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Grace Conquers Our Failings
17 september 2024 · 17 min
How does God conquer all our sins? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 4:16–21 to explore how God’s grace works.
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God’s Sure and Unshakable Promise
16 september 2024 · 23 min
When we are sure that God will keep his promises, we can live risk-taking lives of love. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 4:16–21 to show us one thing that makes us sure.
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God’s Supercharged Promises
13 september 2024 · 21 min
How might we live if we truly believe that we will inherit the world? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 4:13–15 to show how our future inheritance changes today.
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Christians Are Heirs of the World
12 september 2024 · 22 min
What does it mean for Christians to be heirs of the world? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 4:13–15 to explore one of Scripture’s most astounding promises.
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Riveted on Justification by Faith
11 september 2024 · 21 min
Why is the doctrine of justification by faith so foundational to Christianity? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines Romans 4:9–12 to reveal the treasure found in this doctrine.
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Why Does Justification Matter?
10 september 2024 · 22 min
Why do Christians care about justification by faith? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 4:9–12 to reveal the depth and beauty of this foundational Christian doctrine.
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God-Given Reasons to Run with Endurance
9 september 2024 · 17 min
What reasons does God give us to run with endurance? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 11:39–12:2 for the motivation we need to finish the race.
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Run the Race Set Before You
6 september 2024 · 23 min
How do we run the race of the Christian life? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 11:39–12:2 to reveal that running requires more than just avoiding sin.
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Faith Declares That God Is Better
5 september 2024 · 17 min
What about faith shows God to be better than everything life offers? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 11:29–38 to examine how faith reveals the worth of God.
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The Miracles and Miseries of Faith
4 september 2024 · 29 min
If God does not always rescue us from suffering, how does he sustain us through it? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 11:29–38 to show how we endure by faith.
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Faith Trusts the God Who Rewards
3 september 2024 · 24 min
Stress can make it hard to get our bearings and to live with risk-taking love. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 11:23–28 to show how to handle crisis and stress by faith.
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God Is Not Ashamed of His People
2 september 2024 · 21 min
Could God really be proud to be our God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 11:13–22 for the surprising news of why God is not ashamed of his people.
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God’s Promises for the World to Come
30 augustus 2024 · 23 min
What does God promise to those who trust him? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 11:13–22 to examine a promise that frees us from a love affair with the present world.
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How Faith Obeys
29 augustus 2024 · 22 min
What does faith look like for Christians? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 11:7–12 to consider four examples of the life of faith.
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God Rewards Those Who Believe
28 augustus 2024 · 24 min
What about faith pleases God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 11:4–6 to emphasize the importance of knowing who God is in order to strengthen faith.
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Radically Free to Please God
27 augustus 2024 · 21 min
What enables us to live in freedom from the love of this world? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 11:4–6 to show how faith is the key to risk-taking love.
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Faith Sees 3-D
26 augustus 2024 · 22 min
How does knowing what faith is and does help us live boldly? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 11:1–3 to unfold one of Scripture’s clearest descriptions of faith.
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The Confidence Christians Need
23 augustus 2024 · 23 min
What gives us the confidence to live with radical love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 11:1–3 to explore our confidence-giving hope.
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God Gives Us God
22 augustus 2024 · 26 min
What does it mean to receive reconciliation from God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 5:9–11 to reveal the greatest good of the gospel.
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The Christian’s Certain Future
21 augustus 2024 · 22 min
How confident can we be about our future as God’s children? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 5:9–11 to explain the profound logic of the gospel.
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God Rescues Us from God
20 augustus 2024 · 20 min
How do Christians become more confident in God’s grace and love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 5:9–11 to strengthen our assurance that God is for us.
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What God’s Love Does in Our Hearts
19 augustus 2024 · 26 min
Whether we realize it or not, we yearn to experience the love of the Father. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 5:5–8 to deepen our grasp of his love.
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God’s Love Is Not a Mirage
16 augustus 2024 · 22 min
How do we experience the Father’s love in our hearts? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 5:3–8 to show God’s provision for enjoying his love.
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A Tested Faith
15 augustus 2024 · 26 min
What assurance does God give that suffering will strengthen our faith? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 5:1–5 to offer hope-giving reasons for exulting in tribulations.
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God Is No Longer Against Us
14 augustus 2024 · 21 min
What does it mean to stand in the grace of God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 5:1–2 to strengthen our faith in the gospel.
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Caught Up into Glory
13 augustus 2024 · 22 min
What does it mean that God made us to enjoy his glory? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 5:1–2 to help us see the glory of Christ shining from the gospel.
