Desiring God Messages by John Piper Audio
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Did Israel Stumble in Order That They Might Fall?
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Pastoral Thoughts on the Doctrine of Election
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The Elect Obtained It But the Rest Were Hardened
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For God's Sake, Let Grace Be Grace!
No one's obstinance can stop them from being saved, because God can remove the hardness.
Has God Rejected His People? Part 2
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Has God Rejected His People? Part 1
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Everlasting Truth for the Joy of All Peoples
Jesus Christ is building his church around the world with missionaries.
A Divine and Supernatural Light Immediately Imparted to the Soul by the Spirit of God
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A God-Entranced Vision of All Things: Why We Need Jonathan Edwards 300 Years Later
In our increasingly God-ignoring world, Edwards' voice calls us to behold the glory of the Alpha and the Omega.
Treasuring Christ Together, Part 4
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Treasuring Christ Together, Part 3
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The God-Enthralled Vision of Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan Edwards’s life and work demonstrated that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.
Treasuring Christ Together, Part 2
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Treasuring Christ Together, Part 1
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How Shall People Be Saved? Part 2
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Why We Eat the Lord's Supper, Part 3
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Why We Eat the Lord's Supper, Part 2
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Why We Eat the Lord's Supper, Part 1
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Q&A on Romans 8
Sanctification in a fallen world can be muddy and complicated to discern, but we must seek to apply biblical principles to difficult situations with humility and reliance upon the Holy Spirit.
We Suffer in This Fallen World
The ability we have to suffer valiantly in a fallen world comes from the reality that God is for us in Christ and will graciously give us all things.
Put to Death the Deeds of the Body
The evidence that we are sons of God who are led by the Spirit is that we make war against our sin.
The Link Between Justified and Sanctified
Sanctification is established through the sacrifice of Christ on our behalf and opens up the new life in the Spirit to us.
The Theology of Romans
The basis for our freedom from condemnation is the wrath absorbing sacrifice of Christ and the righteousness of God given freely to us through faith in him.
Radically God-Centered: The Call to Magnificent Joy
The genuine experience of repentance and the love of God will only happen if the God-centeredness of these realities is restored to its rightful place.
Sweet Sorrow: The Happy Root of Holy Living
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Price
The price of world evangelization requires suffering in the path of sacrificial love and is sustained by joy in God.
Power
The power to carry out the global work of missions comes, not from the debtor’s ethic, but from faith in future grace.
Purpose
The ultimate goal of missions is worship, therefore pastors must preach, teach, model, and lay down their lives in order to remove any obstacles in the church to God-centeredness.
The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth
Churches move forward by grace in the midst of great inadequacy.
How Shall People Be Saved? Part 1
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A Generation Passionate for God’s Holiness
When we catch a vision for the incomparable holiness of God, we can’t help but desire to live for and spread his fame.
The Word of Faith that We Proclaim, Part 2
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The Word of Faith that We Proclaim, Part 1
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How to Submit to the Righteousness of God
Are we teaching the Scriptures to make our children wise unto salvation <em>through faith in Jesus Christ</em>?
The Gentiles Have Obtained Righteousness by Faith
The law teaches two things about obtaining salvation.
The Gentiles Are Included
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The Quest for Joy
You were made for indestructible joy, but you won’t find it in yourself or in anything this world has to offer.
Palm Sunday Tears of Sovereign Mercy
Consider how Jesus has been merciful to you, and then be like him.
Don’t Be Anxious, Your Heavenly Father Cares
You don’t have to be anxious. Your heavenly Father will provide for all of your needs.
Don’t Be Anxious, Lay Up Treasure in Heaven
Our treasures on earth will fade — and fast. Our only permanent treasure lies in heaven.
The Supremacy of God in the Use of Your Mind
The supremacy of God in the life of the mind is manifested by the conscious, worshipful experience of God’s supremacy in the use of one’s mind together with an intentional display it in one’s mental work.
God’s Ultimate Purpose: Vessels of Mercy Knowing the Riches of His Glory
Heaven is where old glories ripen in memory and the thrill of new glories breaks upon us every day.
How God Makes Known the Riches of His Glory to the Vessels of Mercy
God freely and sovereignly acts to display his glory in all things. Who are we to question him?
The Hardening of Pharaoh and the Hope of the World
No one tells God what to do. He is self-determining and does what he righteously and freely pleases.
How Few There Are Who Die So Hard!
Judson was America's first foreign missionary and an example of one who considered and executed his own uniquely strategic role in completing the Great Commission.
The Fame of His Name and the Freedom of Mercy
God chooses who will believe and undeservingly be saved, and who will rebel and deservingly perish.
The Darkness of Abortion and the Light of Truth
Five suggestions for how to respond as salt and light to the sin of abortion.
The Reformed Faith and Racial Harmony
Where racial harmony doesn’t flourish, the cross of Christ is dishonored and the sovereignty of God is obscured.
The Freedom and Justice of God in Unconditional Election
The nature of being God means that he has absolute free will. He has mercy on whom he will have mercy according to his sovereign choice.
How to Receive the Word of Man as the Word of God
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