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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‘I Am Sending You Out as Sheep in the Midst of Wolves’: The Cost and Blessing of Being a Christian Missionary
21/10/2007 Duration: 47minJohn Piper | The costs of taking the gospel to the unreached is high, but the Lamb who is worthy to receive the reward of his suffering is infinitely greater.
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Some Sweet Blessings of Masculine Christianity
17/10/2007 Duration: 01h07minThe church is blessed by strong, humble, Christ-like male leadership and the corresponding culture it breeds.
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The Pleasures of God, Part 1
12/10/2007 Duration: 01h14minGod has eternally enjoyed himself as Trinity and creates us to make his glory go on public display that we may be satisfied in him forever.
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Judas Iscariot, the Suicide of Satan, and the Salvation of the World
07/10/2007 Duration: 39minEvery detail of the death of Christ happened according to the plan of God — even his betrayal and agonies.
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Getting Old for the Glory of God
30/09/2007 Duration: 01h02minGetting old is about God's glory, not the American Dream
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The Sinful Origin of the Son of David
23/09/2007 Duration: 45minIsrael’s bad kingship was a grievous sin. But God planned bad kings to pave the road for a spectacular Savior.
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Encouraging Each Other at the End of the Age
16/09/2007 Duration: 44minGod's command to us to meet with and encourage each other is for our happiness.
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The Sale of Joseph and the Son of God
09/09/2007 Duration: 47minInjustice marks both Joseph’s story and Jesus’s, but even in dire circumstances, God is sovereignly working everything for our good and his glory.
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Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer
07/09/2007 Duration: 35minIn the Christian life, joy sustains us in suffering, flavors our suffering, and is the goal of our suffering.
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Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer
06/09/2007 Duration: 42minThe world exists in its current suffering state because it best prepares the world for God’s plan of redemption, which is centered on displaying the worth of Christ through his death and resurrection.
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Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer, Q & A
06/09/2007 Duration: 01h20minHow can Christians fulfill their vows to their family and provide for them spiritually while facing terminal cancer, despite being at peace with it as a gift from God? How can Christians seek to maintain a good reputation without becoming excessively focused on being overly well-liked?
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Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer
06/09/2007 Duration: 31minAll suffering experienced of any kind, all suffering experienced in the path of faithful obedience to God is suffering with Christ and is suffering for Christ.
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Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer
05/09/2007 Duration: 33minSuffering is an essential part of the Christian life, and through it we have a unique opportunity to show the preciousness of Christ.
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The Pride of Babel and the Praise of Christ
02/09/2007 Duration: 38minThe global glory of the gospel shines all the more beautifully when it filters through the prism of diversity.
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Funeral Message for Luke Kenneth Anderson
31/08/2007 Duration: 21minThe story of Lazarus serves as an anchor to those who have lost loved ones to suicide by showing the preciousness of Christ over life.
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The Fatal Disobedience of Adam and the Triumphant Obedience of Christ
26/08/2007 Duration: 45minWe are sinful by nature because of our father, Adam, but we can claim the righteousness of our Savior, Jesus.
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The Fall of Satan and the Victory of Christ
19/08/2007 Duration: 44minJohn Piper | Satan and all his works are evil. But Jesus crushes Satan’s head and disarms him of his deathly power.
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All Things Were Created Through Him and for Him
12/08/2007 Duration: 44minGod will use everything — even the tragedies of our lives — to shine a bright light on the goodness and glory of Jesus Christ.
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