The Pleasures of God by John Piper
Week 12: Review & Reflection — The God Who Delights
No new reading this week. Review your notes, journal entries, and underlined passages from The Pleasures of God.
Previewing Week 12 of The Pleasures of God
Read 3 of 8 discussion questions below. Unlock the complete 12-week guide when you’re ready.
You have spent weeks looking at the God who delights in his Son, his creation, his fame, his grace, his people, their prayers, their worship, his word, the cross, and doing them good. This final week is for looking back, looking inward, and looking forward.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Which chapter or theme in *The Pleasures of God* was most unexpected for you—the one that surprised you most or challenged your existing picture of God? What made it feel new or difficult?
2.Piper's central claim is that studying God's pleasures is a pathway into knowing God—that what God enjoys reveals who God is. Looking back across the whole book, has that proven to be true in your experience? Has knowing God's delights brought you closer to him?
3.The book is built on the conviction that our joy and God's joy are not in competition—that God is most glorified when we are most satisfied in him, and that we are most satisfied when we share his pleasures. Where have you experienced that convergence most clearly during this study? Where do you still feel the gap between his joy and yours?