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volume_upJanuary 25, 2025 Supernatural Pastors: How to Minister in God’s Strength
Brothers, if we are going to do good — lasting good — to our churches, then we must preach and lead and counsel and serve in the strength that God supplies.
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volume_upJanuary 15, 2025 Sorrows Are Normal for Now: What to Expect on Your Journey Home
David Mathis | In this fallen world, expect suffering and sorrows. But also know that, in Christ, they are limited, designed, and rewarded by a kind and gracious God.
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volume_upJanuary 11, 2025 How to Feed a Pastor: The Secret Life of a Happy Man
David Mathis | As pastors, our first priority each day is not to serve God, help his people, or engage in other ministry, but to get our soul happy in God.
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volume_upJanuary 1, 2025 I Want You to Be a Christian Hedonist
David Mathis | Do you want God to look good in your life? Then heed his invitation to find your deepest hunger, deepest thirst, and deepest longings satisfied in him.
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volume_upDecember 28, 2024 Join Our Mission for 2025
John Piper | Hear John Piper’s invitation to partner with us. A $10 monthly gift enables us to reach 70 more people with God-centered resources. https://dsr.gd/3AYGuj2
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volume_upDecember 18, 2024 Slavery and Christ’s Supreme Lordship: How to Live Under Human Authority
In a world of many authorities, we magnify the supreme lordship of Christ by the way we submit to the fading structures of this age.
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volume_upNovember 27, 2024 Countless Dangers, Continual Joy: How Is That Possible?
Paul’s Christian life was one of countless dangers, continual sorrows, and constant joy. How is that kind of life possible?
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volume_upNovember 20, 2024 Bend the Ear of God: Three Wonders of Christian Prayer
David Mathis | God not only speaks to us — he bends his ear to hear us talk. Through the work of Christ and the help of the Spirit, we have the ear of God.
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volume_upNovember 13, 2024 Restore Our Joy in You: A Prayer for God-Centered Revival
Marshall Segal | When our souls grow dull to spiritual reality, the character of God is our confidence. He has restored us before; he will revive us again.
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volume_upNovember 6, 2024 Doctrine Fails Without Delight: The Mind as Servant of the Heart
By God’s design, truth serves emotion. Thinking serves feeling. The lyrics of our best songs serve the Godward longings of our hearts.
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volume_upOctober 30, 2024 Do You Look to the Reward?
David Mathis | What do soldiers, farmers, athletes, and Christians have in common? We endure, through discomfort, to get the reward.
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volume_upOctober 23, 2024 Do You Delight in God?
David Mathis | God invites us not only to trust him, fear him, and obey him, but to enjoy him. For as we do, our happiness is full in him, and his glory is great in us.
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volume_upOctober 16, 2024 God-Centered Children: Teaching Our Kids the Biggest Vision
Faithful parents and teachers speak to kids on their level, but they also aim to create new concepts, new structures of thought, new ways of viewing reality.
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volume_upOctober 2, 2024 The Beauty of Reformed Theology
Reformed theology is beautiful because the God of sovereign grace is beautiful. The doctrines are windows — he is the glory.
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volume_upSeptember 25, 2024 Celebrate the Reformation This October with Us
John Piper | Luther didn’t stand alone 500 years ago. Nor does he stand alone today. We’ve created a 31-day journey to introduce you to the many heroes of the Reformation. Join us at desiringgod.org/stand.
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volume_upSeptember 18, 2024 Serious Joy: The Root of Sacrificial Love
How can Christians be freed from selfishness so that, at any cost to ourselves, we love others in a way that makes Christ look great? Answer: joy.
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volume_upSeptember 4, 2024 Jars of Clay: Pastoral Grit for the Glory of Christ
The apostle Paul was no stranger to ministry’s many strains. Yet for all his afflictions, he neither lost heart nor tampered with the truth. How?
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volume_upAugust 21, 2024 No Neutrality: The Illusion of Indifference to Jesus
No one can be neutral about Jesus Christ. Either he will have our heart and soul, our life and obedience — or hell will.
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volume_upAugust 14, 2024 Truth Triumphs Through Providence
When God makes a promise, he keeps it. And he keeps it through his purposeful, all-wise, absolute sovereignty — through his providence.
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volume_upAugust 11, 2024 Zeal: To Live with All Your Might
God’s will is not simply that we obey God’s will, but that we obey it in a certain way: with all of our might for all of our life.
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volume_upAugust 7, 2024 Toward Need, Not Comfort: The Blood-Bought Path of the Good Samaritan
You don’t have to be Christian to love the story of the Good Samaritan. But applauding Luke’s parable apart from his Gospel contradicts his purpose.
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volume_upJuly 31, 2024 Truth Triumphs Through Pleasure
When the Bible speaks of “truth,†it refers ultimately to God himself. Therefore, truth demands more than just our minds — truth will have our whole hearts, now and forever.
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volume_upJuly 24, 2024 When You Pray: Speaking to God Alone and Together
David Mathis | Our God isn’t just a speaking God — he’s a listening God. Whether we come to him in secret or side by side, God delights to hear his people pray.
