Messages by Desiring God (Video)

John Piper | Hope that sustains through trials brought on even by the hope itself looks peculiar to a world filled with roots that cannot withstand even everyday trials.

John Piper | When insulted, Christians are urged to respond with fearless resilience, honoring Christ, and blessing instead of retaliating, with the hope that their unexpected and gracious response may lead others to see the joy and glory in their faith.

John Piper | Letting all of the Bible speak allows us to dig beneath seeming tensions and make discoveries more glorious and rich and helpful than if we were to just throw up our hands or assume contradiction.

John Piper | Payback is planted in the bottom of our hearts — every one of us is a born retaliator. If we’re to answer wrongdoing with any other response than wrongdoing, we need a change at the core of our being.

John Piper | The Bible everywhere commands that we feel certain ways. So how do we obey the commands to feel if they seem out of our power?

John Piper | Husbands are the head. Therefore, they must go ahead and honor their wives according to knowledge.

John Piper | Godly women, rooted in unwavering hope, fear nothing — even submission to husbands who do not follow Jesus. They adorn their souls with a peculiar beauty: not base servility or brash power, but a combination of humility and lion-like courage that the world cannot explain.

John Piper | John Piper illustrates the importance of Bible memorization in the Christian life by reciting 1 Peter 1–3:7 from memory.

John Piper | To understand God’s word with power, we need to see it for ourselves, patiently investing time to dig deep and ask questions of the text.

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John Piper | Psalm 16 gives us some of the clearest, most powerful words about our greatest happiness.

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John Piper | Everyone struggles with doubts at some point, but God doesn’t want us to wallow in uncertainty. He gives us his Spirit to testify to our new life.

John Piper | The ultimate goal of 1 Peter is to encourage believers to live transformed lives in light of their hope in Christ and to glorify God.

John Piper | Issues within marriage can be helped by relating to each other openly and honestly while involving Christian community, but there will be times when a couple just has to live with a difficult situation.

John Piper | Godward prayers should fuel our Bible reading, compassionate advocacy should flavor our understanding of justice, and gospel instincts should shape our marriage struggles.

John Piper | Men, lead your wives with understanding, honoring them as the weaker vessel, and recognizing them as joint heirs of the grace of life. By doing so, your prayers may not be hindered.

John Piper | Submission has become a curse word in our culture today, even within the church. However, the Bible reveals the beauty of what submission is — and what it’s not.

John Piper | What does it mean to be a strong woman? The world and all the media will answer one way, but the gospel and the Bible paint a more beautiful and satisfying picture.

John Piper | How does what Jesus did on the cross for you relate to people who treat you badly? He models a patient, sacrificial love that would radically change all our relationships.

John Piper | How do you honor leaders while also standing up against policies, laws, or agendas that are unbiblical? John Piper addresses this question and more.

John Piper | Showing honor to one’s master is a way of honoring God and commending the gospel, including to masters who are unjust and treat you badly.

John Piper | Christians are free to submit to human authority because our citizenship is in heaven and Jesus is our King.

John Piper | The default stance for a believer is all about servitude, not some grand quest for superiority.

John Piper | When God saved us from our sin, he brought us from death into marvelous light and life. But sin still tries to entice us and destroy us, so the call to faith is a call to war.