Enjoy For Free Let The Nations Be Glad!: The Supremacy Of God In Missions Crafted By John Piper Released Through Text

Contains powerful emotional and scriptural truth, If you want your view of missions to remain unaltered, do not read this book, its very theological/philosophical and definitely felt like a textbook but I learned a ton, about/of it probably went over my head but provides so much scripture for the why of missions! a ton on worship, prayer, suffering, diversity of cultures w a focus on the glory of God! long and deep but gooooood!!!! This is a good introduction to missions.
Some chapters are better than others, and often times it can feel like Piper is beating a dead horse boy, some of these are long chapters.
But I believe most of the time Piper is beating the correct dead horse, and he does so to combat widespread and popular opposing views.
Why do we do missions We are told, by Jesus, to preach the gospel and make disciples of all nations.
So missions is duty, right Wrong, If you do missions purely from a sense of duty you will not honor those you are reaching out to, nor will you truly honor God.
Duty is the wrong place to look, so where do we find the answer to why we do missions We turn, according to John Piper, to worship.
In our worship of God we encounter God's glory, The overflow from our worship is a desire to share God's glory with others the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever, and we naturally become missional.
When Jesus was asked what the kingdom of God was like, he compared it to a pearl so valuable that one would sell all they owned simply to possess it.
Does that seem like duty to you Instead, Jesus calls us to a new mindset, which flows from the mindset that worship creates in us.
Thus, according to Piper, does worship become the goal of missions and the fuel which makes missions possible.
Worship as the fuel for missions makes sense to a lot of people, but worship as the goal of missions Piper reminds us that the true reason we share God with others is to make them worshipers and sharers as well.
He feels that the true goal of missions is "the gladness of the peoples in the greatness of God.
" If it is true, as Piper states that "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him," then increasing the number of people who are satisfied in God will bring God more glory.
And missions is the way we can do that, Missions must be seen as more than simply saving people from sin, though that is a very important aspect.
And missions is not just about getting people into heaven, although that is important as well, Instead, through missions we should always seek to make as many people as possible into true worshipers, into those fully satisfied with the greatness of God.
With that mindset, missions becomes a joyous experience, as we joyfully share the lifechanging presence of God in our lives with those who don't know God.
When we have made worship both the fuel and goal of all our missionary endeavors, we realize that "missions is not a recruitment project for God's labor force.
It is a liberation project from the heavy burdens and hard yokes of other gods, " Missions is never a burden, because it comes out of our overwhelming joy in God's grace and mercy, and we just want to share that joy.
So make God the center of your missions work, and joyfully share what He has graciously given to you.
I love John Piper and his passion to focus solely on the glory of God, This book brings the glory of God to the forefront of missions, Essentially what he does here is take “Desiring God” and turn it into a missions book, and honestly it works.
The goal of the book is to have people be so zealous for God and satisfied in God that they live a life devoted to proclaiming the beauty of God to others.
This is an incredibly convicting book as it calls Christians to live a life that points people to worship God.
I believe this is a must read for pastors, and they should be ready to hand it out to young people considering the missionfield.
Spent the last year reading this book aloud to mynowyearold son, Elijah, as he prepared to go and has now returned to/from Africa.
Saturated in Scripture and the glory of God, A must read for any disciple serious about the furtherance of the worship of God in their community, to the ends of the earth.
Excelente livro sobre missões, a missão de Deus, a missão da igreja e uma base bíblica para pensar de forma missional, não só pensar, mas viver.
Wow. As anyone who knows me knows, I of course love John Pipers writing, preaching, and ministry, However, I hadnt read this book since I was in college I thinkyears ago, I remembered it being great, but it was even better this time than expected,

Pipers esteem for God among the nations is so unique and contagious, And not only that, his ability to piece together biblical texts and ideas is incredible, I could write a praise for each of the chapters,

But I just want to point out one chapter that I thought was ministrychanging and so exceptional: Chapter, “The Supremacy of God among All the Nations”.


In thispage chapter the longest in the book, Piper argues and proves biblically that Gods heart and call in missions is not to cross cultures so that the maximum number of individuals be saved, rather “Gods will for missions is that every people group be reached with the testimony of Christ and that a people be called out for his name from all the nations”.


In other words, Gods call to the church isnt to save as many individuals as possible per se, its to gather his elect from every people group.
“Jesus did not send his apostles out with a general mission merely to win as many individuals as they could but rather to reach all the peoples of the world”.


And just to be clear, Piper isnt just saying this, He proves it robustly from the Bible, Its fascinating.

