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Classic sermons from John Piper to help you see Christ clearly and treasure him truly. Five days a week, 20 minutes per episode. Hosted by Dan Cruver.

Episode Date
The Holy Spirit Testifies
Dec 02, 2024
Does Paul Speak the Truth?
Nov 29, 2024
How Did Jesus Think About the Scriptures?
Nov 28, 2024
Do We Have the Original Words of Scripture?
Nov 27, 2024
What Books Make Up the New Testament?
Nov 26, 2024
What Books Make Up the Old Testament?
Nov 25, 2024
What Is True?
Nov 22, 2024
Why the Bible Matters
Nov 21, 2024
Secure in God’s Hands
Nov 20, 2024
The Bold Preacher
Nov 19, 2024
Anointed by God
Nov 18, 2024
Where Confidence Comes From
Nov 15, 2024
Choose to Share in Suffering
Nov 14, 2024
God Is a Consuming Fire
Nov 13, 2024
Don’t Be Careless About Christ
Nov 12, 2024
Encourage Each Other
Nov 11, 2024
Consider Jesus and Each Other
Nov 08, 2024
Freed from an Evil Conscience
Nov 07, 2024
Draw Near with Confidence
Nov 06, 2024
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
Nov 05, 2024
The Gift of Sanctification
Nov 04, 2024
Enslaved to God
Nov 01, 2024
The Fight of Faith
Oct 31, 2024
Sin Is Not Your Master
Oct 30, 2024
Christ Is All Our Righteousness
Oct 29, 2024
Doing Battle with Sin
Oct 28, 2024
Servants or Secret Agents?
Oct 25, 2024
Justified from Sin
Oct 24, 2024
We Will Be Raised
Oct 23, 2024
United to Christ
Oct 22, 2024
Baptized into Christ’s Death
Oct 21, 2024
We Died to Sin
Oct 18, 2024
Ten Looks at Christ
Oct 17, 2024
The Formative Education of McCheyne
Oct 16, 2024
Captured by the Rose of Sharon
Oct 15, 2024
Christ Took Our Punishment
Oct 14, 2024
Heaven’s Welcome to Sinners
Oct 11, 2024
How Christ Secured Your Inheritance
Oct 10, 2024
Rescued from a Condemning Conscience
Oct 09, 2024
How God Shows Mercy to Sinners
Oct 08, 2024
The Christian’s Better Covenant
Oct 07, 2024
Draw Near to God Through Christ
Oct 04, 2024
Saved Forever
Oct 03, 2024
The Hope Set Before Us
Oct 02, 2024
Not a Weak and Flimsy Hope
Oct 01, 2024
Our Fight for Satisfaction in God
Sep 30, 2024
Our Fight for Hope
Sep 27, 2024
What Faith Is Not
Sep 26, 2024
Look Away from Yourself
Sep 25, 2024
Though Our Faith May Falter
Sep 24, 2024
What Faith Says to Grace
Sep 23, 2024
What Do We Believe?
Sep 20, 2024
Future-Oriented Faith
Sep 19, 2024
The Faith That Shows God to Be God
Sep 18, 2024
Grace Conquers Our Failings
Sep 17, 2024
God’s Sure and Unshakable Promise
Sep 16, 2024
God’s Supercharged Promises
Sep 13, 2024
Christians Are Heirs of the World
Sep 12, 2024
Riveted on Justification by Faith
Sep 11, 2024
Why Does Justification Matter?
Sep 10, 2024
God-Given Reasons to Run with Endurance
Sep 09, 2024
Run the Race Set Before You
Sep 06, 2024
Faith Declares That God Is Better
Sep 05, 2024
The Miracles and Miseries of Faith
Sep 04, 2024
Faith Trusts the God Who Rewards
Sep 03, 2024
God Is Not Ashamed of His People
Sep 02, 2024
God’s Promises for the World to Come
Aug 30, 2024
How Faith Obeys
Aug 29, 2024
God Rewards Those Who Believe
Aug 28, 2024
Radically Free to Please God
Aug 27, 2024
Faith Sees 3-D
Aug 26, 2024
The Confidence Christians Need
Aug 23, 2024
God Gives Us God
Aug 22, 2024
The Christian’s Certain Future
Aug 21, 2024
God Rescues Us from God
Aug 20, 2024
What God’s Love Does in Our Hearts
Aug 19, 2024
God’s Love Is Not a Mirage
Aug 16, 2024
A Tested Faith
Aug 15, 2024
God Is No Longer Against Us
Aug 14, 2024
Caught Up into Glory
Aug 13, 2024
At War, At Peace
Aug 12, 2024
The Christian’s New Desires
Aug 09, 2024
Christlike Kindness
Aug 08, 2024
The Christian’s New Speech
Aug 07, 2024
Evangelical Obedience
Aug 06, 2024
Truth That Begets Truthfulness
Aug 05, 2024
God’s Workmanship
Aug 02, 2024
The Truth Is in Jesus
Aug 01, 2024
Hating Our Lives, Loving Each Other
Jul 31, 2024
Dying Daily and the Call to Love
Jul 30, 2024
Showing Christ Means Showing Love
Jul 29, 2024
Love’s Tender Affection
Jul 26, 2024
Who Is Our Enemy?
