http://Facebook.comenSociety & CultureCopyright Kennystixhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/images.spreaker.com/nuvolari-assets/light_blue_square_mic.jpghttp://Facebook.comSat, 30 May 2026 10:25:51 +0000KennystixKennystixilesanmikehinde123@gmail.comInformate with usfalseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reset-your-mind-on-jesus-a-live-lab-on-colossians-3-1-4--72243713desiringgod.org-resource-20605Sat, 30 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Paul doesn’t just want Christians to know the truths of the Bible — he wants us to set our minds on them. But what does that mean, and how do we do it?2411163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/get-your-heart-happy-in-god--72129122desiringgod.org-resource-20593Sat, 23 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000KennystixScott Hubbard | To his friends, George Müller embodied Psalm 23 even under the towering burdens of orphan ministry. What kind of communion with God made such peace possible?1874163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/make-war-on-sin-with-exercise--72030670desiringgod.org-resource-20576Sat, 16 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | How can exercise equip us for the daily fight against sin? Training the body for our joy, mind, and will frees us to pursue every good work.2934163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-glory-of-god-in-his-glorious-church--71935857desiringgod.org-resource-20562Sat, 09 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God fulfills his purpose for the church by his work in the church: He magnifies his grace by beautifying his people.3089163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hear-his-voice-in-the-thunder--71827607desiringgod.org-resource-20546Sat, 02 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | God’s voice thunders through the forests and the pages of Scripture, calling heaven to rejoice and setting his people at peace. Do you tremble at the force of his word?2485163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/radiance-power-and-purification-the-superiority-of-jesus-christ--71632795desiringgod.org-resource-20524Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Sharing God’s nature and upholding creation by his word, the heir of all things suffered in our place to purify us from sin. Who is like Jesus Christ?2689163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-everyday-bride-of-jesus-how-christology-shapes-a-local-church--71436221desiringgod.org-resource-20509Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | The church depends on Jesus Christ for its existence, authority, and ultimate joy. But how does the God-man’s nature direct the church’s health?2188163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/plead-for-the-insight-you-need-word-spirit-in-pastoral-study--71255334desiringgod.org-resource-20497Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000KennystixFor the preaching pastor, each sermon demands a fresh hunt for insight in service of a hungry people. How do we find that life-giving truth?4380163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/navigate-the-impossible-word-spirit-in-pastoral-wisdom--71097402desiringgod.org-resource-20491Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | To lead the church faithfully, we need supernatural, sober-minded wisdom. God meets us in his word, by his Spirit, through prayer, with a team.3906163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/true-faith-tastes-future-joy--70951574desiringgod.org-resource-20443Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Jesus endured for the joy set before him. Moses obeyed, expecting the Messiah. The early church suffered for a better reward. This is faith.2192163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/six-paths-to-self-forgetfulness--70795786desiringgod.org-resource-20430Sat, 21 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000KennystixScott Hubbard | Self-awareness can be good, but it can also go too far. Our thoughts of self often grow quieter when we look to God and follow where he leads.1256163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-would-a-christian-exercise--70634603desiringgod.org-resource-20416Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Exercise may seem like a distraction from a life of serving others, but God can use our movement to deepen our joy and broaden our love.1641163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lead-with-your-life-how-to-influence-in-your-twenties--70588778desiringgod.org-resource-20422Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000KennystixMarshall Segal | When the Bible talks about setting an example, does it mean only super-Christians? No, even the humblest high-school mentor can make the right mark.1426163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-an-iceberg-christian-setting-an-example-in-your-youth--70358966desiringgod.org-resource-20391Sat, 28 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Pursuing a holy ambition means seeking maturity in Christ more than we seek influence in the world. An enduring example takes hidden work.1324163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/living-in-god-s-sovereign-sustaining-grace--70188244desiringgod.org-resource-20377Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen God ordains sufferings for the good of his people, he also sustains them and cares for them with all the strength of his love.2434163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-power-of-hoping-in-god-s-meticulous-providence--70057700desiringgod.org-resource-20362Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Because God’s purposeful sovereignty reaches absolutely everywhere, his gospel can satisfy, his mission will succeed, and his people can never be lost.2616163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-body-must-be-raised-four-reasons-for-your-resurrection--69860796desiringgod.org-resource-20339Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Jesus’s glorified body, his purpose for believers, his astonishing power, and the glory of the new creation all insist that the resurrection must happen.2338163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-you-do-not-believe--69707034desiringgod.org-resource-20334Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000KennystixMarshall Segal | Jesus’s sheep are happy to be his, and Jesus will never leave them behind. But why would anyone reject this patient, kind, and powerful Savior?2352163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-supremacy-of-christ-our-hope--69570428desiringgod.org-resource-20312Sat, 24 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | There has never been, nor will there ever be, a greater reality than the God we see when we look at Jesus Christ. His very supremacy is our deepest hope.2296163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-god-dishonored-when-we-grieve--69483567desiringgod.org-resource-20162Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | How can we sing in the valley of sorrow? In Christ, joy and grief can coexist — and grief now prepares for us far greater joy in the end.1111163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sing-in-the-fullness-of-the-spirit-a-live-lab-on-ephesians-5-15-20--69380797desiringgod.org-resource-20250Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | What is the fullness of the Holy Spirit, and how does it relate to making music to God in a church gathering? God opens our eyes so we can sing to him.2680163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/enjoying-jesus-in-sexual-purity--69287840desiringgod.org-resource-20238Sat, 03 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000KennystixMarshall Segal | Where will we find true blessedness? Sexual sin tempts us to find it in fleeting, false pleasures — but God’s promises hold out a better, surer joy.2363163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/word-prayer-and-people-three-habits-for-enjoying-jesus--69218819desiringgod.org-resource-20230Sat, 27 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Where do we find more of God’s grace to increase our joy in Christ? God has created patterns for us to follow in reading, prayer, and fellowship.2724163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-piper-would-you-help-to-expand-free-access--69166235desiringgod.org-resource-20217Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now351163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-king-would-come-like-this-the-surprising-advent-of-jesus--69146450desiringgod.org-resource-20235Sat, 20 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | When Jesus came to Bethlehem, and later to Jerusalem, he was not the king we expected. He was far, far better.1626163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-joy-in-jesus-a-christian-obligation--69022170desiringgod.org-resource-20196Sat, 13 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Joy in Jesus is an invitation and a privilege. Is it also a duty? John Piper lays out six reasons joy in God is essential to the Christian life.2875163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saving-faith-as-the-awakening-of-joy-in-jesus--68916913desiringgod.org-resource-20171Sat, 06 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen we believe in Jesus, we receive him as living water, bread of life, and all-satisfying treasure. Saving faith is the awakening of joy in Christ.2579163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-to-do-when-your-spirits-sink--68796396desiringgod.org-resource-20185Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | David walked with God through disasters, diseases, attacks, and his own sins. What pattern of life did he follow to depend on God through it all?2569163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/contrite-courage-how-the-guilty-lean-on-grace--68579741desiringgod.org-resource-20144Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000KennystixHow do Christians respond to God’s fatherly indignation against our sin? The prophet Micah teaches us: Respond with brokenhearted boldness, with contrite courage.2596163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/enjoy-him-the-call-to-commune-with-jesus--68472737desiringgod.org-resource-20150Sat, 08 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | God invites us to quench our thirst by hearing his voice, having his ear, and belonging to his body. So, come stand under the waterfall of his grace.3910163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-all-nations-charge-what-it-means-to-be-a-world-christian--68376472desiringgod.org-resource-20123Sat, 01 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Cowardice, consumption, and comfort often stand between us and God’s global work. What can set us free to be world Christians?2574163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-pursuit-joy-overflowing-in-love--68275140desiringgod.org-resource-20104Sat, 25 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Does seeking joy in God ruin our love for others? Jesus meant what he said: Remembering God’s radical reward frees us to serve those in need.2913163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesus-s-pursuit-his-father-s-glory-and-his-through-joy--68192040desiringgod.org-resource-20099Sat, 18 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | As the Son of God, Jesus pursued his joy and God’s glory in an unrepeatable way — but as man, he stands forth as an example for our own pursuit of joy.2860163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-pursuit-his-glory-in-our-joy--68098966desiringgod.org-resource-20041Sat, 11 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Christian, your joy in God shows the kind of God he is: awesome and glorious, happy and holy, beautiful and delightful beyond measure. So, come, eat, drink, and rejoice.3092163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-greatness-of-god-in-the-doctrines-of-grace-tulip-session-1--68010425desiringgod.org-resource-20039Sat, 04 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixWhat are the doctrines of grace? Before we wade into the depths of these doctrines, we need to know something of the greatness of God.4166163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-people-of-his-majesty-five-marks-of-a-marveling-church--67919850desiringgod.org-resource-20023Sat, 27 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Those who cherish God’s majesty become a certain kind of people: a commending, called, candid, conquering, and soon-to-be crowned church.2819163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-pray-when-trouble-comes--67830295desiringgod.org-resource-19988Sat, 20 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixMarshall Segal | How do mature Christians pray when trouble comes? David teaches us from Psalm 86: “Meet my need.” “Glorify your name.” “Teach me your way.” “Gladden my heart.”2186163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-only-life-worth-living-a-live-lab-on-christian-hedonism--67744160desiringgod.org-resource-19953Sat, 13 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixIn Jesus Christ, we find a Treasure more precious than everything we have in life and everything we lose in death.2835163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/enjoying-god-the-key-to-classical-christian-education--67653841desiringgod.org-resource-19951Sat, 06 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixHow does the chief end of man — to glorify God by enjoying him forever — shape our approach to classical Christian education?2738163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lay-your-buckets-down-finding-life-with-the-woman-at-the-well--67561155desiringgod.org-resource-19933Sat, 30 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixMarshall Segal | No sin is too great, no place is too far, and no wall is too high to keep us from receiving the living water of Jesus — if only we’ll come to him.2212163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/creation-sings-through-human-lips--67487576desiringgod.org-resource-19924Sat, 23 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixTony Reinke | No star or ocean, insect or tree, bird or cloud has a voice to speak God’s praise. But when we rejoice in God, we take creation’s worship and put it into words.1955163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-mission-triumphs-through-prayerful-suffering--67389131desiringgod.org-resource-19853Sat, 16 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixAs Jesus bleeds in Gethsemane and then submits to arrest, we see that the mission of God triumphs through prayerful suffering, not the self-defending sword.2548163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/will-christ-be-humiliated-on-the-last-day-to-the-class-of-2025--67311201desiringgod.org-resource-19848Sat, 09 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | When Jesus returns in glory, he will stand ashamed of those who were ashamed of him here. But what will it really mean for Jesus to be ashamed?1118163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/value-the-human-body-technology-exercise-and-the-pursuit-of-true-joy--67228238desiringgod.org-resource-19843Sat, 02 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | How might regular exercise serve not just our bodies but our souls, and so make us more ready to honor God by doing good to others?2220163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/habits-of-love-the-graces-of-sharing-our-joy--67127940desiringgod.org-resource-19810Sat, 26 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Our “habits of grace” prime us for witnessing, giving, and serving — and God uses even these outward expressions to give us even more grace.2802163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/feast-five-prayers-for-daily-bible-reading--67036535desiringgod.org-resource-19809Sat, 19 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixMarshall Segal | When our Bible meditation feels more like a job than a joy, these five short prayers can take us beyond discipline into delight.2331163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-did-god-choose-you-the-goal-and-ground-of-his-election--66953739desiringgod.org-resource-19799Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixWhy did God set his saving love on his people before the foundation of the world? So that we might praise the glory of his sovereign grace.2796163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unusually-human-joy-of-jesus--66867305desiringgod.org-resource-19774Sat, 05 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Did Jesus endure the cross for his joy or despite it? The answer takes us to the heart of Jesus’s unusually human joy, and ours.1579163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/providence-the-purposeful-sovereignty-of-god--66784591desiringgod.org-resource-19773Sat, 28 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixIt’s one thing to know God is sovereign; it’s another to know just how far his sovereignty extends and the purposes for which he wields it.2818163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-love-jesus-a-grand-finale-of-his-greatness--66670400desiringgod.org-resource-19722Sat, 21 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | At the end of his Gospel, John gives us a grand finale of the mercy, wisdom, greatness, and never-ending glory of Jesus Christ.2050163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-doubting-thomas-finds-faith--66557010desiringgod.org-resource-19721Sat, 14 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixThe story of Jesus and Thomas assures us that Jesus really rose bodily, that his patience surpasses our indwelling sin, and that we need not see to believe.2160163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-still-and-know-a-crisis-ready-vision-of-god--66436670desiringgod.org-resource-19708Sat, 07 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Where do we turn when the ground beneath our feet seems to buckle and shift? Psalm 46 offers a vision of God to keep us through any crisis.3103163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-does-radical-love-come-from--66310248desiringgod.org-resource-19668Wed, 28 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixHow can we be set free from selfishness so that, at any earthly cost to ourselves, we will love other people in a way that makes Christ look great?2616163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/authentic-preaching-in-the-age-of-ai--66181941desiringgod.org-resource-19664Wed, 21 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixTony Reinke | In the age of artificial intelligence, do we still need preachers? Answering that question well takes us to the heart of God-glorifying preaching.3162163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turning-sadness-at-losing-money-to-gladness-at-gaining-jesus--66083622desiringgod.org-resource-19662Wed, 14 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixA camel cannot pass through the eye of a needle, nor can we turn our own hearts from loving money to loving Jesus. But what is impossible with man is possible with God.2600163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/take-care-how-you-hear-a-sermon--65968603desiringgod.org-resource-19625Wed, 07 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixThere is a way to see truth without seeing it — to hear without hearing. For all who listen to sermons, the words of Jesus stand: Take care how you hear.2405163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-privilege-of-preaching--65804681desiringgod.org-resource-19591Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Though fraught with challenges and temptations to lose heart, preaching the word of God is a glorious privilege. John Piper gives ten reasons why.3384163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-power-of-preaching--65678077desiringgod.org-resource-19587Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixGod has chosen to bind the fullness of his supernatural effectiveness to the human ministry of the word. So, how might we preach in ways that release his power?3044163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/big-god-preaching-for-god-hungry-people--65592023desiringgod.org-resource-19549Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Pastor, all your hearers are hungry for the living God, even if they don’t know it or can’t name it. And only big-God preaching will enduringly satisfy them.3860163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-glory-of-big-god-preaching--65460342desiringgod.org-resource-19527Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen preachers herald the glory of God from the heart, the pride of man dies, all of life becomes meaningful, and we rejoice like never before.3401163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/foundations-for-the-future-of-your-church--65310172desiringgod.org-resource-19497Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixA church endures in faithfulness only as its leaders and members rejoice in the glory of God, savor the word of God, and treasure the Son of God.2938163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-will-go-out-with-joy-christian-fellowship-as-a-means-of-grace--65131458desiringgod.org-resource-19495Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Fellowship is not a nice addition to personal Christianity but a vital means of grace. Through fellowship, we help each other hold fast till heaven.2773163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blessed-satisfaction-the-sin-slaying-soul-staggering-glory-of-christ--64971190desiringgod.org-resource-19493Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We were made to see and savor, with everlasting satisfaction, the soul-staggering glory of Christ. Only then will our lusts lose their power.3033163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-glory-of-god-for-doubting-minds-and-dull-hearts--64897863desiringgod.org-resource-19479Sat, 15 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | When we see the glory of God in his word, we know for sure and we rejoice forever. Glory persuades and pleases, gives certainty and satisfaction.3359163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-the-world-needs-from-your-church--64709503desiringgod.org-resource-19453Wed, 05 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Chipper churches leave no lasting impression on the world. The greatest gift we have to give is indomitable joy in Jesus in the midst of suffering and sorrow.3072163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supernatural-pastors-how-to-minister-in-god-s-strength--63892599desiringgod.org-resource-19373Sat, 25 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Brothers, if we are going to do good — lasting good — to our churches, then we must preach and lead and counsel and serve in the strength that God supplies.2992163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sorrows-are-normal-for-now-what-to-expect-on-your-journey-home--63698616desiringgod.org-resource-19317Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | In this fallen world, expect suffering and sorrows. But also know that, in Christ, they are limited, designed, and rewarded by a kind and gracious God.3178163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-feed-a-pastor-the-secret-life-of-a-happy-man--63654035desiringgod.org-resource-19174Sat, 11 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | As pastors, our first priority each day is not to serve God, help his people, or engage in other ministry, but to get our soul happy in God.3462163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-want-you-to-be-a-christian-hedonist--63533268desiringgod.org-resource-19267Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Do you want God to look good in your life? Then heed his invitation to find your deepest hunger, deepest thirst, and deepest longings satisfied in him.2528163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/join-our-mission-for-2025--63498022desiringgod.org-resource-19255Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Hear John Piper’s invitation to partner with us. A $10 monthly gift enables us to reach 70 more people with God-centered resources. https://dsr.gd/3AYGuj2309163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/slavery-and-christ-s-supreme-lordship-how-to-live-under-human-authority--63418230desiringgod.org-resource-19233Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000KennystixIn a world of many authorities, we magnify the supreme lordship of Christ by the way we submit to the fading structures of this age.2234163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/countless-dangers-continual-joy-how-is-that-possible--63028625desiringgod.org-resource-19203Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Paul’s Christian life was one of countless dangers, continual sorrows, and constant joy. How is that kind of life possible?3330163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bend-the-ear-of-god-three-wonders-of-christian-prayer--62860786desiringgod.org-resource-19171Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | God not only speaks to us — he bends his ear to hear us talk. Through the work of Christ and the help of the Spirit, we have the ear of God.2752163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/restore-our-joy-in-you-a-prayer-for-revival--62716882desiringgod.org-resource-19141Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000KennystixMarshall Segal | When our souls grow dull to spiritual reality, the character of God is our confidence. He has restored us before; he will revive us again.2314163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/doctrine-fails-without-delight-the-mind-as-servant-of-the-heart--62638565desiringgod.org-resource-19098Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000KennystixBy God’s design, truth serves emotion. Thinking serves feeling. The lyrics of our best songs serve the Godward longings of our hearts.1983163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-look-to-the-reward--62554499desiringgod.org-resource-19093Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | What do soldiers, farmers, athletes, and Christians have in common? We endure, through discomfort, to get the reward.1998163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-delight-in-god--62472803desiringgod.org-resource-19085Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | God invites us not only to trust him, fear him, and obey him, but to enjoy him. For as we do, our happiness is full in him, and his glory is great in us.1580163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-centered-children-teaching-our-kids-the-biggest-vision--62383377desiringgod.org-resource-19072Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Faithful parents and teachers speak to kids on their level, but they also aim to create new concepts, new structures of thought, new ways of viewing reality.3003163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-beauty-of-reformed-theology--62193152desiringgod.org-resource-19026Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Reformed theology is beautiful because the God of sovereign grace is beautiful. The doctrines are windows — he is the glory.3166163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/celebrate-the-reformation-this-october-with-us--62102256desiringgod.org-resource-19002Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Luther didn’t stand alone 500 years ago. Nor does he stand alone today. We’ve created a 31-day journey to introduce you to the many heroes of the Reformation. Join us at desiringgod.org/stand.215163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/every-promise-is-yes-in-him-the-privilege-and-power-of-union-with-christ--62101332desiringgod.org-resource-19006Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixApart from union with Christ, we would have no access to God’s promises and no reason to rejoice in affliction. But in Christ, every promise of God is Yes.2936163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/serious-joy-the-root-of-sacrificial-love--62009995desiringgod.org-resource-18999Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | How can Christians be freed from selfishness so that, at any cost to ourselves, we love others in a way that makes Christ look great? Answer: joy.2658163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jars-of-clay-pastoral-grit-for-the-glory-of-christ--61260640desiringgod.org-resource-18955Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixThe apostle Paul was no stranger to ministry’s many strains. Yet for all his afflictions, he neither lost heart nor tampered with the truth. How?3203163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-neutrality-the-illusion-of-indifference-to-jesus--61101929desiringgod.org-resource-18941Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixNo one can be neutral about Jesus Christ. Either he will have our heart and soul, our life and obedience — or hell will.2484163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/truth-triumphs-through-providence--61023449desiringgod.org-resource-18882Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen God makes a promise, he keeps it. And he keeps it through his purposeful, all-wise, absolute sovereignty — through his providence.3898163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/zeal-to-live-with-all-your-might--60985223desiringgod.org-resource-18873Sun, 11 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God’s will is not simply that we obey God’s will, but that we obey it in a certain way: with all of our might for all of our life.1001163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/toward-need-not-comfort-the-blood-bought-path-of-the-good-samaritan--60945641desiringgod.org-resource-18850Wed, 07 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | You don’t have to be Christian to love the story of the Good Samaritan. But applauding Luke’s parable apart from his Gospel contradicts his purpose.2640163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/truth-triumphs-through-pleasure--60872880desiringgod.org-resource-18837Wed, 31 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen the Bible speaks of “truth,” it refers ultimately to God himself. Therefore, truth demands more than just our minds — truth will have our whole hearts, now and forever.2671163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/go-where-god-walks-the-everyday-paths-of-astonishing-grace--60786992desiringgod.org-resource-18812Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | God does not leave us to ourselves after saving us. His grace continues to flow to us through his appointed means: Bible reading, prayer, and fellowship.4162163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-you-pray-speaking-to-god-alone-and-together--60786991desiringgod.org-resource-18814Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Our God isn’t just a speaking God — he’s a listening God. Whether we come to him in secret or side by side, God delights to hear his people pray.3601163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-read-to-get-god-scripture-as-the-chief-means-of-grace--60786990desiringgod.org-resource-18813Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | When Christians read the Bible, we’re after more than understanding God’s words. We’re after enjoying God’s Word. We’re after Jesus.3219163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/know-your-covenant-christian-habits-for-the-new-era--60650536desiringgod.org-resource-18774Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | The new covenant is not a renewed, updated, or expanded covenant — it is actually new. And the new-covenant era calls for new-covenant habits.2849163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/his-power-your-body-our-home-three-marks-of-christian-citizens--60617892desiringgod.org-resource-18751Sat, 06 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | In this earthly life, Christians do more than wait for heaven. We belong to heaven, find our hope in heaven, and serve the King of heaven.2311163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fullest-longest-happiness-for-those-who-pass-the-test--60588575desiringgod.org-resource-18743Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixGod never tests his saints with ill intent. As the Father of lights, his every test aims at the full and lasting happiness of his children.2315163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lord-savior-and-treasure-the-complex-beauty-of-jesus-christ--60514604desiringgod.org-resource-18529Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | In Jesus, we find the complex beauty our hearts were made to behold: meekness and majesty, nearness and transcendence, the might of the Lion and the mercy of the Lamb.1805163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/work-out-what-christ-has-won-the-christian-life-as-gift-and-duty--60436283desiringgod.org-resource-18713Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | The everyday Christian life is both a gift and a duty. By God’s own indwelling power, we work out what Christ has won.2529163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-is-it-like-to-know-christ--60360768desiringgod.org-resource-18700Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | The Christian life has one final aim: to know and enjoy Jesus. He justified us to know him, we daily press on to know him more, and one day we will know him fully and forever.2492163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-win-a-fight-heavenly-wisdom-for-relational-conflict--60285088desiringgod.org-resource-18685Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixMarshall Segal | What counsel does the book of James offer for our relationships? Submit to God, ask for wisdom, temper your words, calm your anger, and embrace godly community.1802163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-god-listens-his-ear-and-our-access--60207728desiringgod.org-resource-18622Wed, 29 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | When we stop and look, we find that we know a lot more about Jesus’s spiritual disciplines than we might think. What can we learn from the prayer life of the Savior?4148163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-church-rescues-christ-s-body-as-his-means--60132053desiringgod.org-resource-18616Wed, 22 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | When we think of spiritual disciplines, we might immediately think of our time alone with God, but the Christian faith is a community project. We all need the body of Christ.3513163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-jesus-travels-introducing-the-means-of-grace--60044454desiringgod.org-resource-18601Wed, 15 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Whomever God justifies, he also sanctifies. What means has he given us to keep growing in holiness?3011163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-safest-soul-in-all-the-world-rejoicing-in-the-risen-christ--59457226desiringgod.org-resource-18554Sun, 14 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | The safest soul in all the universe is the one that rejoices in the risen Christ. God will never destroy those who delight in his Son.2023163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-does-technology-come-from-2024-scudder-lecture--59328703desiringgod.org-resource-18438Sun, 07 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixTony Reinke | How should Christians orient toward technology? Should we ignore it, embrace it, be suspicious of it, or shun it altogether?2615163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/before-division-comes-a-playbook-for-pastoral-unity--59238105desiringgod.org-resource-18504Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Even among pastor-elder teams, conflict comes. Disagreements are inevitable. How then might we navigate conflict with a constant eye toward God-honoring unity?2670163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-word-of-god-kept-him-funeral-message-for-sidney-boyd-1948-2023--59205631desiringgod.org-resource-18431Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixWhy do God’s people wake up as believers day after day until they die? Because the same word that made us goes on keeping us to the end.813163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-like-death-is-gain--59110648desiringgod.org-resource-18506Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixMarshall Segal | How can we make Jesus look good in life and in death? By enjoying him as better than anything life could ever give — and better than anything death could ever take.2392163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-thickest-joy-on-earth-why-we-love-philippians--59076828desiringgod.org-resource-18425Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Why do so many Christians love the book of Philippians? Among other reasons, because the letter is brief, accessible, memorable, and teeming with joy.2126163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-most-important-people-in-the-world-why-christians-prioritize-the-church--58988370desiringgod.org-resource-18397Sun, 10 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | The Father prioritizes the church by choosing her, the Son prioritizes her by purchasing and purifying her, and the Spirit prioritizes her in his power. So, how do we prioritize the church?3537163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ask-pastor-john-book-is-available--58934828desiringgod.org-resource-18390Tue, 05 Mar 2024 04:00:00 +0000KennystixThe ‘Ask Pastor John’ book is now available at a 40% discount through our friends at Westminster Bookstore. We encourage you to order through them as you consider supporting faithful, independent Christian