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Desiring God
One classic John Piper sermon or conference message for each day of the year, based on listeners’ recommendations and feedback. Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and is author of more than 50 books. His sermons, books, articles, and more are available free of charge at desiringGod.org.
What gives you strength to fight sin with hope? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 8:1–4 to show why our battle begins with the unshakable verdict of no condemnation.
What would it take to silence the accusing voice inside you? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 8:1 to show how every charge against believers has already been answered.
Why are the words “no condemnation” so life-altering? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 8:1 to show how Christ’s death placed judgment in the past for all who are in him.
Is Jesus bothered when you come to him for help? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 8:40–56 to show Christ’s compassion for those who fear they’ve come too late or asked too much.
What do demons know that we often forget? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Luke 8:26–39 to show why demons fear Christ and why their terror should strengthen our trust.
What does faith look like in the middle of a storm? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Luke 8:22–25 to show why panic comes when we forget who sleeps in the boat.
What if joy in God isn’t optional but vital? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper uncovers how the Bible weds duty and delight into one single, God-glorifying pursuit.
What kind of heart brings God the most glory? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper presses into the truth that God is not merely to be known — he is to be savored above all else.
Will we somehow share in God’s glory in the age to come? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper draws on Athanasius and Scripture to show how believers will rejoice in the radiance of Christ.
Is it possible to stand your ground without losing your joy? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows how Athanasius never let his courage outrun his delight in Christ.
What kind of man can outlast emperors, exile, and slander? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper traces Athanasius’s fierce allegiance to Christ and unwavering defense of truth.
What role does the Holy Spirit play in our spiritual security? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Ephesians 1:12–14 to reveal how God’s Spirit empowers our perseverance to the end.
Who is really at work when you obey God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ephesians 1:12–14 to show how God’s sovereign will fuels both our willing and our doing.
What is God’s goal in choosing a people for himself? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Ephesians 1:11–12 to show that election and predestination exist for the praise of God’s glory.
Why is the gospel bigger than we often imagine? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ephesians 1:8–10 to show how Christ’s work unites Jews and Gentiles in one redeemed people.
How does Christ define the meaning of all things? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores Ephesians 1:8–10 to reveal how the entire universe is summed up in him.
What is the foundation of our forgiveness? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ephesians 1:7 to show why the blood of Christ secures redemption.
What does redemption mean for us now and in the future? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores Ephesians 1:7–10 to show how our present forgiveness guarantees our future glory.
What does it mean to be chosen in Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ephesians 1:3–6 to show how God’s election and predestination lead to our adoption as sons.
What is God’s ultimate purpose in salvation? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ephesians 1:3–6 to unveil how God’s grace serves God’s ultimate goal — the praise of his glory.
Why is grammar essential to knowing God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Ephesians 3:1–4 to show how reading Scripture well makes all the difference in our relationship with God.
How does the Old Testament prepare us to know Jesus? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 5:33–47 to show how all of Scripture bears witness to his glory.
What keeps us addicted to human approval? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 5:30–47 to expose the restless craving for praise and how Christ sets us free.
What does an unwillingness to believe the gospel reveal about us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 5:30–47 to reveal how our deepest desires shape our beliefs.
Why is Jesus the source of life? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 5:25–29 to show how the Son, like the Father, possesses and gives life as God himself.
What happens when Jesus speaks to the dead? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 5:25–29 to unfold the staggering reality that all who have lived will rise at his call.
What do Jesus’s healings reveal about his ultimate mission? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 5:1–24 to show how every miracle points to the deeper healing we need.
Why did Jesus heal? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 5:1–18 to reveal that Christ’s miracles are not just about health but about holiness.
What moves the heart of Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 5:1–18 to show that Jesus is not distant or indifferent — he is deeply compassionate.
Why is Christianity still advancing worldwide? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Acts 5:30–31 to reveal that Jesus, risen and reigning, is building his church.
Why does God sometimes rescue and sometimes not? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Acts 5:17–42 to show why the same God who delivers also ordains suffering.
Why did the early church pray for signs and wonders? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Acts 4:30–5:14 to reveal how bold prayers for God’s power led to conversions.
What frees us from the love of money? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Acts 4:32–5:11 to show how treasuring Christ loosens our grip on possessions.
What kind of prayer changes the world? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks at Acts 4:23–31 to show the power of Spirit-filled, Scripture-saturated prayer.
What keeps Christians from speaking up for Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Acts 4:13–22 to reveal the source of true boldness.
How does Christ’s supremacy compel global missions? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Acts 4:1–12 to show why the exclusivity of Jesus fuels the urgent call to proclaim his name.
How do you prepare for suffering before it comes? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines John Bunyan’s unwavering trust in God’s sovereignty.
Why do the greatest lessons often come through suffering? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores how John Bunyan’s time in prison made his ministry a balm for sufferers.
What sustains your faith when all is stripped away? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks at the hardships of John Bunyan to reveal how suffering teaches us to depend on God alone.
Does your confidence rest in yourself or in Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Corinthians 3:18–23 to show how Christ frees us to embrace all that is ours in him.
How can a church stay faithful in a shifting culture? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Corinthians 3:10–17 to call us to be vigilant in doctrine and life.
Can a fractured world be healed without a Godward vision? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Corinthians 3:5–9 to call us beyond a man-centered worldview.
What does it take to live a Christ-centered life? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Corinthians 3:1–4 to emphasize that true life in Christ is marked by growth in grace.
Where can true wisdom be found? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Corinthians 2:14–16 to contrast the folly of worldly wisdom with the Spirit’s work to reveal our inheritance.
Are we pointing others to Christ — or ourselves? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Corinthians 2:1–5 to show how the gospel’s power shines when human pride steps aside.
Have you felt the freedom of living for something greater than yourself? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 1:31 to reveal the joy of boasting only in the cross.
Do you ever seek significance by aligning with influential leaders? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper unpacks 1 Corinthians 1:10–17 to reveal the profound dangers of this impulse.
What defines who you are? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 1:1–9 to urge us to root our identity in God’s calling and faithfulness.
Can you trust Christ’s words before you see their effect? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 4:43–54 to show what it means to trust in Jesus for the right reasons.
Does faith require seeing, or is Christ’s word enough? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores John 4:43–54 to show how a desperate father’s trust reveals the nature of true belief.
What does it mean for Jesus to be sustained by giving life? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 4:27–42 to show how Christ’s obedience overflows as life for the world.
How does Jesus reveal himself as the Savior? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 4:27–42 to show how faith arises through the witness of others and personal encounters.
How does Jesus transform worship? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 4:16–30 to reveal the life-giving joy of worshiping the Father through Christ.
What does it mean to truly worship God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 4:16–30 to reveal how Jesus brings us into a deep, personal encounter with the living God.
What can satisfy the cavernous thirst of your soul? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 4:16–26 to show how Jesus breaks through our defenses to offer living water.
How do we face the pain of being fully known? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 4:16–19 to explore how Jesus reveals our thirst and satisfies our deepest longings.
How far will God go to pursue a worshiper? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 4:1–15 to show the unrelenting grace of Jesus as he crosses barriers of culture, sin, and shame.
What does it mean to follow a Savior who does nothing by accident? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 4:1–15 to reveal the gracious sovereignty of Jesus.
If you feel overwhelmed by uncertainty or suffering, how does God provide for you? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 8:26–27 to show how the Spirit intercedes for us.
How does God meet us in our weakness and uncertainty? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 8:26–27 to show how the Spirit aligns our groanings with God’s unfailing will.
What happens when we don’t know how we should pray? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 8:26–27 to reveal how the Holy Spirit intercedes for us in our weakness.
What kind of future awaits those who trust in Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 8:18–25 to reveal the breathtaking hope of a renewed creation.
What does our inevitable suffering reveal about the meaning of life? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 8:18–23 to show how our suffering relates to our God-given hope.
What does it mean to inherit God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 8:14–18 to reveal the glory of inheriting God himself.
What do the children of God inherit? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 8:14–18 to reveal the breathtaking promise of God’s inheritance.
How does the Spirit confirm our adoption? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 8:15–16 to show how the Spirit moves believers from fear to the intimate cry of “Abba, Father.”
What does it mean to be led by the Spirit? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 8:13–14 to show how the Spirit leads believers into battle against sin.
How did Jesus break sin’s grip and Satan’s power? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 2:14–18 to show how Christ’s sacrifice deals with our sin and fear of death.
How did Christ endure the cross? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines Hebrews 2:10 to reveal the joy and glory that sustained Jesus in his suffering.
What does it mean that Christ died for our sins? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines Hebrews 2:9 to reveal how Christ’s death secures salvation and the faith that brings us to God.
What did Jesus accomplish in tasting death? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores Hebrews 2:9 to reveal the depth of Christ’s sacrifice and covenant love.
Is there an end to death’s grip on this world? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores Hebrews 2:1–9, showing how Jesus reshapes our destiny.
What makes our salvation both great and certain? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores Hebrews 2:3–4 to show how God confirms the truth of salvation through unimpeachable witnesses.
Why must we give Jesus our closest attention? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 2:1–4 to underscore the necessity of heeding God’s decisive word in Christ.
Why does Christ’s supremacy over all things matter? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines Hebrews 1 to show how this truth shapes our worship, assurance, and view of Christ’s reign.
What makes Jesus Christ uniquely worthy to sit at the right hand of God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 1:1–4 to examine profound truths about Christ’s person and work.
How can sinners stand before a holy God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 1:1–4 to show what Christ achieved and its power to transform those who trust him.
Are you listening to God’s final word for your life? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 1:1–4 to show how God’s message in Christ surpasses all others.
Have you ever wished God would speak directly to you? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows from Hebrews 1:1–4 how God’s final and ultimate word in Christ surpasses all our expectations.
How does God’s sovereignty shape our evangelism? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper reflects on J.I. Packer’s work to show how God’s sovereignty strengthens our reliance on him.
Why should we commit ourselves to the Bible’s authority? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper highlights J.I. Packer’s defense of biblical authority and its vital role in shaping the church.
What keeps a Christian from sinking under sin and doubt? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper reflects on how J.I. Packer’s love for Puritan writings offers wisdom for the Christian life.
What if your deepest longings could be met by a love beyond any you’ve ever known? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 17:24–26 to show how God draws us into his eternal love.
When Jesus thinks about you, what does he want? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 17:24–26 to reveal Christ’s desire for us.
Do you long for a love that unites hearts and reveals glory? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 17:20–23, where Jesus prays for his people to share in God’s own love.
How does Jesus’s intercession secure and transform us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores John 17:14–19, where Jesus’s prayer unveils God’s provision for his people.
How can we stay faithful to Christ amid the world’s hostility? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores John 17:14–19, showing how God protects, purifies, and empowers his people.
What guarantees that God will never let go of his people? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 17:9–13, where we find the foundation for unshakable hope.
What secures our place in the love and care of God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Jesus’s prayer in John 17:9–13 to show how the Father preserves his people.
How does God sovereignly secure our salvation? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines John 17:6–8 to reveal how the Father and the Son sustain our faith to the end.
Why does Jesus ask the Father to glorify him? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 17:1–5 to demonstrate how Jesus’s glorification secures eternal life for his people.
What does it mean to become who you are in Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 7:14–25 to show how Christians battle sin by living in their God-given identity.
What role does the mind play in the Christian life? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 7:14–25 to show the vital connection between a renewed mind and the fight against sin.
How much freedom from sin should Christians expect in this life? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper unpacks Romans 7:14–25, showing how believers fight sin’s persistence.
Where do we find hope in our ongoing struggle with sin? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 7:14–25 to explore the hope of future redemption.
How do we hold on to hope in the face of failure? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 7:14–25 to reveal how union with Christ transforms despair into confidence.
When we face failure as Christians, what’s actually happening? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores Romans 7:14–25 to reveal the hope in the midst of our struggle.
When sin feels overwhelming, where can we find hope? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 7:14–25 to stress both the reality of indwelling sin and the power of God’s grace.
How should Christians respond to our ongoing war with sin? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper unpacks Romans 7:14–25, showing how believers can battle sin while clinging to gospel hope.
Is Romans 7:14–25 describing a Christian or not? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows how God’s righteousness in Christ transforms our view of sin and the law, regardless of the answer.
What does it mean to follow Jesus outside the camp? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 13:15–16 to show how the Calvary Road calls us to forsake comfort to meet others’ needs.
What kind of life does Jesus call us to live? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper unpacks Hebrews 13:12–14 to show how Christ’s sacrifice calls us to embrace need over comfort.
How can we find strength for life’s challenges? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 13:9 to show how the unchanging grace of Jesus strengthens our hearts.
How do we overcome fear as Christians? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper unpacks Hebrews 13:5–6 to show how trusting God’s promise to never forsake us frees us to live boldly.
In a fragile and fleeting world, what promise steadies us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 12:18–29, calling us to anchor our lives in God’s unshakable kingdom.
What purpose does God have in our hardships? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 12:12–17 to show how God’s discipline moves us from self-reliance to deeper trust in him.
How should we view the trials in our lives? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 12:3–11 to reveal how our Father lovingly uses suffering to lead us deeper into holiness.
How can we see God’s hand in our suffering? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 12:3–11 to show how God’s fatherly care shapes our pain and sovereignly sustains us within it.
What role does the church play in upholding truth? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Timothy 3:15 to reveal the church as a pillar of truth in a society prone to falsehood.
What does it look like to live and speak the truth without compromise? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper highlights Paul’s bold commitment to truth as a model for God-honoring ministry.
How does God use persuasion to advance the gospel? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper draws on Paul’s example to show how truth-filled teaching can transform lives in a pluralistic society.
What are the consequences of turning away from truth? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines how rejecting God’s truth leads to deception and eternal ruin.
