

John Piper
Reformed Baptist theologian, pastor, author, and founder of Desiring God. He served for many years as pastor for preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church and is known for teaching Christian theology and the doctrine of Christian hedonism.
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Jan 1, 2026 • 17min
Make a Life Plan for 2026
John Piper, a respected pastor and theologian known for his focus on God-centered living, explores how to create a personal mission statement aimed at 2026. He emphasizes God's consistent purposefulness and our need to align personal goals with His ultimate aim: to be seen, savored, and shown. Piper discusses transforming everyday actions into acts of worship and the importance of crafting both broad, lasting mission statements and adaptable, seasonal goals. His insights inspire listeners to live purposefully in a way that glorifies God.

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Feb 19, 2026 • 13min
Waiting Is the Hardest Part
John Piper, pastor, theologian and author known for pastoral counsel and founding desiringGod.org, explores what God does in seasons of waiting. He frames waiting with Psalm 40 and maps six stages of discouragement. He explains how waiting can produce new security, a new song, and fresh significance. Practical resources are pointed out for dealing with deadness and depression.

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Jul 20, 2026 • 12min
If Jesus Returns Tonight
John Piper, Reformed pastor, theologian, and author known for gospel-centered preaching. He discusses biblical watching for Christ, cultivating eager love, staying alert without fear, joyful patience in suffering, pursuing holiness and gentleness, guarding against deception, faithful work, corporate worship, prayer and fasting, and advancing the Great Commission.

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Apr 16, 2026 • 14min
Where AI Fails
John Piper, Reformed pastor and founder of Desiring God, offers a brief theological perspective. He explores whether AI can replace humans and insists emotions and spiritual affections are central to Christian life. He argues savoring God makes us uniquely human. He ties heartfelt joy to enduring suffering and finishing with why that delight cannot be replicated by machines.

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May 4, 2026 • 14min
Suffering for Joy
John Piper, Reformed pastor and theologian known for preaching and founding Desiring God, joins to unpack 2 Corinthians. He discusses why Christians still suffer and how afflictions shape faith. He catalogs Paul’s hardships and explains how present suffering prepares for future glory. He also shows how the gospel relieves meaninglessness, guilt, loneliness, and fear of death.

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Jun 18, 2026 • 17min
How to Save a Marriage
John Piper, Reformed pastor and founder of Desiring God, offers a brief sermonic take on Philippians 2. He explores praying for humility and learning to value others more than yourself. He explains how looking to Christ and his cross strips away entitlement and enables sacrificial love. Short, theological, and practical reflections on rescuing marriages and relationships.

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May 1, 2026 • 28min
How God Helps Us Suffer
John Piper, Reformed Baptist pastor and author known for expository preaching and founding Desiring God, walks through Romans 8. He contrasts present sufferings with future glory. He explains creation’s groaning and uses childbirth imagery to describe hope. He teaches how the Spirit intercedes and groans with our weakness when we cannot pray.

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Jul 9, 2026 • 12min
God’s Plan for Your Prayers
John Piper, theologian, pastor, and author known for teaching on Christian living and God's sovereignty. He discusses how Scripture shows prayer is a divinely appointed means. He warns against thinking foreknowledge makes prayer pointless. He explains how sovereignty shapes reverent, confident, and bold requests to God.

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Jun 25, 2026 • 14min
Why God’s Protection Still Hurts
John Piper, longtime Reformed pastor, theologian, and author, reflects on Psalm 121 and lifelong ministry. He explores why suffering persists despite divine keeping. He distinguishes preventing ultimate harm from preventing all pain. He shares personal survival stories and a sonnet that bring the theme to life.

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Mar 9, 2026 • 22min
God’s Commands Are for Your Joy
John Piper, Reformed pastor and author known for founding Desiring God, explains how God's commands are meant to lead to true joy. He contrasts burdening legalism with Jesus' compassionate yoke. He explores delighting in God’s law, grace as both pardon and power, sanctification by Spirit and faith, and trusting God’s path over worldly prescriptions.


