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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Man Who Reigns in Heaven | 02 oct. 2026 | 00:26:54 | |
Why does Christ’s humanity matter now? John Piper opens Matthew 21:42 to unveil the man rejected by men, reigning from heaven. | |||
| Labor That Is Not in Vain | 01 oct. 2026 | 00:21:20 | |
Can anything done in Christ be wasted? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 15:51–58 to show that life with Christ carries our labor beyond death. | |||
| Death Lost Its Sting | 30 sept. 2026 | 00:29:59 | |
What removes death’s terror? John Piper shows from 1 Corinthians 15:51–58 that Christ took the sting of death our sin deserved. | |||
| Suffering That Shows Christ | 29 sept. 2026 | 00:30:16 | |
How do believers make Christ’s afflictions visible? John Piper opens Colossians 1:24 to show how we joyfully reveal to others what Christ suffered. | |||
| Hope Worth Any Hardship | 28 sept. 2026 | 00:27:30 | |
What makes costly love worth it? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 15:12–19 to show how resurrection hope frees us to take risks for love’s sake. | |||
| A World Fit for Glory | 25 sept. 2026 | 00:30:05 | |
What kind of world awaits God’s children? John Piper opens Romans 8:21 to show creation remade for God’s people to rule and enjoy. | |||
| Groaning for Glory | 24 sept. 2026 | 00:25:41 | |
What hope remains in a world of suffering? John Piper opens Romans 8:18–25 to show God subjecting creation to futility in hope of coming glory. | |||
| Swallowed Up by Life | 23 sept. 2026 | 00:27:52 | |
What happens when life swallows mortality? John Piper shows from 2 Corinthians 5:4 that God remakes our bodies to see and savor his glory. | |||
| Lay Hold of True Life | 22 sept. 2026 | 00:27:16 | |
Why not limit life to what we have here and now? John Piper opens 1 Timothy 6:19 to show that true life is tasted now but fully realized in glory. | |||
| Moses and the Rock That Was Christ | 21 sept. 2026 | 00:20:41 | |
Can guilty people count on God’s help? John Piper opens Exodus 17:1–7 to show that Christ bought the help sinners need. | |||
| Moses and the Presence We Need | 18 sept. 2026 | 00:25:04 | |
What if your greatest need is not relief? John Piper opens Exodus 17:1–7 to show how God’s presence meets our deepest need. | |||
| Joseph and the God Who Works Good | 17 sept. 2026 | 00:29:28 | |
What if God’s good purpose stays hidden for years? John Piper opens Genesis 50:20 to show God working for good while we cannot see it. | |||
| Jonah and the People God Pitied | 16 sept. 2026 | 00:19:11 | |
Why does God rescue rebels? John Piper shows from Jonah 4:1–11 how mercy received becomes mercy shown. | |||
| Jonah and the Glory of Mercy | 15 sept. 2026 | 00:28:25 | |
Can guilty sinners still cry for mercy? John Piper opens Jonah 2:1–10 to show that God hears guilty rebels who cry to him. | |||
| Asa and the Folly of Self-Reliance | 14 sept. 2026 | 00:27:22 | |
Why is self-reliance so foolish? John Piper opens 2 Chronicles 16:9 to show how it forfeits the help God gives to those who trust him. | |||
| Give Your Life for Lasting Gain | 11 sept. 2026 | 00:16:09 | |
What gain is worth risking your whole life for? John Piper opens Psalm 25 to show why joy in God frees us for sacrificial love. | |||
| The Spirit Meets the Mission’s Needs | 10 sept. 2026 | 00:28:38 | |
What help do we have when suffering comes? John Piper opens 1 Peter 4:14 to show how the Spirit comforts God’s people. | |||
| The Spirit Who Opens Eyes | 09 sept. 2026 | 00:28:58 | |
How can rebels come to call Jesus Lord? John Piper shows from 1 Corinthians 12:3 how the Spirit’s power opens eyes to the beauty of Christ. | |||
| Everlasting Joy for Every People | 08 sept. 2026 | 00:24:46 | |
Why suffer for the nations? John Piper opens Hebrews 12:2 to show how future joy sustained Christ and compels us. | |||
| The Light Hell Cannot Hide | 07 sept. 2026 | 00:22:23 | |
Is there a cause worth every risk? John Piper opens the Scriptures to show how Christ brings sinners out of darkness into the light of his joy. | |||
| God’s Love in Christ’s Death | 04 sept. 2026 | 00:20:55 | |
Can we glimpse God’s love in the murder of Christ? John Piper opens Luke 22:1–6 to show that God reveals his love for us in the death he planned for his Son. | |||
| The Sin That Saved the World | 03 sept. 2026 | 00:20:03 | |
How did the darkest sin serve salvation? John Piper opens Luke 22:1–6 to show how God guided Judas’s betrayal to serve our salvation. | |||
| The King Who Dies for Rebels | 02 sept. 2026 | 00:20:08 | |
Why would God give rebels a king? John Piper shows from 1 Samuel 12 how God used Israel’s sin to prepare the way for Christ. | |||
| God’s Plan for a Better King | 01 sept. 2026 | 00:23:35 | |
What can God do with great wickedness? John Piper opens 1 Samuel 12 to show how Israel’s rebellion became the path to Christ the King. | |||
| The Righteous One Who Saves | 31 août 2026 | 00:29:33 | |
