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“The King has come. But that’s not good news until we hear that the King has come to die for his rebellious subjects.”

—John Piper, from Gospel Depths

Sermon of the Day

It Is Your Father’s Pleasure to Give You the Kingdom

Palm Sunday

Scripture: Luke 12:32

Topic: The Grace of God

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

It Is Your Father’s Pleasure to Give You the Kingdom

Palm Sunday

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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

How to Kill Sin

How to Kill Sin

Scripture: Romans 8:10–17

Topic: Killing Sin

Conference Message

Boasting Only in the Cross

Boasting Only in the Cross

Scripture: Galatians 6:14

Topic: Christian Hedonism

If My Words Abide in You

If My Words Abide in You

Scripture: John 15:1–7

Topic: Bible Memory

Conference Message

Doing Missions When Dying Is Gain

Doing Missions When Dying Is Gain

Topic: World Missions

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

Desiring God

Sep 11 – Nov 13, 1983

God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. John Piper’s sermonic meditations on the centrality of the pursuit of joy in the Christian life, and how it changes everything.

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.

Biographies

Martin Luther: Lessons from His Life and Labor

Martin Luther: Lessons from His Life and Labor

Martin Luther: Lessons from His Life and Labor

Seminars

Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting

Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting

Apr 1 – Apr 3, 2002

God has given believers the gift of being near to him. We do not coast into communion with him, but fight for it.

Small Talks

How in the World Do People Change Anyway?

How in the World Do People Change Anyway?

Desiring God 2014 Conference for Pastors

Topic: Counseling