//podcastplus.net/feed/john-piper-sermons~96a2e592 John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org; he is author of more than 50 books and travels regularly to preach and teach. New messages are posted to this podcast as they become available. Piper’s sermons, books, articles, and more are available free of charge at desiringGod.org. We want people everywhere to understand and embrace the truth that God is most glorified in us, when we are most satisfied in him. Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:45:27 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775204/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634547-44100-2-eebcdd0abc638bc3.mp3 Suffering may quiet our singing for a time, but God designed singing to sustain our souls. And one day, we will sing forever with unrestrained joy. Sun, 08 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775204/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634547-44100-2-eebcdd0abc638bc3.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775188/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634542-44100-2-0c2451c3b9e998ef.mp3 To exposit a text is only one part of preaching and teaching. We must drill down into the words and unearth the reality that holds the text together. Sun, 19 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775188/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634542-44100-2-0c2451c3b9e998ef.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775215/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634575-44100-2-f564b966433eb07a.mp3 Preachers, instead of taking your text and making a beeline to the cross, take the cross and make a beeline to your text. Sun, 28 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775215/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634575-44100-2-f564b966433eb07a.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775213/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634546-44100-2-3e4b7f0664100f40.mp3 As we look forward to Christ’s second coming, what matters most is not that we have the timing and details down, but that we hold fast to Jesus as our great hope. Sun, 21 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775213/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634546-44100-2-3e4b7f0664100f40.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775220/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634556-44100-2-e5fbb8592aa89053.mp3 What sinners and Satan intend for evil, God always superintends for good. Our all-wise God brings restoration from ruin and deliverance out of danger. Sun, 14 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775220/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634556-44100-2-e5fbb8592aa89053.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775193/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634545-44100-2-b6a61a4f4b0bca30.mp3 True contentment in Christ not only guards against our ever-changing circumstances, but frees us to overflow in costly love to others — even our enemies. Sun, 17 May 2020 10:00:00 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775193/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634545-44100-2-b6a61a4f4b0bca30.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775216/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634569-44100-2-4e9129f1abe1d6ef.mp3 Suffering, pain, and trouble never have the last word for the people of God. He is our hope and our joy, and he will bring us all the way home. Sun, 05 Apr 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775216/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634569-44100-2-4e9129f1abe1d6ef.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775254/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634621-44100-2-b484a5e39b69eb59.mp3 To take God’s name in vain is about far, far more than avoiding foul language. Our reverence for God’s name cuts to the very core of our worship in all of life. Sun, 08 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775254/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634621-44100-2-b484a5e39b69eb59.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775251/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634523-44100-2-1c0aafaf163d9b50.mp3 Jesus’s call to deny ourselves isn’t a demand to give up happiness but an invitation to walk with him on the path to deep, lasting joy. Sun, 23 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775251/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634523-44100-2-1c0aafaf163d9b50.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775223/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634568-44100-2-964ba687e54ec4a1.mp3 True Christian education fills our hearts and minds with a joy so serious and strong that our society loses its power to control where we stand and what we say. Sun, 19 Jan 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/43b66898/podcast/play/23775223/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-10%2F136634568-44100-2-964ba687e54ec4a1.mp3