Excerpt
“Missions exists because worship doesn’t. Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man. When this age is over, and the countless millions of the redeemed fall on their faces before the throne of God, missions will be no more” (p. 15).
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About the Book
This new edition of a bestselling textbook (over 185,000 copies sold) draws on key biblical texts to demonstrate that worship is the ultimate goal of the church and that proper worship fuels missionary outreach. John Piper offers a biblical defense of God's supremacy in all things, providing readers with a sound theological foundation for missions. He examines whether Jesus is the only way to salvation and issues a passionate plea for God-centeredness in the missionary enterprise, seeking to define the scope of the task and the means for reaching "all nations." The third edition has been revised and expanded throughout and includes new material on the prosperity gospel. The book is essential reading for those involved in or preparing for missions work. It also offers enlightenment for college and seminary students, pastors, youth workers, campus ministers, and all who want to connect their labors to God's global purposes.
"Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn't. Worship is ultimate." —John Piper
Let the Nations Be Glad! has become a modern missions classic. A trusted resource for thousands of missionaries, pastors, church leaders, and laypeople, it provides a biblical basis for missions and worship. This third edition has been expanded to include timely new material on the prosperity gospel.
First Edition 1993; Revised Edition 2010
Baker Academic (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Third Edition: New Realities in World Christianity and Twelve Appeals to Prosperity Preachers
Part 1 – Making God Supreme in Missions: The Purpose, the Power, and the Price
1. The Supremacy of God in Missions through Worship
2. The Supremacy of God in Missions through Prayer
3. The Supremacy of God in Missions through Suffering
Part 2 – Making God Supreme in Missions: The Necessity and Nature of the Task
1. The Supremacy of Christ as the Conscious Focus of All Saving Faith
2. The Supremacy of God among “All the Nations”
Part 3 – Making God Supreme in Missions: The Practical Outworking of Compassion and Worship
1. A Passion for God’s Supremacy and Compassion for Man’s Soul: Jonathan Edwards on the Unity of Motives for World Missions
2. The Inner Simplicity and Outer Freedom of Worldwide Worship
Conclusion
Afterword: The Supremacy of God in Going and Sending by Tom Steller
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Related Resources
- A Theology for Missions (conference message)
- Let the Nations be Glad! (conference message)
- The Supremacy of God in World Evangelism (Part 1) (conference message)
- The Supremacy of God in World Evangelism (Part 2) (conference message)
- The Supremacy of God in World Evangelism (Part 3) (conference message)
- The Supremacy of God in World Evangelism, Q&A (conference message)
- Let the Nations Be Glad! (seminar series)
About John Piper
John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the author of more than 50 books including Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist. John and his wife, Noël, have five children and twelve grandchildren.
Endorsements
“If I had to choose only one book on missions, Let the Nations Be Glad! would be it--precisely because it's about so much more than missions. The book's relentless God-centered focus, with its stress on worship as the 'fuel and goal of missions,' provides the crucial biblical counterpoint to the anthropocentric drumbeat of our day.” —Duane Litfin, president, Wheaton College
“An invaluable resource that keeps worship at the center of the church's purpose and shows both theologically and practically what that means for mission in the modern world. Missionaries, pastors, teachers, and laypeople with a thirst for God's passion for himself and the peoples of the world will be challenged and encouraged. I offer it my highest recommendation.” —A. Scott Moreau, editor, Evangelical Missions Quarterly
“Let the Nations Be Glad! is the most important book on missions for this generation, and I hope it will be the most influential as well. John Piper places missions where it belongs: at the heart of God's desire to be glorified among the nations.” —R. Albert Mohler Jr. , President, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
“The best biblical study there is on the nature of missions. The best, however, has become better! After building a solid biblical base, Piper confronts some burning issues in missions today in a way that is both spiritually nourishing and inspiringly readable.” —Ajith Fernando, national director, Youth for Christ/Sri Lanka
