Messages by Desiring God (Video)
Desiring God
Messages from the Teaching Team at Desiring God.
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Jun 3, 2018 • 53min
Joy Makes All Things New
John Piper | Joy is not a wishful add-on to the Christian life, but essential to knowing and worshiping God. When we finally discover joy in Jesus, everything changes.
Jun 2, 2018 • 46min
Lord, Teach Us to Fight: The Double Battle in Gethsemane
John Piper | Jesus took the cup of God’s wrath so that we would never have to. And now he beckons each of us to join him in speaking and sharing the good news of his victory.
Jun 2, 2018 • 53min
God Rules the Heart of Every Man: Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
John Piper | The people of God may appear weak, but God loves to be at a disadvantage — just before he wins.
May 28, 2018 • 23min
Your Thorn for the Shaming of Satan: To the Class of 2018
John Piper | Your pains and weaknesses are not obstacles to everything you want to accomplish, but the very instruments God uses to make you more like his Son.
Apr 27, 2018 • 56min
New God, New Gospel, New Gladness: How Is Christian Joy Distinct?
John Piper | The most basic distinction between the church and the world is not godly decisions, good deeds, or even true doctrines, but glad delight in God himself.
Apr 20, 2018 • 37min
How to Get Wisdom: Become a Fool
John Piper | Wisdom from God is more valuable than gold. It may look foolish to a watching world, but the lasting path of happiness comes only in the guidance God gives.
Apr 11, 2018 • 15min
If I Could Start All Over: Six Lessons for Your Twenties
John Piper | What would John Piper say to those with most of their adult life ahead of them? Here are six rules he would live by.
Apr 4, 2018 • 46min
The Glory of Christ and Racial Unity: On the 50th Anniversary of MLK’s Death
John Piper | When we come to Christ, we don’t lose our ethnic or cultural identities. But we all put on his insignia and find new possibilities for unity in him.
Feb 27, 2018 • 27min
From Darkness to Delight: A Fresh Call for Christian Hedonists
John Piper | If you find Jesus boring or unsatisfying, you haven’t really discovered yet who he is.
Feb 22, 2018 • 55min
Right with God, Right with Man: The Power of Superior Pleasure
John Piper | Receiving Jesus as our greatest joy unlocks right standing with God and right living with others.
