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One classic John Piper sermon or conference message for each day of the year, based on listeners’ recommendations and feedback. Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and is author of more than 50 books. His sermons, books, articles, and more are available free of charge at desiringGod.org.
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Feed the Flame of God’s Gift from 2022-04-21T10:00
We are called to fan into flame God’s gift. Don’t be ashamed, be courageous in God’s unbeatable power.
The Quest for Joy from 2022-04-20T10:00
You were made for indestructible joy, but you won’t find it in yourself or in anything this world has to offer.
Let No One Despise You for Your Youth: A Vision for the Next Generation from 2022-04-19T10:00
Old, young, or in-between, you can change the world for Jesus. 
How Much Does God Love This Church? from 2022-04-18T10:00
We are precious to God — so precious that he will not have us make that preciousness into our god.
The Link Between God’s Love for Us and Ours for Others from 2022-04-17T10:00
The link between our love and Christ’s is faith and the Spirit. Without the Spirit, we have no faith, and without both, we have no love.Listen
If You Abide in My Word, You Are Truly My Disciples from 2022-04-16T10:00
The mark of the true disciple is lasting, enduring, persevering, and keeping on in the force field of the word.
Predestined for Adoption to the Praise of His Glory from 2022-04-15T10:00
We must understand and enjoy our own adoption before we can properly grasp what it means to adopt another.
Up from the Grave He Arose from 2022-04-14T10:00
There is no condemnation for those in Jesus. Clothed in the righteousness of the risen Christ, we can approach the throne with confidence.Listen
What Is Hope? from 2022-04-13T10:00
Our hope in God isn’t just a wish or a dream, but a sure confidence that what God says will happen will happen.
It Is Your Father’s Pleasure to Give You the Kingdom from 2022-04-12T10:00
God is pleased to give you the kingdom. He is not stingy nor begrudging, but finds delight lavishing his people.
Glory, Majesty, Dominion, and Authority Keep Us Safe for Everlasting Joy from 2022-04-11T10:00
If you had to keep yourself believing, you’d never make it. God himself sustains you every second.
God’s Pursuit of Racial Diversity at Infinite Cost from 2022-04-10T10:00
The cost of racial reconciliation and unity came not at the blood of any man, but of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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God Seeks People to Worship Him in Spirit and Truth from 2022-04-09T10:00
God wants us to worship him in both spirit and truth. He desires our hearts and our heads.
Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer from 2022-04-08T10:00
Our greatest treasure in life is Jesus himself. When we value him above anything else, we can face anything that comes our way.
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Marriage: Forgiving and Forbearing from 2022-04-07T10:00
Because we are chosen and holy and loved, we can find the grace to see our spouses the way Jesus does.
Consider Each Other How to Stir Up Love from 2022-04-06T10:00
Christians can’t follow Jesus alone. Unless we have brothers and sisters in our lives who point us to Jesus, our faith won’t survive.
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The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up — Like the Serpent from 2022-04-05T10:00
Jesus saves us by becoming a curse for us. Only in this substitution can we find blessing.
God Called Us into Life and Hope from 2022-04-04T10:00
God’s call is effective. It doesn’t go out and then return empty, but creates the faith it commands.
Radical Effects of the Resurrection from 2022-04-03T10:00
Jesus calls his people to risk everything for him. But that temporary risk is nothing compared to all that God is and will be for us.
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The Isaac Factor from 2022-04-02T10:00
There’s nothing too difficult, too complicated, or too tiresome for God. With him, all things are possible.
Why the Gift of Prophecy Is Not the Usual Way of Knowing God’s Will from 2022-04-01T10:00
The Spirit doesn’t work mainly by revealing hidden messages, but by conforming us to the image of Jesus Christ.
In These Last Days, God Has Spoken by a Son from 2022-03-31T10:00
Do you want to hear God speak? God has now spoken not just by prophets, but through his Son.
Why Do Christians Preach and Sing? from 2022-03-30T10:00
No other religion or movement on the planet preaches and sings like Christians.
The Pleasure of God in Obedience from 2022-03-29T10:00
Obedience to God makes our God-glorifying hope visible and proves that it is real in our lives.
The Plundering of Your Property and the Power of Hope from 2022-03-28T10:00
We can joyfully accept hardship in this life because our true home is in heaven. Our best life is yet to come.
The Gallows and the Gift of Life from 2022-03-27T10:00
An allegory of a man in a prison called “conviction” and how he got out.
The Freedom and Justice of God in Unconditional Election from 2022-03-26T10:00
The nature of being God means that he has absolute free will. He has mercy on whom he will have mercy according to his sovereign choice.Listen
Why Was This Child Born Blind? from 2022-03-25T10:00
Every sorrow and every time we suffer, there is a divinely designed purpose to display God’s glory and increase our joy.
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The Word of God Is at Work in You from 2022-03-24T10:00
Walking by the Spirit is a continual depending, praying, trusting, acting, and thanking God all out of faith.
I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life from 2022-03-23T10:00
Jesus prepares a place in paradise for all his people. Trust him now, and you’ll reap untold riches — now and forever.
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Prayer Changes People’s Wills from 2022-03-22T10:00
Don’t neglect the amazing influence you have in the world through prayer.
The Deep Riches and Wisdom and Knowledge of God from 2022-03-21T10:00
Nothing and no one compares to the greatness and grandeur of our God.
Thy Word I Have Treasured in My Heart from 2022-03-20T10:00
Do you hate sin in your life? As a Christian you should. Here is some practical help to fight sin.
The Truth Will Set You Free from 2022-03-19T10:00
Self-justification won’t work. Only Jesus can free you from Satan’s chains.
When Will Prophecy Cease? from 2022-03-18T10:00
The spiritual gift of prophecy has not passed away. God uses it for the good of the church until Jesus comes.
Who Shall Separate Us from the Love of Christ? from 2022-03-17T10:00
If we are to grow in our love to one another, we must first experience Christ’s love as a deep, unshakable love.
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The Pleasure of God in Those Who Hope in His Love from 2022-03-16T10:00
God delights in those who place the full weight of their hope in him.
Spiritual Gifts from 2022-03-15T10:00
God gives us spiritual gifts so that we can help our brothers and sisters fight the good fight of faith.
Why God Inspired Hard Texts from 2022-03-14T10:00
God reveals himself to us clearly in his word. There are difficult passages, but their benefit is never beyond our reach.
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How to Find Gold in God’s Word: Reading the Bible with Supernatural Help from 2022-03-13T10:00
All the Bible knowledge in the world won’t help you unless you cherish God’s truth. We’re nothing more than Pharisees unless we taste the glory of God in his word.Listen
I Am the Light of the World from 2022-03-12T10:00
There is no light besides Jesus. It’s Jesus or darkness. It’s life or death. Choose this day whom you shall serve.
You Cannot Follow Me Now from 2022-03-11T10:00
Only Jesus could do the saving work we needed. Only he could bear the awesome weight of our sin.
Do Not Love the World from 2022-03-10T10:00
God offers an ever-flowing river of delight to anyone who will drink deeply of his goodness.
Don’t Be Anxious, Your Heavenly Father Cares from 2022-03-09T10:00
You don’t have to be anxious. Your heavenly Father will provide for all of your needs.
Don’t Be Anxious, Lay Up Treasure in Heaven from 2022-03-08T10:00
Our treasures on earth will fade — and fast. Our only permanent treasure lies in heaven.
From God, to God, Through God from 2022-03-07T10:00
Do you love the thought that you exist to make God look good? If not, you may be committing spiritual suicide.
