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John Piper

John Stephen Piper (born January 11, 1946) is a Reformed Baptist theologian and retired pastor. Specializing in New Testament studies, he is chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[5] Piper taught biblical studies at Bethel University for six years (1974–1980), before serving as pastor for preaching and vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church (Converge) in Minneapolis for 33 years (1980–2013).

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The Sum of Your Word Is Truth
Mar 20, 2011 • 1h 5m
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The Truth Will Set You Free
Mar 19, 2011 • 47 min
Self-justification won’t work. Only Jesus can free you from Satan’s chains.
Poetry, Pain, and the Power to See: Why Words Matter at Desiring God
Mar 18, 2011 • 44 min
The Bible is a book full of inspired poetry, and God invites us to join him in his creative eloquence.
I Am the Light of the World
Mar 12, 2011 • 40 min
There is no light besides Jesus. It’s Jesus or darkness. It’s life or death. Choose this day whom you shall serve.
Neither Do I Condemn You
Mar 6, 2011 • 41 min
The Bible has unrivaled historical evidence. You can trust this book with your life because God has kept his word pure through the ages.
No One Ever Spoke Like This Man
Feb 27, 2011 • 41 min
Jesus will not allow you to call him merely interesting, intelligent, or instructive. Everyone must reckon with his actual claims.
I Act the Miracle
Feb 24, 2011 • 38 min
You can fight the battle hard against your sin because Jesus has already purchased victory over your sin at the cross.
Out of Your Heart Will Flow Rivers of Living Water
Feb 20, 2011 • 51 min
Every river of joy in your soul will flow from Jesus. When you come to him, you get him. And he never leaves.
Willing God’s Will as a Way of Knowing Christ’s Word
Feb 14, 2011 • 43 min
You can’t know Jesus until your will is to do God’s will. And God’s will is to make much of himself.
He Kissed the Rose and Felt the Thorn: Living and Dying in the Morning of Life
Feb 1, 2011 • 1h 28m
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The Common Root of Unbelief in the Brothers of Jesus and the Jewish Crowds
Jan 30, 2011 • 47 min
Faith, at its core, is despairing of human approval and being glad in the God of grace.
Abortion and the Narrow Way That Leads to Life
Jan 23, 2011 • 42 min
Jesus died for sinners. And that group includes those who have had or committed abortions.
Our Deepest Prayer: Hallowed Be Your Name
Jan 9, 2011 • 45 min
The Lord’s Prayer teaches us to go to God for every need, especially our need to hallow him above all things.
Getting to the Bottom of Your Joy
Jan 3, 2011 • 58 min
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.
Making Known the Manifold Wisdom of God Through Prison and Prayer
Oct 19, 2010 • 33 min
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Our Passion for Others’ Joy
Oct 17, 2010 • 1h
Love for people consists in being so satisfied in God that we are willing to lay our loves down to bring them into our joy.
Q & A with John Piper and Conrad Mbewe
Oct 16, 2010 • 1h 24m
The word of God shows us the will of God for the church, for the home, for ministry, for manhood and womanhood, for the lost world, and for all of life as a disciple of Christ.
God’s Passion for Our Joy
Oct 16, 2010 • 47 min
God’s purpose for humanity is to find joy in him. Therefore, you must dedicate your entire life to pursuing maximum happiness, without letting any moment pass by without striving for it, even if it costs you your life.
Brothers—Think, Feel, Preach God
Oct 14, 2010 • 1h 5m
Emotions are essential in the Christian life because Christ is most magnified in us when he is more valuable than anything life can give and death can take away.
The Life of the Mind and the Love of God
Oct 3, 2010 • 59 min
Thinking is firewood for burning love for God and others. It’s not the end in itself, but it’s a means to the end: to love God.