Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction to the Third Edition : New realities in world Christianity and twelve appeals to prosperity preachers -- Part one : Making God supreme in missions : the purpose, the power, and the price. 1. The supremacy of God in missions through worship -- 2. The supremacy of God in missions through prayer -- 3. The supremacy of God in missions through suffering -- Part two : Making God supreme in missions : the necessity and nature of the task. 4. The supremacy of Christ as the conscious focus of all saving faith -- 5. The supremacy of God among "all the nations" -- Part three : Making God supreme in missions : the practical outworking of compassion and worship. 6. A passion for God's supremacy and compassion for man's soul : Jonathan Edwards on the unity of motives for world missions -- 7. The inner simplicity and outer freedom of worldwide worship -- Conclusion -- Afterword : The supremacy of God in going and sending / Tom Steller.

"Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn't. Worship is ultimate." - John Piper. Let the Nations Be Glad! has become a modern missions classic. A trusted resource for thousands of missionaries, pastors, church leaders, and laypeople, it provides a biblical basis for missions and worship. This third edition has been expanded to include timely new material on the prosperity gospel. - Back cover.

This new edition of a bestselling textbook (over 185,000 copies sold) draws on key biblical texts to demonstrate that worship is the ultimate goal of the church and that proper worship fuels missionary outreach. John Piper offers a biblical defense of God's supremacy in all things, providing readers with a sound theological foundation for missions. He examines whether Jesus is the only way to salvation and issues a passionate plea for God-centeredness in the missionary enterprise, seeking to define the scope of the task and the means for reaching "all nations." The third edition has been revised and expanded throughout and includes new material on the prosperity gospel. The book is essential reading for those involved in or preparing for missions work. It also offers enlightenment for college and seminary students, pastors, youth workers, campus ministers, and all who want to connect their labors to God's global purposes. - Publisher.