Podcasts about desiring god

Should pastors expose every fresh cultural outrage from the pulpit? Pastor John encourages pastors to condemn sin without being consumed.

In order to live the radical lives Christ calls us to live, we must embrace him as the only one who can truly satisfy our souls.

Our hearts exploit our minds to justify what our hearts want. Our deepest desires incline our minds to perceive and think in a way that will make our desires look right.

If we recognize our sin, fight it, and cling to the cross of Christ as our hope, then God will hear us and answer our prayers.

We all go through seasons where we have little desire for God. We don't really want to pray, and reading our Bible doesn't sound exciting.Being honest about not wanting God isn't unbelief, but it may uncover areas of our life where we're believing a lie or not dealing with sin. There are so many things in life that compete for our affections, but God will meet us in our insufficiency and invites us to go deeper in our faith. Preston mentions John's Piper's book, “Desiring God” - https://www.amazon.com/Desiring-God-Meditations-Christian-Hedonist/dp/1433595974 This Episode is Sponsored By: https://gominno.com/ — Sign up online with code PERRY to get your first month FREE! - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When we face day-to-day pressure and stress, Jesus's teaching steadies our hearts and minds. Pastor John offers eight truths to fight anxiety.

Worship is all the acts of the heart and mind and body that intentionally express the infinite worth of God.

The faith that justifies and the faith that sanctifies are not two different kinds of faith.

The best news in all the world is that our alienation from God is ended. We have been reconciled to the Judge of the universe.

David Mathis | How is meditation different from simply reading the Bible? Slowing down and sinking deep into God's word aids our joy and draws us closer to him.

Be devoted to glorifying the dependability of God. Lives of faith are the great mirror of his faithful love and provision.

Is God's pursuit of his glory and man's pursuit of our joy a selfish transaction? Pastor John insists on keeping our joy in God connected to God himself.

Open your eyes to the better country, the city of God that he has prepared for us, and let yourself desire it with all your heart. God will not be ashamed to be called your God.

Faith glorifies God because it is a future-oriented confidence in God's integrity and power and wisdom to follow through on all his promises.

There once was a man who gave up everything important so he could cling to things that fade. If we want to follow Jesus, we cannot be like that man.

We don't become heirs of Abraham's promises by working for God but by being confident that God works for us.

Every recognition and reward we receive is a gift of God's steadfast love, poured out so that we might magnify the glory of his undeserved grace.

Why does faith not nullify the grace of God? Because faith calls all attention to grace and magnifies it, rather than nullifies it.

What can finally satisfy the endless thirst of the human heart? John Piper opens John 3:9–18 to show that only faith in Christ will truly satisfy us.

#bible #biblia #Jesus #JesusChrist #podcast #spiritualfamily In this episode, we're exploring Matthew 12:50, where Jesus reminds us that whoever does the will of His Father is like family—our brothers and sisters in Christ. How can we foster relationships with loved ones who have not yet found their faith while remaining true to God's will? Join us as we examine Matthew 12:46-50 to shed light on how to navigate this meaningful scripture.

The worship of daily obedience is not at bottom a burdensome giving to God, but a joyful getting from God. That is the true service that God demands.

Faith nullifies boasting and glorifies grace. Wherever faith looks, it sees grace behind every praiseworthy act. So it cannot boast, except in the Lord.

John Piper | Paul doesn't just want Christians to know the truths of the Bible — he wants us to set our minds on them. But what does that mean, and how do we do it?

God has wise and holy purposes when he does not answer our prayers as we want. Trust him. He knows what he is doing.

Why does Christ suddenly seem beautiful to some but not others? John Piper shows from John 3:1–10 how the Spirit makes Christ irresistibly compelling.

How does Jesus's silence before his accusers teach us how to suffer? Pastor John offers encouragement for Christians facing unjust treatment.

The sovereign grace of God can turn the unplanned place and the unplanned pace into the happiest ending imaginable.

How does new life begin when you are spiritually dead? John Piper opens John 3:1–10 to show how the Spirit breathes new life, uniting us to Christ through faith.

We can know that our sins are taken away and that we will be safe in the judgment, if we trust Christ in such a way that it makes us eager for his coming.

The cure for your sin, shocking as it seems, involves a curse. John Piper opens John 3:1–15 to show that Jesus was lifted up as our curse so that we might receive eternal life.

Patience is indeed a fruit of the Holy Spirit, but the Spirit empowers us (with all his fruit) through hearing with faith.

Can you be drawn to Jesus and still miss who he is? John Piper opens John 2:23–25 to show that sign-driven belief is not the same as loving Christ himself.

True freedom means our desires align with God's; we want what he wants. Pastor John answers three questions from Galatians about Christian liberty.

What feels to us like a waste is what God plans. He works through the most hopeless circumstances.

Is there anyone who knows you completely and still loves you? John Piper shows from John 2:23–25 that Christ sees every heart and gives covenant love to those who believe.

Our election is unconditional in the strictest sense. Neither our faith nor our obedience is the basis of it. It is free and utterly undeserved.

When we sit down to calculate the cost of following Jesus — when we weigh the “worst” and the “best” — he is worth it. Abundantly worth it.

Scott Hubbard | To his friends, George Müller embodied Psalm 23 even under the towering burdens of orphan ministry. What kind of communion with God made such peace possible?

Jesus knows all his sheep by name; that is, he knows them individually and intimately.

Where do you go now to meet with God? John Piper opens John 2:12–22 to show that Jesus replaces the temple as the living meeting place with God.

What do we mean when we say God is sovereign? Pastor John traces God's sovereignty throughout the Bible and draws out two big, soul-steadying truths.

God is so eager to work for us that he goes around looking for more work to do for people who will trust him.

Can Christ be trusted to meet his people's needs? John Piper opens John 2:1–11 to show that the Savior who gave himself for his bride will not withhold what she needs.

When you love Christ, you don't take much thought for your life in this world. Rather, you live for the glory of God's grace.

What was Jesus revealing when he turned water into wine? John Piper opens John 2:1–11 to show the Son's glory in pointing from ritual cleansing to his coming hour.

What makes the whole Trinity rejoice together? The free, electing love of God to hide the true spiritual identity of Christ from the intellectual elite and to reveal it to babes.

Can worship be heartfelt without drifting from truth? John Piper opens John 4:16–26 to show how God desires worship fueled by affections awakened by truth.

We don't need to wait for painful seasons to end before we feel joy again. By God's grace, we can hold sorrow and joy in the very same heart.

Don't replace Christ this summer with trifles. Seek the things that are above. Flight from Christ into Christless leisure makes the soul parched.

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