How do we pursue truth in a society driven by lust and deception? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper reveals how sinful desires can erode our commitment to truth.
How can the church resist societal pressures that demand conformity? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper urges believers to confront the forces that erode truth in the church.
Why do precise definitions and clear statements matter in an age of ambiguity? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows how a commitment to clarity safeguards the truth.
How do we stay committed to truth amid a society increasingly indifferent to it? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores subtle pressures that challenge our allegiance to God’s word.
How do we stand firm in truth amid a society that doesn’t? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines 2 Thessalonians 2:8–12 to reveal how embracing truth equips us to navigate our world.
How can we kill sin in a way that honors Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores Romans 8:10–17 to reveal how putting sin to death by the Spirit magnifies Jesus.
How do we defeat sin by the Spirit? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 8:10–17 to show that the power to conquer sin comes through hearing God’s word with faith.
Are you prepared to fight the sin that tries to take hold of you? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 8:10–17 to urge believers to suffocate sin by severing its lifelines.
Have you declared war on your sin, or are you living with a peacetime mindset? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 8:10–17 to call Christians to wage war against sin.
Are you living in debt to sin, or are you waging war against it? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 8:10–17 to call those justified by faith to fight sin with confidence.
Where can we find meaning and purpose in a world marked by despair and hopelessness? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shares Francis Schaeffer’s timeless response.
How can seemingly insignificant moments shape a life? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper reflects on Francis Schaeffer’s life, showing how God uses even the smallest acts of faithfulness.
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How do we sustain joy in God through the ups and downs of life? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper offers practical wisdom on fighting for joy using three vital weapons.
What sustains joy in God when life feels overwhelming? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 2 Timothy 4:7 to explain how the daily pursuit of joy is essential to persevering in faith.
What should motivate our deeds of love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 12:2 to demonstrate how joy in God fuels sacrificial love.
Why does God love a cheerful giver? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explains from 2 Corinthians 9:7 that joyful giving turns generosity into worship that honors him and blesses others.
Why is love more than action? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows from 2 Corinthians 8:1–9 that true love flows from joy in God, transforming generosity into a heartfelt expression.
Why should we seek our deepest satisfaction in God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explains how our pursuit of joy in God magnifies his glory.
Why is forsaking God for anything else a tragic mistake? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows that turning from God leads only to dissatisfaction.
Why is pursuing our joy in God central to the Christian life? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper demonstrates how our delight in God is one with his passion for his glory.
Why is giving himself to us the most loving thing God can do? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explains how God’s focus on his own glory forms the foundation of his love for us.
Who is most passionate for God in all the universe? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper traces the story of redemption, revealing God’s ultimate passion for his own glory.
How much grace is there for those who are in Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 5:12–21 to explore the boundless grace found in Christ.
How does God address the depth and breadth of our need for salvation? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 5:12–21 to explore God’s response to our two greatest needs.
How important is it to understand fallen human nature? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 5:12–21 to examine our condition before God apart from Christ.
What did Christ do to rescue us from the despair of never being good enough? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 5:12–21 to reveal the righteousness Christ secured for us.
Why is Christ’s obedience good news no matter how terrible our guilt is? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 5:12–21 to show how Christ frees us from all condemnation.
What should we do when Satan tempts us to despair? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 5:12–21 to explore the deep assurance the righteousness of Christ provides.
What makes Christ so much better than Adam? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 5:12–21 to reveal the profound effects of the free gift of Christ’s righteousness.
How does Christ offer rest for our souls in the face of sin and death? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 5:12–21 to show how Christ’s work overcomes Adam’s fall.
How is Christ’s work far greater than Adam’s? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 5:12–21 to explore the superiority of Christ’s obedience to Adam’s disobedience.
How can we know the Bible is God’s word? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explains how the Holy Spirit convinces us of Scripture’s divine authority.
How can we trust that Paul’s writings are true? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores Paul’s transformation and his claims of receiving revelation from Jesus.
How did Jesus view the Scriptures? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows how central the Old Testament was to Jesus’s life and teaching.
How can we trust that the Scriptures we read today are faithful to the originals? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores the preservation of New Testament manuscripts.
How were the books of the New Testament recognized as Scripture? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper traces the development of the New Testament canon.
How do we know which books belong in the Old Testament? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines passages in Luke to explore the boundaries of the Old Testament canon.
What does it mean for truth to be absolute in a world of relativism? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines key biblical passages to reveal the Bible’s unique claim to truth.
Why is the Bible so crucial in a world of competing religious claims? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores how Scripture’s authority confronts secularism and religious pluralism.
What drove George Whitefield’s tireless preaching? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores the transformation that ignited Whitefield’s passion for the gospel.
What fueled George Whitefield’s passionate preaching? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores Whitefield’s dramatic style in light of his deep conviction about the gospel’s reality.
Why did God use George Whitefield so powerfully? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines Whitefield’s life, highlighting the sovereign work of God through his preaching of the gospel.
How does Christ give us the confidence to love, even at great cost? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 10:32–39 to reveal the source of sacrificial love.
How can we become people who embrace risk-taking love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 10:32–39 to explore the faith that fuels sacrificial love.
Who can rescue us at the final judgment? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 10:26–31 to reveal our sole hope for salvation on the last day.
Why must we never turn away from Christ and his finished work? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 10:26–31 to stress the serious consequences of abandoning the gospel.
Preaching is essential for a healthy church, but not preaching alone. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 10:23–25 to show the vital role of encouragement in the church.
What has God called every Christian to do? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 10:23–25 to explore our vital responsibility to strengthen others in the faith.
What should we do when our conscience condemns us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 10:19–22 to explore the assurance that quiets our fears.
Should Christians ever lack confidence in approaching God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 10:19–22 to explore the unshakable basis of our boldness.
How can we respond when we doubt whether we are forgiven? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 10:1–18 to reveal the profound assurance we have in Christ’s finished work.
Is sanctification a gift or something we achieve? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 6:22–23 to explore how sanctification relates to our freedom in Christ.
How is enslavement to God true freedom? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 6:22–23 to reveal the profound relationship between sanctification and ultimate freedom.
Why is justification by faith essential to our growth in holiness? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 6:20–22 to explore how freedom from sin leads to sanctification.
What does Paul mean when he says that sin will no longer have dominion over us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 6:14–19 to show how this profound promise transforms us.
How crucial is Christ’s righteousness in our acceptance by God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 6:14–19 to examine the righteousness that determines our right standing.
How does justification by faith relate to our battle against sin? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 6:11–14 to explore how this core doctrine empowers us to fight.
What role do desires play in the battle within our mortal bodies? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 6:11–14 to reveal how sin seeks to gain control of our desires.
How does justification sever the root of despair and free us from sin’s power? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 6:5–10 to reveal the liberating effects of union with Christ.
How should the promise of resurrection change our lives? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 6:5–10 to reveal how union with Christ profoundly shapes how we live.
What does it mean to be united with Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 6:1–7 to explore this profound and life-giving doctrine.
What does it mean to be united with Christ in his death? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 6:1–7 to explore the immense significance of this union.
How does our relationship with sin change when we are united to Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 6:1–14 to examine the profound implications of union with Christ.
Robert Murray McCheyne believed that the assurance of God’s love is essential for growth. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper delves into McCheyne’s practice of continually looking to Jesus.
How does God use our formative years to shape us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines how God changed the trajectory of Robert Murray McCheyne’s life during his time in university.
How might a brief but deeply devoted life inspire generations? In this three-part series on Light + Truth, John Piper delves into the powerful life and ministry of Robert Murray McCheyne.
What gives us confidence that we won’t be consumed on the last day? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 9:27–28 to explain the assurance we have in facing judgment.
How can God welcome sinners like you and me into his presence? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 9:23–26 to reveal how Christ has made our welcome possible.
What had to happen for us to receive the inheritance God has promised? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 9:15–22 to explore how God secured our eternal inheritance.
What can cleanse a guilty conscience? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 9:1–14 to examine the only solution for our guilt that provides true cleansing.
How can God show mercy to sinners and still be just? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 8:6–13 to explore how the new covenant addresses this profound question.
What about the new covenant makes it better than the old? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 8:6–13 to explain the unique benefits of the new covenant.
Why is Jesus the only one through whom we can approach God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 7:26–8:5 for an exploration of Jesus’s unique role as our High Priest.
What does it mean to be saved? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 7:1–25 to explore the true meaning of salvation and the deliverance it secures.
What hope does God give when all else gives way? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 6:9–12 to explore the source of our confidence in the face of life’s challenges.
How does God fill us with strong encouragement? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 6:13–18 to explore the unchanging nature of God’s promise and oath.
How does God respond when we love him as our all-satisfying treasure? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 6:9–12 for a look at God’s surprising justice.
What does the fight for hope in God involve? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 6:9–12 to show how God strengthens us to endure to the end.
What is the faith by which God justifies us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks at Romans 4:22–25 to explore the nature of the faith that is counted as righteousness.
Does your right standing before God rest on a righteousness in you or in Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 4:22–25 to explain the basis of our justification.
What gives us the confidence that we will make it to glory? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 4:19–25 to examine the basis of our assurance.
What is the relationship between our faith and God’s grace? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 4:16–25 to explore how faith and grace relate in a believer’s life.
What must we believe to be justified by God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 4:22–25 to examine the fundamental truths we must embrace.
Does faith look to the past or the future? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines Romans 4:16–21 to explore how faith embraces God’s fulfilled promises and the hope they guarantee.
What about faith shows God to be glorious? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 4:16–21 to highlight how Abraham’s unwavering faith magnified God’s faithfulness.
How does God conquer all our sins? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 4:16–21 to explore how God’s grace works.
When we are sure that God will keep his promises, we can live risk-taking lives of love. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 4:16–21 to show us one thing that makes us sure.
How might we live if we truly believe that we will inherit the world? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 4:13–15 to show how our future inheritance changes today.
What does it mean for Christians to be heirs of the world? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 4:13–15 to explore one of Scripture’s most astounding promises.
Why is the doctrine of justification by faith so foundational to Christianity? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines Romans 4:9–12 to reveal the treasure found in this doctrine.
Why do Christians care about justification by faith? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 4:9–12 to reveal the depth and beauty of this foundational Christian doctrine.
What reasons does God give us to run with endurance? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 11:39–12:2 for the motivation we need to finish the race.
How do we run the race of the Christian life? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 11:39–12:2 to reveal that running requires more than just avoiding sin.
What about faith shows God to be better than everything life offers? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 11:29–38 to examine how faith reveals the worth of God.
If God does not always rescue us from suffering, how does he sustain us through it? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 11:29–38 to show how we endure by faith.
Stress can make it hard to get our bearings and to live with risk-taking love. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 11:23–28 to show how to handle crisis and stress by faith.
Could God really be proud to be our God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 11:13–22 for the surprising news of why God is not ashamed of his people.
What does God promise to those who trust him? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 11:13–22 to examine a promise that frees us from a love affair with the present world.
What does faith look like for Christians? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 11:7–12 to consider four examples of the life of faith.
What about faith pleases God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 11:4–6 to emphasize the importance of knowing who God is in order to strengthen faith.
What enables us to live in freedom from the love of this world? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 11:4–6 to show how faith is the key to risk-taking love.
How does knowing what faith is and does help us live boldly? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 11:1–3 to unfold one of Scripture’s clearest descriptions of faith.
What gives us the confidence to live with radical love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 11:1–3 to explore our confidence-giving hope.
What does it mean to receive reconciliation from God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 5:9–11 to reveal the greatest good of the gospel.
How confident can we be about our future as God’s children? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 5:9–11 to explain the profound logic of the gospel.
How do Christians become more confident in God’s grace and love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 5:9–11 to strengthen our assurance that God is for us.
Whether we realize it or not, we yearn to experience the love of the Father. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 5:5–8 to deepen our grasp of his love.
How do we experience the Father’s love in our hearts? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 5:3–8 to show God’s provision for enjoying his love.
What assurance does God give that suffering will strengthen our faith? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 5:1–5 to offer hope-giving reasons for exulting in tribulations.
What does it mean to stand in the grace of God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 5:1–2 to strengthen our faith in the gospel.
What does it mean that God made us to enjoy his glory? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 5:1–2 to help us see the glory of Christ shining from the gospel.
How can we live in evil days yet give thanks for everything? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines Ephesians 5:15–20 to provide understanding for this paradox.
As Christians, why should we do what God calls us to do? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ephesians 5:1–6 to show how the gospel creates new desires.
What is Christian kindness? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines Ephesians 4:31–5:2 to explore the importance of forgiveness and love as patterns for how we treat one another.
What makes a Christian’s speech unique? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ephesians 4:22–30 to show how our tongues are intended to be a means of grace.
What produces glad-hearted obedience to God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Ephesians 4:22–28 to show how Christian obedience flows from the gospel of grace.
What will enable us to speak the truth even when it may cost us dearly? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ephesians 4:25 to urge us to be straightforward in our speech.
How is Christian transformation more than moral self-improvement? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Ephesians 4:22–24 to highlight our need for a supernaturally renewed mind.
What truth rescues us from our fallen condition and transforms our daily lives? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ephesians 4:20–21 to explore the truth found in Jesus.
What does it mean to hate our lives so that we might love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 to examine how Christian love shapes how we relate to others.
How does our position in Christ relate to our daily practice as Christians? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 12:20–26 to show how our death to sin becomes our reason to love.
How do we become more loving? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 2 Corinthians 3:12–18 to explain how seeing Christ is the key to showing love.
How can we love other Christians with sincere brotherly love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 12:9–13 to show how God enlarges our hearts to love with tender affection.
How does Jesus expect us to love our enemies? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Matthew 5:43–48 to identify the only place we find the strength to love as he commands.
