Podcast appearances and mentions of John Piper

How do we craft a personal mission statement? Pastor John helps us draw the details of our lives into God's ultimate purpose.

Be thankful for the past grace from the last year, and be confident in the future grace for the new year.

What kind of faith survives devastation? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 1:1–22 to reveal a God so worthy that he's worshiped even when ten children are lost.

The lifetime of this year passes before our eyes, and we face the inevitable question: Did we live it well?

What prepares faith for life's hardest trials? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 1–2 to show how knowing God's purpose keeps us steady when pain strikes.

When God works in our hearts by the blood of Christ, we feel and think and act in ways more pleasing to him.

How does hearing become believing? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 2  Corinthians 4:4–6 to show that the call of God is not mere persuasion but mighty creation.

What task could be so important that an apostle would leave behind a trusted friend to see it accomplished? For Paul, it was establishing leaders in the churches.

How can we make New Year's resolutions in a way that honors God? Pastor John explains the mystery of fulfilling resolves in the strength of another.

Flee from the wrath of God, tremble with joy that you are saved, and rescue others along the way.

What came first — our choice or God's? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Deuteronomy 10:14–15 to reveal that God's saving love is not earned but freely given.

Study the glory of God. Treasure it in all things and above all things. Then study your soul. Know why you treasure glories that are not God's glory.

God did not create humans in his image to be aimless, like lifeless leaves blown around in the backyard of life. He created us to be purposeful.

David Mathis | Where do we find more of God's grace to increase our joy in Christ? God has created patterns for us to follow in reading, prayer, and fellowship.

Paul had a trusted messenger all over the Roman Empire, grounded in the same faith and so dear to him that he called him his child. Who was this Titus?

Christ's death was judgment on him because he bore our sins (not his own), and it was mercy toward us who trust him.

Can controversial truth still nourish faith? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows how the doctrine of election strengthens us with unchanging divine mercy.

I hope your celebration of Christmas yesterday was full of joy with friends and family. This week I've been focusing on all the blessings we have because of that first Christmas. I want to quote today from the Advent book, Joy to the World, by John Piper. He writes: My favorite Christmas text centers on humility. . . Though he was in the form of God, [Jesus] did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross (Philippians 2:6-8). Jesus' humility was a conscious act of putting himself in a lowly, servant role for the good of others. His humility did not arise from being finite or fallible or sinful…Jesus' humility did not arise from any sense of defect in himself, but from a sense of fullness in himself put at the disposal of others for their good. It was a voluntary lowering of himself to make the height of his glory available for sinners to enjoy.[1] Did you ever think about the fact that Jesus humbled himself? But he wasn't humble for the same reasons we are—or should be. He was willing to take on human flesh, leave his glory in Heaven with the Father, and endure the humiliation of death on a cross. “The way that Jesus accomplished our gracious salvation was through voluntary, conscious self-lowering in servant-like obedience to the point of death (Piper, 2018).” All for you and me! I close this Christmas week with a verse from the carol “Once in David's Royal City:” And our eyes at last shall see him, through his own redeeming love; For that child so dear and gentle, is our Lord in heaven above, And he leads his children on, to the place where he is gone. — [1] Piper, J. (2018). Joy to the World.

How can we root our joy in Jesus rather than in his gifts? Pastor John gives four strategies for loving God in and above every gift.

Jesus offers you a clear purpose for living, hope that your failures will be forgiven, and help in your fight against sin.

Where does lasting peace begin? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 2:1–20 to show that all true peace flows from being made right with God through faith in Christ.

Jesus appeared in the world for two reasons: to help us stop sinning, and to satisfy God's anger when we do sin.

What really happened that first Christmas? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 2:1–20 to show how God entered history to bring real peace through a real Savior.

Look to Jesus this Christmas. Receive the reconciliation that he purchased. Don't put the gift on the shelf unopened.

What if eternity isn't endless sameness but endless discovery? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 3:16 to explore the ever-deepening joy of life with God.

When Paul talks about the hope of eternal life, he considers the word a crucial ingredient — but does he mean the word he preached or the Word who became flesh?

What does it feel like to meet the living God in the pages of Scripture? Pastor John gives us a glimpse into a profound encounter with God.

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The whole Bible is written that you might be awakened to the wonder that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who came into the world.

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What does it mean to truly believe? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 3:16 to show that saving faith rests in the Son who reveals the heart of the Father.

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Jesus's birth was not a coming into being of a new person, but a coming into the world of an infinitely old person.

If you want to give a gift to God this Christmas, walk off the assembly line of sin and don't go back. Take up your place, instead, in the picket line of love.

David Mathis | When Jesus came to Bethlehem, and later to Jerusalem, he was not the king we expected. He was far, far better.

Before the beginning of time, God promised eternal life — and not only that, but he planned everything it would take to bring about his purposes.

Forgiven, we are indestructible. Satan's plan was to condemn God's followers in God's own courtroom. But now, in Christ, there is no condemnation.

How do we measure God's love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 3:16 to show God's love by the priceless Son he gave and the unworthy sinners he gave him to.

How do we avoid falling into spiritual complacency amid daily routines? Pastor John warns of the danger of viewing God as a nonfactor in everyday life.

Distrust God's mercy, and all is lost. But conquer here, and nothing can harm you for a million ages.

Why would God warn us of wrath? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 3:16 to show how fear can help to drive us to the saving love of Christ.

God put our sins on his Son and judged them there, so that he could put them out of his mind, and deal with us mercifully and remain just.

What if more money meant less joy? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 16:1–9 to show how generosity frees us from emptiness and stores up eternal welcome.

God delights to show his power through apparent defeat. He sometimes retreats in order to win strategic victories.

What are you chasing that won't last? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 12:32–34 to show why the truly rich are those who treasure what death cannot touch.

How should we respond when we face accusations, especially if they seem unwarranted? Pastor John helps us bear all kinds of criticism with gutsy guilt.

Jesus came that we might have Life, now and forever. Make your Now the richer and deeper this Christmas by drinking at the fountain of Forever. It is so near.

What if the God who rules the universe delights to give you everything? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 12:32 to show God's joy in giving his flock the kingdom.