Desiring God Messages by John Piper Audio
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Be Devoted to Prayer
The Christian life is one of prayer. Without it, we’ll wither away, but with it, we’ll flourish like a tree beside water.
God's Word Stands: Christ Came to Confirm It
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Unconditional Election and the Invincible Purpose of God
We exist to know and enjoy and praise and display the invincible glory of God’s free and sovereign grace.
God's Word Stands
God’s election of the children of promise is what guarantees that his word never fails.
God’s Word Stands: Not All Israel Is Israel, Part 1
A child of promise is an heir of God’s saving grace, not because of ethnic origin or physical birth, but because of God’s sovereign word.
Thank God for Famous Faith
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How Great Is the Honor of Israel?
Recognizing Israel's privileges only underlines the tragedy that so many Jews are accursed and cut off from Christ because of unbelief.
My Anguish: My Kinsmen Are Accursed
Don’t think that God's sovereignty nullifies the need to pray for a sinner's salvation. Rather, see it as the ground for praying with hope.
Imparting a Passion: A Challenge to Youth Workers
Only leaders who burn with bright passion for Jesus and his word can ignite the same flame in their people.
Adopted by God
Understanding God’s purpose in adoption should shape how we adopt children.
The Absolute Sovereignty of God: What Is Romans Nine About?
God’s unimpeachable sovereignty grounds our salvation. He has mercy on whom he will have mercy.
The Radical Cost of Following Jesus
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Satisfied in Him
God’s love for us is not about making much of us; rather, it’s about him, at great cost to himself, enabling us to enjoy making much of him forever.
Created for Joy
If God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him, then we must make pursuing our joy in him our daily vocation.
This Is the Will of God for You: That You Abstain from Sexual Immorality
Knowing God is the path to sexual purity. If you’re struggling with sexual sin, the immediate and long-term strategy is to know God better.
Bethlehem, Break Forth Like the Dawn
The people of Christ should not be known primarily for what we don’t do, but for what we do do.
Breaking Nets, Sinking Boats and Saving Men
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The Mighty and Merciful Message of Romans 1–8
Only the mighty and merciful power of the gospel can break the forces that bind suffering souls in darkness.
Inseparable from God While "Going Without Going"
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Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of Christ
Nothing — not hunger, not debt, not abuse, not death — can separate you from the love of Christ. These ten insights will show you why.
The All-Conquering Love of Christ
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It Is God Who Justifies!
God is the one who justifies, so let us fear the accusation of no one and love the good of all.
God Did Not Spare His Own Son
If God did the impossible thing — deliver his Son over to death — then he will surely do the easy thing: freely give us all that Christ bought for us.
Glorification: Conformed to Christ for the Supremacy of Christ
God's work to save and sanctify you is not so that you can enjoy yourself more. It's so that you might be free and fit to enjoy Christ forever.
Foreknown, Predestined, Conformed to Christ
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Endurance
In order to endure in the work of world evangelization we must have a firm grasp of the doctrine of justification by faith alone and live by faith in future grace.
Suffering
Suffering is promised to Christians on the path of obedience, and patient endurance will only be sustained by the expectation of reward in all that God is for us in Christ.
Calling
God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him, therefore we must pursue our joy in God with all our might.
Passion
In order to have passion for God we must first see and rejoice in God’s passion for God.
All Things for Good, Part 3
God takes the initiative to cause a person to love him, and he takes the initiative to keep them to the end.
All Things for Good, Part 2
If all things work for my good, then I will never be ultimately defeated in the cause of Christ.
All Things for Good, Part 1
Whatever comes our way, we can rest assured that God will only give us good through it.
The Spirit Helps Us in Our Weakness, Part 2
How does the Holy Spirit pray for us?
The Spirit Helps Us in Our Weakness, Part 1
What does the Holy Spirit pray for us?
Education for Exultation
Education and knowledge should cause us to rejoice in God. If not, then they aren't fulfilling their purpose.
Subjected to Futility in Hope, Part 2
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Subjected to Futility in Hope, Part 1
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How Do We Love God?
Pursuing joy in God at all costs must be our constant vocation as Christians because in various ways the Bible demonstrates that joy is not optional to the Christian life, but essential.
How Is God Supreme in Loving Us?
At every stage of redemption history, God is making himself central in all of his love toward us.
What’s It Like to Be Loved by God?
The love of God is not that he makes much of us, but rather that at great cost to himself he frees us to enjoy making much of him forever.
Children, Heirs, and Fellow Sufferers
Suffering is a great mercy that keeps us from loving this world more than we should.
The Spirit-Led Are the Sons of God
The Holy Spirit testifies that we are children of God by creating affections for him within us.
Kill Sin with the Word of God
The sword of the Spirit is our weapon of choice in the war against sin.
The Risen Christ: Satisfied with His Suffering
Jesus' delight in dying and rising was to enable others to rise from the dead and enjoy his majesty forever.
Jesus Declares His Kingship
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Kill Sin by the Spirit
We will die if we are not killing sin, and we won’t be killing sin if we are not living by the Spirit.
Peculiar Doctrines, Public Morals, and the Political Welfare
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The Sovereignty of God and the Soul Dynamic: Why This Topic?
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How to Kill Sin
Our fight against sin does not earn our way to God, but it evidences that we belong to God’s army.
"Father, Forgive, For We Know What We Are Doing"
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