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Suffering
Sermons and teaching on grief, pain, persecution, and providence—how God meets his people in the hardest chapters of life.
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Mar 23, 2026
When considering the High Priestly Prayer, some may wonder why Jesus didn’t just pray that His followers would be taken out of the world and delivered from suffering and trials immediately. Hear the Bible’s response on Truth For Life with…
Mar 5, 2026 · 27 min
What keeps you moving toward hard places? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper expounds Philippians 1:20–21 and shows why prisons and swords can’t stop joy in Christ.
Mar 4, 2026 · 26 min
Is suffering a detour, or is it God’s plan? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 8:23 and shows why groaning saints are God’s strategy to finish the mission.
Things Unseen with Sinclair B. Ferguson
Feb 18, 2026 · 3 min
Christian joy is not the natural characteristic of a sunny disposition. Today, Sinclair Ferguson explains that God's grace alone can account for the joy produced in us as we go through trials and affliction. Read the transcript:…