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This Week's Sermon: "When a Lover of Good Thinks About Evil"
"It is predominantly bleak and ugly," says John Piper on 2 Timothy 3:1–13. The apostle Paul tells us we need to know evil and then lays out nineteen descriptions of it. How we approach the Bible is...
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The Sanctifying Job
I once worked at a ministry where I was evaluated on both specific work goals and on five character traits. My annual review addressed how well I did on achieving certain production targets and whether...
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When You’re in a Spiritual Storm, Trust Your Instruments
“Spatial disorientation” is what a pilot experiences when he’s flying in weather conditions that prevent him from being able to see the horizon or the ground. Points of reference that guide his senses...
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Sanctification When "It Is Finished"
How is Christian sanctification different than so-called growth, or personal advance, in any other system of belief? Jared Wilson points us to the gospel's unique declaration, and how it changes...
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10 Reasons You Should Read the Book of Job
God is sovereign and he is good. These are the twin theological pillars of childlike faith. Bigger and smarter than we are, all that God does is aimed at our benefit in Christ. But as simple as it...
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Pray and Go
Missionary William Carey (1761–1834) said this in a sermon on May 31, 1792: Expect great things from God; attempt great things for God. (Design submitted by Jennifer Knight.) Previous quote images —...
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Why Read the Bible?
What is our goal in reading the Bible? In this five-minute video, Don Carson explains that we read the Bible to know God better, as he says, "to think God's thoughts after him, to love what he loves,...
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Who Is Your Neighbor? Well, Who Are You?
"Who is my neighbor?" An earnest lawyer asks Jesus this question in Luke 10:29. We soon learn it's one of those conversations that's padded out in advance. He asks a question to set up something he...
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Fighting to Be Who You Are
When we believe in Jesus it's not just "well I'm still a dead sinner who just loves Jesus now." No, actually, I've been reborn. I'm a brand-new creature. Yes, I'm still a sinner, but I'm a redeemed...
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How to Watch the Olympic Games
The Bible has something to say about the Olympic games. “Everyone who competes in the games,” writes the apostle Paul, “exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable...
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How Does Physical Exercise Relate to Sanctification?
Exercise, sleep, and diet — how do they relate to our sanctification? Over 40 years ago John Piper was confronted with this issue after realizing the relationship between patience and sleep. Basically,...
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Why We Don't Walk Around Naked
Have you ever stopped and wondered why we wear clothes? If you think about it, it’s an odd custom. Before exposing ourselves to the public, we choose to hang colored material from our shoulders and...
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Why Was Jesus Unintimidated by Pilate?
Ponder with me the lesson of Pilate’s authority over Jesus. Pilate said to Jesus, “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?” Jesus...
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Andrew Fuller Biography (Free eBook)
In October of 1792 the Baptist Missionary Society was formed in the home of Andrew Fuller. For the next twenty-one years Fuller served as the leader of this organization, raising funds, writing...
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What It Means to "Act the Miracle"
God's grace is catalytic. To truly experience it is to be changed for the better. The Christian gospel floods our life with God's gracious provision, both outside of us and inside. Sins forgiven....
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Five Years Later: The 35W Bridge Collapse
It was five years ago today, on August 1, 2007, that the Interstate-35W bridge over the Mississippi River, near downtown Minneapolis, collapsed during rush hour. Like no other tragedy in recent memory,...
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Free Seminar on August 24–25 in Minneapolis
On August 24-25 at Bethlehem Baptist Church (North Campus) in Minneapolis, Pastor John will be giving a free, two-day seminar on the theme of The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God’s Delight in Being...
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National Conference: Come a Day Early to Hear Andrew Peterson
If you're planning to join us for our National Conference in September, you may want to consider coming a day early. Singer/songwriter Andrew Peterson is scheduled to perform his new album Light for...
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20 Quotes From The Hole In Our Holiness
What follows is a collection of 20 quotes that caught my attention as I read Kevin DeYoung's forthcoming book The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap Between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of...
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In a World-Induced Haze? Breathe Some Pure Kingdom Oxygen
If you mainly breathe the world’s air—the atmosphere controlled by the “prince of the power of the air” (Ephesians 2:2)—it’s like breathing pot smoke. It alters your mind and mood. It produces...
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