Ask Pastor John
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- Duration: 370:01:10
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Synopsis
John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.
Episodes
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Is There a Place for Asceticism in the Christian Life?
04/03/2022 Duration: 12minSome self-denial exalts self and feeds sin, and some self-denial exalts Christ and kills sin. So how can we practice the right kind?
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How Do I Handle My Disordered Desires?
02/03/2022 Duration: 12minEvery Christian battles excessive and distorted desires. And in Christ, God gives every Christian daily forgiveness, hope, and strength to keep fighting.
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How Did the Cross Disarm the Devil?
28/02/2022 Duration: 12minAt the cross, Paul says, God “disarmed the rulers and authorities.” So what weapons are no longer in Satan’s hands?
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How Can I Avoid Worldly Thinking in My Studies?
25/02/2022 Duration: 13minHow can Christians pursue education without being taken captive by worldly thinking? Pastor John reflects on Paul’s warning against “philosophy” in Colossians 2:8.
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God’s Providence in the Ministry of Crossway Books
23/02/2022 Duration: 22minIn 1938, a small publishing ministry began distributing gospel tracts. Today, that ministry has spread millions of tracts, books, and Bibles all over the world.
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How Did God Reconcile ‘All Things’ to Himself?
21/02/2022 Duration: 13minPaul says that God has reconciled to himself “all things” in heaven and on earth. Does that mean even unbelievers and demons will be saved in the end?
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Are Divisions in the Church Necessary?
18/02/2022 Duration: 15minHow should Christians respond to divisions in the church? Don’t make light of them, for they are tragic. And don’t make death of them, for they are predicted.
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Singing Sends Lovers of Christ to the Nations
16/02/2022 Duration: 10minUnder God, musical worship can mobilize the church to finish the Great Commission. The gladness of Godward singing sends lovers of Christ to the nations.
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Can We Speak with Angels?
14/02/2022 Duration: 11minScripture includes stories of angels talking with humans through dreams and visions. So should Christians expect, and even pursue, conversations with angels today?
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What Does It Mean to Cry, ‘Abba, Father’?
11/02/2022 Duration: 17minWhen God puts the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, giving us a spiritual sight of his fatherly care in Christ, we can’t help but cry, “Abba! Father!”
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Escaping the Love of Comfort and Safety
09/02/2022 Duration: 12minThe freest people in this world are those most in love with the next. If our hope is safe in heaven, we can afford to take risks on earth.
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Has the Gospel Already Reached the Entire World?
07/02/2022 Duration: 12minColossians 1:23 says the gospel “has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven.” Does that mean the gospel has already reached the entire world?
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Is My Salvation an Event or a Process?
04/02/2022 Duration: 12minIf our final salvation rests on the condition that we persevere in faith, how can we know that we really will make it to heaven?
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Embracing Unpopular Truth in an Age of Political Correctness
02/02/2022 Duration: 18minUnless we become mature in our thinking, we will regularly be blown about by the winds of subtle, clever, politically correct language.
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Why Did God Make Eve from Part of Adam?
31/01/2022 Duration: 12minIn creation, God made Adam and all the animals from the ground. So why, when God made Eve, did he take a rib from Adam’s side?
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If Every Gift Comes from God, Why Thank Anyone Else?
28/01/2022 Duration: 12minAll good gifts are from God, through God, and to God. But in his providence, those gifts often come to us through others, who rightly deserve our thanks.
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The God Who Dwarfs Big Tech
26/01/2022 Duration: 07minPastor John commends Tony Reinke’s new book — a panoramic, penetrating theology of technology, tethered to God’s infallible Scriptures.
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Is Technology Holy or Worldly?
25/01/2022 Duration: 15minHow can Christians live faithfully in the day of Big Tech? In ‘God, Technology, and the Christian Life,’ Tony Reinke explores God’s relationship to the innovations of our age.
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Did Bathsheba Sin with David?
24/01/2022 Duration: 13minDoes the story of David and Bathsheba suggest that Bathsheba was a willing partner in his adultery, or that David took her against her will?
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I Enjoy Being Alone — Is That Unloving?
21/01/2022 Duration: 12minGod made some Christians to enjoy spending a lot of time alone. But what makes the difference between a Christian loner and a self-centered loner?