SNEAK PEEK: A GODWARD HEART by John Piper

Read the first chapter of A Godward Heart.

To Satisfy Your Soul — with God

John Piper invites you to experience deeper intimacy with God through these thought-provoking and soul-enriching meditations. Whether you are just discovering the divine richness of Scripture or have long been a passionate student, you’ll find a deeper understanding of God and renewed insight for your journey.

SNEAK PEEK: Future Grace DVD Study Guide by John Piper

Freedom from Sin Through the Promises of God

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This study guide companion to the DVD version of Future Grace—the foundational book by John Piper on the expansive reach of God’s grace—will help individuals and groups understand that victory over sin comes not from a herculean effort to avoid worldly pleasures, but through fixing one’s focus on the reality that God is far more desirable than even life itself. Delighting in the bounty of God’s promises frees us from sinful patterns, to the glory of Christ!

The DVD and this guide create an ideal package for adult and youth Sunday school classes, small groups, retreats, classrooms, families, [ … ]

SNEAK PEEK: Future Grace, Revised Edition by John Piper

Explore the stunning quality of God’s grace:  It never ends!

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In this revision of a foundational work, John Piper reveals how grace is not only God’s undeserved gift to us in the past, but also God’s power to make good happen for us today, tomorrow, and forever.

True life for the follower of Jesus really is a moment-by-moment trust that God is dependable and fulfills his promises.  This is living by faith in future grace, which provides God’s mercy, provision, and wisdom—everything we need—to accomplish his good plans for us.

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SNEAK PEEK: DESIRING GOD by John Piper

Satisfaction. Happiness. Joy. The pursuit of pleasure in God is not only permissible; it’s essential.

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For 25 years, pastor John Piper has been provoking Christians with the simple but paradigm-shattering truth that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.

Building his message on hundreds of Scriptures, especially from the Psalms, the apostle Paul, and Jesus himself—and echoing the likes of Blaise Pascal, Jonathan Edwards, and C.S. Lewis—Piper beckons us to approach God with the hedonist’s abandon. Finally, we are freed to enjoy Jesus not only as our Lord and Savior, but also our all-surpassing, soul-satisfying Treasure.

SNEAK PEEK: Pierced by the Word by John Piper

Whether you’re steeped in the Word of God or newly acquainted with it, these thirty-one meditations will penetrate to the deepest reaches of your soul.

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Pierced by the Word takes up thirty-one subjects as unique as “How to Be a Refuge for Your Children,” “How to Drink Orange Juice to the Glory of God,” and “Embracing the Pain of Shame.” Some are longer, some shorter, like the real-world conversations they so closely resemble, and each comes from the fertile mind of John Piper and is written in his own inimitable style. Together, the readings will lead to a deeper understanding of God and a [ … ]

SPOTLIGHT: DESIRING GOD by John Piper

Read the first chapter of Desiring God.

“Only one thing ultimately matters: glorifying God the way He has appointed. That is why I am a Christian Hedonist. That is why I wrote this book.”   —John Piper

“Mind-hammering and heart-warming.” – Os Guiness

“A must read for every Christian and a feast for the spiritually hungry.” – John MacArthur

 

VIDEO: John Piper Talks About Desiring God…25 Years Later

SNEAK PEEK: THE DANGEROUS DUTY OF DELIGHT by John Piper

Read the first chapter of The Dangerous Duty of Delight.

Jesus Is Not Safe…But He Is Satisfying

Come along on a journey from desperate desire to infinite delight. Learn how you were created for ultimate satisfaction in Him, and how this new perspective will change your attitudes toward worship, relationships, material goods—and everything.

SNEAK PEEK: Battling Unbelief by John Piper

When Faith Flickers, Stoke the Fire

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No one sins out of duty. We sin because it offers some promise of happiness. That promise 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. Discover how to sever the clinging roots of sin that ensnare us, including anxiety, pride, shame, impatience, covetousness, bitterness, despondency, and lust.

Click here to download chapter one of Battling Unbelief.