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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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Without Faith It Is Impossible to Please God
Jun 8, 1997 • 45 min
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What Faith Knows and Hopes For
Jun 1, 1997 • 43 min
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The Supremacy of God in Missions
May 30, 1997 • 48 min
God will finish the Great Commission, but he won’t do it without his people being sent and sharing Jesus across cultures.
The Supremacy of God in Prayer
May 28, 1997 • 37 min
We don’t honor God mainly by trying to do things for him, but by receiving strength, grace, and love from his endless fountain.
The Supremacy of God in Preaching
May 27, 1997 • 47 min
The supremacy of God is the theme of redemptive history, our preaching, and of God.
What Baptism Portrays
May 25, 1997 • 44 min
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Buried and Raised in Baptism Through Faith
May 11, 1997 • 40 min
This sermon on Colossians 2:8–15 deals with the differences between circumcision and baptism, and explains all that God has done in bringing us to life through the gospel.
I Baptize You with Water
May 4, 1997 • 40 min
What was significant about John's baptism, and how does it relate to the way we baptize today?
The Present Power of a Future Possession
Apr 27, 1997 • 45 min
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Woe to Those Who Trample the Son of God
Apr 13, 1997 • 46 min
Threatening judgment is an effective (and biblical) way to motivate people.
Consider Each Other How to Stir Up Love
Apr 6, 1997 • 45 min
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.
What Jesus Built by Rising from the Dead
Mar 30, 1997 • 43 min
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Let Us Draw Near to God
Mar 23, 1997 • 43 min
Drawing near to God is the heart of the gospel, and we are called to embrace it with informed zeal.
The Pleasure of God in Peacemaking
Mar 14, 1997 • 42 min
The power for peacemaking doesn’t come from forgiving and forgetting or just trying harder, but from the superior promises God offers us in Jesus Christ.
Perfected for All Time by a Single Offering
Feb 16, 1997 • 32 min
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What Christ Will Do at the Second Coming
Feb 9, 1997 • 46 min
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.
The Divine Majesty of the Word
Feb 4, 1997 • 1h 33m
The key to John Calvin’s life: he recovered and embodied a passion for the absolute reality and majesty of God.
What Christ Did at the End of the Age
Feb 2, 1997 • 40 min
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How the Called Receive an Eternal Inheritance
Jan 26, 1997 • 47 min
How is the New Covenant like a last will and testament?
Be Strong and Fervent in Spirit in the Cause of Truth and Life
Jan 19, 1997 • 38 min
Boredom with Christ is blindness. Open your eyes and let him inspire in you a new passion for the cause of life.