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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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Paul's Ambition and Bethlehem's Mission
Sep 24, 1995 • 47 min
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How Christ Enables the Church to Upbuild Itself in Love
Sep 17, 1995 • 39 min
The New Testament gives no hint that worship services and classes are the sum total of what church was supposed to be.
Toward the Tithe and Beyond
Sep 10, 1995 • 42 min
To give is not to buy. And that weekly crisis is utterly important to maintain.
The Providence of God
Sep 10, 1995 • 1h 6m
John Piper | Providence is not just a doctrine for theologians to argue about, but an all-encompassing truth that ignites the joy of God’s people.
The Blinding Effects of Serving God
Sep 3, 1995 • 43 min
It dishonors God to treat him as a master in need of slave labor. What honors God is not slave labor, but childlike faith in his all-sufficiency.
Coming to Yourself and Coming to the Father
Aug 27, 1995 • 42 min
God eagerly waits for his lost children to come home. When they do, he receives them with open arms and a glad heart.
The Happiest Days of Heaven
Aug 20, 1995 • 39 min
Jesus eating with and receiving tax collectors and sinners displays God’s heart to seek and save the lost.
Jonathan Edwards and Revival, Part 2
Aug 20, 1995 • 1h 1m
Jonathan Edwards was used powerfully by God in the First Great Awakening both to promote and assess the revival in New England, as well as to leave behind a fruitful legacy of theological works that have greatly impacted the church.
Jonathan Edwards and Revival
Aug 13, 1995 • 59 min
The thought of Jonathan Edwards, demonstrated through a handful of notable works, had a profound impact on John Piper’s life and ministry.
This Man Receives Sinners and Eats with Them
Aug 13, 1995 • 56 min
The Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost. He sought them, he received them, he ate with them, and he saved them.
A Call to Love — and to Death
Jun 25, 1995 • 41 min
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.
Dying as a Means of Loving
Jun 18, 1995 • 40 min
You won’t discover freedom by indulging in whatever you want. True liberty begins when we submit our desires to God.
Summer Is for Seeing and Showing Christ
Jun 11, 1995 • 33 min
Without seeing Christ, the burden to show him to others becomes slave labor.
Love One Another with Tender Affection
Jun 4, 1995 • 36 min
God intends for us not merely to do to others as we would have them do to us, but he wants us to feel toward other believers a certain way.
But I Say to You, Love Your Enemies, Part 2
May 21, 1995 • 39 min
Jesus is calling us not just to do good things for our enemy; he is also calling us to WANT their best.
But I Say to You, Love Your Enemies, Part 1
May 14, 1995 • 36 min
In this sermon on Matthew 5:43–48, John Piper explains how the Great Commission helps us understand the command to love our enemies. He shows us the basis for the Golden Rule.
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, Part 2
May 7, 1995 • 34 min
Loving God sustains us through all the joy and pain and perplexity and uncertainty of what loving our neighbor should be.
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, Part 1
Apr 30, 1995 • 39 min
All of Scripture hangs on two great purposes: that God be loved with all our heart, and that we love each other as we love ourselves.
The Depth of Christ's Love: Its Freedom
Apr 16, 1995 • 46 min
Of all the great things that Easter means, it also means this: it is a mighty "I meant it!" behind Jesus' death.
The Depth of Christ's Love: Its Lavish Benefits
Apr 9, 1995 • 35 min
God might have rescued us, sacrificed for us, forgiven us, and not gone any further. But instead he took us into his family.