Find Out How to Receive Forgiveness from God
Acts 13:38 declares, “Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.” What is forgiveness and Read more
Bible Messages
God Did Not Spare His Own Son
Some truth leaves us almost speechless. Romans 8:28–30 left Paul almost speechless. All things work for your good — God sees to it, because he foreknew you, Read more
The Insanity of Trusting Yourself
Why does God have such a beef with human wisdom? Listen to this: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of Read more
All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God — Continue in It
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you Read more
You Are Not the Author of Your Story
You’re probably like me — you like a good story. Whether it’s a TV drama, a box office hit movie, or a best-selling novel, we Read more
When a Lover of Good Thinks About Evil
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. . . . You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, Read more
How Do I Live Like a Son Rather Than a Slave?
Audio Transcript Today’s question is from Jordan. “Good afternoon, Pastor John. I was recently listening to episode 1322, “He Killed His Wife and Children — Read more
The Glory of God and Why We Sing
We are going to talk about the relationship between the glory of God and Christian singing in corporate worship. So we have lots of words Read more
If My Words Abide in You
John Piper began this sermon by reciting Psalm 1, Psalm 16, Psalm 103,Romans 5:1–8, Romans 8, Matthew 6:25–34, and 1 Corinthians 13. The point of reciting Read more
Child of God: One Day Your War Will End
Nearly all Christians are familiar with the armor of God in Ephesians 6:10–20. But fewer are aware that the armor Paul describes traces its roots back to Read more
Our Hope: The Appearing of Jesus Christ
For the grace of God has appeared for the salvation of all men, training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions, and to live sober, Read more
God Does Not Forgive Excuses
Very few of us fail to learn, at some point in our growing-up years, the fine art of the fake apology. We have spoken a Read more
Why Did God Create the World?
After the question: Does God exist? to which God answers, I Am (Exodus 3:14), the next question that has shaped us most deeply at Bethlehem is: Why did God Read more
Is God Angry at Me When I Sin?
As you can imagine, we get a lot of questions about what it means to live as a child of God. We go from being Read more
The Precious Power of the Blood: Five Benefits Christ Purchased for You
There is pow’r, pow’r, wonder-working pow’rIn the precious blood of the Lamb. Happy memories flood my mind when I hear these words. We sang them Read more
For the Bride Set Before Him
The Splendor of the Local Church The smell of the place is what I remember most. That nearly universal odor of old church buildings that simultaneously Read more
Sacred Weapons for Spiritual War:
Wearing the Whole Armor of God Over recent years, there have been many television shows aimed at helping people get properly dressed. Sometimes the premise revolves Read more
Lionhearted and Lamblike: The Christian Husband as Head, Part 2
Lionhearted and Lamblike: The Christian Husband as Head, Part 1 What Does It Mean to Lead? Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Read more
Lionhearted and Lamblike: The Christian Husband as Head, Part 1
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is Read more
The Seven Last Words of Jesus Christ and Their Significance
The seven statements that Jesus Christ made on the cross were (not in any particular order): (1) Matthew 27:46 tells us that about the ninth hour Jesus Read more
Why God Gives Us More Than We Can Handle
The next time someone says that God doesn’t give us more than we can handle, point them to Judges 7. God’s instructing Gideon to take Read more
If We Could See What Happens On Sunday from Heaven
Have you ever caught yourself looking past Sunday morning? Has the promise of the week ahead ever begun to eclipse the wonder of gathering with Read more
The Path to Full and Lasting Pleasure
The main point of Psalm 16, at least as I understand it, is this: God will bring you — body and soul — through life Read more
Jesus Is Most Magnified in Us When We Are Most Satisfied in Him
God is most glorified in you when you are most satisfied in him and since God created the universe to be glorified in, therefore, our Read more
Grab Hold of God: – The Importance of Wrestling in Prayer
I struggle with knowing how to pray. Should I trust that everything is in God’s hands and rest knowing he will do the best thing Read more
We Sin Because We Forget: How do you stop committing a certain sin?
How do you stop committing a certain sin? Some suggestions may involve putting guardrails up around areas of temptation or being held accountable by trustworthy Read more
If My Words Abide in You
The preacher (John Piper) began this sermon by reciting Psalm 1, Psalm 16, Psalm 103,Romans 5:1–8, Romans 8, Matthew 6:25–34, and 1 Corinthians 13. The point Read more
How to Confront Disappointment with God’s Promise
I hung up the phone, discouraged. Weeks before, a leader in our church told me they might have to leave the country because of work. Read more
Why Did God Create Us? How God Answers Today’s Skeptics?
Did God just make me to punish me? Why did he create me in the first place? To what end? Huge, massive questions arrive every Read more
10 Things “Yahweh” Means
God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God Read more