Messages by Desiring God (Video)
861 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 140 ratingsMessages from the Teaching Team at Desiring God.
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Women the World Cannot Explain
September 18, 2015 02:05 - 493 MB VideoJohn Piper | Godly women, rooted in unwavering hope, fear nothing — even submission to husbands who do not follow Jesus. They adorn their souls with a peculiar beauty: not base servility or brash power, but a combination of humility and lion-like courage that the world cannot explain.
John Piper Recites 1 Peter from Memory
September 18, 2015 02:00 - 451 MB VideoJohn Piper | John Piper illustrates the importance of Bible memorization in the Christian life by reciting 1 Peter 1–3:7 from memory.
Too Many Settle for Too Little in Bible Reading
September 18, 2015 01:00 - 639 MB VideoJohn Piper | To understand God’s word with power, we need to see it for ourselves, patiently investing time to dig deep and ask questions of the text.
The Path to Full and Lasting Pleasure
August 11, 2015 12:00 - 54 minutes - 1000 MB VideoJohn Piper | Psalm 16 gives us some of the clearest, most powerful words about our greatest happiness.
How You Can Know You’re a Child of God
May 31, 2015 00:00 - 49 minutes - 339 MB VideoJohn 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.
Summary and Conclusion: 1 Peter 2:13–3:7
May 29, 2015 17:00 - 229 MB VideoJohn Piper | The ultimate goal of 1 Peter is to encourage believers to live transformed lives in light of their hope in Christ and to glorify God.
Broken Dynamics in Marriage (Q&A)
May 29, 2015 16:00 - 278 MB VideoJohn Piper | Issues within marriage can be helped by relating to each other openly and honestly while involving Christian community, but there will be times when a couple just has to live with a difficult situation.
Bible Reading, Justice, and Marriage (Q&A)
May 29, 2015 15:00 - 363 MB VideoJohn Piper | Godward prayers should fuel our Bible reading, compassionate advocacy should flavor our understanding of justice, and gospel instincts should shape our marriage struggles.
Men, Love and Lead Your Wives
May 29, 2015 14:00 - 656 MB VideoJohn Piper | Men, lead your wives with understanding, honoring them as the weaker vessel, and recognizing them as joint heirs of the grace of life. By doing so, your prayers may not be hindered.
What Is Submission in Marriage?
May 29, 2015 13:00 - 553 MB VideoJohn Piper | Submission has become a curse word in our culture today, even within the church. However, the Bible reveals the beauty of what submission is — and what it’s not.
The Beauty and Behavior of a Godly Woman
May 29, 2015 12:00 - 454 MB VideoJohn Piper | What does it mean to be a strong woman? The world and all the media will answer one way, but the gospel and the Bible paint a more beautiful and satisfying picture.
Christ Returned Good for Your Evil
May 29, 2015 11:00 - 476 MB VideoJohn Piper | How does what Jesus did on the cross for you relate to people who treat you badly? He models a patient, sacrificial love that would radically change all our relationships.
How Do We Honor Dishonorable People? (Q&A)
May 29, 2015 10:00 - 678 MB VideoJohn Piper | How do you honor leaders while also standing up against policies, laws, or agendas that are unbiblical? John Piper addresses this question and more.
The Horror and Hope in Slavery
May 29, 2015 09:00 - 504 MB VideoJohn Piper | Showing honor to one’s master is a way of honoring God and commending the gospel, including to masters who are unjust and treat you badly.
For God’s Sake, Be Free
May 29, 2015 08:00 - 437 MB VideoJohn Piper | Christians are free to submit to human authority because our citizenship is in heaven and Jesus is our King.
Submit to Laws for the Lord’s Sake
May 29, 2015 07:00 - 420 MB VideoJohn Piper | The default stance for a believer is all about servitude, not some grand quest for superiority.
Your Desires Want to Kill You
May 29, 2015 06:00 - 657 MB VideoJohn Piper | When God saved us from our sin, he brought us from death into marvelous light and life. But sin still tries to entice us and destroy us, so the call to faith is a call to war.
Faith and Fear Produce Love
May 29, 2015 05:00 - 397 MB VideoJohn Piper | God’s sovereign justice and Christ’s sacrifice should cause us to fear ever doing anything to make the cross look cheap.
The Mind Serves the Heart
May 29, 2015 04:00 - 436 MB VideoJohn Piper | God gives us knowledge about himself to help us develop deep passion for him. So, how do we learn to cultivate the right feelings for God?
Imperishable, Undefiled, and Unfading
May 29, 2015 03:00 - 610 MB VideoJohn Piper | Once you grasp the glory of adoption, with its promise of an inheritance from God, you will naturally find yourself echoing the words of the apostle Peter: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!”
Getting Started in 1 Peter
May 29, 2015 02:00 - 338 MB VideoJohn Piper | To understand 1 Peter, you must understand what the apostle Peter means by “elect exiles.”
A Realistic Book About Life Today
May 29, 2015 01:00 - 553 MB VideoJohn Piper | The answer to the rise of secularism, persecution, and the prosperity gospel is to behold God's self-authenticating glory in the Bible as found in 1 Peter.
Called to Be Lights in the World
May 24, 2015 14:15 - 25 minutes - 669 MB VideoJohn Piper | Christians, as chosen lights, proclaim God’s excellencies through transformed living, silencing ignorance, shaming the revilers with good behavior, and bringing glory to their heavenly Father.
