Person of Faith

John Piper

John Piper pastored for over 30 years, writes prolifically, and founded the ministry, Desiring God.

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John Piper

John was born in Tennessee and the son of an itinerant evangelist. He is married to Noël and they have 5 children—including one adopted daughter—and 12 grandchildren. John attended Wheaton College in Illinois, received his Bachelor of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary in CA. He received his Doctor of Theology from the University of Munich Germany.

In 1974 he began teaching Biblical Studies at Bethel College until he accepted the call to become the pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church where he pastored for over 30 years. While the pastor at Bethlehem he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and was successfully treated.

John is the founder and lead teacher of DesiringGod.org. and the chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He also authored over 50 books.

Resources:

Ask Pastor John Podcast

Founder of DesiringGod.org

Poems by John

Books

Bethlehem College & Seminary

Bethlehem Baptist Church

Truth:78 Children’s Ministry

Testimony

Article: 20 Min

John Piper’s Candidating Testimony

by John Piper at Desiring God

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I don’t have to remember
a horrible life of sinning
before I was saved
in order to tremble at my sin.

John piper

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What Is A Christian?

A Christian is not a person who believes in his head the teachings of the Bible. Satan believes in his head the teachings of the Bible! A Christian is a person who has died with Christ, whose stiff neck has been broken, whose brazen forehead has been shattered, whose stony heart has been crushed, whose pride has been slain, and whose life is now mastered by Jesus Christ.

by John Piper

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God's Glory: The Aim of the Bible

The whole Bible, properly understood, has this divine purpose and effect: to communicate or display the glory of God. And this pervasive aim of the Scriptures to glorify God, in what they teach and how they teach it, reveals the handiwork of God in the writing of the Bible.

by John Piper | Source

ASK PASTOR JOHN

John Piper’s Testimony

John Piper, 5 Min

ASK PASTOR JOHN

John Piper’s Favorite Hymn

by John Piper, 12 Min

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What Is John Piper’s Favorite Bible Verse?

In my early twenties, one verse took on monumental proportions, and nothing has lodged it from its primary place. To this very day, it’s the main promise I use in my fight against sin, encouraging my heart, and carrying through challenges in ministry. It’s Isaiah 41:10: “Fear not, for I”—this is God talking—“I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

by John Piper | Source

Work

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Preaching is God’s
appointed means
for the conversion of sinners,
the awakening of the church,
and the preservation of the saints.
If preaching fails
in its task,
the consequences are
infinitely terrible.

John Piper

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What Is the Point of Preaching?

Preaching does not come after worship in the order of the service. Preaching is worship. The preacher worships—exults—over the Word, trying his best to draw you into a worshipful response by the power of the Holy Spirit. My job is not simply to see truth and show it to you. (The devil could do that for his own devious reasons.) My job is to see the glory of the truth and to savor it and exult over it as I explain it to you and apply it for you. That’s one of the differences between a sermon and a lecture.

by John Piper | Source

Article: 10 Min

Desiring God:
An Interview with John Piper

by John Piper at Ligonier Ministries

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I am enthralled by the
reality of God and
the power of his Word
to create authentic people.

John Piper

Article: 10 Min

30 Years Ago Today:
How God Called
John Piper to
Become a Pastor

by Justin Taylor at The Gospel Coalition

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For God,
who said,
“Let light shine out of darkness,”
made his light
shine in our hearts
to give us the
light of the
knowledge 
of God’s glory
displayed in the
face of Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:6 ESV

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The Source of a Preacher's Authority

The source of my authority in this pulpit is not… my wisdom; nor is it a private revelation granted to me beyond the revelation of Scripture. My words have authority only insofar as they are the repetition, unfolding and proper application of the words of Scripture. I have authority only when I stand under authority. And our corporate symbol of that truth is the sound of your Bibles opening to the text. My deep conviction about preaching is that a pastor must show the people that what he is saying was already said or implied in the Bible. If it cannot be shown it has no special authority.

