Best Contrition Mission Podcasts (2026)

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Enjoying Jesus in Sexual Purity 39:22

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Marshall Segal | Where will we find true blessedness? Sexual sin tempts us to find it in fleeting, false pleasures — but God’s promises hold out a better, surer joy.By Marshall Segal

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Word, Prayer, and People: Three Habits for Enjoying Jesus 45:23

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David Mathis | Where do we find more of God’s grace to increase our joy in Christ? God has created patterns for us to follow in reading, prayer, and fellowship.By David Mathis

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What King Would Come Like This? The Surprising Advent of Jesus 27:05

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David Mathis | When Jesus came to Bethlehem, and later to Jerusalem, he was not the king we expected. He was far, far better.By David Mathis

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Is Joy in Jesus a Christian Obligation? 47:54

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Joy in Jesus is an invitation and a privilege. Is it also a duty? John Piper lays out six reasons joy in God is essential to the Christian life.By John Piper

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Saving Faith as the Awakening of Joy in Jesus 42:58

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When we believe in Jesus, we receive him as living water, bread of life, and all-satisfying treasure. Saving faith is the awakening of joy in Christ.By John Piper

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What to Do When Your Spirits Sink 42:48

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David walked with God through disasters, diseases, attacks, and his own sins. What pattern of life did he follow to depend on God through it all?By John Piper

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Contrite Courage: How the Guilty Lean on Grace 43:15

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How do Christians respond to God’s fatherly indignation against our sin? The prophet Micah teaches us: Respond with brokenhearted boldness, with contrite courage.By John Piper

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Enjoy Him: The Call to Commune with Jesus 1:05:09

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David Mathis | God invites us to quench our thirst by hearing his voice, having his ear, and belonging to his body. So, come stand under the waterfall of his grace.By David Mathis

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Our All-Nations Charge: What It Means to Be a World Christian 42:53

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Cowardice, consumption, and comfort often stand between us and God’s global work. What can set us free to be world Christians?By John Piper

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Our Pursuit: Joy Overflowing in Love 48:32

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David Mathis | Does seeking joy in God ruin our love for others? Jesus meant what he said: Remembering God’s radical reward frees us to serve those in need.By David Mathis

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Jesus’s Pursuit: His Father’s Glory (and His) Through Joy 47:39

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David Mathis | As the Son of God, Jesus pursued his joy and God’s glory in an unrepeatable way — but as man, he stands forth as an example for our own pursuit of joy.By David Mathis

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God’s Pursuit: His Glory in Our Joy 51:31

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David Mathis | Christian, your joy in God shows the kind of God he is: awesome and glorious, happy and holy, beautiful and delightful beyond measure. So, come, eat, drink, and rejoice.By David Mathis

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The Greatness of God in the Doctrines of Grace: TULIP Session 1 1:09:25

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What are the doctrines of grace? Before we wade into the depths of these doctrines, we need to know something of the greatness of God.By John Piper

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The People of His Majesty: Five Marks of a Marveling Church 46:58

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David Mathis | Those who cherish God’s majesty become a certain kind of people: a commending, called, candid, conquering, and soon-to-be crowned church.By David Mathis

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How to Pray When Trouble Comes 36:25

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Marshall Segal | How do mature Christians pray when trouble comes? David teaches us from Psalm 86: “Meet my need.” “Glorify your name.” “Teach me your way.” “Gladden my heart.”By Marshall Segal

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The Only Life Worth Living: A Live Lab on Christian Hedonism 47:14

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In Jesus Christ, we find a Treasure more precious than everything we have in life and everything we lose in death.By John Piper

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Enjoying God: The Key to Christian Education 45:37

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How does the chief end of man — to glorify God by enjoying him forever — shape our approach to classical Christian education?By John Piper

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Lay Your Buckets Down: Finding Life with the Woman at the Well 36:51

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Marshall Segal | No sin is too great, no place is too far, and no wall is too high to keep us from receiving the living water of Jesus — if only we’ll come to him.By Marshall Segal

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Creation Sings Through Human Lips 32:34

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Tony Reinke | No star or ocean, insect or tree, bird or cloud has a voice to speak God’s praise. But when we rejoice in God, we take creation’s worship and put it into words.By Tony Reinke

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God’s Mission Triumphs Through Prayerful Suffering 42:27

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As Jesus bleeds in Gethsemane and then submits to arrest, we see that the mission of God triumphs through prayerful suffering, not the self-defending sword.By John Piper

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Will Christ Be Humiliated on the Last Day? To the Class of 2025 18:37

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When Jesus returns in glory, he will stand ashamed of those who were ashamed of him here. But what will it really mean for Jesus to be ashamed?By John Piper

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Value the Human Body: Technology, Exercise, and the Pursuit of True Joy 36:59

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David Mathis | How might regular exercise serve not just our bodies but our souls, and so make us more ready to honor God by doing good to others?By David Mathis

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Habits of Love: The Graces of Sharing Our Joy 46:41

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David Mathis | Our “habits of grace” prime us for witnessing, giving, and serving — and God uses even these outward expressions to give us even more grace.By David Mathis

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FEAST: Five Prayers for Daily Bible Reading 38:50

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Marshall Segal | When our Bible meditation feels more like a job than a joy, these five short prayers can take us beyond discipline into delight.By Marshall Segal

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Why Did God Choose You? The Goal and Ground of His Election 46:35

