Piper invites us to experience the profound effects of knowing the God of all-pervasive providence: the intensifying of true worship, the solidifying of wavering conviction, the strengthening of embattled faith, the toughening of joyful courage, and the advance of God's mission in this world. John Piper’s Big Book on the Providence of God Desiring God 832K subscribers Subscribe 1. He served for thirty-three years as a pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is the author of more than fifty books, including Desiring God Don’t Waste Your Life and Providence. And its goal is the Christ-exalting glorification of God through the gladness of a redeemed people in a new world.ĭrawing on a lifetime of theological reflection, biblical study, and practical ministry, pastor and author John Piper leads us on a stunning tour of the sightings of God's providence-from Genesis to Revelation-to discover the all-encompassing reality of God's purposeful sovereignty over all of creation and all of history. John Piper is founder and lead teacher of and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. Providence is "God's purposeful sovereignty." Its extent reaches down to the flight of electrons, up to the movements of galaxies, and into the heart of man. From Genesis to Revelation, the providence of God directs the entire course of redemptive history. In A Sweet and Bitter Providence: Sex, Race, and the Sovereignty Of God, John Piper expertly leads us on an exegetical excursion through the narrative of the book of Ruth, uncovering how God’s sovereignty and his mysterious providence work out his good purposes for his people.
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