booksellers.195163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leaders-in-the-church-speaking-and-living-god-s-word--58906039desiringgod.org-resource-18434Sun, 03 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Does church leadership seem endlessly complicated? Take heart. Christian leaders guide God’s people from where they are to where God wants them to go, using God’s methods.3362163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-jesus-knew-the-word-his-secret-to-scripture-memory--58874864desiringgod.org-resource-18378Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | How did Jesus know Scripture so well? The same way we can today: through patient, prayerful meditation on the word of God.1128163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/only-one-life-christ-s-invincible-gospel-and-global-mission--58814561desiringgod.org-resource-18366Sun, 25 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God is sovereign, and he has purposed his gospel to spread to the ends of the earth. Those who give themselves to that purpose are invincible, even through suffering.2846163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-jesus-met-with-god-the-pace-and-patterns-of-a-perfect-life--58715075desiringgod.org-resource-18345Sat, 17 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Jesus had a full and fruitful ministry, but unlike us, he never seemed hurried or frantic. What can we learn by observing his holy habits during his earthly life?1089163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/his-voice-in-yours-how-christ-wins-the-world--58391636desiringgod.org-resource-17974Sun, 21 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0000KennystixGod will have worshipers from every nation on earth. He will win them, and do so through us. We have only to tell them.2017163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-please-a-happy-god-six-glimpses-of-the-christian-life--58295491desiringgod.org-resource-18297Sun, 14 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | What does it look like to walk in a way that is pleasing to God — to live so that God delights in the aroma of our lives?2638163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gain-what-you-cannot-lose-the-joy-of-world-mission-with-jesus--58222705desiringgod.org-resource-18219Sun, 07 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen Christ calls us to the mission field with him, he calls us to deny shallow pleasures, die to ourselves, and enjoy greater and greater delight in him.2310163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-not-believe-every-spirit-the-threat-and-defeat-of-false-teaching-today--58159869desiringgod.org-resource-18191Sun, 31 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixAre biblical warnings about false prophets still relevant? Yes, the threat looms as large today as in the first century.2169163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/appeal-from-john-piper--58144747desiringgod.org-resource-18187Fri, 29 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Your prayers and financial support help us bring more people into the fullest enjoyment of the greatest treasure ever found. For every $10 per month you give, we can reach 70 more people with God-centered resources. Would you join us as a...318163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-countercultural-calling-good-and-happy-pastors-part-3--58129507desiringgod.org-resource-18217Wed, 27 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Of the fifteen elder qualifications, “one-woman man” and “not quarrelsome” may be the two most at odds with our promiscuous, petty age.3176163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-ways-to-deal-with-jesus-learning-worship-from-the-wise-men--58109192desiringgod.org-resource-18226Sun, 24 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixMatthew’s Christmas story shows two ways to deal with Jesus: try to get rid of him like Herod, or fall down and worship him like the wise men.631163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesus-came-to-save-ten-great-realities-of-christmas--58103208desiringgod.org-resource-18210Sat, 23 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixThe birth of John the Baptist was great, but the birth of Jesus Christ was infinitely greater. John prepared for salvation, but Jesus purchased it.2316163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-main-tasks-in-ministry-good-and-happy-pastors-part-2--58070104desiringgod.org-resource-18177Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Scripture says elders should be “able to teach” and “sober-minded” — but why? The two correspond to a pastor’s most important tasks: feeding and leading.2880163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-was-and-christmas-is-the-whole-story-of-advent--58035064desiringgod.org-resource-18192Sun, 17 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | How do you need God’s help this Advent? What need seems most pressing? Press into the message of Christmas, and you’ll find hope and help in time of need.2360163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-contrasts-in-a-leader-s-heart-good-and-happy-pastors-part-1--57994153desiringgod.org-resource-18169Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | What does Christ call church leaders to be and do? Like him, they labor heartily and happily, not for selfish gain, but for their people’s joy.3011163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-s-it-like-to-be-a-christian-faith-obedience-and-living-as-strangers--57964955desiringgod.org-resource-18155Sun, 10 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | What is Christian faith? Hebrews 11 not only answers the question but tells us what faith feels like, and how it leads to obedience, and living as exiles in this world.2380163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/if-god-speaks-one-voice-that-changes-everything--57926728desiringgod.org-resource-18049Wed, 06 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | To read the Bible is to read the very words of God. Do we grasp the significance, the reality-shaking impact, of this seemingly simple truth?3002163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/before-you-quit-the-ministry-learning-to-count-like-jesus--57891301desiringgod.org-resource-18111Sun, 03 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Good pastors are not naive: ministry comes with many costs. Even so, Christ has not called us to an impossible, joyless task. The cross proves otherwise.2883163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/man-of-war-and-grace-the-greatest-of-israel-s-kings--57803952desiringgod.org-resource-18098Sat, 25 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Some may not think of David, the shepherd king, as particularly masculine, but Scripture paints him in a far more manly and glorious light.2059163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/whose-son-is-the-messiah-king-david-and-the-god-of-israel--57709493desiringgod.org-resource-18072Sun, 19 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen Jesus asks the Pharisees how David calls the Messiah “Lord,” they refuse to answer. What made that seemingly simple question so incendiary?2349163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-is-the-life-altering-reality-of-sheer-divine-existence--57603790desiringgod.org-resource-18056Sun, 12 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God is. No reality is more mind-boggling, more valuable, more life-altering, more electrifying than the absolute being of God.2290163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grace-will-order-all-your-pain-retirement-message-for-dana-olson--57239340desiringgod.org-resource-18025Sun, 15 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000KennystixWhat is sovereign, sustaining grace? It is not grace that spares us pain, but grace that orders our pain — and then sustains us through the pain.2554163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-leader-you-long-to-follow--57056349desiringgod.org-resource-17942Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | From principals to presidents, leadership failures fill the news. We long for someone in power to lead with wisdom and fairness. Praise God, the ideal king has come.2408163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-spell-that-opened-heaven-funeral-message-for-daniel-fuller-1925-2023--56751314desiringgod.org-resource-17894Sun, 10 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000KennystixRomans 8:32 is perhaps the greatest verse in the Bible. No other text quite describes how far God has gone for our salvation and will go for our joy.1433163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-final-hours-of-suffering-funeral-message-for-nancy-nelson-1952-2023--56383114desiringgod.org-resource-17792Sun, 06 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000KennystixGod’s word speaks to the mysteries of suffering. We will only bear pain well as we begin to see it like he does.1524163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-we-sing-about-the-blood--56183714desiringgod.org-resource-17782Sat, 22 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Why do Christians sing about blood? Because of what happened at the cross, the otherwise morbid topic becomes one of glory, thanks, and praise.2421163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-thrilling-to-be-saved-than-to-succeed--56069667desiringgod.org-resource-17737Wed, 12 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000KennystixWhat excites a Christian most? Our deepest, truest joy does not flow from completed degrees or flourishing ministries, but from the God who saved us.1142163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/happy-pastors-make-healthy-churches--55764532desiringgod.org-resource-17693Sun, 02 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000KennystixChrist’s blood bought more than our pardon, precious as it is. His death also purchased the power we need to live a radical Christian life.2453163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-bethlehem-has-a-college-biblical-foundations-for-church-based-education--54491908desiringgod.org-resource-17668Sun, 18 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | What makes a college distinctly Christian? Education is not an end in itself, but a means to knowing and loving Christ.2476163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hamilton-an-american-prodigal--54083818desiringgod.org-resource-17652Sat, 03 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Neither biographers nor Broadway can ignore Alexander Hamilton’s late-flowering Christian faith. He, like the prodigal son, finally came home after his journey into the far country.3186163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-dead-yet-fighting-nine-fears-of-old-age--54021315desiringgod.org-resource-17538Sun, 28 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000KennystixAs we age, fears can multiply like wrinkles. But for every concern, we have a blood-bought promise far, far older than our fears.3166163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/press-afresh-into-jesus-four-truths-about-genuine-faith--53916638desiringgod.org-resource-17503Thu, 18 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Genuine faith welcomes, enjoys, fears, strives after, and rests in God. And in doing so, genuine faith perseveres.2459163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-demons-the-fever-and-the-word-of-the-king--53855179desiringgod.org-resource-17534Sun, 14 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000KennystixWhile on earth, Jesus spoke with unmatched power. Demons obeyed him, and fevers fled at his word. Everything was subject to him — then and now.2678163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-outsiders-still-matter-an-overlooked-qualification-for-pastors--53764089desiringgod.org-resource-17437Sun, 07 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | For pastors to be “well thought of by outsiders” certainly isn’t everything, but it made God’s list of requirements. Is it still on ours?2269163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-story-of-the-greatest-coronation--53549949desiringgod.org-resource-17436Sun, 16 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | When Christ ascended into heaven, an otherworldly ceremony commenced. Here was the long-awaited Son of David, the only man angels ever worshiped.2435163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/danger-averted-destiny-attained-funeral-message-for-lois-nelson-1919-2023--53523046desiringgod.org-resource-17435Thu, 13 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen a Christian goes home to be with the Lord, we who remain have the chance to rehearse God’s loving design in every believer’s death.1444163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-world-god-could-admire-recovering-his-pleasure-in-creation--53340576desiringgod.org-resource-17385Sun, 26 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000KennystixMarshall Segal | Do you ever stop, slow down, and marvel at something God has made? If we could see it all like he does, we’d see far more than we do.3467163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-will-man-be-like-for-countless-future-ages--53099561desiringgod.org-resource-17375Sun, 05 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen our hearts run dry, and our good works languish, the Bible bids us: “Consider the end.”3307163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-will-be-worth-it-overcoming-obstacles-to-world-missions--52972587desiringgod.org-resource-17260Sun, 29 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen it comes to missions, reasons abound to stay rather than to go. But for every apparent obstacle, countless promises say, “It will be worth it.”1507163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ordinary-elders-part-2-governing-as-men-who-teach--52972684desiringgod.org-resource-17248Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Pastors are first and foremost teachers, but they are not only teachers. They feed the sheep and lead the sheep — and they lead by feeding.3594163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ordinary-elders-part-1-working-for-the-joy-of-others--52972759desiringgod.org-resource-17247Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | The pastors we all want are men who want to pastor, who want to see God move in them and through them for the joy of others.3736163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-jesus-an-egomaniac-overcoming-a-major-obstacle-to-christian-faith--52972499desiringgod.org-resource-17217Sun, 08 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0000KennystixWhat do we call an obsessively self-centered person? An egomaniac. Then what should we call God, who demands all our praise? We call him gracious.3091163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lord-governs-my-good-and-is-my-good-all-of-psalm-16-for-a-new-year--52972492desiringgod.org-resource-17226Thu, 29 Dec 2022 11:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and everlasting good.2786163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/prince-of-what-peace-how-christmas-overcomes-our-conflicts--52972749desiringgod.org-resource-17208Sun, 25 Dec 2022 11:00:00 +0000KennystixAt the root of all conflict is man’s conflict with God. At Christmas, we celebrate that God took the initiative to establish true peace.2716163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-majestic-is-our-lord--52971437desiringgod.org-resource-17144Sun, 18 Dec 2022 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | When speaking of God, we grope for fresh language to name the greatness of God. Might we learn to reach more often for the word “majesty”?2401163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-joy-of-the-puritans--52971461desiringgod.org-resource-17127Sun, 11 Dec 2022 11:00:00 +0000KennystixThe Puritans took joy seriously because they read the Bible carefully. They saw that delight in God is at the heart of all true obedience.3849163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ten-looks-at-jesus-part-2--52972640desiringgod.org-resource-17119Mon, 05 Dec 2022 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | “For every look at yourself, take ten looks at Christ.” How happy might we be if we heeded Robert Murray M’Cheyne’s counsel?2573163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ten-looks-at-jesus-part-1--52972527desiringgod.org-resource-17118Sun, 04 Dec 2022 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | “For every look at yourself, take ten looks at Christ.” How happy might we be if we heeded Robert Murray M’Cheyne’s famous counsel?2857163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/he-delighted-to-crush-his-son-the-pleasure-of-god-in-the-gospel--52972672desiringgod.org-resource-17112Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | The Father not only planned for his Son to die, but was pleased to crush him. And for those in Christ, this can be as comforting as it is astonishing.3427163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-purposes-of-god-in-the-pain-of-the-world--52972655desiringgod.org-resource-17064Sun, 27 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000KennystixBefore he created the earth, God knew pain would plague this world. And not only knew, but planned. And not only planned — but purposed.3231163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-can-a-holy-god-have-pleasure-in-sinners--52971460desiringgod.org-resource-17073Sun, 20 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000KennystixYou will not be perfect in this life, but you can be pleasing to God. You can become a real ingredient in the divine happiness.3556163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-made-the-world-for-worship-his-glory-in-individuals-and-gatherings--52972818desiringgod.org-resource-17087Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000KennystixThe individual soul’s affection for God is essential to the corporate, eternal reality of the worshiping church.2250163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/secret-liturgies-the-private-worship-of-a-public-leader--52972854desiringgod.org-resource-17034Sun, 06 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Blessed is the leader who meditates on God’s law day and night — not just in public, but all the more in secret.2639163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fall-back-to-the-banner-four-lessons-for-our-devastations--52972586desiringgod.org-resource-17029Sun, 30 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | When loss surrounds us, when fears assail us, we have a banner to which to flee. We turn to the God who has spoken, and there find real hope and strength.2305163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/good-preaching-takes-hard-work--52971495desiringgod.org-resource-17028Sun, 23 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Good preachers carry many burdens before preaching, while preaching, and after preaching — and the rewards still outweigh the costs.3015163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-is-joy-the-root-of-sacrificial-love--52972508desiringgod.org-resource-17015Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen glad in God, we bend low in love for others. We imitate Christ, who not only bowed the knee but hung his body on the tree.2605163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-can-handle-your-crisis--52971484desiringgod.org-resource-16884Sun, 21 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Psalm 46 teaches us God can handle the earth’s undoing and nations raging against his people — and that if he can do that, he can be a very present help in our trouble.2216163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/water-from-the-rock-for-undeserving-people--52972671desiringgod.org-resource-16890Sun, 07 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixGod promises us his life-sustaining presence, even as he leads us into waterless regions of suffering and loss.2501163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seventy-years-without-shipwreck-five-reasons-that-some-fall-away--52972778desiringgod.org-resource-16829Sun, 03 Jul 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixFaith does not shipwreck upon the rocks of history, logic, science, or ethics, but on the mountains of sinful desire.1098163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-uncommon-virtue-of-humility--52972822desiringgod.org-resource-16754Sun, 26 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixHumility flourishes in hearts that focus not on being humble, but on gladly exalting Jesus, who is superior to us in every possible way.2467163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gospel-in-all-caps-glorified-scars-in-the-body-of-christ--52972497desiringgod.org-resource-16724Sun, 05 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | We boast on Sunday because Christ died on Friday. No cross, no favor with God. No crucifixion, no resurrection. We live because he died.2349163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-is-freedom-in-christ--52971417desiringgod.org-resource-16699Sun, 15 May 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | What is freedom in Christ? Freedom from trying to earn God’s acceptance, and freedom to know and enjoy God forever.2212163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/christ-died-to-make-us-holy-and-why-some-preachers-avoid-it--52972855desiringgod.org-resource-16698Sun, 08 May 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixThere is a kind of unhealthy preaching that fails to make plain the effective connection between the sin-bearing work of Christ and the sin-killing work of the Christian.3158163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-rejoice-to-suffer-for-you-pastoral-pain-and-the-people-s-joy--52972921desiringgod.org-resource-16668Sun, 01 May 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixWhy does the apostle Paul speak so much about himself and his suffering? Because his suffering for the sake of others makes the love of Christ tangible to them.2623163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brother-ass-stewarding-the-body-as-christian-hedonists--52972700desiringgod.org-resource-16656Sun, 24 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Why would Christians exercise? Working and pushing these bodies, as God designed them, serves our learning, our joy, and our love.2250163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/behind-the-times-survival-in-a-day-of-suffocating-news--52971492desiringgod.org-resource-16642Sun, 17 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | What if, with some intentionality, the news could become a source of refreshment rather than a continual distraction and discouragement?2241163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-supremacy-of-christ-in-everything--52972533desiringgod.org-resource-16609Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixThe sovereign supremacy of Christ both keeps us from error and enables us to persevere through hardships with patience and joyful thankfulness.2694163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-joy-of-the-lord-is-your-stronghold--52972795desiringgod.org-resource-16633Sun, 10 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJoy in God becomes our stronghold when we are awakened to see and savor him as our greatest joy.3224163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bible-reading-has-been-my-life-personal-reflections-for-christian-fathers--52971482desiringgod.org-resource-16517Sun, 27 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixWhat does Bible reading look like for John Piper? In this message to fathers, he tells personal stories and shares how he has weaved Bible reading into all of life.2665163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-meet-with-god-for-a-lifetime--52972648desiringgod.org-resource-16531Sun, 20 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | How do we meet with God in his word for a lifetime? Every morning, seek to gather a day’s portion.947163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/harnessing-the-lightning-tesla-s-3-000-year-backstory--52972681desiringgod.org-resource-16519Sun, 13 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000KennystixTony Reinke | Is a lightning rod — and by extension, all other tech — an act of faith or an act of God-thwarting unbelief?2386163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-humbled-win-the-world--52972544desiringgod.org-resource-16516Sun, 06 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Before we step out to attempt big, ambitious things for Jesus, we need to prepare ourselves to receive and embrace the humbling that will inevitably come.1072163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-tips-from-23-years-of-book-reading--52972610desiringgod.org-resource-16383Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:00:00 +0000KennystixTony Reinke | Many of us today love to swipe, scroll, and stare, but hardly read. Tony Reinke shares 23 tips for reading more and better in a digital age.2715163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/prayer-vocalizes-our-abiding-in-christ--52972889desiringgod.org-resource-16393Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:00:00 +0000KennystixPrayer says more than the words it speaks. The act of praying vocalizes a profound reality: God himself abides in us, and we abide in him.2744163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/show-us-your-glory-prayer-that-sparks-reformation--52972550desiringgod.org-resource-16380Mon, 03 Jan 2022 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | Moses made an audacious request. God answered — but only in part. And what he revealed at Sinai pales in comparison to Calvary.2083163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fearlessness-of-christmas-joy-six-wonders-of-christ-s-lordship--52971516desiringgod.org-resource-16381Thu, 23 Dec 2021 11:00:00 +0000KennystixThe first Christmas brought good news. With it came fearless, great joy for all those who confess, “Jesus is Lord.”2847163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-global-glorification-of-the-merciful-god--52972593desiringgod.org-resource-16352Sun, 19 Dec 2021 11:00:00 +0000KennystixThe church exists for missions — and because of missions. God plans for his people to come from the peoples, a promise he first made to Israel.2707163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pleasures-of-god-s-faithfulness-reflections-on-bethlehem-s-150-years--52972823desiringgod.org-resource-16339Sun, 12 Dec 2021 11:00:00 +0000KennystixIn 2021, Bethlehem Baptist celebrated 150 years as a church. As part of the celebration service, former pastor John Piper reflects on how a church could endure, and bear fruit, over generations.1912163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/workers-for-your-joy-the-call-of-christ-to-christian-leaders--52972729desiringgod.org-resource-16277Sun, 14 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0000KennystixDavid Mathis | God made us to be led, every one of us. He designed us to thrive, not in autonomy, but under the wisdom and care of worthy leaders.2805163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-win-the-world-with-singing--52972839desiringgod.org-resource-16262Sun, 07 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0000KennystixGod plans to win the world with singing. Here are five connections between our joy-filled worship and the finishing of the Great Commission.1413163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/update-from-john-piper--52972495desiringgod.org-resource-16276Thu, 04 Nov 2021 12:30:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | About changes to this podcast.81163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rejoice-when-you-are-slandered-how-to-do-the-humanly-impossible--47212218desiringgod.org-resource-15964Sun, 25 Jul 2021 10:00:00 +0000KennystixOne of the most challenging commands in all the Bible is to rejoice when reviled. It’s not just difficult; it is humanly impossible.2295163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-joy-come-in-sorrow-lessons-for-an-authentic-christian-life--44593961desiringgod.org-resource-15466Sun, 02 May 2021 10:00:00 +0000KennystixHow do joy and sorrow mingle in the Christian life? Does joy come only after sorrow passes, or can it come in the very midst of our griefs?2905163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-9-kennystix-s-podcast--43991395https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43991395Sun, 21 Mar 2021 23:39:04 +0000Kennystix50falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hallowed-be-your-name-the-greatest-prayer-in-all-the-world--43567818desiringgod.org-resource-15611Sun, 21 Feb 2021 11:00:00 +0000KennystixThe lines of the Lord’s Prayer tend to pass by our eyes, and through our mouths, in a routine manner. But what might we be missing in our familiarity?2351163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-is-finished--43507843https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43507843Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:38:58 +0000Kennystix74falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/doing-the-right-thing-never-ruins-your-life-a-belief-that-prevents-abortion--43222799desiringgod.org-resource-15630Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:00:00 +0000KennystixAbortion holds out hope that ending the unborn child’s life will spare you misery and hardship. But doing the right thing will never ruin your life.2528163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/faith-that-satisfies-and-saves-what-it-means-to-come-to-jesus--42975820desiringgod.org-resource-15575Sun, 17 Jan 2021 11:00:00 +0000KennystixThe nature of genuine saving faith isn’t mere mental assent, but receiving all that God is for us in Jesus Christ.2166163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/singing-suffering-and-scripture-how-god-keeps-us-through-song--41857544desiringgod.org-resource-15391Sun, 08 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0000KennystixSuffering may quiet our singing for a time, but God designed singing to sustain our souls. And one day, we will sing forever with unrestrained joy.2027163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/every-letter-kills-including-shakespeare-pressing-through-texts-in-the-power-of-the-spirit--40070732desiringgod.org-resource-15110Sun, 19 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000KennystixTo exposit a text is only one part of preaching and teaching. We must drill down into the words and unearth the reality that holds the text together.1122163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-we-adopted-for-us-or-for-god--39803667desiringgod.org-resource-13550Sun, 07 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe more gladness we have in our Father, the more we bring glory to his name. Our happiness in him shows off his holiness in us.2669163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joy-changes-everything-an-invitation-to-christian-hedonism--56234601https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/joy-changes-everythingSun, 12 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | When you finally recognize that God wants to make you happier than you could ever dream, nothing will ever be the same again.3489163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-made-jonathan-edwards-a-christian-hedonist--56234600https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/what-made-jonathan-edwards-a-christian-hedonistSat, 11 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn 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.4924163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reformation-500-sermon-stand-on-your-head-for-joy--56234605https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/stand-on-your-head-for-joySun, 29 Oct 2017 14:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Tuesday, October 31, 2017, marks the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation with Luther’s nailing of his 95 Theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg.2656163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heart-comes-before-head-seeing-and-savoring-the-glory-of-god-in-scripture--56234608https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/heart-comes-before-headSat, 28 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | When a Christian reads the Bible, a supernatural event takes place. Our regenerate souls meet the inspired word in a divine encounter.3190163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/better-to-lose-your-life-than-waste-it--56234611https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/better-to-lose-your-life-than-waste-itFri, 27 Oct 2017 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn 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.2893163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-eyes-are-on-you-lord-thoughts-on-pastoral-succession--56234615https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/our-eyes-are-on-you-lordThu, 12 Oct 2017 17:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn 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?2813163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-find-gold-in-god-s-word-reading-the-bible-with-supernatural-help--56234617https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/how-to-find-gold-in-gods-wordFri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn 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.3245163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/faith-alone-how-not-to-use-a-reformed-slogan--56234607https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/faith-aloneWed, 13 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | No truth was more central to the Reformation that turned the world upside down 500 years ago: God justifies sinners by faith alone.2441163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/soli-deo-gloria-heart-and-soul-of-the-reformation--56234603https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/soli-deo-gloriaWed, 30 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn 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.2189163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/did-christ-die-for-us-or-for-god--56234627desiringgod.org-resource-11887Wed, 31 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We often live as though we are God, but biblical thinking assumes that God is the center of all reality.3425163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/christ-s-urgent-call-don-t-waste-your-life--56234602desiringgod.org-resource-11889Tue, 30 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Christ calls us to live and die in such a way that we magnify his worth. Anything less is a wasted life.3867163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tipping-point-of-sacrificial-missions-the-overflow-of-joy-in-jesus--56234606desiringgod.org-resource-11954Sun, 28 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Only a love sustained by genuine joy in God will propel us to take the gospel to the hardest places in the world.3473163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-purposes-in-a-world-of-pain--56234604desiringgod.org-resource-11890Sun, 28 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Pain and suffering exist to make plain the horrors of the sinful heart and the wonders of the sovereign Christ.2570163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gospel-shaped-mouth-preaching-the-glories-of-christ--56234619desiringgod.org-resource-11895Thu, 25 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Genuine preaching aims to display the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.4108163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gospel-shaped-mind-knowing-the-glories-of-christ--56234609desiringgod.org-resource-11891Wed, 24 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | In the fight for faith, our minds serve our hearts. Right knowledge fuels true passion.3007163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gospel-shaped-heart-treasuring-the-glories-of-christ--56234614desiringgod.org-resource-11868Tue, 23 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The ultimate goal of the gospel is that God would be glorified in our enjoyment of him. God’s glory and our satisfaction are not two different ends, they’re one.3025163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sacred-book-sovereign-god-serious-joy-why-study-liberal-arts-in-college--56234610https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/sacred-book-sovereign-god-serious-joyFri, 19 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | True Christian education prepares us to enjoy God and love our neighbors even more than it prepares us for the workforce.1294163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sacred-schizophrenia-a-meditation-on-self-denial--56234621https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/sacred-schizophreniaFri, 12 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The Christian life is a fight. But our deadliest enemy doesn’t attack us from the outside, but from within.1499163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/treasure-god-magnify-christ-love-people-the-way-of-christian-hedonism--56234599https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/treasure-god-magnify-christ-love-peopleSun, 30 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Real love is the overflow of joy in God that meets the needs of others, especially when it’s costly.2428163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-need-each-other-christian-fellowship-as-a-means-of-perseverance--56234622https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/we-need-each-otherWed, 19 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Christians don’t fly solo. Our faith won’t survive unless