Messages by Desiring God

I took a look online nearly 22 years or so ago when I was in my teens. I was looking for meaning or purpose and happened across the desiringGod website. God knew, I didn’t that this would be the beginning of me drawing closer despite being raised in the faith which we know at some point calls us to a greater account. And it did. Now all these years later, after entering a wilderness period, I was surprised to find that this team was still at it. Loving their neighbor, me & all of you Brothers and Sisters well and long by faithfully sharing The Word of God with us. I get fresh bread from John Piper. Sometimes I wonder how The Lord will feel about evangelism in the digital age, but we have a great example before us. Thank you John Piper for showing us how to not waste our lives and how to count Jesus as our everything!

More people & podcasts are talking these days about the things Jesus taught (in the 4 gospels), but there are a few of his teachings that almost never get serious coverage. Several references (EXCLUDING the “rich young ruler”) are made in Luke about selling all of one’s possessions & giving to the poor and then this teaching is shown to be taken seriously by the time we get to the book of Acts (end of chapters 2 & 4). Another powerful & often neglected paradigm-changing (IF taken at face value) teaching of Jesus is found in Mt. 6:24; Lk. 16:13-14). This has been called the “Two Masters teaching”, one being God/Love and the other/opposite one being money. What would Christianity look like, both inside its confines and to the world at large, if these teachings were given much more serious consideration and application? Take a leap of faith and dive deep into these teachings! ✌🏼

If you haven’t read Desiring God, I highly recommend it! I enjoyed the way it was written and the idea behind making God your greatest source of joy.

Piper speaks the truth from scripture with a passionate heart and fervent dedication. His preaching is a tremendous blessing.