Messages by Desiring God

Desiring God
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May 15, 2024 • 50min

Where Jesus Travels: Introducing the Means of Grace

David Mathis | Whomever God justifies, he also sanctifies. What means has he given us to keep growing in holiness?
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Apr 14, 2024 • 34min

The Safest Soul in All the World: Rejoicing in the Risen Christ

David Mathis | The safest soul in all the universe is the one that rejoices in the risen Christ. God will never destroy those who delight in his Son.
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Apr 7, 2024 • 44min

Where Does Technology Come From? 2024 Scudder Lecture

Tony Reinke | How should Christians orient toward technology? Should we ignore it, embrace it, be suspicious of it, or shun it altogether?
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Mar 31, 2024 • 44min

Before Division Comes: A Playbook for Pastoral Unity

David Mathis | Even among pastor-elder teams, conflict comes. Disagreements are inevitable. How then might we navigate conflict with a constant eye toward God-honoring unity?
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Mar 28, 2024 • 14min

The Word of God Kept Him: Funeral Message for Sidney Boyd (1948–2023)

Why do God’s people wake up as believers day after day until they die? Because the same word that made us goes on keeping us to the end.
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Mar 20, 2024 • 40min

Live Like Death Is Gain

Marshall Segal discusses making Jesus look good in life and death by enjoying Him above all else. Topics include finding joy in challenges, viewing death as gain, living for Christ, laboring for others' faith, the power of prayer, and embracing death as gain.
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Mar 17, 2024 • 35min

The Thickest Joy on Earth: Why We Love Philippians

A lively look at why Philippians captivates readers: its historical setting in Roman Philippi, the reasons Paul wrote in Greek, and his deep affection for that congregation. Topics include Epaphroditus’s relief mission, the letter’s contagious joy amid hardship, its short memorable length, and the famous Christ hymn about humility and exaltation.
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Mar 10, 2024 • 59min

The Most Important People in the World: Why Christians Prioritize the Church

David Mathis | The Father prioritizes the church by choosing her, the Son prioritizes her by purchasing and purifying her, and the Spirit prioritizes her in his power. So, how do we prioritize the church?
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Mar 3, 2024 • 56min

Leaders in the Church: Speaking and Living God’s Word

Does church leadership seem endlessly complicated? Take heart. Christian leaders guide God’s people from where they are to where God wants them to go, using God’s methods.
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Feb 29, 2024 • 19min

How Jesus Knew the Word: His Secret to Scripture Memory

David Mathis | How did Jesus know Scripture so well? The same way we can today: through patient, prayerful meditation on the word of God.

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