John Piper, the well known preacher, has given short sermons on the lives of a number of saints at an annual conference for pastors. These sermons are now available for you to read on your handheld mobile device, free of charge. Get to know the lives of saints through all time, from Augustine to Spurgeon, as only John Piper can tell their stories. … Read more…
A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life is the most well-known and influential of William Law's many Christian writings. It issues a passionate call for readers to live a life "governed by the spirit of devotion," but also offers down-to-earth practices for doing so, such as a regular method of daily prayer, and meditation on Christian virtues like hum… Read more…
Enter ye in at the narrow gate.—Matthew 7:13
In Around the Wicket Gate, preacher, writer, and theologian C. H. Spurgeon discusses human salvation.
Borrowing from John Bunyan's masterful allegory The Pilgrim's Progress, Spurgeon begins with the image of the Wicket Gate, the entry point to the straight and narr… Read more…
Charles Wesley, the brother of John Wesley, helped found the Methodist denomination. He is most well known for the thousands of hymns he wrote, including some that are still well known today. Among those hymns that are still sung by Christians all over the world are "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," "Christ the Lord is Risen Indeed," "Jesus, Lover of… Read more…
In Come Ye Children, C.H. Spurgeon offers his advice on sharing the gospel with children and training them early in the things of God. It is filled with scriptural examples that demonstrate the importance of caring for those who are young in faith, and helping them develop their understanding of the gospel. As Spurgeon explains:
"To us… Read more…
George Mueller's Strategy for Showing God: Simplicity of Faith, Sacred Scripture and Satisfaction in God.
George Mueller's life began as a faithless and dissolute youth. It ended as one of the most remarkable men of God, who daily trusted God's provision for thousands of orphans, who never asked for money for himself … Read more…
Brothers, We Must Not Mind a Little Suffering: Meditations on the Life of Charles Simeon
A preacher in England in the late 1700's and early 1800's, Charles Simeon endured suffering in his ministry. As John Piper illustrates in this short biography, Simeon faced a hostile community and congregation that often opposed him.… Read more…
William Law was a prolific writer throughout his life, publishing many important works of Christian theology. An Appeal to All That Doubt, published in 1740, has an expansive focus, laying out Law's entire cosmology—beginning with God's creation of the world and the origins of the human soul, extending through the fall and the origin of evil in th… Read more…
John Calvin: The Divine Majesty of the Word: The Man and His Preaching
John Calvin never failed in his ministry of the Word. For Calvin, the Bible was the basis of all his ministry and he was constant and unfailing in his adherence to the faithful Word of God. During his unique life, Calvin passed through many controversies and t… Read more…
John Piper's short eBook biography of the most famous figure of the Reformation, Martin Luther, gleans important lessons from Luther's life and work. Piper points out that Luther had a true love for the Bible as a book and as the final repository of God's Word, over and above the claims of any council or leader. Luther cultivated a lo… Read more…
Oh, That I May Never Loiter on My Heavenly Journey: Reflections on the Life and Ministry of David Brainerd
The life of David Brainerd, the famous missionary to the Indians, has impacted missionaries all over the world. They have been inspired by his passion for missionary work and how he poured out his life as a sacrif… Read more…
To Live Upon God That is Invisible: Suffering and Service in the Life of John Bunyan
To Live Upon God That is Invisible: Suffering and Service in the Life of John Bunyan by John Piper is a free eBook taken from the 1999 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors. Piper places Bunyan's life and work in the context of suffering and ser… Read more…