“Once upon a time, there was a safe, private place to take your controversial stand for Jesus. No more. If you are… — John Piper Copy Share Image
God is at work in the worst of times. He is at work doing a thousand things no one can see but… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The really wonderful moments of joy in this world are not the moments of self-satisfaction, but self-forgetfulness. Standing on the edge of… — John Piper Copy Share Image
We look at life from the back side of the tapestry. And most of the time, what we see is loose threads,… — John Piper Copy Share Image
I am not a good example of an urban pastor. Because of the way I believe God calls me to use my… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“When something drops into your life that seems to threaten your future, remember this: the first shockwaves of the bomb are not… — John Piper Copy Share Image
I've never heard anyone say the really deep lessons of life have come in times of ease and comfort. But, I have… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“It is only a matter of time till the reality of the rest of the world comes home. And all the while… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“The only life I have left to live is future life. The past is not in my hands to offer or alter.… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“Less extreme is the simple costliness in time and convenience and money and effort to replace excessive and addictive leisure with acts… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Faith stands or falls on the truth that the future with God is more satisfying than the one promised by sin. Where… — John Piper Copy Share Image
One of the great uses of Twitter and Facebook will be to prove at the Last Day that prayerlessness was not from… — John Piper Copy Share Image
God was alive when this universe exploded into existence. He was alive when Socrates drank his poison. He was the living God… — 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
Don't ever think that the sin of your past means there is no hope for your future. — John Piper Copy Share Image
“The really wonderful moments of joy in this world are not moments of self-satisfaction, but self-forgetfulness.” — John Piper Copy Share Image
“God is willing and able to turn his judgements into joys . . . Don't ever think that the sin of your… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Darkness comes. In the middle of it, the future looks blank. The temptation to quit is huge. Don't. You are in good… — John Piper Copy Share Image
We can say that true gratitude does not give rise to the debtor's ethic because it gives rise to faith in future… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“What I have learned from about twenty years of serious reading is this: It is sentences that change my life, not books.… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Waiting for the Lord in a season of darkness should not be a time of inactivity. We should do what we can… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Whenever your heart starts to be anxious about the future, preach to your heart and say, 'Heart, who do you think you… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“The reason God knows the future is because he plans the future and accomplishes it.” — John Piper Copy Share Image
The only answer in these modern times, as in all other times, is the blood of Christ. When our conscience rises up… — 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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Evangelicals are distraught over the state of America because they have not been taught that we're aliens here. — John Piper Copy Share Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image