Synopsis
John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.
Episodes
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The God Who Brings Us into Everlasting Pleasure
15/12/2021 Duration: 12minThose who live for joy in God now will possess joy in God forever. And until then, God pledges his protection over body and soul, through life and death.
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Can We Really Give God More or Less Glory?
13/12/2021 Duration: 14minChristians sometimes talk about giving God “some” glory, “more” glory, or “most” glory, but are those really biblical categories?
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How ‘Progressive’ Can a Christian Get?
10/12/2021 Duration: 18minNone of us has an infallible understanding of the Bible, but at what point does open contradiction of Scripture call into question someone’s profession of faith?
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God’s Plan When Our Plans Fail
08/12/2021 Duration: 09minGod, in his grace, does not keep us from trouble and pain. But he does order and measure our trouble and pain — and then uphold us through it all.
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How Can I Resist a Critical Spirit?
06/12/2021 Duration: 14minA love for excellence can easily grow into a hypercritical spirit. How can we resist the tendency to focus mostly on the failures of others?
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John Piper’s Ministry in One Bible Text
03/12/2021 Duration: 20minJohn Piper’s ministry has been marked by rigorous attention to God’s word paired with deep delight in God’s word — a double emphasis captured in Psalm 119:97.
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The God Who Turns Hearts to God
01/12/2021 Duration: 10minThe story of Elijah on Mount Carmel shows that God rules over fire and rain, bulls and rocks — and even over every human heart.
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Does Righteous Anger Kill Our Joy?
29/11/2021 Duration: 14minIf we allow anger to come quickly and stay long, it will eventually consume love, consume gratitude, consume mercy, and consume true perceptions of reality.
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How Do I Write a Personal Mission Statement?
26/11/2021 Duration: 20minGod has reasons for everything he does — and an ultimate purpose driving it all. Personal mission statements help us align all of life with that great purpose.
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The Glorious Duty of Thanksgiving
24/11/2021 Duration: 07minGratitude is a duty — we ought to thank God for the grace he has given. But genuine Christian gratitude is far more than mere duty.
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How Can I Serve My Disabled Friends?
22/11/2021 Duration: 12minJesus healed people with deep, lifelong disabilities. So should we pray that he would heal loved ones with disabilities like Down syndrome or cerebral palsy?
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Is Violent Crime Under God’s Providence?
19/11/2021 Duration: 11minWhen we don’t understand God and his ways, we can still rest here: God is always totally sovereign, and God is always infinitely good.
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Only Jesus Knows the Full Force of Temptation
17/11/2021 Duration: 13minJesus never lied, stole, coveted, grumbled, lusted, or sinned in any other way. And that means Jesus alone knows the full force of temptation.
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Parenting Young Children Through Life’s Pains
15/11/2021 Duration: 11minWhen suffering overshadows the life of a family, how can parents help their children embrace God’s all-good, all-wise, all-governing providence?
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Is Complementarity Merely Functional?
12/11/2021 Duration: 13minAre God’s callings for men and women merely functional and practical, or do they flow from something deeper in his design?
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One Day Tolerance Will End
10/11/2021 Duration: 10minWe live in the day of salvation, the day of patience, the day of tolerance. But when Jesus returns, that day will end forever.
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On Cigarettes, Vaping, and Nicotine
08/11/2021 Duration: 11minDespite the warnings, cigarette smoking and other forms of nicotine use persist. How concerned should parents be about whether their teens smoke, chew, or vape?
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Does God Command Our Praise for His Sake or Ours?
05/11/2021 Duration: 11minPleasure in God is not complete unless it overflows in praise to God. And praise to God is not sincere unless it overflows from pleasure in God.
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How to Find More Joy in God
03/11/2021 Duration: 09minJoy in God was never meant to be a solitary pursuit. Joy sends us out to serve — and serving fills us up with joy.
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Why Did God Make Me Unattractive?
01/11/2021 Duration: 13minFew of us feel as attractive as we would like, and some of us feel downright ugly. Why does God allow such unattractiveness in a world that prizes physical beauty?