John Pipers’s 52 key sermons – all free!

Desiring God have recently provided a list of what they considered the 52 key sermons that are part of their collection from John Piper. Key does not necessarily mean best – but rather which 52 as a whole present the most rounded view of teaching the scriptures. The reason for this was to ensure that these sermons could then be the focus of any attempts to translate resources into different languages.

It is a superb list, and as you can see by browsing through the list at the bottom of this post it covers a wide variety of topics. Depending on how old the sermon is you may get a video (there is an example below) and audio – but at the very least they all have the script.

If you haven’t heard much of John Piper, this is a great way to hear him preach!

Theology

God / Trinity

• The Pleasure of God in His Son

Sovereignty of God

• Sustained by Sovereign Grace—Forever
• Foreknown, Predestined, Conformed to Christ
• The Sale of Joseph and the Son of God

Glory of God

• Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord of Hosts
• Is God for Us or for Himself?

Scripture

• Open My Eyes that I May See
• Wonderful Things from Your Word

Man & Sin

• The Fatal Disobedience of Adam and the Triumphant Obedience of Christ

Nature of Christ

• In the Beginning Was the Word
• The Word Was Made Flesh
• We Beheld His Glory, Full of Grace and Truth

The Atonement / Work of Christ

• Why Was Jesus Put to Death and Raised Again?

Justification

• The Mighty and Merciful Message of Romans 1-8
• God Justified the Ungodly

Gospel

• God’s Good News Concerning His Son

New Birth

• What Happens in the New Birth, Part 1
• What Happens in the New Birth, Part 2

Sanctification

• God Strengthens Us by the Gospel

Perseverance

• Eternal Security Is a Community Project

Church Sacraments

• Why and How We Celebrate the Lord’s Supper
• What Baptism Portrays

Church Community

• Strengthen Each Other’s Hands in God

Heaven / Resurrection of the Body

• The Triumph of the Gospel in the New Heavens and the New Earth
• God Did Not Spare His Own Son

Election

• Pastoral Thoughts on the Doctrine of Election

Old Testament

• The Sinful Origin of the Son of David

Christian Living

Christian Hedonism

• Passion for the Supremacy of God Part 1
• Passion for the Supremacy of God Part 2
• Boasting Only in the Cross

Vocation

• Your Job As Ministry

Suffering

• Called to Suffer and Rejoice: For Holiness and Hope
• Called to Suffer and Rejoice: That We Might Gain Christ
• Called to Suffer and Rejoice: To Finish the Aim of Christ’s Afflictions
• Called to Suffer and Rejoice: For an Eternal Weight of Glory

Persecution

• Let Us Go with Jesus Bearing Reproach

Prayer

• Be Devoted to Prayer
• Ask Your Father in Heaven

Biblical Manhood and Womanhood

• Male and Female He Created Them in the Image of God

Marriage / Parenting

• Marriage: God’s Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace
• Parenting with Hope in the Worst of Times

God’s Will

• What Is the Will of God and How Do We Know It?

Evangelistic

• Quest: Joy! Found: Christ!

Evangelism / Missions

• Doing Missions When Dying Is Gain
• Holy Ambition: To Preach Where Christ Has Not Been Named
• Prosperity Preaching: Deceitful and Deadly

Preaching

• Why Expositional Preaching Is Particularly Glorifying to God

World Religions

• Tolerance, Truth-Telling, Violence, and Law
• How Shall We Love Our Muslim Neighbor?

Racial Harmony

• Jesus Is the End of Ethnocentrism

Spiritual Gifts

• The Authority and Nature of the Gift of Prophecy

Money

• Magnifying God with Money