
Desiring God Messages by John Piper Audio
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You Will Never Be Thirsty Again
Jesus reveals our woeful condition that causes our thirst, and then offers his cup of grace so we never have to thirst again.

Spectacular Sins
God ordains all things, including the fall of Satan and the fall of man, for his glory in Jesus Christ.

Remember the Rich Young Man
Health and wealth tempt us to no end, but they can never deliver what we need most. Christ is our only true life and treasure.

Sustained By Sovereign Grace: How to Endure to the End
God promises in the new covenant to keep believers steadfast to the end. He works with all of his heart and all of his soul, with infinite joy, to help us endure.

Let the Nations Be Glad
The work frontier missions must be carried out with an understanding of the motivation and method of missions.

Let the Nations Be Glad
The work frontier missions must be carried out with an understanding of the task of missions and the necessity of missions.

Q&A with Piper, Mason, Driscoll, Greear, and Stetzer
Revivals cannot be manufactured by human strategies, but we can seek the things that have characterized them throughout history: prayer, repentance, and the proclamation of the gospel.

The Father Has Given All Things into Jesus’s Hands
The Gospel of John lifts Jesus up as coming from God, being full of God, and speaking and ruling as God.

He Must Increase, I Must Decrease
Only when we decrease and Christ increases will we have full joy.

This Is the Judgment: Light Has Come into the World
Jesus didn't come to a neutral world. He came to those already dead and guilty to make some alive and free.

Preaching Regeneration Undiminished
The new birth is the supernatural giving of divine life to a dead soul, and God accomplishes this great work through the means of gospel preaching.

We Are Workers with You for Your Joy
Affections are to be prized, stirred, and renewed. Pastors labor alongside you and on your behalf, striving for your joy.

Preaching Justification Undiminished
If we depart from the traditional doctrine of the imputation of Christ’s righteousness we will diminish one of Christ’s great achievements, harm people who need this doctrine, and undermine the fruit of love.

God So Loved the World
John 3:16 represents a glorious love, but there is more to God’s love than the free offer of the gospel.

God So Loved the World
We have eternal life because Christ died in our place and because in him is life. He removes God’s wrath, and he supplies the everlasting life we don’t have.

The God-Centeredness of God
Teaching children is not about indoctrination or contextualization, but about category-creation that is rooted in the God-centeredness of God.

The Free Will of the Wind
The wind of God’s Spirit gives new birth to whomever he pleases.

The Pastor as Scholar: A Personal Journey
Pastors should strive to be scholars and scholars should strive to be pastors.

Feed the Flame of God’s Gift
We are called to fan into flame God’s gift. Don’t be ashamed, be courageous in God’s unbeatable power.

Jesus Christ and the Rescue of Joy
If you live to maximize your joy and pleasure in God above all things, you will be the most loving and generous type of person in the world.

Jesus Christ and the Rescue of Joy, Part 1
When God calls you to praise him, he’s not a megalomaniac. He’s a loving Father who invites you into highest, purest joy.

I Have Seen the Lord
Twenty centuries later, we can still <em>see</em> the truth of the Resurrection.

The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up — Like the Serpent
Jesus saves us by becoming a curse for us. Only in this substitution can we find blessing.

“I Will Not Be a Velvet-Mouthed Preacher!”
George Whitefield devoted his whole life to pointing people away from himself and to Jesus.

What Is the Recession For?
God remains in control and fulfills his good purposes, even during an economic downturn or financial collapse.

The Baby in My Womb Leaped for Joy
How the Bible looks at a human being in the womb.

He Knew What Was in Man
Jesus knows everything about everyone and is still willing to love those who trust in him.

If My Words Abide in You
When you let Jesus’s words abide in you, they will grow into a bountiful harvest for God’s glory and your good.

New Year’s Eve Meditation
We all have regrets, and we all feel the guilt for our sin. But Christians have godly grief that produces repentance to the pardoning God.

Put in the Fire for the Sake of Prayer
God can put his people through the fires of suffering to awaken our appetite for prayer.

Christmas Eve Meditation
Good news changes everything. Our circumstances may not change, and we may still feel stuck, but the good news of Christmas will never leave us the same.

Destroy This Temple, and in Three Days I Will Raise It Up
Jesus is the new temple. Authentic worship is no longer attached to any place. It is attached to Jesus.

Obedient Son, Ultimate Purifier, All-Providing Bridegroom
3 of Christ's glories on display in John 2.

Son of God, Son of Man, King of Israel
Jesus’s many titles show his divinity and universal rule, yet his identity is what drove man’s wickedness to reject and kill him.

We Have Found the Messiah
7 ways John shows us the glory of Jesus.

This Is He Who Baptizes with the Holy Spirit
“Baptism with the Spirit” in John is not a technical term for one experience of the Christian life, but a general term for all that the Holy Spirit does for us because of Christ.

Why God Is Not a Megalomaniac in Demanding to Be Worshiped
God’s self-exaltation is not egotistical but rather the epitome of love. While human self-exaltation draws attention away from God, God’s self-exaltation leads us to the one thing that can satisfy our souls: namely, God.

Behold the Lamb of God
Those who embrace Jesus as their Lamb and their Lord will be sheltered from God's otherwise inescapable wrath.

Q&A on Singleness
What are the trials unique to singleness? Why is masturbation an enemy of missions? John Piper addresses these questions and more.

From His Fullness We Have All Received, Grace Upon Grace
Those who by grace are born of God have seen the glory of God that Moses asked to see but wasn't permitted.

The Earth Is the Lord’s: The Supremacy of Christ in Christian Learning
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We Beheld His Glory, Full of Grace and Truth
By becoming a man, Jesus shows us the glory of God.

Proclaiming the Excellencies of Christ, Not Prosperity, Among the Nations
All nations will be reached only with the wealth-renouncing witness of cross-cultural missionaries.

Filling Up What Is Lacking in Christ's Afflictions
To fill up the afflictions of Christ means to present Christ’s completed, atoning work to those whom he died for by means of our own self-sacrificing love.

Job: When the Righteous Suffer, Part 2
God’s merciful purpose is shown in the conclusion of the book of Job as he demonstrates his own worth and sovereign goodness, and secures the restoration and reconciliation of Job and his friends.

Job: When the Righteous Suffer, Part 1
The book of Job teaches us that God is ultimately sovereign over all things, including Satan and any calamity he brings.

John Was Not the Light, but a Witness to the Light
Let's join John the Baptist in saying, “Jesus must increase, but I must decrease.”

The Ultimate Meaning of True Womanhood
True womanhood is not wimpy. It exists to uniquely display the glory of God.

In Him Was Life
Not only is Jesus the Life that created all material life, but he is the Life that creates all eternal life.

Is There Christian Eloquence? Clear Words and the Wonder of the Cross
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