When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy Study Guide

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A guided group study that focuses on John Piper's DVD teaching regarding how to fight for true delight in Christ and obtain proper affections for God.

Does the command to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind really obligate us to enjoy God above all things? Joy and delight are emotions after all, so isn't such love simply a decision of the will, not a feeling?

According to John Piper, in this companion to the When I Don't Desire God DVD,...

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Overview

A guided group study that focuses on John Piper's DVD teaching regarding how to fight for true delight in Christ and obtain proper affections for God.

Does the command to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind really obligate us to enjoy God above all things? Joy and delight are emotions after all, so isn't such love simply a decision of the will, not a feeling?

According to John Piper, in this companion to the When I Don't Desire God DVD, emotions are commanded everywhere in Scripture. They're not just instructions to think a certain way but to feel a certain way. And though we don't have complete control of our emotions, eternity hangs on the presence of proper affections for God. Therefore, the fight for joy is not optional. It is essential.

This study guide-focused on Piper's powerful teaching on DVD-explores the necessity and strategies of delighting in Christ in an eight-session, guided group study. Each guide features helps for reflection, penetrating questions, and five daily assignments per week. Along with the DVD, it is an ideal package that will lead groups of any size in the all-important fight for joy.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781433502538
  • Publisher: Crossway Books
  • Publication date: 6/30/2008
  • Edition description: Study Guid
  • Pages: 128
  • Sales rank: 1,369,702
  • Product dimensions: 5.25 (w) x 8.25 (h) x 0.34 (d)

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JOHN PIPER is pastor for preaching and vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis. His many books include God Is the Gospel, Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ, and Don't Waste Your Life and their DVDs and study guides.

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Table of Contents


Introduction to This Study Guide     7
Introduction to When I Don't Desire God     11
The Fight for Joy Is Essential (Part 1)     13
The Fight for Joy Is Essential (Part 2)     27
How to Fight and What to Fight For (Part 1)     41
How to Fight and What to Fight For (Part 2)     56
Strategies for the Fight (Part 1)     71
Strategies for the Fight (Part 2)     89
Review and Conclusion     105
Leader's Guide     107
Leading Productive Discussions     114
Desiring God: A Note on Resources     117
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