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volume_upJuly 10, 2024 Know Your Covenant: Christian Habits for the New Era
David Mathis | The new covenant is not a renewed, updated, or expanded covenant — it is actually new. And the new-covenant era calls for new-covenant habits.
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volume_upJuly 6, 2024 His Power, Your Body, Our Home: Three Marks of Christian Citizens
David Mathis | In this earthly life, Christians do more than wait for heaven. We belong to heaven, find our hope in heaven, and serve the King of heaven.
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volume_upJuly 3, 2024 The Fullest, Longest Happiness: For Those Who Pass the Test
God never tests his saints with ill intent. As the Father of lights, his every test aims at the full and lasting happiness of his children.
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volume_upJune 26, 2024 Lord, Savior, and Treasure: The Complex Beauty of Jesus Christ
David Mathis | In Jesus, we find the complex beauty our hearts were made to behold: meekness and majesty, nearness and transcendence, the might of the Lion and the mercy of the Lamb.
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volume_upJune 19, 2024 Work Out What Christ Has Won: The Christian Life as Gift and Duty
David Mathis | The everyday Christian life is both a gift and a duty. By God’s own indwelling power, we work out what Christ has won.
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volume_upJune 12, 2024 What Is It Like to ‘Know Christ’?
David Mathis | The Christian life has one final aim: to know and enjoy Jesus. He justified us to know him, we daily press on to know him more, and one day we will know him fully and forever.
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volume_upJune 5, 2024 How to Win a Fight: Heavenly Wisdom for Relational Conflict
Marshall Segal | What counsel does the book of James offer for our relationships? Submit to God, ask for wisdom, temper your words, calm your anger, and embrace godly community.
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volume_upMay 29, 2024 When God Listens: His Ear and Our Access
David Mathis | When we stop and look, we find that we know a lot more about Jesus’s spiritual disciplines than we might think. What can we learn from the prayer life of the Savior?
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volume_upMay 22, 2024 How Church Rescues: Christ’s Body as His Means
David Mathis | When we think of spiritual disciplines, we might immediately think of our time alone with God, but the Christian faith is a community project. We all need the body of Christ.
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volume_upMay 15, 2024 Where Jesus Travels: Introducing the Means of Grace
David Mathis | Whomever God justifies, he also sanctifies. What means has he given us to keep growing in holiness?
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volume_upApril 14, 2024 The Safest Soul in All the World: Rejoicing in the Risen Christ
David Mathis | The safest soul in all the universe is the one that rejoices in the risen Christ. God will never destroy those who delight in his Son.
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volume_upApril 7, 2024 Where Does Technology Come From? 2024 Scudder Lecture
Tony Reinke | How should Christians orient toward technology? Should we ignore it, embrace it, be suspicious of it, or shun it altogether?
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volume_upMarch 31, 2024 Before Division Comes: A Playbook for Pastoral Unity
David Mathis | Even among pastor-elder teams, conflict comes. Disagreements are inevitable. How then might we navigate conflict with a constant eye toward God-honoring unity?
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volume_upMarch 28, 2024 The Word of God Kept Him: Funeral Message for Sidney Boyd (1948–2023)
Why do God’s people wake up as believers day after day until they die? Because the same word that made us goes on keeping us to the end.
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volume_upMarch 20, 2024 Live Like Death Is Gain
Marshall Segal | How can we make Jesus look good in life and in death? By enjoying him as better than anything life could ever give — and better than anything death could ever take.
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volume_upMarch 17, 2024 The Thickest Joy on Earth: Why We Love Philippians
David Mathis | Why do so many Christians love the book of Philippians? Among other reasons, because the letter is brief, accessible, memorable, and teeming with joy.
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volume_upMarch 10, 2024 The Most Important People in the World: Why Christians Prioritize the Church
David Mathis | The Father prioritizes the church by choosing her, the Son prioritizes her by purchasing and purifying her, and the Spirit prioritizes her in his power. So, how do we prioritize the church?
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volume_upMarch 5, 2024 The ‘Ask Pastor John’ Book Is Available
The ‘Ask Pastor John’ book is now available at a 40% discount through our friends at Westminster Bookstore. We encourage you to order through them as you consider supporting faithful, independent Christian booksellers.
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volume_upMarch 3, 2024 Leaders in the Church: Speaking and Living God’s Word
Does church leadership seem endlessly complicated? Take heart. Christian leaders guide God’s people from where they are to where God wants them to go, using God’s methods.
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volume_upFebruary 29, 2024 How Jesus Knew the Word: His Secret to Scripture Memory
David Mathis | How did Jesus know Scripture so well? The same way we can today: through patient, prayerful meditation on the word of God.
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volume_upFebruary 25, 2024 Only One Life: Christ’s Invincible Gospel and Global Mission
God is sovereign, and he has purposed his gospel to spread to the ends of the earth. Those who give themselves to that purpose are invincible, even through suffering.
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volume_upFebruary 17, 2024 How Jesus Met with God: The Pace and Patterns of a Perfect Life
David Mathis | Jesus had a full and fruitful ministry, but unlike us, he never seemed hurried or frantic. What can we learn by observing his holy habits during his earthly life?
