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Will God Ever Give Us More Than We Can Handle?

In episode 694, Pastor John addresses a common Christian cliché, and whether it stands up to biblical scrutiny.
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Sorrowful Yet Always Rejoicing
Sorrowful Yet Always Rejoicing

Sorrowful Yet Always Rejoicing

Dec 29, 2012
What the world needs from the church is our indomitable joy in Jesus in the midst of suffering and sorrow.
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John Piper
Dec 29, 2012

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What Grieving People Wish You Knew at Christmas
What Grieving People Wish You Knew at Christmas

What Grieving People Wish You Knew at Christmas

Dec 21, 2016
For those who’ve recently lost someone they love, the holidays can seem more like something to survive than to enjoy.
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Nancy Guthrie
Dec 21, 2016

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Ask Pastor John
Will God Ever Give Us More Than We Can Handle?
Will God Ever Give Us More Than We Can Handle?

Will God Ever Give Us More Than We Can Handle?

Sep 28, 2015
In episode 694, Pastor John addresses a common Christian cliché, and whether it stands up to biblical scrutiny.
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John Piper
Sep 28, 2015
“Evil had befallen us. Angels hadn’t borne us up. We felt like one of the ten thousand fallen.”
—Vaneetha Rendall Risner, from What If Evil Does Befall Me?
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Romans 8:18–23: Suffering Exposes Our Sin
Romans 8:18–23: Suffering Exposes Our Sin

Suffering Exposes Our Sin

Romans 8:18–23

Apr 18, 2017
Wars rage, cancer lingers, and suffering remains so that we all might know how horrible sin really is.
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John Piper
Apr 18, 2017

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When the Darkness Will Not Lift

When the Darkness Will Not Lift

Doing What We Can While We Wait …for God — and Joy

by John Piper
It is utterly crucial that in our darkness we affirm the wise, strong hand of God to hold us — even when we have no strength to hold him.

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