Messages by Desiring God

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  1. The Life of the Mind and the Love of God

    3 oktober 2010 · 59 min

    Afspelen

    Thinking is firewood for burning love for God and others. It’s not the end in itself, but it’s a means to the end: to love God.

  2. Praying in the Power of the Spirit

    25 juni 2010 · 48 min

    Afspelen

    Sometimes we experience so much pain and so much confusion, we don’t know what to pray for. But fear not: the Holy Spirit intercedes for his people.

  3. Preaching in the Power of the Spirit

    24 juni 2010 · 52 min

    Afspelen

    True Christian preaching isn’t a lecture, but an awakening of worship in both the pastor and his people.

  4. Living in the Power of the Spirit

    23 juni 2010 · 48 min

    Afspelen

    The same Spirit who awoke faith in your dead soul is the same Spirit who empowers you to live a holy life. Keep in step with the Spirit, not the flesh.

  5. What Does It Mean to Live by Faith in the Service of the Fatherless?

    30 april 2010 · 33 min

    Afspelen

    The cause of orphan care and adoption must be pursued by faith, both in success and suffering.

  6. Consider Your Calling

    25 april 2010 · 42 min

    Afspelen

    God’s love for his people is so rich and full that they need the Holy Spirit’s help to really feel it.

  7. Rejoicing in the Midst of Sorrow

    23 april 2010 · 34 min

    Afspelen

    Eight suggestions are given for how to persevere in ministry in the midst of sorrow.

  8. How Much Does God Love This Church?

    18 april 2010 · 52 min

    Afspelen

    We are precious to God — so precious that he will not have us make that preciousness into our god.

  9. Did Jesus Preach the Gospel of Evangelicalism?

    14 april 2010 · 1 uur 5 min

    Afspelen

    Christ is our pardon. Christ is our perfection. Paul and Jesus agreed.

  10. The Inner Essence of Worship

    11 april 2010 · 55 min

    Afspelen

    God seeks and is pleased with those who worship him in spirit and in truth — those who have the inner experience of being satisfied with him.

  11. What Jesus Demands from the World, Session 2

    10 april 2010 · 1 uur 12 min

    Afspelen

    God-glorifying obedience is fruit of being born again, having a total change in our inner reality, believing in Christ, coming to Christ, loving Christ, and rejoicing in Christ as our all-satisfying treasure.

  12. What Jesus Demands from the World, Session 1

    9 april 2010 · 1 uur 4 min

    Afspelen

    All the demands of the Great Commission flow from the person and work of Christ.

  13. Suffering for the Gospel Q & A

    8 april 2010 · 43 min

    Afspelen

    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.

  14. The Supremacy of Christ in Suffering

    8 april 2010 · 52 min

    Afspelen

    Everything in the universe points to God’s glory. He uses even our greatest sorrows to display his supremacy.

  15. The Immeasurable Greatness of His Power Toward Us

    4 april 2010 · 37 min

    Afspelen

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

  16. The Son of Man Must Suffer Many Things

    28 maart 2010 · 35 min

    Afspelen

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

  17. Parenting with Hope in the Worst of Times

    21 maart 2010 · 55 min

    Afspelen

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

  18. Why God Makes Much of Us

    1 maart 2010 · 37 min

    Afspelen

    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.

  19. Q & A with Urban Pastors

    28 februari 2010 · 45 min

    Afspelen

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

  20. Why God Makes Much of Us

    28 februari 2010 · 46 min

    Afspelen

    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.

  21. Lessons from an Inconsolable Soul

    2 februari 2010 · 1 uur 15 min

    Afspelen

    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.

  22. I Will Build My Church

    31 januari 2010 · 47 min

    Afspelen

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

  23. Born Blind for the Glory of God: Eugenics by Abortion Is an Abomination to God

    24 januari 2010 · 51 min

    Afspelen

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

  24. Help the Children Love the Different People

    17 januari 2010 · 46 min

    Afspelen

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

  25. Holding Fast the Word of Life

    10 januari 2010 · 47 min

    Afspelen

    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.

  26. Is Jesus an Egomaniac?

    4 januari 2010 · 48 min

    Afspelen

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

  27. Praying in the Closet and in the Spirit

    3 januari 2010 · 56 min

    Afspelen

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

  28. Holy Ambition: Paul’s and Yours

    31 december 2009 · 1 uur 1 min

    Afspelen

    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.