Jul 25, 2024
Love Your Enemies
Jul 24, 2024
A Radical Command
Jul 23, 2024
The Staggering Commandment of Neighbor Love
Jul 22, 2024
Nothing Can Separate Us from Christ’s Love
Jul 18, 2024
All-Encompassing Love
Jul 17, 2024
The Hidden Snare of Bitterness
Jul 16, 2024
The Battle for Sexual Purity
Jul 15, 2024
Satan’s War Against the Word
Jul 12, 2024
Assurance for Battle
Jul 11, 2024
Humbling Ourselves
Jul 10, 2024
Motivated by the Chief Shepherd
Jul 09, 2024
Keep Rejoicing
Jul 08, 2024
Live with the End in View
Jul 05, 2024
Armed for Suffering
Jul 04, 2024
Power to Suffer Well
Jul 03, 2024
Sanctify Christ as Lord
Jul 02, 2024
Called to Bless Others
Jul 01, 2024
Christian Submission
Jun 28, 2024
God’s Ways in Our Trials
Jun 27, 2024
Seeking Answers in Pain
Jun 26, 2024
God’s Purpose in Suffering
Jun 25, 2024
Clinging to Faith
Jun 24, 2024
Heaven’s Perspective on Suffering
Jun 21, 2024
How a Will Embraces God
Jun 20, 2024
Does Providence Eliminate My Will?
Jun 19, 2024
God Decides the Future
Jun 18, 2024
God Rules Babylon
Jun 17, 2024
Seemingly Insignificant Providence
Jun 14, 2024
The God Who Commands Calamity
Jun 13, 2024
Nothing Frustrates God
Jun 12, 2024
How God Uses Satan
Jun 11, 2024
No Rogue Molecules
Jun 10, 2024
God’s Providence Over Desires
Jun 07, 2024
God’s Providence Over People
Jun 06, 2024
Where Has Providence Gone?
Jun 05, 2024
Prayer Under God’s Providence
Jun 04, 2024
Church History on Providence
Jun 03, 2024
When God Sees
May 31, 2024
Dependence Through Depression
May 30, 2024
Spurgeon the Preacher
May 29, 2024
Sustaining Joy in Christ
May 28, 2024
Cultivating Joy
May 27, 2024
Gutsy Guilt
May 24, 2024
Deepening Our Joy in Jesus
May 23, 2024
Overcoming Spiritual Dryness
May 22, 2024
What Is God-Centered Joy?
May 21, 2024
God’s Global Mission
May 20, 2024
God’s Covenant Faithfulness
May 17, 2024
He Who Inhabits Eternity
May 16, 2024
The Beginning and the End
May 15, 2024
Merciful and Gracious
May 14, 2024
God Almighty
May 13, 2024
Beholding God’s Glory
May 10, 2024
God’s Own Name
May 09, 2024
The Gospel of the Glory of Christ
May 08, 2024
What the Gospel Achieves for Us
May 07, 2024
The History of the Gospel
May 06, 2024
How God Loves Us
May 03, 2024
Our Gain in the Gospel
May 02, 2024
Trusting God to Get God
May 01, 2024
Whom Have I in Heaven but You?