brothers and sisters in Christ keep us accountable.2611163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-other-gospel-the-formal-and-material-principles-of-the-reformation--56234625https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/no-other-gospelMon, 03 Apr 2017 23:04:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Five hundred years ago, the Reformers fought to recover the true gospel. Fifteen hundred years before, God used Paul to pen the Reformers’ central text for justification by faith alone.3354163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pastor-the-people-and-the-pursuit-of-joy--56234612https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-pastor-the-people-and-the-pursuit-of-joySun, 26 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Your joy in God multiplies exponentially as you seek the good of your brothers and sisters in the body of Christ.2748163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gospel-worship-holy-ambition-for-all-the-peoples-to-praise-christ--56234626https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/gospel-worshipTue, 31 Jan 2017 19:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God has a place for every single one of us in missions. Some of us send, some of us go, but we must all have a gospel ambition.3958163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gospel-depths-why-god-revealed-the-depths-of-salvation-in-eternity-past--56234633https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/gospel-depthsMon, 30 Jan 2017 19:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The only reason any of us know God is because he chose us before the foundation of the world. Nothing we’ve done can earn our way to him — it’s all grace.3443163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seven-resolutions-for-aging-and-dying-well-a-funeral-message-for-verna-erickson--56234618https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/seven-resolutions-for-aging-and-dying-wellTue, 10 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | At the end of your life, as your energy fades, God will be your refuge and strength.2234163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ultimate-essence-of-evil-the-majesty-of-god-the-triumph-of-christ-and-the-glory-of-human-life--56234643https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-ultimate-essence-of-evilTue, 03 Jan 2017 22:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The very essence of evil is running to anything but God for ultimate joy. Watch, read, or listen to John Piper’s message from Passion 2017.2805163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-global-mission-without-god-s-mighty-spirit--56234640https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/no-global-mission-without-gods-mighty-spiritWed, 28 Dec 2016 11:13:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We are living in the third great era of world history — the era of the Spirit. Our only hope for advancing God’s mission is to lean on the power of his Spirit.4161163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-true-grace-of-christian-camaraderie--56234645https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-true-grace-of-christian-camaraderieFri, 16 Dec 2016 15:37:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Grace is always personal. God mediates his grace to undeserving sinners through the warm affections of his divine family, the church.1815163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-we-know-the-bible-is-true-the-beauty-of-scripture-as-the-ground-of-its-truth--56234647https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/how-we-know-the-bible-is-trueWed, 16 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Satan believes the Scriptures are God’s very words. But the difference between us and him is that he doesn’t treasure that truth.2838163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sons-of-freedom-and-joy-how-a-christian-relates-to-the-state--56234635https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/sons-of-freedom-and-joyWed, 02 Nov 2016 09:04:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Christians claim their true citizenship in heaven. When we submit to earthly governments, we do so out of allegiance to Christ’s eternal kingdom.2510163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/put-the-attorneys-to-work-how-to-give-the-bible-functional-authority-in-your-speech-and-writing--56234629https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/put-the-attorneys-to-workTue, 25 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Christian leaders should exude the Bible. They need to test everything they speak and write through the grid of biblical teaching.3494163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teach-the-nations-to-do-the-impossible--56234654https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/teach-the-nations-to-do-the-impossibleSun, 16 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Jesus’s supreme authority empowers his Great Commission. We go, teach, and teach others to teach in the confidence that Jesus himself is with us.2480163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fifteen-dreams-for-the-future-of-christian-hedonism--56234655https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/fifteen-dreams-for-the-future-of-christian-hedonismFri, 07 Oct 2016 19:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Central to biblical Christianity is the pursuit of our joy in God. John Piper expresses fifteen hopes for the future of maximizing our joy in God.2908163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/volcanic-joy--56234624https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/volcanic-joyFri, 07 Oct 2016 18:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God’s volcanic passion for his own glory erupts in overflowing delight for his Son and unceasing joy for his children who share in God’s own glorious bliss.2187163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-natural-act-of-reading-the-bible-supernaturally--56234642https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-natural-act-of-reading-the-bible-supernaturallySun, 25 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | In all true Bible reading, we think and God gives. We work hard to comprehend the authors’ intended meaning while we simultaneously rely on God to help us understand.4287163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-supernatural-act-of-reading-the-bible--56234613https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-supernatural-act-of-reading-the-bibleSat, 24 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Whenever we read the Bible, we depend on God’s supernatural power to illumine the words, sentences, and paragraphs with his glory.3689163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ultimate-goal-of-reading-the-bible--56234673https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-ultimate-goal-of-reading-the-bibleFri, 23 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The Bible is indispensable to the Christian life. Without the written word, we simply could not know the Incarnate Word.3530163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesus-is-the-test-of-true-faith--56234630https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/jesus-is-the-test-of-true-faithSun, 28 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Christians embrace both the New Testament and the Old because every single page of the Scriptures points to Jesus who fulfills them.2915163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesus-christ-egomaniac-what-piper-said-at-google--56234637https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/jesus-christ-egomaniacFri, 29 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God is the one being in the universe for whom self-exaltation is not the act of a needy ego, but an act of infinite giving.3347163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-inexplicable-life-humility-hope-and-love-in-suffering--56234644https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-inexplicable-lifeSat, 18 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Christians can show the world the hope they have within through joyful, humble willingness to suffer wrong and serve, rather than return evil for evil.3892163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-risking-courage-in-the-cause-of-love--56234650https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/life-risking-courage-in-the-cause-of-love--2Sat, 04 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God supplies the sustaining grace we need to love others well as we seriously pursue our joy in him.3798163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-god-created-the-world--56234649https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/why-god-created-the-worldThu, 02 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God created the world, and sustains it every second, to show the worth of his Son’s redeeming work.2821163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/prayer-how-to-do-the-humanly-impossible--56234675https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/prayer-how-to-do-the-humanly-impossibleWed, 25 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God is glorified when Christians humble themselves openly as people who are not ashamed to beg for help.2982163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-heart-of-the-gospel-the-righteousness-from-god-that-depends-on-faith--56234636https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-heart-of-the-gospelTue, 24 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Christ’s righteousness imputed to sinners through faith undergirds the whole of the Christian faith.2982163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-roots-of-fearless-unity-in-the-gospel--56234616https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-roots-of-fearless-unity-in-the-gospelMon, 23 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Humble unity in the gospel beautifully displays to a watching world that Jesus is more satisfying than getting your own way.3005163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-glory-of-christ-ultimate-goal-alienating-problem-all-transforming-answer--56234631https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-glory-of-christSun, 22 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God’s pursuit of his own glory opens the door to a feast of beauty and truth that satisfies the human soul forever.2827163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-experience-the-outpouring-of-god-s-love--56234658https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/how-to-experience-the-outpouring-of-gods-loveSun, 01 May 2016 12:16:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God doesn’t merely give us arguments for his love, but he gives us a real, authentic experience of his love!2299163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-we-know-the-bible-is-true--56234678https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/gods-peculiar-gloryThu, 28 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | You don’t need complicated arguments to know the Bible is true. You can see the Glory for yourself.2937163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/living-and-loving-by-faith-in-future-grace--56234638https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/living-and-loving-by-faith-in-future-graceFri, 22 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Where will we find the emotional power to keep us from returning evil for evil? Not in vague notions of grace, but by trusting God’s specific promises.3443163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-our-children-can-know-the-bible-is-true--56234634desiringgod.org-resource-10048Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:48:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | I want to help parents (and leaders of children’s ministries) see how the Bible shows itself to be true — and how to communicate this vital truth to our children.3561163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bondage-of-the-will-the-sovereignty-of-grace-and-the-glory-of-god--56234646https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-bondage-of-the-will-the-sovereignty-of-grace-and-the-glory-of-godWed, 13 Apr 2016 13:37:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | For Martin Luther, the issue of man’s bondage to sin, and moral inability to believe or obey, was the root issue of the Reformation — and the lynchpin of Protestantism.3642163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-her-more-love-her-less-living-for-god-s-glory-in-marriage--56234660https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/love-her-more-love-her-lessMon, 11 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | You love your spouse more when you love them less than God. If God is not central, your marriage will not glorify God as he intended.1363163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seven-resolutions-for-finishing-well--56234623desiringgod.org-resource-10545Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:14:00 +0000KennystixThere won’t be any phoniness in heaven. There will only be complete authenticity. We will discover what childlikeness was really meant to be.1353163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-sightings-of-the-glory-of-jesus--56234666desiringgod.org-resource-9820Fri, 29 Jan 2016 15:03:00 +0000KennystixThere isn’t anything greater than to see the Son of God in all his divine beauty and radiance and greatness, and be supremely and increasingly happy in him forever.887163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/preaching-to-a-persecuted-people-the-pastor-as-leader-comforter-and-guide--56234651https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/preaching-to-a-persecuted-people-the-pastor-as-leader-comforter-and-guideTue, 26 Jan 2016 22:45:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | In the new America, a stage is being set as never before for the display of the glory of God through the joy of his grieving people.4431163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precision-with-god-s-words-love-for-god-s-glory--56234628desiringgod.org-resource-9815Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:50:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We are raising up a generation of Christian leaders who love the glory of God and handle the word of God carefully.1088163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/think-it-not-strange-fiery-trials-and-the-testimony-of-christ--56234686desiringgod.org-resource-9666Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We should not be surprised or ashamed when we suffer in the name of Jesus. God refines us and displays the worth of Christ in and through our suffering.3647163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-beast-the-book-and-the-beauty-of-the-lamb--56234652desiringgod.org-resource-9635Sun, 03 Jan 2016 10:40:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | “The Book of the Life of the Lamb who was Slain” is an eternal book, pledging God's redemptive act in history, and securing God's eternal praise from his redeemed.3124163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-design--56234667desiringgod.org-resource-9584Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:03:00 +0000KennystixManhood and womanhood are not traits to be ignored, but God-given gifts we can cherish together as both genders reflect God’s good design.2926163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-mission--56234641desiringgod.org-resource-9597Tue, 29 Dec 2015 07:59:00 +0000KennystixThe mission given to every Christian is to declare and demonstrate that the glory of Christ is more precious than life.2879163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-passion--56234668desiringgod.org-resource-9583Tue, 29 Dec 2015 03:56:00 +0000KennystixThere is an all-permeating passion that belongs in the saved human soul, and that will not be crushed by the moral chaos of these days, or by the suffering that Christians must endure.2808163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-gospel--56234665desiringgod.org-resource-9579Mon, 28 Dec 2015 17:50:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The more horrible, foreign, startling, fearful, uncertain, and stomach-turning the days become, the more relevant the gospel of Jesus Christ is.2768163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-cannot-obey-god-without-god--56234663desiringgod.org-resource-9321Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:30:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | How do we set about obeying the hundreds of commands in the Bible? John Piper explores what it means to be born again and how it happens.677163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-glory-of-god-as-the-ground-of-the-mind-s-certainty-and-the-goal-of-the-soul-s-satisfaction--56234690desiringgod.org-resource-9335Fri, 09 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | In the Bible, the glory of God reveals itself to be inescapably real to the mind, and incomparably rewarding to the heart. Nothing could be more true, and nothing could be more precious.3999163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-authority-in-heaven-and-earth--56234702desiringgod.org-resource-9334Thu, 08 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The audacity to make disciples for Jesus from followers of other lords and other religions is based on the rock solid foundation of the words — and the reality — “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”3396163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-know-the-will-of-god-finding-direction-with-the-renewed-mind--56234632desiringgod.org-resource-9315Sun, 27 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God wants to make you new more than he wants to reveal his secret plans for tomorrow. That’s his good purpose for you in all things.3196163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-are-not-appointed-for-wrath--56234648desiringgod.org-resource-9279Sun, 13 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000KennystixThe word of God is meant to be our unshakable rock and comfort in times of trouble, and we should encourage each other with its precious truths.2841163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-be-a-sucker--56234657desiringgod.org-resource-9281Fri, 21 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now1841163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-path-to-full-and-lasting-pleasure--56234701desiringgod.org-resource-9153Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Psalm 16 gives us some of the clearest, most powerful words about our greatest happiness.3273163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/money-sex-and-power-the-potential--56234653desiringgod.org-resource-10052Sun, 28 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Money, Sex, and Power. Three precious gifts of God. Three dangers ready to destroy our souls. Three beautiful possibilities for worship and love.3302163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/money-sex-and-power-the-dangers--56234656desiringgod.org-resource-10051Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:01:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The glory of God is the brightest beauty, and the greatest treasure, the sweetest pleasure in all of reality, and is, therefore, never to be exchanged for what sex, money, or power can bring.3348163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/money-sex-and-power-definitions-and-foundations--56234669desiringgod.org-resource-10050Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Money, sex, and power are three good gifts of God. We know the basic definition of each — but is there more underneath the surface?2381163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-you-can-know-you-re-a-child-of-god--56234659desiringgod.org-resource-9409Sun, 31 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Everyone struggles with doubts at some point, but God doesn’t want us to wallow in uncertainty. He gives us his Spirit to testify to our new life.2967163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/called-to-be-lights-in-the-world--56234672desiringgod.org-resource-9063Sun, 24 May 2015 14:15:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | John Piper begins this session with God’s purpose in saving anyone he saves. He ends with a few words about serving and suffering in a broken and ungodly world.1548163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/destined-to-obey-or-disobey--56234671desiringgod.org-resource-9062Sun, 24 May 2015 13:10:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | In this session, John Piper takes up the question: How does the absolute sovereignty of God relate to the disobedience and rebellion of nonbelievers?1159163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-again-by-the-book--56234664desiringgod.org-resource-9061Sun, 24 May 2015 12:05:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | When you were born again, what happened? In twelve minutes, John Piper explains how God brings about the miracle of the new birth.778163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-infinite-price-of-your-freedom--56234699desiringgod.org-resource-9060Sun, 24 May 2015 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God calls us to live in a way that says Jesus’s blood is infinitely valuable. In fifteen minutes, John Piper tells us how.933163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-passions-are-the-path-to-holiness--56234639desiringgod.org-resource-9059Sun, 24 May 2015 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The vast majority of what you do flows from what you value. In less than twenty minutes, John Piper grounds and inspires our hope in Jesus, and then calls us to follow God’s path to new desires and passions. Hope is the enabling power for...1135163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-faith-more-precious-than-gold--56234677desiringgod.org-resource-9058Sun, 24 May 2015 09:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Your faith is the most valuable thing you will ever have or experience in this life. In twenty minutes, John Piper explains just how valuable your faith is, and why it means so much to God. He also paints a picture of what’s coming at the...1304163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/simultaneous-joy-and-sorrow--56234683desiringgod.org-resource-9056Sun, 24 May 2015 08:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | How can someone have unshakeable joy in Jesus and deal with the painful realities of life? In fifteen minutes, John Piper embraces and explains the necessary tension between joy and sorrow in the Christian life. With every trial we face,...936163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-your-faith-will-not-fail--56234700desiringgod.org-resource-9055Sun, 24 May 2015 07:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | What makes you think you will be a Christian tomorrow morning? In 15 minutes, John Piper builds a foundation for the perseverance of your faith through all the world’s temptations and all of life’s trails. Your faith will not fail because...906163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-again-to-a-living-hope--56234662desiringgod.org-resource-9054Sun, 24 May 2015 06:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | What does the new birth mean for our lives today? The glorious effects do not wait for heaven, but bring light back into everything we experience here on earth, even the hardest trials. In twenty-five minutes, John Piper reminds us of all...1502163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-word-awakens-joy-and-worship--56234707desiringgod.org-resource-9053Sun, 24 May 2015 05:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Peter begins his letter not merely with statements of truth, but with worship. He rejoices over the realities he has seen about who God is and what he has done. In twenty minutes, John Piper walks through these first verses to understand...1247163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/set-apart-by-the-spirit--56234708desiringgod.org-resource-9052Sun, 24 May 2015 04:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Following Jesus Christ will make us exiles in the world we live. That does not mean we should try and make ourselves exiles part from the Holy Spirit. In eleven minutes, John Piper confronts modern Pharisees. He also tries to help people...1247163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exiles-on-the-earth--56234670desiringgod.org-resource-9051Sun, 24 May 2015 03:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The Bible’s book for people who feel like exiles on this earth is 1 Peter. Suffering of all kinds unsettles us and makes us long to be home with the Lord. In thirty minutes, John Piper opens the first verses of 1 Peter, highlighting who...1685163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/basics-for-reading-the-bible--56234692desiringgod.org-resource-9050Sun, 24 May 2015 02:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | After introducing the hostile context in 1 Peter, John Piper lays out pivotal principles for reading and understanding the Bible. The meaning of “meaning” is massive and elusive. Before we can agree on what a verse of the Bible means, we...2168163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-survey-of-suffering-in-1-peter--56234661desiringgod.org-resource-9044Sun, 24 May 2015 01:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | In this first session on 1 Peter 1–2, John Piper traces the theme of suffering. Peter is writing to exiles on the earth, helping them endure the darkness and opposition of this world with joy. He also explains the heart and vision behind...1486163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/friendship-with-jesus-and-the-aim-of-education-in-serious-joy--56234696desiringgod.org-resource-8896Fri, 15 May 2015 23:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | John Piper’s commencement message on the relationship between friendship with Jesus and the aims of higher education — specifically the educational aims of Bethlehem College & Seminary.1269163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-risking-courage-in-the-cause-of-love--56234680desiringgod.org-resource-8982Sat, 02 May 2015 12:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Without sourcing our love for others from our joy in God, we will never be able to risk whatever it takes draw more people to Jesus.2259163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-is-right-to-live-for-maximum-pleasure--56234716desiringgod.org-resource-8981Fri, 01 May 2015 12:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Every one of us desires to find happiness and joy. But does the Bible really teach us to chase after our own delight?2261163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pain-of-the-world-and-the-purposes-of-god--56234703desiringgod.org-resource-8809Sun, 26 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We may never be able to explain every instance of suffering, but we can trust that God is near, he is in control, and he is bringing us unimaginable good — even through pain.3174163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-jesus-demands-from-the-world--56234719desiringgod.org-resource-8794Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Jesus demands the impossible, whole-hearted love for God and others, but he does not abandon us to the task.3745163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/biblical-foundations-for-seeking-god-s-justice-in-a-sinful-world--56234705desiringgod.org-resource-8893Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper, Thabiti Anyabwile, Voddie Baucham, D.A. Carson, Tim Keller, and Miguel Núñez | Watch Now3558163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-shoot-from-jesse-the-nations-and-israel--56234676desiringgod.org-resource-8780Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3367163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/suffering-faith-and-the-sign-of-fearlessness--56234682desiringgod.org-resource-8777Thu, 09 Apr 2015 00:50:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God graciously gives his people suffering and faith so that they might enjoy magnifying Christ to their adversaries through fearlessness of faith and humble love.2582163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-living-hope-through-the-resurrection-of-jesus-christ--56234717desiringgod.org-resource-8759Sun, 05 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | If you have been born again, you have a living, indestructible hope by the mercy of God.2896163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/undaunted-by-the-darkness-invincible-joy-for-the-sake-of-the-nations--56234695desiringgod.org-resource-8853Sat, 07 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2646163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/make-war-the-pastor-and-his-people-in-the-battle-against-sin--56234674desiringgod.org-resource-5074Tue, 03 Feb 2015 20:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now4079163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-is-sin-the-essence-and-root-of-all-sinning--56234684desiringgod.org-resource-5070Mon, 02 Feb 2015 23:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3881163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-plundering-of-your-property-and-the-power-of-hope--56234720desiringgod.org-resource-5052Sun, 18 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We can joyfully accept hardship in this life because our true home is in heaven. Our best life is yet to come.3332163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-glory-of-god-in-the-good-resolves-of-his-people--56234681desiringgod.org-resource-5028Sun, 04 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now4032163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-do-christians-preach-and-sing--56234693desiringgod.org-resource-8609Sat, 03 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | No other religion or movement on the planet preaches and sings like Christians.3271163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/such-a-great-salvation--56234706desiringgod.org-resource-5004Sun, 07 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixThe Son of God brings many sons to glory through his own suffering — and this is more fitting than we can begin to know.2832163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gospel-of-the-grace-of-god--56234704desiringgod.org-resource-5003Sat, 22 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now2015163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gospel-centered-history-and-gospel-centered-living--56234687desiringgod.org-resource-4984Sun, 16 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | All of history led to and flows from the cross. If the center of reality isn’t the center of our lives, we are tragically off course.3544163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ten-effects-of-seeing-god-s-sovereignty--56234679desiringgod.org-resource-8707Sat, 15 Nov 2014 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Romans 9 is one of the most difficult and rewarding passages of Scripture. Here are ten ways John Piper has identified the passage has impacted his life.708163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-is-totally-free-to-save-you--56234685desiringgod.org-resource-11514Sat, 15 Nov 2014 14:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | In all of salvation — election and justification — works count for nothing, but only the free act of God.1628163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-would-god-ordain-evil--56234713desiringgod.org-resource-11513Sat, 15 Nov 2014 13:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God loveswhen we struggle and wrestle with his word if our wrestling is to understand and love him more. Let all our questions be asked in faith.1216163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-saves-whom-he-wills--56234709desiringgod.org-resource-11512Sat, 15 Nov 2014 12:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | As we come to realize how big God is and how horrifying our own sin is, we will come to understand election as an unimaginably great grace.2498163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-difference-between-calvinists-and-arminians--56234689desiringgod.org-resource-11511Sat, 15 Nov 2014 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The Bible is clear that God’s election is true. Here are four reasons why it is also good and beautiful.1561163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/your-joy-depends-on-election--56234711desiringgod.org-resource-11510Sat, 15 Nov 2014 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God’s gift of salvation does not depend on anything that we do or are in ourselves. It depends on God’s own sovereign, gracious freedom.1596163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-is-the-true-israel--56234691desiringgod.org-resource-11509Sat, 15 Nov 2014 09:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The promises of God are, and always have been, for the children of promise born by the miracle of God.1104163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unrelenting-sorrow-and-relentless-joy--56234688desiringgod.org-resource-11508Sat, 15 Nov 2014 08:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Even as Paul’s heart broke for his unbelieving kinsmen, his hope and joy was in the God of indomitable promise.1480163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/does-god-keep-his-promises--56234723desiringgod.org-resource-11507Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | What good are the glorious promises in Romans 8 if God breaks his promises? This is where Romans 9 begins: showing that the word of God never fails.2485163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-of-god-s-promises-rest-on-god--56234694desiringgod.org-resource-11506Fri, 14 Nov 2014 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Our hope in God’s promises depends on his trustworthiness to keep his word. How can we know that God will keep his great promises?1307163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/six-reasons-to-read-the-bible-every-day--56234698desiringgod.org-resource-11505Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | There are millions of books in the world — why should we spend time in the Bible? Here are six reasons this book earns our effort more than any other.1700163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/introduction-to-romans-9--56234715desiringgod.org-resource-11504Fri, 14 Nov 2014 08:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | No passage in the Bible may give you as much trouble as Romans 9. And no passage can give you as much hope in the promises of God.715163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/greatest-book-greatest-chapter-greatest-joy--56234721desiringgod.org-resource-4890Sun, 28 Sep 2014 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3050163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/predestination-justification-no-separation--56234712desiringgod.org-resource-4881Sat, 27 Sep 2014 23:55:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now5023163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/groaning-creation-groaning-saints-groaning-spirit--56234722desiringgod.org-resource-4880Sat, 27 Sep 2014 16:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now4137163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/free-from-judgment-fighting-sin-full-assurance--56234697desiringgod.org-resource-4879Sat, 27 Sep 2014 14:30:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now4363163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scripture-the-kindling-of-christian-hedonism--56234714desiringgod.org-resource-4873Fri, 26 Sep 2014 21:30:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now4366163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/join-me-in-soul-satisfaction-in-god--56234710desiringgod.org-resource-4859Sun, 14 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixGod is most satisfied in us when we are most satisfied in him. A fresh angle for the Christian Hedonist from Psalm 131.2668163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bitter-providence-and-barley-harvest--56234718desiringgod.org-resource-4839Sun, 31 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2840163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-you-worthy-of-jesus--56265776desiringgod.org-resource-4840Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixAre you worthy of Jesus? We not only can be — we need to be.2916163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-of-the-mind-and-the-love-of-man--56265782desiringgod.org-resource-4841Thu, 21 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now1746163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/death-is-not-the-end-of-life--56265795desiringgod.org-resource-4814Sun, 10 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixIn Jesus, we have eternal life if we do and keep his word. Though we all will die, death is not the end of life for all those in Christ.2412163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-of-the-mind-and-the-love-of-man--56265796desiringgod.org-resource-4833Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixGod calls each one of us to love him with all our minds. The hard work of thinking rightly honors him and loves our neighbors when our minds move to action.1750163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/responding-to-god-according-to-his-word--56265801desiringgod.org-resource-4782Fri, 27 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now4326163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-spectacular-and-scary-promise-assurance-suffering-and-our-great-inheritance--56265790desiringgod.org-resource-4768Thu, 