Episodes

  • Is It Wrong to Be a Lover of Pleasure? 2 Timothy 3:1–5, Part 4

    Is It Wrong to Be a Lover of Pleasure? 2 Timothy 3:1–5, Part 4
    Sep 23 2025
    Should we love pleasure, or is doing so a sinful sign of the last days? John Piper contrasts loving pleasure for its own sake with loving pleasure in God.
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  • Is Self-Love the Root of All Evils? 2 Timothy 3:1–5, Part 3

    Is Self-Love the Root of All Evils? 2 Timothy 3:1–5, Part 3
    Sep 20 2025
    When Paul starts listing sins that define unbelievers in the last days, he leads with an example more heinous than the rest: unrighteous self-love.
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  • Why Does God Ordain So Much Evil in the Last Days? 2 Timothy 3:1–5, Part 2

    Why Does God Ordain So Much Evil in the Last Days? 2 Timothy 3:1–5, Part 2
    Sep 16 2025
    Paul says the last days will be full of deceivers and difficulties. But why should that be so? John Piper offers six possible reasons.
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  • When Are the ‘Last Days’? 2 Timothy 3:1–5, Part 1

    When Are the ‘Last Days’? 2 Timothy 3:1–5, Part 1
    Sep 13 2025
    When Jesus came as God’s Messiah, he ushered in a new age — but not in the way so many expected. John Piper examines our place in the last days.
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  • God’s Agents of Repentance: 2 Timothy 2:24–26, Part 2

    God’s Agents of Repentance: 2 Timothy 2:24–26, Part 2
    Sep 9 2025
    If God alone grants repentance, why should parents, friends, and pastors still labor for the salvation of unbelievers?
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  • God May Grant Repentance: 2 Timothy 2:24–26, Part 1

    God May Grant Repentance: 2 Timothy 2:24–26, Part 1
    Sep 6 2025
    How do we escape Satan’s clutches, especially when we have no hope of loving the truth on our own? We come to our senses only when God grants repentance.
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  • How to Pursue Righteousness: 2 Timothy 2:22–23, Part 2

    How to Pursue Righteousness: 2 Timothy 2:22–23, Part 2
    Sep 2 2025
    If the Christian life is about fleeing sin and pursuing righteousness, faith, love, and peace, how do we do so? John Piper offers some means of grace.
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  • Christian Life as Fleeing and Pursuing: 2 Timothy 2:22–23, Part 1

    Christian Life as Fleeing and Pursuing: 2 Timothy 2:22–23, Part 1
    Aug 30 2025
    How do we get a pure heart? John Piper meditates on righteousness, faith, love, and peace as vital pursuits for the Christian life.
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