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“The King has come. But that’s not good news until we hear that the King has come to die for his rebellious subjects.”

—John Piper, from Gospel Depths

Sermon of the Day

Christ and Cancer

Scripture: Romans 8:18–28

Topic: Disease & Sickness

Popular Collections: Conference Messages; Bethlehem Sermons; Biographies; Seminars; Small Talks

Popular References: Romans 8; Hebrews 10; Philippians 1; John 3; Isaiah 55

Popular Topics: Christian Hedonism; World Missions; Pastoral Ministry; The Gospel; Sanctification & Growth

Popular Series: Romans: The Greatest Letter Ever Written; The Gospel of John; Hebrews; Acts: What Jesus Did After the Beginning; 1 Peter: Grow in the Grace & Knowledge of Christ

Sermon of the Day

Sermon of the Day

Christ and Cancer

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Every Letter Kills, Including Shakespeare: Pressing Through Texts in the Power of the Spirit

Every Letter Kills, Including Shakespeare: Pressing Through Texts in the Power of the Spirit

Every Letter Kills, Including Shakespeare

Pressing Through Texts in the Power of the Spirit

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:5–6

Topic: Preaching & Teaching

Conference Message

None Can Stay His Hand: The Certain Triumph of the Gospel

None Can Stay His Hand: The Certain Triumph of the Gospel

None Can Stay His Hand

The Certain Triumph of the Gospel

Scripture: Daniel 4:34–35

Topic: The Sovereignty of God

Classics

Conference Message

Sex and the Supremacy of Christ, Part 2

Sex and the Supremacy of Christ

Part 2

Topic: Sexual Purity

Why Did God Create the World?

Why Did God Create the World?

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1–7

Topic: The Pleasures of God

Kill Sin by the Spirit

Kill Sin by the Spirit

Scripture: Romans 8:10–17

Topic: Killing Sin

Our Deepest Prayer: Hallowed Be Your Name

Our Deepest Prayer: Hallowed Be Your Name

Scripture: Matthew 6:5–15

Conference Messages

Conference Message

The Second Coming: Not Before the ‘Man of Lawlessness’

The Second Coming: Not Before the ‘Man of Lawlessness’

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:1–3:15

Topic: End Times

Conference Message

Does God Intend Evil for Our Good? Providential Peril for Joseph, Jesus, and You

Does God Intend Evil for Our Good?

Providential Peril for Joseph, Jesus, and You

Scripture: Genesis 37:1–50:26

Topic: The Sovereignty of God

Conference Message

Glory-Finding in the Gospel of John: The War in Our Social Media Feeds (Part 2)

Glory-Finding in the Gospel of John

The War in Our Social Media Feeds (Part 2)

Scripture: John 17

Topic: Technology

Conference Message

Glory-Seeking in the Gospel of John: The War in Our Social Media Feeds (Part 1)

Glory-Seeking in the Gospel of John

The War in Our Social Media Feeds (Part 1)

Scripture: John 5:30–47

Topic: Technology

Sermon Series

Desiring God

Sep 11 – Nov 13, 1983

God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. John Piper’s sermonic meditations on the centrality of the pursuit of joy in the Christian life, and how it changes everything.

Romans: The Greatest Letter Ever Written

Romans: The Greatest Letter Ever Written

Apr 26, 1998 – Dec 24, 2006

In John Piper’s longest and most memorable sermon series, he tracks the magisterial epistle of the apostle Paul to the Romans — the greatest letter ever written.

Battling Unbelief

Battling Unbelief

Sep 11 – Dec 18, 1988

John Piper shows how to sever the clinging roots of sin that ensnare us, including anxiety, misplaced shame, regret, covetousness, lust, envy, bitterness, impatience, despondency, and pride.

Marriage, Christ, and Covenant: One Flesh for the Glory of God

Marriage, Christ, and Covenant: One Flesh for the Glory of God

Jan 28 – Jul 1, 2007

Marriage is a momentary but glorious gift. It is more than a husband’s and wife’s love for each other — vastly more. Its meaning is infinitely great: the display of the covenant-keeping love between Jesus and his people.

Biographies

J. Gresham Machen’s Response to Modernism

J. Gresham Machen’s Response to Modernism

J. Gresham Machen’s Response to Modernism

Seminars

Future Grace: Battling Unbelief

Future Grace: Battling Unbelief

Nov 17 – Nov 18, 2006

God promises help in overcoming sin. He promises future grace. God’s faithfulness in the past gives confidence that this future provision will come.

Small Talks

The War of Love

The War of Love

Understanding Why We Get Angry