John Piper

John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is author of more than 50 books, including A Peculiar Glory.

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The Bible Isn’t Boring, Avatar Is!

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The Bible Isn’t Boring, Avatar Is!

From the full sermon "Holding Fast the Word of Life".

Question and Answer Session at Angola Prison

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Question and Answer Session at Angola Prison

"This prison is the largest maximum-security prison in America. It is one of the most famous prisons in the whole world. It has only murderers, rapists, armed robbers and habitual felons. The average sentence is 88 years, with 3,200 people in one place serving life sentences. Ninety percent of the inmates will die here. This is a place of hopelessness, so if Angola can change, the rest of the countrys prisons cant say, We cant do this." http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/2108_as_nice_as_they_let_me_as_mean_as_they_m... By John Piper. © Desiring God. Website: desiringGod.org

God’s Passion for His Glory

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The Free Will of the Wind

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The Free Will of the Wind

John Piper talks about the role of the Holy Spirit in the new birth.

Boasting Only in the Cross

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Boasting Only in the Cross

A plea to forsake a wasted life and to boast only in the cross of Christ, John Piper speaks to thousands of youth.

If My Words Abide in You (Scripture Memory)

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If My Words Abide in You (Scripture Memory)

16 minutes of scripture and the importance of scripture memory

We Have Found the Messiah

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We Have Found the Messiah

John piper preaching the revealed Christ.

Behold the Lamb of God

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Behold the Lamb of God

Beholding Christ by John Piper a needed message for all Christians

Don’t Waste Your Life

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Don’t Waste Your Life

The urgent call to not waste our God given life. Ephesians 5:15

You Must Suffer

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You Must Suffer

We MUST suffer as Christians, it is a guarantee. When we do suffer willingly for Christ, it proclaims to the world that Jesus is more valuable than, health, success, and all other passing things in the world. Oh let us strive to make Christ our treasure! Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted - 2 Timothy 3:12

The Shame of Sexual Sin

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A Name Better Than Sons and Daughters

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A Name Better Than Sons and Daughters

God promises those of you who remain single in Christ blessings that are better than the blessings of marriage and children, and he calls you to display, by the Christ-exalting devotion of your singleness, the truths about Christ and his kingdom that shine more clearly through singleness than through marriage and childrearing.

Job, When the Righteous Suffer (Part 1)

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Job, When the Righteous Suffer (Part 1)

Verse 1 introduces us to the man Job and his character. He was "blameless and upright, one who feared God, and turned away from evil." If suffering is intended as a punishment for evil, Job is not a likely candidate. ...

Job, When the Righteous Suffer (Part 2)

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Job, When the Righteous Suffer (Part 2)

By John Piper. ©2014 Desiring God Foundation. Website: desiringGod.org

Joseph the Masai Warrior

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Joseph the Masai Warrior

This was a story told by Michael Card about Joseph, who is a Masai Warrior, who came to a Billy Graham convention where people heard of his story. This is a sermon excerpt of John Piper reading the story.