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A Survey of Suffering in 1 Peter
24 mei 2015 · 25 min
John Piper | If you feel totally at home in this world, 1 Peter will either pass by you or awaken you to your alien status here.
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Friendship with Jesus and the Aim of Education in Serious Joy
16 mei 2015 · 21 min
John Piper’s commencement message on the relationship between friendship with Jesus and the aims of higher education — specifically the educational aims of Bethlehem College and Seminary.
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Life-Risking Courage in the Cause of Love
2 mei 2015 · 38 min
Without sourcing our love for others from our joy in God, we will never be able to risk whatever it takes draw more people to Jesus.
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It Is Right to Live for Maximum Pleasure
1 mei 2015 · 37 min
The greatest benefits of the cross, like justification, propitiations, salvation, and redemption, are all a means to us enjoying the one greatest benefit: glorifying God by enjoying him forever.
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The Pain of the World and the Purposes of God
26 april 2015 · 53 min
We may never be able to explain every instance of suffering, but we can trust that God is near, he is in control, and he is bringing us unimaginable good — even through pain.
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Biblical Foundations for Seeking God's Justice in a Sinful World
14 april 2015 · 59 min
The foundation of the gospel propels us to seek justice in this world which gives people what they deserve, and even more to seek grace which gives people better than they deserve.
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What Jesus Demands from the World
14 april 2015 · 1 uur 2 min
Jesus demands the impossible, whole-hearted love for God and others, but he does not abandon us to the task.
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The Shoot from Jesse, the Nations, and Israel
14 april 2015 · 56 min
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Suffering, Faith, and the Sign of Fearlessness
9 april 2015 · 43 min
God graciously gives his people suffering and faith so that they might enjoy magnifying Christ to their adversaries through fearlessness of faith and humble love.
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A Living Hope Through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
5 april 2015 · 48 min
The living hope every Christian enjoys now and waits for in the future is rooted in the mercy of God, the resurrection of Christ from the dead, and the new birth.
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Undaunted by the Darkness – Invincible Joy for the Sake of the Nations
7 maart 2015 · 44 min
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Make War: The Pastor and His People in the Battle Against Sin
3 februari 2015 · 1 uur 8 min
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What Is Sin? The Essence and Root of All Sinning
3 februari 2015 · 1 uur 5 min
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The Plundering of Your Property and the Power of Hope
18 januari 2015 · 56 min
We can joyfully accept hardship in this life because our true home is in heaven. Our best life is yet to come.
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The Glory of God in the Good Resolves of His People
4 januari 2015 · 1 uur 7 min
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Why Do Christians Preach and Sing?
3 januari 2015 · 54 min
No other religion or movement on the planet preaches and sings like Christians.
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Such a Great Salvation
7 december 2014 · 47 min
The Son of God brings many sons to glory through his own suffering — and this is more fitting than we can begin to know.
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The Gospel of the Grace of God
22 november 2014 · 34 min
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Gospel-Centered History and Gospel-Centered Living
16 november 2014 · 59 min
All of history led to and flows from the cross. If the center of reality isn’t the center of our lives, we are tragically off course.
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Ten Effects of Seeing God’s Sovereignty
15 november 2014 · 12 min
Your convictions about the God of Romans 9 will profoundly shape your perspective on worship, prayer, salvation, and even the state of our culture.
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God Is Totally Free to Save You
15 november 2014 · 27 min
Election is God’s business, and our job is to pray like crazy for everybody we love.
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Why Would God Ordain Evil?
15 november 2014 · 20 min
When we ask the question of how God is righteous to ordain evil (which we should), we should ask with humble faith — not to find fault with God, but to know and love God.
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God Saves Whom He Wills
15 november 2014 · 41 min
As we come to realize how big God is, and how horrifying our sin is, we will come to understand election as a grace so impossibly great that we could not imagine it on our own.
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The Difference Between Calvinists and Arminians
15 november 2014 · 26 min
Theology is the study of God and his works as revealed in the Bible, and Christians should embrace mystery because we embrace the God that outruns our own reasoning.
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Your Joy Depends on Election
15 november 2014 · 26 min
God chooses to love and bless and save individuals not based on anything that they do or don’t do. Rather, God chooses based on his own sovereign freedom.
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Who Is the True Israel?