Apr 30, 2024
God and His Gospel
Apr 29, 2024
God’s Shocking Love
Apr 26, 2024
God Purifies Those He Saves
Apr 25, 2024
God Keeps His Promises
Apr 24, 2024
God’s Unfolding Plan to Save
Apr 23, 2024
God’s Promise of Glory
Apr 22, 2024
Divine Compassion and Human Resistance
Apr 19, 2024
God’s Righteous Rule
Apr 18, 2024
The Heart of the Gospel
Apr 17, 2024
Preparing to Meet God
Apr 16, 2024
From Judgment to Joy
Apr 15, 2024
Divine Judgment and Mercy
Apr 12, 2024
God’s Delight in Blessing Us
Apr 11, 2024
God’s Delight in Civic Righteousness
Apr 10, 2024
God’s Delight in Obedience
Apr 09, 2024
God’s Delight in Our Prayers
Apr 08, 2024
God’s Delight in Our Hope
Apr 05, 2024
God’s Delight in the Death of His Son
Apr 04, 2024
God’s Delight in Loving His Own
Apr 03, 2024
God’s Delight in Choosing a People
Apr 02, 2024
God’s Delight in His Name
Apr 01, 2024
God’s Delight in His Works
Mar 29, 2024
God’s Delight in His Sovereignty
Mar 28, 2024
God’s Delight in His Son
Mar 27, 2024
Lewis and the Pursuit of Joy
Mar 26, 2024
Unexpected Lessons from Lewis
Mar 25, 2024
Learning from an Unlikely Teacher
Mar 22, 2024
The Man from Heaven
Mar 21, 2024
All Are Going to Him
Mar 20, 2024
The Joy of John the Baptist
Mar 19, 2024
The Light Has Come
Mar 18, 2024
What Is the Nature of Unbelief?
Mar 15, 2024
Loved by the Father
Mar 14, 2024
The Seven Peaks of John 3:16
Mar 13, 2024
The Spirit’s Irresistible Call
Mar 12, 2024
The Wind Blows
Mar 11, 2024
Look and Live
Mar 08, 2024
The Spiritual Sight of Glory
Mar 07, 2024
Jesus Knows You
Mar 06, 2024
Our Eternal Meeting Place
Mar 05, 2024
Jesus Loves His Bride
Mar 04, 2024
Jesus Reveals His Glory
Mar 01, 2024
To Him Be Glory Forever
Feb 29, 2024
Our Infinite Treasure
Feb 28, 2024
Oh, the Depths of God
Feb 27, 2024
The Nourishing Word
Feb 26, 2024
The Eternality of Christ
Feb 23, 2024
Our Source of Eternal Salvation
Feb 22, 2024
Jesus Is Alive and with God
Feb 21, 2024
Our High Priest
Feb 20, 2024
Hear, Believe, and Embrace the Word
Feb 19, 2024
Our Promised Rest
Feb 16, 2024
Our Eternal Security
Feb 15, 2024
Partakers of Christ
Feb 14, 2024
Your Apostle and High Priest
Feb 13, 2024
God’s Merciful Word
Feb 12, 2024
Expecting the Son
Feb 09, 2024
Trust the Father Who Promises
Feb 08, 2024
Our Bountiful God
Feb 07, 2024
The Purifying Mercy of God
Feb 06, 2024
Do Not Act Faithless
Feb 05, 2024
The Tree of Successful Ministry
Feb 02, 2024
When Leaders Fail
Feb 01, 2024
The Failure of Careless Worship
Jan 31, 2024
Knowing God as Father
Jan 30, 2024
‘I Have Loved You’
Jan 29, 2024
The Blessing of Justification
Jan 26, 2024
Justified by Faith Alone
Jan 25, 2024
The Saving Oneness of God
Jan 24, 2024
The Freedom of Justification
Jan 23, 2024
Trust the One Who Justifies
Jan 22, 2024
Where the Law Points Us
Jan 19, 2024
The Problem with Justification
Jan 18, 2024
Justified by God’s Grace
Jan 17, 2024
Only God Justifies
Jan 16, 2024
Nothing to Dread
Jan 15, 2024
What the Law Could Not Do
Jan 12, 2024
Why We Need God’s Remedy
Jan 11, 2024
Righteousness Freely Given
Jan 10, 2024
Remedy for a Deadly Diagnosis
Jan 09, 2024
The Faithfulness of God
Jan 08, 2024
Enduring with Hope
Jan 05, 2024
Boldness Born of Hope
Jan 04, 2024
Rejoicing in Hope
Jan 03, 2024
Children Who Hope in God
Jan 02, 2024
Eagerly Waiting for Our Hope
Jan 01, 2024
The Hope of Future Glory
Dec 29, 2023
Our Blessed Hope
Dec 28, 2023
What Sustains Hope?
Dec 27, 2023
A Living Hope
Dec 26, 2023
Gospel Hope
Dec 25, 2023
Hope Built on Grace
Dec 22, 2023
What Is Christian Hope?
