Marshall Segal | How can we make Jesus look good in life and in death? By enjoying him as better than anything life could ever give — and better than anything death could ever take.

The Thickest Joy on Earth: Why We Love Philippians

Mar 17th, 2024 35m 25s

David Mathis | Why do so many Christians love the book of Philippians? Among other reasons, because the letter is brief, accessible, memorable, and teeming with joy.

The Most Important People in the World: Why Christians Prioritize the Church

Mar 10th, 2024 58m 56s

David Mathis | The Father prioritizes the church by choosing her, the Son prioritizes her by purchasing and purifying her, and the Spirit prioritizes her in his power. So, how do we prioritize the church?

Leaders in the Church: Speaking and Living God’s Word

Mar 3rd, 2024 56m 1s

John Piper | Does church leadership seem endlessly complicated? Take heart. Christian leaders guide God’s people from where they are to where God wants them to go, using God’s methods.

How Jesus Knew the Word: His Secret to Scripture Memory

Feb 29th, 2024 18m 47s

David Mathis | How did Jesus know Scripture so well? The same way we can today: through patient, prayerful meditation on the word of God.

Only One Life: Christ’s Invincible Gospel and Global Mission

Feb 25th, 2024 47m 25s

John Piper | God is sovereign, and he has purposed his gospel to spread to the ends of the earth. Those who give themselves to that purpose are invincible, even through suffering.

How Jesus Met with God: The Pace and Patterns of a Perfect Life

Feb 17th, 2024 18m 8s

David Mathis | Jesus had a full and fruitful ministry, but unlike us, he never seemed hurried or frantic. What can we learn by observing his holy habits during his earthly life?

His Voice in Yours: How Christ Wins the World

Jan 21st, 2024 33m 36s

John Piper | God will have worshipers from every nation on earth. He will win them, and do so through us. We have only to tell them.

How to Please a Happy God: Six Glimpses of the Christian Life

Jan 14th, 2024 43m 57s

David Mathis | What does it look like to walk in a way that is pleasing to God — to live so that God delights in the aroma of our lives?

Gain What You Cannot Lose: The Joy of World Mission with Jesus

Jan 7th, 2024 38m 29s

John Piper | When Christ calls us to the mission field with him, he calls us to deny shallow pleasures, die to ourselves, and enjoy greater and greater delight in him.

Christmas Was and Christmas Is: The Whole Story of Advent

Dec 10th, 2023 39m 19s

David Mathis | How do you need God’s help this Advent? What need seems most pressing? Press into the message of Christmas, and you’ll find hope and help in time of need.

Jesus Came to Save: Ten Great Realities of Christmas

Dec 3rd, 2023 38m 35s

John Piper | The birth of John the Baptist was great, but the birth of Jesus Christ was infinitely greater. John prepared for salvation, but Jesus purchased it.

Man of War and Grace: The Greatest of Israel’s Kings

Nov 25th, 2023 34m 17s

David Mathis | Some may not think of David, the shepherd king, as particularly masculine, but Scripture paints him in a far more manly and glorious light.

Do Not Believe Every Spirit: The Threat and Defeat of False Teaching Today

Oct 27th, 2023 36m 8s

John Piper | Are biblical warnings about false prophets still relevant? Yes, the threat looms as large today as in the first century.

Before You Quit the Ministry: Learning to Count Like Jesus

Oct 26th, 2023 48m 2s

David Mathis | Good pastors are not naive: ministry comes with many costs. Even so, Christ has not called us to an impossible, joyless task. The cross proves otherwise.

What’s It Like to Be a Christian? Faith, Obedience, and Living as Strangers

Oct 8th, 2023 39m 39s

David Mathis | What is Christian faith? Hebrews 11 not only answers the question but tells us what faith feels like, and how it leads to obedience, and living as exiles in this world.

Whose Son Is the Messiah? King David and the God of Israel

Sep 30th, 2023 39m 8s

John Piper | When Jesus asks the Pharisees how David calls the Messiah “Lord,” they refuse to answer. What made that seemingly simple question so incendiary?

God Is: The Life-Altering Reality of Sheer Divine Existence

Sep 25th, 2023 38m 9s

John Piper | God is. No reality is more mind-boggling, more valuable, more life-altering, more electrifying than the absolute being of God.

Grace Will Order All Your Pain: Retirement Message for Dana Olson

Aug 20th, 2023 42m 33s

John Piper | What is sovereign, sustaining grace? It is not grace that spares us pain, but grace that orders our pain — and then sustains us through the pain.

The Leader You Long to Follow

Aug 13th, 2023 40m 7s

David Mathis | From principals to presidents, leadership failures fill the news. We long for someone in power to lead with wisdom and fairness. Praise God, the ideal king has come.

The Spell That Opened Heaven: Funeral Message for Daniel Fuller (1925–2023)

Jul 29th, 2023 23m 52s

John Piper | Romans 8:32 is perhaps the greatest verse in the Bible. No other text quite describes how far God has gone for our salvation and will go for our joy.

The Final Hours of Suffering: Funeral Message for Nancy Nelson (1952–2023)

Jun 7th, 2023 25m 23s

John Piper | God’s word speaks to the mysteries of suffering. We will only bear pain well as we begin to see it like he does.

Happy Pastors Make Healthy Churches

May 28th, 2023 40m 52s

John Piper | Christ’s blood bought more than our pardon, precious as it is. His death also purchased the power we need to live a radical Christian life.

Why We Sing About the Blood

May 21st, 2023 40m 20s

David Mathis | Why do Christians sing about blood? Because of what happened at the cross, the otherwise morbid topic becomes one of glory, thanks, and praise.