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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![Why We Believe the Bible]()
Why We Believe the Bible
16/02/2008 Duration: 50minJohn Piper | The claims of the Bible may be justified through the overall coherence of its canon as well as its scope, which is to give glory to God.
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![Why We Believe the Bible]()
Why We Believe the Bible
16/02/2008 Duration: 52minJohn Piper | The Bible claims to be the infallible word of God, and it may be known as such as a person appreheneds its diverse excellencies by the Holy Spirit’s power.
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![Why We Believe the Bible]()
Why We Believe the Bible
15/02/2008 Duration: 57minJohn Piper | The word of God is pure, good, and true. And we have it in the form of ink and paper, which has been preserved throughout the ages.
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![Why We Believe the Bible]()
Why We Believe the Bible
15/02/2008 Duration: 44minJohn Piper | There are several reasons why it is vital to have confidence in the Bible as God’s infallible word.
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![What Man Does in the New Birth]()
What Man Does in the New Birth
10/02/2008 Duration: 44minOur believing does not cause new birth. The new birth causes our belief.
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![Evangelist Bill Piper: Fundamentalist Full of Grace and Joy]()
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![Through the Washing of Regeneration]()
Through the Washing of Regeneration
03/02/2008 Duration: 44minNew birth is God's kindness, philanthropy, and mercy to us. It has nothing to do with even our best deeds.
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![Abortion: The Innocent Blood of Our Sons and Daughters]()
Abortion: The Innocent Blood of Our Sons and Daughters
27/01/2008 Duration: 48minHow is abortion similar to the child-sacrificing in the Old Testament?
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![Probability, Prejudice, and Christ]()
Probability, Prejudice, and Christ
20/01/2008 Duration: 48minWhat's the difference between necessary judgments of probability and sinful prejudice?
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![Born Again Through the Living and Abiding Word]()
Born Again Through the Living and Abiding Word
13/01/2008 Duration: 49minThe new birth does not give us a mere temporary resuscitation. It gives indestructible, imperishable life.
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![Receive with Meekness the Implanted Word]()
Receive with Meekness the Implanted Word
06/01/2008 Duration: 46minOur souls need Scripture just like our bodies need oxygen: moment by moment, every day. If we learn to live apart from it, we will surely die.
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![Pray Like This: ‘Hallowed Be Your Name’]()
Pray Like This: ‘Hallowed Be Your Name’
30/12/2007 Duration: 54minWhen we pray, not only does God get more glory, but in his glorification, we get a fuller and lasting joy.
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![The Reason the Son of God Appeared Was to Destroy the Works of the Devil]()
The Reason the Son of God Appeared Was to Destroy the Works of the Devil
23/12/2007 Duration: 45minIf any human is to be saved from their sin and from the righteous wrath of God, the Son of God had to become human for our regeneration.
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![Free at Last: The Miracle of New Birth]()
Free at Last: The Miracle of New Birth
16/12/2007 Duration: 32minDead men need one thing before anything else can happen: They must be made alive. They must be born again.
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![A Pastor and His Poetry]()
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![Why Do We Need to Be Born Again?]()
Why Do We Need to Be Born Again?
09/12/2007 Duration: 42minIf God did not make us alive to his grace and glory, we would remain dead — completely enslaved to our sins.
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![What Happens in the New Birth? Part 2]()
What Happens in the New Birth? Part 2
02/12/2007 Duration: 38minBeing born again is not the improvement of your old nature, but the creation of a new one.
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![What Happens in the New Birth? Part 1]()
What Happens in the New Birth? Part 1
25/11/2007 Duration: 45minJohn Piper | In the new birth, God takes dead souls and resuscitates them to new life in Christ. This is not a work of our own, but the grace of God.
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![You Must Be Born Again]()
You Must Be Born Again
18/11/2007 Duration: 43minThe new birth produces new desires and new behaviors. An unchanged life is not a born-again life.
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![Justification and the Diminishing Work of Christ]()
Justification and the Diminishing Work of Christ
14/11/2007 Duration: 58minWhen the glory of Christ is partially obscured and the assurance of the soul is weakened, the costly, sacrificial labor of love is hindered.
