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The Dawning of Indestructible Joy: Daily Readings for Advent (John Piper)
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Advent is for adoring Jesus.
The Christmas season is one of the busiest times of the year. But it is also a season of reflection and preparation for that special day when we mark Immanuel’s coming—the arrival of our eternal God in our own frail humanity.
This is the greatest of history’s many wonders, something too stupendous to celebrate just on one day. Advent is a way of lengthening and intensifying the joy of Christmas.
These 25 brief devotional readings from John Piper begin on December 1 and carry us to Christmas Day. Our hope is that God would use these meditations to deepen and sweeten your adoration of Jesus and help you keep Him at the center of your Christmas season.
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The Dawning of Indestructible Joy
Daily Readings for Advent
Advent is for adoring Jesus.
The Christmas season is one of the busiest times of the year. But it is also a season of reflection and preparation for that special day when we mark Immanuel’s coming—the arrival of our eternal God in our own frail humanity.
This is the greatest of history’s many wonders, something too stupendous to celebrate just on one day. Advent is a way of lengthening and intensifying the joy of Christmas.
These 25 brief devotional readings from John Piper begin on December 1 and carry us to Christmas Day. Our hope is that God would use these meditations to deepen and sweeten your adoration of Jesus and help you keep him at the center of your Christmas season.
Contents
Introduction: Praying for Fullness This Christmas (John 1:14–16)
December 1: The Search-and-Save Mission (Luke 19:10)
2: Prepare Your Heart for Christ (John 5:44)
3: Draw Near to the Savior (Heb. 13:20–21)
4: What Advent Is All About (Mark 10:45)
5: Why Christmas Happened (1 John 3:5, 8)
6: God’s Passion for God at Christmas (John 12:27–28)
7: He Comes to Bless Us (Acts 3:22–26)
8: God Can Be Trusted (Acts 3:22–26)
9: Why the Son of Man? (John 1:51)
10: What Christmas Came to Destroy (1 John 3:8)
11: The Celebration of God’s Love (John 3:16)
12: The Glory of the Word Made Flesh (John 1:1)
13: Christmas Cut History in Half (Acts 3:24)
14: The Mercy He Promises (Rom. 15:8–9)
15: Our Truest Treasure (Matt. 2:10)
16: Freed to Be Part of God’s Family (Mark 10:45)
17: He Came to Serve (Mark 10:44)
18: Graciously and Tenderly Frustrating (Rom. 3:25–26)
19: The Gift You Cannot Buy (Acts 17:24–25)
20: Receive His Reconciliation (Rom. 5:11)
21: Get Your Eyes Ready for Christmas (Matt. 16:15–17)
22: Something Worth Singing About (Heb. 8:4–10)
23: Our Deepest Need at Christmas (Mic. 5:4–5)
24: Enjoy All the Promises of God (Mic. 5:2–4)
25: Grace: The Dominant Note of Christmas (John 6:51)
Conclusion: A Savior Is Born! God Gets the Glory, You get the Peace (Luke 2:11–14)
About the Author
John Piper is founder and lead teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. He served for thirty-three years as the pastor for preaching and vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is the author of more than fifty books, including Desiring God; Don’t Waste Your Life; and Reading the Bible Supernaturally.
The Dawning of Indestructible Joy
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