Dec 21, 2023
The God-Man Gives Grace
Dec 20, 2023
A Testimony to Believe
Dec 19, 2023
The Light Shines
Dec 18, 2023
The Renewed Earth
Dec 15, 2023
Resurrection Hope
Dec 14, 2023
Don’t Lose Heart
Dec 13, 2023
Loving Righteousness
Dec 12, 2023
Following Christ’s Example
Dec 11, 2023
Living as Free People
Dec 08, 2023
Waging War Against Fleshly Lusts
Dec 07, 2023
Proclaiming the Excellencies of God
Dec 06, 2023
Offering Spiritual Sacrifices
Dec 05, 2023
Overcoming Spiritual Fatalism
Dec 04, 2023
Depravity’s Descent
Dec 01, 2023
Gospel Healing for Twisted Thought
Nov 30, 2023
Love in a Disordered World
Nov 29, 2023
Glory Restores Sexual Order
Nov 28, 2023
Sexual Disorder Begins with Worship
Nov 27, 2023
God’s Judgment and Homosexuality
Nov 24, 2023
Our Great Mutiny
Nov 23, 2023
No One Has an Excuse
Nov 22, 2023
The Truth We Hate
Nov 21, 2023
Understanding Yourself
Nov 20, 2023
God’s Wrath Revealed
Nov 17, 2023
Cherishing the Gospel
Nov 16, 2023
Magnifying Christ in Life and Death
Nov 15, 2023
Citizens of the Age to Come
Nov 14, 2023
The Path of Assurance
Nov 13, 2023
Assurance for Living and Dying
Nov 10, 2023
God’s Work of Justification
Nov 09, 2023
The God-Centered Universe
Nov 08, 2023
Our Destiny in Christ
Nov 07, 2023
Full Assurance
Nov 06, 2023
God’s Great Blessing
Nov 03, 2023
Refreshment, Rule, and Restoration
Nov 02, 2023
The Author of Life
Nov 01, 2023
Joy, Awe, and Freedom
Oct 31, 2023
The Forgiveness of Sins
Oct 30, 2023
The Father’s Endorsement of Christ
Oct 27, 2023
Living in the Last Days
Oct 26, 2023
The Sovereign Spirit
Oct 25, 2023
The Invincible Purpose of the Holy Spirit
Oct 24, 2023
Clothed with Power
Oct 23, 2023
Empowered for Christ
Oct 20, 2023
Christ Builds His Church Today
Oct 19, 2023
Righteousness Revealed Through Faith
Oct 18, 2023
Gospel Power for Eternal Joy
Oct 17, 2023
Everyday Gospel
Oct 16, 2023
The Gospel Is for Christians
Oct 13, 2023
Gospel Priority
Oct 12, 2023
Unashamed Joy
Oct 11, 2023
Unashamed of the Gospel
Oct 10, 2023
Divine Assurance Against Fear
Oct 09, 2023
Spiritual Fuel for Courage
Oct 06, 2023
Boldness in a World of Compromise
Oct 05, 2023
Life, Death, and Ultimate Gain
Oct 04, 2023
Give Without Fear
Oct 03, 2023
Joyful in Loss
Oct 02, 2023
Empowered to Live Boldly
Sep 29, 2023
Faithful Fearlessness
Sep 28, 2023
The Book Shapes the Reformation
Sep 27, 2023
The Book Unleashes Worship
Sep 26, 2023
Luther Discovers the Book
Sep 25, 2023
Justification and the Debtor’s Ethic
Sep 22, 2023
Justification for Times of Failure
Sep 21, 2023
Jesus Reveals God’s Beauty
Sep 20, 2023
Jesus Gives Eternal Life
Sep 19, 2023
Jesus Removes Our Guilt
Sep 18, 2023
Jesus Loves God’s Glory
Sep 15, 2023
Jesus Conquers Death
Sep 14, 2023
Fighting Pride
Sep 13, 2023
Fighting Despondency
Sep 12, 2023
Fighting Impatience
Sep 11, 2023
Fighting Bitterness
Sep 08, 2023
Fighting Envy
Sep 07, 2023
Fighting Lust
Sep 06, 2023
Fighting Covetousness
Sep 05, 2023
Fighting Regret
Sep 04, 2023
Fighting Misplaced Shame
Sep 01, 2023
Fighting Anxiety
Aug 31, 2023
Fighting for Faith Together
Aug 30, 2023
Fighting to Believe God’s Promises
Aug 29, 2023
A Holy Vision of God
Aug 28, 2023
The Freedom of Christ’s Love
Aug 25, 2023
The Benefits of Christ’s Love
Aug 24, 2023
The Object of Christ’s Love
Aug 23, 2023
The Cost of Christ’s Love
Aug 22, 2023
Raised from the Dead to Serve
Aug 21, 2023
Rediscovering Delight in God
Aug 18, 2023
Transformation Through Divine Intervention
Aug 17, 2023
Walking from Lust to Grace
Aug 16, 2023
