Messages by Desiring God

David Mathis | Good preachers carry many burdens before preaching, while preaching, and after preaching — and the rewards still outweigh the costs.

John Piper | God promises us his life-sustaining presence, even as he leads us into waterless regions of suffering and loss.

David Mathis | Psalm 46 teaches us God can handle the earth’s undoing and nations raging against his people — and that if he can do that, he can be a very present help in our trouble.

John Piper | Faith does not shipwreck upon the rocks of history, logic, science, or ethics, but on the mountains of sinful desire.

John Piper | Humility flourishes in hearts that focus not on being humble, but on gladly exalting Jesus, who is superior to us in every possible way.

John Piper | There is a kind of unhealthy preaching that fails to make plain the effective connection between the sin-bearing work of Christ and the sin-killing work of the Christian.

David Mathis | We boast on Sunday because Christ died on Friday. No cross, no favor with God. No crucifixion, no resurrection. We live because he died.

David Mathis | What if, with some intentionality, the news could become a source of refreshment rather than a continual distraction and discouragement?

David Mathis | How do we meet with God in his word for a lifetime? Every morning, seek to gather a day’s portion.

David Mathis | What is freedom in Christ? Freedom from trying to earn God’s acceptance, and freedom to know and enjoy God forever.