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J. C. Ryle on the Power of Prayer
From Prayer — Nothing seems to be too great, too hard, or too difficult for prayer to do. It has obtained things that seemed impossible and out of reach. It has won victories over fire, air, earth, and...
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The Innkeeper — New Updated Edition
The story of The Innkeeper is one of Pastor John's most loved biblical portraits. With paintings from artist Glenn Harrington, Crossway has recently released a new updated version of the book. Pastor...
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John Piper on Race, Cross, and the Christian
John Piper recently gathered with a group of urban pastors and church leaders in Minneapolis to speak on his newest book, Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian. Partnering with Here's Life Inner...
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Cling to Jesus with Childlike Confidence
Charles Spurgeon: The child, in danger of the fire, just clings to the fireman, and trusts to him alone. She raises no question about the strength of his limbs to carry her, or the zeal of his heart to...
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A Call to Men to Take Responsibility
Pastor John, from Genesis 2: This is a call to stoop down and to take the responsibility to be a leader—a servant leader in the various ways that are appropriate to every different relationship to...
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Like a Grain of Mustard Seed: The Chinese Church Today
Both BBC News and Aljazeera have written recently about the tremendous growth and increasing influence of the evangelical church in China. The news is no surprise, especially to those who have been...
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Who Is Quirinius Anyway?
Luke 2:1–2, In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. . . . The Lord — holy,...
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To See His Supernova God, Put Your Eye to Edwards' Telescope
I stand in awe of Michael McClymond and Gerald McDermott’s massive The Theology of Jonathan Edwards (Oxford University Press, 2011). Edwards is worthy of this scope of treatment. But may I register a...
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Wimpy Theology and True Womanhood
Pastor John, from the 2008 True Woman Conference: Wimpy theology makes wimpy women. That’s my assumption that I bring to this evening. Wimpy theology simply does not give a woman a God that is big...
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Interview with Bob Kauflin on the Theology and Practice of Worship
Bob Kauflin, author of Worship Matters (Crossway, 2008), recently joined us for an interview on the theology and practice of worship: 01:04 — How did you come to Christ and become a worship leader?...
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The Joseph Trilogy (Part 1)
A Painful Decision When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and...
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Your Best Things Are Yet to Come
From Formalism — Look forward, finally, and hope for the coming of the Lord. Your best things are yet to come. The second coming of Christ will soon be here. The time of temptation will soon be past...
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Christmas Is the End of History
Pastor John: Creation out of nothing was an awesome event. Imagine what the angelic spirits must have felt when the universe, material reality of which they had never imagined, was brought forth out of...
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Should We Be "Colorblind" About Race?
You can purchase the book directly from Desiring God, as well as from Amazon and WTS Books. ________ Recent posts on Bloodlines — John Piper on Race, Cross, and the Christian One Way to Glory in the...
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Take Courage, Young Mother
Pastor John: There is a principle here that applies to you and me: God takes small, imperfect things and builds them into a habitation for his glory. O, how we should take courage in our little spheres...
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"Never" — A Word Worth Its Weight in Gold
J. C. Ryle in Be Content — Stick to that word "never." It is worth its weight in gold. Cling to it as a drowning man clings to a rope. Grasp it firmly, as a soldier attacked on all sides grasps his...
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This Week's Sermon: "For This Purpose I Have Come to This Hour"
The angels in Luke 2:11–14 get to the point for why Jesus came into this world: "to make God look great in salvation, and to make man glad in God." More specifically, God's glory in salvation is glory...
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Desiring God Online in China
The church isn’t the only thing growing in China. Like in so many other countries these days, Internet use is booming too. At the Chinese government’s last official counting (June, 2010), 420 million...
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Can Authentic Faith Be Awakened by a Physical Miracle?
Did Jesus teach that miracles are useless for those who reject the word? Here’s the story he told: From hades the rich man implored Abraham to send Lazarus to warn his five brothers not to come to that...
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One Way a Small Church Is Blessed
A true story and an example to emulate. . . . Kristina (my niece) is a young woman with a complicated life. She was born with a rare genetic disorder that resulted in orthopedic issues across her...
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