The Present Effects of Trembling at the Wrath of God from 2022-03-06T10:00
Believing that God is furious against sin produces a good fear that transforms everything in life.
Neither Do I Condemn You from 2022-03-05T10:00
The Bible has unrivaled historical evidence. You can trust this book with your life because God has kept his word pure through the ages.Listen
I Will Go to God, My Exceeding Joy from 2022-03-03T10:00
When you feel divided and distant from God, feed your soul the glorious truth of the gospel.
Live to Die: A Leader Who Suffers Well from 2022-03-02T10:00
God has ordained that we will see many troubles in this life. The saints must suffer to show Jesus as supreme.
Let Us Walk by the Spirit from 2022-03-01T10:00
From the moment you awake, till your head hits the pillow again, the Spirit waits to walk with you.
No One Ever Spoke Like This Man from 2022-02-28T10:00
Jesus will not allow you to call him merely interesting, intelligent, or instructive. Everyone must reckon with his actual claims.
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What Christ Will Do at the Second Coming from 2022-02-27T10:00
Christ died once and for all. Not for his own sins, but for ours so that when we die, we don’t have to die again.
Out of Your Heart Will Flow Rivers of Living Water from 2022-02-26T10:00
Every river of joy in your soul will flow from Jesus. When you come to him, you get him. And he never leaves.
I Act the Miracle from 2022-02-25T10:00
You can fight the battle hard against your sin because Jesus has already purchased victory over your sin at the cross.
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God’s Ultimate Purpose: Vessels of Mercy Knowing the Riches of His Glory from 2022-02-24T10:00
Heaven is where old glories ripen in memory and the thrill of new glories breaks upon us every day.
Look at the Kindness and the Severity of God from 2022-02-23T10:00
God’s fury at sin reminds us of the great pardon we don’t deserve. Gaze at his goodness with gratitude.
Jesus Is Precious Because He Removes Our Guilt from 2022-02-22T10:00
Turn away from all the intellectual, physical, and religious tactics the world uses to evade its guilt, and rest in Jesus.
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Do Not Avenge Yourselves, but Give Place to Wrath from 2022-02-21T10:00
When we lay down the burden of vengeance, God will pick it up and carry it out. No sin will go unpunished from the God who sees all.
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Kill Sin with the Word of God from 2022-02-20T10:00
The sword of the Spirit is our weapon of choice in the war against sin.
Kill Sin by the Spirit from 2022-02-19T10:00
We will die if we are not killing sin, and we won’t be killing sin if we are not living by the Spirit.
How to Kill Sin from 2022-02-18T10:00
Our fight against sin does not earn our way to God, but it evidences that we belong to God’s army.
How God Makes Known the Riches of His Glory to the Vessels of Mercy from 2022-02-17T10:00
God freely and sovereignly acts to display his glory in all things. Who are we to question him?
The Pleasure of God in His Name from 2022-02-16T10:00
God’s first love is his name and not his people. And because it is, there is hope for his sinful people.
Willing God’s Will as a Way of Knowing Christ’s Word from 2022-02-15T10:00
You can’t know Jesus until your will is to do God’s will. And God’s will is to make much of himself.
Christ Crucified, Our Boast: Education for Exultation — In the Cross from 2022-02-14T10:00
Every good thing in this life and every bad thing that God turns for good comes to us through Jesus and his cross.
Let the One Who Boasts Boast in the Lord: Reflections on a People and Their Preacher from 2022-02-13T10:00
In all that you do, magnify Jesus. He’s the only one worth boasting about.
Marriage: God’s Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace from 2022-02-12T10:00
Because God has forgiven us in Christ, we ought to treat our spouses with the same grace that God gives us.
The Hardening of Pharaoh and the Hope of the World from 2022-02-11T10:00
No one tells God what to do. He is self-determining and does what he righteously and freely pleases.
Blessed Are the Meek from 2022-02-10T10:00
Meekness is not weakness. Meekness begins with God and ends with God.
Stand Fast Through Faith from 2022-02-09T10:00
God saves us not on the basis of our ethnicity or socioeconomic status, but by his grace alone.
When Not to Believe an Angel from 2022-02-08T10:00
There is one, and only one, gospel. It is therefore astonishing — and tragic — to turn away from it and lose both God and his grace. 
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Stripped in Shame, Clothed in Grace from 2022-02-07T10:00
With sin came shame and hostility in marriage. Only God’s Son can give comfort and restore peace in covenant-keeping love.
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Staying Married Is Not About Staying in Love from 2022-02-06T10:00
Marriage is about keeping a covenant — just like Jesus does with his bride, the church.
That Your Prayers May Not Be Hindered from 2022-02-05T10:00
Praying can help us live rightly, but living rightly can also help us pray better.
Still More Sheep from 2022-02-04T10:00
God has ransomed people for himself from every tribe, tongue, and nation. We can go to the nations confident that God will finish his mission.Listen
The Supremacy of God in World Evangelism from 2022-02-03T10:00
God’s passion for his own glory is the only fuel that will sustain the power we need for missions.
The Word Was God and Became Flesh: Education for Exultation — In Jesus from 2022-02-02T10:00
All true education is built upon God’s truth because Jesus reigns over every square inch of the universe.
I Am the Lord, and Besides Me There Is No Savior: Education for Exultation — In God from 2022-02-01T10:00
Our calling is to know and believe that God is God — that he is sovereign, that he is Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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My Peace I Give to You from 2022-01-31T10:00
When Jesus went to the cross, he not only desired our faith, joy, and peace; he also secured them.
He Must Increase, I Must Decrease from 2022-01-30T10:00
Only when we decrease and Christ increases will we have full joy.
Holding Fast the Word of Life from 2022-01-29T10:00
There is a spiritual diet without which no Christian can be strong and healthy and fruitful. And that is a diet of the word of God.
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Let’s Be Rich Toward God from 2022-01-28T10:00
The movement of your money expresses the movement of your heart. Where your treasure is, your heart will be also. 
If My Words Abide in You from 2022-01-27T10:00
When you let Jesus’s words abide in you, they will grow into a bountiful harvest for God’s glory and your good.
The Pleasure of God in His Son from 2022-01-26T10:00
The first and most fundamental thing we can say about the pleasures of God is that he takes pleasure in his Son.
Born Blind for the Glory of God: Eugenics by Abortion Is an Abomination to God from 2022-01-25T10:00
All children, of every degree of ability, are conceived for the purpose of displaying the glory of God.
The Power to Risk in the Cause of Christ from 2022-01-24T10:00
God calls us to risk for the cause of Christ. But a risk is never truly a risk when God holds you in his hand.
Ask Whatever You Wish from 2022-01-23T10:00
God designed prayer to give his disciples the joy of bearing fruit while God himself gets the glory.
Abortion and the Narrow Way That Leads to Life from 2022-01-22T10:00
Jesus died for sinners. And that group includes those who have had or committed abortions.
Ambushing Satan with Song from 2022-01-21T10:00
Singing to God is not a nice little emotional trip to spice up a worship service. It is a matter of life and death. 
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Receive with Meekness the Implanted Word from 2022-01-20T10:00
Our souls need Scripture just like our bodies need oxygen: moment by moment, every day. If we learn to live apart from it, we will surely die.Listen
Every Race to Reign and Worship from 2022-01-19T10:00
By gathering his redeemed from all the races of the earth, God undercuts ethnocentric pride and throws us back on free grace.
