Light + Truth

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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