Messages by Desiring God (Video)
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The Pleasures of God’s Faithfulness: Reflections on Bethlehem’s 150 Years
21 november 2021 · 32 min
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.
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Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ to Christian Leaders
14 november 2021 · 47 min
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.
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23 Tips from 23 Years of Book Reading
12 november 2021 · 45 min
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.
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Prayer Vocalizes Our Abiding in Christ
3 november 2021 · 46 min
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.
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The Global Glorification of the Merciful God
24 oktober 2021 · 45 min
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.
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We Win the World with Singing
15 september 2021 · 24 min
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.
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Who Are the Nations? Discovering God’s Global Mission
23 juni 2021 · 51 min
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.
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Serious Joy for Leaders Who Last: To the Class of 2021
21 mei 2021 · 24 min
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.
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‘Rejoice When You Are Slandered’: How to Do the Humanly Impossible
5 mei 2021 · 38 min
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.
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Can Joy Come in Sorrow? Lessons for an Authentic Christian Life
2 mei 2021 · 48 min
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?
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The Achievement of Christ Without Which There Would Be No Others
13 april 2021 · 50 min
John Piper | Christ has secured innumerable benefits for his people. But without this central, most foundational achievement, all the rest would collapse.
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Doing the Right Thing Never Ruins Your Life: A Belief That Prevents Abortion
24 januari 2021 · 42 min
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.
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Is Love for Jesus, or Faith in Jesus, the Root of Ministry and Obedience?
10 januari 2021 · 33 min
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.
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Leading by Feeding
10 januari 2021 · 34 min
John Piper | The central work of pastoral ministry is leading the people of God by feeding them with the word of Christ.
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‘Hallowed Be Your Name’: The Greatest Prayer in All the World
29 december 2020 · 39 min
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?
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Bible Reading Has Been My Life: Personal Reflections for Christian Fathers
21 november 2020 · 44 min
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.
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Faith That Satisfies — and Saves: What It Means to Come to Jesus
4 november 2020 · 36 min
John Piper | The nature of genuine saving faith isn’t mere mental assent, but receiving all that God is for us in Jesus Christ.
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Singing, Suffering, and Scripture: How God Keeps Us Through Song
2 september 2020 · 34 min
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.
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Does God Intend Evil for Our Good? Providential Peril for Joseph, Jesus, and You
7 juni 2020 · 52 min
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.
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Every Letter Kills, Including Shakespeare: Pressing Through Texts in the Power of the Spirit
19 mei 2020 · 18 min
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.
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Exposition or Imposition? How Gospel-Centered Preaching Can Go Wrong
14 mei 2020 · 50 min
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.
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The Second Coming: Not Before the ‘Man of Lawlessness’
5 februari 2020 · 1 uur 1 min
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.
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The Second Coming: Wrath and Rescue
3 februari 2020 · 1 uur 5 min
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.
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Live for Your Greatest Desire: Jesus
1 januari 2020 · 45 min
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.
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Serious Joy, Cultural Conflict, and Christian Humility: Thoughts on Christian Education
8 november 2019 · 55 min
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.
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Christ Magnified in His World Through Servants Satisfied in His Worth
3 november 2019 · 38 min
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.
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How Does Humility Lead in Conflict? A Charge to Christian Leaders
24 oktober 2019 · 33 min
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.
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Seek the Things That Are Above
16 oktober 2019 · 45 min
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.
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A Peculiar Act of Worship: Preaching as Expository Exultation
30 september 2019 · 55 min
John Piper | The preacher’s task is not merely to teach or inform, but to rejoice with his people over the wonders of Scripture.
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‘How God Made Me Happy in Him’: John Piper’s Journey to Joy
27 september 2019 · 28 min
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.
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Seven Reasons We Must Pursue Supreme Satisfaction in God
27 september 2019 · 1 uur 6 min
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.
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The Explosive Power of the Resurrection — Now
20 augustus 2019 · 26 min
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.
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Who Will Give My Head Waters? Seven Reasons to Pray for Holy Tears
24 juni 2019 · 32 min
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.
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Christians Care About All Suffering and Injustice
20 juni 2019 · 26 min
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.