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Getting to the Bottom of Your Joy from 2022-01-18T10:00
God won’t ever let you be the ultimate source of your own joy. Only God himself can possibly bear the weight of the happiness he has prepared for you.Listen
Racial Harmony and Interracial Marriage from 2022-01-17T10:00
Interracial marriage is not only permitted by God; it is a positive good. It is not just to be tolerated, but celebrated.
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Open My Eyes That I May See from 2022-01-16T10:00
Prayer opens our eyes to behold wonders in God’s word, and to be changed by an extraordinary sight of his glory.
Helping Each Other Endure to the End from 2022-01-15T10:00
God intends to guard us for salvation through Christian community. We won’t survive without our brothers and sisters in Jesus.
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From Bloodlines to Bloodline from 2022-01-14T10:00
God takes people from every racial and ethnic bloodline and leads by the gospel us to the one bloodline of Jesus Christ.
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Is Jesus an Egomaniac? from 2022-01-13T10:00
God loves us best when he loves himself most. And in his loving glorification, we find imperishable joy.
Our Deepest Prayer: Hallowed Be Your Name from 2022-01-12T10:00
The Lord’s Prayer teaches us to go to God for every need, especially our need to hallow him above all things.
How Our Suffering Glorifies the Greatness of the Grace of God from 2022-01-11T10:00
We can risk our lives for Jesus because he is all we need. We only lose when we embrace comfort over the cross.
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Praying in the Closet and in the Spirit from 2022-01-10T10:00
Both disciplined and spontaneous prayer should flow from our confidence that God is already one hundred percent on our side.
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Practical Help for Praying for Help from 2022-01-09T10:00
Prayer is not a mere devotional prelude in the real business of living, it is the
pathway of faith and obedience. There is no other.
Prayer and the Victory of God from 2022-01-07T10:00
God accomplishes his purposes through our prayers. He’s completely sovereign, but he has determined to use us.
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Seeing and Savoring the Supremacy of Jesus Christ Above All Things from 2022-01-06T10:00
Seeing and savoring the supremacy of Jesus Christ frees you from the slavery of sin for the sacrifices of love.
Did Christ Die for Us or for God? from 2022-01-05T10:00
God didn't spare his own Son, but freely gave him up for us. Because of Jesus, we are pardoned and God remains just.
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How to Deal with the Guilt of Sexual Failure for the Glory of Christ and His Global Cause from 2022-01-04T10:00
Satan will certainly remind you of your sinful failures. But Christ has defeated both the devil and sin to give you a redeemed passion.
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Is Christian Hedonism Valid? from 2022-01-03T10:00
Christian Hedonism says that when you are saved, your joy is in God as your supreme Treasure. But is this tenable?
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Passion for the Supremacy of God from 2022-01-02T10:00
God loves his glory more than you and this is great news of great joy because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.
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Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord of Hosts from 2022-01-01T10:00
If we want revival to happen, we need to see God for who he is. Only when we see God as God and confess him as so, then we can have real delight.
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Ask Your Father in Heaven from 2021-12-31T10:00
God’s lavish invitations to ask him for good things, with the promise that he will give them, is unimaginably wonderful.
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God’s Passion for His Glory from 2021-12-30T10:00
God’s passion for his own glory is the great ballast not only for global missions, but also for our very own souls.
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Don’t Waste Your Life from 2021-12-29T10:00
If you live to minimize your suffering and maximize your comfort, you’ll miss the point of this life: to magnify the great worth of Jesus.
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Pray Like This: ‘Hallowed Be Your Name’ from 2021-12-28T10:00
When we pray, not only does God get more glory, but in his glorification, we get a fuller and lasting joy.
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Be Devoted to Prayer from 2021-12-27T10:00
The Christian life is one of prayer. Without it, we’ll wither away, but with it, we’ll flourish like a tree beside water.
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Put in the Fire for the Sake of Prayer from 2021-12-26T10:00
God can put his people through the fires of suffering to awaken our appetite for prayer.
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The Child to Be Born Will Be Called Holy — the Son of God from 2021-12-25T10:00
Though the world in darkness lay, God entered into the universe this Christmas day. For sinners he came to save, and forevermore King Jesus will reign.
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Jesus Christ in the Book of Romans from 2021-12-24T10:00
Jesus is worthy of praise because he is the eternal Son of God who became flesh and died our death that we might live. To God be glory through Jesus.
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The Free Gift of God Is Eternal Life, Part 2 from 2021-12-23T10:00
Sanctification is both something we do and something God does. We must work hard to obey, but only God’s grace sustains us in the fight.
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Sorrowful Yet Always Rejoicing from 2021-12-22T10:00
What the world needs from the church is our indomitable joy in Jesus in the midst of suffering and sorrow.
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From Little Bethlehem Will Come a Ruler in Israel from 2021-12-21T10:00
Our deepest need is peace with God, and our greatest enemy is sin. God answers both in the Christmas miracle of his Incarnate Son.
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You Have the Words of Eternal Life from 2021-12-20T10:00
Christmas is for salvation. God sent his Son into the world to save it, not condemn it.
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You Shall Go Forth Leaping Like Calves from 2021-12-19T10:00
Christ came at Christmas to build a bridge across the chasm of sin to eternal life, but the name of the bridge is purity. Christmas is for purity.
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For His Sake and for Your Joy, Go Low from 2021-12-18T10:00
All Christians have the high, spiritual status of being a child of God. And with this high standing, there is a call to go low.
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To Him Be Glory Forevermore from 2021-12-17T10:00
God’s glory shines throughout his word and in the world. To ignore it is to tragically miss the most beautiful and joyful reality in the universe.
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Belief in Jesus: Its Barriers and Blessings from 2021-12-16T10:00
God is sovereign not only over our belief, but also our unbelief. He plans both for his glory in all things.
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Unconditional Election and the Invincible Purpose of God from 2021-12-15T10:00
We exist to know and enjoy and praise and display the invincible glory of God’s free and sovereign grace.
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Magnifying God with Money from 2021-12-14T10:00
God calls his people to honor him with their bank accounts by simplifying and serving. Money isn’t only for our needs, but for God’s glory.
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It Is the Spirit That Gives Life from 2021-12-13T10:00
As once-adoring followers disappear, Jesus’s message becomes clearer and clearer: their resistance itself is in God’s hands.
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From Bethlehem in the Majesty of the Name of the Lord from 2021-12-12T10:00
God uses little towns, youngest sons, and slingshots to magnify his self-sufficient and most magnificent glory.
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The Design Is Love from 2021-12-11T10:00
God loves you so much that he gave his Son for you. If you believe in him, you’ll have eternal life.
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The Reason the Son of God Appeared Was to Destroy the Works of the Devil from 2021-12-11T10:00
If any human is to be saved from their sin and from the righteous wrath of God, the Son of God had to become human for our regeneration.
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Free at Last: The Miracle of New Birth from 2021-12-10T10:00
Dead men need one thing before anything else can happen: They must be made alive. They must be born again.
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Why Do We Need to Be Born Again? from 2021-12-09T10:00
If God did not make us alive to his grace and glory, we would remain dead — completely enslaved to our sins.
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What Does It Mean to Fulfill the Law in Romans 8:3–4? from 2021-12-08T10:00
Jesus’s perfect righteousness is yours through faith. He obeyed perfectly so that the Father could welcome you wholly.
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Son of God, Son of Man, King of Israel from 2021-12-07T10:00
Jesus’s many titles show his divinity and universal rule, yet his identity is what drove man’s wickedness to reject and kill him.
