But Christ has defeated both the devil and sin to give you a redeemed passion.

All Authority in Heaven and Earth

All Authority in Heaven and Earth

The Sovereignty of Jesus and His Unstoppable Mission

The audacity to make disciples for Jesus from followers of other lords and other religions is based on the rock solid foundation of the words — and the reality — “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”

My Peace I Give to You

My Peace I Give to You

When Jesus went to the cross, he not only desired our faith, joy, and peace; he also secured them.

Learning to Pray in the Spirit and the Word, Part 1

Learning to Pray in the Spirit and the Word, Part 1

One essential way to keep yourself in the love of God is by praying to him through the power of the Holy Spirit.

The Absolute Sovereignty of God: What Is Romans Nine About?

The Absolute Sovereignty of God

What Is Romans Nine About?

God’s unimpeachable sovereignty grounds our salvation. He has mercy on whom he will have mercy.

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What Is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit?

What Is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit?

If you are a Christian, then you have the Holy Spirit. But is this the same as being baptized in the Holy Spirit? Pastor John explains the difference.

To the Jew First, and Also to the Greek

To the Jew First, and Also to the Greek

All who believe can taste the hope of the gospel. No matter how rough your background God has grace for you in the good news of Jesus.

How to Find Strength in the Strength of God

How to Find Strength in the Strength of God

How do you exert your will to do something in such a way that you are relying on the will of another to make it happen?

What Made It Okay for God to Kill Women and Children In the Old Testament?

John Piper defends God's right to give and take life whenever and however he pleases.

Here We Stand

A 31-Day Journey with Heroes of the Reformation

Martin Luther didn’t stand alone 500 years ago. Nor does he stand alone today. To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we invite you to join us on a 31-day journey, just 5–7 minutes each day, to meet the many heroes of the Reformation.

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