Let the Nations Be Glad!: The Supremacy of God in Missions, 3rd ed.

by John Piper

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2010

ISBN: 9781441249647

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This new edition of a bestselling textbook draws on key biblical texts to demonstrate that worship is the ultimate goal of the church and that proper worship fuels missionary outreach. John Piper offers a biblical defense of God’s supremacy in all things, providing readers with a sound theological foundation for missions. He examines whether Jesus is the only way to salvation and issues a passionate plea for God-centeredness in the missionary enterprise, seeking to define the scope of the task and the means for reaching “all nations.” The third edition has been revised and expanded throughout and includes new material on the prosperity gospel. The book is essential reading for those involved in or preparing for missions work. It also offers enlightenment for college and seminary students, pastors, youth workers, campus ministers, and all who want to connect their labors to God’s global purposes.

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Offers a biblical defense of God’s supremacy in all things
Provides readers with a sound theological foundation for missions
Examines whether Jesus is the only way to salvation

The Supremacy of God in Missions through Worship
The Supremacy of God in Missions through Prayer
The Supremacy of God in Missions through Suffering
The Supremacy of Christ as the Conscious Focus of All Saving Faith
The Supremacy of God among “All the Nations”
A Passion for God’s Supremacy and Compassion for Man’s Soul: Jonathan Edwards on the Unity of Motives for World Missions
The Inner Simplicity and Outer Freedom of Worldwide Worship

Top Highlights

“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 (Matt. 11:28–30).” (Page 55)

“The infinite horrors of hell are intended by God to be a vivid demonstration of the infinite value of the glory of God.” (Page 47)

“1. Zeal for the glory of God motivates world missions.” (Page 52)

“A heart for the glory of God and a heart of mercy for the nations make a Christlike missionary.^{13” (Page 54)}

“God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.” (Page 50)

At a time when the church seems to be majoring in minor factors in its marketing of missions, it is good to know that we have a new edition of the best biblical study there is on the nature of missions. The best, however, has become better! After building a solid biblical base, Piper confronts some burning issues in missions today in a way that is both spiritually nourishing and inspiringly readable.

—Ajith Fernando, national director, Youth for Christ/Sri Lanka

If I had to choose only one book on missions, Let the Nations Be Glad! would be it—precisely because it’s about so much more than missions. The book’s relentless God-centered focus, with its stress on worship as the ‘fuel and goal of missions,’ provides the crucial biblical counterpoint to the anthropocentric drumbeat of our day. Don’t read it unless you’re willing to have your eyes reopened to the highest possible motive for being about the business of reaching the world for Christ.

—Duane Litfin, president, Wheaton College

Title: Let the Nations Be Glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions
Author: John Piper
Publisher: Baker Academic
Print Publication Date: 2010
Logos Release Date: 2011
Pages: 288
Language: English
Resources: 1
Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
Subjects: God (Christianity) › Worship and love; Missions › Theory
ISBNs: 9781441249647, 9780801036415, 1441249648, 0801036410
Resource ID: LLS:C57BC1DD1FC0DF8C3104B83B8BFD4112
Resource Type: Monograph
Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:26:14Z

John Piper (b. 1946) is a widely respected theologian and bestselling author who serves as founder and lead teacher at Desiring God and is chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, Piper served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church. He has authored more than 50 books, and more than 30 years of his preaching and writing are available free of charge at desiringGod.org. Piper resides in the Minneapolis area with his wife of 51 years, and has five children and 14 grandchildren.

Piper attended Wheaton College where he majored in literature and minored in philosophy. He completed his Bachelor of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he studied under Dr. Daniel Fuller. Piper received his Doctorate in Theology from the University of Munich and taught biblical studies for six years at Bethel College.

In 1994, Piper founded Desiring God Ministries, which provides Piper’s sermons, articles, and information on titles he has authored. One of his bestsellers, Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist, prompted the name of the ministry.

Several of Piper’s books have been Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Christian book award winners including What Jesus Demands from the World, Pierced by the Word, and God’s Passion for His Glory. The Crossway John Piper Collection (39 vols.) includes 39 titles from Piper, including Love Your Enemies and A Hunger for God. His preaching ministry of more than 30 years is available in the John Piper Sermon Archive (1980–2014).