By Desiring God
Messages from the Teaching Team at Desiring God.
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John Piper | If you find Jesus boring or unsatisfying, you haven’t really discovered yet who he is.
John Piper | Receiving Jesus as our greatest joy unlocks right standing with God and right living with others.
John Piper | A one-of-a-kind death, and a one-of-a-kind resurrection, has been carried out by this one-of-a-kind Person who is more valuable than all else.
A one-of-a-kind death, and a one-of-a-kind resurrection, has been carried out by this one-of-a-kind Person who is more valuable than all else.
John Piper | Christian preaching is not simply an exchange of information, but a channel through which the Holy Spirit works his miracles in both preacher and hearers.
John Piper | Without the work of the Holy Spirit, we are helpless. Seek him, and he will rest upon you — especially in your hour of greatest need.
Without the work of the Holy Spirit, we are helpless. Seek him, and he will rest upon you — especially in your hour of greatest need.
John Piper | God created you not mainly to do things for him, but to delight in him. The more we enjoy God, the more he is honored, and our very purpose in life is fulfilled.
John Piper | When you finally recognize that God wants to make you happier than you could ever dream, nothing will ever be the same again.
When you finally recognize that God wants to make you happier than you could ever dream, nothing will ever be the same again.
John Piper | The supreme goal of all Jonathan Edwards’s life and work was that God would be glorified through his people being supremely satisfied in him.
John Piper | When a Christian reads the Bible, a supernatural event takes place. Our regenerate souls meet the inspired word in a divine encounter.
When a Christian reads the Bible, a supernatural event takes place. Our regenerate souls meet the inspired word in a divine encounter.
John Piper | Only what’s done for Christ will last. Any risk, any trial, any tribulation is worth the risk when your aim in all of life is to make others glad in God.
John Piper | Sooner or later, every leader will hand off the baton to the next generation — and where better to center pastoral succession than in the word of God himself?
Sooner or later, every leader will hand off the baton to the next generation — and where better to center pastoral succession than in the word of God himself?
John Piper | All the Bible knowledge in the world won’t help you unless you cherish God’s truth. We’re nothing more than Pharisees unless we taste the glory of God in his word.
John Piper | No truth was more central to the Reformation that turned the world upside down 500 years ago: God justifies sinners by faith alone.
John Piper | God works every dot on the timeline of history for his glory. Nothing stands outside the scope of his plan to bring fame to his name, for the joy of his people.
The Bible makes sweeping statements. And if they’re true, then the gospel of Jesus is the only message of eternal life.
Unless we’re giving people Jesus, our handouts are only adding rest stops on the way to eternal destruction.
No one is absolutely addicted to pornography. You can say no to porn by trusting a better promise.
Baptism has no saving power in itself, but it is an important symbol that demonstrates our covenant vows to Jesus.
No one is absolutely addicted to pornography. You can say no to porn. Trust a better promise.
No one can offer you longer lasting or fuller joy than Jesus himself. He alone offers you boundless joy.
While it may be a struggle sometimes, the essence of Christian love is not choice, duty, or obligation. It overflows in our hearts by the Holy Spirit.
God brought the greatest good the world has ever known out of the most horrifying sin the world has ever seen. And it was his plan from before creation.
The Bible uses the most severe language possible to describe the horror of hell. A “symbolic” interpretation can’t save you from the terror of God’s wrath.
The Bible’s testimony is sure: torment lasts forever for those who never trust in Jesus.
God’s glory shines brightest in his grace. Everything points us to the miracle of God’s mercy for sinners.
The Christian alternative to immoral behaviors is not a new list of moral behaviors. The Spirit renews our minds — we are radically dependent on him.
The purpose of humans, galaxies, and everything else in creation is to point to the grandeur of God’s glory.
Jesus promised that trials and hardships would come when we follow him faithfully. We need friends that constantly remind us that Jesus is worth it all.
True conversion doesn’t hinge on a prayer, but the life-changing discovery that God is our greatest treasure.
The suffering we experience in this life is no accident. The pains we experience in this life always serve God’s greater purposes.
If you feel like it’s hard for your life to be worship at work or at school or at home, the problem probably isn’t work, home, or school.
Sin can never lure you by offering something better than God. It can only entice you by lying to you.
God’s design and passion for his glory in the world includes your desire and pursuit for joy that lasts forever.
Christian relationships exist to keep us believing. Without Jesus speaking to us through our brothers and sisters, we won’t survive.
Our worship of God involves a multitude of emotions, but the emotion at the root of all of them — if it’s true, spiritual worship — is joy.
When we pursue our joy in God, we exalt the beauty and worth of God, not ourselves. Being satisfied in God magnifies him as our treasure.
Freedom is doing what you love to do if you love to do what you ought to do. If you want real freedom like this, then be transformed by the renewal of your mind.