No one will be able to rise to the magnificence of the missionary cause who does not feel the magnificence of Christ. — John Piper Copy Share Image
Maintaining joy in God takes 'work'; that is, it's a fight against every impulse for alien joys and every obstacle in the… — John Piper Copy Share Image
When I believe in Jesus, I am united to Christ. Therefore, what he did and achieved becomes mine by this union through… — John Piper Copy Share Image
I measure Your love for me by the magnitude of the wrath I deserved, and the wonder of Your mercy by putting… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Marriage is not mainly about prospering economically. It is mainly about displaying the covenant keeping love between Christ and his Church — John Piper Copy Share Image
“One way to describe this problem is to say that when these people “receive Christ,” they do not receive him as supremely… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The purpose of the Lord's Supper is to receive from Christ the nourishment and strength and hope and joy that come from… — John Piper Copy Share Image
We are not as Christ-centered and cross-cherishing as we should be, because we do not ponder the truth that everything good, and… — John Piper Copy Share Image
So the main question is not, Which humans brought about the death of Jesus but, What did the death of Jesus bring… — John Piper Copy Share Image
A Christian is not a person who believes in his head the teachings of the Bible. Satan believes in his head the… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The best news of the Christian gospel is that the supremely glorious Creator of the universe has acted in Jesus Christ's death… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Husbands and wives, recognize that in marriage you have become one flesh. If you live for your private pleasure at the expense… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Marriage is not mainly about prospering economically; it is mainly about displaying the covenant-keepin g love between Christ and his church. Knowing… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The pursuit of joy in God is not optional. It is not an 'extra' that a person might grow into after he… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The Bible says he was raised not just after the blood-shedding, but by it. This means that what the death of Christ… — John Piper Copy Share Image
When I pray for revival I pray first for the most radical thing: The utter devotion and allegiance of your hearts to… — John Piper Copy Share Image
And in these last hours, the lifetime of this year passes before my eyes, and I face the inevitable question: Did I… — John Piper Copy Share Image
But whatever you do, find the God-centered, Christ-exalting, Bible-saturated passion of your life, and find your way to say it and live… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Humble us, O God, under your mighty hand, and let us rise, not as professionals, but as witnesses and partakers of the… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“The call of Christ is a call to live a life of sacrifice and loss and suffering--a life that would be foolish… — John Piper Copy Share Image
I do not appeal to you to screw up your courage and sacrifice for Christ. I appeal to you to renounce all… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The way of the cross is the way of suffering. Christians are called to die, not kill, in order to show the… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The giving of the Quran is in Islam what the incarnation of Christ is to Christianity. If this is so, then Quran-burning… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The greatest cause in the world is joyfully rescuing people from hell, meeting their earthly needs, making them glad in God, and… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Some of you will die in the service of Christ. That will not be a tragedy. Treasuring life above Christ is a… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Without the renewed mind, we will distort the Scriptures to avoid their radical commands for self-denial, and love, and purity, and supreme… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The Gospel is the news that Jesus Christ, the Righteous One, died for our sins and rose again, eternally triumphant over all… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Christ did not die to make good works merely possible or to produce a half-hearted pursuit. He died to produce in us… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“When God appoints the gospel of his Son as the universal remedy for the guilt and corruption of mankind, and we diminish… — John Piper Copy Share Image
When you are deeply peaceful and confident that, because of Christ, God will bring you safely to his eternal kingdom and be… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Life and death! They seem like complete opposites-at great enmity with each other. But for Paul-and for all who share his faith-there… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The highest act of love is the giving of the best gift, and, if necessary, at the greatest cost, to the least… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The highest meaning and the most ultimate purpose of marriage is to put the covenant relationship of Christ and his church on… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Oh that God would help me waken in you a single passion for a single great reality that would unleash you, and… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Don't wait for a feeling or love in order to share Christ with a stranger. You already love your heavenly Father, and… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The suffering of sickness and the suffering of persecution have this in common: they are both intended by Satan for the destruction… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“And Christ "will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him."… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“The ultimate difference between God's wisdom and man's wisdom is how they relate to the glory of God's grace in Christ crucified.… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The murders of Newtown are a warning to me - and you. Not a warning to see our schools as defenseless, but… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The critical question for our generation—and for every generation— is this: If you could have heaven, with no sickness, and with all… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“Even in the miserable guilt we feel over our beastlike insensitivity, the glory of God shines. If God were not gloriously desirable, why would… — John Piper Copy Share
The absence of God in most spheres of life is perceived to be normal, and even Christians feel it as normal - which is… — John Piper Copy Share
“The Spirit inspired the Word and therefore He goes where the Word goes. The more of God's Word you know and love, the more… — John Piper Copy Share
Do you feel loved by God because you believe he makes much of you, or because you believe he frees you and empowers you… — John Piper Copy Share
“Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn't. Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man. When this age is over, and… — John Piper Copy Share
What is sin? It is the glory of God not honored. The holiness of God not reverenced. The greatness of God not admired. The… — John Piper Copy Share
Love is doing what will enthrall the beloved with the greatest and longest joy. What will enthrall the beloved this way is the glory… — John Piper Copy Share
Evangelicals are distraught over the state of America because they have not been taught that we're aliens here. — John Piper Copy Share
“Worship is the highest moral act a human can perform, so the only basis and motivation for it that many people can conceive is… — John Piper Copy Share
Do you love the cross because it makes much of you? Or do you love it because it enables you to enjoy and eternity… — John Piper Copy Share
“job 14:1 man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of troubles "If that isn't your experience now it… — John Piper Copy Share
“Not to aim to show God is not to love, bc God is what we need the most deeply. And to have all else… — John Piper Copy Share
God has given us prayer as a wartime walkie-talkie so that we can call headquarters for everything we need as the kingdom of Christ… — John Piper Copy Share
Ignatius, when he heard the clock strike, would say, "Now I have another hour to answer for." (Eph. 5:16) — John Piper Copy Share
