Synopsis
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. Pipers 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.
Episodes
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![The Shepherd, the Host, and the Highway Patrol]()
The Shepherd, the Host, and the Highway Patrol
08/09/1980 Duration: 35minGod pursues us with goodness and mercy in both joy and trials — all for his name’s sake.
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![How Is It Right to Justify the Ungodly?]()
How Is It Right to Justify the Ungodly?
07/09/1980 Duration: 23minWe unseat judges with indignation who acquit the guilty. Our moral sensibility is outraged when wrong and guilt are given legal sanction. Yet at the heart of our gospel stands the sentence: God justifies the ungodly who trust in him.
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![Restful Words for Labor Day]()
Restful Words for Labor Day
01/09/1980 Duration: 33minIt seems that with this passage of Scripture, more than any other, to recite it is also to experience its reality. The psalm itself is green pasture, the psalm itself is still water, the psalm itself restores my soul.
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![Final Judgment: Eternal Life vs. Wrath and Fury]()
Final Judgment: Eternal Life vs. Wrath and Fury
31/08/1980 Duration: 28minEvery responsible person, on the basis of their actions and attitudes, will meet the final judgment of God.
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![How to Argue with God]()
How to Argue with God
25/08/1980 Duration: 34minDon't let your sinfulness hinder your prayers. Run into the arms of God and fill his ear with arguments that aim for His honor.
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![Whatever Is Not from Faith Is Sin]()
Whatever Is Not from Faith Is Sin
24/08/1980 Duration: 30minAnything, absolutely any act or attitude which is owing to a lack of trust in God is sin, no matter how moral it may appear to men. God looks on the heart.
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![Christ and Cancer]()
Christ and Cancer
17/08/1980 Duration: 37minIf God is in control of everything, why do we suffer? Here are six affirmations to hold you through seasons of suffering.
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![Is God for Us or for Himself?]()
Is God for Us or for Himself?
10/08/1980 Duration: 27minWhen we clamor for praise, we are prideful and petty. But when God commands us to praise him, he is loving us to the uttermost.
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![How to Do Good So That God Gets the Glory]()
How to Do Good So That God Gets the Glory
03/08/1980 Duration: 22minGod gets glory not from our heroic exertion but from our reliance upon his strength—when we serve as one who serves with the strength which God supplies.
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![Go to God in Prayer: How Not to Be a Mule]()
Go to God in Prayer: How Not to Be a Mule
03/08/1980 Duration: 32minDon’t be stubborn like a mule, but run headlong to God in prayer while he may be found.
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![Don’t Eat the Bread of Anxious Toil]()
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![God Created Us for His Glory]()
God Created Us for His Glory
27/07/1980 Duration: 29minGod’s glory and our happiness are never at odds. His pursuit of his own fame is a full commitment to our deepest joy.
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![Delighting in the Law of God]()
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![The Wisdom We Speak]()
The Wisdom We Speak
20/07/1980 Duration: 38minThe remedy for the darkness of man's mind is not mindlessness but light.
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![The Wisdom of Men and the Power of God]()
The Wisdom of Men and the Power of God
13/07/1980 Duration: 30minIn his first sermon as pastor at Bethlehem, John Piper explains the source of his authority and the reason for his fear.
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![John Piper’s Candidating Sermon at Bethlehem Baptist]()
John Piper’s Candidating Sermon at Bethlehem Baptist
27/01/1980 Duration: 33minJohn Piper candidated at Bethlehem Baptist Church in January of 1980. Six months later, he was installed to the pastorate, where he spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for more than three decades.
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![John Piper’s Candidating Testimony]()
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![John Piper’s Senior Sermon at Fuller Seminary]()
John Piper’s Senior Sermon at Fuller Seminary
24/03/1971 Duration: 18minOne of the first sermons John Piper ever preached, as a 25-year-old seminary student.
