In This Bestselling Book, John Piper Challenges Christians to a God-Exalting Life

Many spend their lives on trivial diversions, seeking earthly comfort and pleasure above all else. But Jesus said, Whoever loses his life for my sake will save it, calling us into the eternal purpose and God-exalting life for which we were made.

In this bestselling book, John Piper warns readers of the dangers of an irrelevant life that counts for nothing and calls Christians to the deeper joys, and risks, that matter for eternity. This new edition features a fresh cover, a revised preface, and updated statistics.

• Over 1 Million Copies Sold
• Written by Bestselling Author John Piper: Author of Desiring God; Providence; and Come, Lord Jesus
• Second Edition: Features a new preface, redesigned cover, and small revisions to the content
• Great Gift for High School or College Students: Inspires Christians to make a lasting difference for the cause of the gospel

Longtime Pastor and Author John Piper Walks through Jesus's Commands and Their Meaning for the Christian Life

The four Gospels are filled with commands straight from the mouth of Jesus Christ. They are not the harsh demands of a taskmaster, but Jesus's way of showing his followers who he is and how to be more like him.

In All That Jesus Commanded, John Piper walks through Jesus's commands, in 50 short chapters, explaining their context and meaning to help readers understand Christ's vision of the Christian life and what he still requires today. The result is a helpful guide for thoughtful inquirers and new Christians, as well as veteran believers, whether for their own study or as a resource in disciple-making. Replaces ISBN 978-1-58134-845-3.

• Biblical and Theological: Piper examines Jesus's commands and explains their context, meaning, and application today
• Comprehensive: Features Scripture, person, and subject indexes
• Accessible: Written in a clear, engaging tone, this book is an excellent resource for new and seasoned believers alike, and for use in discipling younger believers
• Written by Bestselling Author John Piper: Other books include Providence; Desiring God; and Don't Waste Your Life

Reflecting on forty years of marriage, John Piper rivets our attention on its Christ-exalting, covenant-keeping essence--the rich soil for genuine growth.

An instant classic. It is at once biblical and devotional, the fruit of seasoned theological reflection and four decades of 'momentary' marriage. --Andreas J. Köstenberger, Director of the Center for Biblical Studies and Research Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Founder, Biblical Foundations

The chasm between the biblical vision of marriage and the common human conception is--and has always been--gargantuan.

Reflecting on over forty years of matrimony, John Piper exalts the biblical meaning of marriage over its emotion, exhorting couples to keep their covenant as a display of Christ's covenant-keeping love for the church. He aims to lift the church's low view of marriage to something infinitely greater, namely, a vision of Jesus's unswerving allegiance to and affection for his bride.

This Momentary Marriage unpacks the biblical vision, its unexpected contours, and its weighty implications for married, single, divorced, and remarried alike.

Advent is for adoring Jesus.

The Christmas season is one of the busiest times of the year. But it is also a season of reflection and preparation for that special day when we mark Immanuel's coming--the arrival of our eternal God in our own frail humanity.

This is the greatest of history's many wonders, something too stupendous to celebrate just on one day. Advent is a way of lengthening and intensifying the joy of Christmas.

These 25 brief devotional readings from John Piper begin on December 1 and carry us to Christmas Day. Our hope is that God would use these meditations to deepen and sweeten your adoration of Jesus and help you keep him at the center of your Christmas season.

In this revised and expanded edition of Brothers, We Are Not Professionals that includes a new introduction and select all-new chapters, best-selling author John Piper pleads through a series of thoughtful essays with fellow pastors to abandon the professionalization of the pastorate and pursue the prophetic call of the Bible for radical ministry.

We pastors are being killed by the professionalizing of the pastoral ministry, he writes. The mentality of the professional is not the mentality of the prophet. It is not the mentality of the slave of Christ. Professionalism has nothing to do with the essence and heart of the Christian ministry. The more professional we long to be, the more spiritual death we will leave in our wake. For there is no professional childlikeness, there is no professional tenderheartedness, there is no professional panting after God.

Brothers, we are not professionals. We are outcasts. We are aliens and exiles in the world. Our citizenship is in Heaven, and we wait with eager expectation for the Lord (Phil. 3:20). You cannot professionalize the love for His appearing without killing it. And it is being killed.

The world sets the agenda of the professional man; God sets the agenda of the spiritual man. The strong wine of Jesus Christ explodes the wine- skins of professionalism.

We all want to experience liberating, love-producing, risk-taking satisfaction in God. But the reality is that we often struggle to find, and hold onto, true and lasting joy--even when we have embraced the good news of God's grace. So we face a crucial question: What should I do when I don't desire God?

John Piper aims to help us find joy in Jesus that is so deep and so strong that it frees us from bondage to comfort and security, and impels us to live merciful and missional lives. Written with the radical hope that all Christians would experience the fullness of life in Christ, this book will help you fight for joy daily by leading you to rediscover the soul-satisfying glory of God.

