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When God Became Totally for You
20 januari 2026 · 31 min
When did God become totally for you? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 12:1 to show that gospel-rooted obedience flows from mercy, not toward it.
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The Power of ‘Therefore’
19 januari 2026 · 23 min
What difference does one word make? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 12:1 to show how a single “therefore” anchors obedience in the mercies of God.
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The Cross Proves God Is Just
16 januari 2026 · 24 min
How does God remain just as he forgives sinners? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 3:21–26 to show how Christ’s death vindicates God’s righteousness.
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The Tension That Demands the Cross
15 januari 2026 · 23 min
How can God love sinners and still love his glory? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 3:21–26 to show how the cross resolves the universe’s deepest tension.
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The God Who Humbles and Restores
14 januari 2026 · 20 min
What if God’s power isn’t arbitrary but wise and awe-inspiring? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 40:1–14 to show how God humbles pride to reveal the beauty of his ways.
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When God Cross-Examines Man
13 januari 2026 · 31 min
What right do we have to question God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 38 to show that if we can’t explain the world, we shouldn’t judge the One who governs it.
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Every Need Redefined
12 januari 2026 · 24 min
What if your deepest need is not escape but endurance? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 38:1–42:17 to show how God meets every need on his wise terms.
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When the Scalpel Is in the Father’s Hand
9 januari 2026 · 24 min
What if your suffering isn’t punishment? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 36:6–15 to show how God uses affliction to deliver his people.
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When God Is a Surgeon, Not a Judge
8 januari 2026 · 27 min
Why would God wound the righteous? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Job 32–37 to show how pain can rescue those God loves.
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Holding Fast Through False Judgment
7 januari 2026 · 20 min
What do we do when life makes no sense? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 26–31 to show that some wisdom is hidden, and God means it to be.
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When Friends Wound with Their Words
6 januari 2026 · 25 min
What makes good theology cruel? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 4:1–5:27 to show that truth without tenderness distorts both God and grief.
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When God Permits and Governs Our Pain
5 januari 2026 · 19 min
Why does faith sometimes falter after the worst happens? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 1:12–2:10 to show how God sustains us when the pain doesn’t go away.
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When Health Fails and Faith Holds
2 januari 2026 · 23 min
How do we trust God when our bodies break? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 2:1–10 to show that God’s love is better than life and stronger than loss.
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The Day Job Lost Everything
1 januari 2026 · 24 min
What kind of faith survives devastation? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 1:1–22 to reveal a God so worthy that he’s worshiped even when ten children are lost.
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Before the Storm of Suffering Breaks
31 december 2025 · 21 min
What prepares faith for life’s hardest trials? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 1–2 to show how knowing God’s purpose keeps us steady when pain strikes.
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Called by God’s Voice
30 december 2025 · 21 min
How does hearing become believing? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 2 Corinthians 4:4–6 to show that the call of God is not mere persuasion but mighty creation.
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Chosen Before We Chose
29 december 2025 · 28 min
What came first — our choice or God’s? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Deuteronomy 10:14–15 to reveal that God’s saving love is not earned but freely given.
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Election That Strengthens Faith
26 december 2025 · 26 min
Can controversial truth still nourish faith? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows how the doctrine of election strengthens us with unchanging divine mercy.
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Peace with God, Peace Everywhere Else
25 december 2025 · 24 min
Where does lasting peace begin? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 2:1–20 to show that all true peace flows from being made right with God through faith in Christ.
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On a Day in Bethlehem
24 december 2025 · 25 min
What really happened that first Christmas? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 2:1–20 to show how God entered history to bring real peace through a real Savior.
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Life That Lasts Forever
23 december 2025 · 28 min
What if eternity isn’t endless sameness but endless discovery? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 3:16 to explore the ever-deepening joy of life with God.
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The Promise for All Who Believe
22 december 2025 · 25 min
What does it mean to truly believe? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 3:16 to show that saving faith rests in the Son who reveals the heart of the Father.
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The Priceless Gift
19 december 2025 · 26 min
How do we measure God’s love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 3:16 to show God’s love by the priceless Son he gave and the unworthy sinners he gave him to.
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The Tragedy of Perishing
18 december 2025 · 22 min
Why would God warn us of wrath? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 3:16 to show how fear can help to drive us to the saving love of Christ.
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Investing in Eternal Habitations
17 december 2025 · 13 min
What if more money meant less joy? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 16:1–9 to show how generosity frees us from emptiness and stores up eternal welcome.
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Where Your Treasure Is
16 december 2025 · 21 min
What are you chasing that won’t last? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 12:32–34 to show why the truly rich are those who treasure what death cannot touch.
