A Christian Hedonist Looks at "Love Within Limits" …
John Piper offers his critique of Lewis Smedes' book Love Within Limits.
It's My Pleasure! …
Humility & Christian Hedonism
The humble Christian does not crave the praise of men. He longs for God to be praised and thanked and for truth to be honored.
How I Became a Christian Hedonist …
Toshavim Retreat
Twin Cities, MN
Softball, Sex and Augustus Strong …
Don't exclude God from your recreation. God wills it, and it's his will to be in on it.
Clarifying Christian Hedonism …
The announcement of the then forthcoming sermon series, "Desiring God."
The Happiness of God: Foundation for Christian Hedonism …
God is a perfect Christian Hedonist. It makes him happy to be God and to show us mercy.
Conversion to Christ: the Making of a Christian Hedonist …
We live in a superficially Christianized society where thousands of lost people think they do believe in Jesus.
Worship: the Feast of Christian Hedonism …
When worship is reduced to a duty, it ceases to exist.
Love: the Labor of Christian Hedonism …
If you abandon the pursuit of full and lasting pleasure, you cannot love people or please God.
Money: Currency for Christian Hedonism …
What you do with it—or desire to do with it—can make or break your happiness forever.
Marriage: a Matrix of Christian Hedonism …
Marriage is a mystery—it contains and conceals a meaning far greater than what we see on the outside.
Prayer: the Power of Christian Hedonism …
Prayer is the open admission that without Christ we can do nothing.
The Bible: Kindling for Christian Hedonism …
When Satan huffs and puffs and tries to blow out the flame of your joy, you have an endless supply of kindling in the Word of God.
Missions: the Battle Cry of Christian Hedonism …
The challenge is great. God is greater. The rewards are a hundred times better than anything the world can offer.
Advent Began Early …
You help your church grow when you enjoy the Lord on Sunday.
How To Drink Orange Juice to the Glory of God …
How can we do everything, whether we eat or drink, to the glory of God?
Devil Prayers and Divine Pleasures …
So many so-called saints submit to God out of constraint and not love!
The Book Is Here! …
John Piper announces the arrival of his book Desiring God.
Good Deeds and the Glory of God …
Sunday Evening Message
God has given us the joy of spiritual sight so that we might spread the reputation of our eye doctor.
Monday Morning Meditation on Thirst …
A spring satisfies thirst not by removing the need you have for water, but by being there to drink from when you get thirsty.
Are Christians Satisfied? …
Christ is the source of all satisfaction and total satisfaction. But the depth of this satisfaction is not drunk all at once.
Enjoying God’s Being God …
God loves to be God for the childlike, who look to him for all they need.
Dissatisfied Contentment …
Toward an Ethic of Christian Hedonism
Unsparing Pain, Unsparing Pleasure …
Bethel Seminary Graduation Communion
Twin Cities, MN
The Worship of the Christian Leader …
Sanders Christian Foundation
South Hamilton, MA
A Gift to You from CHEF …
What’s that? And who’s Jon Bloom?
John Piper introduces the Christian Hedonism Expansion Fund (CHEF) and its mission.
True Christianity: Inexpressible Joy in the Invisible Christ …
You love Jesus and trust him and rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory. This is true Christianity.
Should We Seek Our Happiness? (with Portuguese Interpretation) …
FIEL Conference for Pastors and Leaders
São Paulo, Brazil
Christian Hedonism …
Forgive the Label, But Don't Miss the Truth
The Blinding Effects of Serving God …
It dishonors God to treat him as a master in need of slave labor. What honors God is not slave labor, but childlike faith in his all-sufficiency.
The God Who Strengthens His People, Part 1 …
EFAC National Conference
Melbourne, Australia
The Painful Lesson of Learning Joy …
Serving God means we get from him more than we give to him.
Passion for the Supremacy of God, Part 1 …
Passion
Austin, TX
Passion for the Supremacy of God, Part 2 …
Passion
Austin, TX
The Unashamed God …
Meditation on Hebrews 11:16
Two things make God unashamed to be called our God: that he has prepared something great for us, and that we desire it above everything else.
Christian Hedonism with Questions and Answers …
Passion, Leaders Summit
Austin, TX
God Is Glorified in Us When Christ Is Gain to Us …
Passion
Austin, TX
Our Passion for the Supremacy of God …
PDI Celebration East Conference
Indiana, PA
When the "Want To" and the "Ought To" Don't Match …
What can you do if what you feel like doing isn't what you should do.
Our Enjoyment of God …
Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in BC & Yukon Convention
Persevering in Godward Joy …
Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in BC & Yukon Convention
Let Your Passion Be Single …
RZIM Conference
Boasting Only in the Cross …
Passion's OneDay 2000
Memphis, TN
Is the cross magnificent enough to you that you will live and die for Christ?
Our Desires and Their Fulfillment in Christ, Part 1 …
Campus Outreach Christmas Conference
Atlanta, GA
Our Desires and Their Fulfillment in Christ, Part 2 …
Campus Outreach Christmas Conference
Atlanta, GA
Others' Desires and Their Fulfillment in Christ …
Campus Outreach Christmas Conference
Atlanta, GA
Undoing the Destruction of Pleasure …
University of Minnesota
Twin Cities, MN
The Dangerous Duty of Delight …
Daring to Make God Your Greatest Desire
“How can I not cry, Look! Believe! Be satisfied! It may cost you your life to see it. But it will be worth it, because we know on good authority that ‘The steadfast love of the LORD is better than life’ (Psalm 63:3 RSV). Infinite delight is a dangerous duty. But you will not regret the pursuit” (p. 3).
