Light + Truth
Religion & Spirituality
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.
Location:
Minneapolis, MN
Description:
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.
Twitter:
@desiringGod
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.desiringgod.org/
Email:
mail@desiringgod.org
Episodes
The Love That Will Not Let You Go
4/3/2026
How can you be sure you’ll endure to the end? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:6–7 and points to a covenant love that will not release those Christ has purchased.
Duration:00:21:32
The Love That Makes Christians
4/2/2026
Do you know God’s love as personal, covenant love — not just the love he shows the world? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:6–7 to show the love that makes Christians.
Duration:00:23:59
Why You Came When Others Didn’t
4/1/2026
What made Christ compelling to you — but not to others? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:6–7 to explain how God’s call opened your eyes.
Duration:00:20:34
Called, Not Self-Made
3/31/2026
Do you think God owes you anything? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:6–7 to show why salvation is sheer mercy, not a human right.
Duration:00:24:58
You Get the Help, God Gets the Glory
3/30/2026
Why doesn’t obedience start with human effort? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:5 to show how God supplies the help so Christ gets the glory.
Duration:00:22:46
Grace Cannot Be Earned, and That’s the Point
3/27/2026
What makes grace truly grace? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:5 to show that grace rests on Christ’s work, not our worth.
Duration:00:19:12
The King Who Died — and Rules Anyway
3/26/2026
How can a crucified Messiah be good news? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper preaches Romans 1:1–4 and shows that the risen Son now reigns in power.
Duration:00:21:21
A Gospel Planned Before You Were Born
3/25/2026
Why does the Bible have two testaments? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:1–4 to show how the gospel is God’s long-promised plan coming to completion.
Duration:00:24:27
The Letter That Begins with God, Not You
3/24/2026
What matters more than knowing who you are? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:1 to show why the gospel begins with whose you are, not who you are.
Duration:00:22:33
The Gospel That Carries You to the End
3/23/2026
What kind of gospel actually carries believers to the end? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:1 to show why only a heralded gospel sustains us.
Duration:00:21:19
The One We Dare Not Take for Granted
3/20/2026
Do we honor God by assuming him? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Isaiah 48:9–11 to show why God’s greatness demands our attention and praise.
Duration:00:28:31
Hope That Pleases God
3/19/2026
How can commands sound like good news? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explains Psalm 147:11 and shows why God’s call to hope is grace.
Duration:00:16:37
The God Who Rejoices Over You
3/18/2026
Do you picture God helping you reluctantly? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper unpacks Jeremiah 32:40–41 to show God’s eager, wholehearted gladness to help his people.
Duration:00:19:49
God Never Stops Doing Good
3/17/2026
How can you be sure God won’t quit doing you good? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper applies Jeremiah 32:39–41 to all who belong to Christ.
Duration:00:26:34
The Delight That Breaks the Power of Sin
3/16/2026
Why do your strongest temptations keep winning? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 6:35 to show that sin loses leverage when Christ becomes your deepest joy.
Duration:00:27:55
The Joy That Produces Radical Obedience
3/13/2026
Why don’t fear and guilt change us more deeply? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Matthew 5:16 to show how delight in God produces brokenness and obedience.
Duration:00:26:20
The Sermon That Makes God the Main Actor
3/12/2026
Do you talk as if God is really at work? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper expounds Acts 13:17–30 and shows why biblical preaching keeps saying, “God did this.”
Duration:00:26:18
When Majesty Is Missing from Preaching
3/11/2026
How can preaching drift out of touch with reality? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper warns that when God’s majesty is missing, we stop talking about what’s most real.
Duration:00:25:17
Why Worship Demands the Word
3/10/2026
Why does Sunday worship center on preaching? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 2 Timothy 3:16–4:5 to show why worship demands a word that awakens delight.
Duration:00:28:04
God’s Commands Are for Your Joy
3/9/2026
Are God’s commands restrictive? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper expounds Luke 11:46 and shows how faith learns to trust God’s way to happiness.
Duration:00:22:28