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volume_upJanuary 21, 2024 His Voice in Yours: How Christ Wins the World
God will have worshipers from every nation on earth. He will win them, and do so through us. We have only to tell them.
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volume_upJanuary 14, 2024 How to Please a Happy God: Six Glimpses of the Christian Life
David Mathis | What does it look like to walk in a way that is pleasing to God — to live so that God delights in the aroma of our lives?
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volume_upJanuary 7, 2024 Gain What You Cannot Lose: The Joy of World Mission with Jesus
When Christ calls us to the mission field with him, he calls us to deny shallow pleasures, die to ourselves, and enjoy greater and greater delight in him.
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volume_upDecember 31, 2023 Do Not Believe Every Spirit: The Threat and Defeat of False Teaching Today
Are biblical warnings about false prophets still relevant? Yes, the threat looms as large today as in the first century.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2023 Appeal from John Piper
John Piper | Your prayers and financial support help us bring more people into the fullest enjoyment of the greatest treasure ever found. For every $10 per month you give, we can reach 70 more people with God-centered resources. Would you join us as a monthly partner? https://dsr.gd/Give
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volume_upDecember 27, 2023 One Countercultural Calling: Good and Happy Pastors, Part 3
David Mathis | Of the fifteen elder qualifications, “one-woman man†and “not quarrelsome†may be the two most at odds with our promiscuous, petty age.
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volume_upDecember 24, 2023 Two Ways to Deal with Jesus: Learning Worship from the Wise Men
Matthew’s Christmas story shows two ways to deal with Jesus: try to get rid of him like Herod, or fall down and worship him like the wise men.
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volume_upDecember 23, 2023 Jesus Came to Save: Ten Great Realities of Christmas
The birth of John the Baptist was great, but the birth of Jesus Christ was infinitely greater. John prepared for salvation, but Jesus purchased it.
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volume_upDecember 20, 2023 Two Main Tasks in Ministry: Good and Happy Pastors, Part 2
David Mathis | Scripture says elders should be “able to teach†and “sober-minded†— but why? The two correspond to a pastor’s most important tasks: feeding and leading.
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volume_upDecember 17, 2023 Christmas Was and Christmas Is: The Whole Story of Advent
David Mathis | How do you need God’s help this Advent? What need seems most pressing? Press into the message of Christmas, and you’ll find hope and help in time of need.
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volume_upDecember 13, 2023 Three Contrasts in a Leader’s Heart: Good and Happy Pastors, Part 1
David Mathis | What does Christ call church leaders to be and do? Like him, they labor heartily and happily, not for selfish gain, but for their people’s joy.
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volume_upDecember 10, 2023 What’s It Like to Be a Christian? Faith, Obedience, and Living as Strangers
David Mathis | What is Christian faith? Hebrews 11 not only answers the question but tells us what faith feels like, and how it leads to obedience, and living as exiles in this world.
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volume_upDecember 6, 2023 If God Speaks: One Voice That Changes Everything
David Mathis | To read the Bible is to read the very words of God. Do we grasp the significance, the reality-shaking impact, of this seemingly simple truth?
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volume_upDecember 3, 2023 Before You Quit the Ministry: Learning to Count Like Jesus
David Mathis | Good pastors are not naive: ministry comes with many costs. Even so, Christ has not called us to an impossible, joyless task. The cross proves otherwise.
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volume_upNovember 25, 2023 Man of War and Grace: The Greatest of Israel’s Kings
David Mathis | Some may not think of David, the shepherd king, as particularly masculine, but Scripture paints him in a far more manly and glorious light.
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volume_upNovember 19, 2023 Whose Son Is the Messiah? King David and the God of Israel
When Jesus asks the Pharisees how David calls the Messiah “Lord,†they refuse to answer. What made that seemingly simple question so incendiary?
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volume_upNovember 12, 2023 God Is: The Life-Altering Reality of Sheer Divine Existence
God is. No reality is more mind-boggling, more valuable, more life-altering, more electrifying than the absolute being of God.
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volume_upOctober 15, 2023 Grace Will Order All Your Pain: Retirement Message for Dana Olson
What is sovereign, sustaining grace? It is not grace that spares us pain, but grace that orders our pain — and then sustains us through the pain.
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volume_upOctober 4, 2023 The Leader You Long to Follow
David Mathis | From principals to presidents, leadership failures fill the news. We long for someone in power to lead with wisdom and fairness. Praise God, the ideal king has come.
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volume_upSeptember 10, 2023 The Spell That Opened Heaven: Funeral Message for Daniel Fuller (1925–2023)
Romans 8:32 is perhaps the greatest verse in the Bible. No other text quite describes how far God has gone for our salvation and will go for our joy.
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volume_upAugust 6, 2023 The Final Hours of Suffering: Funeral Message for Nancy Nelson (1952–2023)
God’s word speaks to the mysteries of suffering. We will only bear pain well as we begin to see it like he does.
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volume_upJuly 22, 2023 Why We Sing About the Blood
David Mathis | Why do Christians sing about blood? Because of what happened at the cross, the otherwise morbid topic becomes one of glory, thanks, and praise.
