The Missionary Miracle: Christ’s Call to Cross a Culture
John Piper | How does the miracle of a missionary happen? God gives us a burning desire to taste and enjoy the joy of others in Jesus Christ.
Dec 31, 2021
Messages by Desiring God (Video)
Messages from the Teaching Team at Desiring God.
Episodes
The Fearlessness of Christmas Joy: Six Wonders of Christ’s Lordship
John Piper | The first Christmas brought good news. With it came fearless, great joy for all those who confess, “Jesus is Lord.”
Dec 19, 2021•47 min
The Pleasures of God’s Faithfulness: Reflections on Bethlehem’s 150 Years
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.
Nov 21, 2021•32 min
Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ to Christian Leaders
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.
Nov 14, 2021•47 min
23 Tips from 23 Years of Book Reading
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.
Nov 12, 2021•45 min
Prayer Vocalizes Our Abiding in Christ
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.
Nov 03, 2021•46 min
The Global Glorification of the Merciful God
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.
Oct 24, 2021•45 min
We Win the World with Singing
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.
Sep 15, 2021•24 min
Who Are the Nations? Discovering God’s Global Mission
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.
Jun 23, 2021•51 min
Serious Joy for Leaders Who Last: To the Class of 2021
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.
May 21, 2021•24 min
‘Rejoice When You Are Slandered’: How to Do the Humanly Impossible
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.
May 05, 2021•38 min
Can Joy Come in Sorrow? Lessons for an Authentic Christian Life
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?
May 02, 2021•48 min
The Achievement of Christ Without Which There Would Be No Others
John Piper | Christ has secured innumerable benefits for his people. But without this central, most foundational achievement, all the rest would collapse.
Apr 13, 2021•50 min
Doing the Right Thing Never Ruins Your Life: A Belief That Prevents Abortion
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.
Jan 24, 2021•42 min
Is Love for Jesus, or Faith in Jesus, the Root of Ministry and Obedience?
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.
Jan 10, 2021•33 min
Leading by Feeding
John Piper | The central work of pastoral ministry is leading the people of God by feeding them with the word of Christ.
Jan 10, 2021•34 min
‘Hallowed Be Your Name’: The Greatest Prayer in All the World
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?
Dec 29, 2020•39 min
Bible Reading Has Been My Life: Personal Reflections for Christian Fathers
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.
Nov 21, 2020•44 min
Faith That Satisfies — and Saves: What It Means to Come to Jesus
John Piper | The nature of genuine saving faith isn’t mere mental assent, but receiving all that God is for us in Jesus Christ.
Nov 04, 2020•36 min
Singing, Suffering, and Scripture: How God Keeps Us Through Song
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.
Sep 02, 2020•34 min
Does God Intend Evil for Our Good? Providential Peril for Joseph, Jesus, and You
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.
Jun 07, 2020•52 min
Every Letter Kills, Including Shakespeare: Pressing Through Texts in the Power of the Spirit
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.
May 19, 2020•18 min
Exposition or Imposition? How Gospel-Centered Preaching Can Go Wrong
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.
May 14, 2020•50 min
The Second Coming: Not Before the ‘Man of Lawlessness’
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.
Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 1 min
The Second Coming: Wrath and Rescue
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.
Feb 03, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Live for Your Greatest Desire: Jesus
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.
Jan 01, 2020•45 min
Serious Joy, Cultural Conflict, and Christian Humility: Thoughts on Christian Education
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.
Nov 08, 2019•55 min
Christ Magnified in His World Through Servants Satisfied in His Worth
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.
Nov 03, 2019•38 min
How Does Humility Lead in Conflict? A Charge to Christian Leaders
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.
Oct 24, 2019•33 min
Seek the Things That Are Above
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.
Oct 16, 2019•45 min
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