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

Jan 4, 2019 • 48min
Make Your Life Count: The Greatest Missions Letter Ever Written
One day soon, people from every nation will bring God praise and glory. But they won’t encounter everlasting hope until God’s people go and send.
Piper preached this message on January 4, 2019, at the CROSS Conference in Louisville, where thousands gathered to discern their call to the nations.

Nov 18, 2018 • 34min
You Are Anointed: How the Truth Becomes Precious
Jesus anoints every believer with his Spirit so that we taste how precious he is.

Oct 28, 2018 • 35min
Sorrowful Love Springs from Serious Joy
Every act of Christian love springs from serious joy in Jesus. When your hope is secure in him, you can give whatever it takes to serve others.

Oct 7, 2018 • 44min
Are We Adopted for Us or for God?
The more gladness we have in our Father, the more we bring glory to his name. Our happiness in him shows off his holiness in us.

Sep 21, 2018 • 47min
The Key to Simultaneous Sorrow and Joy
Jesus has purchased something infinitely better than anything this world has to offer: the glory of God himself. We have every reason to boast in him.

Sep 13, 2018 • 48min
The Devil Can Do Exposition, but He Can’t Preach
The pulpit isn’t just a place for a lecture or even mere teaching. Every sermon should sing with worship over the glories of God’s word. John Piper delivered this message during a breakout seminar at the Sing! 2018 Conference in Nashville.

Sep 11, 2018 • 37min
Your Emotions Matter to God: Learning from the Bible’s Songbook
Satan is trying to steal your joy. God gave us the Psalms to fight back.

Jun 16, 2018 • 1h 8min
An Impossible Covenant — And How It Becomes a Permanent Joy
Jesus bought an unbreakable covenant for his people. He takes hardened rebels and transforms them into a beautiful bride for their eternal joy.

Jun 3, 2018 • 53min
Joy Makes All Things New
Joy is not a wishful add-on to the Christian life, but essential to knowing and worshiping God. When we finally discover joy in Jesus, everything changes.

Jun 2, 2018 • 46min
Lord, Teach Us to Fight: The Double Battle in Gethsemane
Jesus took the cup of God’s wrath so that we would never have to. And now he beckons each of us to join him in speaking and sharing the good news of his victory.