Inspirational Quotes by John Piper
“Love is the guiding principle of the Christian life, and generosity is the chief way love manifests itself in the world of work, our communities, and society.”
“When you don't have your work clearly defined, there can never be any finish point.”
“don’t ask yourself, “What tasks need to be done?” Ask yourself, “What outcomes need to be accomplished?” Then determine the activities that will get you there.”
“One way to know if you are working in your strengths is to ask yourself, “Do I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day?” That’s what you want for your role: You want to be doing what you do best every day.”
“The knowledge worker cannot be supervised closely or in detail. He must direct himself toward performance and contribution”
“The aim needs to be not simply to get our tasks done but to build people up in the accomplishing of our tasks.”
“While the point of Christianity is not first to make society a better place, the call to do that is an implication of the gospel simply because the gospel sends us into the world to serve in love.”
“The ideas that move industries forward are not the result of tremendous creative insight but rather of masterful stewardship.”
“Just as we do good works from justification rather than for justification, we are also to do good works from peace rather than for peace.”
“The human brain simply cannot focus on two things at once. God is the only multitasker.”
“Bad management hurts people, and bad leadership hurts people; in fact, doing anything badly hurts people. Doing anything poorly that pertains to the practical arena is unloving because it brings harm to others.”
“The entire purpose of our lives — what God wants from us — is to do good for others, to the glory of God.”
“This is the great irony: defining productivity mainly in terms of immediate measurable results undermines the measurable results in the long run.”
“Wilberforce understood that massive practical action for good comes about not first as a result of moral exhortation or appeals to change but rather as a result of understanding and embracing doctrine — most centrally the doctrine of justification by faith alone.”
“we cannot leave behind our doctrine and theology in an effort to be more pragmatic and productive. Rather, the way to become truly productive is to anchor our lives squarely and securely on the great truths of the Bible, especially the gospel of justification by faith alone.”
“Don’t skip planning, even when you are super busy. The biggest reason that people skip planning is because they are busy. This is a trick. Feeling busy is the reason you ought to plan; it indicates that you need planning all the more, not less. Even spending a few minutes planning your week will bear fruit far beyond the time you invested.”
“As John Wesley said, “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can.”
“The knowledge worker cannot be supervised closely or in detail. He can only be helped. But he must direct himself, and he must direct himself toward performance and contribution, that is, effectiveness. — Peter Drucker, The Effective Executive”
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John Piper (1946 - Present)
is a Calvinistic Baptist Christian preacher and author currently serving as Pastor for Preaching and Vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His books include ECPA Christian Book Award winners Spectacular Sins, What Jesus Demands from the World, Pierced by the Word, and God's Passion for His Glory, and bestsellers Don't Waste Your Life and The Passion of Jesus Christ. The evangelical organization Desiring God is named for his book Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist (1986).In 1980, after what he described as an "irresistible call of the Lord to preach", Piper became Pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he has been ministering ever since. Piper hit the evangelical scene after the publication of his book Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist (1986) and has continued to publish dozens of other books further articulating this theological perspective. In 1994, he founded Desiring God Ministries, which provides all of Piper's sermons and articles from the past three decades, and most of his books online free of charge, as well as offering for sale books, CDs, and DVDs and regularly hosting conferences.
John Stephen Piper is a Reformed and Baptist theologian, preacher, and author, currently serving as Pastor for Preaching and Vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the author of numerous books.
Piper's motto in ministry, preaching, and teaching is: "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him." He calls those who live out this motto Christian Hedonists. Piper places a heavy emphasis on the objective and absolute nature of truth and is confident in the Christian's ability to grasp that truth through the guidance of the Holy Spirit.