Destined to Obey, or Disobey
May 24, 2015 13:10 - 19 minutes - 470 MB VideoJohn Piper | Is stumbling because of disobedience any different from being born again by the mercy of God? If we are not born again, we will disobey, destined by our nature.
Born Again by the Book
May 24, 2015 12:05 - 12 minutes - 239 MB VideoJohn Piper | According to 1 Peter, what does it mean to have your soul purified by “obedience to the truth”?
The Infinite Price of Your Freedom
May 24, 2015 11:00 - 15 minutes - 365 MB VideoJohn Piper | Christians are called to both “fear not” and fear — fear to squander the precious ransom of Christ’s blood.
New Passions Are the Path to Holiness
May 24, 2015 10:00 - 18 minutes - 469 MB VideoJohn Piper | New passions give rise to new conduct. And if you try to turn it around, you don’t have Christianity anymore.
A Faith More Precious Than Gold
May 24, 2015 09:00 - 21 minutes - 649 MB VideoJohn Piper | Your faith is so valuable that God is willing to put it through fire to burn out all the dross. Don’t begrudge the school of suffering because God deems it necessary.
Simultaneous Joy and Sorrow
May 24, 2015 08:00 - 15 minutes - 397 MB VideoJohn Piper | The Christian life is characterized by the simultaneous experience of both joy and sorrow. Trials are allowed by God’s necessity to test and strengthen one’s faith, all while God provides the necessary grace for each day’s challenges.
Why Your Faith Will Not Fail
May 24, 2015 07:00 - 15 minutes - 466 MB VideoJohn Piper | God sustains faith, trials refine faith, and faith glorifies Christ.
Born Again to a Living Hope
May 24, 2015 06:00 - 25 minutes - 741 MB VideoJohn Piper | Every Christian has been born again, and everyone who has been born again has a living hope.
The Word Awakens Joy and Worship
May 24, 2015 05:00 - 20 minutes - 546 MB VideoJohn Piper | According to the apostle Peter, knowing the cause, means, and goal of our election as exiles awakens joy and worship.
Set Apart by the Spirit
May 24, 2015 04:00 - 11 minutes - 331 MB VideoJohn Piper | Our exile status is connected to our election — a connection carefully woven together by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. If we attempt to be exiles apart from the work of the triune God, we end up with Phariseeism.
Exiles on the Earth
May 24, 2015 03:00 - 28 minutes - 550 MB VideoJohn Piper | As Christians, our earthly identity is that of aliens, strangers, sojourners, and exiles, with our true citizenship found in heaven.
Basics for Reading the Bible
May 24, 2015 02:00 - 36 minutes - 976 MB VideoJohn Piper | If you find the Bible boring, mythological, or distracting, then 2 Corinthians 4:6 hasn’t happened to you yet. You will not understand the Bible without the Holy Spirit.
A Survey of Suffering in 1 Peter
May 24, 2015 01:00 - 24 minutes - 626 MB VideoJohn Piper | If you feel totally at home in this world, 1 Peter will either pass by you or awaken you to your alien status here.
Friendship with Jesus and the Aim of Education in Serious Joy
May 15, 2015 23:00 - 21 minutes - 669 MB VideoJohn 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.
Education in Serious Joy
May 15, 2015 20:00 - 726 MB VideoJohn Piper | Education at Bethlehem College and Seminary is education in serious joy.
Life-Risking Courage in the Cause of Love
May 02, 2015 12:00 - 37 minutes - 655 MB VideoJohn 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.
It Is Right to Live for Maximum Pleasure
May 01, 2015 12:00 - 37 minutes - 1.24 GB VideoJohn Piper | The greatest benefits of the cross, like justification, propitiations, salvation, and redemption, are all a means to us enjoying the one greatest benefit: glorifying God by enjoying him forever.
The Pain of the World and the Purposes of God
April 26, 2015 00:00 - 52 minutes - 582 MB VideoJohn 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.
What Jesus Demands from the World
April 14, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 815 MB VideoJohn Piper | Jesus demands the impossible, whole-hearted love for God and others, but he does not abandon us to the task.
Biblical Foundations for Seeking God's Justice in a Sinful World
April 14, 2015 00:00 - 59 minutes - 914 MB VideoJohn Piper, Thabiti Anyabwile, Voddie Baucham, D.A. Carson, Tim Keller, and Miguel Núñez | The foundation of the gospel propels us to seek justice in this world which gives people what they deserve, and even more to seek grace which gives people better than they deserve.
The Shoot from Jesse, the Nations, and Israel
April 14, 2015 00:00 - 56 minutes - 816 MB VideoJohn Piper | Watch Now
Suffering, Faith, and the Sign of Fearlessness
April 09, 2015 00:50 - 43 minutes - 737 MB VideoJohn 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.
A Living Hope Through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
April 05, 2015 00:00 - 48 minutes - 1.5 GB VideoJohn Piper | The living hope every Christian enjoys now and waits for in the future is rooted in the mercy of God, the resurrection of Christ from the dead, and the new birth.
Undaunted by the Darkness – Invincible Joy for the Sake of the Nations
March 07, 2015 00:00 - 44 minutes - 643 MB VideoJohn Piper | Watch Now
You Can Say No to Porn
February 11, 2015 15:00 - 503 MB VideoJohn Piper | Addiction is a relative term. If the stakes are high enough and sure enough, you’ll have all the self-control you need to resist any sexual temptation.