Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ, John Piper
Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ, John Piper
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Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ
The Cost of Bringing the Gospel to the Nations in the Lives of William Tyndale, John Paton, and Adoniram Judson

Author: John Piper

Narrator: Bob Souer

Unabridged: 2 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/13/2019

Synopsis

The fifth volume in Piper’s acclaimed The Swans Are Not Silent series illustrates powerful and enduring lessons through the missional sufferings of Tyndale, Judson, and Paton.Jesus’ words in John 12 are sobering: unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it will bear little fruit. The history of Christianity’s expansion proves that God’s strategy for reaching unreached peoples with the gospel includes the sufferings of his frontline heralds—the missionaries who willingly die a thousand daily deaths to advance God’s kingdom.Pastor John Piper’s latest addition to The Swans Are Not Silent series focuses on this flesh-and-blood reality in the lives of William Tyndale, Adoniram Judson, and John Paton. The price they paid to translate the Word of God, to pave the way for missionary mobilization around the world, and to lead the hostile to Christ was great. Yet their stories show in triplicate how the gospel advances not only through the faithful proclamation of the truth but through representing the afflictions of Christ in our sufferings.

About John Piper

John Piper (DTheol, University of Munich) is the founder and teacher of DesiringGod.org and the chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary. He served for thirty-three years as the senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is the author of more than fifty books, including Desiring God, Don’t Waste Your Life, This Momentary Marriage, A Peculiar Glory, and Reading the Bible Supernaturally.

About Bob Souer

Bob Souer is a full-time professional storyteller and narrator. He has narrated numerous audiobooks, as well as broadcast and nonbroadcast projects for corporations and ministries across North America. You've heard Bob's voice on CBS, PBS, the History Channel, the Military Channel, Audible.com, iTunes, and many other networks and sites. Bob is married to Cinda. They have four children and live in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Matt on July 12, 2023

You can never go wrong reading about John Paton and Adoniram Judson—men of valor of whom this world wasn’t worthy (Hebrews 11:38).......more

Goodreads review by Felipe on February 12, 2016

Belo relato de três homens que deram a vida pela causa de Cristo: William Tyndale, Adoniran Judson e John Paton. Infelizmente, a beleza do livro é comprometida na edição brasileira. Não bastassem as notas de fim de capítulo, em vez de notas de rodapé, há inúmeros erros de tradução e revisão. Diversas......more

Goodreads review by Andrea on May 11, 2019

I now know that a man named William Tyndale lost his life so that I can read my Bible every day in English. In this book, John Piper recounts the lives of three Christian martyrs in such a powerful way that points the reader to Christ! I highly recommend this book.......more

Goodreads review by ValeReads on December 23, 2021

I'd listened to Piper's Judson bio a number of years ago, but I'm not sure if I've ever listened to the other two. Tyndale's story makes my heart pitter-pat the most, because Bible translation makes my heart pitter-pat the most. I was least familiar with Paton and found his calm courage rather awe-i......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on November 29, 2009

The fifth in this "The Swans are not Silent" series, each book containing the biographies of three men that have made significant contributions to the church down through the ages. Each chapter grows out of a biographical sketch Piper does each year at the Bethlehem Pastor's Conference. They are gro......more

Quotes

“A must read for every Christian and a feast for the spiritually hungry.” John MacArthur, author of The Gospel According to Paul, on Desiring God

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