Big-God Preaching for God-Hungry People
Pastor, all your hearers are hungry for the living God, even if they don’t know it or can’t name it. And only big-God preaching will enduringly satisfy them.Watch Now
He Welcomed Her Worship: The Holy Waste of Holy Wednesday
Often in the Gospels, the true worshipers of Jesus are those who are willing to make a scene for him. They yell. They plead. They run. They reach. They do whatever it takes to be near Jesus, whatever others may think.A few men rip up a roof to get Jesus’s attention. A mother weeps and wails after hi
The Call to Christian Unity
Do you ever seek significance by aligning with influential leaders? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper unpacks 1 Corinthians 1:10–17 to reveal the profound dangers of this impulse.Watch Now
He Loved Us Through Loneliness: The Hidden Pain of Holy Tuesday
Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. (John 16:32)Two thousand years later, we tend to associate Holy Week with togetherness — with gatherings on Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and maybe more. But the firs
A Call to Courageous Ministry: 1 Timothy 6:13–16, Part 1
Courage does not come from knowing an opponent to be weak. It comes from knowing our God to be strong. God gives us life, and he sustains it.Watch Now
God Withholds Nothing We Need
If God has already promised not to withhold anything good from us, then does asking him for more imply that yesterday’s good wasn’t good enough?Listen Now
He Cursed the Barren Tree: The Parable of Holy Monday
It’s Monday. The dusty track between Bethany and Jerusalem is busy with the typical traffic: Farmers bring their produce into the city, the more successful driving braying donkeys. A young lawyer-in-training walks as quickly as dignity allows to get to his studies in time. A family arrives to celebr
The King Who Speaks and Saves
Can you trust Christ’s words before you see their effect? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to John 4:43–54 to show what it means to trust in Jesus for the right reasons.Watch Now
He Dared to Ride a Donkey: The Prophetic Riddle of Palm Sunday
Jesus dared to ride a donkey into Jerusalem.We might be so familiar with Palm Sunday that we overlook what an audacious move this was. Don’t let the palm branches distract you. The point of the greenery is the man lifted up on the back of the beast. Along with clearing the temple with a whip, this w
Fight for Faith! Take Hold of Life! 1 Timothy 6:11–12, Part 2
How do you take hold of eternal life? You have faith in Jesus. You believe in him, hold tight to him, treasure him, and refuse to let him go.Watch Now