15 november 2014 · 18 min
According to Romans 9, God has never defaulted on his promises to the true Israel of God. But who is the true Israel?
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Unrelenting Sorrow and Relentless Joy
15 november 2014 · 25 min
The greatest comfort in the world is that God is good and that he never breaks his promises.
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Does God Keep His Promises?
14 november 2014 · 41 min
According to the book of Romans, the majority of ethnic Israelites have rejected the Messiah even though they have unique privileges. How do we account for both Israel’s privileged status and Israel’s unbelief?
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All of God’s Promises Rest on God
14 november 2014 · 22 min
The word of God has not failed. Therefore, God’s promises will hold true.
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Six Reasons to Read the Bible Every Day
14 november 2014 · 28 min
The Bible, as God’s revealed word, offers us the unparalleled opportunity to come face to face with the reality of who he is and glimpse the glory of the King and Creator of the universe, making it more deserving of our efforts than any other book.
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Introduction to Romans 9
14 november 2014 · 12 min
Whether you want it to or not, your understanding of the God of Romans 9 will shape everything else in your life.
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Greatest Book, Greatest Chapter, Greatest Joy
28 september 2014 · 51 min
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Predestination, Justification, No Separation
28 september 2014 · 1 uur 23 min
Knowing the love of God in Christ which not only chose us but purposes all things for our good makes us profoundly free to lay down our lives in sacrificial love for others.
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Groaning Creation, Groaning Saints, Groaning Spirit
27 september 2014 · 1 uur 9 min
The groaning of creation matches up with our own groaning as we wait until the day when creation will be set free from corruption and share in the glorious inheritance of God’s children.
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Free from Judgment, Fighting Sin, Full Assurance
27 september 2014 · 1 uur 12 min
Our justification is established through Christ’s substitutionary death, which then gives rises to the new life in the Spirit where we are able to fulfill the law of God.
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Scripture: The Kindling of Christian Hedonism
26 september 2014 · 1 uur 13 min
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Join Me in Soul-Satisfaction in God
14 september 2014 · 44 min
God is most satisfied in us when we are most satisfied in him. A fresh angle for the Christian Hedonist from Psalm 131.
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Bitter Providence and Barley Harvest
31 augustus 2014 · 47 min
The bitter providence of God is never the final word for his people because he always has a bright design for their future.
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Are You Worthy of Jesus?
28 augustus 2014 · 48 min
Are you worthy of Jesus? We not only can be — we need to be.
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Death Is Not the End of Life
10 augustus 2014 · 40 min
In Jesus, we have eternal life if we do and keep his word. Though we all will die, death is not the end of life for all those in Christ.
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The Life of the Mind and the Love of Man
8 augustus 2014 · 29 min
God calls each one of us to love him with all our minds. The hard work of thinking rightly honors him and loves our neighbors when our minds move to action.
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Responding to God According to His Word
27 juni 2014 · 1 uur 12 min
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A Spectacular and Scary Promise: Assurance, Suffering, and Our Great Inheritance
1 mei 2014 · 55 min
God promises unimaginable blessings to every one of his children – if we have the courage to walk with Jesus through suffering.
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The Glory of God and Gladness of Man
23 april 2014 · 48 min
God’s glory and our gladness do not have to be at odds, but are in fact one and the same pursuit. John Piper demonstrates how with the help of Jonathan Edwards.
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What Is the Joy of All Your Joys?
23 april 2014 · 35 min
God promises innumerable benefits to all who trust in him. But those gifts aren’t an end in themselves. Our greatest joy is God himself.
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Persuading, Pleading, and Predestination: Human Means in the Miracle of Conversion
10 april 2014 · 1 uur 7 min
In his 2014 plenary message at T4G, John Piper preaches about the seeming tension between God’s sovereignty and human responsibility in all our efforts to convert the lost.
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Renewing Women
8 april 2014 · 15 min
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The New Calvinism and the New Community
12 maart 2014 · 54 min
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Preparing to Know Christ Deeply Through Suffering
2 maart 2014 · 52 min
In suffering, we come to hope more fully in God and put less confidence in the things of the world. We also come to know Christ better when we share his sufferings.
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A Tender Word to Pharisees
16 februari 2014 · 40 min
God opens his arms to both prodigals and Pharisees — to those who know they don’t deserve mercy, and those who have worked for mercy their whole life.