Ask Pastor John
Religion & Spirituality
John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.
Location:
Minneapolis, MN
Description:
John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.
Twitter:
@desiringGod
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.desiringgod.org/
Email:
mail@desiringgod.org
Episodes
Am I Confident or Arrogant?
4/18/2024
In a society steeped in self-worth and self-esteem, how can Christians aim for significance in a way that glorifies Christ?
Duration:00:11:43
Should the Church ‘Bless’ Same-Sex Relationships?
4/15/2024
Should churches be willing to somehow “bless” same-sex relationships? Pastor John responds to Pope Francis’s concerning proposal.
Duration:00:12:05
How Can I Glorify God as I Pray for Myself?
4/11/2024
God does everything he does for his glory, including answering our prayers. So, how can we align all our requests with this big, overarching purpose?
Duration:00:11:30
Am I Abusing Caffeine?
4/8/2024
How can we tell if we’re abusing caffeine (or any food or drink)? Pastor John offers three questions to guide a Christian’s consumption.
Duration:00:12:51
‘Death Is Yours’ — What Does Paul Mean?
4/4/2024
If death belongs to the children of God, as the apostle Paul says, then death not only loses its sting, but it turns around and becomes our servant.
Duration:00:12:34
The Man Who Died in the Pulpit
4/1/2024
On September 22, 1967, V. Raymond Edman collapsed while delivering a chapel message at Wheaton. Pastor John reflects on his college chancellor’s final words.
Duration:00:13:56
How Do I Forget My Sinful Past?
3/28/2024
Some Christians carry an ongoing sense of guilt for sins confessed long ago. What can we do with these stubborn guilt feelings?
Duration:00:13:36
God Delivers from the Suffering He Ordains
3/25/2024
If God is sovereign over our suffering, then we can trust him to strengthen us in suffering, sanctify us through suffering, and ultimately save us from suffering.
Duration:00:11:11
The Gift of God’s God-Centeredness
3/21/2024
From eternity, God has been self-sufficiently happy in himself. And because he has no needs of his own, he is gloriously free to meet ours.
Duration:00:11:28
Should Confidence in Sovereignty Make Me Prayerless?
3/18/2024
If our souls are deeply satisfied in God, what room is there for petitionary prayer? Pastor John reframes the question by clarifying the nature of prayer.
Duration:00:10:54
Your Most-Asked-About Bible Verse
3/14/2024
If God is sovereign over salvation, do the non-elect even have a chance to repent? Pastor John addresses Romans 9:22, your most-asked-about Bible verse.
Duration:00:14:39
How Much Error Can I Believe and Still Be Saved?
3/11/2024
Some biblical truths are essential to believe for salvation — but not all. So, how much error can someone hold and still be saved?
Duration:00:12:08
Is My Child Transgender Because of Me?
3/7/2024
How can parents resist the despair that comes from feeling like failures? Pastor John offers ten words of hope for parents of prodigals.
Duration:00:13:49
The ‘Ask Pastor John’ Book Is Here
3/5/2024
After ten years and two thousand episodes, Tony Reinke has distilled the best of ‘Ask Pastor John’ in a remarkable new book.
Duration:00:15:56
Is Obedience Without Affection Still Love?
3/4/2024
If we obey God outwardly but feel no affection for him inwardly, is our obedience still love? Pastor John takes us to the heart beneath God-pleasing obedience.
Duration:00:11:54
How Preachers Grow Graceless
2/29/2024
How do preachers guard themselves from hypocrisy? Pastor John traces double-faced preaching to its deepest root: the love of human praise.
Duration:00:14:32
Your Suffering Is Not Meaningless
2/26/2024
How did Paul endure such unimaginable sufferings without turning from Christ? Pastor John traces three threads of the apostle’s perseverance.
Duration:00:14:35
Why Did God Stigmatize the Disabled?
2/22/2024
In Leviticus 21, God forbids men with physical defects from participating as full priests. How do we reconcile this prohibition with Jesus’s approach to the disabled?
Duration:00:12:00
Enjoying God in His Gifts
2/19/2024
How do we enjoy pizza, friendship, or any other good gift without committing idolatry? Not only by enjoying God more than his gifts, but also by enjoying him in them.
Duration:00:15:04
What’s the Essence of Love?
2/15/2024
How do Paul’s travel plans relate to the Trinitarian depths of God’s love? Pastor John shows how ultimate reality undergirds the love between the saints.
Duration:00:13:59