Make War on Sin with Exercise

Make War on Sin with Exercise

Author: Desiring God May 16, 2026 Duration: 48:53
David Mathis | How can exercise equip us for the daily fight against sin? Training the body for our joy, mind, and will frees us to pursue every good work.

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Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Messages by Desiring God (Video)
Podcast Episodes
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Truth Triumphs Through Providence [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:57
John Piper | When God makes a promise, he keeps it. And he keeps it through his purposeful, all-wise, absolute sovereignty — through his providence.
Zeal: To Live with All Your Might [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:40
John Piper | God’s will is not simply that we obey God’s will, but that we obey it in a certain way: with all of our might for all of our life.
Truth Triumphs Through Pleasure [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:30
John Piper | When the Bible speaks of “truth,” it refers ultimately to God himself. Therefore, truth demands more than just our minds — truth will have our whole hearts, now and forever.
What Is It Like to ‘Know Christ’? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:31
David Mathis | The Christian life has one final aim: to know and enjoy Jesus. He justified us to know him, we daily press on to know him more, and one day we will know him fully and forever.