Messages by Desiring God
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Treasuring Christ Together, Part 2
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Treasuring Christ Together, Part 1
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How Shall People Be Saved? Part 2
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Why We Eat the Lord's Supper, Part 3
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Why We Eat the Lord's Supper, Part 2
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Why We Eat the Lord's Supper, Part 1
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Sweet Sorrow: The Happy Root of Holy Living
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The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth
Churches move forward by grace in the midst of great inadequacy.
How Shall People Be Saved? Part 1
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A Generation Passionate for God’s Holiness
When we catch a vision for the incomparable holiness of God, we can’t help but desire to live for and spread his fame.
The Word of Faith that We Proclaim, Part 2
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The Word of Faith that We Proclaim, Part 1
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How to Submit to the Righteousness of God
Are we teaching the Scriptures to make our children wise unto salvation through faith in Jesus Christ?
The Gentiles Have Obtained Righteousness by Faith
The law teaches two things about obtaining salvation.
The Gentiles Are Included
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The Quest for Joy
You were made for indestructible joy, but you won’t find it in yourself or in anything this world has to offer.
Palm Sunday Tears of Sovereign Mercy
Consider how Jesus has been merciful to you, and then be like him.
Don’t Be Anxious, Your Heavenly Father Cares
You don’t have to be anxious. Your heavenly Father will provide for all of your needs.
Don’t Be Anxious, Lay Up Treasure in Heaven
Our treasures on earth will fade — and fast. Our only permanent treasure lies in heaven.
God’s Ultimate Purpose: Vessels of Mercy Knowing the Riches of His Glory
Heaven is where old glories ripen in memory and the thrill of new glories breaks upon us every day.
How God Makes Known the Riches of His Glory to the Vessels of Mercy
God freely and sovereignly acts to display his glory in all things. Who are we to question him?
The Hardening of Pharaoh and the Hope of the World
No one tells God what to do. He is self-determining and does what he righteously and freely pleases.
How Few There Are Who Die So Hard!
Judson was America's first foreign missionary and an example of one who considered and executed his own uniquely strategic role in completing the Great Commission.
The Fame of His Name and the Freedom of Mercy
God chooses who will believe and undeservingly be saved, and who will rebel and deservingly perish.
The Darkness of Abortion and the Light of Truth
Five suggestions for how to respond as salt and light to the sin of abortion.
The Reformed Faith and Racial Harmony
Where racial harmony doesn’t flourish, the cross of Christ is dishonored and the sovereignty of God is obscured.
The Freedom and Justice of God in Unconditional Election
The nature of being God means that he has absolute free will. He has mercy on whom he will have mercy according to his sovereign choice.
How to Receive the Word of Man as the Word of God
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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.
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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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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