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They Will All Be Taught of God from 2021-12-06T10:00
We come to God not because we merely made a decision, but because God has called us, drawn us, and taught us who Jesus really is.
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God Demonstrates His Love Toward Us from 2021-12-05T10:00
God’s love for us is not just a logical inference from the Bible. He pours his love out for us, and we can feel it in our hearts.
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Battling the Unbelief of Despondency from 2021-12-04T10:00
There’s light at the end of every difficulty you face. You don’t have to give in to despondency.
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Command of God: The Obedience of Faith from 2021-12-03T10:00
The greatest aim in this world is that Christ would be seen as glorious among all peoples by the means of Christian obedience flowing from faith.
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God Strengthens Us by the Gospel from 2021-12-02T10:00
God uses his gospel to strengthen believers so that they will persevere in faith and draw all attention to his glory.
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God’s Word Stands: Not All Israel Is Israel, Part 1 from 2021-12-01T10:00
A child of promise is an heir of God’s saving grace, not because of ethnic origin or physical birth, but because of God’s sovereign word.
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All of Life as Worship from 2021-11-30T10:00
We worship God when we seek to express and increase our satisfaction in all that he is for us in Jesus Christ.
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Skeptical Grumbling and Sovereign Grace from 2021-11-29T10:00
When we come to Jesus, we come voluntarily and freely. And behind that change in us is a decisive work of the Father.
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The Final Divide: Eternal Life or Eternal Wrath, Part 1 from 2021-11-28T10:00
When your life is over on this earth, there will be two paths you can take: you will either meet God in eternal wrath or eternal life.
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Welcome One Another to the Glory of God from 2021-11-27T10:00
Only God can give us the strength to truly love our neighbors well, and only God can empower us to glorify him as we ought.
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What Happens in the New Birth? Part 2 from 2021-11-26T10:00
Being born again is not the improvement of your old nature, but the creation of a new one.
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What Happens in the New Birth? Part 1 from 2021-11-25T10:00
In the new birth, God takes dead souls and resuscitates them to new life in Christ. This is not a work of our own, but the grace of God.
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God Created Man Male and Female: What Does It Mean to Be Complementarian? from 2021-11-24T10:00
God has designed men for Christlike servant-leadership, and God has designed women to honor and affirm her husband’s leadership.
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Thank God for the Mercies of Christ from 2021-11-23T10:00
We don’t often see God's mercies in our moments of weakness, but we can take hope that he is working all things together for our good.
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Behold, Believe, Be Raised from 2021-11-22T10:00
We should hunger and thirst for God and all he has done in Jesus more than anything else in this world.
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Thanksgiving Toward the Past, Faith Toward the Future: A Parable of the Anvil from 2021-11-21T10:00
You can stake your life on what will not come from science or psychology, but the very word of our God that endures forever.
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You Must Be Born Again from 2021-11-20T10:00
The new birth produces new desires and new behaviors. An unchanged life is not a born-again life.
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Jesus Came Not to Give Bread but to Be Bread from 2021-11-19T10:00
Our greatest need is not physical but spiritual. We crave the bread of life more than bread for our stomachs.
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Thankful for the Love of God from 2021-11-18T10:00
If you got everything you ever wanted but didn’t have Jesus, would you still be satisfied?
Hope Anchored in Heaven from 2021-11-17T10:00
We can hold fast to our hope in heaven because God himself holds us fast. He anchors our souls in his eternal promises.
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The Inner Essence of Worship from 2021-11-16T10:00
The inner essence of worship is experiencing Christ as absolute gain. It’s savoring him, treasuring him, and being ultimately satisfied in him.
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Do Not Labor for the Food That Perishes from 2021-11-15T10:00
Jesus offers himself to us freely as the food that endures to eternal life. No amount of working for God can make you taste him for the feast he is.
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Battling the Unbelief of Envy from 2021-11-14T10:00
Envy steals your joy when you don’t trust that God is doing what he has promised — working all things together for your good and his glory.
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Battling the Unbelief of Lust from 2021-11-13T10:00
The battle against lust is absolutely necessary for salvation, not just because it’s a battle for purity, but because it’s a battle against unbelief.
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If a Grain of Wheat Dies, It Bears Much Fruit from 2021-11-12T10:00
The Christian life is far from being easy. It’s no stroll in the park. But God guarantees that our journey will end in glory.
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Let Your Passion Be Single from 2021-11-11T10:00
A singular passion for God is not only sensible but safe — it is not only reasonable, it is right.
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I Have Other Sheep That Are Not of This Fold from 2021-11-10T10:00
All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to the Son of God and he declares, “I must bring in my other sheep.” He will do it.
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Worship God from 2021-11-09T10:00
Worship is not restricted to an event, place, or ritual. Because of Christ, worship is now done in spirit and in truth.
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Imparting a Passion: A Challenge to Youth Workers from 2021-11-08T10:00
Only leaders who burn with bright passion for Jesus and his word can ignite the same flame in their people.
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The Revelation of God’s Righteousness Where There Is No Church from 2021-11-07T10:00
The aim of missions is that the nations would glorify God for his mercy — that all would worship God for his great grace.
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The All-Providing King Who Would Not Be King from 2021-11-06T10:00
Jesus came not mainly to give bread but to be bread. He became the all-satisfying bread of life when he gave himself up for us.
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Leave Her Alone, Judas — This Is for My Burial from 2021-11-05T10:00
If Jesus is your greatest treasure, then your affections for him should be lavish and unbounded.
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The Absolute Sovereignty of God: What Is Romans Nine About? from 2021-11-04T10:00
God’s unimpeachable sovereignty grounds our salvation. He has mercy on whom he will have mercy.
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Those Whom He Justified He Also Glorified from 2021-11-03T10:00
God will glorify his children both spiritually and physically. Nothing can sever his unbreakable chain of salvation.
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Manhood, Womanhood, and the Freedom to Minister from 2021-11-02T10:00
Manhood and womanhood are most fulfilled when servant-hearted men lead God’s church in ministry.
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Believing God on Election Day from 2021-11-01T10:00
Even the most significant political battles play out in God’s hands. He removes kings and he sets kings, all in accord with his sovereign plan.
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The Just Shall Live by Faith from 2021-10-31T10:00
Am I ready to take my stand in the divine courtroom and hear the Judge pass an eternal sentence on me? We cannot face this unless we have faith.
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Living by Faith in Future Grace from 2021-10-30T10:00
Though our faith is founded on past acts of redeeming grace, the way faith works now is by looking to the boundless fountain of future grace.
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The Aroma of Christ Among the Nations from 2021-10-29T10:00
No one can bear the responsibility and weight of missions, but our sufficiency is from God.
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Doing Missions When Dying Is Gain from 2021-10-28T10:00
Doing missions when death is gain is the greatest life in the world.
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Those Whom He Called He Also Justified from 2021-10-27T10:00
The basis of our justification is Jesus Christ. He obeyed, even to the point of death, to bring us to God.
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The Enthronement of Desire from 2021-10-26T10:00
The most potent antidote for sin’s sickness is gratitude to God for the glories of the gospel.
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The Legacy of Antioch: Partnering with the Church of the Global South for the Sake of the Gospel from 2021-10-25T10:00
As Christianity expands in the global South, the Western church must continue to support the developing church by sending and going.
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The Unfathomable Riches of Christ for All Peoples, Above All Powers, Through the Church from 2021-10-24T10:00
God uses ordinary brushes to paint the world with the brilliant colors of his saving glory.
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Is God for Us or for Himself? from 2021-10-23T10:00
The most loving thing God can do for us is glorify himself, because God himself is the greatest gift he can ever give us.
