Joy Changes Everything: An Invitation to Christian Hedonism

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[@Tinstared]

Over and over the world and devil and flesh will try and convince us that we can't be satisfied in Christ but only in other things. I have experienced much hedonism in this life. I have concluded that it is vain deceit. After 30 years of following Christ the pull is still there to try and find satisfaction is something besides Christ. AS the song goes: "All my soul has tried has left a dismal void, Jesus has satisfied, Jesus is mine".

[@CowboyFantastic007]

I could listen to John Piper exalt Christ anytime and everyday

[@fishingforcandyBW]

"Saviour Magnified, Soul Salified" Philippians 1- (20-23)

[@bowmadman9562]

When you fall in love with Jesus!!....and the things of earth will grow strangely dim.

[@wisdomtreehouse6980]

Thank you for the sermons Pastor Piper. Your sermons give me lots of joy Thank you indeed

[@stephaniejones9885]

Hallelujah! Taste and see that the Lord is good! Not the things in this world, but the Creator is who gives fulfillment! 💖😊💖😊💖😊💖

[@LymeStealsGodHeals]

So glad I saw this notification today, what a wonderful sermon full of biblical truth and JOY!

[@jenniferboyd2200]

#8 answered a big awful perplexity I have had about my wheelchair ♿ thankyou 🙏 😊 🙂 ☺ 😘 ❤ 🙏

[@eugenaionesca]

I've been a Christian hedon since I was in grade school. I would say to Him, please come now. Why wait. I don't want to be here... Pretty weird to be saying such things by 8 yrs old, the Holy Spirit pointed it to me out later. ( I must have known early on that His Kingdom was a far better place to be.) Maranatha Yeshua!

[@FollowerOfChrist0708]

Amen!

[@Serah888]

I don't drink anymore. God freed me but I like it straight up .. that's why this a breath of fresh air. THANK YOU LORD...

[@prabhakararaorajarapu429]

AMEN THANK YOU ,I AM PROUD TO SAY YOU ARE THE TRUE PREACHER IN THIS END DAYS

[@teresamorabito1655]

Oh how I long to be a hedonistic Christian ✝️

[@marcelwillieniles3816]

Great message...like I always said John Piper is the man for this generation...

[@jenniferboyd2200]

Searching. This is helping. Thank you guys

[@Isaiah49.16]

Second time listening to this. It feeds my inner being. Love John Piper’s knowledge and presentation of the Word.

[@user-xq2bm3nq8y]

I have never been “satisfied” with God. I follow Jesus because His gospel is truth. God is glorified when we are obedient. Our level of satisfaction is dependent on feelings that change with the wind.

[@starlight4036]

I love him . ❤

[@candi4337]

Wow!! Amen Amen!!! Beautiful word!

[@janiemarie777]

Pray for me. I feel im being oppressed or possessed. As a Christian I went into occult I told God to leave me alone. I since I have repented. But I'm being attacked. Afraid I lost my salvation. I feel dead inside Please pray for me. I feel I 😪 grieved God too much and He left me Please pray that I can receive the mercy of the Lord. I'm afraid I have wondered too far. Pray that His mercy. I want to be saved. I dont want to dig empty cisterns

[@LR354-]

@janiemarie777 How are you now? Do you mean new age teachings?

[@janiemarie777]

​@LR354- pray for me. I am afraid. I guess new age

[@mikeyjervis6087]

Praying for you Janie Marie. I’ve done the exact same thing. Exactly to a T… it seems like we had the same spirit harassing and deceiving us. We must hold on to the promises that if we ask Jesus to forgive us that He’ll follow through with it. Praying for you tonight

[@LR354-]

@@mikeyjervis6087 are you still being harassed?

[@LR354-]

@janiemarie777 what makes you think you are oppressed or possessed? What is happening to you?

[@therinacoetsee1512]

Halleluyah! 🙌🙌🙌 AMEN❣️

[@laragreene8328]

God himself can show you more than any human can!!