How can we love our enemies? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Matthew 5:43–48 to examine how God’s love and forgiveness provide what we need to love as God commands.
How can we practically fulfill the command to love our neighbor? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Matthew 22:34–40 to explore what transforms self-love into love for others.
What does it mean to love your neighbor as yourself? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Matthew 22:34–40 to explore Jesus’s teaching on this crucial commandment.
What does it mean to be rooted and grounded in God’s love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper works through Romans 8:28–39 to help us discover new depths of God’s love.
Why should we spend time meditating on the love of God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper begins with 1 John 4:8 to show why focusing on God’s love is necessary for our growth.
Why does Satan want us to be bitter? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ephesians 4:22–27 for a look at Satan’s goals for grudge-holding.
How does Satan use sexual desire against us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens the Scriptures to show how Satan tries to convince us that his way is more satisfying than God’s.
Satan hates to see God’s word take root in our hearts. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Mark 4:1–20 to expose the devil’s goal of snatching the word from those who hear it.
How does God assure his people that he will get us to glory? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Peter 5:8–14 to strengthen our confidence that God will see us through.
What’s the relationship between humility and anxiety? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Peter 5:5–7 to show how humility is the antidote to an anxious heart.
When Peter wrote his first letter, some elders apparently no longer wanted to be elders. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Peter 5:1–4 to consider a pastor’s proper motivation.
How do we maintain joy during trials? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Peter 4:12–19 to provide six reasons to keep rejoicing.
How should the end of this age inform how we live now? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Peter 4:7–11 to show how we can glorify God in all things through Jesus Christ.
How can we prepare ourselves to suffer well? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Peter 4:1–6 to empower us with five encouragements.
How does God strengthen us in suffering? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Peter 3:18–22 to explain why our pain does not mean God has abandoned us.
What does it mean to sanctify Christ as Lord? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Peter 3:13–17 to show how our hope in Christ honors the supremacy of his worth.
How can your life bless others? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks to 1 Peter 3:8–12 to explore our extraordinary calling to be people who do not return evil for evil.
What is the foundation under all relationships? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Peter 3:1–7 to show the secret to flourishing in difficult relationships.
What happens when we begin to see God rightly in our suffering? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Job 42:7–17 to help us taste and see that the Lord is good.
Are you ever tempted to accuse God in your suffering? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 38:1–42:6 for reasons we should eagerly submit to God’s wisdom and goodness.
What has God revealed about his purposes in our suffering? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks to Job 32:1–37:24 to protect us from interpreting our trials in unhelpful ways.
When our lives unravel, how can we hold fast to God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 2:11–31:40 to show how Job maintained his confidence that God was still for him.
Imagine how much strength might come if we could see behind the scenes when we suffer. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Job 1:1 and 2:10 to provide a glimpse into heaven.
What makes us want to know and enjoy God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Philippians 2:12–13 to illustrate how God’s providence relates to our desire for him.
What’s the relationship between God’s providence and the human will? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Philippians 2:12–13 to show how God’s sovereignty enables our willing.
In what way does God know the future? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Jeremiah 29:10 to show that God’s knowing the future means he makes the future.
What do we learn about God’s providence from the reign of Nebuchadnezzar? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Daniel 4 to reveal the depth of God’s rule over all rulers.
God’s providence means he is always at work in our lives, even when he doesn’t seem to be. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Matthew 2:23 to encourage us with God’s unseen care.
Why couldn’t Jeremiah say that God took a vacation when judgment came upon his people? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper considers God’s involvement in calamity.
What does it mean for God to rule absolutely over all? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to the book of Ezekiel to stress the sheer God-ness of God.
If God rules over all, how does he relate to Satan and his minions? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 13:11–16 to detail God’s authority over spiritual forces of evil.
How intimately involved is God with his creation? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper begins with Ecclesiastes 9:11 to show that there is no rogue molecule in the universe.
How does God exercise his providence over our competing desires and prayers? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper leads us into the wonder of God’s comprehensive care.
Does God rule over every human action, or are some actions outside his providential authority? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Kings 22 to show God’s absolute rule.
How does God’s absolute sovereignty help us in times of suffering? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Scripture to explore God’s profound engagement with his world.
How can we understand prayer in a world where all events have been ordained by God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper tackles this question with help from Scripture and church history.
What can church history teach us about the providence of God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper introduces us to some of the best thinking on God’s providence from the past.
What hope does God’s providence provide in tragedy? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Genesis 22:9–14 to show how we can say both that God is love and that he rules a world filled with pain.
What can we do when we feel paralyzed by depression? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper finds encouragement from how Charles Spurgeon navigated his own lifelong battle.
How did Charles Spurgeon continue to preach through deep suffering? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper surveys Spurgeon’s life for clues to his perseverance.
How can we maintain joy when life is hard? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shares several biblical strategies to help us fight against joylessness.
How do you fight for joy when you feel overwhelmed with discouragement? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Psalm 42 for a look at how David dealt with his downcast soul.
How can we fight sin when we feel weighed down by our own failure? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Micah 7 to show how a justified sinner fights for joy in Christ.
If joy in God is a supernatural gift, how can we deepen it? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows that we fight for joy by resting in the right place.
What can awaken fresh longing within us to know and enjoy God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper walks through key Scriptures to help us overcome our spiritual dryness.
What is the joy that will truly satisfy us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens the Scriptures to lead us to God-centered joy.
When we pray, “Your kingdom come,” what are we asking God to do? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows that the Lord’s Prayer is a call for God to rescue people from every nation.
What is it like to have a God who is sovereignly committed to our undivided devotion? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Exodus 34:10–16 for a look at the God whose name is Jealous.
Why would the lofty God come to us in our brokenness to heal and love us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Isaiah 57:14–21 for a look at the glorious God who has come near.
What difference does it make that God is the Alpha and the Omega? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Revelation 21:1–8 to celebrate how God is our everything.
How do we know that God is slow to anger and forgives our sins? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Exodus 34:1–10 for a grace-conquering answer to our deepest need.
What does it mean to belong to our almighty God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Exodus 5:22–6:8 to explore how God’s infinite power works on our behalf.
What deepens our assurance that God will be merciful to us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Exodus 33:12–19 to show that God himself is the answer.
How should God’s name, Yahweh, strengthen our trust in him? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Exodus 3:13–17 to set the eyes of our faith on the answer.
Why did God create and redeem us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 2 Corinthians 4:4–6 to reveal the glory for which we were saved.
What do forgiveness, reconciliation, and redemption achieve for us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 5:9–11 and other texts to explore what God provides through the gospel.
What does Scripture mean when it refers to the gospel? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 15:1–4 for a look at the gospel as an event in history.
What does God’s love for us look like? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 11:1–5 for a surprising look at the love of Christ.
Why do you pray to God? Why do you trust him? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Philippians 1:20–21 to show that gaining Christ should be the reason we do everything.
Why do you pray to God? Why do you trust God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper reveals the ultimate aim of our prayers and trust.
What does it mean to desire God above all? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores Psalm 73:25, illustrating how our desire for God relates to all other good desires.
What is God’s great goal in the gospel? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores Scripture’s repeated answer to that often-neglected question.
What about God’s love for us is so shocking? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks to the book of Hosea for Scripture’s provocative answer.
What is Christ’s work of purification? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Malachi to show how purity is the purpose of Christ’s coming.
What difference should it make to us that God keeps his promises? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Micah for a closer look at the God who keeps his word.
How did the writers of Scripture understand the unfolding nature of God’s plan to save? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores the Old Testament book of Zechariah as one example.
How can God’s promise of glory encourage us in the smallness of our lives? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Haggai for an encouraging word from this prophetic book.
How does God’s compassion overcome human resistance? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Jonah 2 to show how mercy conquered the prophet.
How should God’s sovereignty stabilize our hearts when the world seems out of control? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Obadiah to help us find rest by faith.
What does it mean that the just shall live by faith? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Habakkuk to unpack the heart of the gospel.
How do we prepare to meet the holy God who judges sin? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens the book of Amos to show how we can be ready to face the final judgment.
How do we move out from under God’s judgment and into God’s eternal joy? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Zephaniah 3:14–17 to encourage us with amazing grace.
What is God’s purpose in executing justice and showing mercy in the world? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens the book of Joel to look at why God does all that he does.
Does God really delight in doing us good? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 12:32 to explore the pleasure God takes in his children.
Why would God delight in ordinary lives like ours? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Proverbs 11:1 to show why God finds pleasure in righteous living in the nonreligious areas of life.
Why is God’s delight in our obedience good news? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Samuel 15:22–23 to show how God takes pleasure in our glad efforts to obey him.
Why is God delighted when we pray? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Proverbs 15:8 to show how our prayerful dependence magnifies the glory of God’s wealth.
Why does God delight in people who hope in him? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Psalm 147:10–11 to show how our dependence magnifies his infinite worth and power.
Why did God delight in bruising his Son? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks to Isaiah 53:10 for Scripture’s profound answer to a challenging question.
Why does God delight in loving you? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Zephaniah 3:17 to reveal why God sings over the redeemed with great joy.
Why did God choose you? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Deuteronomy 10:14–15 for a look at the foundational reason.
Why is God’s delight in his own name the foundation for his delight in us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Samuel 12:22 to show how God’s commitment to his own glory is our confidence.
Why should it matter to us that God delights in his creation? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Psalm 104:31 to show how God’s joy in what he has made overflows into our lives.
What difference does it make that God does whatever he pleases? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Psalm 135:6 to look at God’s delight in all that he does.
Why is it important that God eternally delights in his Son? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Matthew 17:5 to show how this joy is the very foundation of our salvation.
Why is the pursuit of joy such a serious matter? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores the wonder of C.S. Lewis’s conception of eternal joy.
What’s the relationship between objective truth and the experience of joy? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks to the life of C.S. Lewis to show where true joy is found.
What can we, as Christians, learn from C.S. Lewis? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores what the storyteller has to teach us.
How does God’s sovereign grace rescue us from the sin we inherited from Adam? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 3:31–36 to show how Jesus changed everything.
Why did people leave John the Baptist for Jesus? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 3:22–30 to show what drew them away.
What is it that filled John the Baptist with such joy towards the end of his short life? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 3:22–30 for a look at the source of John the Baptist’s surprising happiness.
In Jesus, the light of God has broken into the darkness and split our world in two. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks to John 3:16–21 to show how God’s light divides humanity.
When someone does not believe the gospel, why is that? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 3:16–21 to examine the reality of unbelief.
What is God’s covenant love for you as his child? In this episode of Light + Truth, beginning with John 3:16, John Piper looks at the wonderful love of the Father for those he has adopted in Christ.
How do we come to know Jesus as the great quencher of our soul’s thirst? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper takes us to John 3:16 to glory in God’s provision of our satisfying Savior.
What do we mean when we say that the Spirit’s work in the new birth is irresistible? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks at John 3:1–10 to explore the beauty of this aspect of the Spirit’s sovereign work.
How does the wind help us understand how the Spirit of God works? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 3:1–10 for Jesus’s own explanation of the third person of the Trinity.
What does it mean to look at Jesus and live? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 3:1–15 to explore how Moses lifting up the serpent in the wilderness helps us understand how the death of Jesus changes us.
What is the spiritual sight of glory that saves a person? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 2:23–25 for a cross-centered answer to our greatest need.
How can Jesus’s infinite knowledge of us possibly be good news to us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 2:23–25 to help us admire just how much Christ understands us.
Why is it good news that Jesus himself has become our new meeting place with God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks to John 2:12–22 for an answer to that thought-provoking question.
How has Christ loved the church? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 2:1–11 to see the lengths the Son has gone to have his bride.
What happens when the glory of Jesus is revealed through the preaching of the gospel? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 2:1–11 to unfold how God works through the good news.
In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 11:36 to put the glory of God on display for our satisfaction.
How does God become our treasure when we could never deserve him? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 11:33–36 for a deeper look at the gospel.
What should happen in us when we are confronted with the depths of God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper expounds Romans 11:33–36 to explore how unfathomably great our God is.
How much are you currently relying on the nourishing milk of the word? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 5:11–14 to help us understand just how much we need the Bible in order to grow to maturity.
Why is the eternality of Christ’s priesthood so important? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks at Hebrews 5:4–10 to examine the significance of Christ’s never-ending ministry on our behalf.
What gives us confidence, in the face of all our sin, that Christ is our source of eternal salvation? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 5:4–10 to strengthen our assurance.
What does it mean for us to have a great high priest in the presence of God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 4:14–5:3 to encourage us with the superior ministry of Jesus.
Why must we understand who Jesus is and what he’s done for us on the Bible’s terms? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks to Hebrews 4:14–5:3 for the categories Scripture provides for knowing Christ.
Why must we be diligent with the word of God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 4:12–13 to show us how the Scriptures help us battle an unbelieving heart.
What is the future rest that God has promised his people? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper considers that coming day in Hebrews 4:1–11.
What makes our security in salvation eternal? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper tackles the question of eternal security from Hebrews 3:12–19.
What makes our union with Christ so utterly important? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 3:7–19 to show just how dependent on him we really are.
Why does it matter that Jesus is called both the apostle and high priest of our confession? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 3:1–6 to show how these two titles meet our two greatest needs.
Why do we desperately need to hear God’s word of mercy? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Malachi 4:4–6 to answer that question.
Why did Jesus come into the world? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper answers the most important question in the world from Malachi 4:1–3.
How do we trust the promises in the Bible when we’re worried they won’t come true? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Malachi 3:13–18 for a look at our infinitely gracious and trustworthy God.
How does our relationship to money change when we experience the infinite generosity of God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper tackles that ever-relevant question from Malachi 3:7–12.
