Desiring God Messages by John Piper Audio

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Your faith is called into being out of nothing. That is the meaning of grace and the reason why God can guarantee his promises to you.

What does it mean to be an heir of the world?

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The way God constituted his people under the old covenant is different than how he does it today.

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Even though language can sometimes confuse us--like when the same word carries multiple meanings--the Bible is not contradictory.

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God is one, and everyone he justifies is justified in the same way. Therefore he is God not only over the Jews but over all peoples.

Only God can open our hearts to receive and experience his infinite joy. But that doesn’t mean we can’t fight and persevere in our pursuit of delight.

Genuine love toward others, especially in pastoral ministry, isn’t motivated by duty, but propelled by the grace of delight in God.

Joy in the Christian life isn’t simply a nice byproduct of faith. Delighting in God is essential to believing in God.

God is no idolater. He delights in himself more than anything else because he honors and prizes what is of most value in the universe — himself.

Though there has been a movement in contemporary worship music toward God-centeredness, the same movement has not taken place in relation to preaching.

The moral law in the Old Testament is not a ladder for climbing, but a track for riding in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. But until the glory of God covers the earth, we must keep going and sending for the fame of Jesus’s name.

God offers free grace to the worst of sinners. All we have to do is trust him for all he promises to be.

In Jesus Christ, worship is not centered on a place or form, but on his person and work. All true worship is to him and through him.

Boasting matters to Paul because it is the outward form of the inward moral corruption that lies behind all the evils and miseries of the world.

God could have settled accounts by punishing all sinners with hell. But in his great mercy he makes us his heirs.

Every single one of us has sinned. We all fall short of God’s glory. But God offers the free gift of righteousness to any who will come to him.

God grants us righteousness that not only washes us clean, but makes us bold in the face of any fear.

There is no condemnation for those in Jesus. Clothed in the righteousness of the risen Christ, we can approach the throne with confidence.

For pastors to herald the glories of God week in and week out, they need to drink deeply from the wells of God’s salvation day in and day out.

There are wonders in God’s word, but we will not store them up unless he first works in us. Ask and pray that he may open the eyes of your heart.

A preacher’s task isn’t merely to explain passages of the Bible, but to awaken people to the beauty of Jesus Christ, with the help of the Holy Spirit.

To preach the Bible faithfully is to herald the incomparable supremacy of God and the riches of his glory over everything else the world has to offer.

Christianity is not a narrow, provincial, or tribal religion. It declares things that have to do with the whole world.

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God reveals himself to us clearly in his word. There are difficult passages, but their benefit is never beyond our reach.

Who are they whose condemnation is just? Those who play games with the Word of God.

We all need the gift of righteousness that comes only through Christ by the Spirit. All who trust the Son receive this gift as true Jews.

When we keep the requirements of the law, we won’t only realize we can’t obey them perfectly, but we will look to the one who has — Jesus Christ.

Our aim in all we do is to go deep in our grasp of the greatness of God and to pursue passion in our love for the glory of God.

Every time a preacher steps into a pulpit, the canvas is clear for him to paint a fresh portrait of God’s supreme glory with the brushstrokes of Scripture.

What our pulpits need most is not self-help and how-to, but a God-entranced vision of the world and everything in it.

We who know the Bible need not only to teach others its life-saving truth, but we must be taught by the word itself.

No one honors and loves God as he or she should. For that, we deserve death. But Christ has come to give life. He is our only hope.

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Christians display God’s glory in this life by retaining their joy in God while suffering and by pursuing joy in God through suffering.

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It is impossible to believe that Christ indwells every believer and then mistreat one of a different race.

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Meditation on the Word is not only vital for the Christian life but for prayer as well. So what exactly is meditation?

Every person you will ever meet has God’s law written on their hearts. Even if they have never seen a Bible or heard of Jesus, they are still accountable to him.

Jesus came to destroy sin, not because it's fun but because it's fatal.

Look to Christ. Only he can save you, only he can satisfy you. There is no other Savior, there is no purer joy.