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Called, Not Self-Made
31 maart 2026 · 25 min
Do you think God owes you anything? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:6–7 to show why salvation is sheer mercy, not a human right.
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You Get the Help, God Gets the Glory
30 maart 2026 · 23 min
Why doesn’t obedience start with human effort? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:5 to show how God supplies the help so Christ gets the glory.
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Grace Cannot Be Earned, and That’s the Point
27 maart 2026 · 19 min
What makes grace truly grace? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:5 to show that grace rests on Christ’s work, not our worth.
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The King Who Died — and Rules Anyway
26 maart 2026 · 21 min
How can a crucified Messiah be good news? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper preaches Romans 1:1–4 and shows that the risen Son now reigns in power.
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A Gospel Planned Before You Were Born
25 maart 2026 · 24 min
Why does the Bible have two testaments? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:1–4 to show how the gospel is God’s long-promised plan coming to completion.
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The Letter That Begins with God, Not You
24 maart 2026 · 23 min
What matters more than knowing who you are? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:1 to show why the gospel begins with whose you are, not who you are.
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The Gospel That Carries You to the End
23 maart 2026 · 21 min
What kind of gospel actually carries believers to the end? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:1 to show why only a heralded gospel sustains us.
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The One We Dare Not Take for Granted
20 maart 2026 · 29 min
Do we honor God by assuming him? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Isaiah 48:9–11 to show why God’s greatness demands our attention and praise.
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Hope That Pleases God
19 maart 2026 · 17 min
How can commands sound like good news? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explains Psalm 147:11 and shows why God’s call to hope is grace.
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The God Who Rejoices Over You
18 maart 2026 · 20 min
Do you picture God helping you reluctantly? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper unpacks Jeremiah 32:40–41 to show God’s eager, wholehearted gladness to help his people.
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God Never Stops Doing Good
17 maart 2026 · 27 min
How can you be sure God won’t quit doing you good? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper applies Jeremiah 32:39–41 to all who belong to Christ.
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The Delight That Breaks the Power of Sin
16 maart 2026 · 28 min
Why do your strongest temptations keep winning? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 6:35 to show that sin loses leverage when Christ becomes your deepest joy.
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The Joy That Produces Radical Obedience
13 maart 2026 · 26 min
Why don’t fear and guilt change us more deeply? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Matthew 5:16 to show how delight in God produces brokenness and obedience.
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The Sermon That Makes God the Main Actor
12 maart 2026 · 26 min
Do you talk as if God is really at work? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper expounds Acts 13:17–30 and shows why biblical preaching keeps saying, “God did this.”
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When Majesty Is Missing from Preaching
11 maart 2026 · 25 min
How can preaching drift out of touch with reality? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper warns that when God’s majesty is missing, we stop talking about what’s most real.
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Why Worship Demands the Word
10 maart 2026 · 28 min
Why does Sunday worship center on preaching? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 2 Timothy 3:16–4:5 to show why worship demands a word that awakens delight.
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God’s Commands Are for Your Joy
9 maart 2026 · 22 min
Are God’s commands restrictive? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper expounds Luke 11:46 and shows how faith learns to trust God’s way to happiness.
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When Faith Acts
6 maart 2026 · 17 min
How do you obey without sliding into legalism? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Matthew 5:16 to show how faith fills obedience with joy.
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To Die Is Gain: How Suffering Magnifies Christ
5 maart 2026 · 27 min
What keeps you moving toward hard places? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper expounds Philippians 1:20–21 and shows why prisons and swords can’t stop joy in Christ.
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Appointed to Suffer: God’s Strategy for Finishing the Mission
4 maart 2026 · 27 min
Is suffering a detour, or is it God’s plan? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 8:23 and shows why groaning saints are God’s strategy to finish the mission.
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Down, Down, Down into Grace
3 maart 2026 · 22 min
Are you trying to pay God back with obedience? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper teaches 2 Corinthians 9:8 and shows how grace carries us every step of the Christian life.
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The God Who Refuses to Be Served
2 maart 2026 · 18 min
Can serving God actually dishonor him? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Mark 10:45 to show the Christ who refuses to be served.
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God’s Design for the Pulpit
27 februari 2026 · 28 min
Why does preaching belong at the heart of worship? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper expounds 2 Timothy 4:2 to show how preaching helps us see God clearly and savor him deeply.
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Why the Word Must Stand at the Center of Worship
26 februari 2026 · 24 min
What makes preaching central in worship? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper teaches 2 Timothy 3:16–4:5 and shows how the Spirit opens blind eyes to Christ.
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Fear Not: Five Incentives for Courage
25 februari 2026 · 27 min
What if you stopped fearing people? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper teaches Matthew 10:24–31 and shows how Jesus gives us reasons not to fear.
