Messages by Desiring God (Video)
867 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 140 ratingsMessages from the Teaching Team at Desiring God.
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I Act the Miracle
February 24, 2011 15:00 - 38 minutes - 586 MB VideoJohn Piper | You can fight the battle hard against your sin because Jesus has already purchased victory over your sin at the cross.
Out of Your Heart Will Flow Rivers of Living Water
February 20, 2011 00:00 - 51 minutes - 738 MB VideoJohn Piper | Every river of joy in your soul will flow from Jesus. When you come to him, you get him. And he never leaves.
Willing God’s Will as a Way of Knowing Christ’s Word
February 14, 2011 00:00 - 43 minutes - 368 MB VideoJohn 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.
He Kissed the Rose and Felt the Thorn: Living and Dying in the Morning of Life
February 01, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 1.03 GB VideoJohn Piper | Watch Now
The Common Root of Unbelief in the Brothers of Jesus and the Jewish Crowds
January 30, 2011 15:00 - 46 minutes - 469 MB VideoJohn Piper | Faith, at its core, is despairing of human approval and being glad in the God of grace.
Abortion and the Narrow Way That Leads to Life
January 23, 2011 15:00 - 42 minutes - 552 MB VideoJohn Piper | Jesus died for sinners. And that group includes those who have had or committed abortions.
Our Deepest Prayer: Hallowed Be Your Name
January 09, 2011 15:00 - 45 minutes - 20.4 MB VideoJohn Piper | The Lord’s Prayer teaches us to go to God for every need, especially our need to hallow him above all things.
Getting to the Bottom of Your Joy
January 03, 2011 15:00 - 58 minutes - 1.37 GB VideoJohn 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.
Making Known the Manifold Wisdom of God Through Prison and Prayer
October 19, 2010 15:00 - 33 minutes - 509 MB VideoJohn Piper | Watch Now
The Life of the Mind and the Love of God
October 03, 2010 15:00 - 58 minutes - 293 MB VideoJohn Piper | Thinking 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.
Surprise Presentation of the Book “For the Fame of God’s Name”
October 02, 2010 15:00 - 86.9 MB VideoJohn Piper, Lane Dennis, Sam Storms, and Justin Taylor | In a heartwarming surprise, John Piper was gifted a magnificent festschrift, a grand tome filled with heartfelt tributes and profound insights, all in celebration of God’s work through Piper.
What Does It Mean to Live by Faith in the Service of the Fatherless?
April 30, 2010 15:00 - 33 minutes - 490 MB VideoJohn Piper | The cause of orphan care and adoption must be pursued by faith, both in success and suffering.
Consider Your Calling
April 25, 2010 15:00 - 41 minutes - 634 MB VideoJohn Piper | God’s love for his people is so rich and full that they need the Holy Spirit’s help to really feel it.
Rejoicing in the Midst of Sorrow
April 23, 2010 15:00 - 34 minutes - 631 MB VideoJohn Piper | Eight suggestions are given for how to persevere in ministry in the midst of sorrow.
How Much Does God Love This Church?
April 18, 2010 15:00 - 51 minutes - 503 MB VideoJohn Piper | We are precious to God — so precious that he will not have us make that preciousness into our god.
Did Jesus Preach the Gospel of Evangelicalism?
April 14, 2010 15:00 - 1 hour - 1000 MB VideoJohn Piper | Christ is our pardon. Christ is our perfection. Paul and Jesus agreed.
What Jesus Demands from the World, Session 2
April 10, 2010 15:00 - 1 hour - 490 MB VideoJohn Piper | God-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.
What Jesus Demands from the World, Session 1
April 09, 2010 15:00 - 1 hour - 612 MB VideoJohn Piper | All the demands of the Great Commission flow from the person and work of Christ.
The Supremacy of Christ in Suffering
April 08, 2010 15:00 - 52 minutes - 378 MB VideoJohn Piper | Everything in the universe points to God’s glory. He uses even our greatest sorrows to display his supremacy.
Suffering for the Gospel Q & A
April 08, 2010 15:00 - 42 minutes - 652 MB VideoJohn Piper | Suffering in the path of obedience is something promised to every believer, but we should be patient with those who struggle to grasp God’s sovereignty and goodness in their suffering.
The Immeasurable Greatness of His Power Toward Us
April 04, 2010 15:00 - 37 minutes - 1.43 GB VideoJohn Piper | The resurrection of Jesus shows the greatness of God's power toward us now in this life.
The Son of Man Must Suffer Many Things
March 28, 2010 15:00 - 36 minutes - 387 MB VideoJohn Piper | The death of Christ was planned by the Father and approved by the Son to ransom many people from their sins.
Parenting with Hope in the Worst of Times
March 21, 2010 15:00 - 55 minutes - 1.42 GB VideoJohn Piper | In every stage of parenting, knowing God's mercy gives us brokenhearted boldness—and hope.
Why God Makes Much of Us
March 01, 2010 15:00 - 37 minutes - 1.28 GB VideoJohn 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.