What does it mean to trust in the purifying mercy of God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Malachi 2:17–3:6 to encourage us to trust God’s power to transform our lives.
What enables us to keep the covenants we make? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Malachi 2:10–16 for a look at how God’s faithfulness transforms and sustains our faithfulness.
What are the essential qualities of successful pastoral ministry? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Malachi 2:1–9 to highlight the characteristics of a faithful shepherd.
What happens when pastors fail in the ministry of the word? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Malachi 2:1–9 for a needed word of warning.
Genuine worship treasures God above all things and fuels God-centered passion in people. What if our worship doesn’t look or feel like that? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper addresses this still relevant question from Malachi 1:6–14.
Knowing that God is our Father is one thing; understanding how we should relate to him as such is another. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Malachi 1:6–14 to demonstrate how knowing God as Father should lead us to honor him.
What does it mean for God to love us with a free, sovereign, unconditional, electing love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Malachi 1:1–5 to see how God himself answers that very question.
What is the blessing of justification? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 4:6–8 to sketch out the wonders of what it means to be made right with God.
Why is the doctrine of justification by faith alone such good news? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper takes us to Romans 4:1–5 to expound the heart of the gospel.
How should rescued sinners respond to the oneness of God, especially in his work of salvation? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 3:29–30 to examine this timely question.
How does justification by faith not only free us from having to earn God’s favor but also empower us to love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 3:27–31 to answer this important question.
If faith does not look to itself for salvation, where does it look? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 3:27–31 to show how saving faith looks only to grace.
If the law is not a way for man to get right with God, how should we understand its purpose? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper tackles that critical question from Romans 3:27–31.
Why is God’s mercy to sinners a massive problem? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 3:21–26 to explain the crisis and outline Paul’s solution.
What does it mean to be justified by God’s grace? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 3:21–26 to explore how we are saved.
Can you actually articulate what makes the good news of Christianity good? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 3:21–26 to explain how God justifies the ungodly.
Why is the verdict of no condemnation at the very center of the Christian faith? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 8:34 to revisit the best news in the world.
How does knowing what the law cannot do help us better understand what only the gospel can? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 3:19–20 to explain how the law brings us to the end of ourselves.
How does the law of God reveal our need for the gospel? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explains how from Romans 3:19–20.
What makes Christianity Christianity? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 3:9–18 to detail Paul’s glorious explanation of our faith.
A diagnosis as bad as ours makes the gospel infinitely precious. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 3:9–18 to bring the good news to bear on our profound need.
Does the unfaithfulness of man nullify the faithfulness of God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 3:1–8 where Paul addresses that potential crisis.
How do we keep going when life gets really hard? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10 to help us endure in difficult times.
How does the hope of the gospel make us bold as Christians? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 2 Corinthians 3:1–12 to find fresh courage for our souls.
Why is our great hope as Christians something to rejoice in now? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper tackles that question in Romans 5:1–5.
What truths can we teach the coming generations so that they might set their hope in God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Psalm 78 to answer this ever-important question.
When the apostle Paul says that Christians “eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness,” what specifically are we waiting for? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Galatians 5:1–12 to unfold what’s to come for those who believe.
What is the future hope of glory for which all Christians eagerly await? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 8:18–25 to explore what awaits all who believe in Jesus.
Why is the return of Christ a blessed hope for Christians? And why shouldn’t Christians fear his coming? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Titus 2:11–13 to answer those pressing questions.
What sustains the Christian’s hope? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 15:4 to show how God enables us to endure through the Scriptures.
Why does God bring people to life through the preaching of the gospel? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores the mystery of regeneration by looking at 1 Peter 1:22–25.
What is “the hope of the gospel,” and how does that hope steady the Christian life? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Colossians 1:15–23 to answer that two-part question.
Our hope as Christians is built on grace. But what does that mean, and why does it matter? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17 to find answers to those two important questions.
What functional impact should biblical hope have on how we think about the future? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks to Hebrews 6:1–12 for an answer.
What connection do grace and truth have with the heart of God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 1:14–18 to tackle that wonderful question.
Why does God use humanity to testify to the glory of his Son? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 1:6–8 to highlight the privilege we have in proclaiming Christ.
“Christ is the light that darkness cannot overcome.” What does that mean? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 1:1–5 for answers.
How might our lives change if we set our minds on the glory of the Lord that will be revealed in the new earth? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 8:18–25 to explore the transforming glories awaiting us.
How does the resurrection change how we think about our earthly bodies? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Corinthians 15:50–58 to encourage us with the truth of what we will be.
How can we keep from losing heart when life becomes extremely difficult? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks to 2 Corinthians 4:16–5:10 to provide strength in the midst of overwhelming circumstances.
When the word of the cross comes to us through faith, it enables us to love what God loves. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Peter 2:21–25 and shines light on the transformative power of the gospel.
How can we follow Jesus’s example of not returning evil for evil? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Peter 2:18–23 to help us overcome temptation.
How does being a slave to God make us truly free? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Peter 2:13–17 to show us how.
If fleshly lusts are waging wars against our souls, how are we to fight against them? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Peter 2:11–12 to equip us for the battlefield.
If Christians exist to make God known in the world, how do we actually do that? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Peter 2:9–10 to light the path forward.
What does it mean to offer God spiritual sacrifices through Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper answers that question from 1 Peter 2:4–8.
What do you do when you begin to believe that your current spiritual stagnation is permanent? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks at 1 Peter 2:1–3 to encourage those who feel stuck spiritually.
Human depravity reveals itself when people sin, and when they urge others to do the same. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 1:28–32 to give us hope in the face of all the depravity around us.
If we naturally twist God’s truth, where can we find hope? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 1:28–32 to answer that question.
Only a justified sinner, convinced of God’s love, can overcome sexual sins. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 1:24–28 to explain why.
How does the glory of God restore order to our disordered sexual passions? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper answers that critical question from Romans 1:24–28.
What is the relationship between worship and sexual disorder? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper reveals the profound link between the two from Romans 1:24–28.
When humans exchange the glory of God for disordered sexual desires, the consequences are profound. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:24–28 to show the relationship between God’s judgment and homosexuality.
Behind our most profound problems, there’s always a failure to treasure the glory of God. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines the far-reaching effects of this indifference in Romans 1:21–23.
How can God rightly judge those who have never heard of Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper tackles that pressing question by turning to Romans 1:19–21.
Why does the unregenerate heart always reject the truth? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1 to answer that critical question.
How can we move from allegiance to self and see ourselves as God does? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 1:18 to help us better understand who we are.
God warns us about the judgment to come, but even as he warns us with his wrath, he woos us with his kindness. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper considers the warning and wooing of God in Romans 1:18.
How desperately do we need the gospel? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 1:18 to answer that all-important question.
Whenever something is of tremendous value to us, we want to draw others’ attention to it. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Philippians 1 to see, savor, and share Christ.
What kind of people will we become when our hope is set on heaven? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Revelation 21:1–8 for the transforming power of the world to come.
What is the Christian’s path to assurance? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24 to lead us into greater confidence in Christ.
What can give us assurance both in life and in death? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Corinthians 1:18–25 to show us the foundation of our confidence.
On what basis can God promise not to count our sins against us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper expounds the profound truth of our justification by exploring Romans 3:21–4:8.
Why is the fact that God ever forgives sin a massive problem? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper answers that provocative question by turning to Romans 3:21–26.
As a Christian, what is your God-given destiny, and how can you be certain that it’s yours? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper addresses these questions in Ephesians 1:3–6.
What should we do when we struggle with our assurance of salvation? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ephesians 1:4 to address that common struggle.
God showers immense blessings on us through Christ. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores Acts 3:22–26 to highlight three of these blessings.
Why do we sing as Christians? In this brief episode of Light + Truth, John Piper draws out reasons from Acts 3:17–21.
What might happen when the Author of life steps into a hopeless situation? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper delves into Acts 3:1–16 to stir up hope.
How can Christians lead lives filled with God-centered joy and awe? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper walks through Acts 2:42–47.
Have you forgotten what it means to have your sins canceled? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Acts 2:37–41 to explore the wonders of God’s forgiveness.
What does it mean for God the Father to endorse Jesus? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper addresses that critical question from Acts 2:22–36.
What does it mean to live in the last days? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Acts 2:14–21 to equip us to live as we wait for Christ’s return.
What happens when the Spirit sovereignly moves on our hearts? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper goes to Acts 2:1–13 for an answer to that important question.
What is the Spirit’s invincible purpose for us as the church? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Acts 1:15–26 to make that purpose clear.
What does it mean to be clothed with power as a witness for Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper provides a worship-filled answer from Acts 1:6–14.
According to Scripture, what actually happens when we are baptized with the Spirit? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Acts 1:4–5 to provide insight into that question.
How can we become instruments in Christ’s hands as he builds his church? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper answers that question from Acts 1:1–3.
How does the righteousness of God save sinners like us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores this saving righteousness in Romans 1:16–17.
The gospel’s good news is that God has provided a righteousness that guarantees our eternal joy. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper rejoices over this news from Romans 1:16–17.
How might the gospel transform us if we really fed on it every day? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 1:16–17 to explore how the good news changes us.
How does the gospel not only save unbelievers, but continue saving believers? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper delves into this important question from Romans 1:16–17.
Why does the power of God in the gospel come to the Jew first? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores God’s purposes in salvation from Romans 1:16.
The salvation that the gospel secures for us is one of never-ending joy. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper marvels over the greatness of our future by unpacking Romans 1:16.
What does it look like to be unashamed of the gospel in the face of opposition? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 1:16 to tackle that important question.
How does God’s strength help us in our weakness? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper holds out encouragement from Isaiah 41:1–13.
Scripture says that God’s gracious burden-bearing power is our spiritual fuel for courage. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores this power in 1 Peter 5:1–11.
What does God need to do within you to make you bold like the apostle Paul? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Thessalonians 2:1–12 to provide an answer to that question.
What might our lives look like if we valued Christ above all else? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores this all-important question from Philippians 1:19–21.
Sacrificial giving can be scary, so how can we give generously without succumbing to fear? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks to the wonderful promises of Luke 12:13–34 to answer that pivotal question.
What is it that enables us, as Christians, to be joyful in loss? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 10:32–36 to explore the source of our unwavering joy.
The fear of man inevitably undermines assurance, so how does the gospel give us the confidence we need? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Proverbs 28:1 to show us how to cultivate Christian boldness.
If courage is to be the core of everyday Christianity, how can we become bolder in our faith? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Philippians 1:12–30 to tackle that important question.
In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows how Martin Luther’s understanding of the Scriptures helped shape the Protestant Reformation.
In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows how Martin Luther came to worship the God he had previously hated.
When Martin Luther discovered the gospel in the Scriptures, everything changed for him and the future of the church. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper begins a 3-part series exploring Luther's relationship with the Bible.
How do we as Christians live by the faith which justifies us? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from Romans 4:4–5.
What weapon has God given us to fight the accusations of the devil? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper provides an answer from Romans 3:21–26.
If we’re made for the beauty of God, how do we come to see it and be satisfied in it? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from 2 Corinthians 3:7–11.
What does Jesus’s gift of eternal life provide for us? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper explores in John 10:22–30.
How does Jesus deal with the problem of our guilt? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from Romans 3:19–26.
In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper provides one glorious reason Christ is precious by exploring his love for God’s glory in John 7:1–18.
Why is the resurrection of Jesus especially precious to Christians? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from 1 Corinthians 15:17.
How do we win the lifelong fight against pride? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper provides an answer from 1 Corinthians 4:7.
How do we fight despondency or hopelessness? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from Psalm 73:21–26.
How does hope help us fight impatience? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from Isaiah 30:1–5.
If the battle against bitterness is a fight against unbelief, how should we approach the battle? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from Romans 12:17–21.
How do we fight envy when it begins to emerge in our hearts? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from Psalm 37:1–7.
How do we fight lust, guarding the purity of our minds and hearts? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from 1 Thessalonians 4:1–8.
How do we fight the unbelief of discontentment and covetousness? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from 1 Timothy 6:6–12.
Regret is an inevitable experience in this life. How can we keep it from taking root within us? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from 2 Corinthians 7:8–10.
Why doesn’t shame ultimately succeed against God’s children? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from 2 Timothy 1:6–12.
How does the Lord help us conquer anxiety? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from Matthew 6:25–34.
Why must we fight together for faith in God’s promises? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from Hebrews 3:12–14.
How do faithful saints fight to believe God’s promises? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from Romans 4:20–21.
What would it mean to see the holiness of God? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from Isaiah 6:1–8.
Why is it important that Christ loves us freely, without compulsion? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from John 10:14–18.
What should we feel when we discover the benefits of Christ’s love? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from 1 John 3:1.
What does it mean for you to be the object of God’s love? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from Romans 5:1–11.
What was the cost of Christ’s love for you? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from Ephesians 5:1–2.
Scripture teaches us that Christ was raised from the dead to serve his people. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper rejoices over this reality in John 11:25.
How do we as Christians rediscover delight in God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper draws lessons from Augustine for pursuing joy.
In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores how the sovereign grace of God intervened into Augustine’s life and saved him.
In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper talks about Augustine’s remarkable deliverance, by God’s grace, from his bondage to lust.
In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper begins a four-part series on the story of Augustine and the reality of sovereign joy.
When it comes to our salvation, what is the significance of the titles “Son of God” and “Son of Man”? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 1:43–51 and explains what’s in those two great names.
How does the incarnation fulfill all the promises for a long-awaited Messiah? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper revisits the coming of Jesus in John 1:35–51.
When we receive the Holy Spirit, he convinces us that Jesus is King. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores the work of the Spirit in John 1:25–34.
What does it mean for Jesus to baptize us with the Spirit? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 1:25–34 to tackle that question.