What kind of king saves the guilty? John Piper opens Genesis 49:8–10 to show that the Lion of Judah bears the guilt of his people. | |||
| God Meant It for Good | 28 août 2026 | 00:17:16 | |
What if betrayal becomes rescue? John Piper opens Genesis 37 to show how God turned Joseph’s suffering into salvation. | |||
| Scattered Nations, United Praise | 27 août 2026 | 00:30:21 | |
Why did God confuse human speech? John Piper opens Genesis 11:1–9 to show how divided languages become praise for Christ. | |||
| Grace Reigns Through Christ | 26 août 2026 | 00:20:01 | |
How does grace answer Adam’s curse? John Piper shows from Romans 5:12–21 how Christ’s obedience gives life. | |||
| Greater Than Adam | 25 août 2026 | 00:25:22 | |
How does Christ answer Adam’s fall? John Piper opens Romans 5:12–21 to show how grace triumphs over sin through Christ. | |||
| The Devil Has Limits | 24 août 2026 | 00:22:41 | |
What hope is there for blinded hearts? John Piper opens 2 Corinthians 4:4–6 to show that God grants sight by shining Christ’s glory within. | |||
| Satan Is Not Sovereign | 21 août 2026 | 00:22:35 | |
Can the devil act outside Christ’s rule? John Piper opens Mark 1:27 to show that evil spirits obey Jesus’s command. | |||
| Your Worst Enemies Serve Christ | 20 août 2026 | 00:22:41 | |
Are fallen powers outside Christ’s rule? John Piper opens Colossians 1:9–20 to show that even spiritual powers serve to magnify the glory of Jesus. | |||
| Christ Over Every Calamity | 19 août 2026 | 00:24:42 | |
Where is Christ when calamity strikes? John Piper shows from Colossians 1:9–20 how Christ rules over all things for his glory. | |||
| How the Spirit Persuades Us | 18 août 2026 | 00:28:20 | |
How do we know the gospel is true? John Piper opens 1 John 5:7–11 to show how the Spirit himself confirms the gospel by giving us life. | |||
| Does Paul Deserve Our Trust? | 17 août 2026 | 00:27:41 | |
Should we believe Paul’s words? John Piper opens Galatians 1:11–24 to show why Paul’s testimony about Christ can be trusted. | |||
| Scripture Cannot Be Broken | 14 août 2026 | 00:28:15 | |
What did Jesus believe about the Bible? John Piper opens John 10:33–36 to show why Jesus’s trust in God’s word must become ours. | |||
| Can We Trust the Text? | 13 août 2026 | 00:24:48 | |
Can we trust the Bible’s words? John Piper opens 2 Timothy 3:16 to show why the original text matters for our confidence in Scripture’s content. | |||
| How the New Testament Became a Book | 12 août 2026 | 00:28:43 | |
Why did the church need the New Testament? John Piper shows from Hebrews 1:1–2 how Christ’s authority gave rise to apostolic Scripture. | |||
| The Bible Jesus Read | 11 août 2026 | 00:24:53 | |
Where did Jesus look to find God’s words? John Piper opens Luke 24:44 to show that the Old Testament was Christ’s Bible. | |||
| God Defines Truth | 10 août 2026 | 00:14:41 | |
Who gets to define spiritual reality? John Piper opens 1 John 2:23 to show why God’s truth centers on Christ and excludes every rival claim to authority. | |||
| Scripture Speaks | 07 août 2026 | 00:25:10 | |
Does Scripture still have supreme authority today? John Piper opens John 8:42 to show why Christ’s words stand above every competing claim to truth. | |||
| God Begets Faith | 06 août 2026 | 00:26:40 | |
What part do you play in being born again? John Piper opens 1 Peter 1:13–25 to show that God gives new life, enabling us to embrace Christ by faith. | |||
| Kindness That Makes Us New | 05 août 2026 | 00:24:06 | |
What changed when God’s kindness appeared? John Piper shows from Titus 3:1–8 how Christ’s coming brings the mercy that makes sinners new. | |||
| The Firstfruits of a Renewed World | 04 août 2026 | 00:20:29 | |
What does your new birth have to do with the future of the universe? John Piper opens Titus 3:1–8 to show that personal renewal is part of God’s plan to recreate all things. | |||
| God’s Call Creates Life | 03 août 2026 | 00:22:44 | |
What makes the gospel come alive? John Piper opens 1 Peter 1:13–25 to show that God calls dead sinners into living faith. | |||
| The Living Word Imparts Imperishable Life | 31 juil. 2026 | 00:22:52 | |
How does God awaken the dead? John Piper opens 1 Peter 1:13–25 to show that God grants new life through the gospel. | |||
| No Incarnation, No Regeneration | 30 juil. 2026 | 00:22:44 | |
What if Christ never came in the flesh? John Piper opens 1 John 3:1–10 to show that without the incarnate Son, sinners have no new birth. | |||
| Born to Destroy the Devil’s Works | 29 juil. 2026 | 00:21:34 | |
Is there any hope against sin’s power? John Piper shows from 1 John 3:1–10 how God the Son became man to destroy the devil’s works. | |||
| Made Alive for the Kingdom | 28 juil. 2026 | 00:24:56 | |
Why must dead sinners be born again? John Piper opens 1 John 1 to show that new birth frees us for faith, truth, and life. | |||
| Loving Darkness, Hating Light | 27 juil. 2026 | 00:19:30 | |
Why do we resist the light? John Piper opens Ephesians 2:1–10 to show why dead hearts must be born again before coming to the light. | |||
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