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Desiring God

Classic sermons from John Piper to help you see Christ clearly and treasure him truly. Five days a week, 20 minutes per episode. Hosted by Dan Cruver.

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Friday · 25 min
Moses and the Presence We Need
What if your greatest need is not relief? John Piper opens Exodus 17:1–7 to show how God’s presence meets our deepest need.
Thursday · 29 min
Joseph and the God Who Works Good
What if God’s good purpose stays hidden for years? John Piper opens Genesis 50:20 to show God working for good while we cannot see it.
Wednesday · 19 min
Jonah and the People God Pitied
Why does God rescue rebels? John Piper shows from Jonah 4:1–11 how mercy received becomes mercy shown.
Tuesday · 28 min
Jonah and the Glory of Mercy
Can guilty sinners still cry for mercy? John Piper opens Jonah 2:1–10 to show that God hears guilty rebels who cry to him.
Monday · 27 min
Asa and the Folly of Self-Reliance
Why is self-reliance so foolish? John Piper opens 2 Chronicles 16:9 to show how it forfeits the help God gives to those who trust him.
September 11 · 16 min
Give Your Life for Lasting Gain
What gain is worth risking your whole life for? John Piper opens Psalm 25 to show why joy in God frees us for sacrificial love.
September 10 · 28 min
The Spirit Meets the Mission’s Needs
What help do we have when suffering comes? John Piper opens 1 Peter 4:14 to show how the Spirit comforts God’s people.
September 9 · 28 min
The Spirit Who Opens Eyes
How can rebels come to call Jesus Lord? John Piper shows from 1 Corinthians 12:3 how the Spirit’s power opens eyes to the beauty of Christ.
September 8 · 24 min
Everlasting Joy for Every People
Why suffer for the nations? John Piper opens Hebrews 12:2 to show how future joy sustained Christ and compels us.
September 7 · 22 min
The Light Hell Cannot Hide
Is there a cause worth every risk? John Piper opens the Scriptures to show how Christ brings sinners out of darkness into the light of his joy.
September 4 · 20 min
God’s Love in Christ’s Death
Can we glimpse God’s love in the murder of Christ? John Piper opens Luke 22:1–6 to show that God reveals his love for us in the death he planned for his Son.
September 3 · 20 min
The Sin That Saved the World
How did the darkest sin serve salvation? John Piper opens Luke 22:1–6 to show how God guided Judas’s betrayal to serve our salvation.
September 2 · 20 min
The King Who Dies for Rebels
Why would God give rebels a king? John Piper shows from 1 Samuel 12 how God used Israel’s sin to prepare the way for Christ.
September 1 · 23 min
God’s Plan for a Better King
What can God do with great wickedness? John Piper opens 1 Samuel 12 to show how Israel’s rebellion became the path to Christ the King.
August 31 · 29 min
The Righteous One Who Saves
What kind of king saves the guilty? John Piper opens Genesis 49:8–10 to show that the Lion of Judah bears the guilt of his people.
August 28 · 17 min
God Meant It for Good
What if betrayal becomes rescue? John Piper opens Genesis 37 to show how God turned Joseph’s suffering into salvation.
August 27 · 30 min
Scattered Nations, United Praise
Why did God confuse human speech? John Piper opens Genesis 11:1–9 to show how divided languages become praise for Christ.
August 26 · 20 min
Grace Reigns Through Christ
How does grace answer Adam’s curse? John Piper shows from Romans 5:12–21 how Christ’s obedience gives life.
August 25 · 25 min
Greater Than Adam
How does Christ answer Adam’s fall? John Piper opens Romans 5:12–21 to show how grace triumphs over sin through Christ.
August 24 · 22 min
The Devil Has Limits
What hope is there for blinded hearts? John Piper opens 2 Corinthians 4:4–6 to show that God grants sight by shining Christ’s glory within.

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