Synopsis
John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org; he is author of more than 50 books and travels regularly to preach and teach. New messages are posted to this podcast as they become available. Pipers sermons, books, articles, and more are available free of charge at desiringGod.org. We want people everywhere to understand and embrace the truth that God is most glorified in us, when we are most satisfied in him.
Episodes
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Where Jesus Travels: Introducing the Means of Grace
15/05/2024 Duration: 50minDavid Mathis | Whomever God justifies, he also sanctifies. What means has he given us to keep growing in holiness?
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The Safest Soul in All the World: Rejoicing in the Risen Christ
14/04/2024 Duration: 33minDavid Mathis | The safest soul in all the universe is the one that rejoices in the risen Christ. God will never destroy those who delight in his Son.
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Where Does Technology Come From? 2024 Scudder Lecture
07/04/2024 Duration: 43minTony 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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Before Division Comes: A Playbook for Pastoral Unity
31/03/2024 Duration: 44minDavid 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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The Word of God Kept Him: Funeral Message for Sidney Boyd (1948–2023)
28/03/2024 Duration: 13minWhy 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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Live Like Death Is Gain
20/03/2024 Duration: 39minMarshall Segal | How can we make Jesus look good in life and in death? By enjoying him as better than anything life could ever give — and better than anything death could ever take.
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The Thickest Joy on Earth: Why We Love Philippians
17/03/2024 Duration: 35minDavid 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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The Most Important People in the World: Why Christians Prioritize the Church
10/03/2024 Duration: 58minDavid 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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Leaders in the Church: Speaking and Living God’s Word
03/03/2024 Duration: 56minJohn 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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How Jesus Knew the Word: His Secret to Scripture Memory
29/02/2024 Duration: 18minDavid 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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Only One Life: Christ’s Invincible Gospel and Global Mission
25/02/2024 Duration: 47minJohn 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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How Jesus Met with God: The Pace and Patterns of a Perfect Life
17/02/2024 Duration: 18minDavid Mathis | Jesus had a full and fruitful ministry, but unlike us, he never seemed hurried or frantic. What can we learn by observing his holy habits during his earthly life?
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His Voice in Yours: How Christ Wins the World
21/01/2024 Duration: 33minJohn Piper | God will have worshipers from every nation on earth. He will win them, and do so through us. We have only to tell them.
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How to Please a Happy God: Six Glimpses of the Christian Life
14/01/2024 Duration: 43minDavid Mathis | What does it look like to walk in a way that is pleasing to God — to live so that God delights in the aroma of our lives?
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Gain What You Cannot Lose: The Joy of World Mission with Jesus
07/01/2024 Duration: 38minJohn Piper | When Christ calls us to the mission field with him, he calls us to deny shallow pleasures, die to ourselves, and enjoy greater and greater delight in him.
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One Countercultural Calling: Good and Happy Pastors, Part 3
27/12/2023 Duration: 52minDavid Mathis | Of the fifteen elder qualifications, “one-woman man” and “not quarrelsome” may be the two most at odds with our promiscuous, petty age.
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Two Main Tasks in Ministry: Good and Happy Pastors, Part 2
20/12/2023 Duration: 47minDavid Mathis | Scripture says elders should be “able to teach” and “sober-minded” — but why? The two correspond to a pastor’s most important tasks: feeding and leading.
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Two Ways to Deal with Jesus: Learning Worship from the Wise Men
19/12/2023 Duration: 10minMatthew’s Christmas story shows two ways to deal with Jesus: try to get rid of him like Herod, or fall down and worship him like the wise men.
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Three Contrasts in a Leader’s Heart: Good and Happy Pastors, Part 1
13/12/2023 Duration: 50minDavid Mathis | What does Christ call church leaders to be and do? Like him, they labor heartily and happily, not for selfish gain, but for their people’s joy.
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Christmas Was and Christmas Is: The Whole Story of Advent
10/12/2023 Duration: 39minDavid Mathis | How do you need God’s help this Advent? What need seems most pressing? Press into the message of Christmas, and you’ll find hope and help in time of need.