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Was Paul Really the World’s Worst Sinner?
24 februari 2023 · 12 min
In 1 Timothy 1:15, the apostle Paul claims to have been “the foremost” of sinners. Is Paul speaking in hyperbole here, or was he really the world’s worst sinner?
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Overcoming Fear and Passivity in Evangelism
22 februari 2023 · 18 min
How can we become bolder in evangelism? Pastor John shares a story of his stumbling attempts to love a neighbor, and God’s patient persistence through it all.
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Was God at Work in My Pre-Conversion Life?
20 februari 2023 · 11 min
When we look with eyes of faith on our pre-conversion life, we find abundant reason to thank God for his mercy, and abundant reason to give others hope.
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How Could God Be Jealous?
17 februari 2023 · 15 min
The jealousy of God shows his zeal for his own worth — and it also shows his zeal for our deepest joy.
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The God-Centeredness of God Unlocks the Gospel
15 februari 2023 · 13 min
The biblical mindset puts God and his glory, not man and his desires, at the center of the universe. And grasping this blazing center unlocks the greatness of the gospel.
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I Shipwrecked My Faith — Am I Doomed?
13 februari 2023 · 16 min
Is there any hope for the recovery of a shipwrecked faith? Pastor John offers four reasons shipwreck need not be final.
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Sinners or Saints — How Should We Speak of Christians?
10 februari 2023 · 13 min
Should we speak of Christians as saints or sinners? Pastor John explores why Paul addresses Christians as saints dozens of times — and as sinners almost never.
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Why We Share the Gospel
8 februari 2023 · 13 min
What drove the apostle Paul to win people to Christ? He longed to taste the joy of the gospel not only in his own heart, but in the hearts of countless others.
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Preaching the Gospel of the Happy God
6 februari 2023 · 16 min
Sound preaching comes from those who live in the presence of God-centered glory and long to echo his infinite worth.
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Can I Really Trust My Interpretation of the Bible?
3 februari 2023 · 12 min
“The law is good, if one uses it lawfully,” Paul says. But how can we tell if we are using the law in the way that God intends?
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How to Keep Your Eyes on Christ
1 februari 2023 · 12 min
How can we guard against drifting in the Christian life? By looking and looking and looking at Jesus.
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How Can I Have a Good Conscience?
30 januari 2023 · 16 min
You do not need to walk in sinless perfection in order to have a good conscience. You just need to walk in the light.
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Did Paul Oppose Fiction?
27 januari 2023 · 16 min
The apostle Paul strongly warned Timothy and Titus against the “myths” of his day. What might he have to say about the fictional stories in our own day?
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Turn Down the Noise and Listen to Jesus
25 januari 2023 · 12 min
If we’re going to listen to Jesus and not drift away from him, we likely will need to turn down the noises that capture so much of our attention.
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Where Do You Draw Lines for Ministry Partnerships?
23 januari 2023 · 17 min
Where should pastors and other Christians draw lines for ministry partnerships? Pastor John shares the degree of unity he has pursued in six ministry settings.
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Were Abortions Induced on Old Testament Adulteresses?
20 januari 2023 · 11 min
Does Numbers 5:22 suggest that women guilty of adultery were punished with miscarriage? And if so, how does this passage speak to the pro-life position?
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Fight for Delight by Planning Your Devotions
18 januari 2023 · 6 min
If we don’t have a plan for when, where, and how we will read the Bible, our devotions will probably fall before the demands of the day.
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Eight Counsels for Those Thinking of Quitting
16 januari 2023 · 14 min
Every pastor receives criticism. But at what point might criticism become so serious or sustained that a pastor should consider stepping down?
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When Does Despondency Become Sin?
13 januari 2023 · 10 min
Everyone passes through seasons of despondency — seasons when the soul is troubled and hope feels thin. But when does despondency become sin?
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How Do I Push Truth from My Head to My Heart?
11 januari 2023 · 11 min
How can we push the truth of the Bible from our heads to our hearts, so that our times of daily Bible reading become times of daily worship?
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Getting the Tone Right on Sunday Morning
9 januari 2023 · 11 min
Given the pain of this world, the joy of salvation, and the glory of God, what kind of tone should a pastor seek to set on Sunday morning?
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Is Intermittent Fasting Sacrilegious?
6 januari 2023 · 11 min
Some people find intermittent fasting helpful for losing weight. But is fasting for merely physical purposes a sacrilegious use of a spiritual gift?
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The Bible’s Main Road Out of Discouragement
4 januari 2023 · 10 min
The psalmists show that darkness and discouragement are part of the normal Christian life. And they also show a crucial strategy for finding the light again.
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John Piper’s Favorite Things
2 januari 2023 · 14 min
Pastor John, like the rest of us, has his likes and dislikes. From movies and soft drinks to breakfasts and songs, here are twelve of his favorite things.
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Can I Be a Nurse for a ‘Gender-Reassignment’ Surgery?