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volume_upJuly 12, 2023 More Thrilling to Be Saved Than to Succeed
What excites a Christian most? Our deepest, truest joy does not flow from completed degrees or flourishing ministries, but from the God who saved us.
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volume_upJuly 2, 2023 Happy Pastors Make Healthy Churches
Christ’s blood bought more than our pardon, precious as it is. His death also purchased the power we need to live a radical Christian life.
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volume_upJune 18, 2023 Why Bethlehem Has a College: Biblical Foundations for Church-Based Education
John Piper | What makes a college distinctly Christian? Education is not an end in itself, but a means to knowing and loving Christ.
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volume_upJune 3, 2023 Hamilton: An American Prodigal
David Mathis | Neither biographers nor Broadway can ignore Alexander Hamilton’s late-flowering Christian faith. He, like the prodigal son, finally came home after his journey into the far country.
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volume_upMay 28, 2023 Not Dead Yet: Fighting Nine Fears of Old Age
As we age, fears can multiply like wrinkles. But for every concern, we have a blood-bought promise far, far older than our fears.
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volume_upMay 18, 2023 Press Afresh into Jesus: Four Truths About Genuine Faith
David Mathis | Genuine faith welcomes, enjoys, fears, strives after, and rests in God. And in doing so, genuine faith perseveres.
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volume_upMay 14, 2023 The Demons, the Fever, and the Word of the King
While on earth, Jesus spoke with unmatched power. Demons obeyed him, and fevers fled at his word. Everything was subject to him — then and now.
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volume_upMay 7, 2023 Do Outsiders Still Matter? An Overlooked Qualification for Pastors
David Mathis | For pastors to be “well thought of by outsiders†certainly isn’t everything, but it made God’s list of requirements. Is it still on ours?
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volume_upApril 16, 2023 The Story of the Greatest Coronation
David Mathis | When Christ ascended into heaven, an otherworldly ceremony commenced. Here was the long-awaited Son of David, the only man angels ever worshiped.
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volume_upApril 13, 2023 Danger Averted, Destiny Attained: Funeral Message for Lois Nelson (1919–2023)
When a Christian goes home to be with the Lord, we who remain have the chance to rehearse God’s loving design in every believer’s death.
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volume_upMarch 26, 2023 A World God Could Admire: Recovering His Pleasure in Creation
Marshall Segal | Do you ever stop, slow down, and marvel at something God has made? If we could see it all like he does, we’d see far more than we do.
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volume_upMarch 5, 2023 What Will Man Be Like for Countless Future Ages?
When our hearts run dry, and our good works languish, the Bible bids us: “Consider the end.â€
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volume_upJanuary 29, 2023 It Will Be Worth It: Overcoming Obstacles to World Missions
When it comes to missions, reasons abound to stay rather than to go. But for every apparent obstacle, countless promises say, “It will be worth it.â€
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volume_upJanuary 20, 2023 Ordinary Elders, Part 2: Governing as Men Who Teach
David Mathis | Pastors are first and foremost teachers, but they are not only teachers. They feed the sheep and lead the sheep — and they lead by feeding.
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volume_upJanuary 19, 2023 Ordinary Elders, Part 1: Working for the Joy of Others
David Mathis | The pastors we all want are men who want to pastor, who want to see God move in them and through them for the joy of others.
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volume_upJanuary 8, 2023 Is Jesus an Egomaniac? Overcoming a Major Obstacle to Christian Faith
What do we call an obsessively self-centered person? An egomaniac. Then what should we call God, who demands all our praise? We call him gracious.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 Appeal from John Piper
John Piper | Your prayers and financial support help us bring more people into the fullest enjoyment of the greatest treasure ever found. For every $10 per month you give, we can reach 70 more people with God-centered resources. Would you join us as a monthly partner? https://dsr.gd/Give
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2022 The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.
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volume_upDecember 25, 2022 Prince of What Peace? How Christmas Overcomes Our Conflicts
At the root of all conflict is man’s conflict with God. At Christmas, we celebrate that God took the initiative to establish true peace.
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volume_upDecember 18, 2022 How Majestic Is Our Lord?
David Mathis | When speaking of God, we grope for fresh language to name the greatness of God. Might we learn to reach more often for the word “majesty�
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volume_upDecember 11, 2022 The Joy of the Puritans
John Piper | The Puritans took joy seriously because they read the Bible carefully. They saw that delight in God is at the heart of all true obedience.
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volume_upDecember 5, 2022 Ten Looks at Jesus, Part 2
David Mathis | “For every look at yourself, take ten looks at Christ.†How happy might we be if we heeded Robert Murray M’Cheyne’s counsel?
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volume_upDecember 4, 2022 Ten Looks at Jesus, Part 1
David Mathis | “For every look at yourself, take ten looks at Christ.†How happy might we be if we heeded Robert Murray M’Cheyne’s famous counsel?
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volume_upDecember 1, 2022 He Delighted to Crush His Son: The Pleasure of God in the Gospel
David Mathis | The Father not only planned for his Son to die, but was pleased to crush him. And for those in Christ, this can be as comforting as it is astonishing.
