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Why Rooting Joy in Ministry Success Is Disastrous
Is there a greater thrill than to know someone's life has been permanently transformed because you reached out to them? It is sweet to know your sister was saved through your series of conversations,...
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Behind the Blog with John Piper
Last week David Mathis sat down with John Piper to catch up on his recent travel and ministry in Europe. In this special edition of Behind the Blog, Pastor John shares about the messages he preached...
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This Week's Sermon: "If Anyone Loves Me He Will Keep My Word"
It's one of Jesus's best-known sayings: "If you love me, you will keep my commandments" (John 14:15). But we tend to miss his drift. The mention of "commandments" may send our minds racing to the...
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Letter to a 13-Year Old Asking How to Go Deeper in Bible Study
Dear [Samantha], I got your note about going deeper with your Bible reading. Thanks for asking. First, let me say that I am really encouraged that you take the Bible so seriously. Sometimes I hold it...
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What Every Husband Should Know About Stay-at-Home Moms
A leadership guru aired his podcast online on how to increase productivity in your work. He said that one of the keys to productivity is to know when to stop working. He said that if you’re working...
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Jesus: Lord of Feast and Famine, Homeruns and Strikeouts
. . . I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and...
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The Book of 2 Corinthians in 42 Tweets
The Apostle Paul and the Corinthian church had a complicated relationship, and Second Corinthians is a personal letter from Paul that captures the tension. It's a letter that speaks to ministry,...
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Summers Are for Gospel Reminders
Tragically for too many Christians, summer is the season of spiritual drift. As the days get longer and hotter we are tempted towards spiritual laziness. Which is why we cannot take a season off from...
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"JOB the Film" Released on iTunes
Why do bad things happen to good people? Few questions are more ancient. Job was blameless and upright, he feared God and turned away from evil (Job 1:1). And yet he suffered affliction at every turn....
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When the Gospel Comes to Life
The gospel rightly, thoughtfully, and in biblical faithfulness expounded, will not only win sinners to Christ but it will also shape the lives of Christians to greater conformity to Jesus. Don Carson...
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Is a Wife's Submission Culturally Outdated?
In our egalitarian culture, the debate over a wife’s submission to her husband is not going away anytime soon. Of course we start with Scripture, and the Bible is clear in calling the first-century...
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Jesus Commends Shrewd Money Managers
In Luke 16:1–9, Jesus told his disciples an odd parable where he used a dishonest manager as an example of shrewdness. What did he mean? Imagine a discussion about this between disciples Simon (the...
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Behind the Blog with Mathis's Wife's Sister's Husband's Cousin's Wife
In this special edition of Behind the Blog, David and Tony sit down with Rachel Jones to talk about her posts in the new "Grace at Home" column (you'll soon understand the title). Rachel and her...
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Surf Our Site in 10 Languages
If desiringGod.org existed solely as an English website, we would have the potential to reach effectively only about 6% of the world's population. That's because less than 400 million people speak...
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The Essence of Christian Hedonism
John Piper, Desiring God, page 18: The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever. (Design submitted by Jennifer Knight.) ______________ Previous quote images — Holy Women Who Hope in...
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Sex Is Profound
Marriage is profound, as Paul tells us in Ephesians 5:32. It is a mystery. Two become one. The depths of what this is really about transcend the definitions of any government. It refers to Christ and...
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What the Psalms Do
From Pastor John's sermon, “Songs that Shape the Heart and Mind” (May 25, 2008): If you read the Psalms only for doctrine, you’re not reading them for what they are. They are psalms, songs, poetry....
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What the Bible Says About Sanctification
Sanctification is important. It's deep (as in cosmic), and it's personal (as in it's about God's work in you). But what exactly does it mean? Sam Storms helps us with this short explanation:...
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When God's Wrath Is Your Comfort
God is so great that he sees every detail of our planet all the time. And God is so just that there is not a single injustice which doesn't infuriate him. So if he knows everything and hates all that's...
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This Week's Sermon: "My Peace I Give To You; Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled"
Jesus is one step closer to his death in John 14:25–31. The cross is right around the corner. Reading the testimony of these events so many years later, we are not left to wonder about how Jesus felt....
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