Messages by Desiring God

Messages by Desiring God

Messages from the Teaching Team at Desiring God.

Episodes

Lead with Your Life: How to Influence in Your Twenties

March 11, 2026 • 23 mins
Marshall Segal | When the Bible talks about setting an example, does it mean only super-Christians? No, even the humblest high-school mentor can make the right mark.
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Be an Iceberg Christian: Setting an Example in Your Youth

February 28, 2026 • 22 mins
David Mathis | Pursuing a holy ambition means seeking maturity in Christ more than we seek influence in the world. An enduring example takes hidden work.
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Living in God’s Sovereign, Sustaining Grace

February 21, 2026 • 40 mins
When God ordains sufferings for the good of his people, he also sustains them and cares for them with all the strength of his love.
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The Power of Hoping in God’s Meticulous Providence

February 14, 2026 • 43 mins
Because God’s purposeful sovereignty reaches absolutely everywhere, his gospel can satisfy, his mission will succeed, and his people can never be lost.
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This Body Must Be Raised: Four Reasons for Your Resurrection

February 7, 2026 • 38 mins
Jesus’s glorified body, his purpose for believers, his astonishing power, and the glory of the new creation all insist that the resurrection must happen.
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Why You Do Not Believe

January 31, 2026 • 39 mins
Marshall Segal | Jesus’s sheep are happy to be his, and Jesus will never leave them behind. But why would anyone reject this patient, kind, and powerful Savior?
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The Supremacy of Christ Our Hope

January 24, 2026 • 38 mins
There has never been, nor will there ever be, a greater reality than the God we see when we look at Jesus Christ. His very supremacy is our deepest hope.
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Is God Dishonored When We Grieve?

January 17, 2026 • 18 mins
David Mathis | How can we sing in the valley of sorrow? In Christ, joy and grief can coexist — and grief now prepares for us far greater joy in the end.
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Sing in the Fullness of the Spirit: A Live Lab on Ephesians 5:15–20

January 10, 2026 • 44 mins
What is the fullness of the Holy Spirit, and how does it relate to making music to God in a church gathering? God opens our eyes so we can sing to him.
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Enjoying Jesus in Sexual Purity

January 3, 2026 • 39 mins
Marshall Segal | Where will we find true blessedness? Sexual sin tempts us to find it in fleeting, false pleasures — but God’s promises hold out a better, surer joy.
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Word, Prayer, and People: Three Habits for Enjoying Jesus

December 27, 2025 • 45 mins
David Mathis | Where do we find more of God’s grace to increase our joy in Christ? God has created patterns for us to follow in reading, prayer, and fellowship.
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What King Would Come Like This? The Surprising Advent of Jesus

December 20, 2025 • 27 mins
David Mathis | When Jesus came to Bethlehem, and later to Jerusalem, he was not the king we expected. He was far, far better.
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Is Joy in Jesus a Christian Obligation?

December 13, 2025 • 47 mins
Joy in Jesus is an invitation and a privilege. Is it also a duty? John Piper lays out six reasons joy in God is essential to the Christian life.
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Saving Faith as the Awakening of Joy in Jesus

December 6, 2025 • 42 mins
When we believe in Jesus, we receive him as living water, bread of life, and all-satisfying treasure. Saving faith is the awakening of joy in Christ.
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What to Do When Your Spirits Sink

November 29, 2025 • 42 mins
David walked with God through disasters, diseases, attacks, and his own sins. What pattern of life did he follow to depend on God through it all?
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Contrite Courage: How the Guilty Lean on Grace

November 15, 2025 • 43 mins
How do Christians respond to God’s fatherly indignation against our sin? The prophet Micah teaches us: Respond with brokenhearted boldness, with contrite courage.
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Enjoy Him: The Call to Commune with Jesus

November 8, 2025 • 65 mins
David Mathis | God invites us to quench our thirst by hearing his voice, having his ear, and belonging to his body. So, come stand under the waterfall of his grace.
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Our All-Nations Charge: What It Means to Be a World Christian

November 1, 2025 • 42 mins
Cowardice, consumption, and comfort often stand between us and God’s global work. What can set us free to be world Christians?
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Our Pursuit: Joy Overflowing in Love

October 25, 2025 • 48 mins
David Mathis | Does seeking joy in God ruin our love for others? Jesus meant what he said: Remembering God’s radical reward frees us to serve those in need.
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Jesus’s Pursuit: His Father’s Glory (and His) Through Joy

October 18, 2025 • 47 mins
David Mathis | As the Son of God, Jesus pursued his joy and God’s glory in an unrepeatable way — but as man, he stands forth as an example for our own pursuit of joy.
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