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volume_upNovember 27, 2022 The Purposes of God in the Pain of the World
Before he created the earth, God knew pain would plague this world. And not only knew, but planned. And not only planned — but purposed.
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volume_upNovember 20, 2022 How Can a Holy God Have Pleasure in Sinners?
You will not be perfect in this life, but you can be pleasing to God. You can become a real ingredient in the divine happiness.
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volume_upNovember 17, 2022 God Made the World for Worship: His Glory in Individuals and Gatherings
The individual soul’s affection for God is essential to the corporate, eternal reality of the worshiping church.
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volume_upNovember 6, 2022 Secret Liturgies: The Private Worship of a Public Leader
David Mathis | Blessed is the leader who meditates on God’s law day and night — not just in public, but all the more in secret.
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volume_upOctober 30, 2022 Fall Back to the Banner: Four Lessons for Our Devastations
David Mathis | When loss surrounds us, when fears assail us, we have a banner to which to flee. We turn to the God who has spoken, and there find real hope and strength.
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volume_upOctober 23, 2022 Good Preaching Takes Hard Work
David Mathis | Good preachers carry many burdens before preaching, while preaching, and after preaching — and the rewards still outweigh the costs.
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volume_upOctober 2, 2022 How Is Joy the Root of Sacrificial Love?
When glad in God, we bend low in love for others. We imitate Christ, who not only bowed the knee but hung his body on the tree.
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volume_upAugust 21, 2022 God Can Handle Your Crisis
David Mathis | Psalm 46 teaches us God can handle the earth’s undoing and nations raging against his people — and that if he can do that, he can be a very present help in our trouble.
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volume_upAugust 7, 2022 Water from the Rock for Undeserving People
God promises us his life-sustaining presence, even as he leads us into waterless regions of suffering and loss.
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volume_upJuly 3, 2022 Seventy Years Without Shipwreck: Five Reasons That Some Fall Away
Faith does not shipwreck upon the rocks of history, logic, science, or ethics, but on the mountains of sinful desire.
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volume_upJune 26, 2022 The Uncommon Virtue of Humility
Humility flourishes in hearts that focus not on being humble, but on gladly exalting Jesus, who is superior to us in every possible way.
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volume_upJune 5, 2022 The Gospel in All Caps: Glorified Scars in the Body of Christ
David Mathis | We boast on Sunday because Christ died on Friday. No cross, no favor with God. No crucifixion, no resurrection. We live because he died.
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volume_upMay 15, 2022 What Is ‘Freedom in Christ’?
David Mathis | What is freedom in Christ? Freedom from trying to earn God’s acceptance, and freedom to know and enjoy God forever.
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volume_upMay 8, 2022 Christ Died to Make Us Holy: And Why Some Preachers Avoid It
John Piper | There is a kind of unhealthy preaching that fails to make plain the effective connection between the sin-bearing work of Christ and the sin-killing work of the Christian.
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volume_upMay 1, 2022 We Rejoice to Suffer for You: Pastoral Pain and the People’s Joy
Why does the apostle Paul speak so much about himself and his suffering? Because his suffering for the sake of others makes the love of Christ tangible to them.
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volume_upApril 24, 2022 Brother Ass: Stewarding the Body as Christian Hedonists
David Mathis | Why would Christians exercise? Working and pushing these bodies, as God designed them, serves our learning, our joy, and our love.
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volume_upApril 17, 2022 Behind the Times: Survival in a Day of Suffocating News
David Mathis | What if, with some intentionality, the news could become a source of refreshment rather than a continual distraction and discouragement?
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volume_upApril 14, 2022 The Supremacy of Christ in Everything
John Piper | The sovereign supremacy of Christ both keeps us from error and enables us to persevere through hardships with patience and joyful thankfulness.
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volume_upApril 10, 2022 ‘The Joy of the Lord Is Your Stronghold’
Joy in God becomes our stronghold when we are awakened to see and savor him as our greatest joy.
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volume_upMarch 27, 2022 Bible Reading Has Been My Life: Personal Reflections for Christian Fathers
What does Bible reading look like for John Piper? In this message to fathers, he tells personal stories and shares how he has weaved Bible reading into all of life.
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volume_upMarch 20, 2022 How to Meet with God for a Lifetime
David Mathis | How do we meet with God in his word for a lifetime? Every morning, seek to gather a day’s portion.
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volume_upMarch 13, 2022 Harnessing the Lightning: Tesla’s 3,000-Year Backstory
Tony Reinke | Is a lightning rod — and by extension, all other tech — an act of faith or an act of God-thwarting unbelief?
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volume_upMarch 6, 2022 The Humbled Win the World
David Mathis | Before we step out to attempt big, ambitious things for Jesus, we need to prepare ourselves to receive and embrace the humbling that will inevitably come.
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volume_upJanuary 23, 2022 23 Tips from 23 Years of Book Reading
Tony Reinke | Many of us today love to swipe, scroll, and stare, but hardly read. Tony Reinke shares 23 tips for reading more and better in a digital age.
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volume_upJanuary 10, 2022 Prayer Vocalizes Our Abiding in Christ
Prayer says more than the words it speaks. The act of praying vocalizes a profound reality: God himself abides in us, and we abide in him.