01 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixGod promises unimaginable blessings to every one of his children – if we have the courage to walk with Jesus through suffering.3296163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-glory-of-god-and-gladness-of-man--56265793desiringgod.org-resource-4796Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:55:00 +0000KennystixGod’s glory and our gladness do not have to be at odds, but are in fact one and the same pursuit. John Piper demonstrates how with the help of Jonathan Edwards.2900163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-is-the-joy-of-all-your-joys--56265806desiringgod.org-resource-4795Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:00:00 +0000KennystixGod promises innumerable benefits to all who trust in him. But those gifts aren’t an end in themselves. Our greatest joy is God himself.2102163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/persuading-pleading-and-predestination-human-means-in-the-miracle-of-conversion--56265780desiringgod.org-resource-4687Thu, 10 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixIn his 2014 plenary message at T4G, John Piper preaches about the seeming tension between God’s sovereignty and human responsibility in all our efforts to convert the lost.4034163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/renewing-women--56265794desiringgod.org-resource-4703Tue, 08 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now896163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-new-calvinism-and-the-new-community--56265799desiringgod.org-resource-4661Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now3228163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/preparing-to-know-christ-deeply-through-suffering--56265797desiringgod.org-resource-4656Sun, 02 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixIn suffering, we come to hope more fully in God and put less confidence in the things of the world. We also come to know Christ better when we share his sufferings.3101163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-tender-word-to-pharisees--56265800desiringgod.org-resource-4633Sun, 16 Feb 2014 17:00:00 +0000KennystixGod opens his arms to both prodigals and Pharisees — to those who know they don’t deserve mercy, and those who have worked for mercy their whole life.2377163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pilgrim-worship--56265775desiringgod.org-resource-4632Sat, 15 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now3422163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ministry-of-hudson-taylor-as-life-in-christ--56381422https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-ministry-of-hudson-taylor-as-life-in-christWed, 05 Feb 2014 09:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now4337163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ministry-of-hudson-taylor-as-life-in-christ--56265811desiringgod.org-resource-4612Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now4337163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glorifying-god-by-bearing-fruit-in-union-with-christ--56265814desiringgod.org-resource-4607Mon, 03 Feb 2014 19:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now4266163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-waste-your-seminary--56265810desiringgod.org-resource-4643Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixWe always face the threat of ruining any season of grace. Don’t waste your seminary years, but more importantly, don’t waste your life.3954163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-radical-revelation-of-the-cross-the-sovereignty-of-god-and-the-sacrifice-of-jesus--56265815desiringgod.org-resource-4644Sun, 12 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen we embrace Christ’s cross and the unswerving foundation of God’s sovereignty, we will be kept by merciful and omnipotent glory.2848163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-spectacular-and-scary-promise--56265803desiringgod.org-resource-4501Sun, 27 Oct 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixIf you are a child of God, then the Holy Spirit lives and works in you to kill sin and depend on God.3308163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sweetest-good-of-the-good-news--56265812desiringgod.org-resource-3153Sun, 20 Oct 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixForgiveness is precious for one ultimate reason — one sweet, high, glorious reason: We get God back.2805163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saying-well-as-a-way-of-seeing-wonder--56265820desiringgod.org-resource-3152Sat, 19 Oct 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now3883163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/doug-wilson-interviews-john-piper-and-tim-chester--56265819desiringgod.org-resource-3154Fri, 18 Oct 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now3133163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-is-the-glory-of-god-at-stake-in-making-people-plural--56265779desiringgod.org-resource-3129Fri, 18 Oct 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod is ransoming a people for himself from every tribe, tongue, and nation. Therefore, missions is a call to the people groups of the world, not just the countries of the world.3986163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-jesus-an-egomaniac--56265788desiringgod.org-resource-3128Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now6109163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-highest-good-of-the-gospel--56265822desiringgod.org-resource-4917Thu, 17 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJesus won innumerable benefits for his people, but the greatest good he brings us is God himself.2909163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/zeal-for-god-deadly-or-indispensable--56265833desiringgod.org-resource-3175Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe New Testament not only says that you can have a zeal and not be saved, but it also says that you cannot be saved without a zeal for God.2005163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/identity-and-desire--56265802desiringgod.org-resource-3127Thu, 03 Oct 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2601163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-god-made-is-good-and-must-be-sanctified-c-s-lewis-and-st-paul-on-the-use-of-creation--56265829desiringgod.org-resource-3109Sun, 29 Sep 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now4585163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/c-s-lewis-romantic-rationalist-how-his-paths-to-christ-shaped-his-life-and-ministry--56265823desiringgod.org-resource-3103Fri, 27 Sep 2013 23:05:00 +0000KennystixLewis’s romanticism and rationalism were the paths on which he came to Christ — and the paths on which he lived his life and did his work.3775163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cost-of-love-in-the-call-to-the-nations--56265826desiringgod.org-resource-3080Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Being deeply satisfied in Jesus as your supreme treasure gives you the power to lay down your life for the good of the nations.2038163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/perseverance-in-god-centered-missions--56265830desiringgod.org-resource-4500Sun, 08 Sep 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | When our souls drink deeply from God’s delights, we can’t help but overflow and invite others to join us.3222163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/doctrinal-depth-and-gospel-advance--56265850desiringgod.org-resource-3125Sat, 07 Sep 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixDoctrinal depth is crucial for the work of gathering Christ’s lost sheep through the proclamation of the gospel.3823163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-glory-of-god-in-the-sight-of-eternity--56265846desiringgod.org-resource-4499Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3907163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glorifying-god-by-reaching-the-lost--56265804desiringgod.org-resource-3021Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2335163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glorifying-god-by-being-compelled-by-god-s-love--56265805desiringgod.org-resource-3019Tue, 16 Jul 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | You are precious to God, and the greatest gift he has for you is not to let your preciousness become your god, but to enable you to make much of him as your God.2865163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glorifying-god-period--56265836desiringgod.org-resource-3020Mon, 15 Jul 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2522163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-things-are-yours--56265849desiringgod.org-resource-4497Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now1452163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reflecting-on-33-years-in-the-pastorate--56265807desiringgod.org-resource-2933Wed, 08 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now3007163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-works-for-those-who-wait-for-him--56265808desiringgod.org-resource-4494Sun, 05 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | There are many gods, but there is no God like our — a God who works for those who wait for him.3095163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-in-hope-live-in-holiness-live-in-holy-fear--56265851desiringgod.org-resource-4492Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3803163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesus-is-most-magnified-in-us-when-we-are-most-satisfied-in-him--56265860desiringgod.org-resource-2918Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWe are all created for God’s glory, and the way we most glorify God is by being satisfied in him.3065163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-happens-in-the-new-birth--56265818desiringgod.org-resource-2954Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe new birth is a supernatural work of the Holy Spirit that cleanses us from all our sin and makes us into a new creation.3517163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/farewell-words-to-bethlehem-baptist-church--56265834desiringgod.org-resource-1652Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now828163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-and-ministry-of-charles-spurgeon--56265809desiringgod.org-resource-2917Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3520163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesus-the-son-of-god-the-son-of-mary--56265863desiringgod.org-resource-2959Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3483163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/future-grace-q-a--56265855desiringgod.org-resource-3044Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3261163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/future-grace-part-2--56265841desiringgod.org-resource-3046Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Trusting future grace in all that God promises to be for us in Jesus is the only way to successfully put sin to death and live a life of love.4213163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/future-grace-part-1--56265813desiringgod.org-resource-3045Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Faith in future grace is essential for God to be glorified in our lives of holiness.3866163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thanks-to-the-bethlehem-staff--56265842desiringgod.org-resource-3000Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixPastor John addresses the Bethlehem staff in the transition of his pastoral role in 2011 concerning 20 things he is thankful for.1395163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-raised-your-great-shepherd-from-the-dead--56265821desiringgod.org-resource-4491Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2429163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-essential-and-prominent-place-of-preaching-in-worship--56265816desiringgod.org-resource-3394Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2454163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-hunger-for-god-the-foundation-for-faithful-and-effective-ministry--56265869desiringgod.org-resource-2953Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Every pastor must work hard for the joy of his people. But he can only do this from the overflow of a hunger for God.3577163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/q-a-with-eric-metaxas-and-john-piper--56265840desiringgod.org-resource-2850Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2906163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-give-the-bible-functional-authority-in-your-speech-and-writing--56265839desiringgod.org-resource-2851Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2283163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-god-s-glory-in-salvation--56265827desiringgod.org-resource-3007Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now4604163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-god-s-glory-in-salvation--56265845desiringgod.org-resource-3005Sat, 02 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now5184163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-god-s-glory-in-salvation--56265877desiringgod.org-resource-3003Sat, 02 Mar 2013 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now4976163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-god-s-glory-in-salvation--56265858desiringgod.org-resource-2987Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now5077163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-god-s-glory-in-salvation--56265878desiringgod.org-resource-3001Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now4030163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-god-s-glory-in-salvation--56265875desiringgod.org-resource-3002Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The promises of God stand only if he is supremely sovereign. What does that mean for our individual salvation?3330163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-together-at-the-end-of-the-age--56265817desiringgod.org-resource-4044Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3025163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-scripture-is-breathed-out-by-god-continue-in-it--56265848desiringgod.org-resource-2919Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | In light of opposition to Christianity in culture, we must hold fast to the Scriptures according to the pattern of 2 Timothy 3:14–17.3861163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sailing-to-the-nations-to-finish-the-task--56265879desiringgod.org-resource-2955Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe essence of worship is the experience of being satisfied with all that God is for us in Jesus.2674163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sailing-to-the-nations-to-finish-the-task--56265853desiringgod.org-resource-2958Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Every Christian should have a holy ambition that is rooted in the word of God and aimed at meeting needs in the cause of world evangelization.2548163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sadness-and-beauty-of-paul-s-final-words--56265866desiringgod.org-resource-4496Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixA life of ministry is a life of hardship. But Jesus will strengthen us to endure every trial and struggle when we press on in faith.2112163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saying-beautifully-as-a-way-of-seeing-beauty-the-life-of-george-herbert-and-his-poetic-effort--56336349https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/saying-beautifully-as-a-way-of-seeing-beauty-the-life-of-george-herbert-and-his-poetic-effortTue, 05 Feb 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGeorge Herbert’s work and effort shows that words in our life matter. And how we use them can help us capture what’s really beautiful.4556163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saying-beautifully-as-a-way-of-seeing-beauty-the-life-of-george-herbert-and-his-poetic-effort--56265890desiringgod.org-resource-2813Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | George Herbert’s work and effort shows that words in our life matter. And how we use them can help us capture what’s really beautiful.4556163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gospel-of-the-glory-of-the-blessed-god--56265880desiringgod.org-resource-2849Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now1044163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thinking-seriously-about-the-lost-people-you-love--56265874desiringgod.org-resource-2790Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWe don’t have the power to save the lost ones we love, but God can. Pray to him and share the good news of a glorious Redeemer.2489163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joy-as-the-power-to-suffer-in-the-path-of-love-for-the-sake-of-liberation--56265883desiringgod.org-resource-2294Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2381163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sorrowful-yet-always-rejoicing--56265868desiringgod.org-resource-4553Sat, 29 Dec 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhat the world needs from the church is our indomitable joy in Jesus in the midst of suffering and sorrow.2715163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-created-man-male-and-female-what-does-it-mean-to-be-complementarian--56265824desiringgod.org-resource-4489Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod has designed men for Christlike servant-leadership, and God has designed women to honor and affirm her husband’s leadership.2625163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/living-by-faith-in-future-grace--56265888desiringgod.org-resource-2973Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThough our faith is founded on past acts of redeeming grace, the way faith works now is by looking to the boundless fountain of future grace.2730163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-price-and-the-prize-of-the-gospel--56265895desiringgod.org-resource-4490Sat, 10 Nov 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe gospel is the good news that God in Christ paid the price of suffering, so that we could have the prize of enjoying him forever.2542163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-jesus-meets-disability-how-a-christian-hedonist-handles-deep-disappointment--56265884desiringgod.org-resource-2701Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod reigns so supreme, that he can even turn our deepest disappointments into our greater good.3549163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiring-god-through-fasting-and-prayer--56265854desiringgod.org-resource-2751Sat, 03 Nov 2012 17:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now4872163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiring-god-through-fasting-and-prayer--56265865desiringgod.org-resource-2750Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now4837163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sovereignty-of-god-i-will-accomplish-all-my-purpose--56265831desiringgod.org-resource-4488Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixFrom galaxies to molecules, God rules over all. His power encompasses everything.2840163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiring-god-through-fasting-and-prayer--56265832desiringgod.org-resource-2749Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The sacred Scriptures are the lifeblood of our relationship with God. Don’t disconnect yourself of the restoring, rejuvenating effects of God’s word.6688163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abcs-for-following-god-s-call--56265825desiringgod.org-resource-2900Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper walks through eight facets of making decisions for the glory of Christ.1450163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/missions-exists-because-worship-doesn-t--56265873desiringgod.org-resource-4487Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod will spread the fame of his name to every tribe, nation, and tongue, but he won’t do it without his people sending and going.2364163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-spectacular-and-scary-promise-fellow-heirs-with-christ-if-we-suffer--56265885desiringgod.org-resource-2732Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe Holy Spirit wants to assure us that we are God‘s children. All he owns belongs to us — if we suffer alongside his Son.3153163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-waste-your-life--56265857desiringgod.org-resource-2804Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The unwasted life is a life of pursuing joy in God at all costs, including the sacrificial love that brings people into that joy.3387163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-is-most-glorified-in-us-when-we-are-most-satisfied-in-him--56265896desiringgod.org-resource-4485Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God’s design to pursue his own glory turns out to be love. And our duty to pursue God’s glory turns out to be a quest for joy.3126163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/should-we-celebrate-interracial-marriage--56265837desiringgod.org-resource-13824Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God is concerned with our purity of faith, not race. He never forbids marriage between ethnicities, but between believer and unbeliever.1773163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ten-ways-to-pursue-ethnic-harmony-in-your-church--56265915desiringgod.org-resource-13884Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Christ calls us to pursue unity in diversity, but what does that look like in a local church? John Piper offers ten ways forward.2500163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/act-the-miracle-future-grace-the-word-of-the-cross-and-the-purifying-power-of-god-s-promises--56265871desiringgod.org-resource-2712Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Christians tap into the sin-killing power of God when we believe a blood-bought promise and embrace it as a more precious treasure than any temptation in front of us.4649163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/prelude-to-acting-the-miracle-putting-sanctification-in-its-place--56265911desiringgod.org-resource-2711Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God will bring our feelings, thoughts, and actions into conformity to his infinitely satisfying worth. If we are in Christ, it is as good as done.3445163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-did-god-create-the-world--56265897desiringgod.org-resource-4484Sat, 22 Sep 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God created and sustains everything in this universe to display his glorious grace in Jesus.2743163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eternal-security-is-a-community-project--56265908desiringgod.org-resource-4483Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God designed his church so that her members endure in belief by giving and receiving faith-sustaining words of life.2646163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reflections-on-pastoring-three-decades-downtown--56265828desiringgod.org-resource-2892Sun, 09 Sep 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Three decades of ministry at Bethlehem Baptist Church demonstrate five important things that pastors should rememember for their ministries.1467163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-who-i-am--56265900desiringgod.org-resource-2708Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | There is nothing more foundational, pervasive, and necessary than the truth and reality that God absolutely is who he is.2881163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/he-stood-by-me-and-strengthened-me-for-the-sake-of-the-gospel--56265847desiringgod.org-resource-4482Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | No matter how rough the road of your life, Jesus is a rock-solid friend who encourages and strengthens you to press on.2903163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-delight-in-being-god--56265852desiringgod.org-resource-2704Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now4611163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-delight-in-being-god--56265919desiringgod.org-resource-2703Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now4884163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-delight-in-being-god--56265920desiringgod.org-resource-2702Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now5954163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/preach-the-word-for-the-time-of-my-departure-has-come--56265861desiringgod.org-resource-4481Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3006163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-scripture-is-breathed-out-by-god-continue-in-it--56265864desiringgod.org-resource-4480Sat, 11 Aug 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | In all your troubles, pain, joy, and pleasures, continue to stay in the Scriptures, because there’s no better way to invest than in God’s very words.2628163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-a-lover-of-good-thinks-about-evil--56265904desiringgod.org-resource-4479Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | It will cost you to stand up against evil in our day. But God will deliver you and bring you safely into his heavenly kingdom.2825163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/he-cannot-deny-himself--56265899desiringgod.org-resource-4478Sat, 21 Jul 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We’re not called to run from suffering in the toils of ministry. We’re called to embrace suffering with confidence in Christ for the sake of his gospel.2416163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-throne-room-the-god-of-holiness-and-hope--56265914desiringgod.org-resource-2836Sat, 23 Jun 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | When we say that God is holy, we have sailed to the end of language and must worship in silence and wonder.3177163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-search-for-joy-and-the-supremacy-of-god-in-the-gospel--56265913desiringgod.org-resource-2819Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | In the gospel, God removes everything that makes our happiness fail, and he reveals everything that makes our happiness full.2689163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-marriage-be-held-in-honor--56265927desiringgod.org-resource-4477Sat, 16 Jun 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | So-called same-sex marriage dishonors the partners involved and disregards God’s good design.3069163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-peace-i-give-to-you--56265867desiringgod.org-resource-4460Sat, 09 Jun 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | When Jesus went to the cross, he not only desired our faith, joy, and peace; he also secured them.3199163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/if-anyone-loves-me-he-will-keep-my-word--56265835desiringgod.org-resource-4476Sat, 02 Jun 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Loving Jesus is not a matter of doing excellent things. It’s a matter of delighting in an excellent Savior.3066163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/doing-the-works-of-jesus-and-greater-works--56265925desiringgod.org-resource-4475Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God equips his people with everything we need to serve him. And we will do even greater works than Jesus himself.2663163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reflections-on-the-life-of-isaac-newton--56265870desiringgod.org-resource-2694Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now2216163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sum-of-god-s-word-is-truth--56265843desiringgod.org-resource-3393Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We believe the Bible is real because God opened our eyes. Can blind men see the sun? Can seeing men pretend they do not?3662163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glory-majesty-dominion-and-authority-keep-us-safe-for-everlasting-joy--56265933desiringgod.org-resource-4474Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | If you had to keep yourself believing, you’d never make it. God himself sustains you every second.3621163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-risen-christ-his-peace-power-and-purpose--56265844desiringgod.org-resource-4473Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Be reconciled to God: receive as a free gift his peace, his power, his purpose.2344163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-planted-apollos-watered-but-god-gave-the-growth--56265872desiringgod.org-resource-4472Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God is supreme not only in the ministry of the church, but also in the planting and watering, and in causing faith and giving the growth.3220163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/race-and-the-christian--56265923desiringgod.org-resource-2687Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper, Anthony Bradley, and Tim Keller | John Piper and Tim Keller address the topic of race in America and discuss Piper’s book ‘Bloodlines.’4545163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-the-way-the-truth-and-the-life--56265912desiringgod.org-resource-4471Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Jesus prepares a place in paradise for all his people. Trust him now, and you’ll reap untold riches — now and forever.2552163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/controlled-by-a-holy-ambition--56265894desiringgod.org-resource-2689Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Immerse yourself in the word of God and seek him for a holy ambition so that your life will not be wasted, but instead will count for God’s glory among the nations.2335163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pleasures-of-god-roundtable--56265876desiringgod.org-resource-2697Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3534163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-i-have-loved-you-love-one-another--56265881desiringgod.org-resource-4470Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2732163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-purifying-power-of-the-promises-of-god--56265856desiringgod.org-resource-2685Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now10012163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-purifying-power-of-the-promises-of-god--56265924desiringgod.org-resource-2684Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now10100163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-solid-logic-of-heaven-holds--56265930desiringgod.org-resource-3392Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | If God did not spare his only Son, but gave him up for us, he will surely give us all things with him.1717163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pleasures-of-god-roundtable--56265940desiringgod.org-resource-2696Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3869163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-cannot-follow-me-now--56265859desiringgod.org-resource-4469Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Only Jesus could do the saving work we needed. Only he could bear the awesome weight of our sin.2643163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pleasures-of-god-roundtable--56265937desiringgod.org-resource-2695Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3504163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-supremacy-of-christ-in-all-of-life-the-pastor-and-his-worldview--56265947desiringgod.org-resource-2676Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper and Douglas Wilson | Joe Rigney explores the beliefs and ministries of John Piper and Douglas Wilson — both their similarities and differences — in this two-hour conversation.7200163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-frank-and-manly-mr-ryle-the-value-of-a-masculine-ministry--56325720https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-frank-and-manly-mr-ryle-the-value-of-a-masculine-ministryTue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now4132163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-frank-and-manly-mr-ryle-the-value-of-a-masculine-ministry--56265942desiringgod.org-resource-2669Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now4131163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-s-be-rich-toward-god--56265954desiringgod.org-resource-4468Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The movement of your money expresses the movement of your heart. Where your treasure is, your heart will be also.2921163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/they-poured-out-innocent-blood--56265882desiringgod.org-resource-4467Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2906163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-bloodlines-to-bloodline--56265929desiringgod.org-resource-2658Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God takes people from every racial and ethnic bloodline and leads by the gospel us to the one bloodline of Jesus Christ.2895163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-word-of-god-is-at-work-in-you--56265886desiringgod.org-resource-4459Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Walking by the Spirit is a continual depending, praying, trusting, acting, and thanking God all out of faith.2914163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-life-don-t-waste-it--56265957desiringgod.org-resource-2661Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The life that exalts Christ, enjoys him, and happily overflows to meet the needs of others — that life will never be wasted.2424163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/piper-one-on-one--56265953desiringgod.org-resource-2663Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now769163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seeing-and-savoring-the-supremacy-of-jesus-christ-above-all-things--56265939desiringgod.org-resource-2681Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Seeing and savoring the supremacy of Jesus Christ frees you from the slavery of sin for the sacrifices of love.2758163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-life-enjoy-it--56265941desiringgod.org-resource-2662Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We honor God most not just by obeying what he commands, but by finding our deepest satisfaction in all that he is for us.2634163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-men-augustine-sin-and-sovereign-joy--56265887desiringgod.org-resource-2659Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The life of Augustine shows us that the only way to truly sever the deadly pleasures of sin is by having superior pleasure in the sovereign joy of God.3316163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-savior-is-born-glory-to-god-peace-to-man--56265952desiringgod.org-resource-4465Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2943163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-his-sake-and-for-your-joy-go-low--56265862desiringgod.org-resource-4464Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | All Christians have the high, spiritual status of being a child of God. And with this high standing, there is a call to go low.3073163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/belief-in-jesus-its-barriers-and-blessings--56265955desiringgod.org-resource-4462Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God is sovereign not only over our belief, but also our unbelief. He plans both for his glory in all things.2916163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-this-purpose-i-have-come-to-this-hour--56265898desiringgod.org-resource-4461Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2130163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chosen-to-know-and-believe-and-witness-that-i-am-he--56265889desiringgod.org-resource-4466Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now1864163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gravity-and-gladness--56265948desiringgod.org-resource-2653Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | John Piper lays out some practical implications for corporate worship in relation to the previous sessions, which covered the intensification of worship as an inward experience of the heart and the essence of worship as being satisfied in...6271163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/if-a-grain-of-wheat-dies-it-bears-much-fruit--56265945desiringgod.org-resource-4458Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The Christian life is far from being easy. It’s no stroll in the park. But God guarantees that our journey will end in glory.2710163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gravity-and-gladness--56265960desiringgod.org-resource-2652Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God making much of God, in communicating his glory to our minds and hearts, is the greatest act of love toward us.2614163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gravity-and-gladness--56265962desiringgod.org-resource-2651Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The essence of worship is the experience of being satisfied with all that God is for us in Jesus.6372163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gravity-and-gladness--56265891desiringgod.org-resource-2654Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2705163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leave-her-alone-judas-this-is-for-my-burial--56265903desiringgod.org-resource-4456Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | If Jesus is your greatest