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Courage for a Culture Without Truth
24 februari 2026 · 29 min
Why is truth so hard to hear today? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explains from 1 Timothy 4:3 how preaching to real needs (not just felt needs) leads sinners to lasting joy.
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Why God Seeks Your Joy
23 februari 2026 · 24 min
Does God’s self-exaltation sound unloving to you? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows how God’s pursuit of our praise is actually the fullest expression of love.
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Why God Saves
20 februari 2026 · 28 min
How can a holy God say, “Fear not” to guilty people? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explains from Ezekiel 20:44 why God’s commitment to his name is the foundation of our hope.
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Why Old Songs Still Matter
19 februari 2026 · 17 min
What makes a song endure in Christian worship? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores how music that speaks to shared human depths continues to serve the church over time.
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Singing the Old and the New
18 februari 2026 · 22 min
What sparks new worship songs? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Psalm 98:1 to show how a renewed sight of God’s glory gives rise to fresh praise.
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Worship in Crisis and Comfort
17 februari 2026 · 24 min
What if worship sounds different when lives are at stake? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper uses Psalm 57:9 to show why urgency rightly reshapes expression.
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Worship Between Worlds
16 februari 2026 · 18 min
What does faithful worship look like across differences? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper helps us see how clothing, music, and conversation reflect cultures God is pleased to welcome.
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Worship on a Cultural Continuum
13 februari 2026 · 23 min
What guards our worship styles from drifting with the culture? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper argues that rich, complex doctrine is preserved through thoughtful, disciplined reflection.
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Worship at the Crossroads
12 februari 2026 · 23 min
Is there room for both head and heart in worship? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper helps us long for what heaven promises: razor-sharp minds and free, joyful affection.
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White-Hot Affection, Razor-Sharp Truth
11 februari 2026 · 17 min
Why does God command emotion? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows how Scripture urges us to love truth deeply and respond with joy, awe, and heartfelt praise.
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Why Theology Matters in Song
10 februari 2026 · 23 min
What stirs true worship — sound or substance? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows how truth governs emotion and keeps praise from drifting into empty performance.
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Going Hard After God Together
9 februari 2026 · 20 min
What frees a soul to worship deeply? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper draws a line from grace to joy, from guilt to praise.
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The Prayer God Loves
6 februari 2026 · 27 min
What makes prayer pleasing to God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Proverbs 15:8 to show why God welcomes the cries of justified sinners who walk by faith.
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Praying at God’s Fountain of Joy
5 februari 2026 · 23 min
What if God delights in your thirst more than your strength? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper draws from Isaiah 64:4 to describe God as a soul-satisfying spring in our deepest need.
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When Love Confronts the Earthly Powers
4 februari 2026 · 28 min
What kind of protest does the world need to see? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows from Romans 13:1–7 why the most powerful “no” shows tears, not anger.
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The Armor of Light and the Life of Love
3 februari 2026 · 25 min
What sustains real love over a lifetime? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 13:8–14 to show how love flows from union with the risen Christ, not from law-keeping.
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Mercy That Trusts God’s Wrath
2 februari 2026 · 24 min
How can we show mercy when wronged? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 12:19–21 to show how trusting God’s justice frees us to do good to our enemies.
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When Mercy Overcomes the World
30 januari 2026 · 19 min
What does mercy sound like toward an enemy? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 12:9–21 to show why blessing, not cursing, is the way love conquers.
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Grace That Fuels Our Service
29 januari 2026 · 23 min
What fuels real Christian service? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 12:9–21 to show that every step we take for Christ is a step Christ enables.
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Genuine Love Must Hate
28 januari 2026 · 24 min
Why must love sometimes hate? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 12:9–21 to show that true love fights what destroys human souls.
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The Renewed Mind in Action
27 januari 2026 · 30 min
How should we think about ourselves? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 12:2–8 to show how faith in Christ reshapes our self-assessment from the inside out.
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How to Discern God’s Will
26 januari 2026 · 30 min
Can you glorify God without consciously trying? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 12:2–8 to show how the Spirit reshapes your reflexes for righteousness.
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How the Spirit Renews the Mind
23 januari 2026 · 20 min
What renews a mind bent on self? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 12:2 to show how the Spirit frees us from self-exaltation and awakens joy in God’s glory.
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In but Not of the World
22 januari 2026 · 26 min
How should believers engage the world? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 12:2 to show that true faith both stands apart and stoops to serve.
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Bodies That Worship
21 januari 2026 · 25 min
Can your body glorify God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 12:1 to show that God receives worship through merciful lives, not muscular physiques.