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volume_upJanuary 3, 2022 Show Us Your Glory: Prayer That Sparks Reformation
David Mathis | Moses made an audacious request. God answered — but only in part. And what he revealed at Sinai pales in comparison to Calvary.
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volume_upDecember 23, 2021 The Fearlessness of Christmas Joy: Six Wonders of Christ’s Lordship
The first Christmas brought good news. With it came fearless, great joy for all those who confess, “Jesus is Lord.â€
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volume_upDecember 22, 2021 Year-End Request from John Piper
John Piper | The ministry of Desiring God is fueled by the prayers and financial gifts of God’s people. If you have been blessed by our resources in 2021, would you consider becoming a monthly partner? https://give.desiringgod.org/#monthly
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volume_upDecember 19, 2021 The Global Glorification of the Merciful God
The church exists for missions — and because of missions. God plans for his people to come from the peoples, a promise he first made to Israel.
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volume_upDecember 12, 2021 The Pleasures of God’s Faithfulness: Reflections on Bethlehem’s 150 Years
In 2021, Bethlehem Baptist celebrated 150 years as a church. As part of the celebration service, former pastor John Piper reflects on how a church could endure, and bear fruit, over generations.
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volume_upNovember 14, 2021 Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ to Christian Leaders
David Mathis | God made us to be led, every one of us. He designed us to thrive, not in autonomy, but under the wisdom and care of worthy leaders.
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volume_upNovember 7, 2021 We Win the World with Singing
John Piper | God plans to win the world with singing. Here are five connections between our joy-filled worship and the finishing of the Great Commission.
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volume_upAugust 8, 2021 Who Are the Nations? Discovering God’s Global Mission
The Lamb who was slain will one day receive the reward of his suffering — people will come to him in joyful faith from every tribe, tongue, and nation.
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volume_upJuly 25, 2021 ‘Rejoice When You Are Slandered’: How to Do the Humanly Impossible
One of the most challenging commands in all the Bible is to rejoice when reviled. It’s not just difficult; it is humanly impossible.
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volume_upJuly 11, 2021 Serious Joy for Leaders Who Last: To the Class of 2021
Christian leaders often carry great burdens. But God never leaves them without the opportunity to know serious joy, even in the hardest trials.
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volume_upMay 9, 2021 The Achievement of Christ Without Which There Would Be No Others
Christ has secured innumerable benefits for his people. But without this central, most foundational achievement, all the rest would collapse.
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volume_upMay 2, 2021 Can Joy Come in Sorrow? Lessons for an Authentic Christian Life
How do joy and sorrow mingle in the Christian life? Does joy come only after sorrow passes, or can it come in the very midst of our griefs?
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volume_upFebruary 21, 2021 ‘Hallowed Be Your Name’: The Greatest Prayer in All the World
The lines of the Lord’s Prayer tend to pass by our eyes, and through our mouths, in a routine manner. But what might we be missing in our familiarity?
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volume_upJanuary 28, 2021 Doing the Right Thing Never Ruins Your Life: A Belief That Prevents Abortion
Abortion holds out hope that ending the unborn child’s life will spare you misery and hardship. But doing the right thing will never ruin your life.
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volume_upJanuary 17, 2021 Faith That Satisfies — and Saves: What It Means to Come to Jesus
The nature of genuine saving faith isn’t mere mental assent, but receiving all that God is for us in Jesus Christ.
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volume_upNovember 8, 2020 Singing, Suffering, and Scripture: How God Keeps Us Through Song
Suffering may quiet our singing for a time, but God designed singing to sustain our souls. And one day, we will sing forever with unrestrained joy.
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volume_upJuly 19, 2020 Every Letter Kills, Including Shakespeare: Pressing Through Texts in the Power of the Spirit
To exposit a text is only one part of preaching and teaching. We must drill down into the words and unearth the reality that holds the text together.
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volume_upJune 28, 2020 Exposition or Imposition? How Gospel-Centered Preaching Can Go Wrong
Preachers, instead of taking your text and making a beeline to the cross, take the cross and make a beeline to your text.
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volume_upJune 21, 2020 The Second Coming: Not Before the ‘Man of Lawlessness’
As we look forward to Christ’s second coming, what matters most is not that we have the timing and details down, but that we hold fast to Jesus as our great hope.
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volume_upJune 14, 2020 Does God Intend Evil for Our Good? Providential Peril for Joseph, Jesus, and You
What sinners and Satan intend for evil, God always superintends for good. Our all-wise God brings restoration from ruin and deliverance out of danger.
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volume_upMay 17, 2020 The Secret of Christ-Magnifying Contentment as the Path to Costly Love
True contentment in Christ not only guards against our ever-changing circumstances, but frees us to overflow in costly love to others — even our enemies.
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volume_upApril 5, 2020 The Second Coming: Wrath and Rescue
Suffering, pain, and trouble never have the last word for the people of God. He is our hope and our joy, and he will bring us all the way home.