This seriously is so revolutionary to ministry, The goal of God in missions in the Bible is not mainly to evangelize as many individuals, but the people groups.
Perhaps weve missed this in modern American evangelicalism

More could be said, but I recommend the book to anyone, especially chapter.


Its not the easiest to read at times because Piper is thorough and wants to prove his points are from the Bible!, but definitely worth reading.
Itll stir your heart for Gods global purpose of missions: reaching the people groups of the world with the glorious gospel of Christ.
"Moreover, there is something about God that is so universally praiseworthy and so profoundly beautiful and so comprehensively worthy and so deeply satisfying that God will find passionate admirers in every diverse people group in the world.
His true greatness will be manifest in the breadth of the diversity of those who perceive and cherish His beauty.
The more diverse the people groups who forsake their gods to follow the true God, the more visible God's superiority over all His competitors.
" Piper Great explanation of the basis and goal of missions, I was particularly challenged by the chapter on prayer, Several central concepts in this book have proved foundational to the direction of my life, My wife and I found it a great refresher, As a nation, I was glad, Thank u Best book I have ever read This modern classic on missions is more of a theological treaty instead of a methodological one.
It is imminently quoted due to its strong theological polemic for missions and the writer formidable skills of articulation.


Focusing on a Theocentric understanding of the mission mandate, Piper demonstrates how Gods glorious revelation is the starting and ending point in the plan of redemption.
In this way, the book serves as a welcomed response to the current missiological trends that deemphasize proclamation and often elevate humanitarian needs as the paramount concern.
This book offers a balance perspective that fully endorses compassionate work under the larger spectrum of helping people groups to hear the Good News of Gods invitation to eternal life.


The chapters on Gods supremacy and Christ as the Supreme manifestation of Gods glory on earth are filled with strong exegetical content.
There are times when the reader will have to follow some technical analsis of Greek and Hebrew words but you are rewarded by eloquent summarizations of how these impact the global work.


Jonathan Edwards and other Puritan luminaries take their customary elevated status in Pipers thinking, Yet, this is not a larger theological treatment of Calvinistic views on election and predestination, Furthermore, there is a more limited focus on key subjects that articulate the scope of missions and how it differs from evangelism.
This gives the book a wider audience without compromising the writers strong convictions,

Aside from these observations on the books contents, there is the sheer joy of ready the work of a capable author who combines acumen with artistic skill to produce a passionate polemic for the church to fulfill her mission mandate.
For this I am deeply grateful, This is a book Ill be referencing and recommending for a long time, Piper is unrelenting and detailed in his arguments and Ive come away with a healthier and God glorifying view of God.
Read this book! Incredible book by a Spiritempowered man that taught me to understand the purpose of missions.
Many important truths regarding missions, such as this fact: "Worship is the goal and fuel of missions.
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Perhaps my biggest takeaway from this book was actually some of its more periphereal ideas.
Such as the idea that God is not seeking to be glorified by saving "as many people as possible" speaking quantitatively but "as many peoples as possible.
" This actually comes much later in the book, after Piper has laid

much foundation for the goal and fuel of missions worship, but it struck me as something I haven't heard people speak of.


By "peoples," Piper is pointing out that the Scriptures in their entirety point toward a missions that has its scope in reaching as many "people groups" as possible.
" in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, " Genesis:And more specifically, Genesis:"in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed, " The amazing truth that Piper unfolds is that God has more in mind, not simply geopolitical unities, but people groups, and more especially "families" the Hebrew of which clearly refers to clanlike tribe subcultures.
How specific is the mission! To bring before the throne of God in worship people out of every family of the earth!

Very encouraging to me to consider this: "In what families or subcultures or "clans", near and far, is there no Gospel witness Are there subcultures in my own state that don't have a Gospel witness" May the Lord send us and empower us for the work of bringing people to worship His great Name! Amen.
It's hard for me to rate this book, On the one hand, it's a great entry level book on missions, I would gladly hand it to someone who had no theological background and tell them to read it and learn about the importance of worship and missions.


On the other hand, it's far from "the best book on missions I've ever read.
" I'm actually astonished to see that blurb from Dr, Ortlund on the back of this book, This is very basic stuff, To call this book "dense" is insulting to theologians who really wrestle with some of the issues Piper addresses here.
For instance, instead of engaging with annihilationists, Piper just throws proof texts at them this isn't surprising for anyone who has read Piper, he is incapable of arguing and engaging those he disagrees with.
He just throws a few texts out of context at his opponent and calls it a day.
I profoundly disagree with Piper's emphasis on worship being only an inner thing and having no outward expressions and his complete deemphasis on discipleship.
Not to mention he is an awful writer, and his written this same book at leasttimes now.


seems right, Great for beginners, but should not be a stopping point at all, .