Read Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist

Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist

John Piper

4.9/5 (27037 ratings)

Description:EXPERIENCE THE LIFELONG PLEASURES OF KNOWING GOD. Satisfaction…Happiness…Joy. According to John Piper, the pursuit of pleasure in God is not only permissible, it’s essential.Desiring God is a paradigm-shattering work that dramatically alters common perspectives on relating to God. Piper reveals that there really is no need to choose between duty and delight in the Christian life. In fact, for the follower of Jesus, delight is the duty as Christ is most magnified in His people when they are most satisfied in Him.Constantly drawing on Scripture to build his case, Piper shows why pursuing maximum joy is essential to glorifying God. He discusses the implications of this for conversion, worship, love, Scripture, prayer, money, marriage, missions, and suffering.Piper beckons us to approach God with the hedonist’s abandon. Finally, we are freed to enjoy Jesus—not only as our Lord and Savior, but also as our all-surpassing, soul-satisfying Treasure.Desiring God may turn your Christian world upside down. And that will be a good thing, for the glory of God, and for your deepest joy.Includes study guide for individual and small group use.From the Trade Paperback edition.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist. To get started finding Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 369

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1590521196

Description: EXPERIENCE THE LIFELONG PLEASURES OF KNOWING GOD. Satisfaction…Happiness…Joy. According to John Piper, the pursuit of pleasure in God is not only permissible, it’s essential.Desiring God is a paradigm-shattering work that dramatically alters common perspectives on relating to God. Piper reveals that there really is no need to choose between duty and delight in the Christian life. In fact, for the follower of Jesus, delight is the duty as Christ is most magnified in His people when they are most satisfied in Him.Constantly drawing on Scripture to build his case, Piper shows why pursuing maximum joy is essential to glorifying God. He discusses the implications of this for conversion, worship, love, Scripture, prayer, money, marriage, missions, and suffering.Piper beckons us to approach God with the hedonist’s abandon. Finally, we are freed to enjoy Jesus—not only as our Lord and Savior, but also as our all-surpassing, soul-satisfying Treasure.Desiring God may turn your Christian world upside down. And that will be a good thing, for the glory of God, and for your deepest joy.Includes study guide for individual and small group use.From the Trade Paperback edition.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist. To get started finding Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist

Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist

More Books

Don't Waste Your Life

Don't Waste Your Life

When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight For Joy

When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight For Joy

The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God's Delight in Being God

The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God's Delight in Being God

The Passion of Jesus Christ

The Passion of Jesus Christ

Romantic Moderns: English Writers, Artists and the Imagination from Virginia Woolf to John Piper

Romantic Moderns: English Writers, Artists and the Imagination from Virginia Woolf to John Piper

Let the Nations Be Glad!: The Supremacy of God in Missions

Let the Nations Be Glad!: The Supremacy of God in Missions

Future Grace

Future Grace

This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence

This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence

Astonished by God: Ten Truths to Turn the World Upside Down (The Joy-Awakening, Hope-Sustaining, Gospel-Grounded Realities that Have Characterized John Piper's Entire Ministry of 40+ Years)

Astonished by God: Ten Truths to Turn the World Upside Down (The Joy-Awakening, Hope-Sustaining, Gospel-Grounded Realities that Have Characterized John Piper's Entire Ministry of 40+ Years)