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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Do Not Be Anxious About Your Life
02/09/1984 Duration: 25minWe have no good reason to let anxiety disrupt our hearts. Jesus reigns over all, and he has purchased peace for his people.
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Ruth: the Best Is Yet to Come
22/07/1984 Duration: 31minThe life of the godly is not a straight line to glory, but they do get there. No matter where you are, if you love God, the best is yet to come.
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Ruth: Strategic Righteousness
15/07/1984 Duration: 31minHopelessness makes us think we need to have illicit pleasures to be happy. But hope gives us a thrilling impulse to do good.
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Ruth: Under the Wings of God
08/07/1984 Duration: 35minGod will reward Ruth because she has sought refuge under his wings.
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Ruth: Sweet and Bitter Providence
01/07/1984 Duration: 32minWhen it seems that God is farthest from you or has turned against you, he is actually laying foundations for your greater happiness.
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Adam, Where Are You?
17/06/1984 Duration: 36minGod has given husbands the responsibility to lead their families. Men, it’s time we get serious about serving.
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The Holy Spirit Will Help You Die
10/06/1984 Duration: 34minIn their hour of greatest trial God gives his children courage and faith.
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The Spirit Wants the World for Christ
03/06/1984 Duration: 23minThe Spirit wants the world for Christ, but the goal is not yet reached.
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Maintain the Unity of the Spirit
27/05/1984 Duration: 25minWhat is the kind of unity that will bring honor and credit to our high calling?
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How the Spirit Helps Us Understand
20/05/1984 Duration: 29minThe first and most fundamental work of God's Spirit in the life of the natural man is to shatter pride.
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How the Spirit Sanctifies
13/05/1984 Duration: 29minSanctification is obeying the Commander-in-Chief. Sanctification is a wartime word.
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Sealed by the Spirit to the Day of Redemption
06/05/1984 Duration: 23minGod's great desire for his people is that we feel secure in his love and in his power.
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How to Receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit
29/04/1984 Duration: 36minJohn Piper | Christianity is not merely an array of glorious ideas. It is the life-changing experience of the Holy Spirit through faith in Jesus Christ.
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The Spirit Will Give Life to Your Mortal Bodies
22/04/1984 Duration: 32minIf the Spirit of God indwells you, God is going to raise you from the dead at Christ's second coming and give new life to your mortal bodies.
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The Spirit Is Upon Him Gentle for Now
15/04/1984 Duration: 27minJesus did not come to snuff out your struggling flicker but to fan it carefully into a torch for his glory.
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God Seeks People to Worship Him in Spirit and Truth
08/04/1984 Duration: 30minGod wants us to worship him in both spirit and truth. He desires our hearts and our heads.
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Beyond Forgiveness: Blasphemy Against the Spirit
01/04/1984 Duration: 23minNone of us knows when our toying with sin will pass over into irrevocable hardness of heart. Very few people feel how serious sin is.
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Christ in Combat: Offense by the Spirit
25/03/1984 Duration: 35minEverything Jesus said and did was to make us trust him and imitate him. Everything he did is a ground for faith and a call to action.
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Christ in Combat: Defense by the Spirit
18/03/1984 Duration: 33minSatan might do anything to prevent you from suffering.
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Christ Conceived by the Holy Spirit
11/03/1984 Duration: 34minThe Holy Spirit may be shy, but he is also omnipotent.