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Light + Truth

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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.

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Minneapolis, MN

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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.

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@desiringGod

Language:

English


Episodes
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God’s Providence Over People

6/6/2024
Does God rule over every human action, or are some actions outside his providential authority? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Kings 22 to show God’s absolute rule.

Duration:00:21:55

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Where Has Providence Gone?

6/5/2024
How does God’s absolute sovereignty help us in times of suffering? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Scripture to explore God’s profound engagement with his world.

Duration:00:23:47

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Prayer Under God’s Providence

6/4/2024
How can we understand prayer in a world where all events have been ordained by God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper tackles this question with help from Scripture and church history.

Duration:00:19:47

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Church History on Providence

6/3/2024
What can church history teach us about the providence of God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper introduces us to some of the best thinking on God’s providence from the past.

Duration:00:25:35

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When God Sees

5/31/2024
What hope does God’s providence provide in tragedy? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Genesis 22:9–14 to show how we can say both that God is love and that he rules a world filled with pain.

Duration:00:21:57

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Dependence Through Depression

5/30/2024
What can we do when we feel paralyzed by depression? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper finds encouragement from how Charles Spurgeon navigated his own lifelong battle.

Duration:00:24:32

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Spurgeon the Preacher

5/29/2024
How did Charles Spurgeon continue to preach through deep suffering? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper surveys Spurgeon’s life for clues to his perseverance.

Duration:00:27:29

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Sustaining Joy in Christ

5/28/2024
How can we maintain joy when life is hard? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shares several biblical strategies to help us fight against joylessness.

Duration:00:25:16

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Cultivating Joy

5/27/2024
How do you fight for joy when you feel overwhelmed with discouragement? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Psalm 42 for a look at how David dealt with his downcast soul.

Duration:00:26:35

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Gutsy Guilt

5/24/2024
How can we fight sin when we feel weighed down by our own failure? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Micah 7 to show how a justified sinner fights for joy in Christ.

Duration:00:24:47

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Deepening Our Joy in Jesus

5/23/2024
If joy in God is a supernatural gift, how can we deepen it? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows that we fight for joy by resting in the right place.

Duration:00:25:50

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Overcoming Spiritual Dryness

5/22/2024
What can awaken fresh longing within us to know and enjoy God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper walks through key Scriptures to help us overcome our spiritual dryness.

Duration:00:26:06

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What Is God-Centered Joy?

5/21/2024
What is the joy that will truly satisfy us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens the Scriptures to lead us to God-centered joy.

Duration:00:26:25

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God’s Global Mission

5/20/2024
When we pray, “Your kingdom come,” what are we asking God to do? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows that the Lord’s Prayer is a call for God to rescue people from every nation.

Duration:00:22:56

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God’s Covenant Faithfulness

5/17/2024
What is it like to have a God who is sovereignly committed to our undivided devotion? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Exodus 34:10–16 for a look at the God whose name is Jealous.

Duration:00:24:16

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He Who Inhabits Eternity

5/16/2024
Why would the lofty God come to us in our brokenness to heal and love us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Isaiah 57:14–21 for a look at the glorious God who has come near.

Duration:00:26:07

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The Beginning and the End

5/15/2024
What difference does it make that God is the Alpha and the Omega? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Revelation 21:1–8 to celebrate how God is our everything.

Duration:00:24:56

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Merciful and Gracious

5/14/2024
How do we know that God is slow to anger and forgives our sins? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Exodus 34:1–10 for a grace-conquering answer to our deepest need.

Duration:00:24:26

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God Almighty

5/13/2024
What does it mean to belong to our almighty God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Exodus 5:22–6:8 to explore how God’s infinite power works on our behalf.

Duration:00:24:44

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Beholding God’s Glory

5/10/2024
What deepens our assurance that God will be merciful to us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Exodus 33:12–19 to show that God himself is the answer.

Duration:00:26:42