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Why did God set his saving love on his people before the foundation of the world? So that we might praise the glory of his sovereign grace.By John Piper

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The Unusually Human Joy of Jesus 26:18

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David Mathis | Did Jesus endure the cross for his joy or despite it? The answer takes us to the heart of Jesus’s unusually human joy, and ours.By David Mathis

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Providence: The Purposeful Sovereignty of God 46:57

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It’s one thing to know God is sovereign; it’s another to know just how far his sovereignty extends and the purposes for which he wields it.By John Piper

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Do You Love Jesus? A Grand Finale of His Greatness 34:09

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David Mathis | At the end of his Gospel, John gives us a grand finale of the mercy, wisdom, greatness, and never-ending glory of Jesus Christ.By David Mathis

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How Doubting Thomas Finds Faith 35:59

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The story of Jesus and Thomas assures us that Jesus really rose bodily, that his patience surpasses our indwelling sin, and that we need not see to believe.By John Piper

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Be Still and Know: A Crisis-Ready Vision of God 51:42

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David Mathis | Where do we turn when the ground beneath our feet seems to buckle and shift? Psalm 46 offers a vision of God to keep us through any crisis.By David Mathis

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Where Does Radical Love Come From? 43:35

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How can we be set free from selfishness so that, at any earthly cost to ourselves, we will love other people in a way that makes Christ look great?By John Piper

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Authentic Preaching in the Age of AI 52:41

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Tony Reinke | In the age of artificial intelligence, do we still need preachers? Answering that question well takes us to the heart of God-glorifying preaching.By Tony Reinke

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Turning Sadness at Losing Money to Gladness at Gaining Jesus 43:19

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A camel cannot pass through the eye of a needle, nor can we turn our own hearts from loving money to loving Jesus. But what is impossible with man is possible with God.By John Piper

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Take Care How You Hear a Sermon 40:04

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There is a way to see truth without seeing it — to hear without hearing. For all who listen to sermons, the words of Jesus stand: Take care how you hear.By John Piper

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The Privilege of Preaching 56:23

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Though fraught with challenges and temptations to lose heart, preaching the word of God is a glorious privilege. John Piper gives ten reasons why.By John Piper

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The Power of Preaching 50:43

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God has chosen to bind the fullness of his supernatural effectiveness to the human ministry of the word. So, how might we preach in ways that release his power?By John Piper

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Big-God Preaching for God-Hungry People 1:04:19

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David Mathis | Pastor, all your hearers are hungry for the living God, even if they don’t know it or can’t name it. And only big-God preaching will enduringly satisfy them.By David Mathis

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The Glory of Big-God Preaching 56:40

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When preachers herald the glory of God from the heart, the pride of man dies, all of life becomes meaningful, and we rejoice like never before.By John Piper

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Foundations for the Future of Your Church 48:57

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A church endures in faithfulness only as its leaders and members rejoice in the glory of God, savor the word of God, and treasure the Son of God.By John Piper

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We Will Go Out with Joy: Christian Fellowship as a Means of Grace 46:12

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David Mathis | Fellowship is not a nice addition to personal Christianity but a vital means of grace. Through fellowship, we help each other hold fast till heaven.By David Mathis

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Blessed Satisfaction: The Sin-Slaying, Soul-Staggering Glory of Christ 50:32

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We were made to see and savor, with everlasting satisfaction, the soul-staggering glory of Christ. Only then will our lusts lose their power.By John Piper

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The Glory of God for Doubting Minds and Dull Hearts 55:58

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When we see the glory of God in his word, we know for sure and we rejoice forever. Glory persuades and pleases, gives certainty and satisfaction.By John Piper

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What the World Needs from Your Church 51:11

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Chipper churches leave no lasting impression on the world. The greatest gift we have to give is indomitable joy in Jesus in the midst of suffering and sorrow.By John Piper

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Supernatural Pastors: How to Minister in God’s Strength 49:51

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Brothers, if we are going to do good — lasting good — to our churches, then we must preach and lead and counsel and serve in the strength that God supplies.By John Piper

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Sorrows Are Normal for Now: What to Expect on Your Journey Home 52:57

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David Mathis | In this fallen world, expect suffering and sorrows. But also know that, in Christ, they are limited, designed, and rewarded by a kind and gracious God.By David Mathis

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How to Feed a Pastor: The Secret Life of a Happy Man 57:41

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David Mathis | As pastors, our first priority each day is not to serve God, help his people, or engage in other ministry, but to get our soul happy in God.By David Mathis

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I Want You to Be a Christian Hedonist 42:07

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David Mathis | Do you want God to look good in your life? Then heed his invitation to find your deepest hunger, deepest thirst, and deepest longings satisfied in him.By David Mathis

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Slavery and Christ’s Supreme Lordship: How to Live Under Human Authority 37:13

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In a world of many authorities, we magnify the supreme lordship of Christ by the way we submit to the fading structures of this age.By John Piper

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Countless Dangers, Continual Joy: How Is That Possible? 55:29

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Paul’s Christian life was one of countless dangers, continual sorrows, and constant joy. How is that kind of life possible?By John Piper

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Bend the Ear of God: Three Wonders of Christian Prayer 1:21:05

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David Mathis | God not only speaks to us — he bends his ear to hear us talk. Through the work of Christ and the help of the Spirit, we have the ear of God.By David Mathis