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Free Song Download from Andrew Peterson's New Album
At the beginning of the month we announced that Andrew Peterson will be in concert at Bethlehem Baptist Church on Thursday night, September 27 (tickets here). Peterson's new album, Light for the Lost...
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You Obey the One You Fear
At the root of insecurity — the anxiety over how others think of us — is pride. The pride is an excessive desire for others to see us as impressive and admirable. Insecurity is the fear that they...
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It Is Amazing That We Have This Book
We believe that the Bible, consisting of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, is the infallible Word of God, verbally inspired by God, and without error in the original manuscripts. So...
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"The Baptist Catechism" — with Commentary from John Piper
Written in 1677, "The Baptist Catechism" was patterned after the Heidelberg and Westminster catechisms to teach Reformed doctrine from a Baptist perspective. John Piper added commentary to the...
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Five Reasons Why Catechisms Are Important
The English word "catechize" simply means to teach biblical truth in an orderly way. In his introduction to The Baptist Catechism, John Piper explains the biblical support for a pattern of doctrine:...
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Finitude, Creation, and a Well-Mowed Lawn
As I have been thinking about the theme of an upcoming conference we are hosting — on Makers — a number of thoughts have occurred to me. One of them is that God makes things for his pleasure, and so...
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Speaking the Truth In Love
For much of my Christian life I have had a one-sided view of “speaking the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15). I assumed that the verse meant only that when hard news or rebuke needed to be brought, it...
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"A Hunger for God" — Free Seminar, November 2–3
On November 2-3 at Bethlehem Baptist Church (North Campus) in Minneapolis, Pastor John will be giving a free, two-day seminar on the theme of A Hunger for God. The seminar is open to all — we'd love...
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A Pastor's Monday
Mondays are notoriously difficult for pastors. If you are not a pastor, pray for your pastor today as you read through this post. If you are a pastor, listen to the words of pastor Jared Wilson as he...
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This Week's Sermon: "Preach the Word, For the Time of My Departure Has Come"
Preach the word — it's not just for pastors, but for every Christian. When the apostle Paul gives his disciple Timothy this solemn charge in 2 Timothy 4:2, it undoubtedly merits the attention of...
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Live-Stream This Weekend: The Pleasures of God
This Friday and Saturday John Piper is leading a seminar on his book, The Pleasures of God. There's still room to register, but if you can't attend in person we'd love for you to join us on the...
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A Little More of Jesus Today
Imagine your life completely conformed to the image of Christ. Sanctification has ceased. Glorification has arrived. There's perfect joy in Jesus at every moment. Your entire character — every thought...
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What Is Preaching?
The word for preaching in the New Testament (kērussō) means "to herald." Heralding is different from teaching, as John Piper explains, though it has teaching in it. Expounding 2 Timothy 4:2, he...
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God Is Up to Something
Sometimes I just want to cry. The editor of The Journal of Medical Ethics recently wrote in Readers Digest that parents will have the moral obligation to genetically enhance their children for...
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We Become What We Worship
Greg Beale titled his landmark book We Become What We Worship. His thesis is simple: “What people revere, they resemble, either for ruin or for restoration.” He traces the theme throughout Scripture to...
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When a Sermon Becomes a Poem
After preaching on the inestimable value of God’s inspired word on August 11th, I was so moved that the desire to say it again another way kept urging me on. So I wrote this. The Truth A Meditation on...
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Ready to Move Books in Bulk
We're serious about moving books. At Desiring God, we seek to spread far and wide the "good news of great joy . . . for all the people" (Luke 2:10). And we aim to do this as freely as possible. One way...
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Femininity: June Cleaver, Clair Huxtable, or the Valiant Woman?
One of my female icons growing up was Oprah Winfrey. I dreamed of being like her one day. After high school, I went to college and did everything I could to be successful. I made good grades, took...
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Biblicism: Right or Wrong?
Biblicism. Is this good or bad? Don Carson explains that there are at least two kinds, one that should be cautioned, and another commended. Selective proof texting — pulling single verses out of...
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Holiness Beyond Words
Holiness starts with God. Discussions about holiness get off on the wrong foot when they begin with what we don’t do, rather than with who God is. This is essential to keep in mind as we talk about...
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