Ask Pastor John
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John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.
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How Do We Respect Others While Rejecting Their False Beliefs?
00:11:56
How do we respect Buddhist priests? How about imams? Pastor John helps explain how to treat everyone with respect but still make our differences known.
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Aug 17, 2018 |
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Piper’s Reflections After a Mainline Church Service
00:11:44
Pastor John shares six tragic observations from a mainline church, and a helpful report card to check our tendencies to make assumptions about God.
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Aug 15, 2018 |
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What Can We Learn from the Jordan Peterson Phenomenon?
00:28:07
Jordan Peterson has a bestselling book and a fast-growing following, especially among young men. What should Christians learn from him?
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Aug 13, 2018 |
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Why Is My Child Disabled?
00:12:06
God could have prevented every disability we know today, but he didn’t. And he has ten thousand reasons why.
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Aug 10, 2018 |
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Three Threats to the Joy of This Generation
00:11:24
God wants his people to have serious joy. But at least three obstacles threaten the joy and the seriousness of this generation.
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Aug 08, 2018 |
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What’s the Point of My Life?
00:11:22
All people want to be a part of something larger than themselves. This is no accident. God designed you to join him in his goal of global glory.
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Aug 06, 2018 |
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John Piper’s Most-Used Promises
00:12:18
We kill sin with superior promises. John Piper shares his most-used promises and how they have served him over the decades.
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Aug 03, 2018 |
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How to Win the War for Morning Devotions
00:06:50
When you wake up more interested in Twitter than God’s word, the battle is not lost. It has just begun. Fight to get into his word.
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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The Miracle of Waiting Faithfully
00:05:23
Whether we’re hoping for a job, a spouse, or something else, no one likes to patiently wait. But God transforms us in our waiting.
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Jul 30, 2018 |
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How Do I Cling to God — When Life Feels Easy?
00:05:44
We’re needy people. But when life’s going well, we often forget just how needy we really are.
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Jul 27, 2018 |
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How Much Joy Can We Really Expect in This Life?
00:10:26
In this life, our indwelling sin clouds our joy in God. But every Christian has the promise of never-ending, ever-increasing joy in God’s presence.
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Jul 25, 2018 |
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Make War on Your Urge to Sulk
00:13:27
We all know that anger will only wound those around us. But its silent brother, sulking, can be just as deadly.
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Jul 23, 2018 |
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When God Answers ‘No’ to Our Prayers
00:11:51
How do we not let a no from God squelch our joy in him? John Piper offers two anchors of hope to help us remain steady in the struggle.
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Jul 20, 2018 |
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How to Navigate Conversations About Sexual Identity
00:11:35
A harvest awaits Christians in the gay community. Sam Allberry shares how he engages LGBT students with the message of Jesus.
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Jul 18, 2018 |
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Am I Less Human If I’m Sexually Unfulfilled?
00:11:08
You don’t need sex to be happy. Jesus never married, never had a romantic relationship, never had sex, and he was the most complete man to ever live.
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Jul 16, 2018 |
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The Christian Debate over Sexual Identity
00:12:33
Sam Allberry, who has been attracted to the same sex his whole life, gives an insider’s take on the current debates over sexual identity.
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Jul 13, 2018 |
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Does God Want Me to Be Happy or Holy?
00:09:50
Does God want us to be happy or holy? John Piper explains how holiness and happiness are not at odds, but work together.
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Jul 11, 2018 |
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Did Paul and Moses Prioritize Mission over Joy in God?
00:12:26
If Moses and Paul wished to be personally damned so others could be saved, didn’t they prioritize mission for others over joy in God?
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Jul 09, 2018 |
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Does John Piper Add (Joy) to the Gospel?
00:12:41
We don’t receive Jesus in a saving way when we receive him as a ticket out of hell. He’s not a ticket. He’s a treasure — the greatest treasure.
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Jul 06, 2018 |
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Universalism Distorts the Grace of God
00:12:35
When everyone gets grace, no one actually gets grace. Michael McClymond explains how universalism expels the biblical view of grace.
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Jul 04, 2018 |
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Universalism Is ‘Alive and Well’ — How Do We Oppose It?
00:09:38
What is Christian universalism, and how should we respond? Michael McClymond, author of a new book on the topic, details the basics.
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Jul 02, 2018 |
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Did C.S. Lewis Warn Against Christian Hedonism?
00:13:10
Do Christian Hedonists call people to experience a level of joy now that will be available only in heaven?
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Jun 29, 2018 |
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What Does It Feel Like to See the Beauty of Christ?
00:15:06
We often miss Christ’s beauty in his word because our hearts are out of sync. Pastor John explains how he prepares his heart to meet God.
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Jun 27, 2018 |
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Is God Glorified in Those Who Reject Him?
00:11:29
We know God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. But is God at all glorified in those who reject him?
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Jun 25, 2018 |
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What 40-Year-Old David Platt Would Say to His 20-Year-Old Self
00:12:57
David Platt, like all of us, has past regrets and future hopes. Here’s what he would say to his 20-year-old self.
