Episodes

  • Bread from Heaven, Life for the World

    Bread from Heaven, Life for the World
    Jul 10 2025
    Why did God create bread, water, and light? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 6:1–15 to show how every good gift in creation is meant to stir our affections for Christ.
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    22 mins
  • Faith in Action Through Fasting

    Faith in Action Through Fasting
    Jul 9 2025
    Why does God reject some kinds of fasting? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Isaiah 58:1–12 to show that true fasting lifts burdens, breaks yokes, and overflows in mercy.
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    26 mins
  • The Test of True Worship

    The Test of True Worship
    Jul 8 2025
    What demonstrates the authenticity of our worship? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Isaiah 58:1–12 to call us to a faith that bears fruit every day of the week.
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    22 mins
  • The Heart of True Fasting

    The Heart of True Fasting
    Jul 7 2025
    What does hunger say about our heart? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Matthew 6:16–18 to show that true fasting isn’t about appearances — it’s about hungering for God.
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    25 mins
  • Yearning for Christ’s Return

    Yearning for Christ’s Return
    Jul 4 2025
    Why would anyone fast for the end of history? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Luke 2:36–38 to reflect on an elderly woman’s devotion and invite us to hunger for Christ’s return with the same intensity.
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    23 mins
  • Fasting with Serious Purpose

    Fasting with Serious Purpose
    Jul 3 2025
    What power can break through the hardest heart? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ezra 8:21–23 to show how fasting can become a cry for God to do what no human argument can.
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    27 mins
  • Longing for More of Christ

    Longing for More of Christ
    Jul 1 2025
    What does it mean to hunger for Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Matthew 9:14–17 to show how fasting expresses Spirit-given desire for the glory we’ve only begun to taste.
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    25 mins