Sovereign Joy in Augustine’s Story
Aug 15, 2023
Son of God, Son of Man
Aug 14, 2023
The Long-Awaited Messiah
Aug 11, 2023
The Fruit of Spirit-Baptism
Aug 10, 2023
He Who Baptizes with the Spirit
Aug 09, 2023
Behold the God-Man
Aug 08, 2023
The Lamb Who Takes Away Sin
Aug 07, 2023
Jesus Overcomes Our Darkness
Aug 04, 2023
Full of Grace and Truth
Aug 03, 2023
A Spiritual and Saving Glory
Aug 02, 2023
Only Son from the Father
Aug 01, 2023
A Witness Prepares the Way
Jul 31, 2023
The Lamb Who Gives Life
Jul 28, 2023
The Life-Giving Light
Jul 27, 2023
The Son’s Identity and Relationships
Jul 26, 2023
Jesus: The Word of God
Jul 25, 2023
A Psalm of God’s Joy
Jul 24, 2023
A Psalm for Spiritual Depression
Jul 21, 2023
A Psalm of Humble Prayer
Jul 20, 2023
A Psalm of Rest
Jul 19, 2023
A Psalm of Delight
Jul 18, 2023
Boast Not, Fear Not
Jul 17, 2023
The One Foundation of the Church
Jul 14, 2023
Renewing a God-Centered Life
Jul 13, 2023
The Christian Life as Warfare
Jul 12, 2023
The Wisdom of Christ Crucified
Jul 11, 2023
The Power of Preaching the Cross
Jul 10, 2023
The Cross and Human Boasting
Jul 07, 2023
The Truth of Christ and Christian Unity
Jul 06, 2023
God-Centered Self-Understanding
Jul 05, 2023
The Importance of the Word
Jul 04, 2023
The Amen of Worship
Jul 03, 2023
Worship in the Age to Come
Jun 30, 2023
Worshiping God Through Singing
Jun 29, 2023
Worshiping God with Our Money
Jun 28, 2023
Treasuring Christ in the Lord’s Supper
Jun 27, 2023
Worship in Everyday Life
Jun 26, 2023
Served by Jesus
Jun 23, 2023
Good News to the Weak
Jun 22, 2023
Worshiping Christ as Gain
Jun 21, 2023
True Worship
Jun 20, 2023
God’s Covenant Love
Jun 19, 2023
Righteousness for God’s Sake
Jun 16, 2023
The Mercy of Providence
Jun 15, 2023
God’s Mysterious Providence
Jun 14, 2023
The Gospel in the Church
Jun 13, 2023
The Fruit of Faith in the Church
Jun 12, 2023
Love That Leads to Fear
Jun 09, 2023
Loved by God
Jun 08, 2023
The Calling of Grace
Jun 07, 2023
Called by God
Jun 06, 2023
The Obedience of Faith
Jun 05, 2023
All of Grace
Jun 02, 2023
All About the Son
Jun 01, 2023
The Gospel Promised
May 31, 2023
Paul, His Letter, and His God
May 30, 2023
My History with Romans
May 29, 2023
The Chief End of Suffering
May 26, 2023
The Chief End of Man
May 25, 2023
The Chief End of God
May 24, 2023
The Heart of God and His Servant
May 23, 2023
The Suffering and Death of the Servant
May 22, 2023
My Servant Will Prosper
May 19, 2023
Hope and the Fruit of Love
May 18, 2023
Christ Appeared for Our Sake
May 17, 2023
Desires Transformed by Holiness
May 16, 2023
Hope Fully in Grace
May 15, 2023
The Worth of Our Salvation
May 12, 2023
Our Inexpressible Joy
May 11, 2023
God’s Design in Our Distress
May 10, 2023
Protected by the Power of God
May 09, 2023
Realities That Lead to Worship
May 08, 2023
You Are Elect
May 05, 2023
How Aliens Keep Their Identity
May 04, 2023
You Are Aliens
May 03, 2023
He Delivers from the Fear of Death
May 02, 2023
Why Christ Had to Suffer
May 01, 2023
He Bore Our Sins
Apr 28, 2023
He Came to Save
Apr 27, 2023
We Do See Jesus
Apr 26, 2023
Is Our Great Salvation True?
Apr 25, 2023
Look at Jesus!
Apr 24, 2023
The Superior Name of the Son
Apr 21, 2023
The Son Who Sat Down
Apr 20, 2023
Made Pure for All Time
Apr 19, 2023
God’s Decisive Word
Apr 18, 2023
God Has Spoken
Apr 17, 2023
Preaching for God’s Sake
Apr 14, 2023
Preaching That Drinks Deeply
Apr 13, 2023
Preaching and the Supremacy of God
Apr 12, 2023
Preaching in the Century of Self
Apr 11, 2023