Messages by Desiring God

My Abandoned Life for Your Abundant Life 06.08.2011 41:04 ↓

John Piper | Abundant life is not about having more stuff, but about having Jesus. Only he can save, satisfy, and give life because he is is the way, the truth, and the life.

The Infinite Worth of the Word of God 11.07.2011 30:55 ↓

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Be a Radically God-Centered Pastor 13.06.2011 31:31 ↓

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Hallowing God's Name in Public Life 12.06.2011 43:46 ↓

Hallowing God’s name is a heart action that transforms and shapes every other thing we do, from instituting laws to building cultural institutions.

For Judgment I Came into This World 11.06.2011 39:34 ↓

John Piper | Sin blinds us all. We can only stumble about in darkness until Jesus takes us by the hand, and leads us into his heavenly light.

The Works of God and the Worship of Jesus 04.06.2011 44:47 ↓

Jesus does the very works of God so that all might know that he himself is God.

Why Was This Child Born Blind? 21.05.2011 48:39 ↓

Every sorrow and every time we suffer, there is a divinely designed purpose to display God’s glory and increase our joy.

You Will Never See Death 14.05.2011 41:01 ↓

One day your strength will fade and your body will fail, but if you are trusting in Jesus you will never see death.

No One Will Take Your Joy from You 07.05.2011 50:13 ↓

We are commanded to pursue all-satisfying, never-ending, invincible joy. The place we can find, keep, and share this happiness is only in God.

Desiring God (Session 2) 30.04.2011 1:11:46 ↓

If God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him, the life we must pursue for the sake of God’s glory and the good of others is the life of maximal joy in God.

Desiring God (Session 3) 30.04.2011 55:29 ↓

How can you enjoy lunch or have sex with your spouse to the glory of God, so that those pleasures do not become supreme but appropriate? What does it mean to lay down your life for your brothers?

Desiring God (Session 1) 29.04.2011 1:15:20 ↓

People see God’s exaltation and communication of his own glory as a problem, but the Bible doesn’t. The most loving thing God can do is to show us his glory.

You Will Know the Truth and the Truth Will Set You Free 23.04.2011 45:32 ↓

John Piper | Jesus is light and life. Only he can set us free from the chains of sin and death.

If You Abide in My Word, You Are Truly My Disciples 16.04.2011 45:23 ↓

The mark of the true disciple is lasting, enduring, persevering, and keeping on in the force field of the word.

Bethlehem’s Antioch Moment 09.04.2011 47:17 ↓

When you think you don’t know what to do, you at least know that you can pray. In the middle of transition, you can depend on God.

Leadership and Scripture Memory 02.04.2011 29:47 ↓

John Piper | Scripture memorization is important and should be practiced because it is a means to conformity with Christ, comfort for yourself and others, conflict with sin, communication of the gospel, and communion with God.

The Supremacy of Christ and the Sorrow of Calamity 27.03.2011 30:23 ↓

The suffering of this present world exists by the sovereign plan of God, in order that the horrors of sin and the wonders of God’s grace in Christ might be shown.

Ministry Reflections with John Piper and R. C. Sproul 26.03.2011 1:28:33 ↓

It’s not just enough to understand the truth — you’ve got to see the loveliness of it. In this interview, John Piper and R.C. Sproul reflect on decades of ministry.

Let the Nations Be Glad! 25.03.2011 52:40 ↓

John Piper | God blesses us in order that we might be a blessing for the sake of the nations.

Twenty-Five Years of Desiring God 25.03.2011 1:04:52 ↓

Delight in God is not optional. The regenerate heart finds joy in Jesus more than anything else.

Don’t Waste Your Life 24.03.2011 59:42 ↓

You only have one life now. Don’t waste it because this life will soon be past, and then the outcome will — for eternity — last.

The Sum of Your Word Is Truth 20.03.2011 1:04:50 ↓

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The Truth Will Set You Free 19.03.2011 46:57 ↓

Self-justification won’t work. Only Jesus can free you from Satan’s chains.

Poetry, Pain, and the Power to See: Why Words Matter at Desiring God 18.03.2011 43:47 ↓

The Bible is a book full of inspired poetry, and God invites us to join him in his creative eloquence.

I Am the Light of the World 12.03.2011 40:02 ↓

John Piper | There is no light besides Jesus. It’s Jesus or darkness. It’s life or death. Choose this day whom you shall serve.