John Piper ans a ofrecer consuelo y orientaci n a las personas que sufren de depresi n y oscuridad espiritual. Incluso los creyentes m s fieles pueden pasar por per odos de depresi n y oscuridad espiritual cuando la dicha parece estar fuera de su alcance. El autor usa ejemplos de la vida real y sensibles narraciones para mostrar al lector c mo confiar en que Dios lo sacar del hoyo de la desesperaci n hacia la luz.. John Piper aims to give comfort and guidance for those experiencing depression and spiritual darkness. Even the most faithful can encounter periods of depression and spiritual darkness when joy seems to stay out of reach. Piper uses real-life examples and sensitive narrative to show readers how to have faith that God will pull them out of the pit of despair and into the light once again.]

Aqu , hay un llamado al cristianismo hol stico: un reto a ser pensadores comprometidos y serios respecto a conocer a Dios, a ser sentidores que laten con pasi n por Jes s y su evangelio, y ser hacedores que se esfuerzan por hacer grandes actos de amor por otros. Nuestro Salvador mismo nos muestra que el cristianismo hol stico se compone de mente, coraz n y manos. l nos ense a tambi n que la vida cristiana es multidimensional: pensar, amar y hacer son conceptos que no se pueden reducir ni separar. Con las colaboraciones de Francis Chan, Rick Warren, Albert Mohler, R. C. Sproul y Thabiti Anyabwile, Pensar. Amar. Hacer. extiende una invitaci n profunda y convincente a experimentar la plenitud de la vida cristiana.

Here is a call to holistic Christianity: . A challenge to be thinkers, engaged and serious about knowing God. And to be feelers, pulsing with passion for Jesus and his gospel. And to be doers, endeavoring great acts of love for others. Our Savior himself shows us that holistic Christianity is comprised of mind, heart, and hands. And he shows us that the Christian life is multidimensional--irreducibly and inseparably thinking, loving, and doing. With contributions from Francis Chan, Rick Warren, Albert Mohler, R. C. Sproul, and Thabiti Anyabwile, Thinking. Loving. Doing. extends a thorough and compelling invitation to experience the fullness of the Christian life.

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.

Este libro es una historia desde lo m s profundo del coraz n del autor. Nos ruega que entendamos que Dios, como fue revelado a trav s de la muerte y la resurrecci n de Cristo, es el regalo m s grande e importante del todo el evangelio. Todos los dones de Dios son una muestra de su amor porque nos gu an hacia s mismo. Este es el amor aut ntico de Dios, su compromiso para hacer todo necesario para captarnos con lo que real y profundamente nos satisface: Dios mismo. Disponible en ingl s de Crossway. This book is a story from the heart of John Piper. He is pleading for us to see that God Himself, as revealed in Christ's death and resurrection, is the ultimate and greatest gift of the gospel. All God's gifts are loving only to the degree that they lead us to God Himself. That is what God's love is: His commitment to do everything necessary to enthrall us with what is most deeply and durably satisfying--namely, Himself. Available in English from Crossway.]

Una par bola de permanencia . . .
Reflexionando sobre cuarenta a os de matrimonio, John Piper enaltece el sentido b blico del matrimonio por encima de la emoci n, exhortando a las parejas a mantener su pacto por las razones correctas. Incluso cuando la gente com nmente permaneci casada hasta que la muerte nos separe, nunca hubo una generaci n cuya perspectiva del matrimonio fue lo suficientemente alta, dice el pastor John Piper. Esto es todav a m s cierto en nuestra informal poca. Comprender el dise o de Dios seg n su Palabra puede despertar una gloriosa visi n capaz de liberar a todas las personas de perspectivas que ignoran a Cristo y est n intoxicadas por el romance. El matrimonio es fundamentalmente, m s que nada, la obra de Dios. Y, en ltima instancia, el matrimonio es la demostraci n de Dios. De una manera mejor que ning n otro evento o instituci n, en el matrimonio se muestra al mundo el mantenimiento del pacto de amor entre Cristo y su pueblo. El matrimonio, por lo tanto, no se trata principalmente de estar enamorado. Es, sobre todo, decir la verdad con nuestras vidas. Y permanecer casados no se trata de permanecer enamorados. Se trata de mantener el pacto y demostrar la gloria del amor fiel de Cristo.

A Parable of Permanence . . .
Reflecting on 40 years of matrimony, John Piper exalts the biblical meaning of marriage over its emotion, exhorting couples to keep their covenant for the right reasons. Even when people commonly stayed married till death do us part, there has never been a generation whose view of marriage was high enough, says Pastor John Piper. That is all the more true in our casual times. Understanding God's design according to his Word can awaken a glorious vision capable of freeing every person from small, Christ-ignoring, romance-intoxicated views. As Piper explains: Most foundationally, marriage is the doing of God. And ultimately, marriage is the display of God. It displays the covenant-keeping love between Christ and his people to the world in a way that no other event or institution does. Marriage, therefore, is not mainly about being in love. It's mainly about telling the truth with our lives. And staying married is not about staying in love. It is about keeping a covenant and putting the glory of Christ's covenant-keeping love on display.

