Messages by Desiring God (Video)

John Piper | We should not be surprised or ashamed when we suffer in the name of Jesus. God refines us and displays the worth of Christ in and through our suffering.

John Piper | Our mission begins where redemption ends: at the cross. Over 6,000 people groups still have not heard the gospel, so pray and go.

John Piper | If we have money and depend on it, it will kill us. If we don’t have money and crave it, it will kill us. How should we approach money?

John Piper | “The Book of the Life of the Lamb who was Slain” is an eternal book, pledging God's redemptive act in history, and securing God's eternal praise from his redeemed.

John Piper | The more horrible, foreign, startling, fearful, uncertain, and stomach-turning the days become, the more relevant the gospel of Jesus Christ is.

John Piper | “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” How should Christians relate to the American government?

John Piper | “Love your enemies.” In this short video, John Piper explains this radical, even impossible call from Jesus.

John Piper | Christianity is a deep, profound transformation of what we love. When Christ is our supreme Treasure, we belong with him.

John Piper | How do we set about obeying the hundreds of commands in the Bible? John Piper explores what it means to be born again and how it happens.

John Piper | In the Bible, the glory of God reveals itself to be inescapably real to the mind, and incomparably rewarding to the heart. Nothing could be more true, and nothing could be more precious.

John Piper | The audacity to make disciples for Jesus from followers of other lords and other religions is based on the rock solid foundation of the words — and the reality — “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”

John Piper | God wants to make you new more than he wants to reveal his secret plans for tomorrow. That’s his good purpose for you in all things.

John Piper | At what point can parents be assured of their child’s salvation? To whom does John Piper turn for wise counsel?

John Piper | Jesus is the only hope for everyone — and this is the best news for people who want to be happy.

John Piper | You entered this world with a spiritual flatline — no desire for the gospel and good works. You were spiritually lifeless and unmoving. But God said, “Live.”

John Piper | God is not honored unless we see him as he has revealed himself in his word. So, how do we avoid this pitfall?

John Piper | If you go to bed tonight as a believer in Christ, why do you think you’ll wake up a Christian tomorrow?

John Piper | Jesus promises Christians a share in the rule of all things. What does that mean?

John Piper | Calvinists embrace the biblical teaching called unconditional election, in which God sovereignly chooses and takes the decisive initiative to save unworthy sinners for his own glory.

John Piper | Embracing a God-centered view of salvation means welcoming the Bible’s teaching of God’s sovereign election in place of our finite and fallen logical leaps.

John Piper | Every possible blessing that heaven has to give — most notably, God himself — belongs to those who are united to him by faith.

John Piper | In order to get the blessing of God that the biblical authors intend through their writing, we need to understand what those writers meant by their words, not merely what we understand at first glance.

John Piper | Reading your Bible as a Christian gives you more insight into the mystery of the universe than Moses or King David or Solomon ever had. Reading gives you unimaginable understanding.

John Piper | God is a happy-making God, and his plan is to make his people happy. That is why we are able to be “sorrowful, yet always rejoicing” even in such a world as ours.

John Piper | Marriage is not about taking hold of our rights, whether men or women, but rather walking humbly in our God-ordained roles.

John Piper | According to the apostle Peter, hope and humility go hand in hand as God awakens his elect in the new birth, providing new affections — most notably, hope — that give rise to new behavior.

John Piper | With time running short, how should we live? Live prayerfully, trust in God’s sovereignty, love your neighbors, and avoid frantic haste.

John Piper | People who follow Jesus to the cross can turn to face the malice of those who do not know God, in order to bless them and show the beauty of Christianity.

John Piper | It is better to suffer faithfully than to turn away from God. Do you believe that?

John Piper | Hope that sustains through trials brought on even by the hope itself looks peculiar to a world filled with roots that cannot withstand even everyday trials.

John Piper | When insulted, Christians are urged to respond with fearless resilience, honoring Christ, and blessing instead of retaliating, with the hope that their unexpected and gracious response may lead others to see the joy and glory in their faith.

John Piper | Letting all of the Bible speak allows us to dig beneath seeming tensions and make discoveries more glorious and rich and helpful than if we were to just throw up our hands or assume contradiction.

John Piper | Payback is planted in the bottom of our hearts — every one of us is a born retaliator. If we’re to answer wrongdoing with any other response than wrongdoing, we need a change at the core of our being.

John Piper | The Bible everywhere commands that we feel certain ways. So how do we obey the commands to feel if they seem out of our power?

John Piper | Husbands are the head. Therefore, they must go ahead and honor their wives according to knowledge.

John Piper | Godly women, rooted in unwavering hope, fear nothing — even submission to husbands who do not follow Jesus. They adorn their souls with a peculiar beauty: not base servility or brash power, but a combination of humility and lion-like courage that the world cannot explain.

John Piper | John Piper illustrates the importance of Bible memorization in the Christian life by reciting 1 Peter 1–3:7 from memory.

John Piper | To understand God’s word with power, we need to see it for ourselves, patiently investing time to dig deep and ask questions of the text.

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John Piper | Psalm 16 gives us some of the clearest, most powerful words about our greatest happiness.

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John Piper | Everyone struggles with doubts at some point, but God doesn’t want us to wallow in uncertainty. He gives us his Spirit to testify to our new life.

John Piper | The ultimate goal of 1 Peter is to encourage believers to live transformed lives in light of their hope in Christ and to glorify God.

John Piper | Issues within marriage can be helped by relating to each other openly and honestly while involving Christian community, but there will be times when a couple just has to live with a difficult situation.

John Piper | Godward prayers should fuel our Bible reading, compassionate advocacy should flavor our understanding of justice, and gospel instincts should shape our marriage struggles.

John Piper | Men, lead your wives with understanding, honoring them as the weaker vessel, and recognizing them as joint heirs of the grace of life. By doing so, your prayers may not be hindered.

John Piper | Submission has become a curse word in our culture today, even within the church. However, the Bible reveals the beauty of what submission is — and what it’s not.

John Piper | What does it mean to be a strong woman? The world and all the media will answer one way, but the gospel and the Bible paint a more beautiful and satisfying picture.

John Piper | How does what Jesus did on the cross for you relate to people who treat you badly? He models a patient, sacrificial love that would radically change all our relationships.

John Piper | How do you honor leaders while also standing up against policies, laws, or agendas that are unbiblical? John Piper addresses this question and more.