The Biblical Path to Severing Sin and Pursuing HolinessHow can we overcome sin and live in a way that honors God? Many believers attempt to walk upright out of gratitude for what Christ did in the past. But John Piper encourages men and women to look ahead to the grace God provides for us daily—putting faith into action by laying hold of God's promises for the challenges we face.Future Grace offers meditations grounded in solid biblical reflection to...

John Piper's Meditations for Leading a Godward LifeAmid the incessant demands of daily life, it's easy to misplace our affections. This devotional volume by John Piper features 120 meditations that focus on the radical difference it makes when we choose to live with God at the center of all that we do.Ideal for daily reflection, these brief, Scripture-soaked readings touch on issues relevant to our daily lives, including the character of God, the pursuit of h...

In this revised and expanded edition of Brothers, We Are Not Professionals that includes a new introduction and select all-new chapters, best-selling author John Piper pleads through a series of thoughtful essays with fellow pastors to abandon the professionalization of the pastorate and pursue the prophetic call of the Bible for radical ministry.“We pastors are being killed by the professionalizing of the pastoral ministry,” he writes. “The mentality of the professional i...

Severing the Root of Sin with the Promises of GodNo one sins out of duty. We sin because it offers some promise of happiness. Thatpromise enslaves us—until we believe that God is more desirable than life itself(Psalm 63:3). Only the power of God's superior promises in the gospel can emancipate our hearts from servitude to the shallow promises and fleeting pleasures of sin.Pastor John Piper shows how to sever the clinging roots of 8 common sins t...

John Piper Explores the Ultimate Source of Pleasure, Satisfaction, and Lasting Joy"God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him." This simple but powerful statement has been a cornerstone of John Piper's ministry for nearly 40 years. Laying out the principles behind this "Christian Hedonism," Desiring God has proved to be a source of rich theological insight for countless readers through the years, guiding them to the fullness of joy found...

Everyone is looking for power. Political campaigns play to the power of fear and hope; advertising agencies rely on the power of appetite, both wielding power by the means of words.But churches have something different and better. Churches have the gospel. Though we live in the world, we must not wage war like the world, or fight with its weapons. On the contrary, we have divine power to demolish strongholds.The gospel consists merely of words, but those words have the unex...

"It is utterly crucial that in our darkness we affirm the wise, strong hand of God to hold us, even when we have no strength to hold him."John PiperEven the most faithful, focused Christians can encounter periods of depression and spiritual darkness when joy seems to stay just out of reach. It can happen because of sin, satanic assault, distressing circumstances, or hereditary and other physical causes. In When the Darkness Will Not Lift, John Piper aims to give som...

31 meditations from the founder of Desiring God that will connect you to a fresh understanding of God and renew your faith."You do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away" (James 4:14).Living knowing that your life is a vapor is different than just living. Things here are passing away. You’ve got to hold on to what will stand. Savor what matters. This collection of t...

Longtime Pastor and Author John Piper Walks through Jesus's Commands and Their Meaning for the Christian LifeThe four Gospels are filled with commands straight from the mouth of Jesus Christ. They are not the harsh demands of a taskmaster, but Jesus's way of showing his followers who he is and how to be more like him.In All That Jesus Commanded, John Piper walks through Jesus's commands, in 50 short chapters, explaining their context and meaning to...

We all want to experience liberating, love-producing, risk-taking satisfaction in God. But the reality is that we often struggle to find, and hold onto, true and lasting joy—even when we have embraced the good news of God’s grace. So we face a crucial question: What should I do when I don’t desire God?John Piper aims to help us find joy in Jesus that is so deep and so strong that it frees us from bondage to comfort and security, and impels us to live merci...

John Piper's Meditations for a Heart Satisfied in Christ"Taste and see that the Lord is good!" (Psalm 34:8). Spiritual hunger longs for rich, substantial nourishment. Skillfully prepared by pastor and author John Piper, these fresh meditations will whet your appetite for more of God himself and bring sweetness in your daily communion with Christ.In Taste and See, Piper asks hard questions and finds poignant but practical truths from the Bible on topi...

Discovering Who God Is Through What Makes God GladChristians long to know God. They seek him by studying his words and tracing his works. But there is another pathway into God's wonders—a surprising one. It is not the pathway of God's deeds but his delights. What a person enjoys most deeply shows the deep things of a person's character. So it is with God. What makes God glad reveals more of his glory than most of us ever dreamed.In this beloved classic, pas...