John Piper Sermons
Religion & Spirituality Podcas
John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org; he is author of more than 50 books and travels regularly to preach and teach. New messages are posted to this podcast as they become available. Piper’s sermons, books, articles, and more are available free of charge at desiringGod.org. We want people everywhere to understand and embrace the truth that God is most glorified in us, when we are most satisfied in him.
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John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org; he is author of more than 50 books and travels regularly to preach and teach. New messages are posted to this podcast as they become available. Piper’s sermons, books, articles, and more are available free of charge at desiringGod.org. We want people everywhere to understand and embrace the truth that God is most glorified in us, when we are most satisfied in him.
Language:
English
Episodes
Every Letter Kills, Including Shakespeare: Pressing Through Texts in the Power of the Spirit
7/19/2020
To 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.
Duration:00:18:40
Exposition or Imposition? How Gospel-Centered Preaching Can Go Wrong
6/28/2020
Preachers, instead of taking your text and making a beeline to the cross, take the cross and make a beeline to your text.
Duration:00:50:13
The Second Coming: Not Before the ‘Man of Lawlessness’
6/21/2020
As we look forward to Christ’s second coming, what matters most is not that we have the timing and details down, but that we hold fast to Jesus as our great hope.
Duration:01:00:35
Does God Intend Evil for Our Good? Providential Peril for Joseph, Jesus, and You
6/14/2020
What sinners and Satan intend for evil, God always superintends for good. Our all-wise God brings restoration from ruin and deliverance out of danger.
Duration:00:51:48
The Secret of Christ-Magnifying Contentment as the Path to Costly Love
5/17/2020
True contentment in Christ not only guards against our ever-changing circumstances, but frees us to overflow in costly love to others — even our enemies.
Duration:00:29:59
The Second Coming: Wrath and Rescue
4/5/2020
Suffering, pain, and trouble never have the last word for the people of God. He is our hope and our joy, and he will bring us all the way home.
Duration:01:04:46
Do Not Take God’s Name in Vain: The Weight and Wonder of the Third Commandment
3/8/2020
To take God’s name in vain is about far, far more than avoiding foul language. Our reverence for God’s name cuts to the very core of our worship in all of life.
Duration:00:45:26
Live for Your Greatest Desire: Jesus
2/23/2020
Jesus’s call to deny ourselves isn’t a demand to give up happiness but an invitation to walk with him on the path to deep, lasting joy.
Duration:00:45:05
Serious Joy, Cultural Conflict, and Christian Humility: Thoughts on Christian Education
1/19/2020
True Christian education fills our hearts and minds with a joy so serious and strong that our society loses its power to control where we stand and what we say.
Duration:00:54:56
Christ Magnified in His World Through Servants Satisfied in His Worth
1/12/2020
God will not settle for redeeming people from just a few parts of the globe. He will have people from every tribe, tongue, and nation.
Duration:00:38:16
Seek the Things That Are Above
12/29/2019
Every believer in Jesus Christ has a potent spiritual superpower. With the Spirit’s help, we now can seek the very things of heaven above.
Duration:00:45:40
How Does Humility Lead in Conflict? A Charge to Christian Leaders
12/8/2019
The humblest response to our culture’s tirade against objective truth isn’t to retreat, but to lovingly and kindly contend for what the Bible says.
Duration:00:32:40
‘How God Made Me Happy in Him’: John Piper’s Journey to Joy
11/17/2019
Glory and joy appear all over the Bible, but how they relate is not readily obvious. Listen to John Piper tell the story of how God connected the dots between the two.
Duration:00:27:50
Seven Reasons We Must Pursue Supreme Satisfaction in God
11/10/2019
Enjoying God, being satisfied in him, is essential in glorifying him as he deserves. God is not as glorified by mere duty as he is by delight.
Duration:01:06:01
A Peculiar Act of Worship: Preaching as Expository Exultation
11/3/2019
The preacher’s task is not merely to teach or inform, but to rejoice with his people over the wonders of Scripture.
Duration:00:55:22
The Explosive Power of the Resurrection — Now
10/6/2019
Jesus’s resurrection not only guarantees that we too will rise, but that we can taste steadfast, heavenly joy here and now — even in suffering. John Piper preached this sermon at the Sing! Conference in Nashville.
Duration:00:25:58
Christians Care About All Suffering and Injustice
8/25/2019
Suffering and injustice infect every inch of our world. But Jesus grants his people the resolve to labor for change that makes an everlasting difference. John Piper preached this message at the Sing! Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Duration:00:25:48
How to Preach in the Power of the Spirit
8/18/2019
Sermons are not speeches. Preaching isn’t a lecture. When a pastor speaks God’s words to his gathered people, in the power of the Spirit, miracles happen. John Piper delivered this message at the Sing! conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Duration:00:50:01
Even When It Hurts: How Christ Reveals Himself in Pain
8/11/2019
In this life, we will not be able to see all God is doing through sickness and pain, but we can trust that he will reveal more of himself to us through every trial and trouble.
Duration:00:40:03
The Glory of God and Why We Sing
7/28/2019
The greatness of God’s glory invites a response that moves his people beyond mere words. And so we sing. John Piper preached this sermon at the Sing! Conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Duration:00:51:20