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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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For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free
May 29, 1983 • 35 min
Your enjoyment of freedom is much more important to God than many of the day-to-day decisions that fill us with so much concern.
Hagar and Slavery Vs. Sarah and Freedom
May 22, 1983 • 40 min
For Paul, the experience of freedom is not icing on the cake of Christianity. Freedom in Christ is Christianity.
Why Then the Law?
Apr 24, 1983 • 36 min
If we don't understand why the law was given, we can kill ourselves with it.
The Law Does Not Annul the Promise
Apr 17, 1983 • 41 min
It would be terribly wrong to say that the Mosaic law was opposed in its teaching to the Abrahamic covenant.
Christ Redeemed Us from the Curse of the Law
Apr 10, 1983 • 36 min
When Christ experienced the curse of the law on the cross it was not his own but ours.
Worship the Risen Christ
Apr 3, 1983 • 33 min
If your life is flat, empty, without exhilaration, without significance, without a single and fulfilling orientation, it is because you do not see the risen Christ for who he really is.
Those Who Have Faith Are the Sons of Abraham
Mar 20, 1983 • 33 min
The central concern of your life is to ensure that you are a child of Abraham.
Can You Begin by the Spirit and Be Completed by the Flesh?
Mar 13, 1983 • 40 min
The essential mark of a Christian is not how far you have progressed in sanctification, but on what you are relying to get there .
I Do Not Nullify the Grace of God
Mar 6, 1983 • 31 min
The transgression against God is to presume that you can climb your way up a ladder of morality into his favor.
In Sync with the Gospel
Feb 27, 1983 • 39 min
When you finally hear and believe the drumbeat of the gospel, the rhythm of your step changes. There is a life in step with the gospel, and there is a life out of step with the gospel.
That the Truth of the Gospel Be Preserved for You
Feb 20, 1983 • 36 min
Very few people today stand up and praise the unity and coherence of truth.
This Is Not Man's Gospel
Feb 13, 1983 • 37 min
To try to explain the change from Paul's pre-conversion persecution to his post-conversion passion for the gospel merely by the work of men is to grasp at a straw.
To Deliver Us from the Present Evil Age
Jan 23, 1983 • 38 min
The freest people in the world are those who submit most fully to the authority of Christ in Scripture.
Always Pray and Do Not Lose Heart
Jan 9, 1983 • 34 min
Jesus makes it clear that eternal life hangs on whether we are ready when he comes.
How to Buy Gold When You're Broke
Jan 2, 1983 • 38 min
The essence of lukewarmness is the statement, "I need nothing." The lukewarm are spiritually self-satisfied.
Call Me Husband, Not Baal
Dec 26, 1982 • 35 min
The point of Hosea is that God exalts his mercy by not giving up on his promiscuous wife.
You Shall Go Forth Leaping Like Calves
Dec 19, 1982 • 40 min
Christ came at Christmas to build a bridge across the chasm of sin to eternal life, but the name of the bridge is purity. Christmas is for purity.
From Bethlehem in the Majesty of the Name of the Lord
Dec 12, 1982 • 33 min
God uses little towns, youngest sons, and slingshots to magnify his self-sufficient and most magnificent glory.
Take Courage: You Build More Than You See
Nov 28, 1982 • 36 min
Nothing you do is a trifle if you do it in the name of God. He will shake heaven and earth to fill your labor with splendor.
Cry of Distress and Voice of Thanks
Nov 21, 1982 • 38 min
The belly of a fish hardly seems like salvation. But it was.