by John Piper

Praise & Worship

The Greatness Of Our God

by The Worship Initiative feat. Hannah Hardin and John Marc Kohl

The Crossway Podcast

Verses That Changed My Life

by John Piper, 33 Min

Article: 3 Min

What John Piper Wants You to Know about the Bible

Here's a short a brief recommendation of Pastor John Piper's two books, A Peculiar Glory, and Reading the Bible Supernaturally.

by Crossway

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I’m crying out
to God every day,
“Oh please, let the
last decade (or whatever)
of my life be a
greater-than-ever
magnifying of your
supreme value.”

John Piper

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God is most
glorified in us
when we are most
satisfied in him.

John Piper

Article: 5 Min

“I Write”: A Poem by John Piper

This article and poem not only explains Pastor John's motivation for writing, but also reminds us to wonder at, ponder, and reflect on God’s glory.

by John Piper at Desiring God

Challenges

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John Piper’s Response to Being Diagnosed with Cancer

"This news has, of course, been good for me," Piper wrote. "The most dangerous thing in the world is the sin of self-reliance and the stupor of worldliness. The news of cancer has a wonderfully blasting effect on both. I thank God for that. The times with Christ in these days have been unusually sweet."

by John Piper | Source

Messages: 37 Min

Christ and Cancer

by John Piper

Article: 7 Min

No Maverick Cells in Me: My Deepest Hope During Cancer

by John Piper ar Desiring God

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The Benefit of Suffering

I've never heard anyone say the really deep lessons of life have come in times of ease and comfort. But, I have heard many saints say every significant advance I've ever made in grasping in the depth of God's love and growing deep with Him, have come through suffering.

by John Piper

Messages

Message Series

Romans: The Greatest Letter Ever Written

by John Piper

Messages: 38 Min

Boasting Only in the Cross

by John Piper

Messages: 53 Min

Pray Like This: Hallowed Be Your Name

by John Piper

Messages: 56 Min

How Is Christian Joy Distinct?

by John Piper

Messages: 38 Min

The Love of God Has Been Poured Out Within Our Hearts

by John Piper

Books

Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist

by John Piper | Theology

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Don’t Waste Your Cancer

by John Piper | Counseling

Difficulty: Easy

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When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy

by John Piper | Counseling

Difficulty: Intermediate

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The Pleasures Of God

by John Piper | Theology

Difficulty: Easy

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Person of Faith

John Piper

John Piper’s Candidating Testimony

by John Piper at Desiring God

What Is A Christian?

God's Glory: The Aim of the Bible

What Is John Piper’s Favorite Bible Verse?

What Is the Point of Preaching?

Desiring God: An Interview with John Piper

by John Piper at Ligonier Ministries

30 Years Ago Today: How God Called John Piper to Become a Pastor

by Justin Taylor at The Gospel Coalition

2 Corinthians 4:6 ESV

The Source of a Preacher's Authority

Praise & Worship

The Greatness Of Our God

What John Piper Wants You to Know about the Bible

by Crossway

“I Write”: A Poem by John Piper

by John Piper at Desiring God

John Piper’s Response to Being Diagnosed with Cancer

Christ and Cancer

by John Piper

No Maverick Cells in Me: My Deepest Hope During Cancer

by John Piper ar Desiring God

The Benefit of Suffering

Romans: The Greatest Letter Ever Written

by John Piper

Boasting Only in the Cross

by John Piper

Pray Like This: Hallowed Be Your Name

by John Piper

How Is Christian Joy Distinct?

by John Piper

The Love of God Has Been Poured Out Within Our Hearts

by John Piper

Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist

Don’t Waste Your Cancer

When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy

The Pleasures Of God

And we boast in the hope

of the glory of God.

Romans 5:2 ESV

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Desiring God:
An Interview with John Piper

30 Years Ago Today:
How God Called
John Piper to
Become a Pastor

And we boast
in the hope

of the glory of God.