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Fear Not: God Cares for His Flock
15 december 2025 · 20 min
What if the God who rules the universe delights to give you everything? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 12:32 to show God’s joy in giving his flock the kingdom.
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God Rejoices in All He Has Made
12 december 2025 · 29 min
Does creation make God happy? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Psalm 104:31 to show that God rejoices in his works with the delight of a wise and loving Creator.
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God’s Good Design for Our Bodies
11 december 2025 · 15 min
Is your body just temporary packaging? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 24:36–43 to show how Jesus’s eating fish reveals God’s eternal “yes” to embodied life.
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Awakening to the Wonder of God’s Creation
10 december 2025 · 18 min
What keeps wonder alive in a weary world? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 37 to help us see creation as the daily joy of a God who says, “Do it again.”
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The God Who Never Takes Risks
9 december 2025 · 26 min
Can a sovereign God take risks? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Timothy 6:15–16 to show how God’s power and certainty anchor our courage.
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The God Who Created You for Himself
8 december 2025 · 23 min
Why did God create you? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Psalm 123:1–2 to show that we exist not to meet God’s need but to showcase his mercy.
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The God Who Empowers Obedience
5 december 2025 · 22 min
What if even your simplest obedience revealed God’s power at work? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Peter 4:11 to show who empowers the good we do.
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The God Who Lacks Nothing
4 december 2025 · 21 min
What makes God’s joy unshakable? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 2 Corinthians 8:1–2 to show that God’s delight rests in his own infinite sufficiency.
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No Wasted Pain
3 december 2025 · 24 min
Why does suffering drive us closer to God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 10:32–34 to show how pain deepens our joy in God.
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The Better Possession That Cannot Be Taken
2 december 2025 · 21 min
What makes Christian joy stronger than fleeting pleasure? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 10:32–34 to show how Christ holds us when the world lets go.
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Cheerful Giving, Cheerful Living
1 december 2025 · 22 min
Why does God delight in cheerful givers? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 2 Corinthians 9:7 to show that real love flows from joy, not guilt or gritted teeth.
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How Gladness in God Becomes Love for People
28 november 2025 · 26 min
What kind of love gives freely when life is hard and resources are few? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 2 Corinthians 8:1–8 to reveal the joy-driven heart of true generosity.
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The Joy God Commands
27 november 2025 · 25 min
In the Christian life, is joy in God just icing, or is it the cake? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Psalm 100:2 to show that gladness in God is not extra. It’s essential.
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The Gain That Death Cannot Take
26 november 2025 · 21 min
Can death really be gain? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows from Philippians 1:20–21 that Christ is honored in death when we see being with him as far better than all we lose.
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Glory That Satisfies the Soul
25 november 2025 · 29 min
Why do we seek beauty and greatness? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows from 2 Thessalonians 1:9–10 that we were made to marvel at Christ’s infinite glory.
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How God’s Passion Changes Everything
24 november 2025 · 25 min
What if God’s love for you begins with his love for himself? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Psalm 19:1 to reveal why God’s glory stands at the center of the cross.
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Fruit Only the Spirit Can Grow
21 november 2025 · 24 min
Why isn’t moral effort enough to please God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Galatians 5:19–26 to show that true goodness grows only where self-reliance has died.
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How the Spirit Breaks the Power of the Flesh
20 november 2025 · 28 min
How do you fight what rises up inside you? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Galatians 5:16–18 to show how walking by the Spirit keeps old desires from taking over.
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Freedom That Gives Itself Away
19 november 2025 · 23 min
Why is serving others a mark of freedom? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Galatians 5:13–15 to show how love flows from a heart already full in Christ.
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Powerful Reasons to Stop Worrying
18 november 2025 · 23 min
How can we live unafraid of what might come? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 12:22–31 to show how the promise of eternity calms today’s anxiety.
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When Worry Replaces Trust
17 november 2025 · 17 min
How do we grow into fearless trust? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 12:22–31 to show how Jesus leads us beyond worry into kingdom freedom.
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The Snare of Wanting More
14 november 2025 · 21 min
What fuels the world’s evils? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Timothy 6:6–10 to show how love for money corrupts the heart and spreads ruin.
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When Riches Become Your Security
13 november 2025 · 21 min
What does it mean to be rich toward God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 12:13–21 to show that true wealth is found not in barns but in belonging to God.
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The Danger of Riches
12 november 2025 · 20 min
Where do you turn when the future feels unsure? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 6:24 to reveal how seeking security in riches robs us of true hope in God.