treasure, then your affections for him should be lavish and unbounded.2452163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bloodlines-race-cross-and-the-christian--56265950desiringgod.org-resource-2648Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now4175163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesus-died-to-gather-the-children-of-god--56265910desiringgod.org-resource-4455Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3112163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/get-a-holy-ambition-and-skip-adultolescence--56265968desiringgod.org-resource-2622Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Adultolescence impedes the advance of the gospel. Skip years of immature indulgence and get a holy ambition.2693163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-the-offspring-of-isaac-blesses-the-sons-of-ishmael--56265918desiringgod.org-resource-4454Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God invites everyone to embrace the good news of Jesus. And he uses his people to proclaim and spread the message.2557163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sovereignty-substitution-and-solidarity--56265958desiringgod.org-resource-2643Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now1476163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-the-nations-be-glad--56265967desiringgod.org-resource-2615Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now5077163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-the-nations-be-glad--56265907desiringgod.org-resource-2614Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now4718163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-the-nations-be-glad--56265964desiringgod.org-resource-2613Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2432163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-the-nations-be-glad--56265893desiringgod.org-resource-2612Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now6864163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-were-eager-to-share-with-you-our-own-souls--56265963desiringgod.org-resource-4453Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God made us to live life together. We can only flourish with brothers and sisters in Christ at our side.2871163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-the-peoples-praise-you-o-god-let-all-the-peoples-praise-you--56265979desiringgod.org-resource-2217Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Missions exists because the knowledge of God, the praise of God, the enjoyment of God, and the fear of God don’t exist among the nations.3908163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thoughts-on-christ-weakness-insults-and-homosexuality--56265916desiringgod.org-resource-2616Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | True contentment that is able to weather all kinds of hardship comes from knowing Christ as our surpassing treasure.1552163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesus-is-the-resurrection-and-the-life--56265975desiringgod.org-resource-4354Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God does not mainly love us in this life by sparing us from suffering. He mainly loves us by giving us more of himself and his glory.2694163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pleasure-of-god-in-everything-he-does--56265959desiringgod.org-resource-4452Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now1641163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/victor-watters-converses-with-death-a-meditation-on-1-corinthians-15-55-57--56265905desiringgod.org-resource-4450Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now1336163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-illness-is-for-the-glory-of-god--56265974desiringgod.org-resource-4326Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Jesus loved Lazarus so much that he allowed him to die. But he also raised Lazarus to life and promises to do the same for all who trust in him.2291163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-passion-for-our-joy--56265969desiringgod.org-resource-2606Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The way we glorify God is to pursue and live out of superior satisfaction in him at all costs.4157163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-passion-for-others-joy--56265965desiringgod.org-resource-2607Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Love is the overflow of joy in God that meets the needs of others; therefore, in order to love people we must pursue our deepest joy in God.4102163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-passion-for-his-glory--56265922desiringgod.org-resource-2605Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God pursues his own praise, which is the greatest act of love not because he won’t be God until he gets it, but because we won’t be happy until we give it.3731163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/show-christ--56265892desiringgod.org-resource-2585Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Showing Christ is a work of love, which will only take place as the overflow of our joy in all that God is for us in Jesus reaching out to meet the needs of others.3638163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/think-christ--56265902desiringgod.org-resource-2583Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God is honored in our affections when our affections are rooted in knowledge of the truth.3448163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/preach-christ--56265901desiringgod.org-resource-2584Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | In order to preach Christ faithfully we should preach his supremacy theocentrically, preach his love as the gift of himself, preach the cross from eternity to eternity, preach conversion as a miraculous gift, and preach sanctification as...3846163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-passion-for-his-glory-in-christ--56265977desiringgod.org-resource-2581Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God’s passion for his glory is not egomania but love, and it is manifested in his acts of predestination, creation, incarnation, propitiation, sanctification, and consummation.3409163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/feel-christ--56265973desiringgod.org-resource-2582Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The truth that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied with him has profound implications for the life of the church, pastoral ministry, preaching, and the broader evangelical world.3705163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-waste-your-life--56265978desiringgod.org-resource-541Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God owns us and has determined what the unwasted life is: living and acting in such a way that displays the supreme value of Christ.3250163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/proclaiming-christ--56265936desiringgod.org-resource-2546Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Proclaiming Christ in such a way that people receive him and see him as their supreme treasure can only be done in the power of the Holy Spirit.4180163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-and-the-father-are-one--56265938desiringgod.org-resource-4449Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2747163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-have-other-sheep-that-are-not-of-this-fold--56265944desiringgod.org-resource-4451Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Everyone who believes in Jesus is a member of his flock. If you’re his, he’ll keep you safely to the end.2881163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-abandoned-life-for-your-abundant-life--56265951desiringgod.org-resource-4448Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Abundant life is not about having more stuff, but about having Jesus. Only he can save, satisfy, and give life because he is is the way, the truth, and the life.2465163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-infinite-worth-of-the-word-of-god--56265949desiringgod.org-resource-2544Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now1856163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-a-radically-god-centered-pastor--56265976desiringgod.org-resource-3388Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now1911163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hallowing-god-s-name-in-public-life--56265971desiringgod.org-resource-2541Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2627163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-judgment-i-came-into-this-world--56265909desiringgod.org-resource-4447Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Sin blinds us all. We can only stumble about in darkness until Jesus takes us by the hand, and leads us into his heavenly light.2375163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-works-of-god-and-the-worship-of-jesus--56265917desiringgod.org-resource-4446Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Jesus does the very works of God so that all might know that he himself is God.2687163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-was-this-child-born-blind--56265983desiringgod.org-resource-2783Sat, 21 May 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Every sorrow and every time we suffer, there is a divinely designed purpose to display God’s glory and increase our joy.2920163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-will-never-see-death--56265961desiringgod.org-resource-2642Sat, 14 May 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | One day your strength will fade and your body will fail, but if you are trusting in Jesus you will never see death.2461163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-one-will-take-your-joy-from-you--56265928desiringgod.org-resource-4445Sat, 07 May 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We are commanded to pursue all-satisfying, never-ending, invincible joy. The place we can find, keep, and share this happiness is only in God.3015163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiring-god-session-2--56265921desiringgod.org-resource-2508Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | If God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him, the life we must pursue for the sake of God’s glory and the good of others is the life of maximal joy in God.4307163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiring-god-session-3--56265906desiringgod.org-resource-2509Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3330163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiring-god-session-1--56265981desiringgod.org-resource-2507Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now4521163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-will-know-the-truth-and-the-truth-will-set-you-free--56265990desiringgod.org-resource-4444Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Jesus is light and life. Only he can set us free from the chains of sin and death.2733163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/if-you-abide-in-my-word-you-are-truly-my-disciples--56265932desiringgod.org-resource-3387Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The mark of the true disciple is lasting, enduring, persevering, and keeping on in the force field of the word.2724163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bethlehem-s-antioch-moment--56265926desiringgod.org-resource-4443Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | When you think you don’t know what to do, you at least know that you can pray. In the middle of transition, you can depend on God.2838163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leadership-and-scripture-memory--56265972desiringgod.org-resource-2545Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Scripture memorization is important and should be practiced because it is a means to conformity with Christ, comfort for yourself and others, conflict with sin, communication of the gospel, and communion with God.1788163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-supremacy-of-christ-and-the-sorrow-of-calamity--56265970desiringgod.org-resource-2488Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The suffering of this present world exists by the sovereign plan of God, in order that the horrors of sin and the wonders of God’s grace in Christ might be shown.1824163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ministry-reflections-with-john-piper-and-r-c-sproul--56265980desiringgod.org-resource-2620Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now5315163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-the-nations-be-glad--56265931desiringgod.org-resource-2619Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:01:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God blesses us in order that we might be a blessing for the sake of the nations.3161163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/twenty-five-years-of-desiring-god--56265988desiringgod.org-resource-2618Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Delight in God is not optional. The regenerate heart finds joy in Jesus more than anything else.3893163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-waste-your-life--56265986desiringgod.org-resource-2617Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | You only have one life now. Don’t waste it because this life will soon be past, and then the outcome will — for eternity — last.3597163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sum-of-your-word-is-truth--56265992desiringgod.org-resource-1175Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3891163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-truth-will-set-you-free--56265985desiringgod.org-resource-4323Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Self-justification won’t work. Only Jesus can free you from Satan’s chains.2818163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/poetry-pain-and-the-power-to-see-why-words-matter-at-desiring-god--56265934desiringgod.org-resource-2486Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The Bible is a book full of inspired poetry, and God invites us to join him in his creative eloquence.2628163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-the-light-of-the-world--56265991desiringgod.org-resource-4321Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | There is no light besides Jesus. It’s Jesus or darkness. It’s life or death. Choose this day whom you shall serve.2403163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/neither-do-i-condemn-you--56265966desiringgod.org-resource-4551Sun, 06 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The Bible has unrivaled historical evidence. You can trust this book with your life because God has kept his word pure through the ages.2452163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-one-ever-spoke-like-this-man--56265946desiringgod.org-resource-4441Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Jesus will not allow you to call him merely interesting, intelligent, or instructive. Everyone must reckon with his actual claims.2470163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-act-the-miracle--56265943desiringgod.org-resource-4442Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | You can fight the battle hard against your sin because Jesus has already purchased victory over your sin at the cross.2308163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/out-of-your-heart-will-flow-rivers-of-living-water--56265989desiringgod.org-resource-4440Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Every river of joy in your soul will flow from Jesus. When you come to him, you get him. And he never leaves.3087163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/willing-god-s-will-as-a-way-of-knowing-christ-s-word--56266629desiringgod.org-resource-4439Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | You can’t know Jesus until your will is to do God’s will. And God’s will is to make much of himself.2584163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/he-kissed-the-rose-and-felt-the-thorn-living-and-dying-in-the-morning-of-life--56336348https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/he-kissed-the-rose-and-felt-the-thorn-living-and-dying-in-the-morning-of-lifeTue, 01 Feb 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now5258163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/he-kissed-the-rose-and-felt-the-thorn-living-and-dying-in-the-morning-of-life--56266630desiringgod.org-resource-2469Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now5258163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-common-root-of-unbelief-in-the-brothers-of-jesus-and-the-jewish-crowds--56266637desiringgod.org-resource-4438Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Faith, at its core, is despairing of human approval and being glad in the God of grace.2820163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abortion-and-the-narrow-way-that-leads-to-life--56266632desiringgod.org-resource-4437Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Jesus died for sinners. And that group includes those who have had or committed abortions.2548163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-deepest-prayer-hallowed-be-your-name--56266638desiringgod.org-resource-4436Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The Lord’s Prayer teaches us to go to God for every need, especially our need to hallow him above all things.2707163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/getting-to-the-bottom-of-your-joy--56266647desiringgod.org-resource-2462Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God won’t ever let you be the ultimate source of your own joy. Only God himself can possibly bear the weight of the happiness he has prepared for you.3521163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-known-the-manifold-wisdom-of-god-through-prison-and-prayer--56266633desiringgod.org-resource-4435Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now1983163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-passion-for-others-joy--56266634desiringgod.org-resource-2451Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now3629163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-passion-for-our-joy--56266636desiringgod.org-resource-2449Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now2846163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/q-a-with-john-piper-and-conrad-mbewe--56266631desiringgod.org-resource-2452Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now5056163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-passion-for-his-glory--56266642desiringgod.org-resource-2450Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now3932163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brothers-think-feel-preach-god--56266652desiringgod.org-resource-2453Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now3885163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leaders-q-a-with-john-piper-and-conrad-mbewe--56266635desiringgod.org-resource-2454Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now1394163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-of-the-mind-and-the-love-of-god--56266645desiringgod.org-resource-2430Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThinking is firewood for burning love for God and others. It’s not the end in itself, but it’s a means to the end: to love God.3513163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/praying-in-the-power-of-the-spirit--56266644desiringgod.org-resource-2421Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixSometimes we experience so much pain and so much confusion, we don’t know what to pray for. But fear not: the Holy Spirit intercedes for his people.2894163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/preaching-in-the-power-of-the-spirit--56266639desiringgod.org-resource-2402Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | True Christian preaching isn’t a lecture, but an awakening of worship in both the pastor and his people.3099163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/living-in-the-power-of-the-spirit--56266640desiringgod.org-resource-2256Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The same Spirit who awoke faith in your dead soul is the same Spirit who empowers you to live a holy life. Keep in step with the Spirit, not the flesh.2855163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-does-it-mean-to-live-by-faith-in-the-service-of-the-fatherless--56266656desiringgod.org-resource-4430Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The cause of orphan care and adoption must be pursued by faith, both in success and suffering.1995163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/consider-your-calling--56266654desiringgod.org-resource-4428Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God’s love for his people is so rich and full that they need the Holy Spirit’s help to really feel it.2501163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rejoicing-in-the-midst-of-sorrow--56266649desiringgod.org-resource-2378Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Eight suggestions are given for how to persevere in ministry in the midst of sorrow.2056163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-much-does-god-love-this-church--56266646desiringgod.org-resource-1993Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We are precious to God — so precious that he will not have us make that preciousness into our god.3113163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/did-jesus-preach-the-gospel-of-evangelicalism--56266650desiringgod.org-resource-1668Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixChrist is our pardon. Christ is our perfection. Paul and Jesus agreed.3957163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-inner-essence-of-worship--56266668desiringgod.org-resource-4429Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod seeks and is pleased with those who worship him in spirit and in truth — those who have the inner experience of being satisfied with him.3313163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-jesus-demands-from-the-world-session-2--56266653desiringgod.org-resource-2359Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod-glorifying obedience is fruit of being born again, having a total change in our inner reality, believing in Christ, coming to Christ, loving Christ, and rejoicing in Christ as our all-satisfying treasure.4345163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-jesus-demands-from-the-world-session-1--56266655desiringgod.org-resource-2358Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | All the demands of the Great Commission flow from the person and work of Christ.3824163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-supremacy-of-christ-in-suffering--56266661desiringgod.org-resource-2341Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Everything in the universe points to God’s glory. He uses even our greatest sorrows to display his supremacy.3141163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/suffering-for-the-gospel-q-a--56266651desiringgod.org-resource-2342Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2567163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-immeasurable-greatness-of-his-power-toward-us--56266678desiringgod.org-resource-4427Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The resurrection of Jesus shows the greatness of God's power toward us now in this life.2307163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-son-of-man-must-suffer-many-things--56266677desiringgod.org-resource-4426Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The death of Christ was planned by the Father and approved by the Son to ransom many people from their sins.2172163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/parenting-with-hope-in-the-worst-of-times--56266658desiringgod.org-resource-4425Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | In every stage of parenting, knowing God's mercy gives us brokenhearted boldness—and hope.3404163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-god-makes-much-of-us--56266687desiringgod.org-resource-2349Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The love of God that makes much of us for his glory is a greater love than a love that would only make much of us.2248163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-god-makes-much-of-us--56266688desiringgod.org-resource-2347Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God’s children are immensely precious to him, and he ensures that their preciousness to him does not become their god, but that he is their God.2758163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/q-a-with-urban-pastors--56266669desiringgod.org-resource-2348Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2675163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lessons-from-an-inconsolable-soul--56336351https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/lessons-from-an-inconsolable-soulTue, 02 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWe 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.4498163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lessons-from-an-inconsolable-soul--56266689desiringgod.org-resource-2333Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWe 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.4498163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-will-build-my-church--56266670desiringgod.org-resource-3386Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Multiplying churches with different strengths and weaknesses means coming closer to meeting the needs of the world.2906163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-blind-for-the-glory-of-god-eugenics-by-abortion-is-an-abomination-to-god--56266699desiringgod.org-resource-4422Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | All children, of every degree of ability, are conceived for the purpose of displaying the glory of God.3055163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/help-the-children-love-the-different-people--56266662desiringgod.org-resource-4421Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Eight ways to help children love those who don't look like them.2846163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holding-fast-the-word-of-life--56266665desiringgod.org-resource-4420Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | There 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.2832163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-jesus-an-egomaniac--56266666desiringgod.org-resource-2307Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God loves us best when he loves himself most. And in his loving glorification, we find imperishable joy.2934163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/praying-in-the-closet-and-in-the-spirit--56266671desiringgod.org-resource-4418Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Both disciplined and spontaneous prayer should flow from our confidence that God is already one hundred percent on our side.3331163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holy-ambition-paul-s-and-yours--56266686desiringgod.org-resource-2310Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | A holy ambition comes from immersing yourself in the word of God. Dive deep in the Bible and let it take hold of your desires.3683163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-passion-for-his-glory--56266675desiringgod.org-resource-2309Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God’s passion for his own glory is the great ballast not only for global missions, but also for our very own souls.3187163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/subjected-in-hope--56266659desiringgod.org-resource-4417Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Cancer causes us to come to Christ. Earthly groans guarantee a global heritage.3372163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-have-the-words-of-eternal-life--56266664desiringgod.org-resource-4416Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Christmas is for salvation. God sent his Son into the world to save it, not condemn it.2605163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-is-the-spirit-that-gives-life--56266673desiringgod.org-resource-4415Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | As once-adoring followers disappear, Jesus’s message becomes clearer and clearer: their resistance itself is in God’s hands.3167163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/they-will-all-be-taught-of-god--56266698desiringgod.org-resource-4414Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn 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.2607163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/skeptical-grumbling-and-sovereign-grace--56266709desiringgod.org-resource-4413Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | When we come to Jesus, we come voluntarily and freely. And behind that change in us is a decisive work of the Father.2998163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/behold-believe-be-raised--56266672desiringgod.org-resource-4412Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We should hunger and thirst for God and all he has done in Jesus more than anything else in this world.3085163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/questions-and-answers--56266674desiringgod.org-resource-2311Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2085163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesus-came-not-to-give-bread-but-to-be-bread--56266657desiringgod.org-resource-4419Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Our greatest need is not physical but spiritual. We crave the bread of life more than bread for our stomachs.2929163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-not-labor-for-the-food-that-perishes--56266727desiringgod.org-resource-4411Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Jesus 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.2523163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/twelve-baskets-of-bread-and-the-walk-on-water--56266730desiringgod.org-resource-4410Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Jesus’ presence brings the kind of fullness that produces generosity and risk-taking in his church.2792163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-all-providing-king-who-would-not-be-king--56266679desiringgod.org-resource-4409Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJesus 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.2644163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-legacy-of-antioch-partnering-with-the-church-of-the-global-south-for-the-sake-of-the-gospel--56266696desiringgod.org-resource-4408Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixAs Christianity expands in the global South, the Western church must continue to support the developing church by sending and going.2813163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/q-a-with-russian-interpretation--56266683desiringgod.org-resource-2530Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now4007163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/preach-christ-with-russian-interpretation--56266660desiringgod.org-resource-2539Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now4458163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/feel-christ-with-russian-interpretation--56266746desiringgod.org-resource-2537Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now4426163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/think-christ-with-russian-interpretation--56266663desiringgod.org-resource-2538Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now5049163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-makes-the-good-news-good-with-german-interpretation--56266681desiringgod.org-resource-2536Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now3246163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/preach-christ-with-german-interpretation--56266692desiringgod.org-resource-2533Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now4261163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/interview-with-john-piper-with-german-interpretation--56266752desiringgod.org-resource-2534Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now1869163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/feel-christ-with-german-interpretation--56266701desiringgod.org-resource-2531Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3317163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/think-christ-with-german-interpretation--56266685desiringgod.org-resource-2532Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now4103163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/if-you-believed-moses-you-would-believe-me-for-he-wrote-of-me--56266756desiringgod.org-resource-4397Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Wherever God is revealed in the Old Testament, Jesus is revealed.2218163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-conversation-about-collision--56266700desiringgod.org-resource-2208Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper and Douglas Wilson | Watch Now1016163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-love-of-human-praise-as-the-root-of-unbelief--56266680desiringgod.org-resource-4406Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The dry root of unbelief is the desire for self-praise, but true faith seeks satisfaction in Christ, the fount of living waters.2843163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beholding-glory-and-becoming-whole--56266706desiringgod.org-resource-2200Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2685163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-giving-voice-of-the-son-of-god--56266762desiringgod.org-resource-4405Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | At least six observations about the final judgment can be made from John 5:25-29.3131163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-my-role-in-preaching-is-not-enough--56266695desiringgod.org-resource-2390Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The regular role of preaching in the pulpit, week in and week out, is not enough to adequately minister to the church.1442163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/other-sheep-i-have-the-power-of-god-s-grace-among-native-americans-then-and-now--56266667desiringgod.org-resource-2206Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2845163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesus-equal-with-god--56266684desiringgod.org-resource-4404Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | John 5:1-24 has at least 3 extraordinary things to teach us about Jesus.2514163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/other-sheep-i-have--56266707desiringgod.org-resource-3385Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Missions should be driven by a great vision of God, as demonstrated through the lives of frontier missionaries and described in Jesus’s words in John 10:16.2121163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bless-the-lord-o-my-soul--56266761desiringgod.org-resource-2264Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | All the reasons we have to bless the Lord flow from the cross of Christ.963163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/greatness-humility-servanthood--56266713desiringgod.org-resource-4402Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixHumility is happy to rely on God and quick to give him the credit for all that’s accomplished.2934163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/healed-for-the-sake-of-holiness--56266690desiringgod.org-resource-4401Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJesus healed a few but left many more unhealed. Until he comes back, the main issue is not that we have perfect physical health, but that we meet him in our brokenness.2911163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/go-your-son-will-live--56266708desiringgod.org-resource-4400Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhat do Jesus' miracles say about Jesus?2884163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-food-of-christ-is-to-give-eternal-life--56266720desiringgod.org-resource-4398Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe natural timeframe of sowing and reaping does not pertain to Jesus and his saving power.2781163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-heart-of-worship--56266780desiringgod.org-resource-2170Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWorship is an end in itself, not a means to some other end. God gets the glory and we get the joy.4035163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-god-of-worship--56266723desiringgod.org-resource-2169Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe deepest root of our worship must be God's passion for his own glory. Only his glory satisfies eternally.3447163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-in-this-or-that-mount-but-in-spirit-and-truth--56266775desiringgod.org-resource-4391Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixOnly those who know Jesus have the Spirit and know the truth that makes real worship possible.2948163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tragic-cost-of-her-cavernous-thirst--56266714desiringgod.org-resource-4390Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixOur hearts wander to the sewer even though Jesus offers living water. Only he can transform and satisfy our deepest desires.3082163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-suicide-of-satan--56266693desiringgod.org-resource-2062Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod uses everything for his sovereign purposes. Even the most heinous crimes ever committed were never beyond his control.3555163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spectacular-sins--56266717desiringgod.org-resource-2059Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod ordains all things, including the fall of Satan and the fall of