A Hunger for God: Desiring God through Fasting and Prayer (with audio)
Overview
There is an appetite for God. And it can be awakened. John Piper invites you to turn from the dulling effects of food and the dangers of idolatry, and to say with some simple fast: “This much, O God, I want you.”
Our appetites dictate the direction of our lives—whether it be the cravings of our stomachs, the passionate desire for possessions or power, or the longings of our spirits for God. But for the Christian, the hunger for anything besides God can be an arch-enemy, while our hunger for God—and him alone—is the only thing that will bring victory.
Do you have that hunger for him? As Piper puts it: “If we don’t feel strong desires for the manifestation of the glory of God, it is not because you have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because we have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Our soul is stuffed with small things, and there is no room for the great.” If we are full of what the world offers, then perhaps a fast might express, or even increase, our soul’s appetite for God.
Between the dangers of self-denial and self-indulgence is this path of pleasant pain called fasting. It is the path John Piper invites you to travel in this book. For when God is the supreme hunger of your heart, he will be supreme in everything. And when you are most satisfied in him, he will be most glorified in you. This product includes both the audio and Logos edition of A Hunger for God
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Key Features
- Answers questions regarding the biblical foundation of fasting
- Encourages readers to yearn for God, forsaking all other worldly distractions
- Discusses the effectiveness of fasting and how it can transform your spiritual life
Contents of Print Edition
- Is Fasting Christian?
- Man Shall Not Live by Bread Alone
- Fasting for the Reward of the Father
- Fasting for the King’s Coming
- Fasting and the Course of History
- Finding God in the Garden of Pain
- Fasting for the Little Ones
Product Details
- Title: A Hunger For God: Desiring God through Fasting and Prayer
- Author: John Piper
- Christian Group: Evangelicals
- Resource Type: Topical
- Topic: Theology: Doctrine of God
Partially includedAbout John Piper
John Piper (b. 1946) is a widely respected theologian and bestselling author who served as pastor for preaching and vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church for 33 years. He still serves as chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary. Logos has collected his sermons in the The John Piper Sermon Archive (1980–2014) .
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 , prompted the name of the ministry.