Podcasts about desiring god

God is so powerful and so gracious that in the end he will turn ruthless nations to revere him. He cannot fail.

David 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.

Because of Christ, we say Amen to God in our prayers to show that God gets the glory for the future grace we are counting on.

Why don't fear and guilt change us more deeply? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Matthew 5:16 to show how delight in God produces brokenness and obedience.

Does the Bible teach that everything happens for a reason? Pastor John offers grounding from Romans 8 for God's purpose in our suffering.

With all the power in the universe and with the absolute right to do as he pleases with what he made, God is for us.

Do you talk as if God is really at work? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper expounds Acts 13:17–30 and shows why biblical preaching keeps saying, “God did this.”

The mercy and the sovereignty of God are the twin pillars of your life. They will stand by your deathbed, and with strong and tender hands lift you to God.

Marshall 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.

How can preaching drift out of touch with reality? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper warns that when God's majesty is missing, we stop talking about what's most real.

Your prayers are the aroma of heaven, sweet smelling before the throne of God and before the Lamb.

Why does Sunday worship center on preaching? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 2 Timothy 3:16–4:5 to show why worship demands a word that awakens delight.

Greg Morse | Are you anxious about your life? Do the walls close in? When life is unkind, reply by savoring small blessings.

When Christians encounter signs of the end times, how should we respond? Pastor John outlines a biblical approach to waiting well for Jesus's return.

Pride is a form of unbelief. Faith admits need. Pride won't. Faith banks on God. Pride won't. Faith casts anxieties on God. Pride won't.

Are God's commands restrictive? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper expounds Luke 11:46 and shows how faith learns to trust God's way to happiness.

A mustard seed of faith is infinitely closer to being a mountain of faith than it is to being no faith. There is an infinite difference between a spark and no spark.

How can you experience an outpouring of the Holy Spirit? Meditate day and night on the promises of God.

You cannot sink so low in despairing of your own resources that God does not see and care. He is at the bottom waiting to catch you.

How do you obey without sliding into legalism? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Matthew 5:16 to show how faith fills obedience with joy.

How can believers push past surface-level Bible reading to the reality behind the words? Pastor John offers five practices to enliven dry devotions.

Turn from self and come to Jesus as your source for true joy. His fullness will satisfy your itch of emptiness.

What keeps you moving toward hard places? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper expounds Philippians 1:20–21 and shows why prisons and swords can't stop joy in Christ.

David Mathis | As the crisis in Iran unfolds, with its devastating sorrows and tremendous hopes, how might Christians watch and pray with the eyes of faith?

There are no lapses in God's commitment or in his joy in doing good to his children — to those who trust him.

Is suffering a detour, or is it God's plan? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 8:23 and shows why groaning saints are God's strategy to finish the mission.

Greg Morse | Meekness is not a beta virtue for those too scared to stand up to wickedness. Psalm 37 clarifies how the meek think and believe in an evil world.

The evidence of God's power in our lives is not the absence of our willing, but the strength and joy of our willing.

Are you trying to pay God back with obedience? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper teaches 2 Corinthians 9:8 and shows how grace carries us every step of the Christian life.

Why do people reject God when creation proclaims his presence? Pastor John explains how truth becomes suppressed, both internally and externally.

When some fear or craving threatens to lead us into sin, we are to take the sword of the Spirit and kill it.

Can serving God actually dishonor him? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Mark 10:45 to show the Christ who refuses to be served.

Pilate's authority over Jesus was subordinate to God's authority over Pilate. So, Jesus did not fear.

David Mathis | “Blessed are those who mourn.” What could Jesus mean when he calls the sad ones happy, and those who grieve glad?

God declares us righteous, which gives us unshakable security in the face of tremendous suffering.

David Mathis | Pursuing a holy ambition means seeking maturity in Christ more than we seek influence in the world. An enduring example takes hidden work.

The hope of the resurrection radically changed the way Paul lived. His life counted. His suffering was meaningful.

Why does preaching belong at the heart of worship? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper expounds 2 Timothy 4:2 to show how preaching helps us see God clearly and savor him deeply.

How can those who have wandered far from God come back home to him? Pastor John offers hope in the face of deep failure.

God's wrath was once on us. But because he made us alive, all that wrath is removed. He is now 100% for us.

What makes preaching central in worship? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper teaches 2 Timothy 3:16–4:5 and shows how the Spirit opens blind eyes to Christ.

Take heart. If you have faith in Jesus, God himself declares, “You are greatly loved.”

What if you stopped fearing people? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper teaches Matthew 10:24–31 and shows how Jesus gives us reasons not to fear.

The clearest answer in Acts to the question why a person believes the gospel is that God opens the heart.

Why is truth so hard to hear today? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explains from 1 Timothy 4:3 how preaching to real needs (not just felt needs) leads sinners to lasting joy.

How do Jesus's teaching and example shape our leadership? Pastor John examines the traits of a godly leader in the home, church, or workplace.

Those who suffer for Christ will receive the Holy Spirit's power and rest at their greatest hour of need.

Does God's self-exaltation sound unloving to you? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows how God's pursuit of our praise is actually the fullest expression of love.

The fullness of Jesus Christ is a divine, accessible, glorious, delivered, blessed, true fullness.

Jesus Christ is exuberant with omnipotent service for the sake of all who trust him.