man, for his glory in Jesus Christ.3162163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-will-never-be-thirsty-again--56266682desiringgod.org-resource-4388Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJesus reveals our woeful condition that causes our thirst, and then offers his cup of grace so we never have to thirst again.2777163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sustained-by-sovereign-grace-how-to-endure-to-the-end--56266718desiringgod.org-resource-2057Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod promises in the new covenant to keep believers steadfast to the end. He works with all of his heart and all of his soul, with infinite joy, to help us endure.3074163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/remember-the-rich-young-man--56266697desiringgod.org-resource-4389Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixHealth and wealth tempt us to no end, but they can never deliver what we need most. Christ is our only true life and treasure.2303163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-the-nations-be-glad--56266712desiringgod.org-resource-2056Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe work frontier missions must be carried out with an understanding of the motivation and method of missions.4833163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/q-a-with-piper-mason-driscoll-greear-and-stetzer--56266772desiringgod.org-resource-2054Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now1895163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-the-nations-be-glad--56266726desiringgod.org-resource-2053Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe work frontier missions must be carried out with an understanding of the task of missions and the necessity of missions.4979163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-father-has-given-all-things-into-jesus-s-hands--56266694desiringgod.org-resource-4386Sun, 31 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe Gospel of John lifts Jesus up as coming from God, being full of God, and speaking and ruling as God.2821163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/he-must-increase-i-must-decrease--56266711desiringgod.org-resource-4384Sun, 24 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixOnly when we decrease and Christ increases will we have full joy.2833163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-is-the-judgment-light-has-come-into-the-world--56266715desiringgod.org-resource-4383Sun, 17 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJesus didn't come to a neutral world. He came to those already dead and guilty to make some alive and free.2902163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/preaching-regeneration-undiminished--56266776desiringgod.org-resource-2000Tue, 12 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now3461163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/preaching-justification-undiminished--56266732desiringgod.org-resource-1651Mon, 11 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixIf we depart from the traditional doctrine of the imputation of Christ’s righteousness we will diminish one of Christ’s great achievements, harm people who need this doctrine, and undermine the fruit of love.3549163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-are-workers-with-you-for-your-joy--56266728desiringgod.org-resource-3372Mon, 11 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now2650163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-so-loved-the-world--56266703desiringgod.org-resource-4357Sun, 10 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn 3:16 represents a glorious love, but there is more to God’s love than the free offer of the gospel.2870163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-so-loved-the-world--56266736desiringgod.org-resource-4382Sun, 03 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWe have eternal life because Christ died in our place and because in him is life. He removes God’s wrath, and he supplies the everlasting life we don’t have.2952163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-god-centeredness-of-god--56266729desiringgod.org-resource-1987Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixTeaching children is not about indoctrination or contextualization, but about category-creation that is rooted in the God-centeredness of God.3485163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-free-will-of-the-wind--56266716desiringgod.org-resource-4376Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe wind of God’s Spirit gives new birth to whomever he pleases.3158163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pastor-as-scholar-a-personal-journey--56266745desiringgod.org-resource-1977Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixPastors should strive to be scholars and scholars should strive to be pastors.3880163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/feed-the-flame-of-god-s-gift--56266750desiringgod.org-resource-4379Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWe are called to fan into flame God’s gift. Don’t be ashamed, be courageous in God’s unbeatable power.3490163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesus-christ-and-the-rescue-of-joy--56266790desiringgod.org-resource-1966Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixIf you live to maximize your joy and pleasure in God above all things, you will be the most loving and generous type of person in the world.3261163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesus-christ-and-the-rescue-of-joy-part-1--56266704desiringgod.org-resource-1965Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen God calls you to praise him, he’s not a megalomaniac. He’s a loving Father who invites you into highest, purest joy.3051163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-have-seen-the-lord--56266739desiringgod.org-resource-4378Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixTwenty centuries later, we can still see the truth of the Resurrection.2602163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-son-of-man-must-be-lifted-up-like-the-serpent--56266719desiringgod.org-resource-4377Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJesus saves us by becoming a curse for us. Only in this substitution can we find blessing.2661163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-will-not-be-a-velvet-mouthed-preacher--56378047https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/i-will-not-be-a-velvet-mouthed-preacherTue, 03 Feb 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGeorge Whitefield devoted his whole life to pointing people away from himself and to Jesus.5017163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-will-not-be-a-velvet-mouthed-preacher--56266748desiringgod.org-resource-1763Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | George Whitefield devoted his whole life to pointing people away from himself and to Jesus.5017163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-is-the-recession-for--56266754desiringgod.org-resource-4374Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod remains in control and fulfills his good purposes, even during an economic downturn or financial collapse.2669163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-baby-in-my-womb-leaped-for-joy--56266791desiringgod.org-resource-4373Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixHow the Bible looks at a human being in the womb.2503163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-joy-in-life-and-ministry--56266749desiringgod.org-resource-1770Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Joy in God is not an option in the Christian life, therefore we must employ all the means of grace God gives to us us in order to pursue it.3438163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-joy-in-life-and-ministry--56266705desiringgod.org-resource-887Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The grand obligation of our lives is to pursue maximum joy in God, because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.3377163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-joy-in-life-and-ministry--56266755desiringgod.org-resource-886Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The grand obligation of our lives is to pursue maximum joy in God, because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.2796163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-joy-in-life-and-ministry--56266741desiringgod.org-resource-885Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The love of God consists in him doing whatever it takes, at great cost to himself, to enthrall us with the unparalleled worth of his glory forever.3421163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-joy-in-life-and-ministry--56266722desiringgod.org-resource-472Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | In this seminar, John Piper defines and explains Christian Hedonism.2571163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/he-knew-what-was-in-man--56266799desiringgod.org-resource-4372Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJesus knows everything about everyone and is still willing to love those who trust in him.2836163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/if-my-words-abide-in-you--56266733desiringgod.org-resource-4371Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen you let Jesus’s words abide in you, they will grow into a bountiful harvest for God’s glory and your good.2892163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-year-s-eve-meditation--56266721desiringgod.org-resource-4375Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We all have regrets, and we all feel the guilt for our sin. But Christians have godly grief that produces repentance to the pardoning God.1592163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/put-in-the-fire-for-the-sake-of-prayer--56266766desiringgod.org-resource-4370Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod can put his people through the fires of suffering to awaken our appetite for prayer.3026163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-eve-meditation--56266753desiringgod.org-resource-1790Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Good news changes everything. Our circumstances may not change, and we may still feel stuck, but the good news of Christmas will never leave us the same.602163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/destroy-this-temple-and-in-three-days-i-will-raise-it-up--56266760desiringgod.org-resource-4369Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJesus is the new temple. Authentic worship is no longer attached to any place. It is attached to Jesus.2701163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/obedient-son-ultimate-purifier-all-providing-bridegroom--56266731desiringgod.org-resource-4367Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:00:00 +0000Kennystix3 of Christ's glories on display in John 2.2486163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/son-of-god-son-of-man-king-of-israel--56266724desiringgod.org-resource-4366Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJesus’s many titles show his divinity and universal rule, yet his identity is what drove man’s wickedness to reject and kill him.2429163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-have-found-the-messiah--56266774desiringgod.org-resource-4365Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0000Kennystix7 ways John shows us the glory of Jesus.2408163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-is-he-who-baptizes-with-the-holy-spirit--56266800desiringgod.org-resource-4363Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0000Kennystix“Baptism with the Spirit” in John is not a technical term for one experience of the Christian life, but a general term for all that the Holy Spirit does for us because of Christ.2993163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-god-is-not-a-megalomaniac-in-demanding-to-be-worshiped--56266725desiringgod.org-resource-1677Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now2761163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/behold-the-lamb-of-god--56266734desiringgod.org-resource-4364Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThose who embrace Jesus as their Lamb and their Lord will be sheltered from God's otherwise inescapable wrath.2583163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/q-a-on-singleness--56266783desiringgod.org-resource-1681Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now3476163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-his-fullness-we-have-all-received-grace-upon-grace--56266757desiringgod.org-resource-4362Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThose who by grace are born of God have seen the glory of God that Moses asked to see but wasn't permitted.2985163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/suffering-for-the-sake-of-the-body--56266735desiringgod.org-resource-1671Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Believing in the sovereignty of God in suffering, we must lean in with tenderness, compassion, and rightly-timed truth to care for others in their trials.2682163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/suffering-for-the-sake-of-the-body--56266788desiringgod.org-resource-1670Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | It is personally stabilizing for our faith to understand the necessity, nature, and purpose of Christian suffering.3376163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/suffering-for-the-sake-of-the-body--56266737desiringgod.org-resource-904Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God is sovereign over all things, therefore the suffering that takes place in our own individual lives and globally has meaning.3697163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/suffering-for-the-sake-of-the-body--56266738desiringgod.org-resource-903Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God’s sovereignty over Satan and all the suffering he causes can be seen through his ultimate control of natural disasters, diseases, animals, temptation, spiritual blindness, and spiritual captivity.3307163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/suffering-for-the-sake-of-the-body--56266747desiringgod.org-resource-473Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God is sovereign over suffering, including all the suffering that Satan is able to inflict upon people.3170163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-earth-is-the-lord-s-the-supremacy-of-christ-in-christian-learning--56266744desiringgod.org-resource-1660Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now3464163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-beheld-his-glory-full-of-grace-and-truth--56266803desiringgod.org-resource-4359Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | By becoming a man, Jesus shows us the glory of God.2758163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/proclaiming-the-excellencies-of-christ-not-prosperity-among-the-nations--56266765desiringgod.org-resource-4361Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | All nations will be reached only with the wealth-renouncing witness of cross-cultural missionaries.2489163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/filling-up-what-is-lacking-in-christ-s-afflictions--56266758desiringgod.org-resource-3371Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixTo fill up the afflictions of Christ means to present Christ’s completed, atoning work to those whom he died for by means of our own self-sacrificing love.3530163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/job-when-the-righteous-suffer-part-2--56266821desiringgod.org-resource-1621Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod’s merciful purpose is shown in the conclusion of the book of Job as he demonstrates his own worth and sovereign goodness, and secures the restoration and reconciliation of Job and his friends.5117163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/job-when-the-righteous-suffer-part-1--56266808desiringgod.org-resource-1620Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe book of Job teaches us that God is ultimately sovereign over all things, including Satan and any calamity he brings.4707163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-was-not-the-light-but-a-witness-to-the-light--56266805desiringgod.org-resource-4356Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixLet's join John the Baptist in saying, “Jesus must increase, but I must decrease.”2586163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ultimate-meaning-of-true-womanhood--56266801desiringgod.org-resource-1599Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixTrue womanhood is not wimpy. It exists to uniquely display the glory of God.2774163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-him-was-life--56266809desiringgod.org-resource-2638Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixNot only is Jesus the Life that created all material life, but he is the Life that creates all eternal life.2787163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-there-christian-eloquence-clear-words-and-the-wonder-of-the-cross--56266740desiringgod.org-resource-1581Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now5025163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-beginning-was-the-word--56266742desiringgod.org-resource-4352Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhatever else you may enjoy about Jesus, John’s Gospel wants you to know and treasure Jesus in his infinite majesty.3230163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-new-commandment-of-christ-love-one-another-as-i-have-loved-you--56266810desiringgod.org-resource-4348Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhat's new about Jesus' new commandment?2853163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-god-in-corporate-worship--56266769desiringgod.org-resource-1694Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | What unites Christians in the worship of the triune God is not forms, styles, or musical taste, but rather a commitment to God-centered, Christ-exalting, Bible-saturated gatherings.2385163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-god-in-corporate-worship--56266743desiringgod.org-resource-1693Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Preaching in the gathered community of saints is appropriate, fitting, and normative in light of biblical principles and the affectional nature of worship.1983163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-god-in-corporate-worship--56266759desiringgod.org-resource-895Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Implications of knowing that the inward essence of worship is being satisfied in God include the pursuit of joy, the understanding of worship as an end in itself, and view that all of life is worship.2112163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-god-in-corporate-worship--56266818desiringgod.org-resource-894Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | If worship is the soul’s satisfaction in all that God is for us in Jesus, then God is most loving to us when he removes every obstacle to our joy and enthralls us with himself.2814163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-god-in-corporate-worship--56266764desiringgod.org-resource-893Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The New Testament emphasizes worship as an inward, spiritual event, and the key to understanding worship is the truth that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.2968163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pursuit-of-god-in-corporate-worship--56266820desiringgod.org-resource-537Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3118163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-story-of-his-glory--56266804desiringgod.org-resource-1546Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The call of the Christian life is to join God in his grand plan to magnify his own glory over all.3971163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ruth-may-the-redeemer-s-name-be-renowned--56266763desiringgod.org-resource-1700Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe book of Ruth exists to show us that God is always at work, even in our darkest hours, to bring us to worship him and display his glory.3002163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/so-send-i-you--56266806desiringgod.org-resource-1528Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixAs Lord of all, Jesus Christ will claim people for himself from every tribe, tongue, and nation no matter what — but he has chosen his body, the church, to send and proclaim the message.2062163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-the-father-has-sent-me--56266779desiringgod.org-resource-1527Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The Father sent the Son to deliver his people, and now he sends his people to deliver the message. As the Son was sent, so now are we.1371163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ruth-strategic-righteousness--56266768desiringgod.org-resource-1658Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now3242163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ruth-under-the-wings-of-god--56266767desiringgod.org-resource-1639Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | There is only one place that is safe — it’s not your bank account, your house, or anything made by man. It’s in the refuge of God’s wings.1863163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ruth-sweet-and-bitter-providence--56266771desiringgod.org-resource-1608Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The book of Ruth demonstrates that God is at work even in the darkest of times, and that he will bring about his ultimate purpose to glorify his grace through Jesus Christ.3222163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mind-of-christ-looking-out-for-the-interests-of-others--56266813desiringgod.org-resource-4346Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJesus calls his people to the same humble service he so beautifully displayed in his life and death.2624163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teaching-and-admonishing-one-another-in-all-wisdom--56266784desiringgod.org-resource-4335Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now3045163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-is-baptism-and-how-important-is-it--56266802desiringgod.org-resource-4332Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixBaptism: Immersion or sprinkling? Infants or adults? Does it matter?2751163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-important-is-church-membership--56266770desiringgod.org-resource-4327Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixAll believers should join a church if possible, because the local church is an expression of the universal church.2616163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/welcome-one-another-for-the-glory-of-god--56266823desiringgod.org-resource-4334Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen we accept and welcome one other across barriers and boundaries as Christ did for us, not only is God glorified, but our joy in him expands in the joy of others.2763163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/declare-his-glory-among-the-nations--56266814desiringgod.org-resource-1559Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod summons us to sing, and in doing so to summon the nations to sing a new song with us.2949163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pour-out-your-indignation-upon-them--56266825desiringgod.org-resource-1467Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixHow should we understand the psalms that call down curses on others?2958163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-echo-and-the-insufficiency-of-hell--56266834desiringgod.org-resource-1262Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe threat of hell might scare us toward God, but only a deep love for Jesus can take us all the way home to him.3681163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-triumph-of-the-gospel-in-the-new-heavens-and-the-new-earth--56266778desiringgod.org-resource-1263Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixDeath and decay won’t have the last word. One day soon, God will release all of creation from corruption.2932163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bless-the-lord-o-my-soul--56266786desiringgod.org-resource-1338Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixPerhaps nothing is more effective in helping children fear God than verbally blessing the Lord in their presence.2900163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-broken-and-contrite-heart-god-will-not-despise--56266789desiringgod.org-resource-1327Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Brokenhearted joy colors the entire Christian life. We might struggle along, but in the end, we have ultimate victory in Jesus.3415163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spiritual-depression-in-the-psalms--56266796desiringgod.org-resource-1283Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | When we think and feel with the Psalms, we learn how to fight for hope in the most difficult times.2300163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/william-tyndale-a-life-transformed-by-god-s-word--56266815desiringgod.org-resource-1198Mon, 26 May 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | William Tyndale died to both laziness and self-confidence in his driving passion to see the Scriptures translated into the common language of the people.3757163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fighting-for-faith-with-god-s-word--56266773desiringgod.org-resource-1199Mon, 26 May 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Christians have tremendous hope in this life, but that doesn’t mean living for Christ is easy. We must take up the sword of the Spirit and fight for faith every day.3960163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/songs-that-shape-the-heart-and-mind--56266836desiringgod.org-resource-1251Sun, 25 May 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe Psalms instruct our minds and our hearts. They combine deep doctrine with full emotion.2664163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/deal-with-death--56266793desiringgod.org-resource-1217Sun, 25 May 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJesus faced death, died, and transformed it forever so that we can face death with confidence and hope — not fear.1705163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-no-one-despise-you-for-your-youth-a-vision-for-the-next-generation--56266832desiringgod.org-resource-4320Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixOld, young, or in-between, you can change the world for Jesus.3426163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/t4g-2008-panel-discussion--56266797desiringgod.org-resource-1881Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now3863163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-the-supremacy-of-christ-creates-radical-christian-sacrifice--56266782desiringgod.org-resource-3354Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixOur life and ministry should reflect Jesus’s own and have a radical, risk-taking, sacrificial flavor.3903163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-m-sending-you-to-open-their-eyes--56266798desiringgod.org-resource-4318Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:00:00 +0000Kennystix10 practical encouragments to evangelize.3338163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/treasuring-christ-and-the-call-to-suffer--56266822desiringgod.org-resource-1165Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | For those who are in Christ Jesus, there is no divine punishment in suffering, only purification; even death Itself will serve the good of God’s people.2831163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/treasuring-christ-and-the-call-to-suffer--56266812desiringgod.org-resource-4319Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Our greatest treasure in life is Jesus himself. When we value him above anything else, we can face anything that comes our way.3162163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-are-god-s-midwife-for-the-new-birth-of-others--56266829desiringgod.org-resource-4546Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen God gives new birth, he does so through us speaking his word, the gospel.3267163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/other-sheep-that-are-not-of-this-fold--56266841desiringgod.org-resource-3353Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now4683163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-origin-of-the-unwasted-life--56266831desiringgod.org-resource-1009Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now3822163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-appearance-of-the-unwasted-life-part-2--56266817desiringgod.org-resource-1150Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2222163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-appearance-of-the-unwasted-life-part-1--56266781desiringgod.org-resource-1149Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now3746163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-essence-of-the-unwasted-life--56266785desiringgod.org-resource-998Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now4699163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-god-of-peace-brought-from-the-dead-the-good-shepherd--56266787desiringgod.org-resource-4317Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJesus will always be our shepherd and we will always get the incomparable joy of being his sheep.2686163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-new-birth-produces-love--56266792desiringgod.org-resource-4316Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | By nature, those who are born again love others like God who gave his Son for them.2898163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ten-effects-of-believing-the-five-points-of-calvinism--56266827desiringgod.org-resource-1157Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The doctrines of grace, rightly understood, have several powerful affects on the Christian life.2979163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/perseverance-of-the-saints--56266811desiringgod.org-resource-1156Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The doctrine of perseverance is not meant to elicit passivity, but rather to impart assurance to us in the fight of faith to the end.3445163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/limited-atonement--56266826desiringgod.org-resource-917Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The doctrine of limited atonement teaches that God did more in the cross than obtain a bonafide offer of forgiveness for all who believe; namely, he also secured the saving faith of all the elect.3520163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unconditional-election--56266830desiringgod.org-resource-910Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Unconditional election is fully in accord with justice because in election God upholds his unswerving allegiance to his glory.2925163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unconditional-election--56266833desiringgod.org-resource-914Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Unconditional election is demonstrated throughout Scripture, especially in the Gospel of John.3070163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-one-born-of-god-makes-a-practice-of-sinning--56266838desiringgod.org-resource-4314Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixBeing born again doesn't mean being sinless. It means coming to Jesus as your advocate.3223163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/total-depravity-unconditional-election--56266828desiringgod.org-resource-913Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The doctrine of unconditional election concerns how God chooses people for salvation according to his own sovereign, free, and gracious purposes, apart from any faith or good works in them.3502163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/irresistible-grace-total-depravity--56266794desiringgod.org-resource-912Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The doctrine of total depravity concerns how humanity is pervasively sinful due fundamentally to their rebellion against God.2812163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/assumptions-irresistible-grace--56266795desiringgod.org-resource-911Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Seven assumptions are given that guide this message series, as well as the biblical foundations for irresistible grace.3914163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tulip-introduction--56266835desiringgod.org-resource-540Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The doctrines of grace are not meant to be used for starting arguments, but for worship and survival in an embattled life of faith.2567163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/regeneration-faith-love-in-that-order--56266816desiringgod.org-resource-4313Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixFaith must come first and be the root of love. Otherwise, love will be destroyed.2930163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-my-pastoral-ministry-shapes-my-pulpit-ministry--56266837desiringgod.org-resource-1124Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | What has driven and shaped John Piper’s ministry over the years? Here are sixteen core convictions.4607163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-i-distinguish-between-the-gospel-and-false-gospels--56266819desiringgod.org-resource-1125Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now5519163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-i-trust-the-scriptures--56268639desiringgod.org-resource-1120Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now5566163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/everyone-who-has-been-born-of-god-overcomes-the-world--56268635desiringgod.org-resource-4312Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Newborn believers obey God's commandments, knowing that even when they fail they will never ultimately fall away.2940163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/faith-unique-and-fruitful-effect-of-the-new-birth--56268633desiringgod.org-resource-4307Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The Gospel is news and we are born again by believing that it is true and embracing it.2627163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-we-believe-the-bible--56268637desiringgod.org-resource-1123Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The claims of the Bible are most ultimately justified by the witness of the Holy Spirit in the new birth; we should deal fairly with the claims of the Bible on its own terms and rightly handle it.3230163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-we-believe-the-bible--56268634desiringgod.org-resource-1122Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn 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.3010163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-we-believe-the-bible--56268640desiringgod.org-resource-920Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn 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.3171163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-we-believe-the-bible--56268643desiringgod.org-resource-919Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn 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.3436163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-we-believe-the-bible--56268642desiringgod.org-resource-535Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | There are several reasons why it is vital to have confidence in the Bible as God’s infallible word.2650163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-man-does-in-the-new-birth--56268636desiringgod.org-resource-4306Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixOur believing does not cause new birth. The new birth causes our belief.2653163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/evangelist-bill-piper-fundamentalist-full-of-grace-and-joy--56380931https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/evangelist-bill-piper-fundamentalist-full-of-grace-and-joyTue, 05 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now5220163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/evangelist-bill-piper-fundamentalist-full-of-grace-and-joy--56268645desiringgod.org-resource-1091Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now5220163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/through-the-washing-of-regeneration--56268629desiringgod.org-resource-4302Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixNew birth is God's kindness, philanthropy, and mercy to us. It has nothing to do with even our best deeds.2644163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abortion-the-innocent-blood-of-our-sons-and-daughters--56268630desiringgod.org-resource-4301Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | How is abortion similar to the child-sacrificing in the Old Testament?2884163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/probability-prejudice-and-christ--56268632desiringgod.org-resource-4300Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhat's the difference between necessary judgments of probability and sinful prejudice?3013163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-again-through-the-living-and-abiding-word--56268638desiringgod.org-resource-4299Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The new birth does not give us a mere temporary resuscitation. It gives indestructible, imperishable life.2997163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/receive-with-meekness-the-implanted-word--56268647desiringgod.org-resource-4298Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:00:00 +0000KennystixOur 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.2811163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pray-like-this-hallowed-be-your-name--56268662desiringgod.org-resource-4289Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen we pray, not only does God get more glory, but in his glorification, we get a fuller and lasting joy.3292163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-reason-the-son-of-god-appeared-was-to-destroy-the-works-of-the-devil--56268648desiringgod.org-resource-4296Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixIf 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.2729163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/free-at-last-the-miracle-of-new-birth--56268654desiringgod.org-resource-4294Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Dead men need one thing before anything else can happen: They must be made alive. They must be born again.1979163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-pastor-and-his-poetry--56268631desiringgod.org-resource-2405Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now4166163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-do-we-need-to-be-born-again--56268655desiringgod.org-resource-4293Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixIf God did not make us alive to his grace and glory, we would remain dead — completely enslaved to our sins.2536163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-happens-in-the-new-birth-part-2--56268651desiringgod.org-resource-4292Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Being born again is not the improvement of your old nature, but the creation of a new one.2338163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-happens-in-the-new-birth-part-1--56268646desiringgod.org-resource-4291Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixIn 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.2749163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-must-be-born-again--56268667desiringgod.org-resource-4288Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe new birth produces new desires and new behaviors. An unchanged life is not a born-again life.2630163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/justification-and-the-diminishing-work-of-christ--56268653desiringgod.org-resource-1035Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen the glory of Christ is partially obscured and the assurance of the soul is weakened, the costly, sacrificial labor of love is hindered.3500163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/treasuring-christ-in-planting-churches-and-loving-the-poor--56268660desiringgod.org-resource-4287Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixLessons from the Philippian church on planting churches and giving to the needy.2531163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sexual-complementarity--56268652desiringgod.org-resource-908Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The New Testament promotes male leadership in the church, Christian ministry, and the nobility of women.2123163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sexual-complementarity--56268661desiringgod.org-resource-907Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | What does submission and its relational dynamics look like in the church, the home, and the workplace.3552163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sexual-complementarity--56268659desiringgod.org-resource-906Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | There are distinctions between men’s and women’s roles in marriage worth exploring.3300163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sexual-complementarity--56268656desiringgod.org-resource-905Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | What are the roles of men and women? And nine reasons why masculine leadership is a good thing.3080163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sexual-complementarity--56268649desiringgod.org-resource-539Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The significance and relevance of Biblical manhood and womanhood in the culture.2978163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/treasuring-christ-together-as-a-church-on-multiple-campuses--56268657desiringgod.org-resource-4286Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWe must strategize for church growth because we have a God who builds his church day by day and thousands at a time.2817163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-love-your-people-the-gladness-of-your-people-and-the-glory-of-god--56268675desiringgod.org-resource-4545Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixIf pastors are going to labor for the joy of their people, as Paul says in 2 Corinthians 1:24, then they must first make it their priority to pursue their own joy in the Lord.2653163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/treasuring-christ-together-because-he-is-more-valuable-than-all-else--56268650desiringgod.org-resource-4282Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixNothing is more important as a church grows than that its people help each other rejoice in Jesus.2560163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-sending-you-out-as-sheep-in-the-midst-of-wolves-the-cost-and-blessing-of-being-a-christian-missionary--56268685desiringgod.org-resource-4284Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe 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.2842163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/some-sweet-blessings-of-masculine-christianity--56268644desiringgod.org-resource-1010Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The church is blessed by strong, humble, Christ-like male leadership and the corresponding culture it breeds.4061163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pleasures-of-god-part-1--56268726desiringgod.org-resource-994Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod 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.4473163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/judas-iscariot-the-suicide-of-satan-and-the-salvation-of-the-world--56268684desiringgod.org-resource-4281Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Every detail of the death of Christ happened according to the plan of God — even his betrayal and agonies.2384163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/getting-old-for-the-glory-of-god--56268691desiringgod.org-resource-3345Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Getting old is about God's glory, not the American Dream3752163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sinful-origin-of-the-son-of-david--56268686desiringgod.org-resource-4280Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Israel’s bad kingship was a grievous sin. But God planned bad kings to pave the road for a spectacular Savior.2745163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encouraging-each-other-at-the-end-of-the-age--56268663desiringgod.org-resource-4279Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God's command to us to meet with and encourage each other is for our happiness.2678163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sale-of-joseph-and-the-son-of-god--56268677desiringgod.org-resource-4277Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Injustice marks both Joseph’s story and Jesus’s, but even in dire circumstances, God is sovereignly working everything for our good and his glory.2869163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/treasuring-christ-and-the-call-to-suffer--56268658desiringgod.org-resource-958Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | In the Christian life, joy sustains us in suffering, flavors our suffering, and is the goal of our suffering.2128163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/treasuring-christ-and-the-call-to-suffer--56268672desiringgod.org-resource-956Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The 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.2578163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/treasuring-christ-and-the-call-to-suffer-q-a--56268666desiringgod.org-resource-957Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now4933163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/treasuring-christ-and-the-call-to-suffer--56268671desiringgod.org-resource-955Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | All 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.1884163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/treasuring-christ-and-the-call-to-suffer--56268668desiringgod.org-resource-608Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Suffering is an essential part of the Christian life, and through it we have a unique opportunity to show the preciousness of Christ.2022163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pride-of-babel-and-the-praise-of-christ--56268689desiringgod.org-resource-4276Sun, 02 Sep 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The global glory of the gospel shines all the more beautifully when it filters through the prism of diversity.2325163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/funeral-message-for-luke-kenneth-anderson--56268673desiringgod.org-resource-4278Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | What does the story of Lazarus mean for those who have lost a loved one to suicide?1315163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fatal-disobedience-of-adam-and-the-triumphant-obedience-of-christ--56268670desiringgod.org-resource-4275Sun, 26 Aug 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We are sinful by nature because of our father, Adam, but we can claim the righteousness of our Savior, Jesus.2701163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fall-of-satan-and-the-victory-of-christ--56268694desiringgod.org-resource-4273Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Satan and all his works are evil. But Jesus crushes Satan’s head and disarms him of his deathly power.2674163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-things-were-created-through-him-and-for-him--56268700desiringgod.org-resource-4272Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God will use everything — even the tragedies of our lives — to shine a bright light on the goodness and glory of Jesus Christ.2652163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mercies-of-god-and-the-transformed-christian-mind--56268679desiringgod.org-resource-4544Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now4781163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mercies-of-god-and-the-transformed-christian-mind--56268682desiringgod.org-resource-4271Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now3881163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mercies-of-god-and-the-transformed-christian-mind--56268680desiringgod.org-resource-4270Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now3641163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mercies-of-god-and-the-transformed-christian-mind--56268664desiringgod.org-resource-4269Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now4111163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mercies-of-god-and-the-transformed-christian-mind--56268669desiringgod.org-resource-3344Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixIn order to understand how we display the mercy of God to others, we must first understand how God has displayed his mercy toward us.4211163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-will-build-my-church--56268665desiringgod.org-resource-936Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixChrist promises that he will build his church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.857163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-god-has-joined-together-let-not-man-separate-part-2--56268690desiringgod.org-resource-4267Sun, 01 Jul 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | John Piper answers four crucial questions people ask about divorce and remarriage.2891163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-god-has-joined-together-let-not-man-separate-part-1--56268708desiringgod.org-resource-4265Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Jesus calls us to keep our marriage covenant in a way that tells the truth about him.2653163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-we-should-have-courage-to-speak-about-christ--56268707desiringgod.org-resource-4266Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Jesus gives us more than one reason why it is worth the risk to share the gospel.2371163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marriage-is-meant-for-making-children-disciples-of-jesus-part-2--56268687desiringgod.org-resource-4263Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Don’t provoke your children to anger. Show them in your own soul how it can be replaced with tenderhearted joy.2991163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-did-god-become-for-us--56268711desiringgod.org-resource-4264Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The moment that we put our trust in Christ, God began to work all things for our good. And only he can move us to pour out his forgiving love on others.2581163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marriage-is-meant-for-making-children-disciples-of-jesus-part-1--56268678desiringgod.org-resource-4262Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Marriage is not just about filling the earth with warm bodies but filling the earth with worshipers of Jesus.2430163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/discern-what-pleases-god--56268733desiringgod.org-resource-854Mon, 28 May 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The ultimate goal of God in everything he does is the glory and fame of his own name.2995163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/discern-what-pleases-god-personal-obedience--56268709desiringgod.org-resource-855Mon, 28 May 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixNot all of our obedience pleases God. If we try to earn our justification or even pay God back, we trample on the greatest achievements of the cross.3205163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-not-sell-the-gospel--56268702desiringgod.org-resource-859Mon, 28 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We must not be peddlers of God’s word, motivated by greed and fear; rather, we must preach Jesus as the only soul-satisfying treasure and the only God-satisfying obedience.1346163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marriage-singleness-and-the-christian-virtue-of-hospitality--56268704desiringgod.org-resource-4261Sun, 27 May 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | How can we live in a way that shows that the church is our family?2545163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-triumph-of-the-gospel-in-the-new-heavens-and-the-new-earth--56268737desiringgod.org-resource-851Thu, 24 May 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The triumph of the gospel in the new heavens and new earth consists in the hope that comes through God’s promise to raise his children with glorified bodies to inhabit a world fit for their fellowship and everlasting enjoyment of God.3598163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-mistakes-i-hope-you-don-t-make--56268683desiringgod.org-resource-844Sun, 13 May 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Four mistakes you should avoid making in life are: Bigger is better than smaller, newer is better than older, having is better than being, and visible is better than invisible.2115163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/single-in-christ-a-name-better-than-sons-and-daughters--56268681desiringgod.org-resource-4260Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Family relationships are of great value, but the promises and blessings that come from Christ are of infinite value.2278163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-god-is-not-a-megalomaniac-encouragement-for-pastors--56268710desiringgod.org-resource-837Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now3591163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gospel-for-11-year-olds-plus--56268721desiringgod.org-resource-836Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | How can we explain the gospel to children so that they not only understand all that content, but also come to cherish the God of the gospel with us?3567163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seeing-and-savoring-jesus-christ-session-4--56268701desiringgod.org-resource-1158Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Psalm 43 demonstrates that joy in God is the ultimate goal of our existence, and it details the steps a person can take when they feel distant from God.2805163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seeing-and-savoring-jesus-christ-session-1--56268764desiringgod.org-resource-832Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Delighting in Christ is not simply a blessing that comes in time, but is the essence of saving faith itself. To enjoy Jesus is to know Jesus.3973163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seeing-and-savoring-jesus-christ-session-2--56268742desiringgod.org-resource-833Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The beauty and attraction of Jesus Christ isn’t just that he is meek or just that he is strong, but that he is meek in his strength and strong in his meekness.3501163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-nature-of-saving-faith--56268722desiringgod.org-resource-841Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Salvation comes through faith not only by believing objective facts, but by experiencing Christ as supremely satisfying.3431163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-nature-of-our-depravity--56268688desiringgod.org-resource-840Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The essence of sin is preferring anything more than God. Only he is truly worthy, but in our depravity, we shun the life he offers.4139163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-reason-for-our-creation--56268676desiringgod.org-resource-839Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God’s ultimate goal is to uphold and display his glory for the maximum enjoyment of his redeemed church.3416163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-beautiful-faith-of-fearless-submission--56268716desiringgod.org-resource-4259Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | A Christian woman hopes in God, fears nothing, and wears the jewelry of godliness.2832163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-peculiar-mark-of-majesty-part-2--56268692desiringgod.org-resource-1073Sun, 08 Apr 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We will reign with Christ and find our joy not in usurping God's majesty but in saying: “How majestic is your name in all the earth.”2653163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-everybody-knows-before-the-gospel-comes--56268696desiringgod.org-resource-759Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | There is knowledge that is common to all regardless of being familiar with the gospel.1002163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/radical-effects-of-the-resurrection--56268753desiringgod.org-resource-752Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Jesus calls his people to risk everything for him. But that temporary risk is nothing compared to all that God is and will be for us.3283163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-peculiar-mark-of-majesty-part-1--56268674desiringgod.org-resource-1057Sun, 01 Apr 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe glory of God is unique because of the lowly ways he chooses to show it.2412163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-work-with-you-for-your-joy--56268695desiringgod.org-resource-710Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The call of a gospel minister is to follow the apostolic ambition of being a worker for the joy of the church.2174163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lionhearted-and-lamblike--56268697desiringgod.org-resource-4258Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Husbands should take the primary role in providing for and protecting their families.2701163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lionhearted-and-lamblike-the-christian-husband-as-head-part-1--56268713desiringgod.org-resource-4257Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | What is the husband's role as head? What is the foundation of this headship?2610163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-challenge-of-relativism--56268724desiringgod.org-resource-663Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3464163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/faith-and-reason--56268729desiringgod.org-resource-654Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Faith does not oppose reason, nor does reason oppose faith. We think over God-given truth in order to understand.3644163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/funeral-message-for-william-s-h-piper--56268734desiringgod.org-resource-698Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now2210163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marriage-pursuing-conformity-to-christ-in-the-covenant--56268732desiringgod.org-resource-4256Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Grace is not just forgiving and forbearing but also changing to become more like Jesus. John Piper preaches a sermon about marriage from Ephesians 5.3047163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-is-the-gospel--56268703desiringgod.org-resource-688Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The greatest, most ultimate, decisive good in the gospel is God himself.3682163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-passion-for-god-s-supremacy-and-compassion-for-man-s-soul--56268693desiringgod.org-resource-691Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now3781163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marriage-forgiving-and-forbearing--56268730desiringgod.org-resource-4255Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Because we are chosen and holy and loved, we can find the grace to see our spouses the way Jesus does.3287163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marriage-god-s-showcase-of-covenant-keeping-grace--56268752desiringgod.org-resource-4577Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Because God has forgiven us in Christ, we ought to treat our spouses with the same grace that God gives us.2986163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/adoption-the-heart-of-the-gospel--56268719desiringgod.org-resource-4254Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now3344163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holy-faith-worthy-gospel-world-vision--56336354https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/holy-faith-worthy-gospel-world-visionTue, 06 Feb 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixAndrew Fuller shows us that getting Christian experience biblically right and getting the gospel biblically right are essential for the power and perseverance and fruitfulness of world missions.5590163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holy-faith-worthy-gospel-world-vision--56268791desiringgod.org-resource-678Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixAndrew Fuller shows us that getting Christian experience biblically right and getting the gospel biblically right are essential for the power and perseverance and fruitfulness of world missions.5590163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stripped-in-shame-clothed-in-grace--56268717desiringgod.org-resource-4253Sun, 04 Feb 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWith sin came shame and hostility in marriage. Only God’s Son can give comfort and restore peace in covenant-keeping love.2551163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/staying-married-is-not-about-staying-in-love--56268712desiringgod.org-resource-4252Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixMarriage is about keeping a covenant — just like Jesus does with his bride, the church.2436163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-service-of-remembrance-for-the-life-of-larry-jens-christensen--56268743desiringgod.org-resource-676Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now1538163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-is-abortion-racism--56268720desiringgod.org-resource-4251Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhite abortionists kill more black and Hispanic babies than they do white babies every year. Abortion is a racist institution.2291163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesus-christ-and-the-fight-for-life--56268745desiringgod.org-resource-667Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThere are several reasons why we must be engaged in the fight for life, and the various aspects of Christ’s work in redemption directly relate to the efforts of the pro-life cause.3292163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-spring-of-persistent-public-love--56268705desiringgod.org-resource-4250Sun, 14 Jan 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixMarking the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of legal slave trading in Britain.2968163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-word-of-god-abides-in-you-and-you-have-overcome-the-evil-one--56268736desiringgod.org-resource-4249Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixLive in God's word and in prayer, and you will be strengthened to defeat the devil.3022163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-power-to-risk-in-the-cause-of-christ--56268777desiringgod.org-resource-674Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod calls us to risk for the cause of Christ. But a risk is never truly a risk when God holds you in his hand.3443163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-deal-with-the-guilt-of-sexual-failure-for-the-glory-of-christ-and-his-global-cause--56268728desiringgod.org-resource-657Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:00:00 +0000KennystixSatan will certainly remind you of your sinful failures. But Christ has defeated both the devil and sin to give you a redeemed passion.2805163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ask-your-father-in-heaven--56268770desiringgod.org-resource-4247Sun, 31 Dec 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod’s lavish invitations to ask him for good things, with the promise that he will give them, is unimaginably wonderful.2498163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesus-christ-in-the-book-of-romans--56380278https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/jesus-christ-in-the-book-of-romansSun, 24 Dec 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJesus is worthy of praise because he is the eternal Son of God who became flesh and died our death that we might live. To God be glory through Jesus.1943163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesus-christ-in-the-book-of-romans--56268754desiringgod.org-resource-3342Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Jesus is worthy of praise because he is the eternal Son of God who became flesh and died our death that we might live. To God be glory through Jesus.1943163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-him-be-glory-forevermore--56399788https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/to-him-be-glory-forevermoreSun, 17 Dec 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod’s glory shines throughout his word and in the world. To ignore it is to tragically miss the most beautiful and joyful reality in the universe.3007163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-him-be-glory-forevermore--56268775desiringgod.org-resource-4246Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God’s glory shines throughout his word and in the world. To ignore it is to tragically miss the most beautiful and joyful reality in the universe.3007163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-great-work-of-the-only-wise-god--56286346https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-great-work-of-the-only-wise-godSun, 10 Dec 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod is infinitely able to know the best possible outcome of any situation and then achieve it.2549163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-great-work-of-the-only-wise-god--56268723desiringgod.org-resource-4245Sun, 10 Dec 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God is infinitely able to know the best possible outcome of any situation and then achieve it.2549163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/command-of-god-the-obedience-of-faith--56324062https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/command-of-godSun, 03 Dec 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe greatest aim in this world is that Christ would be seen as glorious among all peoples by the means of Christian obedience flowing from faith.2648163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/command-of-god-the-obedience-of-faith--56268771desiringgod.org-resource-4244Sun, 03 Dec 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The greatest aim in this world is that Christ would be seen as glorious among all peoples by the means of Christian obedience flowing from faith.2648163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-strengthens-us-by-the-gospel--56380930https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/god-strengthens-us-by-the-gospelSun, 26 Nov 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod uses his gospel to strengthen believers so that they will persevere in faith and draw all attention to his glory.2698163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-strengthens-us-by-the-gospel--56268757desiringgod.org-resource-4243Sun, 26 Nov 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God uses his gospel to strengthen believers so that they will persevere in faith and draw all attention to his glory.2698163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thank-god-for-an-inspired-bible--56336355https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/thank-god-for-an-inspired-bibleSun, 19 Nov 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2458163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thank-god-for-an-inspired-bible--56268738desiringgod.org-resource-4242Sun, 19 Nov 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2458163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-does-it-work-against-sin--56268756desiringgod.org-resource-1721Sat, 18 Nov 2006 20:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Bitterness and impatience may seem like frightful enemies, but when we lay claim to Scripture’s promises, we can take seeming setbacks in faith that God himself is at work for our good.1540163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-does-it-work-against-sin--56268746desiringgod.org-resource-1720Sat, 18 Nov 2006 19:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | If lust is left unchecked, it will choke the life from your soul. But God has given us great and precious promises that far surpass anything sexual pleasure has to offer.1438163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-does-it-work-against-sin--56268731desiringgod.org-resource-1719Sat, 18 Nov 2006 18:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Battling covetousness and greed isn’t just a matter of self-denial, but trusting God that he will be for you something infinitely greater than money or stuff.1854163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-does-it-work-against-sin--56268761desiringgod.org-resource-1718Sat, 18 Nov 2006 17:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | When anxieties and struggles with sin inevitably rise up against us, the best strategy for fighting back is trusting believing specific promises of Scripture.2276163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-does-it-work-for-holiness--56268744desiringgod.org-resource-1717Sat, 18 Nov 2006 16:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Looking forward to God’s promises of our future reward empowers us to faithfulness and sacrificial love here and now.1464163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-does-it-work-for-holiness--56268762desiringgod.org-resource-1716Sat, 18 Nov 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God’s eternal promises don’t just help us gain eternal perspective, but actually empowers us to walk in Spirit-led obedience today.1570163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-it-biblical--56268747desiringgod.org-resource-1712Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Gratitude can only take us so far in the Christian life. To keep pressing on in holiness, we need to hold onto God’s promises, and pursue them in faith.2096163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-it-biblical--56268699desiringgod.org-resource-900Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Grace isn’t only God’s forgiving disposition to save us, but daily power for living, as we hope fully in all that he promises to be for us in Jesus Christ.1425163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/foundational-passions--56268751desiringgod.org-resource-899Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Holiness isn’t optional in the Christian life. Salvation is ever by grace through faith, but genuine saving faith always works by love.1421163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/foundational-passions--56268698desiringgod.org-resource-471Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Future grace isn’t a get-holy-quick scheme, but a biblical strategy for battling unbelief and progressing in holiness.1615163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/william-tyndale-and-the-vernacular-bible--56268755desiringgod.org-resource-1779Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now3791163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-god-of-peace-will-soon-crush-satan-under-your-feet--56340624https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-god-of-peace-will-soon-crush-satan-under-your-feetSun, 12 Nov 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixSatan gets one mention in the book of Romans just to remind us: he's doomed.2516163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-god-of-peace-will-soon-crush-satan-under-your-feet--56268760desiringgod.org-resource-4241Sun, 12 Nov 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixSatan gets one mention in the book of Romans just to remind us: he's doomed.2516163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/watch-out-for-those-who-lead-you-away-from-the-truth--56269617https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/watch-out-for-those-who-lead-you-away-from-the-truthSun, 05 Nov 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch out for smooth-talking pastors, no matter how popular, if they do not manifestly prize the whole counsel of God.2459163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/watch-out-for-those-who-lead-you-away-from-the-truth--56268706desiringgod.org-resource-4240Sun, 05 Nov 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch out for smooth-talking pastors, no matter how popular, if they do not manifestly prize the whole counsel of God.2459163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-aroma-of-christ-among-the-nations--56268782desiringgod.org-resource-4239Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixNo one can bear the responsibility and weight of missions, but our sufficiency is from God.2304163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brothers-feel-think-preach-god-part-3--56268766desiringgod.org-resource-2657Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixOur churches don’t need better productions and more entertainment. We need pastors and leaders who give themselves completely to exalting the supremacy of God in absolutely everything.4330163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brothers-feel-think-preach-god-part-2--56268776desiringgod.org-resource-2656Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Pastoral ministry is a call to an intellectually robust life that thinks and meditates and ponders over God’s word and God’s world for the fame of Jesus’s name.3861163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brothers-feel-think-preach-god-part-1--56268718desiringgod.org-resource-2655Sun, 22 Oct 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | If a pastor doesn’t pursue his own joy in God, he compromises his ministry. To overflow with grace and love, the pastor’s heart must be centered on God himself.3630163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-is-the-gospel-session-3--56268765desiringgod.org-resource-637Sat, 21 Oct 2006 15:01:00 +0000KennystixAll the benefits of the gospel come together in the highest good we can imagine: God brings us to joy in himself and keeps us forever safe in him.3796163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-is-the-gospel-session-2--56268715desiringgod.org-resource-636Sat, 21 Oct 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe greatest gift of the gospel isn’t what God gives to us but who he is to us. Only when we receive him as our highest treasure will we truly know the beauty of all Jesus Christ has accomplished.3741163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-is-the-gospel-session-1--56268790desiringgod.org-resource-635Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe greatest gift God can give us is himself. Without him, we have no cause for joy.3629163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesus-died-to-bring-you-to-god--56268788desiringgod.org-resource-866Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe best news in all the world is the gospel of Jesus Christ. And the sweetest prize of that gospel is the gift