[@o.marcelocardoso]

Thanks for the reflection. God bless

Thank you for sharing this amazing content

[@panteamaddah82]

So thankful for this message 🙏💙

[@teresamorabito1655]

Thank you 🙏 🙏 🙏

[@drewcharpentier8670]

respect.

[@joshs8704]

Yes and YES! 7:19 I think I had a similar impression growing up too.

[@chicmommaplants9692]

Wow, amen!

[@mikechoi3279]

Amen!!!

[@hankbellows]

how can Christ ever be more a joy to us than wife, family and friends? Please explain!

[@cliffnelson6196]

God knows us and what we need better than anyone, how to satisfy us at the soul level, has the love motivation to bless us, and has all power to do good for us. Wife, family and friends all lack that degree of knowledge, love, and power. He is the greatest treasure.

[@nikolaibauer25]

He created them. He is the maker and you and your family the creation. So let’s be satisfied in our maker.

[@Stanzi18]

You must be born again. It's inexplicable. God is so unlike anything or anyone else. He is just and nobody is just like Him. He is kind and nobody is kind like Him. He is merciful and nobody is merciful like Him. He is loving and nobody is loving like Him. This is the God who created you and knows every detail of your being. His mercy and grace is manifested in that you are alive breathing even though you've sinned against Him. He created you and gave you life knowing that you would sin against Him and His mercies are new for you everyday. My wife? My son? They are beautiful and amazing. Loss compared to Him! He's magnificent! He's beyond description! How can we not rejoice in Him above everything and everyone else? That's the real question.

[@asdf8076]

It's been 2 years, so this question may not be burning like it was, but perhaps you might be interested in hearing Piper answering that question: www.desiringgod.org/messages/what-made-jonathan-edwards-a-christian-hedonist (Starting at 1:13:30).

[@bobingalls4643]

that speaks a lot to the portion Christ gets of your heart

[@minus41]

Where is this at in Texas?

[@shaquillekiragu]

48:03

[@pauldonnelly6691]

ONLY way be saved by Christ act 11:14-18!

[@user-xq2bm3nq8y]

Christian hedonism is titillating. Masterful marketing, Piper, but marketing is all it is.

[@johntatum1951]

At first glance...easy to misunderstand Christian Hedonism...just need to listen closely to see what Pastor John means.

[@drewcharpentier8670]

on that 7k dead, (well 7 times 7 cause a full week), i almost thought you were gonna say "had no hope of... healthcare." which of course could very practically be a facet of the hands of Jesus. at least maybe a fingernail of Christ.

[@flamemojis]

Drew Charpentier ?

[@user-xq2bm3nq8y]

Piper’s Christianized hedonism is a fraud and a cheap gimmick. And “God is most glorified in us when we’re most satisfied in Him?” Give me a break. God’s glory functions independently of our “satisfaction”. The assertion is ridiculous.

[@MBVXONIDE]

John you are a genius … I have often thought of the joy I feel when in the worst of times I’m somehow miraculously inspired to give thsnks to god fir giving me the gift of being able to give thanks when it seems impossible - immediately all things change… snyway I feel a nexus powerful with what you say … my experience it occurs usually when everythibg is hopeless- easy to praise god when things are well but when all hope seems lost -wgat a gift! I know it’s not exactly the same thing but there is a beautiful nexus a great garden that somehow joins such radiant thoughts one to another it helps me to fix this broken down palace I have been living in I write this in humility it’s I edited all glory to god if you read this punctuate add vowel points and make it perfect through edification let’s all through the great work one with another elevate and glorify HIM who grants us The Gift which allows us in our humility to Behold the Miraculous -truly Jesus Christ is The Divine Revealayion of The One True Living God -- john I’m so happy to see that he laid an epoch of genius on you brother ( in deepest humility I address you as my brother -- the joy -behold The Miraculous) !

[@drewcharpentier8670]

racial harmony? thats cute.

[@MBVXONIDE]

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