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The Creator on His Knees (Preparing for Maundy Thursday)
In the UK a few years back a group of church leaders used a Maundy Thursday church service to do something extraordinary. As people entered the church for the Thursday gathering of Holy Week, elders...
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Running the Race, Looking to the Finisher
Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to...
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You Killed the Author of Life (Preparing for Good Friday)
Sin in Eden knocked all creation into chaos. Sin at Babel marked the collective pride of mankind. And while every sin is an act of God-rejection, humanity’s wickedness reaches new heights in the...
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What Does It Mean for Jesus to Despise Shame?
In running the race of life we are to look to the exaltation of Jesus at the end of his race. But Hebrews 12:2 tells us to look not only to his exaltation, but to his motivation.Jesus was carried in...
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The God-Centered Cross of Love Inexhaustible
The hands-down, most horrific nightmare possible is that of a God who is angry without due cause. Could we imagine anything worse?It would be the most terrible thing if the only person who has the...
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Piper’s Final Weekend as Pastor
This Easter marks the end of an era at Bethlehem Baptist.John Piper served as the church’s primary preacher from July 13, 1980, until December 31, 2012. Since January 1 this year, he has been associate...
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Do Not Disbelieve — But Believe
“Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.” (John 20:25)The resurrection of Jesus of...
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Pity the Fool
It’s April Fools’ Day, and whatever its origins, the Scriptures have something to say about playing the fool.There is uncertainty about how and when people began mocking the fool on the first day of...
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This Week’s Sermon: “God Raised Your Great Shepherd from the Dead”
Good pastors come and go, but the Great Pastor will never leave, forsake, or transition.Pastors of all stripes, at their worst and best, are but under-shepherds of “the chief Shepherd” (1 Peter 5:4)....
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First-Day Thoughts on Not Being a Pastor Anymore
I’ve been thinking about how much I love finishing things. I get great pleasure in finishing — a poem, a sermon, a book, or cutting the grass, or fixing the dripping faucet, or selling our car. It’s...
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Our Top 25 Videos This Year (So Far)
The first signs of spring are here in Minneapolis. The sun is shining, the snow is melting, and Old Man Winter is packing his bags.As we enter a new season, we thought we would pause and take a look...
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Why Envy Is a Danger for the YRR
And behold, I saw a white horse. Its rider’s name was Success, and Envy followed him.Envy is a movement killer. And if you ask me, it is probably the fundamental danger facing the modest movement...
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The Amazing Calling of Being “Mom”
The other morning I woke up while my children were still sleeping and began to pray. I started thinking about my identity. What am I? Who am I? As I settled into my prayer time I began to rejoice at...
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Sexual Sin Is a Corporate Affair
When we take the gospel seriously we not only correctly understand the nature of sexual immorality, we must become proactive in taking corporate responsibility for the sexual maturity and sexual...
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Behind the Blog: Great Transitions
From big reminders taped on the wall of a college dorm, to a big book by a 96-year-old theologian, to an interview with two big-league ball players, the latest episode from Behind the Blog pulls back...
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Lay Aside Every Weight
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us....
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The Good News in Jesus’s Beatitudes
The New Testament is full of commands for us to obey. Full of them. The Sermon on the Mount is no exception. Something like sixty-six commands sound from Jesus’s mouth as he calls us as his people to...
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Lust Battles, Facebook Fasts, Twitter Goals, and “Humble Brags”
Over the last two weeks on the Ask Pastor John podcast we talked a lot about social media, about goals for Twitter and fasting from Facebook. Pastor John also addressed creativity in communication, and...
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Living in the Valley—For Now
The Gospels tell us what happened to Jesus when he entered Jerusalem. It is the testimony of history’s most important event and we can hold it in our hands. It is the testimony of four God-inspired...
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Shattering Major-League Idols
It’s every pitcher’s worst nightmare. For the Detroit Tigers’ Darin Downs, the nightmare became a reality, and almost meant the end of his life.On August 17, 2009, he took a 103-mile-per-hour line...
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