11/02/2026
Better Than Gold
Why is wisdom more satisfying than wealth? John Piper opens Proverbs 24:13 to show how wisdom leads to everlasting happiness that riches cannot buy.Watch Now
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11/02/2026
Peace for Second-Guessers
How do we know when we’ve worked hard enough? Pastor John offers six ways to fight anxiety and rest in the grace of Christ.Listen Now
11/01/2026
The Tyranny of Preferences
Desires are funny things. They drive everything we do, and yet, like the engine in a car, we rarely look at them. As the Book says, man’s heart is deep water and all that. But wise men, like C.S. Lewis, pop the hood and force us to inspect the desires that move us. In The Screwtape Letters, he shows
10/31/2026
1 Corinthians 3:5–9, Part 1: God, Not the Seed Sower, Gives Life
Although Paul’s evangelistic work and Apollos’s ongoing teaching were essential to the Corinthians’ faith, only God could make that faith grow.Watch Now
10/31/2026
The Pull of Rome and the Promise of Grace
A member of your small group confesses, seemingly out of the blue, that he’s been attending Mass. Next, you hear a deacon wonder aloud if we really needed to break with Rome. Then a family member announces that she has “crossed the Tiber,” meaning she has converted to Roman Catholicism.Such conversa
10/30/2026
Worldliness and the Friendship of God
If you’re a faithful follower of Jesus today, try this experiment: Imagine that in five years you have completely walked away from Jesus.You’re not questioning or struggling or arguing anymore. You’re not wrestling with whether to stay or leave the church. You never open the Bible. You have almost n
10/30/2026
The Path to Lasting Happiness
What keeps us from seeking happiness in substitutes? John Piper opens Proverbs 4:1–13 to show that wisdom leads us to lasting joy in God.Watch Now
10/29/2026
Was Piper Unprepared?
In 1980, Bethlehem Baptist Church hired 34-year-old John Piper as lead pastor. Pastor John reflects on the life experience and biblical worldview that prepared him for ministry.Listen Now
10/28/2026
Of Ghosts and Glory
I really enjoy October 31. It’s not just pumpkins and spice. A big part is that we’ve had young kids for the last fifteen years. Another part is that I’m a Calvinist and very happy Protestant.Halloween presents a challenge and an opportunity to young Christian families: we don’t want to participate