New from Bestselling Author John Piper

From Genesis to Revelation, the providence of God directs the entire course of redemptive history. Providence is God's purposeful sovereignty. Its extent reaches down to the flight of electrons, up to the movements of galaxies, and into the heart of man. Its nature is wise and just and good. And its goal is the Christ-exalting glorification of God through the gladness of a redeemed people in a new world.

Drawing on a lifetime of theological reflection, biblical study, and practical ministry, pastor and author John Piper leads us on a stunning tour of the sightings of God's providence--from Genesis to Revelation--to discover the all-encompassing reality of God's purposeful sovereignty over all of creation and all of history. Piper invites us to experience the profound effects of knowing the God of all-pervasive providence: the intensifying of true worship, the solidifying of wavering conviction, the strengthening of embattled faith, the toughening of joyful courage, and the advance of God's mission in this world.

Getting to know that special someone naturally includes learning about family and friends, education and athletics, favor­ite pastimes, and your hopes and dreams. Ideally, you'll ask each other all kinds of questions, some vital and some trivial, and you'll talk about life's best moments and worst, the brightest places in your background and the darkest.

But what about God? What is his role in your relationship? What do each of you believe about him, and how do you understand his dream for marriage--for your marriage?

At Desiring God, one of our most accessed pages online is a set of questions John Piper put together for couples preparing for marriage (an updated version appears in Appendix I). You'll find many of the typical questions here--about friends and entertainment and lifestyle and children, and many people have found that John's way of putting these questions helps get right at some pretty deep stuff.

But you'll find other questions here, too--about theology, worship and devotion, and the roles of husband and wife--ques­tions that far too many couples don't think to ask. When preparing for marriage, or even in just beginning to con­sider it, it can be immensely helpful to have the perspective of someone like John Piper, not only a seasoned husband of nearly 50 years, but also a sea­soned pastor, careful thinker, and faithful theologian.

Our hope is that a few couples--whether dating and considering marriage, or engaged and preparing for marriage--would find some benefit here, getting to know each other better in some of life's most significant matters, and becoming more fit to discern God's leading for their lives.

But John has more to offer than just the pre-marriage questions. Chapter 1 includes John's counsel about engagement, chapter 2 about wedding planning (and finances). Chapter 3 provides invaluable instruction about the beautiful, complementary dynamic the Bible teaches between husband and wife.

Sexual relations in marriage is the topic of chapter 4. (We know some of you may be flipping straight to that one, now that you know it's there. That's okay. Do read the rest of the book when you can ) Here there is so much potential for pleasure, and so much potential for pain. Don't shy away from giving the topic of sex good consideration and honest discussion during your engagement.

Then, in chapter 5, John helps us ponder how we can guard our marriages in a day in which they are under assault from every side. Finally, chapter 6 is based on perhaps John Piper's single most important message on marriage. There he goes more macro than many of us have ever dared to go in thinking about what marriage is, and what God designed it for. This is a glorious, true, life-changing vision.

After John's long list of pre-marriage questions to discuss, the second appendix is about mission together. Marriage is for mission, too. In particular, the focus here is on hospital­ity. It's a lightly edited sermon from the series that became the book This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence, which is where we'd send you to learn more about marriage fol­lowing this book. (We'd also want to point you to a 30-day devotional for young married couples called Happily Ever After: Finding Grace in the Messes of Marriage, by John Piper and other contributors to desiringGod.org.) For Christians, talking about ministry together, including hospitality (literally, in the New Tes­tament, love for strangers) is essential preparation.

Reevaluate your commitments, check your priorities, rethink your normal. It will be well worth your time to ask difficult questions and think hard about the answers. For your joy, the good of others, and the glory of the church's Groom.

John Piper's bestselling book on missions draws on key biblical texts to demonstrate that worship is the ultimate goal of the church and that proper worship fuels missionary outreach. Piper offers a biblical defense of God's supremacy in all things, providing readers with a sound theological foundation for missions.

This 30th anniversary edition of a contemporary classic, now in paperback, incorporates insights from the author's refined thinking over the past 10 years. Used extensively as a textbook for missions courses and a resource for ministries, Let the Nations Be Glad! provides a passionate plea for God-centeredness in the whole enterprise of world evangelization and explores the role of prayer and spiritual warfare. The book is essential reading for those involved in or preparing for missions work. It also offers enlightenment for students, pastors, youth workers, campus ministers, and all who want to connect their labors to God's global purposes.

