Messages by Desiring God
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All Things for Good, Part 3
God takes the initiative to cause a person to love him, and he takes the initiative to keep them to the end.
All Things for Good, Part 2
If all things work for my good, then I will never be ultimately defeated in the cause of Christ.
All Things for Good, Part 1
Whatever comes our way, we can rest assured that God will only give us good through it.
The Spirit Helps Us in Our Weakness, Part 2
How does the Holy Spirit pray for us?
The Spirit Helps Us in Our Weakness, Part 1
What does the Holy Spirit pray for us?
Education for Exultation
Education and knowledge should cause us to rejoice in God. If not, then they aren't fulfilling their purpose.
Subjected to Futility in Hope, Part 2
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Subjected to Futility in Hope, Part 1
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Children, Heirs, and Fellow Sufferers
Suffering is a great mercy that keeps us from loving this world more than we should.
The Spirit-Led Are the Sons of God
The Holy Spirit testifies that we are children of God by creating affections for him within us.
Kill Sin with the Word of God
The sword of the Spirit is our weapon of choice in the war against sin.
Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting
John Piper | Fasting is a way to say with our bodies that our appetite for God is greater than our appetite for food.
Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting
John Piper | Prayer is about offering up our desires to God for things that are in agreement with his will, our greatest desire of all being for God himself.
Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting
John Piper | The word of God is the most vital means that God has given us for communion with himself.
Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting
John Piper | Communion with God takes place primarily in his word as we depend upon it by faith and receive the comfort and assurance of his promises in the gospel.
The Risen Christ: Satisfied with His Suffering
Jesus' delight in dying and rising was to enable others to rise from the dead and enjoy his majesty forever.
Jesus Declares His Kingship
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Kill Sin by the Spirit
We will die if we are not killing sin, and we won’t be killing sin if we are not living by the Spirit.
Peculiar Doctrines, Public Morals, and the Political Welfare
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The Sovereignty of God and the Soul Dynamic: Why This Topic?
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How to Kill Sin
Our fight against sin does not earn our way to God, but it evidences that we belong to God’s army.
"Father, Forgive, For We Know What We Are Doing"
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Jesus Is the End of Ethnocentrism
With Jesus came a radically new way of defining the people of God: all who have faith in the Messiah.
Planting a Passion for God: A Dream for Bethlehem in 2002
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Hold Fast to the Word and Pray for Us
Prayer and meditation are as inseparable in the Christian life as the Spirit and the Word of God.
The Word Was Made Flesh
Christians must know Jesus well so that they can discern between the Christ of Scripture and the Christ that other religions claim to honor.
Christian, Know Whose You Are
What are the essential distinctions between true Christians and non-Christians?
What Does It Mean to Fulfill the Law in Romans 8:3–4?
Jesus’s perfect righteousness is yours through faith. He obeyed perfectly so that the Father could welcome you wholly.
Why and How We Walk According to the Spirit
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How to Use the Law Lawfully to Bear Fruit for God
Meditate on the law in order to know the justice and mercy of God in Christ, your righteousness and your life.
Thankful for the Love of God
If you got everything you ever wanted but didn’t have Jesus, would you still be satisfied?
How the Spirit Does What the Law Could Not Do
The law can't overcome your rebellion and make you a loving person. But the Spirit can.
What the Law Could Not Do, God Did Sending Christ, Part 2
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‘I Will Build My Church’ — From All Peoples
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What the Law Could Not Do, God Did Sending Christ, Part 1
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Getting at the Heart of God-Focused Ministry, Session 6
We all know that Jesus Christ has great love for his people. But what we sometimes miss is that the highest expression of his love leads us to the glory of God, even when the path runs through suffering.
Getting at the Heart of God-Focused Ministry, Session 5 (Q & A)
Under God’s blessing, preaching God-Centered truth has a way of bringing all other aspects of healthy church life and Christian duty into their proper place and proportion.
Getting at the Heart of God-Focused Ministry, Session 4
Fruitful ministry doesn’t just produce right knowledge of God, but right feeling for him too. The depth of our theology should be matched by the heights of our affections.
Getting at the Heart of God-Focused Ministry, Session 3 (Q & A)
The Scriptures carry answers relating to the nature of fasting, honoring parents in a missionary calling, leading the church in a God-Centered direction, and relating to those who walk in urepentant sin, but some things we will have to wait to know until the age to come.
Getting at the Heart of God-Focused Ministry, Session 2
We have countless reasons to fear speaking up for Jesus every single day. But our Lord himself gave us even better reasons to take courage and live for him.
Getting at the Heart of God-Focused Ministry, Session 1
God does everything, including every step of redemptive history, for his own glory. And that’s good news for sinners who find refuge in his Son.
Set Free by the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus
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No Condemnation in Christ Jesus, Part 2
If you are in Christ, all of God's action toward you is almighty mercy and omnipotent assistance.
No Condemnation in Christ Jesus, One Body in Christ
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A Service of Sorrow, Self-Humbling, and Steady Hope in Our Savior and King, Jesus Christ
The sovereignty of God over all persons and events guarantees that what Jesus Christ bought for us by his own blood will infallibly become our inheritance.
No Condemnation in Christ Jesus
The essence of Christianity is this: there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
The Greatest Thing in the World
The greatest thing in the world is to know God apart from his wrath by the grace that Jesus purchased on the cross.
Who Is This Divided Man? Part 6
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Who Is This Divided Man? Part 5
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Who Is This Divided Man? Part 4
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