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John Koessler serves as chair of the pastoral studies department at Moody Bible Institute, where he has served on the faculty since 1994. He is an award-winning author who has written thirteen books and numerous magazine articles. He writes the monthly “Theology Matters” column for Today in the Word and is a frequent workshop leader at the Moody Pastor’s Conference. Prior to joining the Moody faculty, John served as a pastor of Valley Chapel in Green Valley, Illinois, for nine years. He is married to Jane and they have two adult sons. John and Jane live in Munster, Indiana.

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Insatiable Desire & World Weariness: Signs We Were Made for Eternity

Back in the day, we used to sing, “Heaven is a wonderful place, filled with glory and grace.” But eternity is a long time. For some, the few pictures of heavenly activity that we have in the Bible are insufficient to convince us that this is truly the case. I have heard more than one Christian express reservations about what we can look forward to in the age to come.

It is tempting to blame this an

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	The Radical Pursuit of Rest 3.68 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Folly, Grace, and Power: The Mysterious Act of Preaching by John Koessler, Bryan Chapell (Foreword) 4.17 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	True Discipleship: The Art of Following Jesus 3.51 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Surprising Grace of Disappointment: Finding Hope when God Seems to Fail Us 3.95 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dangerous Virtues: How to Follow Jesus When Evil Masquerades as Good 4.16 avg rating — 51 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Moody Handbook of Preaching by John Koessler (Editor), Michael J. Easley (Contributor), H.E. Singley III (Contributor) 3.60 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When God Is Silent: Let the Bible Teach You to Pray 4.33 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Stranger in the House of God: From Doubt to Faith and Everywhere in Between 3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Foundational Faith: Unchangeable Truth for an Ever-changing World 3.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	True Discipleship Companion Guide: The Art of Following Jesus 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Rest is synonymous with grace, which is never seized by force but always taken hold of freely by faith.”
― John Koessler, The Radical Pursuit of Rest

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“The silence of this age is an exclamatory silence. God has stopped talking because all that needs to be said has been summed up in the person of Christ. Those who preach do not come with a new word. Instead, they declare and apply that which has already been said. Like the apostle Paul, the preacher’s message is shaped by a determination to “know nothing … except Jesus Christ and him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2).”
― John Koessler, Folly, Grace, and Power: The Mysterious Act of Preaching

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“The Bible clearly teaches God's sovereignty and human responsibility. The great Charles H. Spurgeon of London was asked to reconcile these two truths. He answered, “I wouldn't try. I never reconcile friends.”
― John Koessler, The Moody Handbook of Preaching

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John Koessler’s Followers (16)

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204 postsJohn Koessler's Blog

Insatiable Desire & World Weariness: Signs We Were Made for Eternity

Combine EditionsJohn Koessler’s books

204 posts
John Koessler's Blog

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John Koessler’s books