Messages by Desiring God (Video)

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‘Hallowed Be Your Name’: The Greatest Prayer in All the World Dec 29, 2020

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John Piper | The lines of the Lord’s Prayer tend to pass by our eyes, and through our mouths, in a routine manner. But what might we be missing in our familiarity?

Bible Reading Has Been My Life: Personal Reflections for Christian Fathers Nov 21, 2020

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John Piper | What does Bible reading look like for John Piper? In this message to fathers, he tells personal stories and shares how he has weaved Bible reading into all of life.

Faith That Satisfies — and Saves: What It Means to Come to Jesus Nov 04, 2020

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John Piper | The nature of genuine saving faith isn’t mere mental assent, but receiving all that God is for us in Jesus Christ.

Singing, Suffering, and Scripture: How God Keeps Us Through Song Sep 02, 2020

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John Piper | Suffering may quiet our singing for a time, but God designed singing to sustain our souls. And one day, we will sing forever with unrestrained joy.

Does God Intend Evil for Our Good? Providential Peril for Joseph, Jesus, and You Jun 07, 2020

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John Piper | What sinners and Satan intend for evil, God always superintends for good. Our all-wise God brings restoration from ruin and deliverance out of danger.

Every Letter Kills, Including Shakespeare: Pressing Through Texts in the Power of the Spirit May 19, 2020

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John Piper | To exposit a text is only one part of preaching and teaching. We must drill down into the words and unearth the reality that holds the text together.

Exposition or Imposition? How Gospel-Centered Preaching Can Go Wrong May 14, 2020

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John Piper | Preachers, instead of taking your text and making a beeline to the cross, take the cross and make a beeline to your text.

The Second Coming: Not Before the ‘Man of Lawlessness’ Feb 05, 2020

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John Piper | As we look forward to Christ’s second coming, what matters most is not that we have the timing and details down, but that we hold fast to Jesus as our great hope.

The Second Coming: Wrath and Rescue Feb 03, 2020

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John Piper | Suffering, pain, and trouble never have the last word for the people of God. He is our hope and our joy, and he will bring us all the way home.

Live for Your Greatest Desire: Jesus Jan 01, 2020

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John Piper | Jesus’s call to deny ourselves isn’t a demand to give up happiness but an invitation to walk with him on the path to deep, lasting joy.