Synopsis
John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org; he is author of more than 50 books and travels regularly to preach and teach. New messages are posted to this podcast as they become available. Pipers sermons, books, articles, and more are available free of charge at desiringGod.org. We want people everywhere to understand and embrace the truth that God is most glorified in us, when we are most satisfied in him.
Episodes
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The Devil Can Do Exposition, but He Can’t Preach
13/09/2018 Duration: 48minThe 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.
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Your Emotions Matter to God: Learning from the Bible’s Songbook
11/09/2018 Duration: 37minSatan is trying to steal your joy. God gave us the Psalms to fight back.
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An Impossible Covenant — And How It Becomes a Permanent Joy
16/06/2018 Duration: 01h07minJesus bought an unbreakable covenant for his people. He takes hardened rebels and transforms them into a beautiful bride for their eternal joy.
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Joy Makes All Things New
03/06/2018 Duration: 52minJoy 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.
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Lord, Teach Us to Fight: The Double Battle in Gethsemane
02/06/2018 Duration: 46minJesus 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.
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God Rules the Heart of Every Man: Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
02/06/2018 Duration: 53minThe people of God may appear weak, but God loves to be at a disadvantage — just before he wins.
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Your Thorn for the Shaming of Satan: To the Class of 2018
28/05/2018 Duration: 22minYour 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.
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New God, New Gospel, New Gladness: How Is Christian Joy Distinct?
27/04/2018 Duration: 56minThe 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.
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How to Get Wisdom: Become a Fool
20/04/2018 Duration: 36minWisdom 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.
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If I Could Start All Over: Six Lessons for Your Twenties
11/04/2018 Duration: 14minWhat would John Piper say to those with most of their adult life ahead of them? Here are six rules he would live by.
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The Glory of Christ and Racial Unity: On the 50th Anniversary of MLK’s Death
04/04/2018 Duration: 45minWhen 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.
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From Darkness to Delight: A Fresh Call for Christian Hedonists
27/02/2018 Duration: 27minIf you find Jesus boring or unsatisfying, you haven’t really discovered yet who he is.
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Right with God, Right with Man: The Power of Superior Pleasure
22/02/2018 Duration: 54minReceiving Jesus as our greatest joy unlocks right standing with God and right living with others.
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Jesus Raised Jesus from the Dead — And Why It Matters
29/01/2018 Duration: 32minA one-of-a-kind death, and a one-of-a-kind resurrection, has been carried out by this one-of-a-kind Person who is more valuable than all else.
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How to Preach with Supernatural Power
17/01/2018 Duration: 01h14minChristian preaching is not simply an exchange of information, but a channel through which the Holy Spirit works his miracles in both preacher and hearers.
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How to Seek the Holy Spirit
15/01/2018 Duration: 53minWithout the work of the Holy Spirit, we are helpless. Seek him, and he will rest upon you — especially in your hour of greatest need.
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What Is It Like to Enjoy God?
02/01/2018 Duration: 50minGod created you not mainly to do things for him, but to delight in him. The more we enjoy God, the more he is honored, and our very purpose in life is fulfilled.
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Joy Changes Everything: An Invitation to Christian Hedonism
12/11/2017 Duration: 58minWhen you finally recognize that God wants to make you happier than you could ever dream, nothing will ever be the same again.
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What Made Jonathan Edwards a Christian Hedonist?
11/11/2017 Duration: 01h22minThe supreme goal of all Jonathan Edwards’s life and work was that God would be glorified through his people being supremely satisfied in him.
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Reformation 500 Sermon: Stand on Your Head for Joy
29/10/2017 Duration: 44minJohn Piper | Tuesday, October 31, 2017, marks the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation with Luther’s nailing of his 95 Theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg.