The Biblical Path to Severing Sin and Pursuing HolinessHow can we overcome sin and live in a way that honors God? Many believers attempt to walk upright out of gratitude for what Christ did in the past. But John Piper encourages men and women to look ahead to the grace God provides for us daily—putting faith into action by laying hold of God's promises for the challenges we face.Future Grace offers meditations grounded in solid biblical reflection to...

The Biblical Path to Severing Sin and Pursuing HolinessHow can we overcome sin and live in a way that honors God? Many believers attempt to walk upright out of gratitude for what Christ did in the past. But John Piper encourages men and women to look ahead to the grace God provides for us daily—putting faith into action by laying hold of God's promises for the challenges we face.Future Grace offers meditations grounded in solid biblical reflection to...

John Piper's Meditations for a Heart Satisfied in Christ"Taste and see that the Lord is good!" (Psalm 34:8). Spiritual hunger longs for rich, substantial nourishment. Skillfully prepared by pastor and author John Piper, these fresh meditations will whet your appetite for more of God himself and bring sweetness in your daily communion with Christ.In Taste and See, Piper asks hard questions and finds poignant but practical truths from the Bible on topi...

John Piper's Meditations for Leading a Godward LifeAmid the incessant demands of daily life, it's easy to misplace our affections. This devotional volume by John Piper features 120 meditations that focus on the radical difference it makes when we choose to live with God at the center of all that we do.Ideal for daily reflection, these brief, Scripture-soaked readings touch on issues relevant to our daily lives, including the character of God, the pursuit of h...

John Piper's Meditations for a Heart Satisfied in Christ"Taste and see that the Lord is good!" (Psalm 34:8). Spiritual hunger longs for rich, substantial nourishment. Skillfully prepared by pastor and author John Piper, these fresh meditations will whet your appetite for more of God himself and bring sweetness in your daily communion with Christ.In Taste and See, Piper asks hard questions and finds poignant but practical truths from the Bible on topi...

John Piper's Meditations for Leading a Godward LifeAmid the incessant demands of daily life, it's easy to misplace our affections. This devotional volume by John Piper features 120 meditations that focus on the radical difference it makes when we choose to live with God at the center of all that we do.Ideal for daily reflection, these brief, Scripture-soaked readings touch on issues relevant to our daily lives, including the character of God, the pursuit of h...

Reflecting on forty years of matrimony, John Piper exalts thebiblical meaning of marriage over its emotion, exhorting couples tokeep their covenant for all the best reasons.Even in the days when people commonly stayed married "'til deathdo us part," there has never been a generation whose view ofmarriage was high enough, says Pastor John Piper. That is all themore true in our casual times.Though personal selfishness and cultural bondage obstruct thewonder of God's purpose, ...

There is an appetite for God. And it can be awakened. I invite you to turn from the dulling effects of food and the dangers of idolatry, and to say with some simple fast: "This much, O God, I want you." Our appetites dictate the direction of our lives--whether it be the cravings of our stomachs, the passionate desire for possessions or power, or the longings of our spirits for God. But for the Christian, the hunger for anything besides God can be an arch-enemy. Whil...

“May these meditations become in your life the living embodiment of God’s Word and penetrate to the deep places of your soul. God has a good work to do there.”–John PiperONLY GOD CAN SATISFY YOUR SOUL.Every day, the world takes another step away from God’s truth and into greater moral and spiritual relativism. If your view of life is fed by a steady diet of television news and popular opinion, you’ll find yourself starved, parched, and confused....

WHY?The most important questions anyone can ask are: Why was JesusChrist crucified? Why did he suffer so much? What has this to dowith me? Finally, who sent him to his sdeath? The answer to thelast question is that God did. Jesus was God's Son. The sufferingwas unsurpassed, but the whole message of the Bible leads to thisanswer.The central issue of Jesus' death is not the cause, but themeaning-God's meaning. That is what this book is about. John Piperhas gathered from the N...

The four Gospels are filled with demands straight from the mouthof Jesus Christ. These demands are Jesus' way of showing us who heis and what he expects of us. They are not the harsh demands of ataskmaster. For example, the demand that we come to Jesus is likethe demand of a father to his child in a burning window, "Jump tome!" Or like the demand of a rich, strong, tender, handsome husbandto an unfaithful wife, "Come home!" What Jesus demands from theworld can be summed up as: "Trust and t...

A guided group study that focuses on John Piper's DVD teachingregarding how to fight for true delight in Christ and obtain properaffections for God.Does the command to love God with all our heart, soul, and mindreally obligate us to enjoy God above all things? Joy and delightare emotions after all, so isn't such love simply a decision of thewill, not a feeling?According to John Piper, in this companion to the When IDon't Desire God DVD, emotions are commanded eve...