

Light + Truth
Desiring God
Classic sermons from John Piper to help you see Christ clearly and treasure him truly. Five days a week, 20 minutes per episode. Hosted by Dan Cruver.
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May 28, 2024 • 25min
Sustaining Joy in Christ
How can we maintain joy when life is hard? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shares several biblical strategies to help us fight against joylessness.

May 27, 2024 • 27min
Cultivating Joy
How do you fight for joy when you feel overwhelmed with discouragement? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Psalm 42 for a look at how David dealt with his downcast soul.

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May 24, 2024 • 25min
Gutsy Guilt
Christian author and theologian John Piper discusses the concept of 'gutsy guilt' and fighting sin as justified sinners. Emphasizing the importance of faith, freedom, perceiving the glory of God, and finding joy in Christ. Exploring the connection between nature and the Bible in revealing God's magnificence.

May 23, 2024 • 26min
Deepening Our Joy in Jesus
If joy in God is a supernatural gift, how can we deepen it? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows that we fight for joy by resting in the right place.

May 22, 2024 • 26min
Overcoming Spiritual Dryness
What can awaken fresh longing within us to know and enjoy God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper walks through key Scriptures to help us overcome our spiritual dryness.

May 21, 2024 • 26min
What Is God-Centered Joy?
What is the joy that will truly satisfy us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens the Scriptures to lead us to God-centered joy.

May 20, 2024 • 23min
God’s Global Mission
When we pray, “Your kingdom come,” what are we asking God to do? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows that the Lord’s Prayer is a call for God to rescue people from every nation.

May 17, 2024 • 24min
God’s Covenant Faithfulness
What is it like to have a God who is sovereignly committed to our undivided devotion? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Exodus 34:10–16 for a look at the God whose name is Jealous.

May 16, 2024 • 26min
He Who Inhabits Eternity
Why would the lofty God come to us in our brokenness to heal and love us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Isaiah 57:14–21 for a look at the glorious God who has come near.

May 15, 2024 • 25min
The Beginning and the End
What difference does it make that God is the Alpha and the Omega? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Revelation 21:1–8 to celebrate how God is our everything.