Why was John the Baptist absolutely determined to point others to the God-man? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks at the long-awaited prophet in John 1:19–34.
Why is it impossible for an ordinary human to take away the sins of the world? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper answers this pressing question with help from John 1:19–34.
How does Jesus overcome our spiritual darkness? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 1:14–18 and charts a path into the light.
What happens to us when we finally see the glory of Jesus through the eyes of faith? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explains the miracle in John 1:14–18.
What occurs when we encounter the magnificent glory of Christ through the proclamation of the gospel? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper addresses that very question from John 1:14–18.
Why is it essential for Christians to affirm that the eternal Son of God became man without ceasing to be God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens to John 1:14–18 to deal with that critical question.
The gospel’s ability to defeat darkness through human weakness is truly remarkable. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper marvels over that reality in John 1:6–36.
How do we come to place our trust in Jesus Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper tackles that question by studying John 1:1–13.
What makes Christ a life-giving light? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 1:1–13 and shows us the light breaking into darkness.
Who is this one who became flesh? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper follows John 1:1–3 back to the beginning, and then further still.
Who is this Jesus who made the galaxies? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 1:1–3 and reminds us that our Savior is also the Creator.
How does God minister to us through the wonders of the sky? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper surveys the stars through the lens of Psalm 19.
What do you do if you are suffering from spiritual depression? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper charts a course through Psalm 42.
Where we find true forgiveness, we find humble prayers of joyful gratitude. In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s John Piper’s focus in Psalm 32.
How does relying on God’s presence and guidance in our lives enable us to overcome anxiety? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper helps us overcome persistent fears with Psalm 127.
How does Psalm 1 reveal the prominent place that delight has in Christianity? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper traces the precious importance of joy.
How does the apostle Paul address the insecurity that plagues us as fallen human beings? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper confronts those insecurities with 1 Corinthians 3:18–23.
How should the foundation of the church impact how we build upon that foundation? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Corinthians 3:10–17 and tackles that question.
Only God’s grace can renew a life and recenter it on our God. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores this truth from 1 Corinthians 3:5–9.
It may seem counterintuitive, but there is great encouragement in realizing that the Christian life is war. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper lays out the battlefield in 1 Corinthians 3:1–4.
What does the wisdom of God reveal about the transformative power of Christ crucified? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper returns to the cross in 1 Corinthians 2:14–16.
The preaching of the cross is the very power of God. In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the glorious truth John Piper exults over in 1 Corinthians 2:1–5.
How does the cross address the impact of sin and pride on our ability to worship? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper holds up 1 Corinthians 1:31 and what Jesus achieved when he died.
If disunity contradicts the undivided Christ, then we can pursue and deepen unity by focusing on his identity and work. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores the truth of Christ and Christian unity in 1 Corinthians 1:10–17.
What determines a Christian’s self-understanding in a world that strives to define us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper draws a fresh portrait from 1 Corinthians 1:1–9.
Why has God placed the preached word at the center of the church’s worship? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows why from 2 Timothy 3:16–4:5.
What meaning and significance does the word “amen” have in corporate worship? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Corinthians 14:6–19 to tackle that question.
Where is human history going, and what will life look like in the age to come? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper answers those two questions from Revelation 5.
What is the essence of worshipping God through singing? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper answers that question from Ephesians 5:17–20.
Finances can cause immense anxiety, so how do we spend, save, and budget in ways that honor God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper tackles that weighty question looking at Luke 12:32–34.
How do we worship Christ while enjoying the Lord’s Supper together? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores that question in 1 Corinthians 11:17–34.
How do we renew our minds so that every part of life is an act of worship? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper answers that question from Romans 12:1–2.
How does Jesus serve us when we worship him? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper answers that question from Mark 10:45.
Do you feel weak and helpless and inadequate today? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Acts 17:16–34 to show us how worshiping God is precisely what we need.
Why is worship primarily an inward reality rather than an outward one? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper answers that question with Philippians 1:18–24 and explains the implications for our Sunday gatherings.
Why is Jesus utterly central in true worship? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper tackles that question in John 4:20–24.
How does God’s covenant love for us make every act of obedience to Jesus Christ extraordinary and magnificent? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores that question in Ruth 4.
What role does hope in God play in motivating our pursuit of righteousness? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from Ruth 3.
Can we trust God’s sovereign grace towards us, even when he seems to be absent from us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper answers that question from Ruth 2.
Even when life is at its toughest, can we truly believe that God always has our good in mind? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question that John Piper answers from Ruth 1.
Is the gospel solely meant for non-Christians, or does it continue to speak to believers? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question that John Piper answers from Romans 1:15.
What is the supernatural fruit of faith in the ordinary life of the church? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from Romans 1:8–15.
How does God prevent your separation from Christ’s love? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from Romans 1:6–7.
What does it mean to be loved by God? In this episode of Light + Truth, that’s the question John Piper answers from Romans 1:6–7.
In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ discover the transformative power of God’s grace as John Piper unpacks Romans 1:6–7.
What causes our hearts to worship upon hearing that we have been called by God? In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ that’s the question John Piper answers from Romans 1:6–7.
Why did God set it up so that obedience flows from faith in Christ rather than our own efforts? In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ that’s the question John Piper answers from Romans 1:5.
God’s work of salvation is all of grace and cannot be earned. It’s received by grace alone through faith alone. In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ that’s John Piper’s focus from Romans 1:5.
What makes the gospel the best news any person could ever hear? In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ that’s the question John Piper answers from Romans 1:1–4.
How did God’s promised gospel come to us? In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ that’s the question that John Piper answers from Romans 1:1–4.
How different might our lives be if we consistently viewed ourselves as we are in Christ? In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ John Piper answers this question from Romans 1:1.
What impact could Paul’s letter to the Romans have on your life? In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ John Piper discusses the significant influence the book has had on his.
How does the Christian’s suffering leading to eternal glory impact our perspective on missions? In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ that’s the question John Piper answers from Colossians 1:24–27.
Does God’s aim to glorify himself conflict with our desire to be happy? In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ that’s the question John Piper addresses.
God has planned all of human history in order to magnify the glory of his grace. In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ that’s the truth John Piper proclaims.
If we could see what kind of heart God has for those he saves, it would impact how we approach and relate to him. In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ John Piper shares a glimpse of God’s love from Isaiah 53:10–12.
How does the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ prepare us for life and death? In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ John Piper answers this question by expounding on the suffering and death of Christ from Isaiah 53:7–9.
When Jesus Christ bore our sins on the cross, there was no chance his plan would fail. In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ we begin a breathtaking three-part series on The Suffering Servant in Isaiah 53.
How does the hope of the gospel wean us off of the inferior pleasures of sin? In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ John Piper answers this question from 1 Peter 1:22–25.
If Jesus did all that he did for our sake, how should we then live? In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ John Piper tackles this thought-provoking question from 1 Peter 1:20–21.
What kind of transformation happens when God makes us his own? What happens to our thinking and our desires? In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ John Piper answers questions like these from 1 Peter 1:14–16.
God first acts, and then we hope in what he has done. This dynamic sets Christianity apart from every other religion. In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ John Piper explains from 1 Peter 1:13 how hope really works.
If the angels marvel over our salvation, how much more should we? In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ John Piper rejoices over the worth of our salvation from 1 Peter 1:10–12.
What makes the Christian’s joy in Christ inexpressible? And how do we foster that kind of joy? In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ John Piper answers these questions from 1 Peter 1:8–9.
God has a design for the distresses we endure in our lives, and understanding that design is vital for experiencing joy amidst our suffering. John Piper presses into that good design in this episode of ‘Light + Truth’ from 1 Peter 1:6–7.
As Christians, where does our security lie? In this episode of ‘Light + Truth,’ John Piper answers from 1 Peter 1:5, “Our security lies in the fact that we are protected by the power of God.”
There are spiritual realities that will cause you to worship the Father if you see them with the eyes of faith. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks at one of those great realities in 1 Peter 1:3–4 to give your faith something to see.
What is our fundamental meaning in life? Answering that question correctly is critical for living as a Christian in a hostile culture. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper considers who we are as elect exiles in Christ.
How do you keep your identity as a child of the King when the world constantly tries to undermine his authority? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper answers that pressing question.
How do you live a God-saturated, God-besotted life in an increasingly hostile culture? That’s the question that John Piper answers in our new Light + Truth series on 1 Peter 1 titled, “God-Given Hope for Exiles.”
How does Jesus defeat the devil and rescue us from our sin? That’s the massive issue that John Piper considers for the strengthening of our faith in this episode of Light + Truth.
Why did God save us the way he did? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores the surprising greatness of our salvation from Hebrews 2:9–13.
What does it mean for you to have your sins, your guilt, your curse removed through the death of Christ? John Piper turns to Hebrews 2:9 to answer that critical question in this episode of Light + Truth.
What does it mean that Christ died for our sins? Those who answer correctly uncover a well of encouragement, and that's the focus of this episode of Light + Truth from Hebrews 2:9.
How will Christians pass through all the suffering and death of this present fallen world into eternal glory? That’s the question John Piper answers from Hebrews 2:1–9 in this episode of Light + Truth.
How does someone go from not listening to Jesus to embracing him as God's final, decisive saving-word to the world? John Piper answers from Hebrews 2:3–4 in this episode of Light + Truth.
Why is it so important for us to consistently look at Jesus? John Piper explains why this is the key to the Christian life.
Why was Jesus Christ given a name superior to angels, and what does that mean for you and me? John Piper answers these questions in this episode of Light + Truth.
What kind of life do you think you would live if you really believed that all the debt of your sins had been fully paid? That’s the kind of forgiveness John Piper marvels over in this episode of Light + Truth.
If God’s final, decisive word to us is Christ, then we can be sure that he will make good on all his promises. That wonderful reality is the focus of John Piper’s message from Hebrews 1.
Our God is a speaking God, but what if we don’t think he’s communicating clearly enough? In the first sermon in a new series, John Piper looks at how God has spoken to us in these last days.
How does God give us a bigger heart for himself and for missions? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper answers from Isaiah 12.
What does it mean to drink deeply from the wells of salvation? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores what the answer to this question means for both preachers and hearers.
If God is the supreme subject of the Bible, shouldn’t preaching consistently be God-centered? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper provides both a rationale for God-centered preaching and an example of what it looks like.
For whom were you made? The world ever teaches you to believe that you were made for yourself. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows us how God-centered preaching frees us from the tiny world of self by giving us God himself.
The cost of racial reconciliation and unity came not at the blood of any man, but of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
God wants us to worship him in both spirit and truth. He desires our hearts and our heads.
Our greatest treasure in life is Jesus himself. When we value him above anything else, we can face anything that comes our way.
Because we are chosen and holy and loved, we can find the grace to see our spouses the way Jesus does.
Christians can’t follow Jesus alone. Unless we have brothers and sisters in our lives who point us to Jesus, our faith won’t survive.
Jesus saves us by becoming a curse for us. Only in this substitution can we find blessing.
God’s call is effective. It doesn’t go out and then return empty, but creates the faith it commands.
Jesus calls his people to risk everything for him. But that temporary risk is nothing compared to all that God is and will be for us.
There’s nothing too difficult, too complicated, or too tiresome for God. With him, all things are possible.
The Spirit doesn’t work mainly by revealing hidden messages, but by conforming us to the image of Jesus Christ.
Do you want to hear God speak? God has now spoken not just by prophets, but through his Son.
Obedience to God makes our God-glorifying hope visible and proves that it is real in our lives.
We can joyfully accept hardship in this life because our true home is in heaven. Our best life is yet to come.
The nature of being God means that he has absolute free will. He has mercy on whom he will have mercy according to his sovereign choice.
Every sorrow and every time we suffer, there is a divinely designed purpose to display God’s glory and increase our joy.
Walking by the Spirit is a continual depending, praying, trusting, acting, and thanking God all out of faith.
Jesus prepares a place in paradise for all his people. Trust him now, and you’ll reap untold riches — now and forever.
Do you hate sin in your life? As a Christian you should. Here is some practical help to fight sin.
The spiritual gift of prophecy has not passed away. God uses it for the good of the church until Jesus comes.
If we are to grow in our love to one another, we must first experience Christ’s love as a deep, unshakable love.
God gives us spiritual gifts so that we can help our brothers and sisters fight the good fight of faith.
God reveals himself to us clearly in his word. There are difficult passages, but their benefit is never beyond our reach.
All the Bible knowledge in the world won’t help you unless you cherish God’s truth. We’re nothing more than Pharisees unless we taste the glory of God in his word.
There is no light besides Jesus. It’s Jesus or darkness. It’s life or death. Choose this day whom you shall serve.
Only Jesus could do the saving work we needed. Only he could bear the awesome weight of our sin.
God offers an ever-flowing river of delight to anyone who will drink deeply of his goodness.
Our treasures on earth will fade — and fast. Our only permanent treasure lies in heaven.
Do you love the thought that you exist to make God look good? If not, you may be committing spiritual suicide.
Believing that God is furious against sin produces a good fear that transforms everything in life.
The Bible has unrivaled historical evidence. You can trust this book with your life because God has kept his word pure through the ages.
If God ultimately saves us and we have assurance of salvation by faith in Christ, why do we need other believers?
When you feel divided and distant from God, feed your soul the glorious truth of the gospel.
God has ordained that we will see many troubles in this life. The saints must suffer to show Jesus as supreme.
From the moment you awake, till your head hits the pillow again, the Spirit waits to walk with you.
Jesus will not allow you to call him merely interesting, intelligent, or instructive. Everyone must reckon with his actual claims.
Christ died once and for all. Not for his own sins, but for ours so that when we die, we don’t have to die again.
Every river of joy in your soul will flow from Jesus. When you come to him, you get him. And he never leaves.