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How to Preach in the Power of the Spirit
20 juni 2019 · 50 min
John Piper | Sermons are not speeches. Preaching isn’t a lecture. When a pastor speaks God’s words to his gathered people, in the power of the Spirit, miracles happen. John Piper delivered this message at the Sing! conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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The Glory of God and Why We Sing
15 juni 2019 · 51 min
John Piper | The greatness of God’s glory invites a response that moves his people beyond mere words. And so we sing. John Piper preached this sermon at the Sing! Conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Our Worth Is Not in What We Own: Fifteen-Minute Gospel Presentation
15 juni 2019 · 14 min
John Piper | We will never find true worth in what we have or who we are. True, full, lasting satisfaction can only come through all that God is for us in Jesus Christ. After the congregation sang “My Worth Is Not in What I Own,” John Piper presented this gospel message at the Sing! Belfast conference. Lees meer
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Pharisaism, Money, and the Greatness of God
10 juni 2019 · 23 min
John Piper | What makes the heart of a legalist tick? You might be surprised how often, despite appearances, it is simply this: the love of money. John Piper delivered this message at a chapel for Crossway Books.
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What Do Christians Care About (Most)? To the Class of 2019
17 mei 2019 · 22 min
John Piper | Christians care about all injustice in our fallen world. But our outrage against wrongdoing will fizzle out unless we root our concern in God himself. We care especially about injustice against God. John Piper preached this message at the 2019 Bethlehem College and Seminary commencement. Lees meer
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Christ Has Purchased Global Praise: The Blood, the Beast, and the Boast of Race
8 mei 2019 · 47 min
John Piper | Jesus has already paid the price to ransom a global people who live to praise him. And he wants to use you to spread the astoundingly good news. John Piper preached this message at Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minneapolis.
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The Golden Stitches of Sovereignty: What Holds Our Gospel Together
1 april 2019 · 1 uur 5 min
John Piper | The death of Jesus Christ was no mere product of coincidences. God planned every detail to ensure the salvation of his people. John Piper preached this message at The Gospel Coalition 2019 National Conference.
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Is It Right to Seek More Joy Than We Have Through Justification?
28 januari 2019 · 1 uur 5 min
John Piper | Jesus not only paid for our full acceptance with God, but he also purchased grace for us to embrace obedience. This is the second message John Piper preached at the Bethlehem 2019 Conference for Pastors + Church Leaders in Minneapolis.
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What Kind of Heart Does Christ Deserve? The Call of Christian Hedonism
28 januari 2019 · 43 min
John Piper | Jesus is worthy to be praised with our every thought and deed. But what about our feelings? The Bible’s clearest answer is also the best of news. John Piper preached this message at the Bethlehem 2019 Conference for Pastors + Church Leaders in Minneapolis. Lees meer
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The Invincible Power of Joy for World Missions: For Cowards, Consumers, and the Comfortable
17 januari 2019 · 54 min
John Piper | Safety tempts us to stay put. Luxury tries to lure us. Comfort wants to keep us. But God has a bigger, global dream for his people. John Piper preached this message at the G3 2019 conference in Atlanta.
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Make Your Life Count: The Greatest Missions Letter Ever Written
4 januari 2019 · 48 min
John Piper | One day soon, people from every nation will bring God praise and glory. But they won’t encounter everlasting hope until God’s people go and send. Lees meer
Piper preached this message on January 4, 2019, at the CROSS Conference in Louisville, where thousands gathered to discern their call to the nations.
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You Are Anointed: How the Truth Becomes Precious
18 november 2018 · 34 min
John Piper | Jesus anoints every believer with his Spirit so that we taste how precious he is.
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Sorrowful Love Springs from Serious Joy
28 oktober 2018 · 35 min
John Piper | Every act of Christian love springs from serious joy in Jesus. When your hope is secure in him, you can give whatever it takes to serve others.
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Are We Adopted for Us or for God?
7 oktober 2018 · 44 min
John Piper | The more gladness we have in our Father, the more we bring glory to his name. Our happiness in him shows off his holiness in us.
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The Key to Simultaneous Sorrow and Joy
21 september 2018 · 47 min
John Piper | Jesus has purchased something infinitely better than anything this world has to offer: the glory of God himself. We have every reason to boast in him.
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The Devil Can Do Exposition, but He Can’t Preach
13 september 2018 · 48 min
John Piper | The pulpit isn’t just a place for a lecture or even mere teaching. Every sermon should sing with worship over the glories of God’s word. John Piper delivered this message during a breakout seminar at the Sing! 2018 Conference in Nashville. Lees meer