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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 Final Divide: Eternal Life or Eternal Wrath, Part 3
Dec 13, 1998 • 39 min
Look to Christ. Only he can save you, only he can satisfy you. There is no other Savior, there is no purer joy.
The Final Divide: Eternal Life or Eternal Wrath, Part 2
Dec 6, 1998 • 37 min
God shows no partiality. Whether Jew or Gentile, all who love and do evil will face wrath, and all who trust Christ and obey God will have glory.
The Final Divide: Eternal Life or Eternal Wrath, Part 1
Nov 29, 1998 • 37 min
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.
God‘s Response to Hypocrisy: Kindness and Judgment
Nov 22, 1998 • 45 min
God’s justice does not demand that he punish us for our sins immediately. His kindness through Jesus Christ leads him to forbear and be patient with us.
Training the Next Generation of Evangelical Pastors and Missionaries
Nov 20, 1998 • 59 min
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Doing and Endorsing Evil
Nov 15, 1998 • 38 min
The end-point of depravity is not just the suicidal love affair with sin, but the desire to bring others with you to destruction.
The Perils of Disapproving God
Nov 8, 1998 • 37 min
Sin enslaves us not just because we commit evil, but because God himself gives us over to our debased desires. Our only hope is for Jesus to bring renewal.
The Lofty Claim, the Last Command, the Loving Comfort
Nov 1, 1998 • 40 min
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The Other Dark Exchange: Homosexuality, Part 2
Oct 18, 1998 • 44 min
The world’s futility and disorder is not a result of simple mistakes, but a consequence of exchanging God’s glory for other things.
The Other Dark Exchange: Homosexuality, Part 1
Oct 11, 1998 • 46 min
God dramatizes the beauty of the gospel in the right ordering of our sexual lives.
The First Dark Exchange: Idolatry
Oct 4, 1998 • 41 min
If you value other things more than God, if your life is really driven by another value, then you exchange the imperishable for the perishable.
Finishing Well in the Face of Death
Oct 2, 1998 • 59 min
Finishing well in the face of death requires fighting the fight of faith, which takes hold of God’s promises for future grace in the midst of all our temptations and afflictions.
Finishing with Joy
Oct 1, 1998 • 46 min
Faith, which is the root of all true obedience that glorifies God, is a coming to God to be satisfied with all that he is for us in Jesus, which means that the pursuit of joy in the Christian life is not optional, but essential.
Finishing What?
Oct 1, 1998 • 45 min
Finishing well will not happen without a fight, and God is the decisive finisher who will powerfully work in us so that he alone gets the glory.
Displays of God Remove the Excuse for Failed Worship
Sep 27, 1998 • 40 min
The greatest tragedy our world faces isn’t hunger, poverty, or crime, but blindness to the grace and beauty of Jesus Christ.
Measures of Faith, Gifts of Grace, Ministry in Small Groups
Sep 20, 1998 • 41 min
God means to get the glory for all things, including the ministry of small groups. We get the gift, the help, and the blessing, but God gets the glory.
The Wrath of God Against Holding Down the Truth
Sep 13, 1998 • 45 min
Our hardened hearts naturally suppress the truth, but Jesus grants us new hearts to embrace his gospel.
The Wrath of God Against Ungodliness and Unrighteousness
Aug 30, 1998 • 46 min
You can escape the wrath of God against sin only when you take refuge in the gospel of his Son.
How Does the Gospel Save Believers? Part 3
Aug 23, 1998 • 39 min
Not only does the gospel grant us the righteousness we need, but it also supplies the power for us to keep fighting sin by faith.
How Does the Gospel Save Believers? Part 2
Aug 16, 1998 • 38 min
By faith, God gives us the righteousness we don’t deserve. We could never earn it on our own, but Jesus broke sins claim on all who believe.