Ask Pastor John

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  • Duration: 391:55:46
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Synopsis

John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.

Episodes

  • The Church’s Calling in an Age of Recreational Pot

    29/10/2021 Duration: 12min

    Fifteen states have now legalized the recreational use of marijuana. What message might God be sending to the church in an age of legal pot?

  • Finding a Life of Gospel Boldness

    27/10/2021 Duration: 14min

    The boldest people in the world are those who can look into the face of God, in all of his holiness and power, and know that he is for them in Christ.

  • How Do You Find Meaning in the Bible’s Narratives?

    25/10/2021 Duration: 17min

    Whether Old Testament or New Testament, stories fill the pages of Scripture. How can we begin to discover God’s meaning in the Bible’s narratives?

  • Is Stress Making Me More Holy or More Sinful?

    22/10/2021 Duration: 10min

    Life’s pressures have a way of exposing hidden sins and introducing new temptations. So how do we know if pressure is making us more holy or more sinful?

  • Would I Trust Jesus More If I Had Seen Him?

    20/10/2021 Duration: 14min

    Many wish they could have seen Jesus in person as he walked on the earth. But to have the four Gospels is even better than being there.

  • Reckoning with the Message of Job

    18/10/2021 Duration: 12min

    Until we begin to grasp the infinite worth of God, and the horrific evil of sin, much of the Bible will make no sense — including a book like Job.

  • How Do We ‘Dwell in the Shelter of the Most High’?

    15/10/2021 Duration: 10min

    Psalm 91 offers spectacular promises for the one who “dwells in the shelter of the Most High.” What does dwelling in the shelter of God mean for us today?

  • Five Ways Pastors Fail

    13/10/2021 Duration: 16min

    Countless pastors carry out their ministries faithfully — and some abuse their position and cause many to stumble. What does God have to say to hypocritical pastors?

  • Are Non-Christian Marriages Valid in God’s Eyes?

    11/10/2021 Duration: 11min

    God made marriage to picture the relationship of Christ and his church. Does it follow that a marriage between an unbelieving man and woman is illegitimate?

  • Has God Abandoned Me?

    08/10/2021 Duration: 13min

    God has promised never to leave us or forsake his people. So how do we respond when it feels like he has?

  • Parenting Through a Family Crisis

    06/10/2021 Duration: 13min

    If we’re going to parent well through family troubles, we need to know, first, that our own sin is our worst problem, and second, that Jesus’s blood covers it all.

  • Ingredients for a Theology of Feasting

    04/10/2021 Duration: 11min

    The Bible talks a lot about feasting — far more than about fasting, in fact. So what is feasting, and how might we enjoy it in our Christian lives?

  • How Do We Prepare for the Second Coming?

    01/10/2021 Duration: 10min

    We know from the New Testament that Jesus will return in power and glory. What can we do to prepare ourselves for that long-expected day?

  • You Don’t Need More Self-Love

    29/09/2021 Duration: 13min

    Jesus’s command to love our neighbors as we love ourselves isn’t a call to raise our self-esteem. It’s a charge to seek others’ good in the same way we seek our own.

  • Should Couples Use Role-Play in the Bedroom?

    27/09/2021 Duration: 11min

    When the glory of God grows dim in our eyes, bodily appetites become gods. When we lose sight of a big purpose for our lives, sexual urges become too big.

  • My Boyfriend Is Spiritually Lethargic — Should I Still Marry Him?

    24/09/2021 Duration: 15min

    At what point should a Christian woman keep encouraging her spiritually lethargic boyfriend — and at what point should she call it off?

  • Does God Love Me?

    22/09/2021 Duration: 11min

    When do we experience the love of God most deeply? Not when we get whatever we want, but when he does whatever it takes to satisfy us in himself.

  • How Do I Stop Rooting My Joy in My Circumstances?

    20/09/2021 Duration: 11min

    We seem hardwired to be happiest when life goes well, and saddest when life goes poorly. How can we root our joy in Jesus instead of circumstances?

  • Should Rich Christians Downgrade Their Lifestyle?

    17/09/2021 Duration: 13min

    Jesus and the apostles regularly warn against the dangers of wealth. So, should rich Christians take steps to downgrade their lifestyle?

  • Prayers That Work

    15/09/2021 Duration: 11min

    Jesus promises spectacular responses to our prayers, but only if our desires are shaped by his word abiding within us.

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