Messages by Desiring God

Messages from the Teaching Team at Desiring God.

I Want You to Be a Christian Hedonist

David Mathis | Do you want God to look good in your life? Then heed his invitation to find your deepest hunger, deepest thirst, and deepest longings satisfied in him.

01-01
42:07

Slavery and Christ’s Supreme Lordship: How to Live Under Human Authority

In a world of many authorities, we magnify the supreme lordship of Christ by the way we submit to the fading structures of this age.

12-18
37:13

Countless Dangers, Continual Joy: How Is That Possible?

Paul’s Christian life was one of countless dangers, continual sorrows, and constant joy. How is that kind of life possible?

11-27
55:29

Bend the Ear of God: Three Wonders of Christian Prayer

David Mathis | God not only speaks to us — he bends his ear to hear us talk. Through the work of Christ and the help of the Spirit, we have the ear of God.

11-20
01:00:25

Restore Our Joy in You: A Prayer for God-Centered Revival

Marshall Segal | When our souls grow dull to spiritual reality, the character of God is our confidence. He has restored us before; he will revive us again.

11-13
38:33

Doctrine Fails Without Delight: The Mind as Servant of the Heart

By God’s design, truth serves emotion. Thinking serves feeling. The lyrics of our best songs serve the Godward longings of our hearts.

11-06
33:02

Do You Look to the Reward?

David Mathis | What do soldiers, farmers, athletes, and Christians have in common? We endure, through discomfort, to get the reward.

10-30
33:17

Do You Delight in God?

David Mathis | God invites us not only to trust him, fear him, and obey him, but to enjoy him. For as we do, our happiness is full in him, and his glory is great in us.

10-23
26:19

God-Centered Children: Teaching Our Kids the Biggest Vision

Faithful parents and teachers speak to kids on their level, but they also aim to create new concepts, new structures of thought, new ways of viewing reality.

10-16
50:02

The Beauty of Reformed Theology

Reformed theology is beautiful because the God of sovereign grace is beautiful. The doctrines are windows — he is the glory.

10-02
52:45

Celebrate the Reformation This October with Us

John Piper | Luther didn’t stand alone 500 years ago. Nor does he stand alone today. We’ve created a 31-day journey to introduce you to the many heroes of the Reformation. Join us at desiringgod.org/stand.

09-25
03:34

Every Promise Is Yes in Him: The Privilege and Power of Union with Christ

Apart from union with Christ, we would have no access to God’s promises and no reason to rejoice in affliction. But in Christ, every promise of God is Yes.

09-25
48:55

Serious Joy: The Root of Sacrificial Love

How can Christians be freed from selfishness so that, at any cost to ourselves, we love others in a way that makes Christ look great? Answer: joy.

09-18
44:17

Jars of Clay: Pastoral Grit for the Glory of Christ

The apostle Paul was no stranger to ministry’s many strains. Yet for all his afflictions, he neither lost heart nor tampered with the truth. How?

09-04
53:22

No Neutrality: The Illusion of Indifference to Jesus

No one can be neutral about Jesus Christ. Either he will have our heart and soul, our life and obedience — or hell will.

08-21
41:23

Truth Triumphs Through Providence

When God makes a promise, he keeps it. And he keeps it through his purposeful, all-wise, absolute sovereignty — through his providence.

08-14
01:04:57

Zeal: To Live with All Your Might

God’s will is not simply that we obey God’s will, but that we obey it in a certain way: with all of our might for all of our life.

08-11
16:40

Toward Need, Not Comfort: The Blood-Bought Path of the Good Samaritan

You don’t have to be Christian to love the story of the Good Samaritan. But applauding Luke’s parable apart from his Gospel contradicts his purpose.

08-07
43:59

Truth Triumphs Through Pleasure

When the Bible speaks of “truth,” it refers ultimately to God himself. Therefore, truth demands more than just our minds — truth will have our whole hearts, now and forever.

07-31
44:30

When You Pray: Speaking to God Alone and Together

David Mathis | Our God isn’t just a speaking God — he’s a listening God. Whether we come to him in secret or side by side, God delights to hear his people pray.

07-24
01:08:28

Moses G

Thanks for sharing

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Victoria Muchiri

Great content. I'd really love to transcribe your podcast. Transcription helps to reach a wider audience. The deaf would also be able to consume and enjoy your content. My email is vickies2cents@gmail.com. Thank you.

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Chris Doty

37:40 🤣🤣🤣

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Bridget Brandenburg

Deeper, sweeter joy in God....yes, that's exactly what this worked in me. Thank you!

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