Why Is the Ministry Called ‘Desiring God’?

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Desiring God

Desiring God, Theology, John Piper, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, 163859, Questions, Religion & Spirituality, Pastor, Ask, Christianity

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🗓️ 30 November 2018

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Why did Pastor John name his book and ministry “Desiring God” instead of “Enjoying God,” “Delighting in God,” or “Rejoicing in God”?

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0:00.0	Well, on Monday, we open the week talking about the relationship between Christian
0:07.2	hedonism and historic reform theology, and Wednesday, we looked at what Pastor John's fears
0:12.7	and hopes for Christian hedonism are after he's gone.
0:16.8	And today, we look at the title Desiring God itself and some alternatives.
0:20.4	The question is from Trent in Columbus, Ohio.
0:23.6	Pastor John, I was recently celebrating the impact of your ministry with a friend at
0:28.0	Chick-fil-A of all places.
0:30.4	We were both stumped by a question.
0:32.2	It's this.
0:33.2	How did you arrive at the name Desiring God?
0:36.3	When so much of the ministry is not merely aspirational, but is focused on the actual act
0:41.6	of enjoying God himself in Bible reading and in sermons, for example, why not something
0:47.1	more accurate, like delighting in God?
0:50.5	Pastor John, what would you say to Trent?
0:53.0	I like this question.
0:54.0	Yeah.
0:55.0	It's a good question.
0:56.0	And the answer will, I think, be illuminating.
1:02.3	Trying to answer it really does reveal a great deal about the nature of Christian hedonism
1:07.7	and a little bit about me, maybe a lot about me.
1:11.7	I'll give you six reasons, why the book has the title Desiring God.
1:21.2	And some of them are more substantial than others, but they all figure in, I think.
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