52 Key Sermons for Translation

The following 52 sermons come from an array of topics in our Resource Library. The question we asked ourselves was, “If we could get only one sermon posted each week for a year, translated into a particular language, which ones would we do?” Another way to phrase it is, “If we were only able to provide 52 sermons to a particular language group, which ones would we deem essential?”

As we labored over this list, it occurred to us that it might be helpful to English-language readers as well. It could serve as an introductory guide to the content on the Desiring God website. We are therefore posting it with this in mind. I’m sure there are different ways that individuals or small groups could use this list. For starters you might consider studying one sermon each week of this New Year.

Theology

God / Trinity

• The Pleasure of God in His Son

Sovereignty of God

• Sustained by Sovereign Grace—Forever
• Foreknown, Predestined, Conformed to Christ
• The Sale of Joseph and the Son of God

Glory of God

• Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord of Hosts
• Is God for Us or for Himself?

Scripture

• Open My Eyes that I May See
• Wonderful Things from Your Word

Man & Sin

• The Fatal Disobedience of Adam and the Triumphant Obedience of Christ

Nature of Christ

• In the Beginning Was the Word
• The Word Was Made Flesh
• We Beheld His Glory, Full of Grace and Truth

The Atonement / Work of Christ

• Why Was Jesus Put to Death and Raised Again?

Justification

• The Mighty and Merciful Message of Romans 1-8
• God Justified the Ungodly

Gospel

• God's Good News Concerning His Son

New Birth

• What Happens in the New Birth, Part 1
• What Happens in the New Birth, Part 2

Sanctification

• God Strengthens Us by the Gospel

Perseverance

• Eternal Security Is a Community Project

Church Sacraments

• Why and How We Celebrate the Lord's Supper
• What Baptism Portrays

Church Community

• Strengthen Each Other's Hands in God

Heaven / Resurrection of the Body

• The Triumph of the Gospel in the New Heavens and the New Earth
• God Did Not Spare His Own Son

Election

• Pastoral Thoughts on the Doctrine of Election

Old Testament

• The Sinful Origin of the Son of David

Christian Living

Christian Hedonism

• Passion for the Supremacy of God Part 1
• Passion for the Supremacy of God Part 2
• Boasting Only in the Cross

Vocation

• Your Job As Ministry

Suffering

• Called to Suffer and Rejoice: For Holiness and Hope
• Called to Suffer and Rejoice: That We Might Gain Christ
• Called to Suffer and Rejoice: To Finish the Aim of Christ's Afflictions
• Called to Suffer and Rejoice: For an Eternal Weight of Glory

Persecution

• Let Us Go with Jesus Bearing Reproach

Prayer

• Be Devoted to Prayer
• Ask Your Father in Heaven

Biblical Manhood and Womanhood

• Male and Female He Created Them in the Image of God

Marriage / Parenting

• Marriage: God’s Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace
• Parenting with Hope in the Worst of Times

God's Will

• What Is the Will of God and How Do We Know It?

Evangelistic

• Quest: Joy! Found: Christ!

Evangelism / Missions

• Doing Missions When Dying Is Gain
• Holy Ambition: To Preach Where Christ Has Not Been Named
• Prosperity Preaching: Deceitful and Deadly

Preaching

• Why Expositional Preaching Is Particularly Glorifying to God

World Religions

• Tolerance, Truth-Telling, Violence, and Law
• How Shall We Love Our Muslim Neighbor?

Racial Harmony

• Jesus Is the End of Ethnocentrism

Spiritual Gifts

• The Authority and Nature of the Gift of Prophecy

Money

• Magnifying God with Money