Q & A with Urban Pastors
February 28, 2010 15:00 - 44 minutes - 729 MB VideoJohn Piper | The word of the cross is sufficient for our issues of ethnic harmony, political schisms, and standing against false doctrine in the church.
Why God Makes Much of Us
February 28, 2010 15:00 - 45 minutes - 1.4 GB VideoJohn 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.
The Pastor as Prophet: Session 4
February 27, 2010 17:00 - 1.23 GB VideoJohn Piper | In the presence of God and Christ, we are to faithfully and accurately preach the Bible to hungry, needy souls.
The Pastor as Prophet
February 27, 2010 15:00 - 1.26 GB VideoJohn Piper | Pastors are workers for the joy and transformation of their people, and in this work it is essential that they fight for maintaining joy themselves.
The Pastor as Prophet
February 26, 2010 17:00 - 783 MB VideoJohn Piper | There is a biblical precedent for preaching in the gathering of God’s people, and that preaching should be expository exultation that has its goal in the glory of God, its ground in the person and work of Christ, and its source in the Scriptures.
Lessons from an Inconsolable Soul
February 02, 2010 15:00 - 1 hour - 1.05 GB VideoJohn Piper | We 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.
I Will Build My Church
January 31, 2010 15:00 - 48 minutes - 827 MB VideoJohn Piper | Multiplying churches with different strengths and weaknesses means coming closer to meeting the needs of the world.
Born Blind for the Glory of God: Eugenics by Abortion Is an Abomination to God
January 24, 2010 15:00 - 50 minutes - 914 MB VideoJohn Piper | All children, of every degree of ability, are conceived for the purpose of displaying the glory of God.
Help the Children Love the Different People
January 17, 2010 15:00 - 45 minutes - 1.4 GB VideoJohn Piper | Eight ways to help children love those who don't look like them.
Holding Fast the Word of Life
January 10, 2010 15:00 - 47 minutes - 862 MB VideoJohn 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.
Is Jesus an Egomaniac?
January 04, 2010 15:00 - 48 minutes - 1.4 GB VideoJohn Piper | God loves us best when he loves himself most. And in his loving glorification, we find imperishable joy.
Praying in the Closet and in the Spirit
January 03, 2010 15:00 - 55 minutes - 504 MB VideoJohn Piper | Both disciplined and spontaneous prayer should flow from our confidence that God is already one hundred percent on our side.
Holy Ambition: Paul’s and Yours
December 31, 2009 15:00 - 1 hour - 923 MB VideoJohn 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.
God’s Passion for His Glory
December 30, 2009 15:00 - 53 minutes - 556 MB VideoJohn Piper | God’s passion for his own glory is the great ballast not only for global missions, but also for our very own souls.
You Have the Words of Eternal Life
December 20, 2009 15:00 - 43 minutes - 633 MB VideoJohn Piper | Christmas is for salvation. God sent his Son into the world to save it, not condemn it.
It Is the Spirit That Gives Life
December 13, 2009 15:00 - 52 minutes - 745 MB VideoJohn Piper | As once-adoring followers disappear, Jesus’s message becomes clearer and clearer: their resistance itself is in God’s hands.
They Will All Be Taught of God
December 06, 2009 15:00 - 43 minutes - 647 MB VideoJohn 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.
Skeptical Grumbling and Sovereign Grace
November 29, 2009 15:00 - 49 minutes - 756 MB VideoJohn Piper | When we come to Jesus, we come voluntarily and freely. And behind that change in us is a decisive work of the Father.
Behold, Believe, Be Raised
November 22, 2009 15:00 - 51 minutes - 515 MB VideoJohn Piper | We should hunger and thirst for God and all he has done in Jesus more than anything else in this world.
Questions and Answers
November 19, 2009 15:00 - 34 minutes - 326 MB VideoJohn Piper | We should accept our calling wherever God has placed us, including prison, and we should first and foremost be loyal to the Bible, not to a certain theological camp.
Jesus Came Not to Give Bread but to Be Bread
November 19, 2009 15:00 - 48 minutes - 249 MB VideoJohn Piper | Our greatest need is not physical but spiritual. We crave the bread of life more than bread for our stomachs.
Do Not Labor for the Food That Perishes
November 15, 2009 15:00 - 42 minutes - 616 MB VideoJohn 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.
Twelve Baskets of Bread and the Walk on Water
November 08, 2009 15:00 - 46 minutes - 417 MB VideoJohn Piper | Jesus’ presence brings the kind of fullness that produces generosity and risk-taking in his church.
The All-Providing King Who Would Not Be King
November 01, 2009 15:00 - 44 minutes - 618 MB VideoJohn Piper | Jesus 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.
The Legacy of Antioch: Partnering with the Church of the Global South for the Sake of the Gospel
October 25, 2009 15:00 - 46 minutes - 222 MB VideoJohn Piper | As Christianity expands in the global South, the Western church must continue to support the developing church by sending and going.