Messages by Desiring God (Video)
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The Present Effects of Trembling at the Wrath of God
John Piper | Believing that God is furious against sin produces a good fear that transforms everything in life.
God’s Wrath: “Vengeance Is Mine, I Will Repay,” Says the Lord
John Piper | God’s wrath is more horrifying than we can ever imagine, but he will pardon any who take refuge in the shelter Jesus provides.
Do Not Avenge Yourselves, but Give Place to Wrath
John Piper | When we lay down the burden of vengeance, God will pick it up and carry it out. No sin will go unpunished from the God who sees all.
Live Peaceably with All, If Possible
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Bless Those Who Persecute You
John Piper | If you see and savor mercy in Christ, you will love being merciful.
Lavish Giving, Loving Guests, Living Christ
John Piper | Christ’s promise to meet all of our needs is what frees us from fear and greed and enables us to joyfully share with others.
Abortion, Race, Gender, and Christ
John Piper | Millions of abortions are the outworking of racism and sexism. Let us find another way to freedom and equality than killing the babies.
Racial Harmony and Interracial Marriage
John Piper | Interracial marriage is not only permitted by God; it is a positive good. It is not just to be tolerated, but celebrated.
Boiling for Christ
John Piper | When it comes to serving Christ, half-heartedness, lukewarmness, laziness, sluggishness, and slothfulness are utterly inappropriate.
Use the Inspired Scriptures to Rejoice in Hope
John Piper | If we give ourselves daily to the word of God, our hope and joy will be made unshakably strong — even in suffering.
Be Constant in Prayer for the Joy of Hope
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Happy in Hope, Patient in Pain, Constant in Prayer
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Love One Another with Brotherly Affection
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Treasuring Christ Together: The Vision and Its Cost
John Piper | Beware of fearing a high price more than the possibility that God could be displeased that you didn't aim at something greater.
Abhor What Is Evil; Hold Fast to What Is Good
John Piper | There is such a thing as objective good and evil outside ourselves.
Let Love Be Genuine
John Piper | You can be a liberal hypocrite, and you can be fundamentalist hypocrite. But love is not that way.
Using Our Gifts in Proportion to Our Faith, Part 3
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Using Our Gifts in Proportion to Our Faith, Part 2
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The Unfathomable Riches of Christ for All Peoples, Above All Powers, Through the Church
John Piper | God uses ordinary brushes to paint the world with the brilliant colors of his saving glory.
Using Our Gifts in Proportion to Our Faith, Part 1
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Doing Mercy to the Brothers of Jesus and the Broken Neighbor
John Piper | If we are true Christians we will want to show mercy to suffering people.
Sex and the Supremacy of Christ: Part 2
John Piper | Seeing and savoring the supremacy of God in Christ gives us the power to suffer for the sake of love, and the power to strive for the sake of purity.
Sex and the Supremacy of Christ: Part 1
John Piper | God designed our sexuality so that we might know him more. He means to guard our sex from being perverted.
We, Though Many, Are One Body in Christ
John Piper | Our true individuality is found only in relationship to the body of Christ.
Faith: the Root and Trait of All Spiritual Gifts
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Assessing Ourselves with Our God-Assigned Measure of Faith, Part 2
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Assessing Ourselves With Our God-Assigned Measure of Faith, Part 1
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What Is the Will of God and How Do We Know It?
John Piper | Saturate your mind with God’s word, and pray that the Spirit of Christ would make you so new that the spillover would be good, acceptable, and perfect.
The Renewed Mind and How to Have It
John Piper | Any effort to renew our minds must follow the Holy Spirit’s initiatives and enabling. The renewal of our minds is first and decisively his work — not ours.
Discerning the Will of God Concerning Homosexuality and Marriage
John Piper | What is wrong with homosexual marriage? Is it possible to believe this and still love homosexual people?
Do Not Be Conformed to This World: The Indigenous and Pilgrim Principle of Christian Living
John Piper | Jesus’s people are in the world, but not of the world. We work for the good of our temporary homes while we always long for more.
Predestined for Adoption to the Praise of His Glory
John Piper | We must understand and enjoy our own adoption before we can properly grasp what it means to adopt another.
Present Your Bodies As a Living Sacrifice to God
John Piper | God gave us bodies to make his glory more visible. The aim of showing mercy is showing God.
Build Your Life on the Mercies of God
John Piper | The mercies of God ground our life in Christ. Because he’s immeasurably gracious, we have endless riches forever in him.
Treasuring Christ Together: The North Campus Expansion, Part 2
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Treasuring Christ Together: North Campus Expansion, Part 1
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When I Am Raised Up, I Will Go Before You To Galilee
John Piper | He is risen! Trust him today. By his mercy he can forgive your sins. And by his sovereignty he can turn all things for your good.
Jesus Christ, the Bridegroom, Past and Future
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From God, to God, Through God
John Piper | Do you love the thought that you exist to make God look good? If not, you may be committing spiritual suicide.
The Deep Riches and Wisdom and Knowledge of God
John Piper | Nothing and no one compares to the greatness and grandeur of our God.
God’s Design for History: The Glory of His Mercy
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All Israel Will Be Saved
John Piper | Let us give ourselves to prayer and to the great work of gathering the fullness of the Gentiles, if by any means we might make Israel jealous of her treasures in Christ so that they believe and be saved.
Look at the Kindness and the Severity of God
John Piper | God’s fury at sin reminds us of the great pardon we don’t deserve. Gaze at his goodness with gratitude.
The Blazing Center
John Piper | Younger generations need heroes to look up to and a cause worth living and dying for.
The Blazing Center
John Piper | God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him, especially when we maintain satisfaction in him through suffering.
The Blazing Center
John Piper | Love is the overflow of joy in God that meets the needs of others; therefore, we should pursue joy in God for the sake of love.
The Blazing Center
John Piper | When we source our love in the joy only God can give, our hearts will overflow with compassionate, sacrificial care for those around us.
The Blazing Center
John Piper | Our happiness in God isn’t merely an add-on to the Christian life, but an essential piece of our walk with Jesus.
The Blazing Center, Part 3
John Piper | Nothing makes Jesus look better than when you are ready to lose everything to have him. He gets the most glory when your soul longs for him more than anything else.
The Blazing Center, Part 2
John Piper | God desires our praise not because he vainly needs our compliments. He wants our worship because he alone can satisfy our souls.