
Messages by Desiring God
Messages from the Teaching Team at Desiring God.
Latest episodes

May 21, 2025 • 53min
Authentic Preaching in the Age of AI
Tony Reinke | In the age of artificial intelligence, do we still need preachers? Answering that question well takes us to the heart of God-glorifying preaching.

May 14, 2025 • 43min
Turning Sadness at Losing Money to Gladness at Gaining Jesus
A camel cannot pass through the eye of a needle, nor can we turn our own hearts from loving money to loving Jesus. But what is impossible with man is possible with God.

May 7, 2025 • 40min
Take Care How You Hear a Sermon
There is a way to see truth without seeing it — to hear without hearing. For all who listen to sermons, the words of Jesus stand: Take care how you hear.

Apr 30, 2025 • 56min
The Privilege of Preaching
Though fraught with challenges and temptations to lose heart, preaching the word of God is a glorious privilege. John Piper gives ten reasons why.

Apr 23, 2025 • 51min
The Power of Preaching
God has chosen to bind the fullness of his supernatural effectiveness to the human ministry of the word. So, how might we preach in ways that release his power?

Apr 16, 2025 • 1h 4min
Big-God Preaching for God-Hungry People
David Mathis | Pastor, all your hearers are hungry for the living God, even if they don’t know it or can’t name it. And only big-God preaching will enduringly satisfy them.

Apr 9, 2025 • 57min
The Glory of Big-God Preaching
When preachers herald the glory of God from the heart, the pride of man dies, all of life becomes meaningful, and we rejoice like never before.

Apr 2, 2025 • 49min
Foundations for the Future of Your Church
A church endures in faithfulness only as its leaders and members rejoice in the glory of God, savor the word of God, and treasure the Son of God.

Mar 26, 2025 • 46min
We Will Go Out with Joy: Christian Fellowship as a Means of Grace
David Mathis | Fellowship is not a nice addition to personal Christianity but a vital means of grace. Through fellowship, we help each other hold fast till heaven.

Mar 19, 2025 • 51min
Blessed Satisfaction: The Sin-Slaying, Soul-Staggering Glory of Christ
We were made to see and savor, with everlasting satisfaction, the soul-staggering glory of Christ. Only then will our lusts lose their power.