Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 1. Jesus Christ, Our Life (John 1:1-4) 2. We Must Be Born of God (John 1:12-18) 3. The Love of God Revealed through Jesus, the Only Begotten Son (John 1:15-18) 4. The Truth That John the Baptist Testified (John 1:19-28) 5. The Biblical Evidence That Jesus Bore All the Sins of the World (John 1:29-39) 6. The Faith of Believing Only in the Word of God (John 1:1-8) 7. We Couldn’t Be Happier than This (John 1:29-31) 8. With What Kind of Look Did Our Creator Visit Us? (John 1:1-13) 9. Who Is John the Baptist? (John 1:19-42) CHAPTER 2 1. We Are Happy If We Accept Jesus into Our Hearts (John 2:1-11) 2. We Can Taste the Blessings from God Only If We Obey the Word of God (John 2:5) CHAPTER 3 1. We Have to Be Born Again by Knowing and Believing in This Way (John 3:1-6) 2. Do You Believe in the God-given Gospel of the Water and the Spirit? (John 3:1-8) 3. What Makes It Possible for Us to Be Born Again? (John 3:1-15) 4. Do You Really Know God’s Love? (John 3:16) 5. Let Us Do Spiritual Work by Faith (John 3:16-17) The Love of God Revealed Through Jesus Christ. It is written, "No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him" (John 1:18). How perfectly did Jesus reveal the love of God to us! How perfectly did Jesus deliver us! What perfect Truth of salvation is the gospel of the water and the Spirit! We have never regretted receiving our salvation through our faith in Jesus, who came by water and blood (1 John 5:6). I hope that all of you believe in Jesus Christ who has revealed the love of God, keep the faith in His love in your hearts, and live daily for the sake of spreading that love. I hope that you will acquire the blessing of the remission of sin by meeting with God through the gospel of the water and the Spirit. The New Life Mission https://www.bjnewlife.org

Table of Contents 1. Fill the Waterpots with Water (John 2:1-11) 2. God Gave Us His Only Begotten Son! (John 3:16-21) 3. The Overflowing Spring Water That Gives Everlasting Life (John 4:3-26) 4. The Samaritan Woman Who Had Five Husbands (John 4:6-26) 5. Jesus Christ Who Has Given Us Eternal Life (John 4:13-42) 6. His True Faith Saved His Son (John 4:46-54) 7. The Spiritual Life That God Approves (John 5:30-44) 8. We Must Eat and Drink the Flesh and the Blood of Jesus with Faith (John 6:31-59) 9. The Refreshing River of the Holy Spirit Flows in the Hearts of Those Who Have Received Him (John 7:37-53) 10. The Grace of Salvation Bestowed on the Woman Who Was Caught in Adultery (John 8:1-12) 11. The Power of the Gospel of the Water and the Spirit (John 8:1-16) 12. Jesus Christ Is the Only Savior of Humankind (John 8:21-28) 13. “If You Abide in My Word, You Are My Disciples Indeed” (John 8:31-36) 14. People Born of the Devil and Those Born of God (John 8:37-47) 15. Defeat the Devil with the Word of the Lord (John 8:44) 16. We Must Know and Believe That Jesus Is God (John 8:48-59) The Love of God Revealed Through Jesus Christ. It is written, "No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him" (John 1:18). How perfectly did Jesus reveal the love of God to us! How perfectly did Jesus deliver us! What perfect Truth of salvation is the gospel of the water and the Spirit! We have never regretted receiving our salvation through our faith in Jesus, who came by water and blood (1 John 5:6). I hope that all of you believe in Jesus Christ who has revealed the love of God, keep the faith in His love in your hearts, and live daily for the sake of spreading that love. I hope that you will acquire the blessing of the remission of sin by meeting with God through the gospel of the water and the Spirit. The New Life Mission https://www.bjnewlife.org

Table of Contents CHAPTER 3 1. We Must Be Born Again by Believing in the Gospel of the Water and the Spirit (John 3:1-15) 2. Our Lord Came to This World to Save Us from the Sins of the World (John 3:14-21) 3. In What Must We Believe before God? (John 3:21) 4. Our God Is the Lord Who Has Given Us True, Everlasting Life (John 3:35-36) CHAPTER 4 1. The Lord Who Solves All Our Problems (John 4:3-19) 2. In What Do Our Hearts Find Satisfaction? (John 4:10-24) 3. The Living Water That Makes One Never Thirst (John 4:13-26, John 4:39-42) 4. What Kind of Faith Do We Need for Our Spiritual Revival? (John 4:19-26) 5. The Word of Jesus Is the Word of God (John 4:46-54) CHAPTER 5 1. We Must Never Revert to Judaism (John 5:10-29) 2. The Lord Visits the Pool of Bethesda (John 5:1-9) CHAPTER 6 1. Labor for the Food That Endures to Everlasting Life (John 6:16-40) The Love of God Revealed Through Jesus Christ. It is written, "No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him" (John 1:18). How perfectly did Jesus reveal the love of God to us! How perfectly did Jesus deliver us! What perfect Truth of salvation is the gospel of the water and the Spirit! We have never regretted receiving our salvation through our faith in Jesus, who came by water and blood (1 John 5:6). I hope that all of you believe in Jesus Christ who has revealed the love of God, keep the faith in His love in your hearts, and live daily for the sake of spreading that love. I hope that you will acquire the blessing of the remission of sin by meeting with God through the gospel of the water and the Spirit. The New Life Mission https://www.bjnewlife.org

The author of Desiring God reveals the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him. Includes a study guide for individual and small-group use. Isn’t it true—we really don’t know someone until we understand what makes that person happy? And so it is with God! What does bring delight to the happiest Being in the universe? John Piper writes, that it’s only when we know what makes God glad that we’ll know the greatness of His glory. Therefore, we must comprehend “the pleasures of God.” Unlike so much of what is written today, this is not a book about us. It is about the One we were made for—God Himself. In this theological masterpiece—chosen by World Magazine as one of the 20th Century’s top 100 books, John Piper reveals the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him. Then we will be able to drink deeply—and satisfyingly—from the only well that offers living water. What followers of Jesus need now, more than anything else, is to know and love—behold and embrace—the great, glorious, sovereign, happy God of the Bible. “This is a unique and precious book that everybody should read more than once.” —J.I. PACKER, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia

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