- 1,188
- Episodes
- 112
- Transcribed
- 1,924
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2000
- First episode
- 226M
- YouTube views
About Messages by Desiring God
Messages from the Teaching Team at Desiring God.
- Publisher
- Desiring God
- Category
- religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Jan 2000
- Latest episode
- 7 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
112 of 1,188 episodes have a transcript.

7 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
‘Young Man, You Look Miserable’

17 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
William Tyndale’s Gift to the World

10 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Anchor Your Soul in His Majesty
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‘Young Man, You Look Miserable’
Published 7 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We'd do multiples of numbers. I remember Grandma and me, Marty, on the other side of the family, took special interest. She was an English teacher. She pressed me to do English words and speak rightly. Don't underestimate the effects of a good grandma and grandpa in the lives of our kids ages one to six. […]
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- David Mathis
- Marshall Segal
- John Piper
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 225,601,461
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 1,662 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 262 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 60
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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