The Sufficiency of Jesus in Shameful Memories
I was returning to the place of my greatest single offense against God. In 1995, in the Intensive Care Unit of Children’s Hospital, I took a look at my 3-month-old son and concluded that God was...
View ArticleLast Day to Register for the National Conference at Our Reduced Rate
The last day to register for the National Conference before final price increase is tomorrow, August 31. Two ways to register: Call 888.346.4700 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Visit online before 11:59 PM...
View ArticleJohn Piper on the Gospel and Sanctification (Part 2)
Theology Refresh is a new podcast for pastors hosted by David Mathis, executive assistant to John Piper. The aim of the podcast is to sharpen and refresh spiritual leaders on key aspects of theology...
View ArticleThe Providence of God: Ten-Part Course from John Piper
"Providence" is not a word we commonly use. This is true today and it was true in 1995 when John Piper introduced a ten-part course at Bethlehem Baptist Church on "The Providence of God." The ten...
View ArticleDo You Have a Godly Ambition?
In this three-minute video, Dave Harvey talks about church planting, missions, and how we overcome the unbiblical brand that all ambition is bad: Dave Harvey, Jeff Vanderstelt, and Ed Stetzer will be...
View ArticleDon't Loiter in That Ditch
Henry Scougal: It is true, religion in the souls of men is the immediate work of God, and all our natural endeavors can neither produce it alone, nor merit those supernatural aids by which it must be...
View ArticleHow to Give the Gospel in Our Closest Relationships
How do we give the good news of Jesus to our unbelieving family and closest friends? This is the topic of Randy Newman's recent book, Bringing the Gospel Home (Crossway). We were delighted to have...
View ArticleOne Response to Explosive Church Growth in Nepal
Patti Richter writes: Operation World (2010) reports that the church in Nepal flourishes as a "remarkable indigenous movement" within a strongly Hindu culture. From the first Christian church formed in...
View ArticleFill Your Mouth With Life, Not Death
A lot is at stake in what we say today. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue” (Proverbs 18:21). In literate societies, tongues include hands that write, type, paint, or sign. Words Cause...
View ArticleThree Things to Learn in Romans 8:35
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? (Romans 8:35) Pastor John from 2002: Notice three things in...
View ArticleDo You Feel Distant from God?
In this video, Francis Chan exhorts us to persevere in our pursuit of God: ________ Other videos from Francis Chan — Francis Chan on Making Disciples and Knowing Christ Francis Chan's Question on Which...
View ArticleBoomers, Millennials, and the Growing Tension: Nine Lessons in Generational...
The first of the Baby Boomers are turning 65 this year, just as their generational progeny, the so-called “Millennials,” are hitting their thirties. With one massive generation approaching retirement,...
View ArticleHard Work or Anxious Toil? — A Christian Understanding of Labor
Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is vain that you rise up early and go late to rest,...
View ArticleMissions Exists Because Worship Doesn't
Two-minute video from Pastor John: Pastor John's message at our upcoming National Conference (Sept 23 - 25) will come from Psalm 67:5, "Let the Peoples Praise You, O God Let All the Peoples Praise...
View ArticleHow to Glorify God at Work
Just home from two weeks in Australia, I am brimming with thankfulness to God for his people there, and for the pleasures of working with them in Brisbane and Sydney and in the mountains of Katoomba....
View ArticleOne Way to Serve Families with Disabled Children
Disability looms over families. By definition a life-long disability is unrelenting; there isn’t a day I wake up that my oldest son isn’t significantly disabled and needing care. Frequently that care...
View ArticleKevin DeYoung on the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
In this 12-minute episode of Theology Refresh, Kevin DeYoung discusses the role of the Holy Spirit in our understanding of the Bible and our assurance of salvation. Stream or download the podcast....
View ArticleTonight: DG Live with Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert
The Church seeks the good of others. All agree. But what exactly is the Church's unique priority in how it seeks the good of others? Tonight from 7:00 - 8:30 (EDT), we're excited to have Kevin DeYoung...
View ArticleKnow Your Heart and Don't Believe It
John Owen: Labour to know thine own frame and temper; what spirit thou art of; what associates in thy heart Satan hath; where corruption is strong, where grace is weak; what stronghold lust hath in thy...
View ArticleWhy It's Important to Know Your Sin
There are insidiuos perils to not knowing our sin. This is the message of Romans 7:7-12 that John Piper expounds in two sermons from 2001, including an explanation of the law and grace, and a practical...
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