Messages by Desiring God (Video)

John Piper | The individual soul’s affection for God is essential to the corporate, eternal reality of the worshiping church.

John Piper | When glad in God, we bend low in love for others. We imitate Christ, who not only bowed the knee but hung his body on the tree.

John Piper | God promises us his life-sustaining presence, even as he leads us into waterless regions of suffering and loss.

David Mathis | Psalm 46 teaches us God can handle the earth’s undoing and nations raging against his people — and that if he can do that, he can be a very present help in our trouble.

John Piper | Faith does not shipwreck upon the rocks of history, logic, science, or ethics, but on the mountains of sinful desire.

John Piper | Humility flourishes in hearts that focus not on being humble, but on gladly exalting Jesus, who is superior to us in every possible way.

John Piper | There is a kind of unhealthy preaching that fails to make plain the effective connection between the sin-bearing work of Christ and the sin-killing work of the Christian.

David Mathis | What if, with some intentionality, the news could become a source of refreshment rather than a continual distraction and discouragement?

David Mathis | We boast on Sunday because Christ died on Friday. No cross, no favor with God. No crucifixion, no resurrection. We live because he died.

David Mathis | What is freedom in Christ? Freedom from trying to earn God’s acceptance, and freedom to know and enjoy God forever.

John Piper | Why does the apostle Paul speak so much about himself and his suffering? Because his suffering for the sake of others makes the love of Christ tangible to them.

David Mathis | Why would Christians exercise? Working and pushing these bodies, as God designed them, serves our learning, our joy, and our love.

John Piper | The sovereign supremacy of Christ both keeps us from error and enables us to persevere through hardships with patience and joyful thankfulness.

John Piper | Joy in God becomes our stronghold when we are awakened to see and savor him as our greatest joy.

John Piper | How does the miracle of a missionary happen? God gives us a burning desire to taste and enjoy the joy of others in Jesus Christ.

John Piper | The first Christmas brought good news. With it came fearless, great joy for all those who confess, “Jesus is Lord.”

John Piper | In 2021, Bethlehem Baptist celebrated 150 years as a church. As part of the celebration service, former pastor John Piper reflects on how a church could endure, and bear fruit, over generations.

David Mathis | God made us to be led, every one of us. He designed us to thrive, not in autonomy, but under the wisdom and care of worthy leaders.

Tony Reinke | Many of us today love to swipe, scroll, and stare, but hardly read. Tony Reinke shares 23 tips for reading more and better in a digital age.

John Piper | Prayer says more than the words it speaks. The act of praying vocalizes a profound reality: God himself abides in us, and we abide in him.

John Piper | The church exists for missions — and because of missions. God plans for his people to come from the peoples, a promise he first made to Israel.

John Piper | God plans to win the world with singing. Here are five connections between our joy-filled worship and the finishing of the Great Commission.

John Piper | The Lamb who was slain will one day receive the reward of his suffering — people will come to him in joyful faith from every tribe, tongue, and nation.

John Piper | Christian leaders often carry great burdens. But God never leaves them without the opportunity to know serious joy, even in the hardest trials.

John Piper | One of the most challenging commands in all the Bible is to rejoice when reviled. It’s not just difficult; it is humanly impossible.