Treating Delight As Duty Is Controversial …
Joy is not just the spin-off of obedience to God, but part of obedience.
Desiring God …
Meditations of a Christian Hedonist
“The overriding concern of this book is that in all of life God be glorified the way He Himself has appointed. To that end this book aims to persuade you that The chief end of man if to glorify God by enjoying Him forever” (p. 18).
The Blazing Center, Part 2 …
Bethlehem Baptist Church Youth Retreat
Twin Cities, MN
The Blazing Center, Part 1 …
Bethlehem Baptist Church Youth Retreat
Twin Cities, MN
The Blazing Center, Part 3 …
Bethlehem Baptist Church Youth Retreat
Twin Cities, MN
The Blazing Center, Part 6 …
Bethlehem Baptist Church Youth Retreat
Twin Cities, MN
The Blazing Center, Part 4 …
Bethlehem Baptist Church Youth Retreat
Twin Cities, MN
The Blazing Center, Part 5 …
Bethlehem Baptist Church Youth Retreat
Twin Cities, MN
The Blazing Center, Part 7 …
Bethlehem Baptist Church Youth Retreat
Twin Cities, MN
The Blazing Center, Part 8 …
Bethlehem Baptist Church Youth Retreat
Twin Cities, MN
When I Don't Desire God …
How to Fight for Joy
“I long to be of help to believers and unbelievers who are seeing some of the radical heart- changes demanded by the Bible in the Christian life—especially that we must desire God more than anything. I am not interested in superficial, external behavior changes, which the Pharisees were so good at” (p. 15).
There Is a Way to Be Happy, Even in Sadness …
Godly Sorrow: Jesus' and Ours
No sorrow in the Christian's life will end ultimately in grief. Jesus' blood will have the final say.
The Treasure That Turns Treasures to Garbage …
The Text I Didn't Preach On
What is superior to moral and religious achievements is knowing, gaining, and being found in Christ.
How to Fight for Joy, Session 1 …
Desiring God 2005 Regional Conference
When I Don't Desire God
When I Don’t Desire God (Part 6) …
Desiring God 2005 Regional Conference
Greenville, SC
When I Don’t Desire God (Part 1) …
Desiring God 2005 Regional Conference
Greenville, SC
When I Don’t Desire God (Part 2) …
Desiring God 2005 Regional Conference
Greenville, SC
When I Don’t Desire God (Part 3) …
Desiring God 2005 Regional Conference
Greenville, SC
When I Don’t Desire God (Part 4) …
Desiring God 2005 Regional Conference
Greenville, SC
When I Don’t Desire God (Part 5) …
Desiring God 2005 Regional Conference
Greenville, SC
How to Fight for Joy: Questions and Answers …
Desiring God 2005 Regional Conference
When I Don't Desire God
How to Fight for Joy, Session 2 …
Desiring God 2005 Regional Conference
When I Don't Desire God
How to Fight for Joy, Session 3 …
Desiring God 2005 Regional Conference
When I Don't Desire God
What Is Christian Hedonism? …
"Hedonism" is the pursuit of pleasure. How does it even make sense to speak of "Christian Hedonism"?
How Do You Not Waste Your Life? …
Don't get caught up in a life that counts for nothing.
We Want You to Be a Christian Hedonist! …
If you abandon the pursuit of your own joy you can't love man or please God.
What Should the Relationship Between Duty and Delight Be? …
Can delight and duty be in harmony, so that it becomes pleasurable to do what we're supposed to?
The Supremacy of Christ and Joy in a Postmodern World …
Desiring God 2006 National Conference
The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World
Delighting in God for the Sake of His Supreme Glory …
SEMBEQ Conference
Montreal, Quebec
Delighting in God as the Fountain of Love …
SEMBEQ Conference
Montreal, Quebec
Future Grace / Battling Unbelief (Session 1) …
Foundational Passions (Part 1)
The Pursuit of Holiness in Life and Ministry
Future Grace / Battling Unbelief, Session 2 …
Foundational Passions, Part 2
The Pursuit of Holiness in Life and Ministry
Future Grace / Battling Unbelief, Session 3 …
Is It Biblical? Part 1
The Pursuit of Holiness in Life and Ministry
Future Grace / Battling Unbelief, Session 4 …
Is It Biblical? Part 2
The Pursuit of Holiness in Life and Ministry
Future Grace / Battling Unbelief, Session 9 …
How Does It Work Against Sin? Part 3
The Pursuit of Holiness in Life and Ministry
Future Grace / Battling Unbelief, Session 6 …
How Does It Work for Holiness? Part 2
The Pursuit of Holiness in Life and Ministry
Future Grace / Battling Unbelief, Session 7 …
How Does It Work Against Sin? Part 1
The Pursuit of Holiness in Life and Ministry
Future Grace / Battling Unbelief, Session 5 …
How Does It Work for Holiness? Part 1
The Pursuit of Holiness in Life and Ministry
Future Grace / Battling Unbelief, Session 10 …
How Does It Work Against Sin? Part 4
The Pursuit of Holiness in Life and Ministry
Future Grace / Battling Unbelief, Session 8 …
How Does It Work Against Sin? Part 2
The Pursuit of Holiness in Life and Ministry
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