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At War, At Peace
12 augustus 2024 · 24 min
How can we live in evil days yet give thanks for everything? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines Ephesians 5:15–20 to provide understanding for this paradox.
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The Christian’s New Desires
9 augustus 2024 · 27 min
As Christians, why should we do what God calls us to do? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ephesians 5:1–6 to show how the gospel creates new desires.
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Christlike Kindness
8 augustus 2024 · 24 min
What is Christian kindness? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines Ephesians 4:31–5:2 to explore the importance of forgiveness and love as patterns for how we treat one another.
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The Christian’s New Speech
7 augustus 2024 · 26 min
What makes a Christian’s speech unique? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ephesians 4:22–30 to show how our tongues are intended to be a means of grace.
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Evangelical Obedience
6 augustus 2024 · 26 min
What produces glad-hearted obedience to God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Ephesians 4:22–28 to show how Christian obedience flows from the gospel of grace.
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Truth That Begets Truthfulness
5 augustus 2024 · 27 min
What will enable us to speak the truth even when it may cost us dearly? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ephesians 4:25 to urge us to be straightforward in our speech.
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God’s Workmanship
2 augustus 2024 · 21 min
How is Christian transformation more than moral self-improvement? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Ephesians 4:22–24 to highlight our need for a supernaturally renewed mind.
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The Truth Is in Jesus
1 augustus 2024 · 26 min
What truth rescues us from our fallen condition and transforms our daily lives? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ephesians 4:20–21 to explore the truth found in Jesus.
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Hating Our Lives, Loving Each Other
31 juli 2024 · 23 min
What does it mean to hate our lives so that we might love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 to examine how Christian love shapes how we relate to others.
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Dying Daily and the Call to Love
30 juli 2024 · 26 min
How does our position in Christ relate to our daily practice as Christians? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 12:20–26 to show how our death to sin becomes our reason to love.
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Showing Christ Means Showing Love
29 juli 2024 · 23 min
How do we become more loving? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 2 Corinthians 3:12–18 to explain how seeing Christ is the key to showing love.
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Love’s Tender Affection
26 juli 2024 · 26 min
How can we love other Christians with sincere brotherly love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 12:9–13 to show how God enlarges our hearts to love with tender affection.
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Who Is Our Enemy?
25 juli 2024 · 27 min
How does Jesus expect us to love our enemies? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Matthew 5:43–48 to identify the only place we find the strength to love as he commands.
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Love Your Enemies
24 juli 2024 · 25 min
How can we love our enemies? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Matthew 5:43–48 to examine how God’s love and forgiveness provide what we need to love as God commands.
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A Radical Command
23 juli 2024 · 22 min
How can we practically fulfill the command to love our neighbor? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Matthew 22:34–40 to explore what transforms self-love into love for others.
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The Staggering Commandment of Neighbor Love
22 juli 2024 · 27 min
What does it mean to love your neighbor as yourself? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Matthew 22:34–40 to explore Jesus’s teaching on this crucial commandment.
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Love Is the Fruit of the Spirit
19 juli 2024 · 27 min
What is the link between Christ’s love for us and our love for others? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Galatians 5:1–6 to show how the Spirit and faith bridge the gap.
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Nothing Can Separate Us from Christ’s Love
18 juli 2024 · 25 min
What does it mean to be rooted and grounded in God’s love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper works through Romans 8:28–39 to help us discover new depths of God’s love.
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All-Encompassing Love
17 juli 2024 · 29 min
Why should we spend time meditating on the love of God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper begins with 1 John 4:8 to show why focusing on God’s love is necessary for our growth.
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The Hidden Snare of Bitterness
16 juli 2024 · 22 min
Why does Satan want us to be bitter? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ephesians 4:22–27 for a look at Satan’s goals for grudge-holding.
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The Battle for Sexual Purity
15 juli 2024 · 28 min
How does Satan use sexual desire against us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens the Scriptures to show how Satan tries to convince us that his way is more satisfying than God’s.
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Satan’s War Against the Word
12 juli 2024 · 19 min
Satan hates to see God’s word take root in our hearts. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Mark 4:1–20 to expose the devil’s goal of snatching the word from those who hear it.
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Assurance for Battle
11 juli 2024 · 26 min
How does God assure his people that he will get us to glory? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Peter 5:8–14 to strengthen our confidence that God will see us through.
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Humbling Ourselves
10 juli 2024 · 26 min
What’s the relationship between humility and anxiety? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Peter 5:5–7 to show how humility is the antidote to an anxious heart.