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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The Education of a Prophet: Jonah
03/05/1981 Duration: 17minYou can't bless somebody if you desire their harm. If you are a follower of Jesus, you must desire the good of everyone, no matter what their race or nationality.
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The Sifting of Simon Peter
26/04/1981 Duration: 30minSatan wants is to sift out our faith. If he can do it by suffering, he will try that. If he can do it by wealth, he will try that.
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Is There Good Anxiety?
21/04/1981 Duration: 30minGod is able to grieve over humanity’s sin and unbelief, therefore it is possible for us to have an anxious state of heart that is not sinful.
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The Power of Hope
19/04/1981 Duration: 28minIf we are going to love like Jesus loved, even in times of great stress and worry, then we must be filled with living hope.
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O, That You Knew the Terms of Peace!
12/04/1981 Duration: 28minJesus Christ is always eager and willing to make peace with anyone who will accept the terms of peace he offers.
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The Local Church: Minimum Vs. Maximum
29/03/1981 Duration: 30minThere are at least seven qualifications if a group wants to be a church in the NT sense.
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The Cosmic Church
22/03/1981 Duration: 34minThe church is the cosmic showcase of God's mercy, but he gets cosmic reproach when we fail to receive his mercy with joy.
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Spiritual Gifts
15/03/1981 Duration: 37minGod gives us spiritual gifts so that we can help our brothers and sisters fight the good fight of faith.
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Be Filled with the Spirit
08/03/1981 Duration: 36minThe fundamental meaning of being filled with the Spirit is being filled with joy that comes from God and overflows in song.
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Let Us Walk by the Spirit
01/03/1981 Duration: 38minFrom the moment you awake, till your head hits the pillow again, the Spirit waits to walk with you.
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That Which Is Born of the Spirit Is Spirit
22/02/1981 Duration: 34minSomething has to happen if we are to be saved from the wrath of God. We must be profoundly changed.
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Sexual Relations in Marriage
15/02/1981 Duration: 44minMarital sex is a great joy that also proves to be a fearsome weapon against our ancient foe. Learn what it means to keep the marriage bed undefiled.
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Sex and the Single Person
08/02/1981 Duration: 43minGod’s word is every Christian’s infallible guide to maximum sexual fulfillment. The good news for singles is that they are included.
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For Our People and for the Cities of God
01/02/1981 Duration: 24minThere are six things that should characterize every effort at team ministry in the church.
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What Do Answers to Prayer Depend On?, Part 2
25/01/1981 Duration: 39minOur prayers should always aim not merely at our own satisfaction, but also at the benefit of others.
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How I Became a Christian Hedonist
23/01/1981 Duration: 01h10minChristian Hedonism teaches that morality is not destroyed, but rather upheld, by pursuing our fullest and longest lasting joy.
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Pray for Kings and All in High Positions
18/01/1981 Duration: 32minLet your prayers embrace all kinds of people: high and low, white and black, democrats and republicans, Soviet premiers and Iranian Ayatollahs. Enlarge your heart until it embraces the world.