Daily Word

08/20/2025
When Weakness Overwhelms Us
Misery loves company, but joy craves a crowd.Eternities before the cosmos, there was the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit enjoying each other in rapturous delight. But the Trinity was thinking of a bigger crowd. God’s plan was to gather countless sons and daughters into his thunderous waterfall of joy.I
08/20/2025
When Wonders Overshadow Christ
What’s missing from counterfeit faith? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Acts 8:9–24 to expose a belief amazed by wonders yet blind to sin and the worth of Christ.Watch Now
08/19/2025
Disciple-Making in a Busy Season
I can remember a time when disciple-making sounded more doable. My days had more margin for late nights, spontaneous meals, and extended fellowship. Fewer responsibilities demanded my time. Discipling others in a life-on-life way didn’t sound easy, but it did sound more manageable than it does now.B
08/19/2025
Why False Teaching Is Like Gangrene: 2 Timothy 2:16–19, Part 1
Irreverent babble leads only to more ungodliness. John Piper warns against teaching that is as poisonous as it is empty.Watch Now
08/18/2025
We Can’t Endure on Our Own
What might Simon of Cyrene teach us about supporting one another in trials? Pastor John digs into the perseverance of the saints and the church’s crucial role.Listen Now
08/18/2025
The Servant Called Death
What does Satan want death to do to you? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Acts 7:54–8:1 to show how God makes death serve his people, not destroy them.Watch Now
08/17/2025
When Joy Feels Unthinkable
Has someone led you to think that suffering and joy cannot coexist, that you could never be truly happy while going through something hard?Maybe no one has actually said that to you, but your whole life has taught you that everyone suffers, that a precious few are sometimes happy — but that no one c
08/16/2025
Finally Done with Porn
In 1656, Puritan minister John Owen (1616–1683) wrote The Mortification of Sin, calling Christians to put sin to death by the power of the Holy Spirit. Although Owen is infamous for his challenging prose, Sinclair Ferguson points out that Owen originally addressed the book to teenagers as “a series
08/16/2025
God’s Mission Triumphs Through Prayerful Suffering
As Jesus bleeds in Gethsemane and then submits to arrest, we see that the mission of God triumphs through prayerful suffering, not the self-defending sword.Watch Now