Daily Word

05/12/2026
Keep Praying for a Breakthrough
Once, long ago, you prayed for a loved one’s salvation earnestly and often. Now, you still pray sometimes, but you can barely bring yourself to hope for the answer.Or maybe you once pleaded for grace against a stubborn character flaw or besetting sin. Now, you’ve succumbed to a sort of fatalism abou
05/12/2026
Why Does Not Commanding Serve Love? Philemon 8–14, Part 2
Paul knows what he wants Philemon to do, but he chooses not to command it. Why? He wants something deeper than rote obedience: genuine love.Watch Now
05/11/2026
Scripture: From God, Through Men, by the Spirit
How can you know the Bible speaks with more than human authority? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 2 Peter 1:20–21 to show the nature of Scripture.Watch Now
05/11/2026
When Obedience Is Evil
How should Christians respond when an authority asks them to sin? Pastor John encourages believers to respect earthly institutions without compromising God’s word.Listen Now
05/10/2026
This Little Light of Mine: Why Don’t I Let It Shine?
I awoke in a dark wood. Spirits darted in the shadows, and death made easy prey of men.How would anyone find the narrow path of safety in such an unbelieving world? Man, woman, and child stepped over the slain into the grave, one after another.The Wood was named Without Hope and Without God. I heard
05/09/2026
The Glory of God in His Glorious Church
God fulfills his purpose for the church by his work in the church: He magnifies his grace by beautifying his people.Watch Now
05/09/2026
Missions Will Draw Out the Worst in You
Before I became a missionary, I assumed missionaries were supposed to be super-saints — un-caped crusaders faithfully following God anywhere and everywhere. I (almost) imagined them arriving on the field with a voice from heaven introducing them: “Holier than your local pastor. More powerful than a
05/09/2026
Faith Is the Freedom to Love: Philemon 8–14, Part 1
Paul could have commanded Philemon, with all the force of an apostle, to treat his runaway slave with love. So, why does Paul prefer to appeal to Philemon’s faith?Watch Now
05/08/2026
A Book That Recentered My Soul and My Sermons
If you were to name a book that profoundly shaped your life and ministry as a pastor, which would you choose? For me, one answer comes easily.I first read God Is the Gospel soon after its release in 2005. At that point, I think I had read everything John Piper had written (and had been profoundly af
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