Desiring God
with John Piper

Through the writing and preaching of John Piper, Desiring God seeks to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples through Jesus Christ. Come, discover that your greatest duty is to have maximum delight in Christ, because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.

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Desiring God with John Piper

Saturday, September 04, 2010

John Piper shares some of the influences that played a part in the development of his preaching.

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Desiring God, The Pleasures of God, and Future Grace

With the recent re-release of John Piper's major work on sanctification, Future Grace, the three foundational pillars of his thinking about God and the Christian life are now in complementary covers and size. This attractive set carries the fundamental freight of Piper's vision of God and makes a great gift to introduce a friend to John Piper's thinking. It's also ideal for anyone who loves this vision of God and would like to have the most up-to-date editions of these three classic books.

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About John Piper

John Piper was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and grew up in Greenville, South Carolina. He attended Wheaton College (1964-68) where he studied literature and philosophy. There, John met Noël Henry whom he married 1968. He completed a Bachelor of Divinity degree at Fuller Theological Seminary (1968-71). John did his doctoral work in New Testament Studies at the University of Munich (1971-74).

He then went on to teach Biblical Studies at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota for six years (1974-80). In 1980 John became the senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis where he has been ministering ever since. Together with his people, John is dedicated to spreading a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples through Jesus Christ. John and Noël have four sons, a daughter, and two grandchildren.