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Hope Beyond the Heavy Burdens You Carry
God’s blessings in this life often come with greater burdens.We grow older, and we care for those who are younger. With each season, each month, each sunrise even, we’re responsible for a little more....
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Grace Redeems the Worst Pasts
God’s grace rescued one of the worst sinners in history, a man who by his own admission was a persecutor, blasphemer, and murderer. Paul’s story gives every sinner hope. In this lab, John Piper defines...
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The Pleasure of Pleasing God
How we live, day in and day out, affects our relationship with Almighty God. It’s a stunning truth the Bible teaches plainly. God so cares about us as a Father, that he finds happiness in our obedience...
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The Joy of Living in Jesus’s Shadow
Many of us wake up wanting to be someone we’re not.We’re bombarded with opportunities to be a better me. Diets and workouts for weight loss. Websites and books for better dating. Apps for better...
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Give It to God
Where do you run to when the doors close off? And who do you call on when it all goes wrong? The devil is telling me to feed my fears.“Why don’t you pack your bags and disappear?” I’d rather give it...
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Love and Repect: Basics for Marriage
Scripture teaches us that Christians should honor or respect all men (1 Peter 2:17). Every human being bears the image of God, and so, of course, we are called on to respect and honor that. And of...
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Born Again to a Living Hope
What does the new birth mean for our lives today? The glorious effects do not wait for heaven, but bring light back into everything we experience here on earth, even the hardest trials. In twenty-five...
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Godward Together on Sunday Morning
Should Sunday morning be more vertical or horizontal?Many of the churches I have been part of divide our service elements into two neat and tidy categories. Vertical is how we talk about godwardness,...
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Letter to a Perplexed Eleven-Year-Old
Dear Tommy,This is not your real name. But I do know your real name. It starts with an A. Your father told me your name. And I know you are 11 years old. And I believe your parents want to be...
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Use Anxiety to Your Advantage
Anxiety is the most predominant form of mental illness in our country, plaguing both young and old, showing up as post-traumatic stress syndrome, obsessive compulsive disorder, even phobias and...
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Single You Will Be the Married You
Joining a gym won’t instantly transform your physique. Starting a blog won’t immediately make you a good writer. Purchasing a piano won’t make you a musician. The same principle is true for marriage....
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Grace Empowers the Best Work
For many, the message of grace means the end of all effort. But the Bible will not let us settle for that kind of Christian life. In this lab, John Piper connects key texts to inspire real, consistent,...
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How Should Christians Think About Socialism?
In episode 710, Pastor John discusses socialism.Listen Now
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Christians Never Graduate from the Gospel
In less than three minutes, Conrad Mbewe explains the importance of the gospel in the life of the Christian.More from Conrad MbeweThe Prosperity Gospel Majors on MinorsHow to Pray for AfricaGod Gave Us...
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Joyless Christianity Is Dangerous
Are you in spiritual danger? If you were, how would you know?One key sign of spiritual danger is losing your joy. Don’t skim past what Paul says at the end of Philippians 3:1: “Finally, my brothers,...
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When Depression Descends, Do the Next Thing
In episode 711, John Piper addresses Christians who are facing spiritual darkness, and calls them to sing and preach.Listen Now
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How to Know the Will of God
Do you want to know God’s will for your life — your job, your marriage, your ministry? In this sermon, John Piper helps us understand the will of God and how to know it. More than revealing his secret...
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A Marriage Leaning on Jesus and Longing for Heaven
“When I think about that time I spent with Ian and Larissa, one thing stands out the clearest: their love for one another,” Stefan Green wrote last year in a short update on the couple. “It was...
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Grace Supplies Strength for Today
If grace empowers us to live like Christ, how do we access that grace day after day? What does it mean to live in the strength that God supplies? In this lab, John Piper unpacks a life sustained by...
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Five Ways Children Will Change the World
Recently we had some friends over for dinner and they announced they were expecting their fifth child. We were thrilled. I laughed looking into our backyard and seeing our own eight children running...
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