  29. God’s Passion for His Glory

    30 december 2009 · 53 min

    Afspelen

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

  30. Subjected in Hope

    27 december 2009 · 55 min

    Afspelen

    Cancer causes us to come to Christ. Earthly groans guarantee a global heritage.

  31. You Have the Words of Eternal Life

    20 december 2009 · 43 min

    Afspelen

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

  32. It Is the Spirit That Gives Life

    13 december 2009 · 53 min

    Afspelen

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

  33. They Will All Be Taught of God

    6 december 2009 · 43 min

    Afspelen

    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.

  34. Skeptical Grumbling and Sovereign Grace

    29 november 2009 · 50 min

    Afspelen

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

  35. Behold, Believe, Be Raised

    22 november 2009 · 51 min

    Afspelen

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

  36. Jesus Came Not to Give Bread but to Be Bread

    19 november 2009 · 49 min

    Afspelen

    Our greatest need is not physical but spiritual. We crave the bread of life more than bread for our stomachs.

  37. Questions and Answers

    19 november 2009 · 35 min

    Afspelen

    We should accept our calling wherever God has placed us, including prison, and we should first and foremost be loyal to the Bible, not to a certain theological camp.

  38. Do Not Labor for the Food That Perishes

    15 november 2009 · 42 min

    Afspelen

    Jesus offers himself to us freely as the food that endures to eternal life. No amount of working for God can make you taste him for the feast he is.

  39. Twelve Baskets of Bread and the Walk on Water

    8 november 2009 · 45 min

    Afspelen

    Jesus’ presence brings the kind of fullness that produces generosity and risk-taking in his church.

  40. The All-Providing King Who Would Not Be King

    1 november 2009 · 44 min

    Afspelen

    Jesus came not mainly to give bread but to be bread. He became the all-satisfying bread of life when he gave himself up for us.

  41. The Legacy of Antioch: Partnering with the Church of the Global South for the Sake of the Gospel

    25 oktober 2009 · 47 min

    Afspelen

    As Christianity expands in the global South, the Western church must continue to support the developing church by sending and going.

  42. Preach Christ (with Russian Interpretation)

    13 oktober 2009 · 1 uur 14 min

    Afspelen

    Preaching Christ must keep the enjoyment of God as the highest good of the gospel and the glory of God as the highest goal of all history.

  43. Q & A (with Russian Interpretation)

    13 oktober 2009 · 1 uur 7 min

    Afspelen

    The word of God coming to us in the power of the Holy Spirit is sufficient to supply us with all the resources we need for satisfaction in God and dealing with all kinds of weaknesses in the church.

  44. Think Christ (with Russian Interpretation)

    12 oktober 2009 · 1 uur 23 min

    Afspelen

    Right thinking about God is meant to fuel right admiration for God.

  45. Feel Christ (with Russian Interpretation)

    12 oktober 2009 · 1 uur 14 min

    Afspelen

    Since right thinking is meant to fuel right feeling our preaching must not only aim at the head but also the heart.

  46. What Makes the Good News Good (with German Interpretation)

    11 oktober 2009 · 54 min

    Afspelen

    The greatest good of the gospel is that every obstacle is removed from us enjoying the presence of God forever, and the only way a person comes to know this is through God’s sovereign grace in the gospel.

  47. Preach Christ (with German Interpretation)

    10 oktober 2009 · 1 uur 11 min

    Afspelen

    Preaching Christ must have the glory of God as its central aim.

  48. Interview with John Piper (with German Interpretation)

    9 oktober 2009 · 31 min

    Afspelen

    The task of the pastor is to love God with all his heart and love his people by having his heart burn with the truth of God’s word and let that passion pervade his preaching and teaching.

  49. Think Christ (with German Interpretation)

    9 oktober 2009 · 1 uur 8 min

    Afspelen

    Right thinking about God is essential for right feeling for God and right behavior to God.

  50. Feel Christ (with German Interpretation)

    9 oktober 2009 · 54 min

    Afspelen

    The implications of Christian Hedonism are breathtaking for the Christian life.