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volume_upMarch 8, 2020 Do Not Take God’s Name in Vain: The Weight and Wonder of the Third Commandment
To take God’s name in vain is about far, far more than avoiding foul language. Our reverence for God’s name cuts to the very core of our worship in all of life.
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volume_upFebruary 23, 2020 Live for Your Greatest Desire: Jesus
Jesus’s call to deny ourselves isn’t a demand to give up happiness but an invitation to walk with him on the path to deep, lasting joy.
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volume_upJanuary 19, 2020 Serious Joy, Cultural Conflict, and Christian Humility: Thoughts on Christian Education
True Christian education fills our hearts and minds with a joy so serious and strong that our society loses its power to control where we stand and what we say.
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volume_upJanuary 12, 2020 Christ Magnified in His World Through Servants Satisfied in His Worth
God will not settle for redeeming people from just a few parts of the globe. He will have people from every tribe, tongue, and nation.
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volume_upDecember 29, 2019 Seek the Things That Are Above
Every believer in Jesus Christ has a potent spiritual superpower. With the Spirit’s help, we now can seek the very things of heaven above.
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volume_upDecember 8, 2019 How Does Humility Lead in Conflict? A Charge to Christian Leaders
The humblest response to our culture’s tirade against objective truth isn’t to retreat, but to lovingly and kindly contend for what the Bible says.
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volume_upNovember 17, 2019 ‘How God Made Me Happy in Him’: John Piper’s Journey to Joy
Glory and joy appear all over the Bible, but how they relate is not readily obvious. Listen to John Piper tell the story of how God connected the dots between the two.
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volume_upNovember 10, 2019 Seven Reasons We Must Pursue Supreme Satisfaction in God
Enjoying God, being satisfied in him, is essential in glorifying him as he deserves. God is not as glorified by mere duty as he is by delight.
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volume_upNovember 3, 2019 A Peculiar Act of Worship: Preaching as Expository Exultation
The preacher’s task is not merely to teach or inform, but to rejoice with his people over the wonders of Scripture.
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volume_upOctober 6, 2019 The Explosive Power of the Resurrection — Now
Jesus’s resurrection not only guarantees that we too will rise, but that we can taste steadfast, heavenly joy here and now — even in suffering. John Piper preached this sermon at the Sing! Conference in Nashville.
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volume_upAugust 25, 2019 Christians Care About All Suffering and Injustice
Suffering and injustice infect every inch of our world. But Jesus grants his people the resolve to labor for change that makes an everlasting difference. John Piper preached this message at the Sing! Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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volume_upAugust 18, 2019 How to Preach in the Power of the Spirit
Sermons are not speeches. Preaching isn’t a lecture. When a pastor speaks God’s words to his gathered people, in the power of the Spirit, miracles happen. John Piper delivered this message at the Sing! conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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volume_upAugust 11, 2019 Even When It Hurts: How Christ Reveals Himself in Pain
In this life, we will not be able to see all God is doing through sickness and pain, but we can trust that he will reveal more of himself to us through every trial and trouble.
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volume_upJuly 28, 2019 The Glory of God and Why We Sing
The greatness of God’s glory invites a response that moves his people beyond mere words. And so we sing. John Piper preached this sermon at the Sing! Conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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volume_upJuly 21, 2019 Our Worth Is Not in What We Own: Fifteen-Minute Gospel Presentation
We will never find true worth in what we have or who we are. True, full, lasting satisfaction can only come through all that God is for us in Jesus Christ. After the congregation sang “My Worth Is Not in What I Own,†John Piper presented this gospel message at the Sing! Belfast conference.
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volume_upJune 24, 2019 Who Will Give My Head Waters? Seven Reasons to Pray for Holy Tears
Tears, crying, and weeping are all a proper response to the God-ordained sorrow and pain we face. Just because God is sovereign doesn’t mean we ignore our pain.
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volume_upJune 10, 2019 Pharisaism, Money, and the Greatness of God
What makes the heart of a legalist tick? You might be surprised how often, despite appearances, it is simply this: the love of money. John Piper delivered this message at a chapel for Crossway Books.
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volume_upMay 17, 2019 What Do Christians Care About (Most)? To the Class of 2019
Christians care about all injustice in our fallen world. But our outrage against wrongdoing will fizzle out unless we root our concern in God himself. We care especially about injustice against God. John Piper preached this message at the 2019 Bethlehem College & Seminary commencement.
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volume_upMay 8, 2019 Christ Has Purchased Global Praise: The Blood, the Beast, and the Boast of Race
Jesus has already paid the price to ransom a global people who live to praise him. And he wants to use you to spread the astoundingly good news. John Piper preached this message at Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minneapolis.
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volume_upApril 1, 2019 The Golden Stitches of Sovereignty: What Holds Our Gospel Together
The death of Jesus Christ was no mere product of coincidences. God planned every detail to ensure the salvation of his people. John Piper preached this message at The Gospel Coalition 2019 National Conference.
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volume_upJanuary 28, 2019 What Kind of Heart Does Christ Deserve? The Call of Christian Hedonism
Jesus is worthy to be praised with our every thought and deed. But what about our feelings? The Bible’s clearest answer is also the best of news. John Piper preached this message at the Bethlehem 2019 Conference for Pastors + Church Leaders in Minneapolis.
