Messages by Desiring God (Video)

John Piper | How do joy and sorrow mingle in the Christian life? Does joy come only after sorrow passes, or can it come in the very midst of our griefs?

John Piper | Christ has secured innumerable benefits for his people. But without this central, most foundational achievement, all the rest would collapse.

John Piper | Abortion holds out hope that ending the unborn child’s life will spare you misery and hardship. But doing the right thing will never ruin your life.

John Piper | Believing in Jesus, according to the Gospel of John, overlaps with love because it involves an act of the soul whereby one receives Jesus as their soul-satisfying bread, thirst-quenching water, and life-giving vine.

John Piper | The central work of pastoral ministry is leading the people of God by feeding them with the word of Christ.

John Piper | The lines of the Lord’s Prayer tend to pass by our eyes, and through our mouths, in a routine manner. But what might we be missing in our familiarity?

John Piper | What does Bible reading look like for John Piper? In this message to fathers, he tells personal stories and shares how he has weaved Bible reading into all of life.

John Piper | The nature of genuine saving faith isn’t mere mental assent, but receiving all that God is for us in Jesus Christ.

John Piper | Suffering may quiet our singing for a time, but God designed singing to sustain our souls. And one day, we will sing forever with unrestrained joy.

John Piper | What sinners and Satan intend for evil, God always superintends for good. Our all-wise God brings restoration from ruin and deliverance out of danger.

John Piper | To exposit a text is only one part of preaching and teaching. We must drill down into the words and unearth the reality that holds the text together.

John Piper | Preachers, instead of taking your text and making a beeline to the cross, take the cross and make a beeline to your text.

John Piper | As we look forward to Christ’s second coming, what matters most is not that we have the timing and details down, but that we hold fast to Jesus as our great hope.

John Piper | Suffering, pain, and trouble never have the last word for the people of God. He is our hope and our joy, and he will bring us all the way home.

John Piper | Jesus’s call to deny ourselves isn’t a demand to give up happiness but an invitation to walk with him on the path to deep, lasting joy.

John Piper | True Christian education fills our hearts and minds with a joy so serious and strong that our society loses its power to control where we stand and what we say.

John Piper | God will not settle for redeeming people from just a few parts of the globe. He will have people from every tribe, tongue, and nation.

John Piper | The humblest response to our culture’s tirade against objective truth isn’t to retreat, but to lovingly and kindly contend for what the Bible says.

John Piper | Every believer in Jesus Christ has a potent spiritual superpower. With the Spirit’s help, we now can seek the very things of heaven above.

John Piper | The preacher’s task is not merely to teach or inform, but to rejoice with his people over the wonders of Scripture.

John Piper | Glory and joy appear all over the Bible, but how they relate is not readily obvious. Listen to John Piper tell the story of how God connected the dots between the two.

John Piper | Enjoying God, being satisfied in him, is essential in glorifying him as he deserves. God is not as glorified by mere duty as he is by delight.

John Piper | Jesus’s resurrection not only guarantees that we too will rise, but that we can taste steadfast, heavenly joy here and now — even in suffering. John Piper preached this sermon at the Sing! Conference in Nashville.

John Piper | Tears, crying, and weeping are all a proper response to the God-ordained sorrow and pain we face. Just because God is sovereign doesn’t mean we ignore our pain.

John Piper | Suffering and injustice infect every inch of our world. But Jesus grants his people the resolve to labor for change that makes an everlasting difference. John Piper preached this message at the Sing! Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.