John Piper Sermons

Shall we long for the Christ less than Anna longed for him?

Perhaps the Christian church has not used all the spiritual resources available to us in the effort to overcome darkness.

Fasting is God's testing ground—and healing ground.

We have tasted the wine of Christ's presence by his Spirit and cannot now be satisfied until the consummation of joy arrives.

The course of history has been changed again and again through the fasting of God's people.

If our efforts to spread the gospel to the least reached will ever succeed, the mercy of God must be our motive and the glory of God must be our goal.

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Why does eternity exist? It exists because it will take that long for us to know the inexhaustible glories of God.

Believe on Jesus and you shall not perish but have eternal life.

God loves you so much that he gave his Son for you. If you believe in him, you’ll have eternal life.

Perishing means wrath; it means fiery torment; it means separation from God; and it lasts forever.

If God called you to his glory, he's going to get you to his glory.

Humility is what we need if we hope to find rest in the promises of God.

When the Chief Shepherd comes, he is going to call elders to account and say, "Did you feed my sheep?"

Great affliction + deep poverty + abundant joy = great generosity.

John Piper | When the preacher’s own heart sings with the glories of God, he can’t help but overflow to his people in the pulpit.

John Piper | Preaching not only shows the content and truth of Scripture, but is an act of praise that helps others see and savor God.

John Piper | Preaching shouldn’t aim mainly at meeting felt needs, but at painting, singing, and heralding the glories of God in Scripture.

King Jesus stores his greatest joys for us not in the courtyard where the sun always shines, but deep in the cellars of affliction.

What did Peter mean when he wrote that the end of all things is at hand?