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volume_upJanuary 28, 2019 Is It Right to Seek More Joy Than We Have Through Justification?
Jesus not only paid for our full acceptance with God, but he also purchased grace for us to embrace obedience. This is the second message John Piper preached at the Bethlehem 2019 Conference for Pastors + Church Leaders in Minneapolis.
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volume_upJanuary 17, 2019 The Invincible Power of Joy for World Missions: For Cowards, Consumers, and the Comfortable
Safety tempts us to stay put. Luxury tries to lure us. Comfort wants to keep us. But God has a bigger, global dream for his people. John Piper preached this message at the G3 2019 conference in Atlanta.
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volume_upJanuary 4, 2019 Make Your Life Count: The Greatest Missions Letter Ever Written
One day soon, people from every nation will bring God praise and glory. But they won’t encounter everlasting hope until God’s people go and send.
Piper preached this message on January 4, 2019, at the CROSS Conference in Louisville, where thousands gathered to discern their call to the nations.
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volume_upNovember 18, 2018 You Are Anointed: How the Truth Becomes Precious
Jesus anoints every believer with his Spirit so that we taste how precious he is.
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volume_upOctober 28, 2018 Sorrowful Love Springs from Serious Joy
Every act of Christian love springs from serious joy in Jesus. When your hope is secure in him, you can give whatever it takes to serve others.
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volume_upOctober 7, 2018 Are We Adopted for Us or for God?
The more gladness we have in our Father, the more we bring glory to his name. Our happiness in him shows off his holiness in us.
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volume_upSeptember 21, 2018 The Key to Simultaneous Sorrow and Joy
Jesus has purchased something infinitely better than anything this world has to offer: the glory of God himself. We have every reason to boast in him.
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volume_upSeptember 13, 2018 The Devil Can Do Exposition, but He Can’t Preach
The pulpit isn’t just a place for a lecture or even mere teaching. Every sermon should sing with worship over the glories of God’s word. John Piper delivered this message during a breakout seminar at the Sing! 2018 Conference in Nashville.
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volume_upSeptember 11, 2018 Your Emotions Matter to God: Learning from the Bible’s Songbook
Satan is trying to steal your joy. God gave us the Psalms to fight back.
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volume_upJune 16, 2018 An Impossible Covenant — And How It Becomes a Permanent Joy
Jesus bought an unbreakable covenant for his people. He takes hardened rebels and transforms them into a beautiful bride for their eternal joy.
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volume_upJune 3, 2018 Joy Makes All Things New
Joy is not a wishful add-on to the Christian life, but essential to knowing and worshiping God. When we finally discover joy in Jesus, everything changes.
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volume_upJune 2, 2018 Lord, Teach Us to Fight: The Double Battle in Gethsemane
Jesus took the cup of God’s wrath so that we would never have to. And now he beckons each of us to join him in speaking and sharing the good news of his victory.
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volume_upJune 2, 2018 God Rules the Heart of Every Man: Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
The people of God may appear weak, but God loves to be at a disadvantage — just before he wins.
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volume_upMay 28, 2018 Your Thorn for the Shaming of Satan: To the Class of 2018
Your pains and weaknesses are not obstacles to everything you want to accomplish, but the very instruments God uses to make you more like his Son.
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volume_upApril 27, 2018 New God, New Gospel, New Gladness: How Is Christian Joy Distinct?
The most basic distinction between the church and the world is not godly decisions, good deeds, or even true doctrines, but glad delight in God himself.
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volume_upApril 20, 2018 How to Get Wisdom: Become a Fool
Wisdom from God is more valuable than gold. It may look foolish to a watching world, but the lasting path of happiness comes only in the guidance God gives.
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volume_upApril 11, 2018 If I Could Start All Over: Six Lessons for Your Twenties
What would John Piper say to those with most of their adult life ahead of them? Here are six rules he would live by.
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volume_upApril 4, 2018 The Glory of Christ and Racial Unity: On the 50th Anniversary of MLK’s Death
When we come to Christ, we don’t lose our ethnic or cultural identities. But we all put on his insignia and find new possibilities for unity in him.
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volume_upFebruary 27, 2018 From Darkness to Delight: A Fresh Call for Christian Hedonists
If you find Jesus boring or unsatisfying, you haven’t really discovered yet who he is.
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volume_upFebruary 22, 2018 Right with God, Right with Man: The Power of Superior Pleasure
Receiving Jesus as our greatest joy unlocks right standing with God and right living with others.
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volume_upJanuary 29, 2018 Jesus Raised Jesus from the Dead — And Why It Matters
A one-of-a-kind death, and a one-of-a-kind resurrection, has been carried out by this one-of-a-kind Person who is more valuable than all else.
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volume_upJanuary 17, 2018 How to Preach with Supernatural Power
Christian preaching is not simply an exchange of information, but a channel through which the Holy Spirit works his miracles in both preacher and hearers.
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volume_upJanuary 15, 2018 How to Seek the Holy Spirit
Without the work of the Holy Spirit, we are helpless. Seek him, and he will rest upon you — especially in your hour of greatest need.