You can fight the battle hard against your sin because Jesus has already purchased victory over your sin at the cross.
Heaven is where old glories ripen in memory and the thrill of new glories breaks upon us every day.
God’s fury at sin reminds us of the great pardon we don’t deserve. Gaze at his goodness with gratitude.
Turn away from all the intellectual, physical, and religious tactics the world uses to evade its guilt, and rest in Jesus.
When we lay down the burden of vengeance, God will pick it up and carry it out. No sin will go unpunished from the God who sees all.
We will die if we are not killing sin, and we won’t be killing sin if we are not living by the Spirit.
Our fight against sin does not earn our way to God, but it evidences that we belong to God’s army.
God freely and sovereignly acts to display his glory in all things. Who are we to question him?
God’s first love is his name and not his people. And because it is, there is hope for his sinful people.
You can’t know Jesus until your will is to do God’s will. And God’s will is to make much of himself.
Every good thing in this life and every bad thing that God turns for good comes to us through Jesus and his cross.
Because God has forgiven us in Christ, we ought to treat our spouses with the same grace that God gives us.
No one tells God what to do. He is self-determining and does what he righteously and freely pleases.
God saves us not on the basis of our ethnicity or socioeconomic status, but by his grace alone.
There is one, and only one, gospel. It is therefore astonishing — and tragic — to turn away from it and lose both God and his grace.
With sin came shame and hostility in marriage. Only God’s Son can give comfort and restore peace in covenant-keeping love.
Marriage is about keeping a covenant — just like Jesus does with his bride, the church.
God has ransomed people for himself from every tribe, tongue, and nation. We can go to the nations confident that God will finish his mission.
God’s passion for his own glory is the only fuel that will sustain the power we need for missions.
All true education is built upon God’s truth because Jesus reigns over every square inch of the universe.
Our calling is to know and believe that God is God — that he is sovereign, that he is Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord.
When Jesus went to the cross, he not only desired our faith, joy, and peace; he also secured them.
There is a spiritual diet without which no Christian can be strong and healthy and fruitful. And that is a diet of the word of God.
The movement of your money expresses the movement of your heart. Where your treasure is, your heart will be also.
When you let Jesus’s words abide in you, they will grow into a bountiful harvest for God’s glory and your good.
The first and most fundamental thing we can say about the pleasures of God is that he takes pleasure in his Son.
All children, of every degree of ability, are conceived for the purpose of displaying the glory of God.
God calls us to risk for the cause of Christ. But a risk is never truly a risk when God holds you in his hand.
God designed prayer to give his disciples the joy of bearing fruit while God himself gets the glory.
Jesus died for sinners. And that group includes those who have had or committed abortions.
Singing to God is not a nice little emotional trip to spice up a worship service. It is a matter of life and death.
Our souls need Scripture just like our bodies need oxygen: moment by moment, every day. If we learn to live apart from it, we will surely die.
By gathering his redeemed from all the races of the earth, God undercuts ethnocentric pride and throws us back on free grace.
God won’t ever let you be the ultimate source of your own joy. Only God himself can possibly bear the weight of the happiness he has prepared for you.
Interracial marriage is not only permitted by God; it is a positive good. It is not just to be tolerated, but celebrated.
Prayer opens our eyes to behold wonders in God’s word, and to be changed by an extraordinary sight of his glory.
God intends to guard us for salvation through Christian community. We won’t survive without our brothers and sisters in Jesus.
God takes people from every racial and ethnic bloodline and leads by the gospel us to the one bloodline of Jesus Christ.
God loves us best when he loves himself most. And in his loving glorification, we find imperishable joy.
The Lord’s Prayer teaches us to go to God for every need, especially our need to hallow him above all things.
We can risk our lives for Jesus because he is all we need. We only lose when we embrace comfort over the cross.
Both disciplined and spontaneous prayer should flow from our confidence that God is already one hundred percent on our side.
Prayer is not a mere devotional prelude in the real business of living, it is the pathway of faith and obedience. There is no other.
The great need of the hour is to know God more deeply and personally and biblically. Only then will we find great delight.
God accomplishes his purposes through our prayers. He’s completely sovereign, but he has determined to use us.
Seeing and savoring the supremacy of Jesus Christ frees you from the slavery of sin for the sacrifices of love.
God didn't spare his own Son, but freely gave him up for us. Because of Jesus, we are pardoned and God remains just.
Satan will certainly remind you of your sinful failures. But Christ has defeated both the devil and sin to give you a redeemed passion.
Christian Hedonism says that when you are saved, your joy is in God as your supreme Treasure. But is this tenable?
God loves his glory more than you and this is great news of great joy because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.
If we want revival to happen, we need to see God for who he is. Only when we see God as God and confess him as so, then we can have real delight.
God’s lavish invitations to ask him for good things, with the promise that he will give them, is unimaginably wonderful.
God’s passion for his own glory is the great ballast not only for global missions, but also for our very own souls.
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If you live to minimize your suffering and maximize your comfort, you’ll miss the point of this life: to magnify the great worth of Jesus.
When we pray, not only does God get more glory, but in his glorification, we get a fuller and lasting joy.
The Christian life is one of prayer. Without it, we’ll wither away, but with it, we’ll flourish like a tree beside water.
God can put his people through the fires of suffering to awaken our appetite for prayer.
Though the world in darkness lay, God entered into the universe this Christmas day. For sinners he came to save, and forevermore King Jesus will reign.
Jesus is worthy of praise because he is the eternal Son of God who became flesh and died our death that we might live. To God be glory through Jesus.
Sanctification is both something we do and something God does. We must work hard to obey, but only God’s grace sustains us in the fight.
What the world needs from the church is our indomitable joy in Jesus in the midst of suffering and sorrow.
Our deepest need is peace with God, and our greatest enemy is sin. God answers both in the Christmas miracle of his Incarnate Son.
Christmas is for salvation. God sent his Son into the world to save it, not condemn it.
Christ came at Christmas to build a bridge across the chasm of sin to eternal life, but the name of the bridge is purity. Christmas is for purity.
All Christians have the high, spiritual status of being a child of God. And with this high standing, there is a call to go low.
God’s glory shines throughout his word and in the world. To ignore it is to tragically miss the most beautiful and joyful reality in the universe.
God is sovereign not only over our belief, but also our unbelief. He plans both for his glory in all things.
We exist to know and enjoy and praise and display the invincible glory of God’s free and sovereign grace.
God calls his people to honor him with their bank accounts by simplifying and serving. Money isn’t only for our needs, but for God’s glory.
As once-adoring followers disappear, Jesus’s message becomes clearer and clearer: their resistance itself is in God’s hands.
God uses little towns, youngest sons, and slingshots to magnify his self-sufficient and most magnificent glory.
God loves you so much that he gave his Son for you. If you believe in him, you’ll have eternal life.
If any human is to be saved from their sin and from the righteous wrath of God, the Son of God had to become human for our regeneration.
Dead men need one thing before anything else can happen: They must be made alive. They must be born again.
If God did not make us alive to his grace and glory, we would remain dead — completely enslaved to our sins.
Jesus’s perfect righteousness is yours through faith. He obeyed perfectly so that the Father could welcome you wholly.
Jesus’s many titles show his divinity and universal rule, yet his identity is what drove man’s wickedness to reject and kill him.
We come to God not because we merely made a decision, but because God has called us, drawn us, and taught us who Jesus really is.
God’s love for us is not just a logical inference from the Bible. He pours his love out for us, and we can feel it in our hearts.
There’s light at the end of every difficulty you face. You don’t have to give in to despondency.
The greatest aim in this world is that Christ would be seen as glorious among all peoples by the means of Christian obedience flowing from faith.
God uses his gospel to strengthen believers so that they will persevere in faith and draw all attention to his glory.
A child of promise is an heir of God’s saving grace, not because of ethnic origin or physical birth, but because of God’s sovereign word.
We worship God when we seek to express and increase our satisfaction in all that he is for us in Jesus Christ.
When we come to Jesus, we come voluntarily and freely. And behind that change in us is a decisive work of the Father.
When your life is over on this earth, there will be two paths you can take: you will either meet God in eternal wrath or eternal life.
Only God can give us the strength to truly love our neighbors well, and only God can empower us to glorify him as we ought.
Being born again is not the improvement of your old nature, but the creation of a new one.
In the new birth, God takes dead souls and resuscitates them to new life in Christ. This is not a work of our own, but the grace of God.
God has designed men for Christlike servant-leadership, and God has designed women to honor and affirm her husband’s leadership.
We don’t often see God's mercies in our moments of weakness, but we can take hope that he is working all things together for our good.
We should hunger and thirst for God and all he has done in Jesus more than anything else in this world.
You can stake your life on what will not come from science or psychology, but the very word of our God that endures forever.
The new birth produces new desires and new behaviors. An unchanged life is not a born-again life.
Our greatest need is not physical but spiritual. We crave the bread of life more than bread for our stomachs.
If you got everything you ever wanted but didn’t have Jesus, would you still be satisfied?
We can hold fast to our hope in heaven because God himself holds us fast. He anchors our souls in his eternal promises.
The inner essence of worship is experiencing Christ as absolute gain. It’s savoring him, treasuring him, and being ultimately satisfied in him.
Jesus offers himself to us freely as the food that endures to eternal life. No amount of working for God can make you taste him for the feast he is.
Envy steals your joy when you don’t trust that God is doing what he has promised — working all things together for your good and his glory.
The battle against lust is absolutely necessary for salvation, not just because it’s a battle for purity, but because it’s a battle against unbelief.
The Christian life is far from being easy. It’s no stroll in the park. But God guarantees that our journey will end in glory.
A singular passion for God is not only sensible but safe — it is not only reasonable, it is right.
All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to the Son of God and he declares, “I must bring in my other sheep.” He will do it.
Worship is not restricted to an event, place, or ritual. Because of Christ, worship is now done in spirit and in truth.
Only leaders who burn with bright passion for Jesus and his word can ignite the same flame in their people.
The aim of missions is that the nations would glorify God for his mercy — that all would worship God for his great grace.
Jesus came not mainly to give bread but to be bread. He became the all-satisfying bread of life when he gave himself up for us.
If Jesus is your greatest treasure, then your affections for him should be lavish and unbounded.
God’s unimpeachable sovereignty grounds our salvation. He has mercy on whom he will have mercy.
God will glorify his children both spiritually and physically. Nothing can sever his unbreakable chain of salvation.
Manhood and womanhood are most fulfilled when servant-hearted men lead God’s church in ministry.
Even the most significant political battles play out in God’s hands. He removes kings and he sets kings, all in accord with his sovereign plan.
Am I ready to take my stand in the divine courtroom and hear the Judge pass an eternal sentence on me? We cannot face this unless we have faith.
Though our faith is founded on past acts of redeeming grace, the way faith works now is by looking to the boundless fountain of future grace.
No one can bear the responsibility and weight of missions, but our sufficiency is from God.
The basis of our justification is Jesus Christ. He obeyed, even to the point of death, to bring us to God.
The most potent antidote for sin’s sickness is gratitude to God for the glories of the gospel.
As Christianity expands in the global South, the Western church must continue to support the developing church by sending and going.
God uses ordinary brushes to paint the world with the brilliant colors of his saving glory.
The most loving thing God can do for us is glorify himself, because God himself is the greatest gift he can ever give us.
Adultolescence impedes the advance of the gospel. Skip years of immature indulgence and get a holy ambition.
The costs of taking the gospel to the unreached is high, but the Lamb who is worthy to receive the reward of his suffering is infinitely greater.
White abortionists kill more black and Hispanic babies than they do white babies every year. Abortion is a racist institution.
Our call, our conversion, our regeneration, and our faith are based on God’s eternal election and predestination — not our self-determination.
The battle against misplaced shame is the battle against unbelief in the trustworthy promises of God.
Our culture wants power to escape weakness in leisure, but Christianity offers power to endure weakness in love.
Marriage is a mystery. It contains and conceals a meaning far greater than what we see on the surface.
King Jesus stores his greatest joys for us not in the courtyard where the sun always shines, but deep in the cellars of affliction.
God invites everyone to embrace the good news of Jesus. And he uses his people to proclaim and spread the message.
Knowing God is the path to sexual purity. If you’re struggling with sexual sin, the immediate and long-term strategy is to know God better.
The world’s futility and disorder is not a result of simple mistakes, but a consequence of exchanging God’s glory for other things.
Our response to being born again and being given a living hope with an imperishable inheritance in heaven should be nothing less than to bless God.
Only the life and death of Jesus can explain pain and suffering. His affliction gives purpose to ours.
Every detail of the death of Christ happened according to the plan of God — even his betrayal and agonies.
God is unquestionably sovereign over our suffering — even over Satan’s futile ploys to ruin God’s elect.
God’s design to pursue his own glory turns out to be love. And our duty to pursue God’s glory turns out to be a quest for joy.
Whatever else you may enjoy about Jesus, John’s Gospel wants you to know and treasure Jesus in his infinite majesty.
No truth was more central to the Reformation that turned the world upside down 500 years ago: God justifies sinners by faith alone.
God’s wrath is more horrifying than we can ever imagine, but he will pardon any who take refuge in the shelter Jesus provides.
God made us to live life together. We can only flourish with brothers and sisters in Christ at our side.
The hunger of your life that cannot be satisfied by anything in this world is the constant beckoning of God to remember that you were made for him.
The fundamental meaning of being filled with the Spirit is being filled with joy that comes from God and overflows in song.
God works every dot on the timeline of history for his glory. Nothing stands outside the scope of his plan to bring fame to his name, for the joy of his people.
God wants to make you new more than he wants to reveal his secret plans for tomorrow. That’s his good purpose for you in all things.
