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The Rich Man, Lazarus, and You
11 november 2025 · 26 min
Is generosity a matter of strategy or the soul? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke’s Gospel to show how Jesus calls us to wrestle with wealth, not reduce it to rules.
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Good News for the Poor
10 november 2025 · 26 min
Is there good news for those who have nothing? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores how Jesus’s poverty and preaching reveal God’s care for the desperate.
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Our Hope in the Eternal Son
7 november 2025 · 26 min
What if your greatest hope rests not in God’s love for you but in his love for his Son? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 8:32 to show how the Father’s delight secures ours.
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Why the Father Delights in the Son
6 november 2025 · 16 min
What makes Jesus worthy of infinite affection? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows how the Father delights in the perfect union of Christ’s majesty and meekness.
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Invited into God’s Joy
5 november 2025 · 17 min
What love could satisfy forever? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 17:26 to show how God shares with us the very love he has always had for his Son.
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The Saving Pleasure of God
4 november 2025 · 13 min
Why does the grace of God aim at joy in God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Ephesians 1:6 to show that God gives the right and power to delight in him so his glory is praised.
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The Beauty That Transforms
3 november 2025 · 25 min
How does beauty change us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 2 Corinthians 3:18 to show how beholding God reshapes us into his likeness.
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Crucified with Christ
31 oktober 2025 · 26 min
What does it mean to die with Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Galatians 2:15–21 to show how Christ’s cross slays pride and how faith receives new life in him.
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Walking in Step with the Gospel
30 oktober 2025 · 28 min
Is the gospel only for conversion, or is it for all of life? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Galatians 2:11–14 to call us to live in line with the good news that God is for us.
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One Gospel, One Mission
29 oktober 2025 · 26 min
How is the gospel threatened? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Galatians 2:1–10 to show how adding works ends grace and how the apostles united for one mission.
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The Truth That Comes from Heaven
28 oktober 2025 · 28 min
Is Paul’s gospel from heaven or from man? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Galatians 1:11–24 to show how Christ revealed the gospel — and why Paul’s changed life confirms its source.
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No Other Gospel
27 oktober 2025 · 25 min
Why does doctrine matter? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows from Galatians 1:6–10 that those who reject the true gospel reject God himself.
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Freed from This Present Evil Age
24 oktober 2025 · 28 min
What does real freedom feel like? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Galatians 1:1–5 to show how Christ frees us by renewing our minds and reshaping our loves.
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The Father’s Plea
23 oktober 2025 · 20 min
What does God want more than your obedience? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 15:25–31 to show how God appeals to us not as slaves but as sons.
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Angry Outside the Party
22 oktober 2025 · 23 min
What ruins our joy in God’s house? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 15:25–31 to show how treating God merely as Master can blind us to the joy of being his child.
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The Father Who Runs
21 oktober 2025 · 21 min
What if God really does want you back? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 15:11–24 to show the Father’s joy in receiving sinners who come home.
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When God Is Glad
20 oktober 2025 · 24 min
What kind of God runs to the guilty? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 15:11–24 to show the glad welcome that awaits every repentant sinner.
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Heaven’s Joy Starts Here
17 oktober 2025 · 27 min
Why would heaven throw a party over one sinner who repents? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 15:1–10 to show how God rejoices to seek and save the lost.
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Jesus’s Lost Guest List
16 oktober 2025 · 36 min
Why does Christ dine with sinners? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 15:1–2 to show that God delights to fill every last seat at his table.
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Strength for Every Burden
15 oktober 2025 · 16 min
What if God doesn’t need your strength — but gives his? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows that real service begins with empty hands and a full heart.
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Satisfied Enough to Fight
14 oktober 2025 · 29 min
Why do our best efforts to fight sin often fail? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 2 Peter 1:3–4 to show how victory comes through deeper joy in God.
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When Suffering Serves Delight
13 oktober 2025 · 22 min
What if real strength doesn’t end our suffering but sustains us in the midst of it? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Colossians 3:5 to show how Christ strengthens us in weakness.
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Otherworldly Hope
10 oktober 2025 · 27 min
Who among us doesn’t struggle to relinquish comfort? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Galatians 5:22 to show how faith lets go because it sees what’s better.
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Why Gratitude Isn’t Enough
9 oktober 2025 · 20 min
Why would anyone rejoice after losing everything? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 11:1 to show how faith treasures Christ more than comfort or safety.
