God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.
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“By this we may know that we are in him: whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.” —1 John 2:5–6
This is the love of God: not just that we do his commandments, but also that they are not a burden. Hear more from John Piper on Solid Joys.
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What blinds us to God’s wisdom in Christ? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 2:6–13 to show how craving power and acclaim keeps us from seeing Jesus as the Lord of glory. desiringgod.org/light-and-tr…
“A sender aches and desires to participate concretely in gospel ministry.”
Jon Hoglund reveals the heart of missionary senders through the story of an early American ship captain. desiringgod.org/articles/the…
Being a Christian is a very serious business — not a sour business, but a serious business. We should be blood-earnest about being happy in our great salvation.
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“Our weapon against Satan in this world is truth, especially the truth of the gospel of the cross of Christ.”
Pastor John shows how the gospel of Christ’s cross conquers Satan’s plans. desiringgod.org/interviews/h…
What keeps servants of Christ from self-reliance? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 2:1–5 to show how God makes us feel our insufficiency so that we rely on his power. desiringgod.org/light-and-tr…
“Do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?” —Matthew 6:25
Jesus says that the root of anxiety is inadequate faith — “little faith” — in our Father’s future grace.
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How does wisdom nourish the soul? John Piper shows from Proverbs 20:15 how the knowledge of God’s will strengthens us. desiringgod.org/light-and-tr…
Christmas is more than a story about a baby in a manger.
Jesus came knowing the suffering ahead of him — knowing the cross, the sacrifice, and the resurrection that would bring hope to a broken world.
Read ‘The Innkeeper’ by John Piper to remember why he came: to bring light into our darkness, life into our death, and hope into our suffering.
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“Even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.” —Psalm 71:18
The chief end of man is to glorify God. And it is truer in suffering than anywhere else that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.
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“We, considered together, are one single instrument in the hand of God.”
John Piper unpacks Paul’s argument against elevating human leaders too highly. desiringgod.org/labs/fellow-…
What kind of fool becomes truly wise? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 3:18–23 to show that wisdom belongs to believers, whom the world labels fools. desiringgod.org/light-and-tr…
“The pleasure of following God to the farthest reaches of the planet with your kids is finding that God is there too.”
Jessica B. reflects on the stark risks and stunning rewards of doing missions as a family. desiringgod.org/articles/is-…
“God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?” —Numbers 23:19
There are different ways to rejoice in suffering as a Christian. All of them are to be pursued as an expression of the all-sufficient, all-satisfying grace of God.
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“The gospel says, in all your uncertainty about your own guilt or non-guilt, ‘You’re covered.’ You’re covered by the blood of Jesus.” —John Piper desiringgod.org/interviews/p…