Worldly regret leads to death, but Godly regret leads to life. God’s forgiveness and sovereignty can turn any failure into good.
Seeing and savoring the supremacy of God in Christ gives us the power to suffer for the sake of love, and the power to strive for the sake of purity.
God designed our sexuality so that we might know him more. He means to guard our sex from being perverted.
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.
God’s choice to show mercy to some and not others originates in the mystery of his own sovereign will, not in the will of his creatures.
God created and sustains everything in this universe to display his glorious grace in Jesus.
Only the mighty and merciful power of the gospel can break the forces that bind suffering souls in darkness.
The dry root of unbelief is the desire for self-praise, but true faith seeks satisfaction in Christ, the fount of living waters.
We must help each other battle unbelief and fight the fight of faith by pointing each other to the trustworthy promises of God.
God does not mainly love us in this life by sparing us from suffering. He mainly loves us by giving us more of himself and his glory.
Contained in the name Yahweh is the first and most important truth about God: he exists.
God designed his church so that her members endure in belief by giving and receiving faith-sustaining words of life.
Faith that glorifies God produces fruit, looks ahead to the fulfillment of God’s promises, and battles unbelief daily.
Our hardened hearts naturally suppress the truth, but Jesus grants us new hearts to embrace his gospel.
God does not answer all our questions, but he doesn’t leave us in the dark either. His deepest and loudest response to our pain is the suffering and death of his Son.
God enjoys eternal happiness in himself, and he delights in satisfying his people with the overflow of that abundant joy.
The call of the Christian life is to join God in his grand plan to magnify his own glory over all.
The essence of Christianity is this: there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Nothing — not hunger, not debt, not abuse, not death — can separate you from the love of Christ. These ten insights will show you why.
God pursues us with goodness and mercy in both joy and trials — all for his name’s sake.
Though our outer self daily wastes away, we do not lose heart. We have an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.
God aims to be an utterly unique, wonderful, and exalted God, by condescending to forgive sinners and work for those who wait for him.
The global glory of the gospel shines all the more beautifully when it filters through the prism of diversity.
The greatest thing in the world is to know God apart from his wrath by the grace that Jesus purchased on the cross.
We have no good reason to let anxiety disrupt our hearts. Jesus reigns over all, and he has purchased peace for his people.
Jesus calls his people to the same humble service he so beautifully displayed in his life and death.
No suffering or trial falls outside of God’s sovereign control. He works all things together for the good of his children.
The world sees the suffering love of Christ for sinners in the suffering love of his people for sinners.
God is the one being in the universe for whom self-exaltation is not the act of a needy ego, but an act of infinite giving.
God will not lead you down a pointless path, but to a holy ambition that meets great need for the glory of Jesus.
God eagerly waits for his lost children to come home. When they do, he receives them with open arms and a glad heart.
No matter how rough the road of your life, Jesus is a rock-solid friend who encourages and strengthens you to press on.
If God did the impossible thing — deliver his Son over to death — then he will surely do the easy thing: freely give us all that Christ bought for us.
God is not an ER doctor responding to our hurts; he is the master surgeon who plans our hurts in order that he might do us greater good.
Jesus healed a few but left many more unhealed. Until he comes back, the main issue is not that we have perfect physical health, but that we meet him in our brokenness.
Jesus calls his followers to radical obedience — to forgo lives of comfort and move toward need.
If it’s true that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him, then the fight to be happy in God is the most important thing in life.
God does everything for his glory. Therefore, you don’t need health, wealth, or prosperity in order to be happy.
We should not be surprised or ashamed when we suffer in the name of Jesus. God refines us and displays the worth of Christ in and through our suffering.
Though the fight is difficult and the race is long, the sidelines are filled with saints who cheer you on, encouraging you to finish with faith.
If God is in control of everything, why do we suffer? Here are six affirmations to hold you through seasons of suffering.
Any effort to renew our minds must follow the Holy Spirit’s initiatives and enabling. The renewal of our minds is first and decisively his work — not ours.
The glorious hope of the gospel is that God himself supplies the righteousness he demands from us.
Everyone who believes in Jesus is a member of his flock. If you’re his, he’ll keep you safely to the end.
God will use everything — even the tragedies of our lives — to shine a bright light on the goodness and glory of Jesus Christ.
In all your troubles, pain, joy, and pleasures, continue to stay in the Scriptures, because there’s no better way to invest than in God’s very words.
When we clamor for praise, we are prideful and petty. But when God commands us to praise him, he is loving us to the uttermost.
Don’t be stubborn like a mule, but run headlong to God in prayer while he may be found.
Abundant life is not about having more stuff, but about having Jesus. Only he can save, satisfy, and give life because he is is the way, the truth, and the life.
Greater than our fear of unbelief should be our faith in God’s promise to safely deliver us into his eternal rest.
Neither your good works nor the righteousness that Christ works in you will ever justify you before God. Jesus himself is your righteousness.
It will cost you to stand up against evil in our day. But God will deliver you and bring you safely into his heavenly kingdom.
Our eternal destiny hinges on the way we run our race. Let us strive to win the eternal prize.
As we run our races, eternity hangs in the balance — disqualification and death, or victory and life.
God’s call is the only thing powerful enough to pierce our hard hearts. It is the firm foundation of Romans 8:28.
Jesus is alive. He is working, he is teaching, he is doing. And just as he worked through the apostles, he will work through you.
Israel’s bad kingship was a grievous sin. But God planned bad kings to pave the road for a spectacular Savior.
You are precious to God, and the greatest gift he has for you is not to let your preciousness become your god, but to enable you to make much of him as your God.
God’s glory and our happiness are never at odds. His pursuit of his own fame is a full commitment to our deepest joy.
Jesus loved Lazarus so much that he allowed him to die. But he also raised Lazarus to life and promises to do the same for all who trust in him.
Injustice marks both Joseph’s story and Jesus’s, but even in dire circumstances, God is sovereignly working everything for our good and his glory.
There is nothing more foundational, pervasive, and necessary than the truth and reality that God absolutely is who he is.
Humility is happy to rely on God and quick to give him the credit for all that’s accomplished.
Satan and all his works are evil. But Jesus crushes Satan’s head and disarms him of his deathly power.
We’re not called to run from suffering in the toils of ministry. We’re called to embrace suffering with confidence in Christ for the sake of his gospel.
Because we have a great High Priest, the throne of God is a throne of grace. We can approach with confidence.
Satan’s hand caused the suffering of Job. But in all of his calamities, Job still had reason for reverent worship because God was ultimately at work.
John Piper: “Christians are not first citizens of any human nation but citizens of the kingdom of God.”
So-called same-sex marriage dishonors the partners involved and disregards God’s good design.
Death and decay won’t have the last word. One day soon, God will release all of creation from corruption.
The threat of hell might scare us toward God, but only a deep love for Jesus can take us all the way home to him.
God uses everything for his sovereign purposes. Even the most heinous crimes ever committed were never beyond his control.
One day your strength will fade and your body will fail, but if you are trusting in Jesus you will never see death.
God created man, woman, and the gift of marriage, all to illustrate his love for the church.
Motherhood requires a unique kind of suffering that only a firm hope in God’s sovereignty can sustain.
Faith, at its core, is despairing of human approval and being glad in the God of grace.
A woman who fears the Lord will not run away from God to satisfy her longings and relieve her anxieties. She will stay close to the heart of God and trust in his promises.
Sin distorts God’s good design for men and women. We were made to serve one another selflessly, not sacrifice one another selfishly.
We are commanded to pursue all-satisfying, never-ending, invincible joy. The place we can find, keep, and share this happiness is only in God.
If we want to realize full assurance and hope, we must exercise the organ of faith to empower energized obedience.
In every way, God’s saving grace is God-centered. Salvation’s goal is God’s glory and our joy in the praise of his perfection.
We could never repay the debt we owe God for his grace. But we can honor him by asking for more.
Only those who know Jesus have the Spirit and know the truth that makes real worship possible.
Jesus’s people are in the world, but not of the world. We work for the good of our temporary homes while we always long for more.
When we say that God is holy, we have sailed to the end of language and must worship in silence and wonder.
A Christian is not a person who experiences zero bad desires. A Christian is a person who is at war with every distorted desire by the power of the Spirit.
Sin blinds us all. We can only stumble about in darkness until Jesus takes us by the hand, and leads us into his heavenly light.
If there is any wonder, or awe, or admiration, or fame, or praise, or applause, it belongs to the glory of God.
Our hearts wander to the sewer even though Jesus offers living water. Only he can transform and satisfy our deepest desires.
God is over you, by you, inside you, around you, underneath you. Trust him and do not fear.
We’ll never love like Jesus loved until we die to ourselves. But in that death, we’ll find more life than we even could have hoped.
You won’t discover freedom by indulging in whatever you want. True liberty begins when we submit our desires to God.
God has given husbands the responsibility to lead their families. Men, it’s time we get serious about serving.
Marriage is a living drama of Christ and his church. When husbands lead, families flourish.
In God’s sovereign, sustaining grace, he promises to hold us and keep us to the very end.
Jesus has sheep that are not of our fold. He has ransomed a people for himself from every tribe, tongue, and nation.
Jesus reveals our woeful condition that causes our thirst, and then offers his cup of grace so we never have to thirst again.
God gave us bodies to make his glory more visible. The aim of showing mercy is showing God.
God takes the initiative to cause a person to love him, and he takes the initiative to keep them to the end.
If all things work for my good, then I will never be ultimately defeated in the cause of Christ.
Whatever comes our way, we can rest assured that God will only give us good through it.
God calls men to lead but not in a way that’s domineering or selfish. Husbands should be the first to stoop low to serve.
Grace pays the debt we owe God for stealing his glory. And now we owe the gospel to any who still need God’s grace.
The mercies of God ground our life in Christ. Because he’s immeasurably gracious, we have endless riches forever in him.
When we catch a vision for the incomparable holiness of God, we can’t help but desire to live for and spread his fame.
Loving Jesus is not a matter of doing excellent things. It’s a matter of delighting in an excellent Savior.
A life poured out in love for others on the basis of joyful confidence before God yields peace of mind and the hope of a glorious destiny.
God’s design in converting Paul is to give you hope for yourself and for the people you want to see converted.
God will finish the Great Commission, but he won’t do it without his people being sent and sharing Jesus across cultures.
We don’t honor God mainly by trying to do things for him, but by receiving strength, grace, and love from his endless fountain.
Brokenhearted joy colors the entire Christian life. We might struggle along, but in the end, we have ultimate victory in Jesus.
When we think and feel with the Psalms, we learn how to fight for hope in the most difficult times.
The Psalms instruct our minds and our hearts. They combine deep doctrine with full emotion.
The triumph of the gospel in the new heavens and new earth consists in the hope that comes through God’s promise to raise his children with glorified bodies to inhabit a world fit for their fellowship and everlasting enjoyment of God.
God could have settled accounts by punishing all sinners with hell. But in his great mercy he makes us his heirs.
Every single one of us has sinned. We all fall short of God’s glory. But God offers the free gift of righteousness to any who will come to him.
God grants us righteousness that not only washes us clean, but makes us bold in the face of any fear.
When you die, only what you do for Christ will last. You have one life. Don’t waste it on insignificant comforts.
Religious fervor is no substitute for righteous living. Our words and actions must flow from love for God and neighbor.
Having just and honest dealings in the world display our confidence that God always cares and provides for his children.
God’s word is every Christian’s infallible guide to maximum sexual fulfillment. The good news for singles is that they are included.
In the end, God will judge us all. But our pardon in the blood of Jesus is more than sufficient.
If God did not spare his only Son, but gave him up for us, he will surely give us all things with him.
Psalm 16 gives us some of the clearest, most powerful words about our greatest happiness.
If we are not walking in the light, we have no warrant for believing that our sins are covered.
It is not enough to clean up our act on the outside. Jesus is concerned about our heart. Because from the heart are all the issues of life.
God remains in control and fulfills his good purposes, even during an economic downturn or financial collapse.
God’s beauty is magnified when it is echoed in prayer and preaching with agreements like “Amen!”
We are all created for God’s glory, and the way we most glorify God is by being satisfied in him.
John 3:16 represents a glorious love, but there is more to God’s love than the free offer of the gospel.
We have eternal life because Christ died in our place and because in him is life. He removes God’s wrath, and he supplies the everlasting life we don’t have.
Family relationships are of great value, but the promises and blessings that come from Christ are of infinite value.
Christianity is not merely an array of glorious ideas. It is the life-changing experience of the Holy Spirit through faith in Jesus Christ.
Life in this world is like a river, not a lake. We’re all drifting toward something — some of us to eternal life, others eternal destruction.
Preaching is not conversation or discussion. It’s not casual talk about religious things. Preaching is heralding a message permeated by the sense of God’s greatness.
God’s love for his people is so rich and full that they need the Holy Spirit’s help to really feel it.
God equips his people with everything we need to serve him. And we will do even greater works than Jesus himself.
We are called to fan into flame God’s gift. Don’t be ashamed, be courageous in God’s unbeatable power.
You were made for indestructible joy, but you won’t find it in yourself or in anything this world has to offer.
We are precious to God — so precious that he will not have us make that preciousness into our god.
The link between our love and Christ’s is faith and the Spirit. Without the Spirit, we have no faith, and without both, we have no love.
The mark of the true disciple is lasting, enduring, persevering, and keeping on in the force field of the word.
We must understand and enjoy our own adoption before we can properly grasp what it means to adopt another.
There is no condemnation for those in Jesus. Clothed in the righteousness of the risen Christ, we can approach the throne with confidence.
Our hope in God isn’t just a wish or a dream, but a sure confidence that what God says will happen will happen.
God is pleased to give you the kingdom. He is not stingy nor begrudging, but finds delight lavishing his people.
