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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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Carry My Love to My Beloved
Oct 8, 2006 • 43 min
Christians are precious to each other when they feel deeply what they have been saved from.
The Supremacy of Christ and Joy in a Postmodern World
Oct 1, 2006 • 1h 7m
Some believe doctrine is stuffy at best, divisive at worst. Some prefer an undefinable personal relationship to revealed truths as found in the Bible. But in doing so they are cutting of the main channel to Christ-exalting joy.
Commending and Welcoming Radical Risk-Takers for Christ
Sep 24, 2006 • 48 min
What can we learn from how Paul sends his greetings?
Resting and Wrestling for the Cause of Christ—Together
Sep 17, 2006 • 47 min
Christian fellowship cuts our burdens in half and doubles our joy.
Joy+Debt = A Two-Thousand-Mile Detour to Jerusalem
Sep 10, 2006 • 45 min
Why did Paul make another trip to Jerusalem when he expressly wanted to visit the saints in Rome?
Where I Am There Will My Servant Be: A Call to Treasure Christ Together
Sep 3, 2006 • 42 min
When Jesus died, he didn’t just die before us—as an example to copy—but for us—as a sacrifice to trust in.
Holy Ambition: To Preach Where Christ Has Not Been Named
Aug 27, 2006 • 34 min
God will not lead you down a pointless path, but to a holy ambition that meets great need for the glory of Jesus.
By Signs and Wonders: Where Christ Has Not Been Named
Aug 20, 2006 • 48 min
In Paul's ministry, signs and wonders functioned to confirm the gospel. Should we be expecting the same miraculous confirmations of our witnessing today?
Why and How We Celebrate the Lord's Supper
Aug 13, 2006 • 38 min
When we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, we feast spiritually by faith on all the promises of God bought by the blood of Jesus.
This Man Went Down to His House Justified
Aug 6, 2006 • 40 min
Neither your good works nor the righteousness that Christ works in you will ever justify you before God. Jesus himself is your righteousness.
A Call for Courage in the Cause of Truth
Jun 14, 2006 • 1h 9m
Christ gives us all we need to be courageous in the cause of speaking the truth.
Why Expositional Preaching Is Particularly Glorifying to God
Apr 27, 2006 • 57 min
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.
I Will Go to God, My Exceeding Joy
Feb 26, 2006 • 42 min
When you feel divided and distant from God, feed your soul the glorious truth of the gospel.
Let the One Who Boasts Boast in the Lord: Reflections on a People and Their Preacher
Feb 12, 2006 • 41 min
In all that you do, magnify Jesus. He’s the only one worth boasting about.
Reaching Out with the Gospel of God
Feb 6, 2006 • 51 min
Lostness is blindness to the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, and God grants us to share in the ministry of opening people’s eyes to deliver them from the power of Satan.
Always Singing One Note—A Vernacular Bible: Why William Tyndale Lived and Died
Jan 31, 2006 • 1h 17m
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A Pastor's Offering to God of Holy People
Jan 29, 2006 • 40 min
What is the pastor's calling? What does this mean for the rest of the church?
Love Your Unborn Neighbor
Jan 22, 2006 • 42 min
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Racial Diversity, Racial Harmony, and the Gospel Walk
Jan 15, 2006 • 43 min
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How God’s Word Produces Our Work
Jan 8, 2006 • 50 min
It is wonderfully energizing to settle in your heart and mind the truth that Christ is real.