Light + Truth

Become a Fool, Become Wise

What kind of fool becomes truly wise? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 3:18–23 to show that wisdom belongs to believers, whom the world labels fools.

Better Than Gold

Why is wisdom more satisfying than wealth? John Piper opens Proverbs 24:13 to show how wisdom leads to everlasting happiness that riches cannot buy.

The Path to Lasting Happiness

What keeps us from seeking happiness in substitutes? John Piper opens Proverbs 4:1–13 to show that wisdom leads us to lasting joy in God.

Barnabas and the God Who Works Through Weakness

Can the failures of great saints defeat God’s cause? John Piper opens Galatians 2:9–13 to show sovereign grace advancing God’s purposes through their weakness.

Barnabas and the God Who Builds Up

How do we avoid getting cynical in the face of people’s flaws? John Piper shows from Acts 9:18–31 how Barnabas watched for glimpses of God’s grace in others.

Barnabas and the God He Trusted

What makes us willing to go when God calls? John Piper opens Acts 11:19–26 to show that faith in Christ’s promised presence frees us to obey.

Peter and the Savior Who Prayed for Him

What keeps faltering faith from final ruin? John Piper opens Luke 22:31–34 to show Christ praying for the faith of his people to not fail.

Paul and the Master He Served

What does Christ’s purchase mean for believers? John Piper opens Romans 1:1 to show that those he bought belong to him.

Paul and the Mercy That Saved Him

Can someone appear far from Christ yet be near conversion? John Piper opens Acts 9:1–19 to show Paul on the brink of salvation while actively opposing Christ.

Stephen and the Lord Who Received Him

How does God make death serve his saints? John Piper shows from Acts 7:54–8:1 how the Spirit turned Stephen’s death into a doorway to Jesus.

Stephen and the Temple Jesus Replaced

What made Jerusalem’s temple unnecessary? John Piper opens Acts 6:8–15 to show Stephen declaring Christ its fulfillment.

Gutsy Guilt the Morning After

Does the accuser have the last word when you fall? John Piper opens Micah 7:8–9 to show how God disciplines his people while pleading their cause.

Your Failure Is Not Final

What frees us from guilt after sexual failure? John Piper opens Romans 8:3 to show that God condemned our sin in Christ’s flesh at the cross.

Beauty That Breaks Lust

What breaks lust’s power over us? John Piper opens Galatians 5:23 to show how the Spirit produces self-control by revealing Christ as more satisfying than sex.

Gratitude Unseats Lust

What loosens lust’s grip on the heart? John Piper shows from Ephesians 5:3–6 how thanksgiving displaces the covetous desires that feed lust.

Know God, Fight Lust

What delight can defeat sexual sin? John Piper opens 1 Thessalonians 4:1–8 to show that knowing God himself enables purity.

Why God Wills Purity

What does God demand in the fight for sexual purity? John Piper opens 1 Thessalonians 4:1–8 to show that God’s will is holiness of heart and body.

Sexual Desire: God’s Gift, Satan’s Target

What makes Satan’s sexual lies lose their appeal? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 7:1–7 to show how knowing God exposes false satisfaction.

Free to Be a Slave to God

What breaks the grip of enslaving desire? John Piper opens Romans 6:16 to show why true freedom is found not in having no master, but in gladly belonging to God.

God’s Design for Sexual Desire

What turns sexual desire into worship? John Piper shows from 1 Timothy 4:1–5 how God gives marital pleasure to evoke thanksgiving.