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Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ on Christian Leaders

Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ on Christian Leaders

by David Mathis

David Mathis Examines the Qualifications and Calling of Church Leaders for a New Generation of Congregants and Leaders We live in an age increasingly cynical about leadership—some of it for good reason, much of it simply the mood of our times. Still, the … Read more…

Humbled: Welcoming the Uncomfortable Work of God

Humbled: Welcoming the Uncomfortable Work of God

by David Mathis

How do I humble myself? Humility, according to the Bible, is not something we can just up and do. Both the negative and positive examples of Scripture—from Pharaoh to Rehoboam, from Josiah to Ahab, from Hezekiah to Manasseh, and even to Christ himself—teach us that humility first comes from the hand of God. He initiates the humbling of his creat… Read more…

The Christmas We Didn't Expect: A Daily Advent Devotional

The Christmas We Didn't Expect: A Daily Advent Devotional

by David Mathis

Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. But the most unexpected and significant event in the history of the world actually happened over 2000 years ago when God himself became one of us in the person of Jesus Christ. These Advent reflections, written by David Mathis, help us to lift our eyes to the wonder of the incarnation … Read more…

"Habits of Grace": "Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines Study Guide"

"Habits of Grace": "Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines Study Guide"

by David Mathis

Put Yourself in the Path of God's Grace This study guide is designed to help you connect more deeply with the three crucial power sources for the Christian life: hearing God's voice (in the Bible), having his ear (in prayer), and belonging to his bo… Read more…

Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
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Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines

by David Mathis

Narrated by Mathis, David

The Christian life is built on three seemingly unremarkable practices: reading the Bible, prayer, and fellowship with other believers. However, according to David Mathis, such “habits of grace” are the God-designed channels through which his glorious grace flows—making them life-giving practices for all Christians. Whether it’s hearin… Read more…

Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines

Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines

by John Piper and David Mathis

The Christian life is built on three seemingly unremarkable practices: reading the Bible, prayer, and fellowship with other believers. However, according to David Mathis, such "habits of grace" are the God-designed channels through which his glorious grace flows—making them life-giving practices for all Christians. Whether it's… Read more…

Designed for Joy: How the Gospel Impacts Men and Women, Identity and Practice

Designed for Joy: How the Gospel Impacts Men and Women, Identity and Practice

by David Mathis, Jonathan Parnell, Andrew David Naselli, Gloria Furman, Courtney Reissig, Owen Strachan, Denny Burk, Joe Rigney, Grant Castleberry, GraceAnna Castleberry, Christina Fox, Andy Naselli, Trillia Newbell, Marshall Segal and Brandon D. Smith

"Male and female he created them." —Genesis 1:27 It's one of the most important—and controversial—topics of our time. God created men and women in his image—equal in value and complementary in roles. These distinctive rol… Read more…

Cross: Unrivaled Christ, Unstoppable Gospel, Unreached Peoples, Unending Joy

Cross: Unrivaled Christ, Unstoppable Gospel, Unreached Peoples, Unending Joy

by John Piper and David Mathis

“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” It is the most dangerous and loving cause in the universe: rescuing sinners from eternal suffering and bringing them into the eternal joy of relationship with Jesus. Jesus himself said that for every person who does not believe, the wrath of God remains on him (John 3:36). … Read more…

The Romantic Rationalist: God, Life, and Imagination in the Work of C. S. Lewis

The Romantic Rationalist: God, Life, and Imagination in the Work of C. S. Lewis

by Randy Alcorn, Douglas Wilson, John Piper, David Mathis, Philip Graham Ryken and Kevin J. Vanhoozer

"We are far too easily pleased." C. S. Lewis stands as one of the most influential Christians of the twentieth century. His commitment to the life of the mind and the life of the heart is evident in classics like the Chronicles of Narnia and … Read more…

How to Stay Christian in Seminary

How to Stay Christian in Seminary

by John Piper, David Mathis and Jonathan Parnell

Seminary is dangerous. Really dangerous. The hard truth is that many seminarians enter pastoral ministry feeling drained, disillusioned, and dissatisfied. But the problem isn't with the faculty or the material. Rather, the most perilous danger to the soul of the pastor-in-training is the sin residing … Read more…

Acting the Miracle: God's Work and Ours in the Mystery of Sanctification

Acting the Miracle: God's Work and Ours in the Mystery of Sanctification

by Kevin DeYoung, John Piper, David Mathis, Edward T. Welch, Russell D. Moore, Ed Welch, Jarvis Williams and Russell Moore

Sanctification  |  noun  |  sa(k)-t-f-k-shn : a big word for the little-by-little progress of the everyday Christian life Fighting sin is not easy. No one ever coasted into greater godliness. Christian growth takes effort. Bu… Read more…

Finish the Mission: Bringing the Gospel to the Unreached and Unengaged
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Finish the Mission: Bringing the Gospel to the Unreached and Unengaged

by Louie Giglio, David Platt, John Piper, Michael Oh, David Mathis, Ed Stetzer and Michael Ramsden

Narrated by Piper, John

As in previous years, Desiring God has put together a book based on the six sessions of their annual national conference. The 2011 event boasted an impressive line-up of speakers whose messages are now featured in this volume: David Platt, New York Times best-selling author of Radical; Louie Giglio, founder and leader of Passion conferences; Michael Ramsden,… Read more…


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