Ask Pastor John
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 370:01:10
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Synopsis
John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.
Episodes
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John Piper’s Prayer in the Path of Hurricanes
09/09/2017 Duration: 09minGod doesn’t mean for us to forget him or minimize him when hurricanes devastate human life. Pastor Piper turns Godward and prays in the path of hurricanes.
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What Is the Kingdom of God?
08/09/2017 Duration: 10minJesus focused a lot on the kingdom of God. But what is the kingdom? And why does the rest of the New Testament hardly mention the theme?
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Are Small Churches Less Fruitful?
06/09/2017 Duration: 10minA pastor’s job is not to count how many people come on Sunday, but to make faith-filled, self-denying, fruit-bearing disciples.
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How Did I Fail My Unbelieving Children?
04/09/2017 Duration: 11minParents will fail hundreds of times as they strive to raise their kids biblically. So how can we find hope in the midst of these many shortcomings?
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Has Marriage Become My Idol?
01/09/2017 Duration: 11minGod never designed marriage to be our ultimate treasure. Here are some signs that we have made our marriage into something God never intended it to be.
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Did God Choose Me Because He Loved Me or Love Me Because He Chose Me?
30/08/2017 Duration: 10minGod’s love and election work hand and hand. There’s no election that is not loving, and there’s no initiating love that is not electing.
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Six Questions to Ask Before You Binge on Netflix
28/08/2017 Duration: 12minWhen thinking about TV, music, or movies, don't ask, “What’s wrong with this?” but, instead, “Will it maximize my holiness?”
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Is Wartime Living the Same as Minimalism?
25/08/2017 Duration: 14minWartime lifestyle seeks to glorify God — not to live with the least amount of stuff. It simply admits that life must be different during a battle.
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If Someone Doesn’t Like Me, Have I Ruined My Christian Witness?
23/08/2017 Duration: 10minWhen is it right to please people? When is it wrong to please people? Motive matters.
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Am I Single Because I’m Defective?
21/08/2017 Duration: 09minGod has designed marriage to bring about a kind of cherishing that emerges nowhere else. But that doesn’t mean you are uncherishable if your single.
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Local Atheist or Modern Pharisee — Who Is the Greater Threat?
18/08/2017 Duration: 07minJesus faced more opposition from the Pharisees than the Romans. Are religious formalists a greater threat to the church today than our secular neighbors?
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How to Stay Christian in College
16/08/2017 Duration: 13minStudents, attending college means stepping out into the front line of the war for your faith. In order to hold fast, arm yourself for battle.
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Our Wedding Date Is Set — Why Not Have Sex Now?
14/08/2017 Duration: 11minGod created sex for marriage. He designed it as beautiful gift and placed it precisely where he knew it should be.
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Is God’s Grace Really Free, or Does It Cost Me Everything?
11/08/2017 Duration: 11minWe by nature don’t delight in God but in his gifts. New cars, our job, even our phones all compete for our supreme joy unless God transforms our hearts.
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Retirement Homes and Caring for Aging Parents
09/08/2017 Duration: 10minOne way to honor our parents is to love them as we love ourselves. If we would hope to be helped in our old age, we should find ways to help our parents.
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When Worship Lyrics Miss the Mark
07/08/2017 Duration: 12minMembers of our churches learn truth not only from the sermons they hear, but also from the songs they sing. Lyrics on Sunday morning matter.
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Do All Religions Lead to God?
04/08/2017 Duration: 10minJesus provides the litmus test for all religions. Any religion that refuses to worship him is a false religion.
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Should a Single Parent Get Married?
02/08/2017 Duration: 11minTwo parents are better than one. But does God require a single parent to marry if he or she doesn’t desire marriage?
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My Best Life Now?
31/07/2017 Duration: 12minFollowing Jesus brings suffering we could have avoided. But the alternative is losing your soul while only gaining the cheap pleasures of the world.
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Does John Piper Overplay Bible Literacy?
28/07/2017 Duration: 11minWas Piper right to say, “You don’t have a chance against the devil unless you know how to read and understand God’s word”?