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Get a Holy Ambition — and Skip Adultolescence from 2021-10-22T10:00
Adultolescence impedes the advance of the gospel. Skip years of immature indulgence and get a holy ambition.
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‘I Am Sending You Out as Sheep in the Midst of Wolves’: The Cost and Blessing of Being a Christian Missionary from 2021-10-21T10:00
The costs of taking the gospel to the unreached is high, but the Lamb who is worthy to receive the reward of his suffering is infinitely greater.
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When Is Abortion Racism? from 2021-10-20T10:00
White abortionists kill more black and Hispanic babies than they do white babies every year. Abortion is a racist institution.
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Those Whom He Predestined He Also Called from 2021-10-19T10:00
Our call, our conversion, our regeneration, and our faith are based on God’s eternal election and predestination — not our self-determination.
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Battling the Unbelief of Misplaced Shame from 2021-10-18T10:00
The battle against misplaced shame is the battle against unbelief in the trustworthy promises of God.
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Christ’s Power Is Made Perfect in Weakness from 2021-10-17T10:00
Our culture wants power to escape weakness in leisure, but Christianity offers power to endure weakness in love.
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Marriage: A Matrix of Christian Hedonism from 2021-10-16T10:00
Marriage is a mystery. It contains and conceals a meaning far greater than what we see on the surface.
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Why We Can Rejoice in Suffering from 2021-10-15T10:00
King Jesus stores his greatest joys for us not in the courtyard where the sun always shines, but deep in the cellars of affliction.
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How the Offspring of Isaac Blesses the Sons of Ishmael from 2021-10-14T10:00
God invites everyone to embrace the good news of Jesus. And he uses his people to proclaim and spread the message.
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This Is the Will of God for You: That You Abstain from Sexual Immorality from 2021-10-13T10:00
Knowing God is the path to sexual purity. If you’re struggling with sexual sin, the immediate and long-term strategy is to know God better.
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The Other Dark Exchange: Homosexuality, Part 2 from 2021-10-12T10:00
The world’s futility and disorder is not a result of simple mistakes, but a consequence of exchanging God’s glory for other things.
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The Other Dark Exchange: Homosexuality, Part 1 from 2021-10-11T10:00
God dramatizes the beauty of the gospel in the right ordering of our sexual lives.
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God’s Great Mercy and Our New Birth from 2021-10-10T10:00
Our response to being born again and being given a living hope with an imperishable inheritance in heaven should be nothing less than to bless God.
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The Ultimate Meaning of True Womanhood from 2021-10-09T10:00
True womanhood is not wimpy. It exists to uniquely display the glory of God.
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The Suffering of Christ and the Sovereignty of God from 2021-10-08T10:00
Only the life and death of Jesus can explain pain and suffering. His affliction gives purpose to ours.
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Judas Iscariot, the Suicide of Satan, and the Salvation of the World from 2021-10-07T10:00
Every detail of the death of Christ happened according to the plan of God — even his betrayal and agonies.
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Ten Aspects of God’s Sovereignty over Suffering and Satan’s Hand in It from 2021-10-06T10:00
God is unquestionably sovereign over our suffering — even over Satan’s futile ploys to ruin God’s elect.
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God Is Most Glorified in Us When We Are Most Satisfied in Him from 2021-10-05T10:00
God’s design to pursue his own glory turns out to be love. And our duty to pursue God’s glory turns out to be a quest for joy.
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In the Beginning Was the Word from 2021-10-04T10:00
Whatever else you may enjoy about Jesus, John’s Gospel wants you to know and treasure Jesus in his infinite majesty.
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Faith Alone: How (Not) to Use a Reformed Slogan from 2021-10-03T10:00
No truth was more central to the Reformation that turned the world upside down 500 years ago: God justifies sinners by faith alone.
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God’s Wrath: “Vengeance Is Mine, I Will Repay,” Says the Lord from 2021-10-02T10:00
God’s wrath is more horrifying than we can ever imagine, but he will pardon any who take refuge in the shelter Jesus provides.
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We Were Eager to Share with You Our Own Souls from 2021-10-01T10:00
God made us to live life together. We can only flourish with brothers and sisters in Christ at our side.
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Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness from 2021-09-30T10:00
The hunger of your life that cannot be satisfied by anything in this world is the constant beckoning of God to remember that you were made for him.
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Be Filled with the Spirit from 2021-09-29T10:00
The fundamental meaning of being filled with the Spirit is being filled with joy that comes from God and overflows in song.
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Soli Deo Gloria: Heart and Soul of the Reformation from 2021-09-28T10:00
God works every dot on the timeline of history for his glory. Nothing stands outside the scope of his plan to bring fame to his name, for the joy of his people.
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How to Know the Will of God: Finding Direction with the Renewed Mind from 2021-09-27T10:00
God wants to make you new more than he wants to reveal his secret plans for tomorrow. That’s his good purpose for you in all things.
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Battling the Unbelief of Regret from 2021-09-26T10:00
Worldly regret leads to death, but Godly regret leads to life. God’s forgiveness and sovereignty can turn any failure into good.
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Sex and the Supremacy of Christ, Part 2 from 2021-09-25T10:00
Seeing and savoring the supremacy of God in Christ gives us the power to suffer for the sake of love, and the power to strive for the sake of purity.
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Sex and the Supremacy of Christ, Part 1 from 2021-09-24T10:00
God designed our sexuality so that we might know him more. He means to guard our sex from being perverted.
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Battling the Unbelief of Anxiety from 2021-09-23T10:00
The most basic battle of our life is the fight to believe in the living God, and not to allow our heart to become an evil heart of unbelief.
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I Will Be Gracious to Whom I Will Be Gracious from 2021-09-22T10:00
God’s choice to show mercy to some and not others originates in the mystery of his own sovereign will, not in the will of his creatures.
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Why Did God Create the World? from 2021-09-21T10:00
God created and sustains everything in this universe to display his glorious grace in Jesus.
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The Mighty and Merciful Message of Romans 1–8 from 2021-09-20T10:00
Only the mighty and merciful power of the gospel can break the forces that bind suffering souls in darkness.
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The Love of Human Praise as the Root of Unbelief from 2021-09-19T10:00
The dry root of unbelief is the desire for self-praise, but true faith seeks satisfaction in Christ, the fount of living waters.
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Battling Unbelief Together from 2021-09-18T10:00
We must help each other battle unbelief and fight the fight of faith by pointing each other to the trustworthy promises of God.
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Conversion to Christ: The Making of a Christian Hedonist from 2021-09-17T10:00
You are converted to Christ when Jesus becomes for you a treasure chest of holy joy.
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Jesus Is the Resurrection and the Life from 2021-09-16T10:00
God does not mainly love us in this life by sparing us from suffering. He mainly loves us by giving us more of himself and his glory.
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‘I Am Who I Am’ from 2021-09-15T10:00
Contained in the name Yahweh is the first and most important truth about God: he exists.
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Eternal Security Is a Community Project from 2021-09-14T10:00
God designed his church so that her members endure in belief by giving and receiving faith-sustaining words of life.
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Battling Unbelief at Bethlehem from 2021-09-13T10:00
Faith that glorifies God produces fruit, looks ahead to the fulfillment of God’s promises, and battles unbelief daily.
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The Wrath of God Against Holding Down the Truth from 2021-09-12T10:00
Our hardened hearts naturally suppress the truth, but Jesus grants us new hearts to embrace his gospel.