The most important questions anyone can ask are: Why was Jesus Christ crucified? Why did he suffer so much? What has this to do with me? Finally, who sent him to his death? The answer to the last question is that God did. Jesus was God's Son. The suffering was unsurpassed, but the whole message of the Bible leads to this answer.

The central issue of Jesus' death is not the cause, but the meaning. That is what this book is about. John Piper has gathered from the New Testament fifty reasons in answer to the most important question that each of us must face: What did God achieve for sinners like us in sending his Son to die?

John Piper challenges fellow baby boomers to forego the American dream of retirement and live out their golden years with a far greater purpose in mind.

They say it's a person's reward for all those years of labor. Turn in your time card and trade in your IRAs. Let travel plans and golf-course leisure lead the way. But is retirement really the ideal? Or is it a series of poor options that ignore a greater purpose-and will kill a person more quickly than old age?

John Piper responds: Lord, spare me this curse! And his resounding message is for anyone who believes there's far more to the golden years than accumulating comforts. It's for readers who long to finish better than they started, persevere for the right reasons (and without fear), experience true security, value what lies beyond their cravings, and live dangerously for the One who gave his life in his prime. With this brief book, Piper is sure to spur fellow baby boomers in their resolve to invest themselves in the sacrifices of love-and to grow old with godly zeal.

John Piper Offers 6 Habits to Spur a Lifetime of Wisdom and Wonder for the Glory of Christ

Humans are hardwired to learn. We immerse ourselves in stories, observe the intricacies of the world, and seek educational opportunities. But lifelong learning is far more than acquiring information or completing a degree. It is a happy quest informing the habits of our minds and the affections of our hearts. And for the Christian, the goal is richer and deeper joy, to the glory of God and the eternal good of others.

In Foundations for Lifelong Learning, longtime pastor John Piper casts Christian education as the process of growing in our ability to navigate God's word and world. Piper introduces readers to 6 vital habits--observe accurately, understand clearly, evaluate fairly, feel appropriately, apply wisely, and express compellingly. Ultimately readers will be encouraged to find Christ in and above all things--seriously and joyfully glorifying God, no matter their vocational calling.

• Appeals to Students and Educators: Explores 6 habits to inspire a lifetime of learning, wisdom, and wonder
• Offers a Biblical Perspective: Teaches how lifelong learning ultimately connect to God, his word, and our world
• Countercultural: Explains how one's vocation, degree, and monetary success are not always representations of quality lifelong learning
• Written by John Piper: Author of Don't Waste Your Life; Come, Lord Jesus; Desiring God; and Providence

In his essay The End for Which God Created the World, the great theologian Jonathan Edwards proclaimed that God's ultimate end is the manifestation of his glory in the highest happiness of his creatures.

Pastor John Piper has devoted his years of ministry to exploring the implications of this stunning truth for life and ministry. Understanding that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him has made all the difference for John Piper-and can transform your life as well.

Here Piper passionately demonstrates the relevance of Edwards's ideals for the personal and public lives of Christians today through his own book-length introduction to Edwards's The End for Which God Created the World. This book also contains the complete essay supplemented by almost a hundred of Piper's insightful explanatory notes. The result is a powerful and persuasive presentation of the things that matter most in the Christian life.

Qu haces si no puedes sentir la dicha de tener a Dios en tu coraz n? Qu haces cu ndo descubres la buena noticia de que Dios quiere que te alegres en su presencia, sin embargo no es as como te sientes? John Piper expone en este libro que el gozo en Dios es mucho m s complejo de lo que se aprecia a simple vista. Con coraz n de pastor y pasi n radical por la gloria de Cristo, John Piper nos ayuda a contestar a la pregunta de qu se puede hacer para recuperar el gozo en Dios. Publicado en ingl s por Crossway. What do you do if you feel no joy in your heart for God? 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? John Piper argues in this book that joy in God is much more than merely the icing on the cake of Christian commitment. With a pastor's heart and radical passion for the glory of Christ, John Piper helps Christians answer the question of what can be done to regain their joy in God. Published in English by Crossway.]

Mientras te preparas para el matrimonio, atr vete a so ar con Dios.

Aqu encontrar el consejo de John Piper sobre temas pr cticos como compromiso, planificaci n de bodas, finanzas y sexo. Pero lo m s importante, John comparte su palabra m s vital sobre el matrimonio: una visi n m s grandiosa de lo que muchos de nosotros nos hemos atrevido a so ar, sobre lo que Dios est haciendo en cada matrimonio cristiano.

As you prepare for marriage, dare to dream with God.

Here you'll find John Piper's counsel on practical topics like engagement, wedding planning, finances, and sex. But most importantly, John shares his single most vital word on marriage: a vision grander than many of us have ever dared to dream, about what God is doing in every Christian marriage.