27 Servants of Sovereign Joy: Faithful, Flawed, and Fruitful
Overview
Throughout church history, the faithful ministries of Christian leaders—though full of struggle, sin, and weakness—have magnified the worth and majesty of God. Their lives and teachings are still profoundly relevant. Their voices live on in the stories we read and tell today.
In this book, John Piper celebrates the lives of 27 such leaders from church history, offering a close look at their perseverance amidst opposition, weakness, and suffering. Let the resilience of these faithful but flawed saints inspire you toward a life of Christ-exalting courage, passion, and joy.
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- Celebrates the lives of 27 leaders from church history
- Offers a close look at their perseverance amidst opposition, weakness, and suffering
- Book 1: The Legacy of Sovereign Joy
- Book 2: The Hidden Smile of God
- Book 3: The Roots of Endurance
- Book 4: Contending for Our All
- Book 5: Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ
- Book 6: Seeing Beauty and Saying Beautifully
- Book 7: A Camaraderie of Confidence
- Book 8: The Power of Doctrinal Holiness
- Book 9: The Passionate Pursuit of Revival and Christ-Exalting Joy
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Augustine
Martin Luther
John Calvin
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John Bunyan
William Cowper
David Brainerd
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John Newton
Charles Simeon
William Wilberforce
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Athanasius
John Owen
J. Gresham Machen
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William Tyndale
John Paton
Adoniram Judson
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George Herbert
George Whitefield
C. S. Lewis
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Charles Spurgeon
George Müller
Hudson Taylor
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Andrew Fuller
Robert Murray McCheyne
J. C. Ryle
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Jonathan Edwards
Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Bill Piper
- Title: 27 Servants of Sovereign Joy: Faithful, Flawed, and Fruitful
- Author: John Piper
- Publisher: Crossway
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Pages: 1017
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Christian biography; Church history
- ISBNs: 9781433578472, 9781433578502, 9781433578489, 9781433578496, 1433578476, 1433578506, 1433578484, 1433578492
- Resource ID: LLS:27SRVTSSVRGJY
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-28T20:00:45Z
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John Piper (b. 1946) is a widely respected theologian and bestselling author who serves as founder and lead teacher at Desiring God and is chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, Piper served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church. He has authored more than 50 books, and more than 30 years of his preaching and writing are available free of charge at desiringGod.org. Piper resides in the Minneapolis area with his wife of 51 years, and has five children and 14 grandchildren.
Piper attended Wheaton College where he majored in literature and minored in philosophy. He completed his Bachelor of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he studied under Dr. Daniel Fuller. Piper received his Doctorate in Theology from the University of Munich and taught biblical studies for six years at Bethel College.
In 1994, Piper founded Desiring God Ministries, which provides Piper’s sermons, articles, and information on titles he has authored. One of his bestsellers, Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist, prompted the name of the ministry.
Several of Piper’s books have been Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Christian book award winners including What Jesus Demands from the World, Pierced by the Word, and God’s Passion for His Glory. The Crossway John Piper Collection (39 vols.) includes 39 titles from Piper, including Love Your Enemies and A Hunger for God. His preaching ministry of more than 30 years is available in the John Piper Sermon Archive (1980–2014).
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Reviews
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James Stephen Powell
11/4/2023
While this is not an easy read, John Piper uncovers some powerful lessons from these past giants of the faith. I was encouraged to learn that each of these giants had flaws and struggles. They were imperfect vessels and yet God's grace was made strong in their weakness. I recommend the book. A pdf version of the book is available as a free download on John Piper's website, Desiring God.Enrique Rivera
9/1/2023
I am continuously bewildered by the choice to make 1,000 page books "reader editions." I understand that from a marketing perspective, this allows logos to add books to their collection quicker. However, I fear this is at the expense of the best part of logos. These books will be nice additions, if I have extra money to spend, but they are often cheaper to buy elsewhere and the incentive to spend more for the logos edition has vanished. Unless there is something that I am not getting, this seems to be a mistake by logos. I'd much rather wait and have an edition that benefits from logos power. I have raised this concern in the past with other titles and have yet to hear any responses from logos.