

Messages by Desiring God
Desiring God
Messages from the Teaching Team at Desiring God.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Feb 20, 2020 • 30min
The Secret of Christ-Magnifying Contentment as the Path to Costly Love
 John Piper | True contentment in Christ not only guards against our ever-changing circumstances, but frees us to overflow in costly love to others — even our enemies. 

Feb 5, 2020 • 1h 1min
The Second Coming: Not Before the ‘Man of Lawlessness’
 John Piper | As we look forward to Christ’s second coming, what matters most is not that we have the timing and details down, but that we hold fast to Jesus as our great hope. 

Feb 3, 2020 • 1h 5min
The Second Coming: Wrath and Rescue
 John Piper | Suffering, pain, and trouble never have the last word for the people of God. He is our hope and our joy, and he will bring us all the way home. 

Jan 19, 2020 • 45min
Do Not Take God’s Name in Vain: The Weight and Wonder of the Third Commandment
 John Piper | To take God’s name in vain is about far, far more than avoiding foul language. Our reverence for God’s name cuts to the very core of our worship in all of life. 

Jan 1, 2020 • 45min
Live for Your Greatest Desire: Jesus
 John Piper | Jesus’s call to deny ourselves isn’t a demand to give up happiness but an invitation to walk with him on the path to deep, lasting joy. 

Nov 8, 2019 • 55min
Serious Joy, Cultural Conflict, and Christian Humility: Thoughts on Christian Education
 John Piper | True Christian education fills our hearts and minds with a joy so serious and strong that our society loses its power to control where we stand and what we say. 

Nov 3, 2019 • 38min
Christ Magnified in His World Through Servants Satisfied in His Worth
 John Piper | God will not settle for redeeming people from just a few parts of the globe. He will have people from every tribe, tongue, and nation. 

Oct 24, 2019 • 33min
How Does Humility Lead in Conflict? A Charge to Christian Leaders
 John Piper | The humblest response to our culture’s tirade against objective truth isn’t to retreat, but to lovingly and kindly contend for what the Bible says. 

Oct 16, 2019 • 45min
Seek the Things That Are Above
 John Piper | Every believer in Jesus Christ has a potent spiritual superpower. With the Spirit’s help, we now can seek the very things of heaven above. 

Sep 30, 2019 • 55min
A Peculiar Act of Worship: Preaching as Expository Exultation
 John Piper | The preacher’s task is not merely to teach or inform, but to rejoice with his people over the wonders of Scripture. 