30 december 2022 · 15 min
If a hospital asks a Christian nurse to participate in a “gender-reassignment” surgery, should she agree — or should she take her nursing skills elsewhere?
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Beat a Path to the Word in 2023
28 december 2022 · 14 min
Strong Christians read the Bible, memorize the Bible, meditate on the Bible, and live on the Bible. They make intentional plans for the word to be their daily bread.
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How Do I Put Away My Desire for Praise?
26 december 2022 · 17 min
A desire to do good can easily become a desire to look good. So how do we put away our hunger to be praised by other people?
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The Christmas We Needed
23 december 2022 · 12 min
The best gift anyone can receive at Christmas is deliverance from our two greatest enemies: sin and Satan.
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What Makes for a Good Musical Worship Experience?
21 december 2022 · 16 min
A good musical worship experience involves head and heart, truth and affections. It will lead people to know their God and to embrace him with joy.
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‘Though He Slay Me’ — Why the Silence on This Verse?
19 december 2022 · 18 min
“Though he slay me, I will hope in him.” Why has Pastor John barely mentioned these remarkable words of Job throughout his decades of preaching and teaching?
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Does God Still Save the Lost Through Visions?
16 december 2022 · 15 min
Does God save the lost through visions today — or does someone need to hear the gospel to be saved?
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John Piper’s 2022 Year-in-Review
14 december 2022 · 19 min
Pastor John discusses personal and ministry highlights from 2022, including podcasts, books, global outreach, and a new goal for ‘Look at the Book.’
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Good and Bad People-Pleasing
12 december 2022 · 13 min
How can we find freedom from living for the opinions of people? Pray for and pursue a big vision of God. Find a firm identity in Christ. Look to your eternal reward.
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How Can I Cast My Cares on God?
9 december 2022 · 15 min
Casting your cares onto God begins with believing that he really is the infinitely powerful, all-wise, always-good God he reveals himself to be.
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Satan Cannot Scare You into Hell
7 december 2022 · 9 min
Satan may oppress you, attack you, and rage against you. But if you are in Christ, he holds no power to finally destroy you.
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Build Structures to Serve Your Calling
5 december 2022 · 13 min
How can leaders prevent the pressures of running an organization from squeezing out opportunities for face-to-face work and ministry?
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How Can Satan Harm Christians?
2 december 2022 · 13 min
Scripture is clear that Satan is not ultimately sovereign — God is. But under that sovereignty, in what ways can Satan still harm God’s people?
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Amusing Ourselves from Death
30 november 2022 · 10 min
Outside of Christ, the fear of death is a slave master that holds everyone in bondage — even those who seem unaware of their chains.
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Give Young Christians a Chance to Lead
28 november 2022 · 14 min
Our churches grow in wisdom and maturity when the young honor the old, the old listen to the young, and all clothe themselves with humility.
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Should We Seek to Suffer?
25 november 2022 · 11 min
Suffering may be the price of Christian love, but it is not the aim of Christian love. Our aim is to do as much good as we can on the lowly path of service.
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Pray Your Way into Thanksgiving
23 november 2022 · 12 min
How can we aim to be done with anxiety and enjoy peace in any circumstance? By bringing every circumstance to God in prayer.
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How Does Baptism Save Us?
21 november 2022 · 13 min
If God saves his people through faith alone apart from works, why does Peter say that baptism now saves us?
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Do Unbelievers Get a Second Chance After Death?
18 november 2022 · 12 min
In 1 Peter 3:19, we read that Christ “went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, because they formerly did not obey.” What might Peter mean?
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How Do I Pray from the Misery of My Sin?
16 november 2022 · 13 min
There is no distress that puts you beyond the good news that God brings — not even the distress caused by your own sin.
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Let the Nations Be Glad! — Thirty Years Later
14 november 2022 · 9 min
Thirty years after ‘Let the Nations Be Glad!’ was published, Pastor John reflects on the book’s beginnings and its lasting legacy.
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What If I Don’t Have a Spiritual Gift?
11 november 2022 · 13 min
Paul and Peter charge Christians to use our spiritual gifts for the good of the church. But what if we don’t seem to have any spiritual gifts?
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What Makes My Gift a Spiritual Gift?
9 november 2022 · 11 min
If God has given helpful skills to both believers and unbelievers, what makes the difference between a merely natural ability and a spiritual gift?
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What Makes My Life Christian?
7 november 2022 · 15 min
How can Christians live so that, at bottom, we can say with Paul, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me”?
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Should I Charge Other Christians for My Expertise?
4 november 2022 · 12 min
Christ bids his people both to wisely get and freely give, and he supplies us with the grace we need to discern when to do what with our talents.
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Christ’s Death Was No Accident
2 november 2022 · 11 min
The death of Christ was no accident. He came to be crucified, that he might hang the sins and sufferings of those he loves with him there.