Messages by Desiring God (Video)

John Piper | Suffering in the path of obedience is something promised to every believer, but we should be patient with those who struggle to grasp God’s sovereignty and goodness in their suffering.

John Piper | The resurrection of Jesus shows the greatness of God's power toward us now in this life.

John Piper | The death of Christ was planned by the Father and approved by the Son to ransom many people from their sins.

John Piper | In every stage of parenting, knowing God's mercy gives us brokenhearted boldness—and hope.

John Piper | The love of God that makes much of us for his glory is a greater love than a love that would only make much of us.

John Piper | God’s children are immensely precious to him, and he ensures that their preciousness to him does not become their god, but that he is their God.

John Piper | The word of the cross is sufficient for our issues of ethnic harmony, political schisms, and standing against false doctrine in the church.

John Piper | In the presence of God and Christ, we are to faithfully and accurately preach the Bible to hungry, needy souls.

John Piper | Pastors are workers for the joy and transformation of their people, and in this work it is essential that they fight for maintaining joy themselves.

John Piper | There is a biblical precedent for preaching in the gathering of God’s people, and that preaching should be expository exultation that has its goal in the glory of God, its ground in the person and work of Christ, and its source in the Scriptures.

John Piper | Based on the practice of the early church and various principles seen throughout Scripture, preaching should have a place in the regular gathering of the church.

John Piper | We might not agree with Lewis on everything, but his romantic rationalism applied to the Christian faith can open our eyes to more of God’s wonders.

John Piper | Multiplying churches with different strengths and weaknesses means coming closer to meeting the needs of the world.

John Piper | All children, of every degree of ability, are conceived for the purpose of displaying the glory of God.

John Piper | Eight ways to help children love those who don't look like them.

John Piper | There is a spiritual diet without which no Christian can be strong and healthy and fruitful. And that is a diet of the word of God.

John Piper | God loves us best when he loves himself most. And in his loving glorification, we find imperishable joy.

John Piper | Both disciplined and spontaneous prayer should flow from our confidence that God is already one hundred percent on our side.

John Piper | A holy ambition comes from immersing yourself in the word of God. Dive deep in the Bible and let it take hold of your desires.

John Piper | God’s passion for his own glory is the great ballast not only for global missions, but also for our very own souls.

John Piper | Christmas is for salvation. God sent his Son into the world to save it, not condemn it.

John Piper | As once-adoring followers disappear, Jesus’s message becomes clearer and clearer: their resistance itself is in God’s hands.

John Piper | We come to God not because we merely made a decision, but because God has called us, drawn us, and taught us who Jesus really is.

John Piper | When we come to Jesus, we come voluntarily and freely. And behind that change in us is a decisive work of the Father.

John Piper | We should hunger and thirst for God and all he has done in Jesus more than anything else in this world.