John Piper's Joyful Good News leads you to discover the good news of Christmas, inviting you to join him in wonder, contemplation, and joy that transcends the euphoria of the holidays. 'How can you live the Advent season so that it benefits your soul after December 25? By admiring and taking pleasure in the glory of God manifested in the incarnate Christ, your Savior, your Lord, your brother, your friend. –Ray Ortlund, pastor for pastors, Immanuel Church, Nashville, Tennessee What a relief for busy people like us to sit down for ten minutes each day during the Advent season to reflect on Jesus, our Savior - and rest, rejoice, and relive! » 'The Good News of great joy allows us to rediscover the glory of Christmas with new freshness.

–Conrad Mbewe, pastor, Kabwata Baptist Church, Lusaka, Zambia If you want this Christmas season to be spiritually enriched, season it with thoughts from this book! » As we linger at the source, in Bethlehem where the Son was born to us, we are prompted to become all the more aware of the torrents of love springing from his broken body at Calvary. With joyful reverence, he guides us into the shrine of the Incarnation. 'These little daily Advent meditations, handwritten by John Piper, are short, but they contain the depth and richness of thought for which the author is now known. He is the author of numerous works, including God is the Gospel, What if I do not desire God ?, Worship and preaching and Shaped by God. He has now retired and is devoting himself to a larger ministry. For over 30 years, he was the pastor of a Baptist Church in Minneapolis, United States.

John Piper is the founder of the Desiring God ministry. This book is an excellent tool to bring us to contemplate the magnificence of the promise of salvation through the birth of Jesus Christ. Each of the 25 Daily Meditations featured in this book highlights a passage from the Bible and offers a short reflection to fuel our personal or family worship. In The Good News of Great Joy, John Piper invites readers to refocus their hearts on Jesus during the Advent season. The days leading up to Christmas are marked by a time of reflection and eager anticipation as Christians around the world prepare to celebrate the coming of their Savior.

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