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Where Is God? The Supremacy of Christ in an Age of Terror from 2021-09-11T10:00
God does not answer all our questions, but he doesn’t leave us in the dark either. His deepest and loudest response to our pain is the suffering and death of his Son.
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The Happiness of God from 2021-09-10T10:00
God enjoys eternal happiness in himself, and he delights in satisfying his people with the overflow of that abundant joy.
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The Story of His Glory from 2021-09-09T10:00
The call of the Christian life is to join God in his grand plan to magnify his own glory over all.
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No Condemnation in Christ Jesus from 2021-09-08T10:00
The essence of Christianity is this: there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
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Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of Christ from 2021-09-07T10:00
Nothing — not hunger, not debt, not abuse, not death — can separate you from the love of Christ. These ten insights will show you why.
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The Shepherd, the Host, and the Highway Patrol from 2021-09-06T10:00
God pursues us with goodness and mercy in both joy and trials — all for his name’s sake.
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For an Eternal Weight of Glory: Called to Suffer and Rejoice from 2021-09-05T10:00
Though our outer self daily wastes away, we do not lose heart. We have an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.
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God Works for Those Who Wait for Him from 2021-09-04T10:00
God aims to be an utterly unique, wonderful, and exalted God, by condescending to forgive sinners and work for those who wait for him.
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The Pride of Babel and the Praise of Christ from 2021-09-03T10:00
The global glory of the gospel shines all the more beautifully when it filters through the prism of diversity.
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The Greatest Thing in the World from 2021-09-02T10:00
The greatest thing in the world is to know God apart from his wrath by the grace that Jesus purchased on the cross.
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Do Not Be Anxious About Your Life from 2021-09-01T10:00
We have no good reason to let anxiety disrupt our hearts. Jesus reigns over all, and he has purchased peace for his people.
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The Mind of Christ: Looking Out for the Interests of Others from 2021-08-31T10:00
Jesus calls his people to the same humble service he so beautifully displayed in his life and death.
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Fail Not to Obtain the Grace of God from 2021-08-30T10:00
No suffering or trial falls outside of God’s sovereign control. He works all things together for the good of his children.
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To Finish the Aim of Christ’s Afflictions from 2021-08-29T10:00
The world sees the suffering love of Christ for sinners in the suffering love of his people for sinners.
Jesus Christ Egomaniac? What Piper Said at Google from 2021-08-28T10:00
God is the one being in the universe for whom self-exaltation is not the act of a needy ego, but an act of infinite giving.
Holy Ambition: To Preach Where Christ Has Not Been Named from 2021-08-27T10:00
God will not lead you down a pointless path, but to a holy ambition that meets great need for the glory of Jesus.
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Coming to Yourself and Coming to the Father from 2021-08-26T10:00
God eagerly waits for his lost children to come home. When they do, he receives them with open arms and a glad heart.
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He Stood by Me and Strengthened Me for the Sake of the Gospel from 2021-08-25T10:00
No matter how rough the road of your life, Jesus is a rock-solid friend who encourages and strengthens you to press on.
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God Did Not Spare His Own Son from 2021-08-24T10:00
If God did the impossible thing — deliver his Son over to death — then he will surely do the easy thing: freely give us all that Christ bought for us.
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The Painful Discipline of Our Heavenly Father from 2021-08-23T10:00
God is not an ER doctor responding to our hurts; he is the master surgeon who plans our hurts in order that he might do us greater good.
Healed for the Sake of Holiness from 2021-08-22T10:00
Jesus healed a few but left many more unhealed. Until he comes back, the main issue is not that we have perfect physical health, but that we meet him in our brokenness.
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What Is the Will of God and How Do We Know It? from 2021-08-21T10:00
God wills all things. But that does not mean he wants all things in the same way.
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Let Us Go with Jesus Bearing Reproach from 2021-08-20T10:00
Jesus calls his followers to radical obedience — to forgo lives of comfort and move toward need.
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When I Don’t Desire God (Part 2) from 2021-08-19T10:00
If it’s true that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him, then the fight to be happy in God is the most important thing in life.
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When I Don’t Desire God (Part 1) from 2021-08-18T10:00
God does everything for his glory. Therefore, you don’t need health, wealth, or prosperity in order to be happy.
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Think It Not Strange: Fiery Trials and the Testimony of Christ from 2021-08-17T10:00
We should not be surprised or ashamed when we suffer in the name of Jesus. God refines us and displays the worth of Christ in and through our suffering.
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Running with the Witnesses from 2021-08-16T10:00
Though the fight is difficult and the race is long, the sidelines are filled with saints who cheer you on, encouraging you to finish with faith.
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Christ and Cancer from 2021-08-15T10:00
If God is in control of everything, why do we suffer? Here are six affirmations to hold you through seasons of suffering.
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The Renewed Mind and How to Have It from 2021-08-14T10:00
Any effort to renew our minds must follow the Holy Spirit’s initiatives and enabling. The renewal of our minds is first and decisively his work — not ours.
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How Does the Gospel Save Believers? Part 1 from 2021-08-13T10:00
The glorious hope of the gospel is that God himself supplies the righteousness he demands from us.
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All Things Were Created Through Him and for Him from 2021-08-11T10:00
God will use everything — even the tragedies of our lives — to shine a bright light on the goodness and glory of Jesus Christ.
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All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God — Continue in It from 2021-08-10T10:00
In all your troubles, pain, joy, and pleasures, continue to stay in the Scriptures, because there’s no better way to invest than in God’s very words.
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Go to God in Prayer: How Not to Be a Mule from 2021-08-08T10:00
Don’t be stubborn like a mule, but run headlong to God in prayer while he may be found.
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My Abandoned Life for Your Abundant Life from 2021-08-07T10:00
Abundant life is not about having more stuff, but about having Jesus. Only he can save, satisfy, and give life because he is is the way, the truth, and the life.
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Be Diligent to Enter God’s Rest from 2021-08-06T10:00
Greater than our fear of unbelief should be our faith in God’s promise to safely deliver us into his eternal rest.
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What Is Baptism and How Important Is It? from 2021-08-05T10:00
Baptism: Immersion or sprinkling? Infants or adults? Does it matter?
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This Man Went Down to His House Justified from 2021-08-04T10:00
Neither your good works nor the righteousness that Christ works in you will ever justify you before God. Jesus himself is your righteousness.
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When a Lover of Good Thinks About Evil from 2021-08-03T10:00
It will cost you to stand up against evil in our day. But God will deliver you and bring you safely into his heavenly kingdom.
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How Then Shall We Run? from 2021-08-02T10:00
Our eternal destiny hinges on the way we run our race. Let us strive to win the eternal prize.
Olympic Spirituality: Beyond the Gold from 2021-08-01T10:00
As we run our races, eternity hangs in the balance — disqualification and death, or victory and life.
Called According to His Purpose from 2021-07-31T10:00
God’s call is the only thing powerful enough to pierce our hard hearts. It is the firm foundation of Romans 8:28.
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What Jesus Did After the Beginning from 2021-07-30T10:00
Jesus is alive. He is working, he is teaching, he is doing. And just as he worked through the apostles, he will work through you.
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The Sinful Origin of the Son of David from 2021-07-29T10:00
Israel’s bad kingship was a grievous sin. But God planned bad kings to pave the road for a spectacular Savior.
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Glorifying God by Being Compelled by God’s Love from 2021-07-28T10:00
You are precious to God, and the greatest gift he has for you is not to let your preciousness become your god, but to enable you to make much of him as your God.