If you had to keep yourself believing, you’d never make it. God himself sustains you every second.
The cost of racial reconciliation and unity came not at the blood of any man, but of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
God wants us to worship him in both spirit and truth. He desires our hearts and our heads.
Our greatest treasure in life is Jesus himself. When we value him above anything else, we can face anything that comes our way.
Because we are chosen and holy and loved, we can find the grace to see our spouses the way Jesus does.
Christians can’t follow Jesus alone. Unless we have brothers and sisters in our lives who point us to Jesus, our faith won’t survive.
Jesus saves us by becoming a curse for us. Only in this substitution can we find blessing.
God’s call is effective. It doesn’t go out and then return empty, but creates the faith it commands.
Jesus calls his people to risk everything for him. But that temporary risk is nothing compared to all that God is and will be for us.
There’s nothing too difficult, too complicated, or too tiresome for God. With him, all things are possible.
The Spirit doesn’t work mainly by revealing hidden messages, but by conforming us to the image of Jesus Christ.
Do you want to hear God speak? God has now spoken not just by prophets, but through his Son.
Obedience to God makes our God-glorifying hope visible and proves that it is real in our lives.
We can joyfully accept hardship in this life because our true home is in heaven. Our best life is yet to come.
The nature of being God means that he has absolute free will. He has mercy on whom he will have mercy according to his sovereign choice.
Every sorrow and every time we suffer, there is a divinely designed purpose to display God’s glory and increase our joy.
Walking by the Spirit is a continual depending, praying, trusting, acting, and thanking God all out of faith.
Jesus prepares a place in paradise for all his people. Trust him now, and you’ll reap untold riches — now and forever.
Do you hate sin in your life? As a Christian you should. Here is some practical help to fight sin.
The spiritual gift of prophecy has not passed away. God uses it for the good of the church until Jesus comes.
If we are to grow in our love to one another, we must first experience Christ’s love as a deep, unshakable love.
God gives us spiritual gifts so that we can help our brothers and sisters fight the good fight of faith.
God reveals himself to us clearly in his word. There are difficult passages, but their benefit is never beyond our reach.
All the Bible knowledge in the world won’t help you unless you cherish God’s truth. We’re nothing more than Pharisees unless we taste the glory of God in his word.
There is no light besides Jesus. It’s Jesus or darkness. It’s life or death. Choose this day whom you shall serve.
Only Jesus could do the saving work we needed. Only he could bear the awesome weight of our sin.
God offers an ever-flowing river of delight to anyone who will drink deeply of his goodness.
Our treasures on earth will fade — and fast. Our only permanent treasure lies in heaven.
Do you love the thought that you exist to make God look good? If not, you may be committing spiritual suicide.
Believing that God is furious against sin produces a good fear that transforms everything in life.
The Bible has unrivaled historical evidence. You can trust this book with your life because God has kept his word pure through the ages.
If God ultimately saves us and we have assurance of salvation by faith in Christ, why do we need other believers?
When you feel divided and distant from God, feed your soul the glorious truth of the gospel.
God has ordained that we will see many troubles in this life. The saints must suffer to show Jesus as supreme.
From the moment you awake, till your head hits the pillow again, the Spirit waits to walk with you.
Jesus will not allow you to call him merely interesting, intelligent, or instructive. Everyone must reckon with his actual claims.
Christ died once and for all. Not for his own sins, but for ours so that when we die, we don’t have to die again.
Every river of joy in your soul will flow from Jesus. When you come to him, you get him. And he never leaves.
You can fight the battle hard against your sin because Jesus has already purchased victory over your sin at the cross.
Heaven is where old glories ripen in memory and the thrill of new glories breaks upon us every day.
God’s fury at sin reminds us of the great pardon we don’t deserve. Gaze at his goodness with gratitude.
Turn away from all the intellectual, physical, and religious tactics the world uses to evade its guilt, and rest in Jesus.
When we lay down the burden of vengeance, God will pick it up and carry it out. No sin will go unpunished from the God who sees all.
We will die if we are not killing sin, and we won’t be killing sin if we are not living by the Spirit.
Our fight against sin does not earn our way to God, but it evidences that we belong to God’s army.
God freely and sovereignly acts to display his glory in all things. Who are we to question him?
God’s first love is his name and not his people. And because it is, there is hope for his sinful people.
You can’t know Jesus until your will is to do God’s will. And God’s will is to make much of himself.
Every good thing in this life and every bad thing that God turns for good comes to us through Jesus and his cross.
Because God has forgiven us in Christ, we ought to treat our spouses with the same grace that God gives us.
No one tells God what to do. He is self-determining and does what he righteously and freely pleases.
God saves us not on the basis of our ethnicity or socioeconomic status, but by his grace alone.
There is one, and only one, gospel. It is therefore astonishing — and tragic — to turn away from it and lose both God and his grace.
With sin came shame and hostility in marriage. Only God’s Son can give comfort and restore peace in covenant-keeping love.
Marriage is about keeping a covenant — just like Jesus does with his bride, the church.
God has ransomed people for himself from every tribe, tongue, and nation. We can go to the nations confident that God will finish his mission.
God’s passion for his own glory is the only fuel that will sustain the power we need for missions.
All true education is built upon God’s truth because Jesus reigns over every square inch of the universe.
Our calling is to know and believe that God is God — that he is sovereign, that he is Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord.
When Jesus went to the cross, he not only desired our faith, joy, and peace; he also secured them.
There is a spiritual diet without which no Christian can be strong and healthy and fruitful. And that is a diet of the word of God.
The movement of your money expresses the movement of your heart. Where your treasure is, your heart will be also.
When you let Jesus’s words abide in you, they will grow into a bountiful harvest for God’s glory and your good.
The first and most fundamental thing we can say about the pleasures of God is that he takes pleasure in his Son.
All children, of every degree of ability, are conceived for the purpose of displaying the glory of God.
God calls us to risk for the cause of Christ. But a risk is never truly a risk when God holds you in his hand.
God designed prayer to give his disciples the joy of bearing fruit while God himself gets the glory.
Jesus died for sinners. And that group includes those who have had or committed abortions.
Singing to God is not a nice little emotional trip to spice up a worship service. It is a matter of life and death.
Our souls need Scripture just like our bodies need oxygen: moment by moment, every day. If we learn to live apart from it, we will surely die.
By gathering his redeemed from all the races of the earth, God undercuts ethnocentric pride and throws us back on free grace.
God won’t ever let you be the ultimate source of your own joy. Only God himself can possibly bear the weight of the happiness he has prepared for you.
Interracial marriage is not only permitted by God; it is a positive good. It is not just to be tolerated, but celebrated.
Prayer opens our eyes to behold wonders in God’s word, and to be changed by an extraordinary sight of his glory.
God intends to guard us for salvation through Christian community. We won’t survive without our brothers and sisters in Jesus.
God takes people from every racial and ethnic bloodline and leads by the gospel us to the one bloodline of Jesus Christ.
God loves us best when he loves himself most. And in his loving glorification, we find imperishable joy.
The Lord’s Prayer teaches us to go to God for every need, especially our need to hallow him above all things.
We can risk our lives for Jesus because he is all we need. We only lose when we embrace comfort over the cross.
Both disciplined and spontaneous prayer should flow from our confidence that God is already one hundred percent on our side.
Prayer is not a mere devotional prelude in the real business of living, it is the pathway of faith and obedience. There is no other.
The great need of the hour is to know God more deeply and personally and biblically. Only then will we find great delight.
God accomplishes his purposes through our prayers. He’s completely sovereign, but he has determined to use us.
Seeing and savoring the supremacy of Jesus Christ frees you from the slavery of sin for the sacrifices of love.
God didn't spare his own Son, but freely gave him up for us. Because of Jesus, we are pardoned and God remains just.
Satan will certainly remind you of your sinful failures. But Christ has defeated both the devil and sin to give you a redeemed passion.
Christian Hedonism says that when you are saved, your joy is in God as your supreme Treasure. But is this tenable?
God loves his glory more than you and this is great news of great joy because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.
If we want revival to happen, we need to see God for who he is. Only when we see God as God and confess him as so, then we can have real delight.
God’s lavish invitations to ask him for good things, with the promise that he will give them, is unimaginably wonderful.
God’s passion for his own glory is the great ballast not only for global missions, but also for our very own souls.
If you live to minimize your suffering and maximize your comfort, you’ll miss the point of this life: to magnify the great worth of Jesus.
When we pray, not only does God get more glory, but in his glorification, we get a fuller and lasting joy.
The Christian life is one of prayer. Without it, we’ll wither away, but with it, we’ll flourish like a tree beside water.
God can put his people through the fires of suffering to awaken our appetite for prayer.
Though the world in darkness lay, God entered into the universe this Christmas day. For sinners he came to save, and forevermore King Jesus will reign.
Jesus is worthy of praise because he is the eternal Son of God who became flesh and died our death that we might live. To God be glory through Jesus.
Sanctification is both something we do and something God does. We must work hard to obey, but only God’s grace sustains us in the fight.
What the world needs from the church is our indomitable joy in Jesus in the midst of suffering and sorrow.
God remains in control and fulfills his good purposes, even during an economic downturn or financial collapse.
God’s beauty is magnified when it is echoed in prayer and preaching with agreements like “Amen!”
We are all created for God’s glory, and the way we most glorify God is by being satisfied in him.
We have eternal life because Christ died in our place and because in him is life. He removes God’s wrath, and he supplies the everlasting life we don’t have.
Family relationships are of great value, but the promises and blessings that come from Christ are of infinite value.
Christianity is not merely an array of glorious ideas. It is the life-changing experience of the Holy Spirit through faith in Jesus Christ.
Life in this world is like a river, not a lake. We’re all drifting toward something — some of us to eternal life, others eternal destruction.
Preaching is not conversation or discussion. It’s not casual talk about religious things. Preaching is heralding a message permeated by the sense of God’s greatness.
God’s love for his people is so rich and full that they need the Holy Spirit’s help to really feel it.
God equips his people with everything we need to serve him. And we will do even greater works than Jesus himself.
We are called to fan into flame God’s gift. Don’t be ashamed, be courageous in God’s unbeatable power.
You were made for indestructible joy, but you won’t find it in yourself or in anything this world has to offer.
We are precious to God — so precious that he will not have us make that preciousness into our god.
The link between our love and Christ’s is faith and the Spirit. Without the Spirit, we have no faith, and without both, we have no love.
The mark of the true disciple is lasting, enduring, persevering, and keeping on in the force field of the word.
We must understand and enjoy our own adoption before we can properly grasp what it means to adopt another.
There is no condemnation for those in Jesus. Clothed in the righteousness of the risen Christ, we can approach the throne with confidence.
Our hope in God isn’t just a wish or a dream, but a sure confidence that what God says will happen will happen.
God is pleased to give you the kingdom. He is not stingy nor begrudging, but finds delight lavishing his people.
If you had to keep yourself believing, you’d never make it. God himself sustains you every second.
The cost of racial reconciliation and unity came not at the blood of any man, but of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
God wants us to worship him in both spirit and truth. He desires our hearts and our heads.
Our greatest treasure in life is Jesus himself. When we value him above anything else, we can face anything that comes our way.
Because we are chosen and holy and loved, we can find the grace to see our spouses the way Jesus does.
Christians can’t follow Jesus alone. Unless we have brothers and sisters in our lives who point us to Jesus, our faith won’t survive.
Jesus saves us by becoming a curse for us. Only in this substitution can we find blessing.
God’s call is effective. It doesn’t go out and then return empty, but creates the faith it commands.
Jesus calls his people to risk everything for him. But that temporary risk is nothing compared to all that God is and will be for us.
There’s nothing too difficult, too complicated, or too tiresome for God. With him, all things are possible.
The Spirit doesn’t work mainly by revealing hidden messages, but by conforming us to the image of Jesus Christ.
Do you want to hear God speak? God has now spoken not just by prophets, but through his Son.
Obedience to God makes our God-glorifying hope visible and proves that it is real in our lives.
We can joyfully accept hardship in this life because our true home is in heaven. Our best life is yet to come.
The nature of being God means that he has absolute free will. He has mercy on whom he will have mercy according to his sovereign choice.
Every sorrow and every time we suffer, there is a divinely designed purpose to display God’s glory and increase our joy.
Walking by the Spirit is a continual depending, praying, trusting, acting, and thanking God all out of faith.
Jesus prepares a place in paradise for all his people. Trust him now, and you’ll reap untold riches — now and forever.
Do you hate sin in your life? As a Christian you should. Here is some practical help to fight sin.
The Psalms instruct our minds and our hearts. They combine deep doctrine with full emotion.
We have great hope that God will renew everything one day. But our greatest hope is that we’ll live with Jesus forever.
God could have settled accounts by punishing all sinners with hell. But in his great mercy he makes us his heirs.
Every single one of us has sinned. We all fall short of God’s glory. But God offers the free gift of righteousness to any who will come to him.
God grants us righteousness that not only washes us clean, but makes us bold in the face of any fear.
When you die, only what you do for Christ will last. You have one life. Don’t waste it on insignificant comforts.
Religious fervor is no substitute for righteous living. Our words and actions must flow from love for God and neighbor.
Having just and honest dealings in the world display our confidence that God always cares and provides for his children.
God’s word is every Christian’s infallible guide to maximum sexual fulfillment. The good news for singles is that they are included.
In the end, God will judge us all. But our pardon in the blood of Jesus is more than sufficient.
If God did not spare his only Son, but gave him up for us, he will surely give us all things with him.
Psalm 16 gives us some of the clearest, most powerful words about our greatest happiness.
If we are not walking in the light, we have no warrant for believing that our sins are covered.
It is not enough to clean up our act on the outside. Jesus is concerned about our heart. Because from the heart are all the issues of life.