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Why Faith Bears Fruit
8 oktober 2025 · 27 min
Why does faith lead to love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Galatians 5:22 to show how faith fights sin by delighting in what God promises to be for us.
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Faith That Fights
7 oktober 2025 · 23 min
How do we fight the power of sin? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 15:10 to show how faith severs sin’s lies with the promise of superior joy.
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Faith That Works
6 oktober 2025 · 26 min
What does living by faith look like each day? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows from Galatians 2:20 how faith works through the ordinary acts of life.
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The Strength of Godward Joy
3 oktober 2025 · 22 min
Why does God command our joy? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows from Nehemiah 8:10 how delighting in God gives us strength and displays his glory.
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From the Solar System to the Soul
2 oktober 2025 · 33 min
Can God be for himself and for you? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows from Isaiah 48:9–11 why God’s self-exaltation is his greatest act of love.
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Humbled Yet Held: Simeon’s Secret Strength
1 oktober 2025 · 27 min
Can brokenness deepen our love for God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper uncovers how Charles Simeon’s contrition fueled his delight in Christ’s mercy.
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A Mind Captive to Every Word
30 september 2025 · 27 min
What fuels deep spiritual strength? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows how Charles Simeon’s devotion to Scripture shaped his whole life.
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When Guilt Gave Way to Grace
29 september 2025 · 27 min
How does God meet those terrified of their sin? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows how Charles Simeon’s fear was overcome by the gospel.
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The Treasure Greater Than Riches
26 september 2025 · 25 min
What can loosen our hold on wealth? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 19:1–10 to reveal how joy in Jesus displaces the love of earthly treasures.
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Seeking the Lost
25 september 2025 · 23 min
Why does Jesus invite himself to sinners’ tables? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 19:1–10 to reveal the Savior’s mission to seek the lost.
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The Power of Small Faith
24 september 2025 · 19 min
Why does Jesus compare faith to a mustard seed? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 17:1–10 to reveal how faith draws its strength from God.
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The Urgency of Love
23 september 2025 · 21 min
How far should love go to protect others? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 17:1–10 to urge us to take sin as seriously as Jesus does.
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Rethinking Riches and Eternal Rewards
22 september 2025 · 21 min
What does your money say about your hope? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 16:1–13 to urge us to steward wealth with eternity in mind.
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When God Pleads with the Proud
19 september 2025 · 17 min
Will God pursue even the self-righteous? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 15:1–32 to show the Father entreating those who resist his mercy.
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The Joy of God the Seeker
18 september 2025 · 16 min
Why does heaven rejoice over one sinner? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 15:1–32 to reveal God’s delight in finding and restoring the lost.
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The Radical Call of Christ
17 september 2025 · 22 min
What does it cost to follow Jesus? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 14:25–35 to show why true disciples join Christ on the road to the cross.
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God’s Feast for the Needy
16 september 2025 · 19 min
Why does God fill his table with the needy? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 14:15–24 to display the glory of a God who gives freely to those who cannot repay.
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The Great Banquet Invitation
15 september 2025 · 15 min
What is the heart of God’s great banquet? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 14:15–24 to show that the feast is not just food but fellowship with Jesus himself.
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No Help Wanted: God’s Call to Radical Dependence
12 september 2025 · 26 min
Can we ever repay God for his grace? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Peter 4:11 to show why every step of obedience deepens our joyful dependence on God.
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Divided Loyalties
11 september 2025 · 23 min
What kind of peace did Jesus refuse to bring? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 12:49–59 to show why Christ’s coming brings conflict before ultimate peace.
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Life Beyond Possessions
10 september 2025 · 21 min
What makes a person truly rich? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 12:13–21 to show why faith in God outlasts all the wealth we can build.
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Fear God Alone
9 september 2025 · 25 min
What kind of fear frees us from hypocrisy? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 12:1–12 to show how fearing God keeps us faithful under pressure.
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Greater Than Solomon
8 september 2025 · 27 min
Why do some demand more light when Christ already shines so brightly? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 11:29–36 to show how Christ’s light outshines Solomon and Jonah.
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Binding the Strong Man
5 september 2025 · 24 min
What kind of freedom is worse than bondage? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 11:14–28 to show that true liberty fills us with Christ.
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What God’s Law Does
4 september 2025 · 27 min
What sins still lurk beneath your love for Jesus? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 7:7–12 to show how God’s law exposes our remaining pride.
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Know Your Sin
3 september 2025 · 25 min
Why is knowing your sin an act of love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 7:7–12 to show that healing begins where blame ends and brokenness runs deep.