Messages by Desiring God

Desiring God
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Apr 7, 2024 • 44min

Where Does Technology Come From? 2024 Scudder Lecture

Tony Reinke | How should Christians orient toward technology? Should we ignore it, embrace it, be suspicious of it, or shun it altogether?
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Mar 31, 2024 • 44min

Before Division Comes: A Playbook for Pastoral Unity

David Mathis | Even among pastor-elder teams, conflict comes. Disagreements are inevitable. How then might we navigate conflict with a constant eye toward God-honoring unity?
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Mar 28, 2024 • 14min

The Word of God Kept Him: Funeral Message for Sidney Boyd (1948–2023)

John Piper | Why do God’s people wake up as believers day after day until they die? Because the same word that made us goes on keeping us to the end.
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Mar 20, 2024 • 40min

Live Like Death Is Gain

Marshall Segal discusses making Jesus look good in life and death by enjoying Him above all else. Topics include finding joy in challenges, viewing death as gain, living for Christ, laboring for others' faith, the power of prayer, and embracing death as gain.
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Mar 17, 2024 • 35min

The Thickest Joy on Earth: Why We Love Philippians

David Mathis | Why do so many Christians love the book of Philippians? Among other reasons, because the letter is brief, accessible, memorable, and teeming with joy.
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Mar 10, 2024 • 59min

The Most Important People in the World: Why Christians Prioritize the Church

David Mathis | The Father prioritizes the church by choosing her, the Son prioritizes her by purchasing and purifying her, and the Spirit prioritizes her in his power. So, how do we prioritize the church?
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Mar 3, 2024 • 56min

Leaders in the Church: Speaking and Living God’s Word

John Piper | Does church leadership seem endlessly complicated? Take heart. Christian leaders guide God’s people from where they are to where God wants them to go, using God’s methods.
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Feb 29, 2024 • 19min

How Jesus Knew the Word: His Secret to Scripture Memory

David Mathis | How did Jesus know Scripture so well? The same way we can today: through patient, prayerful meditation on the word of God.
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Feb 25, 2024 • 47min

Only One Life: Christ’s Invincible Gospel and Global Mission

John Piper | God is sovereign, and he has purposed his gospel to spread to the ends of the earth. Those who give themselves to that purpose are invincible, even through suffering.
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Feb 17, 2024 • 18min

How Jesus Met with God: The Pace and Patterns of a Perfect Life

Explore Jesus' pace and patterns of a perfect life, emphasizing the importance of an unhurried approach to spiritual nourishment. Learn from Jesus' example of retreating for solitude and prayer, finding balance in serving others. Discover the power of connecting with God through solitude and reflection, following Jesus' rhythm of withdrawing to pray and returning to serve with compassion.

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