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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Lessons from an Inconsolable Soul
02/02/2010 Duration: 01h14minJohn Piper | We might not agree with Lewis on everything, but his romantic rationalism applied to the Christian faith can open our eyes to more of God’s wonders.
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I Will Build My Church
31/01/2010 Duration: 48minMultiplying churches with different strengths and weaknesses means coming closer to meeting the needs of the world.
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Born Blind for the Glory of God: Eugenics by Abortion Is an Abomination to God
24/01/2010 Duration: 50minAll children, of every degree of ability, are conceived for the purpose of displaying the glory of God.
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Help the Children Love the Different People
17/01/2010 Duration: 45minEight ways to help children love those who don't look like them.
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Holding Fast the Word of Life
10/01/2010 Duration: 47minThere is a spiritual diet without which no Christian can be strong and healthy and fruitful. And that is a diet of the word of God.
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Is Jesus an Egomaniac?
04/01/2010 Duration: 48minGod loves us best when he loves himself most. And in his loving glorification, we find imperishable joy.
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Praying in the Closet and in the Spirit
03/01/2010 Duration: 55minBoth disciplined and spontaneous prayer should flow from our confidence that God is already one hundred percent on our side.
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Holy Ambition: Paul’s and Yours
31/12/2009 Duration: 01h01minA holy ambition comes from immersing yourself in the word of God. Dive deep in the Bible and let it take hold of your desires.
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God’s Passion for His Glory
30/12/2009 Duration: 53minGod’s passion for his own glory is the great ballast not only for global missions, but also for our very own souls.
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Subjected in Hope
27/12/2009 Duration: 54minCancer causes us to come to Christ. Earthly groans guarantee a global heritage.
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You Have the Words of Eternal Life
20/12/2009 Duration: 43minChristmas is for salvation. God sent his Son into the world to save it, not condemn it.
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It Is the Spirit That Gives Life
13/12/2009 Duration: 52minAs once-adoring followers disappear, Jesus’s message becomes clearer and clearer: their resistance itself is in God’s hands.
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They Will All Be Taught of God
06/12/2009 Duration: 43minJohn Piper | We come to God not because we merely made a decision, but because God has called us, drawn us, and taught us who Jesus really is.
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Skeptical Grumbling and Sovereign Grace
29/11/2009 Duration: 49minWhen we come to Jesus, we come voluntarily and freely. And behind that change in us is a decisive work of the Father.
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Behold, Believe, Be Raised
22/11/2009 Duration: 51minWe should hunger and thirst for God and all he has done in Jesus more than anything else in this world.
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Questions and Answers
19/11/2009 Duration: 34minWe should accept our calling wherever God has placed us, including prison, and we should first and foremost be loyal to the Bible, not to a certain theological camp.
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Jesus Came Not to Give Bread but to Be Bread
19/11/2009 Duration: 48minOur greatest need is not physical but spiritual. We crave the bread of life more than bread for our stomachs.
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Do Not Labor for the Food That Perishes
15/11/2009 Duration: 42minJesus offers himself to us freely as the food that endures to eternal life. No amount of working for God can make you taste him for the feast he is.
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Twelve Baskets of Bread and the Walk on Water
08/11/2009 Duration: 46minJesus’ presence brings the kind of fullness that produces generosity and risk-taking in his church.
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The All-Providing King Who Would Not Be King
01/11/2009 Duration: 44minJesus came not mainly to give bread but to be bread. He became the all-satisfying bread of life when he gave himself up for us.