When I Don’t Desire God: How to Fight for Joy (audio)
Overview
For over 25 years John Piper has trumpeted the truth that “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.” He calls it Christian Hedonism. The problem is that many people, after being persuaded, find that this truth is both liberating and devastating.
It’s liberating because it endorses our inborn desire for joy. And it’s devastating because it reveals that we don’t desire God the way we should. What do you do when you discover the good news that God wants you to be content in him, but then find that you aren’t?
If joy in God were merely the icing on the cake of Christian commitment, this book would be insignificant. But Piper argues that joy is so much more. Our being satisfied in God is necessary to show God’s worthiness and to sustain sacrifices of love.
Jesus endured the cross for the joy that was set before him. He tasted it. It sustained him through the deepest suffering. His Father was glorified. His people were saved. That is what joy in God does.
The absolutely urgent question becomes: What can I do if I don’t have it? With a pastor’s heart and with radical passion for the glory of Christ, John Piper helps you answer that question.
Key Features
- Explains the importance of being joyful in God
- Discusses methods of attaining joy in God and strengthening your faith
- Encourages full commitment and contentment in God
Contents of Print Edition
- Why I Wrote This Book
- What Is the Difference between Desire and Delight?
- The Call to Fight for Joy in God
- Joy in God Is a Gift of God
- The Fight for Joy Is a Fight to See
- Fighting for Joy Like a Justified Sinner
- The Worth of God’s Word in the Fight for Joy
- How to Wield the Word in the Fight for Joy
- The Focus of Prayer in the Fight for Joy
- The Practice of Prayer in the Fight for Joy
- How to Wield the World in the Fight for Joy
- When the Darkness Does Not Lift
Product Details
- Title: When I Don’t Desire God: How to Fight for Joy (audio)
- Author: John Piper
- Christian Group: Evangelical
- Resource Type: Audio
- Topic: Christian Living
- Length: 9 hours
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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