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God Created Us for His Glory from 2021-07-27T10:00
God’s glory and our happiness are never at odds. His pursuit of his own fame is a full commitment to our deepest joy.
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This Illness Is for the Glory of God from 2021-07-26T10:00
Jesus loved Lazarus so much that he allowed him to die. But he also raised Lazarus to life and promises to do the same for all who trust in him.
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The Sale of Joseph and the Son of God from 2021-07-25T10:00
Injustice marks both Joseph’s story and Jesus’s, but even in dire circumstances, God is sovereignly working everything for our good and his glory.
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Greatness, Humility, Servanthood from 2021-07-23T10:00
Humility is happy to rely on God and quick to give him the credit for all that’s accomplished.
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The Fall of Satan and the Victory of Christ from 2021-07-22T10:00
Satan and all his works are evil. But Jesus crushes Satan’s head and disarms him of his deathly power.
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Are You Worthy of Jesus? from 2021-07-21T10:00
Are you worthy of Jesus? We not only can be — we need to be.
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He Cannot Deny Himself from 2021-07-20T10:00
We’re not called to run from suffering in the toils of ministry. We’re called to embrace suffering with confidence in Christ for the sake of his gospel.
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Draw Near to the Throne of Grace with Confidence from 2021-07-19T10:00
Because we have a great High Priest, the throne of God is a throne of grace. We can approach with confidence.
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Job: Reverent in Suffering from 2021-07-18T10:00
Satan’s hand caused the suffering of Job. But in all of his calamities, Job still had reason for reverent worship because God was ultimately at work.
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Submission to Civil Authority from 2021-07-17T10:00
John Piper: “Christians are not first citizens of any human nation but citizens of the kingdom of God.”
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Let Marriage Be Held in Honor from 2021-07-16T10:00
So-called same-sex marriage dishonors the partners involved and disregards God’s good design.
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The Triumph of the Gospel in the New Heavens and the New Earth from 2021-07-15T10:00
Death and decay won’t have the last word. One day soon, God will release all of creation from corruption.
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The Echo and the Insufficiency of Hell from 2021-07-14T10:00
The threat of hell might scare us toward God, but only a deep love for Jesus can take us all the way home to him.
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The Suicide of Satan from 2021-07-13T10:00
God uses everything for his sovereign purposes. Even the most heinous crimes ever committed were never beyond his control.
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You Will Never See Death from 2021-07-12T10:00
One day your strength will fade and your body will fail, but if you are trusting in Jesus you will never see death.
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Male and Female He Created Them in the Image of God from 2021-07-11T10:00
God created man, woman, and the gift of marriage, all to illustrate his love for the church.
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To Be a Mother Is a Call to Suffer from 2021-07-10T10:00
Motherhood requires a unique kind of suffering that only a firm hope in God’s sovereignty can sustain.
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God Is a Very Important Person from 2021-07-09T10:00
God is a very important person and he does not like being taken for granted.
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The Common Root of Unbelief in the Brothers of Jesus and the Jewish Crowds from 2021-07-08T10:00
Faith, at its core, is despairing of human approval and being glad in the God of grace.
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A Woman Who Fears the Lord Is to Be Praised from 2021-07-07T10:00
A woman who fears the Lord will not run away from God to satisfy her longings and relieve her anxieties. She will stay close to the heart of God and trust in his promises.
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Manhood and Womanhood: Conflict and Confusion After the Fall from 2021-07-06T10:00
Sin distorts God’s good design for men and women. We were made to serve one another selflessly, not sacrifice one another selfishly.
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No One Will Take Your Joy from You from 2021-07-05T10:00
We are commanded to pursue all-satisfying, never-ending, invincible joy. The place we can find, keep, and share this happiness is only in God.
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The Hope of the Gospel from 2021-07-04T10:00
The gospel is the good news that there is hope for sinners — even the worst of us.
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The Doctrine of Perseverance: The Earnest Pursuit of Assurance from 2021-07-03T10:00
If we want to realize full assurance and hope, we must exercise the organ of faith to empower energized obedience.
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The Beautiful Faith of Fearless Submission from 2021-07-02T10:00
A Christian woman hopes in God, fears nothing, and wears the jewelry of godliness.
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The God-Centered Ground of Saving Grace from 2021-07-01T10:00
In every way, God’s saving grace is God-centered. Salvation’s goal is God’s glory and our joy in the praise of his perfection.
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How Do You Keep On Going? from 2021-06-30T10:00
We could never repay the debt we owe God for his grace. But we can honor him by asking for more.
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Pour Out Your Indignation Upon Them from 2021-06-29T10:00
How should we understand the psalms that call down curses on others?
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Not in This or That Mount, but in Spirit and Truth from 2021-06-28T10:00
Only those who know Jesus have the Spirit and know the truth that makes real worship possible.
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Do Not Be Conformed to This World: The Indigenous and Pilgrim Principle of Christian Living from 2021-06-27T10:00
Jesus’s people are in the world, but not of the world. We work for the good of our temporary homes while we always long for more.
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In the Throne Room: The God of Holiness and Hope from 2021-06-26T10:00
When we say that God is holy, we have sailed to the end of language and must worship in silence and wonder.
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The War Within: Flesh Versus Spirit from 2021-06-25T10:00
A Christian is not a person who experiences zero bad desires. A Christian is a person who is at war with every distorted desire by the power of the Spirit.
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What God Has Joined Together, Let Not Man Separate, Part 1 from 2021-06-24T10:00
Jesus calls us to keep our marriage covenant in a way that tells the truth about him.
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For Judgment I Came into This World from 2021-06-23T10:00
Sin blinds us all. We can only stumble about in darkness until Jesus takes us by the hand, and leads us into his heavenly light.
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Our Hope: The Glory of God from 2021-06-22T10:00
If there is any wonder, or awe, or admiration, or fame, or praise, or applause, it belongs to the glory of God.
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The Tragic Cost of Her Cavernous Thirst from 2021-06-21T10:00
Our hearts wander to the sewer even though Jesus offers living water. Only he can transform and satisfy our deepest desires.
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Fear Not, I Am with You, I Am Your God from 2021-06-20T10:00
God is over you, by you, inside you, around you, underneath you. Trust him and do not fear.
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A Call to Love — and to Death from 2021-06-19T10:00
We’ll never love like Jesus loved until we die to ourselves. But in that death, we’ll find more life than we even could have hoped.
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Dying as a Means of Loving from 2021-06-18T10:00
You won’t discover freedom by indulging in whatever you want. True liberty begins when we submit our desires to God.
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Adam, Where Are You? from 2021-06-17T10:00
God has given husbands the responsibility to lead their families. Men, it’s time we get serious about serving.
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Husbands Who Love Like Christ and the Wives Who Submit to Them from 2021-06-16T10:00
Marriage is a living drama of Christ and his church. When husbands lead, families flourish.
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Sustained by Sovereign Grace — Forever from 2021-06-15T10:00
In God’s sovereign, sustaining grace, he promises to hold us and keep us to the very end.
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Let the Nations Be Glad from 2021-06-14T10:00
Jesus has sheep that are not of our fold. He has ransomed a people for himself from every tribe, tongue, and nation.
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You Will Never Be Thirsty Again from 2021-06-13T10:00
Jesus reveals our woeful condition that causes our thirst, and then offers his cup of grace so we never have to thirst again.
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Present Your Bodies As a Living Sacrifice to God from 2021-06-12T10:00
God gave us bodies to make his glory more visible. The aim of showing mercy is showing God.
