Articles by Desiring God

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Good Friday for Bad People Mar 29, 2024

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Marshall Segal | Good Friday bids us to stop and remember just how sinful we were — just how bleak it was for us before that darkest day in history.

Bring Your Grief to Gethsemane: The Healing Wounds of Maundy Thursday Mar 28, 2024

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David Mathis | Tonight is not first about our griefs. But as we draw near to the sorrows of Jesus, we do indeed find comfort for every grief — and grace for every sin.

What (Not) to Preach: How to Build and Cut a Sermon Mar 23, 2024

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David Mathis | After a preacher has wrestled for days, even weeks, with a sermon text, and wrestled hard with the needs of his particular people, he can ask, Which glories here am I most excited to preach?

Restore My Soul: In Pursuit of Personal Revival Mar 20, 2024

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Scott Hubbard | Follow Christ long enough, and you’ll find yourself in some spiritual valley, in desperate need of renewal. When you do, follow the map God has drawn for us: Remember. Return. Remove. Restore.

Sin Won’t Comfort You: How Satan Tempts the Hurting Mar 16, 2024

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Marshall Segal | The “comforts” of sin may seem safer and more appealing in the fires of your trials, but they will only make your pain that much worse.

Revival in the Making: God’s Central Means for Spiritual Renewal Mar 13, 2024

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David Mathis | Seeming revivals come and go, but genuine, God-wrought awakenings share one vital ingredient: they are centered on the word of God.

The Joy of Genuine Revival: Four Signs of the Holy Spirit Mar 09, 2024

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Marshall Segal | When the Holy Spirit fills a person, he brings supernatural, countercultural joy: joy that submits, joy that endures, joy that spreads, and joy that waits.

Start Small, Step Up, and Fail Well: How to Pursue Pastoral Ministry Mar 06, 2024

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Scott Hubbard | Before you are called to pastor Christ’s church, practice serving her, loving her, edifying her. Let your favorite word while you wait be “progress.”

Why We Long for Revival Mar 02, 2024

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Jon Bloom | Why do earnest Christians long for revival? Because revival gives us more of our heart’s deepest desire and strongest delight: Jesus.

Uprooting Sensibility: The Plain Speech of Godly Men Feb 24, 2024

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Greg Morse | Politeness and niceness are not the only categories of godly speech. Sometimes, the painful word is best, even if it incites offense.