Messages by Desiring God
Messages from the Teaching Team at Desiring God.
Latest episodes
May 12, 2017 • 25min
Sacred Schizophrenia: A Meditation on Self-Denial
The Christian life is a fight. But our deadliest enemy doesn’t attack us from the outside, but from within.
Apr 30, 2017 • 40min
Treasure God, Magnify Christ, Love People: The Way of Christian Hedonism
Real love is the overflow of joy in God that meets the needs of others, especially when it’s costly.
Apr 19, 2017 • 43min
We Need Each Other: Christian Fellowship as a Means of Perseverance
Christians don’t fly solo. Our faith won’t survive unless brothers and sisters in Christ keep us accountable.
Apr 3, 2017 • 56min
No Other Gospel: The Formal and Material Principles of the Reformation
Five hundred years ago, the Reformers fought to recover the true gospel. Fifteen hundred years before, God used Paul to pen the Reformers’ central text for justification by faith alone.
Feb 26, 2017 • 46min
The Pastor, the People, and the Pursuit of Joy
Your joy in God multiplies exponentially as you seek the good of your brothers and sisters in the body of Christ.
Jan 31, 2017 • 1h 6min
Gospel Worship: Holy Ambition for All the Peoples to Praise Christ
God has a place for every single one of us in missions. Some of us send, some of us go, but we must all have a gospel ambition.
Jan 30, 2017 • 57min
Gospel Depths: Why God Revealed the Depths of Salvation in Eternity Past
The only reason any of us know God is because he chose us before the foundation of the world. Nothing we’ve done can earn our way to him — it’s all grace.
Jan 10, 2017 • 37min
Seven Resolutions for Aging and Dying Well: A Funeral Message for Verna Erickson
At the end of your life, as your energy fades, God will be your refuge and strength.
Jan 3, 2017 • 47min
The Ultimate Essence of Evil: The Majesty of God, the Triumph of Christ, and the Glory of Human Life
The very essence of evil is running to anything but God for ultimate joy. Watch, read, or listen to John Piper’s message from Passion 2017.
Dec 28, 2016 • 1h 9min
No Global Mission Without God’s Mighty Spirit
We are living in the third great era of world history — the era of the Spirit. Our only hope for advancing God’s mission is to lean on the power of his Spirit.