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All Things for Good, Part 3 from 2021-06-11T10:00
God takes the initiative to cause a person to love him, and he takes the initiative to keep them to the end.
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All Things for Good, Part 2 from 2021-06-10T10:00
If all things work for my good, then I will never be ultimately defeated in the cause of Christ.
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All Things for Good, Part 1 from 2021-06-09T10:00
Whatever comes our way, we can rest assured that God will only give us good through it.
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Manhood and Womanhood Before Sin from 2021-06-08T10:00
God calls men to lead but not in a way that’s domineering or selfish. Husbands should be the first to stoop low to serve.
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The Gospel in the Church for the Obedience of Faith Through Spiritual Gifts from 2021-06-07T10:00
Grace pays the debt we owe God for stealing his glory. And now we owe the gospel to any who still need God’s grace.
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Build Your Life on the Mercies of God from 2021-06-06T10:00
The mercies of God ground our life in Christ. Because he’s immeasurably gracious, we have endless riches forever in him.
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A Generation Passionate for God’s Holiness from 2021-06-05T10:00
When we catch a vision for the incomparable holiness of God, we can’t help but desire to live for and spread his fame.
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The Works of God and the Worship of Jesus from 2021-06-04T10:00
Jesus does the very works of God so that all might know that he himself is God.
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Discern What Pleases God from 2021-06-03T10:00
The ultimate goal of God in everything he does is the glory and fame of his own name.
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If Anyone Loves Me, He Will Keep My Word from 2021-06-02T10:00
Loving Jesus is not a matter of doing excellent things. It’s a matter of delighting in an excellent Savior.
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Perfect Love Casts Out Fear from 2021-06-01T10:00
A life poured out in love for others on the basis of joyful confidence before God yields peace of mind and the hope of a glorious destiny.
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Overflowing Grace for All Who Believe from 2021-05-31T10:00
God’s design in converting Paul is to give you hope for yourself and for the people you want to see converted.
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The Supremacy of God in Missions from 2021-05-30T10:00
God will finish the Great Commission, but he won’t do it without his people being sent and sharing Jesus across cultures.
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The Supremacy of God in Prayer from 2021-05-29T10:00
We don’t honor God mainly by trying to do things for him, but by receiving strength, grace, and love from his endless fountain.
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The Supremacy of God in Preaching from 2021-05-28T10:00
The supremacy of God is the theme of redemptive history, our preaching, and of God.
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A Broken and Contrite Heart God Will Not Despise from 2021-05-27T10:00
Brokenhearted joy colors the entire Christian life. We might struggle along, but in the end, we have ultimate victory in Jesus.
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Spiritual Depression in the Psalms from 2021-05-26T10:00
When we think and feel with the Psalms, we learn how to fight for hope in the most difficult times.
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Songs That Shape the Heart and Mind from 2021-05-25T10:00
The Psalms instruct our minds and our hearts. They combine deep doctrine with full emotion.
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The Just and the Justifier from 2021-05-23T10:00
God could have settled accounts by punishing all sinners with hell. But in his great mercy he makes us his heirs.
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God’s Free Gift of Righteousness from 2021-05-22T10:00
Every single one of us has sinned. We all fall short of God’s glory. But God offers the free gift of righteousness to any who will come to him.
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The Demonstration of God’s Righteousness from 2021-05-21T10:00
God grants us righteousness that not only washes us clean, but makes us bold in the face of any fear.
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Boasting Only in the Cross from 2021-05-20T10:00
When you die, only what you do for Christ will last. You have one life. Don’t waste it on insignificant comforts.
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The Risen Christ — His Peace, Power, and Purpose from 2021-05-19T10:00
Be reconciled to God: receive as a free gift his peace, his power, his purpose.
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God’s Chosen Fast from 2021-05-18T10:00
Pouring ourselves out for others is the path of greatest satisfaction and joy.
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A Fast for Waters That Do Not Fail from 2021-05-17T10:00
Religious fervor is no substitute for righteous living. Our words and actions must flow from love for God and neighbor.
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Loved Flock, Do Not Be Afraid to Give It Away from 2021-05-16T10:00
How you handle what you possess demonstrates where your heart truly lies.
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The Pleasure of God in Public Justice from 2021-05-15T10:00
Having just and honest dealings in the world display our confidence that God always cares and provides for his children.
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Sex and the Single Person from 2021-05-14T10:00
God’s word is every Christian’s infallible guide to maximum sexual fulfillment. The good news for singles is that they are included.
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What Happens When You Die? All Appear Before the Judgment Seat of Christ from 2021-05-13T10:00
In the end, God will judge us all. But our pardon in the blood of Jesus is more than sufficient.
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The Solid Logic of Heaven Holds from 2021-05-12T10:00
If God did not spare his only Son, but gave him up for us, he will surely give us all things with him.
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The Path to Full and Lasting Pleasure from 2021-05-11T10:00
Psalm 16 gives us some of the clearest, most powerful words about our greatest happiness.
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Let Us Walk in the Light of God from 2021-05-10T10:00
If we are not walking in the light, we have no warrant for believing that our sins are covered.
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Blessed Are the Pure in Heart from 2021-05-09T10:00
It is not enough to clean up our act on the outside. Jesus is concerned about our heart. Because from the heart are all the issues of life.
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What Is the Recession For? from 2021-05-08T10:00
God remains in control and fulfills his good purposes, even during an economic downturn or financial collapse.
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The Pleasure of God in All That He Does from 2021-05-06T10:00
God is never constrained to do a thing that he despises. He does whatever he pleases.
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Jesus Is Most Magnified in Us When We Are Most Satisfied in Him from 2021-05-05T10:00
We are all created for God’s glory, and the way we most glorify God is by being satisfied in him.
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God So Loved the World from 2021-05-04T10:00
John 3:16 represents a glorious love, but there is more to God’s love than the free offer of the gospel.
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Children, Heirs, and Fellow Sufferers from 2021-05-02T10:00
Suffering is a great mercy that keeps us from loving this world more than we should.
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The Free Will of the Wind from 2021-05-01T10:00
The wind of God’s Spirit gives new birth to whomever he pleases.
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Single in Christ: A Name Better Than Sons and Daughters from 2021-04-30T10:00
Family relationships are of great value, but the promises and blessings that come from Christ are of infinite value.
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How to Receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit from 2021-04-29T10:00
Christianity is not merely an array of glorious ideas. It is the life-changing experience of the Holy Spirit through faith in Jesus Christ.
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The Danger of Drifting from the Word from 2021-04-28T10:00
Life in this world is like a river, not a lake. We’re all drifting toward something — some of us to eternal life, others eternal destruction.
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Why Expositional Preaching Is Particularly Glorifying to God from 2021-04-27T10:00
Preaching is not conversation or discussion. It’s not casual talk about religious things. Preaching is heralding a message permeated by the sense of God’s greatness.
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Risk and the Cause of God from 2021-04-26T10:00
The Christian life isn’t one of comfort, but sacrificial risk for Jesus and others.
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Consider Your Calling from 2021-04-25T10:00
God’s love for his people is so rich and full that they need the Holy Spirit’s help to really feel it.
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You Will Know the Truth and the Truth Will Set You Free from 2021-04-24T10:00
Jesus is light and life. Only he can set us free from the chains of sin and death.
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Do You See the Joy of God in the Sun? from 2021-04-23T10:00
Through the sky, God ministers humility and hope and healing and happiness.
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Doing the Works of Jesus and Greater Works from 2021-04-22T10:00
God equips his people with everything we need to serve him. And we will do even greater works than Jesus himself.
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