Messages by Desiring God (Video)

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The Only Life Worth Living: A Live Lab on Christian Hedonism Sep 13, 2025

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John Piper | In Jesus Christ, we find a Treasure more precious than everything we have in life and everything we lose in death.

Lay Your Buckets Down: Finding Life with the Woman at the Well Aug 30, 2025

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Marshall Segal | No sin is too great, no place is too far, and no wall is too high to keep us from receiving the living water of Jesus — if only we’ll come to him.

Creation Sings Through Human Lips Aug 23, 2025

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Tony Reinke | No star or ocean, insect or tree, bird or cloud has a voice to speak God’s praise. But when we rejoice in God, we take creation’s worship and put it into words.

God’s Mission Triumphs Through Prayerful Suffering Aug 16, 2025

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John Piper | As Jesus bleeds in Gethsemane and then submits to arrest, we see that the mission of God triumphs through prayerful suffering, not the self-defending sword.

Will Christ Be Humiliated on the Last Day? To the Class of 2025 Aug 09, 2025

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John Piper | When Jesus returns in glory, he will stand ashamed of those who were ashamed of him here. But what will it really mean for Jesus to be ashamed?

Habits of Love: The Graces of Sharing Our Joy Jul 26, 2025

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David Mathis | Our “habits of grace” prime us for witnessing, giving, and serving — and God uses even these outward expressions to give us even more grace.

FEAST: Five Prayers for Daily Bible Reading Jul 19, 2025

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Marshall Segal | When our Bible meditation feels more like a job than a joy, these five short prayers can take us beyond discipline into delight.

Why Did God Choose You? The Goal and Ground of His Election Jul 12, 2025

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John Piper | Why did God set his saving love on his people before the foundation of the world? So that we might praise the glory of his sovereign grace.

The Unusually Human Joy of Jesus Jul 05, 2025

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David Mathis | Did Jesus endure the cross for his joy or despite it? The answer takes us to the heart of Jesus’s unusually human joy, and ours.

Providence: The Purposeful Sovereignty of God Jun 28, 2025

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John Piper | It’s one thing to know God is sovereign; it’s another to know just how far his sovereignty extends and the purposes for which he wields it.