of God himself.3568163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-work-with-you-for-your-joy--56268714desiringgod.org-resource-615Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixPastors are called to be ministers of grace who work with their people for their joy in the faith.2941163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/delighting-in-god-as-the-fountain-of-love--56268778desiringgod.org-resource-614Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixLove is the overflow of joy in God that meets the needs of others; therefore, pursuing joy in God is not optional for the sake of genuine love.3392163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marriage-lived-to-the-glory-of-god--56268725desiringgod.org-resource-611Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixLove between husband and wife flourishes when you put God first. Only when you love God most will your life sync up with what God intends.3834163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/delighting-in-god-for-the-sake-of-his-supreme-glory--56268769desiringgod.org-resource-613Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:00:00 +0000KennystixGod is the one being in the universe for whom self-exaltation is the greatest act of love, and if we would truly reflect him, we must be satisfied in him above anything else.2903163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/carry-my-love-to-my-beloved--56340628https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/carry-my-love-to-my-belovedSun, 08 Oct 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixChristians are precious to each other when they feel deeply what they have been saved from.2579163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/carry-my-love-to-my-beloved--56268768desiringgod.org-resource-4229Sun, 08 Oct 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Christians are precious to each other when they feel deeply what they have been saved from.2579163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-supremacy-of-christ-and-joy-in-a-postmodern-world--56268808desiringgod.org-resource-3339Sun, 01 Oct 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixSome believe doctrine is stuffy at best, divisive at worst. Some prefer an undefinable personal relationship to revealed truths as found in the Bible. But in doing so they are cutting of the main channel to Christ-exalting joy.4041163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/commending-and-welcoming-radical-risk-takers-for-christ--56340632https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/commending-and-welcoming-radical-risk-takers-for-christSun, 24 Sep 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhat can we learn from how Paul sends his greetings?2863163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/commending-and-welcoming-radical-risk-takers-for-christ--56268749desiringgod.org-resource-4227Sun, 24 Sep 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | What can we learn from how Paul sends his greetings?2863163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/resting-and-wrestling-for-the-cause-of-christ-together--56380928https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/resting-and-wrestling-for-the-cause-of-christ-togetherSun, 17 Sep 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixChristian fellowship cuts our burdens in half and doubles our joy.2809163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/resting-and-wrestling-for-the-cause-of-christ-together--56268780desiringgod.org-resource-4222Sun, 17 Sep 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Christian fellowship cuts our burdens in half and doubles our joy.2809163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joy-debt-a-two-thousand-mile-detour-to-jerusalem--56324064https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/joy-debt-a-two-thousand-mile-detour-to-jerusalemSun, 10 Sep 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhy did Paul make another trip to Jerusalem when he expressly wanted to visit the saints in Rome?2686163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joy-debt-a-two-thousand-mile-detour-to-jerusalem--56268784desiringgod.org-resource-4221Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Why did Paul make another trip to Jerusalem when he expressly wanted to visit the saints in Rome?2686163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-i-am-there-will-my-servant-be-a-call-to-treasure-christ-together--56268794desiringgod.org-resource-4220Sun, 03 Sep 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen Jesus died, he didn’t just die before us—as an example to copy—but for us—as a sacrifice to trust in.2504163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holy-ambition-to-preach-where-christ-has-not-been-named--56286347https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/holy-ambition--2Sun, 27 Aug 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod will not lead you down a pointless path, but to a holy ambition that meets great need for the glory of Jesus.2067163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holy-ambition-to-preach-where-christ-has-not-been-named--56268740desiringgod.org-resource-4219Sun, 27 Aug 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God will not lead you down a pointless path, but to a holy ambition that meets great need for the glory of Jesus.2067163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/by-signs-and-wonders-where-christ-has-not-been-named--56336350https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/by-signs-and-wonders-where-christ-has-not-been-namedSun, 20 Aug 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixIn Paul's ministry, signs and wonders functioned to confirm the gospel. Should we be expecting the same miraculous confirmations of our witnessing today?2889163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/by-signs-and-wonders-where-christ-has-not-been-named--56268795desiringgod.org-resource-4206Sun, 20 Aug 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | In Paul's ministry, signs and wonders functioned to confirm the gospel. Should we be expecting the same miraculous confirmations of our witnessing today?2889163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-and-how-we-celebrate-the-lord-s-supper--56268748desiringgod.org-resource-4218Sun, 13 Aug 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, we feast spiritually by faith on all the promises of God bought by the blood of Jesus.2273163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-man-went-down-to-his-house-justified--56268792desiringgod.org-resource-4217Sun, 06 Aug 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixNeither your good works nor the righteousness that Christ works in you will ever justify you before God. Jesus himself is your righteousness.2396163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-call-for-courage-in-the-cause-of-truth--56268802desiringgod.org-resource-4274Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixChrist gives us all we need to be courageous in the cause of speaking the truth.4231163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-a-dead-dog-loves-a-king--56268727desiringgod.org-resource-553Sun, 28 May 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now701163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-expositional-preaching-is-particularly-glorifying-to-god--56268741desiringgod.org-resource-552Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixPreaching is not conversation or discussion. It’s not casual talk about religious things. Preaching is heralding a message permeated by the sense of God’s greatness.3438163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-will-go-to-god-my-exceeding-joy--56268750desiringgod.org-resource-1018Sun, 26 Feb 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | When you feel divided and distant from God, feed your soul the glorious truth of the gospel.2508163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-the-one-who-boasts-boast-in-the-lord-reflections-on-a-people-and-their-preacher--56268773desiringgod.org-resource-4216Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | In all that you do, magnify Jesus. He’s the only one worth boasting about.2459163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reaching-out-with-the-gospel-of-god--56268735desiringgod.org-resource-617Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Teaching the whole counsel of God is needed in our evangelism so that people will encounter Christ, have the correct categories in their minds, and know and savor the truth.2787163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reaching-out-with-the-gospel-of-god--56268801desiringgod.org-resource-616Mon, 06 Feb 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Lostness is blindness to the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, and God grants us to share in the ministry of opening people’s eyes to deliver them from the power of Satan.3075163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/always-singing-one-note-a-vernacular-bible-why-william-tyndale-lived-and-died--56445143https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/always-singing-one-note-a-vernacular-bibleTue, 31 Jan 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now4658163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/always-singing-one-note-a-vernacular-bible-why-william-tyndale-lived-and-died--56268796desiringgod.org-resource-602Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now4658163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-pastor-s-offering-to-god-of-holy-people--56326087https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/a-pastors-offering-to-god-of-holy-peopleSun, 29 Jan 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhat is the pastor's calling? What does this mean for the rest of the church?2377163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-pastor-s-offering-to-god-of-holy-people--56268787desiringgod.org-resource-4215Sun, 29 Jan 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhat is the pastor's calling? What does this mean for the rest of the church?2377163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-your-unborn-neighbor--56268739desiringgod.org-resource-4214Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2546163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racial-diversity-racial-harmony-and-the-gospel-walk--56268793desiringgod.org-resource-4213Sun, 15 Jan 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2596163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-god-s-word-produces-our-work--56268806desiringgod.org-resource-4212Sun, 08 Jan 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | It is wonderfully energizing to settle in your heart and mind the truth that Christ is real.3028163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-our-suffering-glorifies-the-greatness-of-the-grace-of-god--56268820desiringgod.org-resource-853Wed, 04 Jan 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | We can risk our lives for Jesus because he is all we need. We only lose when we embrace comfort over the cross.2220163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/prayer-and-the-victory-of-god--56268797desiringgod.org-resource-565Sun, 01 Jan 2006 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God accomplishes his purposes through our prayers. He’s completely sovereign, but he has determined to use us.2265163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-child-to-be-born-will-be-called-holy-the-son-of-god--56268798desiringgod.org-resource-4211Sun, 25 Dec 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThough the world in darkness lay, God entered into the universe this Christmas day. For sinners he came to save, and forevermore King Jesus will reign.2635163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/word-of-promise-spirit-of-god-hope-of-man--56274148desiringgod.org-resource-4210Sun, 18 Dec 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2010163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/word-of-promise-spirit-of-god-hope-of-man--56268759https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/word-of-promise-spirit-of-god-hope-of-manSun, 18 Dec 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2010163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gentiles-rejoice-in-the-root-of-jesse--56340626https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/gentiles-rejoice-in-the-root-of-jesseSun, 11 Dec 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2736163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gentiles-rejoice-in-the-root-of-jesse--56268809desiringgod.org-resource-4209Sun, 11 Dec 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2736163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-christ-became-a-servant-of-the-jews--56378046https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/why-christ-became-a-servant-of-the-jewsSun, 04 Dec 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now1861163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-christ-became-a-servant-of-the-jews--56268758desiringgod.org-resource-4208Sun, 04 Dec 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now1861163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/welcome-one-another-to-the-glory-of-god--56286351https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/welcome-one-another-to-the-glory-of-godSun, 27 Nov 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixOnly God can give us the strength to truly love our neighbors well, and only God can empower us to glorify him as we ought.2416163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/welcome-one-another-to-the-glory-of-god--56268807desiringgod.org-resource-4207Sun, 27 Nov 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Only God can give us the strength to truly love our neighbors well, and only God can empower us to glorify him as we ought.2416163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-kingdom-of-heaven-is-a-treasure--56268763desiringgod.org-resource-3178Sun, 20 Nov 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The kingdom of God is so valuable that losing everything on earth, but getting the kingdom, is a happy trade-off.2371163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-kingdom-of-god-is-righteousness-and-peace-and-joy-in-the-holy-spirit--56300355https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-kingdom-of-god-is-righteousness-and-peace-and-joy-in-the-holy-spiritSun, 13 Nov 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThe kingdom produces more than Christian liberty. It governs how you use your liberty too.2566163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-kingdom-of-god-is-righteousness-and-peace-and-joy-in-the-holy-spirit--56268767desiringgod.org-resource-3589Sun, 13 Nov 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The kingdom produces more than Christian liberty. It governs how you use your liberty too.2566163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-not-destroy-the-work-of-god--56324076https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/do-not-destroy-the-work-of-godSun, 06 Nov 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixFaith is what really matters in Christian behavior, not just whether you accomplish certain things or abstain from others.2461163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-not-destroy-the-work-of-god--56268785desiringgod.org-resource-3588Sun, 06 Nov 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Faith is what really matters in Christian behavior, not just whether you accomplish certain things or abstain from others.2461163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-is-god--56268805desiringgod.org-resource-860Wed, 02 Nov 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Spreading a passion for the supremacy of God in all things includes God’s supremacy in suffering and pain.3584163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-will-all-stand-before-the-judgment-of-god--56274149https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/we-will-all-stand-before-the-judgment-of-godSun, 30 Oct 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixLove your brother and help him get to heaven, instead of judging him and making it harder.2916163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-will-all-stand-before-the-judgment-of-god--56268803desiringgod.org-resource-3587Sun, 30 Oct 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Love your brother and help him get to heaven, instead of judging him and making it harder.2916163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gospel-to-the-nations-generosity-to-the-poor--56268789desiringgod.org-resource-3586Sun, 23 Oct 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2157163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-suffering-of-christ-and-the-sovereignty-of-god--56268825desiringgod.org-resource-11Sun, 09 Oct 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Only the life and death of Jesus can explain pain and suffering. His affliction gives purpose to ours.2590163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ten-aspects-of-god-s-sovereignty-over-suffering-and-satan-s-hand-in-it--56268800desiringgod.org-resource-9Fri, 07 Oct 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod is unquestionably sovereign over our suffering — even over Satan’s futile ploys to ruin God’s elect.3293163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-there-a-lord-s-day--56324068https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/is-there-a-lords-daySun, 02 Oct 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixSetting apart a day of rest testifies to a self-reliant world that our work does not save or define us, Christ does.2328163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-there-a-lord-s-day--56268810desiringgod.org-resource-3585Sun, 02 Oct 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Setting apart a day of rest testifies to a self-reliant world that our work does not save or define us, Christ does.2328163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/each-one-should-be-fully-convinced-in-his-own-mind--56324073https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/each-one-should-be-fully-convinced-in-his-own-mindSun, 25 Sep 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixThere are a hundred things we can disagree on in which both convictions can be done to the glory of God.2369163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/each-one-should-be-fully-convinced-in-his-own-mind--56268779desiringgod.org-resource-3584Sun, 25 Sep 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | There are a hundred things we can disagree on in which both convictions can be done to the glory of God.2369163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/consider-how-to-stir-up-one-another-to-love--56268811desiringgod.org-resource-4568Sun, 18 Sep 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Don’t be a loner in the Christian life. God did not design it that way.2788163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-is-god-the-supremacy-of-christ-in-an-age-of-terror--56268774desiringgod.org-resource-8Sun, 11 Sep 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God does not answer all our questions, but he doesn’t leave us in the dark either. His deepest and loudest response to our pain is the suffering and death of his Son.2217163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-welcome-a-weak-brother--56340625https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/how-to-welcome-a-weak-brotherSun, 04 Sep 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixHow can a church hold together when some of its members are so different from one another?2507163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-welcome-a-weak-brother--56268814desiringgod.org-resource-3583Sun, 04 Sep 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | How can a church hold together when some of its members are so different from one another?2507163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/put-on-the-lord-jesus-christ-part-2--56286359https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/put-on-the-lord-jesus-christ-part-2Sun, 28 Aug 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now3037163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/put-on-the-lord-jesus-christ-part-2--56268783desiringgod.org-resource-3582Sun, 28 Aug 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now3037163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-i-don-t-desire-god-part-6--56268804desiringgod.org-resource-2939Sat, 20 Aug 2005 17:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The fight of faith is really a fight for joy. Like any real battle, you shouldn’t enter the ring without strategies for victory.2096163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-i-don-t-desire-god-part-5--56268827desiringgod.org-resource-2938Sat, 20 Aug 2005 16:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The fight of faith is really a fight for joy. Like any real battle, you shouldn’t enter the ring without strategies for victory.1949163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-i-don-t-desire-god-part-4--56268799desiringgod.org-resource-2937Sat, 20 Aug 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The foundation for your acceptance with God is not you own works or accolades, but simply Jesus Christ’s blood and righteousness.1525163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-i-don-t-desire-god-part-3--56268817desiringgod.org-resource-2936Sat, 20 Aug 2005 14:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The fight for faith is a fight for joy. But we can only press on because God enables us with his sufficient grace.2296163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-i-don-t-desire-god-part-2--56268823desiringgod.org-resource-2935Fri, 19 Aug 2005 13:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | If it’s true that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him, then the fight to be happy in God is the most important thing in life.1863163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-i-don-t-desire-god-part-1--56268828desiringgod.org-resource-2934Fri, 19 Aug 2005 12:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God does everything for his glory. Therefore, you don’t need health, wealth, or prosperity in order to be happy.1834163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/put-on-the-lord-jesus-christ-part-1--56326088https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/put-on-the-lord-jesus-christ-part-1Sun, 14 Aug 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2681163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/put-on-the-lord-jesus-christ-part-1--56268816desiringgod.org-resource-3581Sun, 14 Aug 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2681163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-is-a-fulfilling-of-the-law-part-3--56380277https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/love-is-a-fulfilling-of-the-law-part-3Sun, 07 Aug 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2841163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-is-a-fulfilling-of-the-law-part-3--56268813desiringgod.org-resource-3580Sun, 07 Aug 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2841163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-is-a-fulfilling-of-the-law-part-2--56432027https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/love-is-a-fulfilling-of-the-law-part-2Sun, 31 Jul 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2915163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-is-a-fulfilling-of-the-law-part-2--56268819desiringgod.org-resource-3579Sun, 31 Jul 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2915163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-is-a-fulfilling-of-the-law-part-1--56269624https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/love-is-a-fulfilling-of-the-law-part-1Sun, 24 Jul 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2775163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-is-a-fulfilling-of-the-law-part-1--56268786desiringgod.org-resource-3578Sun, 24 Jul 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2775163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/open-their-eyes-doing-what-only-god-can-do--56268815desiringgod.org-resource-877Tue, 19 Jul 2005 17:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The calling to open up the eyes of the blind must be carried out through the means of teaching the whole counsel of God.2895163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/open-their-eyes-doing-what-only-god-can-do--56268826desiringgod.org-resource-876Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | The greatest news of the gospel is that it brings us to behold the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ for our everlasting satisfaction.2471163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/submission-to-civil-authority--56269628https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/submission-to-civil-authoritySun, 17 Jul 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper: “Christians are not first citizens of any human nation but citizens of the kingdom of God.”3051163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/submission-to-civil-authority--56268829desiringgod.org-resource-3577Sun, 17 Jul 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | John Piper: “Christians are not first citizens of any human nation but citizens of the kingdom of God.”3051163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/subjection-to-god-and-subjection-to-the-state-part-3--56324078https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/subjection-to-god-and-subjection-to-the-state-part-3Sun, 10 Jul 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2525163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/subjection-to-god-and-subjection-to-the-state-part-3--56268772desiringgod.org-resource-3576Sun, 10 Jul 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2525163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/subjection-to-god-and-subjection-to-the-state-part-2--56324071https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/subjection-to-god-and-subjection-to-the-state-part-2Sun, 03 Jul 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2764163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/subjection-to-god-and-subjection-to-the-state-part-2--56268821desiringgod.org-resource-3575Sun, 03 Jul 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2764163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/treasuring-christ-together-above-all-things--56268812desiringgod.org-resource-3574Sun, 26 Jun 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | What is Bethlehem's strategy for spreading a passion for the supremacy of God in all things to all the world?3170163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fathers-bring-them-up-in-the-discipline-instruction-of-the-lord--56268818desiringgod.org-resource-3573Sun, 19 Jun 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Eleven precious truths taught and demonstrated to John Piper by his father.3082163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/subjection-to-god-and-subjection-to-the-state-part-1--56340633https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/subjection-to-god-and-subjection-to-the-state-part-1Sun, 12 Jun 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now3039163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/subjection-to-god-and-subjection-to-the-state-part-1--56268822desiringgod.org-resource-3572Sun, 12 Jun 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now3039163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/honoring-the-biblical-call-of-motherhood--56268824desiringgod.org-resource-3571Sun, 08 May 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Motherhood is the life-on-life transmission of a God-centered, Christ-treasuring worldview.2387163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-makes-the-good-news-good-seeing-the-glory-of-christ--56268781desiringgod.org-resource-4507Sun, 01 May 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2891163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reflections-on-the-life-and-thought-of-john-owen--56269622desiringgod.org-resource-1291Thu, 21 Apr 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | John Owen is worthy to be studied in his works and imitated in his life and faith.4421163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-things-subject-to-the-risen-christ--56269619desiringgod.org-resource-3570Sun, 27 Mar 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2527163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/christ-overcame-evil-with-good-do-the-same--56286366https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/christ-overcame-evil-with-good-do-the-sameSun, 20 Mar 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2322163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/christ-overcame-evil-with-good-do-the-same--56269633desiringgod.org-resource-3569Sun, 20 Mar 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2322163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-is-it-right-to-repay-evil-with-pain--56336353https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/when-is-it-right-to-repay-evil-with-painSun, 13 Mar 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixDoes God ever intend for his justice—his right to punish wrong—to be shared with men?2477163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-is-it-right-to-repay-evil-with-pain--56269629desiringgod.org-resource-3568Sun, 13 Mar 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Does God ever intend for his justice—his right to punish wrong—to be shared with men?2477163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-present-effects-of-trembling-at-the-wrath-of-god--56286349https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-present-effects-of-trembling-at-the-wrath-of-godSun, 06 Mar 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixBelieving that God is furious against sin produces a good fear that transforms everything in life.2416163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-present-effects-of-trembling-at-the-wrath-of-god--56269620desiringgod.org-resource-3145Sun, 06 Mar 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Believing that God is furious against sin produces a good fear that transforms everything in life.2416163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-wrath-vengeance-is-mine-i-will-repay-says-the-lord--56274150https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/gods-wrathSun, 27 Feb 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixGod’s wrath is more horrifying than we can ever imagine, but he will pardon any who take refuge in the shelter Jesus provides.2797163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-wrath-vengeance-is-mine-i-will-repay-says-the-lord--56269638desiringgod.org-resource-3567Sun, 27 Feb 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | God’s wrath is more horrifying than we can ever imagine, but he will pardon any who take refuge in the shelter Jesus provides.2797163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-not-avenge-yourselves-but-give-place-to-wrath--56326094https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/do-not-avenge-yourselves-but-give-place-to-wrathSun, 20 Feb 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen we lay down the burden of vengeance, God will pick it up and carry it out. No sin will go unpunished from the God who sees all.2553163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-not-avenge-yourselves-but-give-place-to-wrath--56269650desiringgod.org-resource-3566Sun, 20 Feb 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen we lay down the burden of vengeance, God will pick it up and carry it out. No sin will go unpunished from the God who sees all.2553163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-peaceably-with-all-if-possible--56381423https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/live-peaceably-with-all-if-possibleSun, 13 Feb 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2683163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-peaceably-with-all-if-possible--56269625desiringgod.org-resource-3565Sun, 13 Feb 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2683163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bless-those-who-persecute-you--56336352https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/bless-those-who-persecute-youSun, 06 Feb 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixIf you see and savor mercy in Christ, you will love being merciful.2714163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bless-those-who-persecute-you--56269621desiringgod.org-resource-3564Sun, 06 Feb 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | If you see and savor mercy in Christ, you will love being merciful.2714163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/contending-for-our-all--56435278https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/contending-for-our-allTue, 01 Feb 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixListen Now4866163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/contending-for-our-all--56269630desiringgod.org-resource-423Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Listen Now4866163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lavish-giving-loving-guests-living-christ--56404713https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/lavish-giving-loving-guests-living-christSun, 30 Jan 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixChrist’s promise to meet all of our needs is what frees us from fear and greed and enables us to joyfully share with others.2717163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lavish-giving-loving-guests-living-christ--56269634desiringgod.org-resource-3119Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Christ’s promise to meet all of our needs is what frees us from fear and greed and enables us to joyfully share with others.2717163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abortion-race-gender-and-christ--56269653desiringgod.org-resource-3563Sun, 23 Jan 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixMillions of abortions are the outworking of racism and sexism. Let us find another way to freedom and equality than killing the babies.2475163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racial-harmony-and-interracial-marriage--56269640desiringgod.org-resource-4563Sun, 16 Jan 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Interracial marriage is not only permitted by God; it is a positive good. It is not just to be tolerated, but celebrated.2612163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/boiling-for-christ--56271244desiringgod.org-resource-3039Sun, 09 Jan 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen it comes to serving Christ, half-heartedness, lukewarmness, laziness, sluggishness, and slothfulness are utterly inappropriate.2448163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/boiling-for-christ--56269631https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/boiling-for-christSun, 09 Jan 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWhen it comes to serving Christ, half-heartedness, lukewarmness, laziness, sluggishness, and slothfulness are utterly inappropriate.2448163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/use-the-inspired-scriptures-to-rejoice-in-hope--56286348https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/use-the-inspired-scriptures-to-rejoice-in-hopeSun, 02 Jan 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixIf we give ourselves daily to the word of God, our hope and joy will be made unshakably strong — even in suffering.2632163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/use-the-inspired-scriptures-to-rejoice-in-hope--56269627desiringgod.org-resource-3562Sun, 02 Jan 2005 15:00:00 +0000KennystixIf we give ourselves daily to the word of God, our hope and joy will be made unshakably strong — even in suffering.2632163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-constant-in-prayer-for-the-joy-of-hope--56286363https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/be-constant-in-prayer-for-the-joy-of-hopeSun, 26 Dec 2004 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2333163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-constant-in-prayer-for-the-joy-of-hope--56269632desiringgod.org-resource-4562Sun, 26 Dec 2004 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2333163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/happy-in-hope-patient-in-pain-constant-in-prayer--56300356https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/happy-in-hope-patient-in-pain-constant-in-prayerSun, 19 Dec 2004 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2581163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/happy-in-hope-patient-in-pain-constant-in-prayer--56269636desiringgod.org-resource-2990Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2581163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-one-another-with-brotherly-affection--56336358https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/love-one-another-with-brotherly-affectionSun, 12 Dec 2004 15:00:00 +0000KennystixWatch Now2612163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-one-another-with-brotherly-affection--56269648desiringgod.org-resource-2897Sun, 12 Dec 2004 15:00:00 +0000KennystixJohn Piper | Watch Now2612163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/treasuring-christ-together-the-vision-and-its-cost--56286358https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/treasuring-christ-together-the-vision-and-its-costSun, 05 Dec 2004 15:00:00 +0000KennystixBeware of fearing a high price more than the possibility that God could be displeased that you didn't aim at something greater.1871163859,desiring god,john piper,messages,preaching,sermonsfalsefull