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MoreBeauty That Breaks Lust
What breaks lust’s power over us? John Piper opens Galatians 5:23 to show how the Spirit produces self-control by revealing Christ as more satisfying than sex.
Gratitude Unseats Lust
What loosens lust’s grip on the heart? John Piper shows from Ephesians 5:3–6 how thanksgiving displaces the covetous desires that feed lust.
Know God, Fight Lust
What delight can defeat sexual sin? John Piper opens 1 Thessalonians 4:1–8 to show that knowing God himself enables purity.
Why God Wills Purity
What does God demand in the fight for sexual purity? John Piper opens 1 Thessalonians 4:1–8 to show that God’s will is holiness of heart and body.
Sexual Desire: God’s Gift, Satan’s Target
What makes Satan’s sexual lies lose their appeal? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 7:1–7 to show how knowing God exposes false satisfaction.
Free to Be a Slave to God
What breaks the grip of enslaving desire? John Piper opens Romans 6:16 to show why true freedom is found not in having no master, but in gladly belonging to God.
God’s Design for Sexual Desire
What turns sexual desire into worship? John Piper shows from 1 Timothy 4:1–5 how God gives marital pleasure to evoke thanksgiving.
Pure Hearts Will See God
What kind of heart will behold God’s glory? John Piper unfolds Matthew 5:8 to show God cleansing divided hearts to delight in his presence.
Grace Gets Us Home
How can you know you’ll reach glory? John Piper opens Romans 8:28–30 to show that God will surely glorify everyone he justifies.
The Man Who Reigns in Heaven
Why does Christ’s humanity matter now? John Piper opens Matthew 21:42 to unveil the man rejected by men, reigning from heaven.
Labor That Is Not in Vain
Can anything done in Christ be wasted? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 15:51–58 to show that life with Christ carries our labor beyond death.