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Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. We’re on a mission to change that. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ.

“I rejoice in the sovereignty of God because he wields it in all things to preserve himself as my greatest treasure.”

—John Piper, from The Path to Full and Lasting Pleasure

Sermon of the Day

The Quest for Joy

Topic: The Gospel

Popular Collections: Conference Messages; Bethlehem Sermons; Biographies; Seminars; Small Talks

Popular References: Romans 8; Hebrews 10; Philippians 1; John 3; Isaiah 55

Popular Topics: Christian Hedonism; World Missions; Pastoral Ministry; The Gospel; Sanctification & Growth

Popular Series: Romans: The Greatest Letter Ever Written; The Gospel of John; Hebrews; Acts: What Jesus Did After the Beginning; 1 Peter: Grow in the Grace & Knowledge of Christ

Sermon of the Day

Sermon of the Day

The Quest for Joy

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Conference Message

‘Hallowed Be Your Name’: The Greatest Prayer in All the World

‘Hallowed Be Your Name’: The Greatest Prayer in All the World

‘Hallowed Be Your Name’

The Greatest Prayer in All the World

Scripture: Matthew 6:9–13

Topic: World Missions

Conference Message

Satan’s Devices: Standing Fast in the Digital Age

Satan’s Devices: Standing Fast in the Digital Age

Satan’s Devices

Standing Fast in the Digital Age

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10–20

Topic: Spiritual Warfare, Technology

Classics

Kill Sin by the Spirit

Kill Sin by the Spirit

Scripture: Romans 8:10–17

Topic: Killing Sin

Our Deepest Prayer: Hallowed Be Your Name

Our Deepest Prayer: Hallowed Be Your Name

Scripture: Matthew 6:5–15

Conference Message

Don’t Waste Your Life

Don’t Waste Your Life

Scripture: Matthew 16:24–26

Topic: The Unwasted Life

Conference Message

How the Supremacy of Christ Creates Radical Christian Sacrifice

How the Supremacy of Christ Creates Radical Christian Sacrifice

Scripture: Hebrews 11:6

Topic: Suffering

Conference Messages

Conference Message

Who Will Have Your Attention? Clinging to Christ in the Digital Age

Who Will Have Your Attention?

Clinging to Christ in the Digital Age

Scripture: Proverbs 27:20, Colossians 3:1–3, Mark 9:7, Hebrews 2:1

Topic: Sanctification & Growth, Technology

Conference Message

Singing, Suffering, and Scripture: How God Keeps Us Through Song

Singing, Suffering, and Scripture

How God Keeps Us Through Song

Scripture: Psalm 147:1

Topic: Suffering, Corporate Worship

Conference Message

None Can Stay His Hand: The Certain Triumph of the Gospel

None Can Stay His Hand

The Certain Triumph of the Gospel

Scripture: Daniel 4:34–35

Topic: The Sovereignty of God

Conference Message

The Second Coming: Not Before the ‘Man of Lawlessness’

The Second Coming: Not Before the ‘Man of Lawlessness’

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:1–3:15

Topic: End Times

Sermon Series

Romans: The Greatest Letter Ever Written

Romans: The Greatest Letter Ever Written

Apr 26, 1998 – Dec 24, 2006

In John Piper’s longest and most memorable sermon series, he tracks the magisterial epistle of the apostle Paul to the Romans — the greatest letter ever written.

Battling Unbelief

Battling Unbelief

Sep 11 – Dec 18, 1988

John Piper shows how to sever the clinging roots of sin that ensnare us, including anxiety, misplaced shame, regret, covetousness, lust, envy, bitterness, impatience, despondency, and pride.

Marriage, Christ, and Covenant: One Flesh for the Glory of God

Marriage, Christ, and Covenant: One Flesh for the Glory of God

Jan 28 – Jul 1, 2007

Marriage is a momentary but glorious gift. It is more than a husband’s and wife’s love for each other — vastly more. Its meaning is infinitely great: the display of the covenant-keeping love between Jesus and his people.

Quest for Joy

Jan 8 – Mar 26, 1989

What is God like? What’s the meaning and consequence of sin? What did Christ achieve when he died? And what is faith? How you answer those questions makes a tremendous difference in how you share your faith — and how deep and endurable is your joy.

Biographies

The Ministry of Hudson Taylor as Life in Christ

The Ministry of Hudson Taylor as Life in Christ

The Ministry of Hudson Taylor as Life in Christ

Desiring God 2014 Conference for Pastors

Seminars

The Providence of God

The Providence of God

Sep 10, 1995 – Feb 14, 1996

God moves in a mysterious way. He reigns over success and sorrow—over pleasure and pain—working all for our ultimate joy.

Small Talks

You Cannot Obey God Without God

You Cannot Obey God Without God

Scripture: Matthew 28:18–20

Topic: Regeneration