Messages by Desiring God (Video)

Latest Episodes:

God Made the World for Worship: His Glory in Individuals and Gatherings Sep 05, 2022

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John Piper | The individual soul’s affection for God is essential to the corporate, eternal reality of the worshiping church.

How Is Joy the Root of Sacrificial Love? Aug 28, 2022

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John Piper | When glad in God, we bend low in love for others. We imitate Christ, who not only bowed the knee but hung his body on the tree.

Water from the Rock for Undeserving People Jun 17, 2022

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John Piper | God promises us his life-sustaining presence, even as he leads us into waterless regions of suffering and loss.

God Can Handle Your Crisis Jun 12, 2022

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David Mathis | Psalm 46 teaches us God can handle the earth’s undoing and nations raging against his people — and that if he can do that, he can be a very present help in our trouble.

Seventy Years Without Shipwreck: Five Reasons That Some Fall Away May 20, 2022

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John Piper | Faith does not shipwreck upon the rocks of history, logic, science, or ethics, but on the mountains of sinful desire.

The Uncommon Virtue of Humility Apr 27, 2022

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John Piper | Humility flourishes in hearts that focus not on being humble, but on gladly exalting Jesus, who is superior to us in every possible way.

Christ Died to Make Us Holy: And Why Some Preachers Avoid It Apr 20, 2022

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John Piper | There is a kind of unhealthy preaching that fails to make plain the effective connection between the sin-bearing work of Christ and the sin-killing work of the Christian.

The Gospel in All Caps: Glorified Scars in the Body of Christ Apr 17, 2022

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David Mathis | We boast on Sunday because Christ died on Friday. No cross, no favor with God. No crucifixion, no resurrection. We live because he died.

Behind the Times: Survival in a Day of Suffocating News Apr 17, 2022

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David Mathis | What if, with some intentionality, the news could become a source of refreshment rather than a continual distraction and discouragement?

What Is ‘Freedom in Christ’? Mar 20, 2022

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David Mathis | What is freedom in Christ? Freedom from trying to earn God’s acceptance, and freedom to know and enjoy God forever.