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It Was Cold at Calvary
One of the things I did on my leave of absence was write poems. Most of these grew out of meditating on God’s word. They are my groping toward affections worthy of Christ. Here’s one that overflowed...
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Piper on Living a Life of Significance
Every one of you who confesses Jesus as Lord of the universe signs up for significance beyond anything you ever dreamed. And I mean businessmen and women here, homemakers, students. To belong to Jesus...
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Interview with Mike Wilkerson About His New Book, Redemption
We recently interviewed Mike Wilkerson, one of the pastors at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, about his new book, Redemption: Freed by Jesus from the Idols We Worship and the Wounds We Carry. Who is this...
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Is Sanctification God's Effort or Our Effort?
Philippians 2:12-13— Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God...
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Is Sanctification God's Effort or Our Effort?
Philippians 2:12-13— Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God...
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Abortion and the Narrow Way That Leads to Life
This week's sermon: "Abortion and the Narrow Way That Leads to Life" The order is all-important. Divine acceptance, then radical love. First, in Jesus, we have a Father in heaven—a Father much better...
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What Billy Graham Would Do Differently
Billy Graham was just interviewed. Here is what he said to the question, If you could, would you go back and do anything differently? Yes, of course. I'd spend more time at home with my family, and I'd...
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Spiritual Muscle Development
So, what happens inside of you when you are asked to wait? Is waiting, for you, a time of stengthening or weakening? Have you ever stopped to consider why God asks you to wait? Let me point you to one...
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Reading the Bible Is an Episode in Salvation History
John Webster writes: . . . the Christian interpreter is 'reconciled to God, drawn into the fellowship of the saints and illumined by the Holy Spirit'. . . . the Christian interpreter is one who has...
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Pray for Jewish People on this Special Day
January 27 marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp in 1945. In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated this day as International...
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The Secret of Invincible Joy
Jesus revealed a secret that protects our happiness from the threat of suffering and the threat of success. That secret is this: Great is your reward in heaven. And the sum of that reward is enjoying...
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God Is Already Providing for the French Book Project
A couple weeks ago we announced our next Text-to-Give project to serve French-speaking pastors and leaders in Africa. All donations made via text message from January 31 – February 4 will help...
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Robert Frost on Fire and Ice
Pulitzer-Prize-winning poet Robert Frost died on this day in 1963. The one poem of his that I ever memorized was “Fire and Ice.” This is powerful cadence and rhyme. It gets depravity right. I think...
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Tonight: Live streaming Piper's Sermon at 6:00 PM (CST)
Tonight at 6:00 PM (CST) we're live streaming John Piper's sermon from the gospel according to John 7:1-24, titled "The One Who Seeks God's Glory Is True." John's last sermon from the book of John...
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Can the Unregenerate Heal the Sick?
Have you ever wondered how the unregenerate could say to Jesus on the judgment day, “Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your...
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You Can Serve 15 Pastors in French-Speaking Africa
John Piper writes in The Dangerous Duty of Delight— To delight in the Light is a dangerous duty indeed. It may cost you your friends. It may cost you your reputation. It may cost you your life. But it...
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Avoiding Smarty-Pants Theology
Bible teachers have their more sophisticated ways of saying, "Nanny nanny boo boo." And perhaps we Calvinists are especially susceptible to this temptation to pump our team more than focusing on...
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Live-Streaming the 2011 Conference for Pastors Begins Tonight!
Tonight through Wednesday morning at desiringgod.org/live, we're live-streaming the seven main sessions for the 2011 Desiring God Conference for Pastors on The Powerful Life of the Praying Pastor....
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Weekly Sermon: The Common Root of Unbelief in the Brothers of Jesus and the...
This week's sermon: "The Common Root of Unbelief in the Brothers of Jesus and the Jewish Crowds" It's not surprising that the crowds don't believe in Jesus. His words and actions—embodying the grace...
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