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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![Sound Judgment, One Body, Several Parts]()
Sound Judgment, One Body, Several Parts
15/11/1992 Duration: 31minWhy doesn't God give everyone the same faith and gifts?
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![One Lord, One Spirit, One Body for All Time and All Peoples]()
One Lord, One Spirit, One Body for All Time and All Peoples
08/11/1992 Duration: 34minThe truth that there is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, is a truth for inside the church and outside the church.
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![How the Saints Minister to the Body]()
How the Saints Minister to the Body
25/10/1992 Duration: 29minLove abounding in knowledge and discernment is what builds Christ's body.
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![Why the Saints Minister to the Body]()
Why the Saints Minister to the Body
18/10/1992 Duration: 36minThe aim of your ministry as a Christian is to build up the body as a whole.
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![Beautifying the Body of Christ]()
Beautifying the Body of Christ
11/10/1992 Duration: 32minChrist did not simply die for an unworthy woman or for a reluctant woman, but for a woman who found him repulsive.
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![The Nature of Faith as Joy]()
The Nature of Faith as Joy
10/10/1992 Duration: 57minGod’s grace works so powerfully in every believer that none remains unchanged. The grace that accepts us unquestionably also alters us irrevocably.
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![The Joy of God in Bruising His Son]()
The Joy of God in Bruising His Son
10/10/1992 Duration: 44minGod was pleased to bruise his Son, not because he delights in violence, but because Jesus lived every second to glorify his Father in heaven.
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![The Joy of God in His Fame]()
The Joy of God in His Fame
09/10/1992 Duration: 42minWhen we sin, we hurt ourselves and those around us. But most fundamentally our sin offends an infinitely holy God who will not stand to have injustice go unpunished for long.
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![Idolatry, the Lords Supper, and the Body of Christ]()
Idolatry, the Lord's Supper, and the Body of Christ
04/10/1992 Duration: 31minThe Lord's Supper exists to deepen and strengthen our participation in the benefits of the cross and to nourish our fellowship with Christ.
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![Israel and Us Reconciled in One Body]()
Israel and Us Reconciled in One Body
27/09/1992 Duration: 40minJesus is the point in redemptive history where the true Israel becomes the church of Christ and the church emerges as the true Israel.
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![His Body: The Fullness of Him Who Fills All in All]()
His Body: The Fullness of Him Who Fills All in All
20/09/1992 Duration: 33minGod means to fill the universe with the glory of his Son by putting the church on display as the embodiment of his Son.
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![Living Together When Christ Is All in All]()
Living Together When Christ Is All in All
13/09/1992 Duration: 26minNo matter what the issue is, it exists for Christ, or for nothing. Because CHRIST IS ALL.
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![For an Eternal Weight of Glory: Called to Suffer and Rejoice]()
For an Eternal Weight of Glory: Called to Suffer and Rejoice
06/09/1992 Duration: 29minThough our outer self daily wastes away, we do not lose heart. We have an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.
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![To Finish the Aim of Christ’s Afflictions]()
To Finish the Aim of Christ’s Afflictions
30/08/1992 Duration: 35minThe world sees the suffering love of Christ for sinners in the suffering love of his people for sinners.
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![That We Might Gain Christ: Called to Suffer and Rejoice]()
That We Might Gain Christ: Called to Suffer and Rejoice
23/08/1992 Duration: 37minWe come to know Christ better when we share his sufferings.
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![For Holiness and Hope: Called to Suffer and Rejoice]()
For Holiness and Hope: Called to Suffer and Rejoice
16/08/1992 Duration: 32minGod has a purpose for every obstacle and every frustration and every pain and every affliction that comes into our lives.
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![How Then Shall We Run?]()
How Then Shall We Run?
09/08/1992 Duration: 39minOur eternal destiny hinges on the way we run our race. Let us strive to win the eternal prize.
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![Olympic Spirituality: Beyond the Gold]()
Olympic Spirituality: Beyond the Gold
02/08/1992 Duration: 23minAs we run our races, eternity hangs in the balance — disqualification and death, or victory and life.
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![The Echo and Insufficiency of Hell, Part 2]()
The Echo and Insufficiency of Hell, Part 2
21/06/1992 Duration: 33minFear of hell is no proof of love for God.
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![The Echo and Insufficiency of Hell, Part 1]()
The Echo and Insufficiency of Hell, Part 1
14/06/1992 Duration: 26minThe horror of hell is an echo of the infinite worth of God's glory.
