Desiring God Messages by John Piper Audio

If the church has no compelling reasons for believing the biblical portrait of Jesus, then we are acting like well-trained animals who can be turned this way and that by arbitrary incentives.

The question that Jesus drives us to ask again and again is not, "How much should I give?" but rather, "How much dare I keep?"

Legalism is a more dangerous disease than alcoholism because it doesn't look like one.

Your power to give a compassionate witness about Jesus is in direct proportion to how precious Jesus is to you.

Before God enables his people to bring in a harvest, he pours out a Spirit of prayer upon them. The surest sign that God is about to send power upon us is a great movement of prayer in our midst.

You can't cleave to Christ with white-hot devotion if you don't remember and feel what your plight would be without him.

Christmas marks the arrival of the end of history, which will soon be consummated by Christ's second appearing.

The promise will be fulfilled in spite of all judgment.

The way we seek to have something may be wrong, when the having, itself, may not be wrong.

If the old Joshua was victorious over the enemies of God, then how much more the new Joshua.

Do not grumble; it is God's grace that sends you into the wilderness. He is inoculating you against the infections of wealth.

The law is a description of the obedience of faith; it is not a job description for how to earn the wages of God's blessings.

As I was reading about Joseph's unjust imprisonment the other day, I was struck all of a sudden with the similarity and contrast between Joseph and John the Baptist.

God shows great power on behalf of his people so that others might see and fear.

God's 4,000 year old relation to Abraham is of immense importance for your life as a believer today.

The essence of the Fall and of our depraved hearts is the desire not to depend on God.

Since God created everything, we and all our so-called possessions are his to do with as he pleases.

When you value someone because they value God, you are not denying that God is your only good; you are expressing it.

God designs human support to sustain his children's faith and to lighten the burdens they bear in the service of love.

Only worship is an end in itself. Only worship should not be done as a means to achieving something other than itself.

Labor to feast on Jesus. Satisfy yourself with his beauty and his hope-filled fellowship.

Jesus is God's fullest revelation and the source of all the knowledge and power that is good for us to have.

We are afflicted and blessed with a chronic restlessness, an insatiable soul-thirst, for this reason: that we might keep looking until we find Christ.

Never underestimate the power of truth spoken in a single sentence.

Do not fear the work God calls you to. He loves you deeply, knows you fully, and will turn all for your good.

We must honor God above the state. But if the state does not require us to disobey Jesus then we should be subject for the Lord's sake.

How you do your job is an essential part of Christian discipleship.

When God almighty pours himself into an individual, the inner life is changed; it is filled with God.

Why was Jesus' ascension into heaven good news for his disciples?

What is wisdom? And what are some biblical instructions for how I can get it?

A woman who fears the Lord will not run away from God to satisfy her longings and relieve her anxieties. She will stay close to the heart of God and trust in his promises.

You can't bless somebody if you desire their harm. If you are a follower of Jesus, you must desire the good of everyone, no matter what their race or nationality.

Satan wants is to sift out our faith. If he can do it by suffering, he will try that. If he can do it by wealth, he will try that.

God is able to grieve over humanity’s sin and unbelief, therefore it is possible for us to have an anxious state of heart that is not sinful.

If we are going to love like Jesus loved, even in times of great stress and worry, then we must be filled with living hope.

Jesus Christ is always eager and willing to make peace with anyone who will accept the terms of peace he offers.

There are at least seven qualifications if a group wants to be a church in the NT sense.

The church is the cosmic showcase of God's mercy, but he gets cosmic reproach when we fail to receive his mercy with joy.

God gives us spiritual gifts so that we can help our brothers and sisters fight the good fight of faith.

The fundamental meaning of being filled with the Spirit is being filled with joy that comes from God and overflows in song.

From the moment you awake, till your head hits the pillow again, the Spirit waits to walk with you.

Something has to happen if we are to be saved from the wrath of God. We must be profoundly changed.

Marital sex is a great joy that also proves to be a fearsome weapon against our ancient foe. Learn what it means to keep the marriage bed undefiled.

God’s word is every Christian’s infallible guide to maximum sexual fulfillment. The good news for singles is that they are included.

There are six things that should characterize every effort at team ministry in the church.

Our prayers should always aim not merely at our own satisfaction, but also at the benefit of others.

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