Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life The Search for Pleasure
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Sep 22, 2025 In this discussion, the speaker tackles the intriguing tension between pleasure and spirituality. Pleasure is explored as a profound problem that often goes unnoticed. The conversation delves into how pleasure promises fulfillment but ultimately fails to satisfy deeper needs. Insights from Ecclesiastes reveal that beauty and eternity offer clues beyond mere enjoyment. The speaker emphasizes how the gospel can restore true beauty through Christ and provides actionable steps for overcoming addictive pleasures.
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Meaning Void Drives Hedonism
- When seekers assume "under the sun" life is all there is, they find no objective answers to meaning or morality.
- That vacuum drives people to manufacture subjective meaning through pleasure and consumption.
Pleasure Masks A Search For Worth
- Pleasure is often pursued not for physical enjoyment but to provide worthwhileness and meaning.
- Modern luxury and entertainment sell dreams because people seek identity and value through possessions and experiences.
Radio Days Boy And Cultural Comfort
- Keller recounts a child in Radio Days distraught that the expanding universe makes everything meaningless.
- Counselors tell him to "lighten up" and seek pleasure, illustrating cultural responses to existential dread.
