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With Christ Whether Alive or Asleep
With Christ Whether Alive or Asleep
About this podcast
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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- With Christ Whether Alive or Asleep · 25 minWhy can believers face death without dread? John Piper opens 1 Thessalonians 5:9–10 to show that because Christ died, we live with him whether alive or dead.
- The Danger Love Removed · 26 minWhat saves us from the wrath of God? John Piper opens John 3:16 to show that God sent his Son to die so that all who believe will not perish.
- Finish Well by Grace · 24 minWhat sustains our faith when our strength is gone? John Piper shows from Psalm 71 how God sustains our faith to the end through his word.
- Get Wisdom Before You Die · 26 minWhat keeps us from building our lives on illusions? John Piper opens 2 Timothy 4:7–8 to show how wisdom sees Christ as real and trusts him to the end.
- God’s Gift of Wisdom · 21 minWhat has God’s wisdom planned for his people? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 2:6–13 to show that God ordained their glory before the ages.
- Wisdom the World Cannot Receive · 19 minWhat blinds us to God’s wisdom in Christ? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 2:6–13 to show how craving power and acclaim keeps us from seeing Jesus as the Lord of glory.
- Prudence Kills Pride · 27 minWhat keeps servants of Christ from self-reliance? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 2:1–5 to show how God makes us feel our insufficiency so that we rely on his power.
- Wisdom Sustains the Weary · 29 minHow does wisdom nourish the soul? John Piper shows from Proverbs 20:15 how the knowledge of God’s will strengthens us.
- Become a Fool, Become Wise · 21 minWhat 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 · 18 minWhy 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 · 25 minWhat 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 · 21 minCan 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 · 24 minHow 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 · 26 minWhat 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 · 25 minWhat 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 · 22 minWhat 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 · 29 minCan 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 · 24 minHow 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 · 25 minWhat made Jerusalem’s temple unnecessary? John Piper opens Acts 6:8–15 to show Stephen declaring Christ its fulfillment.
- Gutsy Guilt the Morning After · 12 minDoes 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 · 27 minWhat 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 · 17 minWhat 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 · 27 minWhat 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 · 24 minWhat 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 · 17 minWhat 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 · 28 minWhat 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 · 19 minWhat 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 · 28 minWhat turns sexual desire into worship? John Piper shows from 1 Timothy 4:1–5 how God gives marital pleasure to evoke thanksgiving.
- Pure Hearts Will See God · 29 minWhat kind of heart will behold God’s glory? John Piper unfolds Matthew 5:8 to show God cleansing divided hearts to delight in his presence.
- Grace Gets Us Home · 25 minHow can you know you’ll reach glory? John Piper opens Romans 8:28–30 to show that God will surely glorify everyone he justifies.
- The Man Who Reigns in Heaven · 27 minWhy does Christ’s humanity matter now? John Piper opens Matthew 21:42 to unveil the man rejected by men, reigning from heaven.
- Labor That Is Not in Vain · 21 minCan anything done in Christ be wasted? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 15:51–58 to show that life with Christ carries our labor beyond death.
- Death Lost Its Sting · 30 minWhat removes death’s terror? John Piper shows from 1 Corinthians 15:51–58 that Christ took the sting of death our sin deserved.
- Suffering That Shows Christ · 30 minHow do believers make Christ’s afflictions visible? John Piper opens Colossians 1:24 to show how we joyfully reveal to others what Christ suffered.
- Hope Worth Any Hardship · 28 minWhat makes costly love worth it? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 15:12–19 to show how resurrection hope frees us to take risks for love’s sake.
- A World Fit for Glory · 30 minWhat kind of world awaits God’s children? John Piper opens Romans 8:21 to show creation remade for God’s people to rule and enjoy.
- Groaning for Glory · 26 minWhat hope remains in a world of suffering? John Piper opens Romans 8:18–25 to show God subjecting creation to futility in hope of coming glory.
- Swallowed Up by Life · 28 minWhat happens when life swallows mortality? John Piper shows from 2 Corinthians 5:4 that God remakes our bodies to see and savor his glory.
- Lay Hold of True Life · 27 minWhy not limit life to what we have here and now? John Piper opens 1 Timothy 6:19 to show that true life is tasted now but fully realized in glory.
- Moses and the Rock That Was Christ · 21 minCan guilty people count on God’s help? John Piper opens Exodus 17:1–7 to show that Christ bought the help sinners need.
- Moses and the Presence We Need · 25 minWhat if your greatest need is not relief? John Piper opens Exodus 17:1–7 to show how God’s presence meets our deepest need.
- Joseph and the God Who Works Good · 29 minWhat if God’s good purpose stays hidden for years? John Piper opens Genesis 50:20 to show God working for good while we cannot see it.
- Jonah and the People God Pitied · 19 minWhy does God rescue rebels? John Piper shows from Jonah 4:1–11 how mercy received becomes mercy shown.
- Jonah and the Glory of Mercy · 28 minCan guilty sinners still cry for mercy? John Piper opens Jonah 2:1–10 to show that God hears guilty rebels who cry to him.
- Asa and the Folly of Self-Reliance · 27 minWhy is self-reliance so foolish? John Piper opens 2 Chronicles 16:9 to show how it forfeits the help God gives to those who trust him.
- Give Your Life for Lasting Gain · 16 minWhat gain is worth risking your whole life for? John Piper opens Psalm 25 to show why joy in God frees us for sacrificial love.
- The Spirit Meets the Mission’s Needs · 29 minWhat help do we have when suffering comes? John Piper opens 1 Peter 4:14 to show how the Spirit comforts God’s people.
- The Spirit Who Opens Eyes · 29 minHow can rebels come to call Jesus Lord? John Piper shows from 1 Corinthians 12:3 how the Spirit’s power opens eyes to the beauty of Christ.
- Everlasting Joy for Every People · 25 minWhy suffer for the nations? John Piper opens Hebrews 12:2 to show how future joy sustained Christ and compels us.
- The Light Hell Cannot Hide · 22 minIs there a cause worth every risk? John Piper opens the Scriptures to show how Christ brings sinners out of darkness into the light of his joy.