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Jun 22, 2018 |
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Isn’t the Joy-Centered Life Just an Emotional Roller Coaster?
00:13:05
If our affections are the thermometer of our relationship with God, how can we remain stable through all our emotional ups and downs?
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Jun 20, 2018 |
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How Do I Find God’s Will for My Life?
00:15:25
Security, comfort, and wealth aren’t the primary guides for our job decisions. God is. But how do we discern his will?
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Jun 18, 2018 |
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Does Scripture Forbid Entrepreneurs from Raising Big Money?
00:13:09
A bank account with seven, eight, or nine zeros is not necessarily sinful. But it is dangerous for hearts that easily treasure dollar signs.
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Jun 15, 2018 |
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How Do I Overcome Crippling Self-Consciousness?
00:11:33
An excessive self-focus leads to either discouragement or pride. So what steps can we take to conquer the curse of self-consciousness?
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Jun 13, 2018 |
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Where Is Satan Most Visibly Active Today?
00:12:57
Wherever saving truth is hated, distorted, and muted, Satan is at work. Our best weapon against him is to tell and live the truth.
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Jun 11, 2018 |
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A Word to Strengthen Parents of Disabled Children
00:11:36
Caring for a disabled child often goes unthanked and unrecognized in this world. But God sees every sacrifice, and he will reward you.
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Jun 08, 2018 |
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How Do I Overcome My Fear of Death?
00:10:33
Everything we need in life and death was bought by the blood of Jesus. We have nothing to fear — not even death.
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Jun 06, 2018 |
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Should Christians Save for Retirement?
00:09:28
The Bible doesn’t have a category for retiring from ministry. We may retire from a paid vocation, but never from loving and serving others.
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Jun 04, 2018 |
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Drug Users and Christian Hedonists — Aren’t Both Just Chasing the Next High?
00:11:28
Both drug users and Christians feel ups and downs. But the parallels end there. Pastor John gives five reasons why the experiences are different.
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Jun 01, 2018 |
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How Can We Tweet to the Glory of God?
00:14:23
Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat — they allow us to say more words to more people than ever before. So how can we use them for an eternal purpose?
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May 30, 2018 |
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The Secret to Fighting Anxiety
00:08:18
Worry gains us nothing. As soon as we discover we have a problem, God has already been working on it, and the solution is on the way.
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May 28, 2018 |
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Should We Sing of God’s ‘Reckless Love’?
00:15:57
Is the term “reckless” too reckless? Pastor John offers pastors, worship leaders, and congregations ways to think about the popular lyrics.
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May 25, 2018 |
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Is My Joy Essential in Glorifying God?
00:10:49
Our enjoyment of God is not only a response to God’s glory — it is the way we glorify him. Therefore, joy in God is not optional.
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May 23, 2018 |
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Reflections on the Seashells Sermon, 18 Years Later
00:18:30
Eighteen years after OneDay 2000, Pastor John reflects on a sermon that roused thousands of young people to not waste their lives.
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May 21, 2018 |
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How Do I Know If a Sermon Is Too Long or Too Short?
00:09:06
Is there an ideal sermon length? Pastor John gives five factors to consider when trying to decide how long to preach.
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May 18, 2018 |
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What Is the Place of Eloquence in Christian Preaching?
00:09:57
From alliteration and assonance to metaphors, imagery, and illustrations — what role does creativity, imagination, and rhetoric have in preaching?
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May 16, 2018 |
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How to Read the Bible — and Preach It
00:11:02
Good sermons and good Bible reading push into a writer’s words, grammar, and logic to embrace all the glorious realities behind them.
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May 14, 2018 |
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Piper’s Six-Stage Process for Writing Books
00:11:31
After writing over fifty books, Pastor John explains his six-stage process, from gathering the initial idea to seeing the project come to life.
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May 11, 2018 |
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How Does God’s Sovereignty Not Violate Our Decision-Making?
00:12:57
How does God’s sovereignty not make us robots? Pastor John explores the relationship between God’s sovereignty and the human will in seven steps.
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May 09, 2018 |
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My Body: Friend or Foe?
00:13:20
True freedom from body hatred does not come from finally liking what we see in the mirror. It comes from being swept up in the greatness of God.
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May 07, 2018 |
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Isn’t God Most Glorified in Me When I Am Most Self-Giving?
00:12:38
Enjoying God and loving our neighbors are not competing goals. True love is the overflow of joy in God that meets the needs of others.
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May 04, 2018 |
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How to Keep Your Faith When You Lose Confidence in a Local Church
00:12:56
Christian community is a precious gift from God. But our love for the community must never replace our love for the Lord of the community.
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May 02, 2018 |
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Why Do We See So Few Miracles Today?
00:10:26
There were fewer miracles in the Bible than many of us think, and there are more miracles today than many of us know.
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Apr 30, 2018 |
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Where the Gospel of Roman Catholicism Fails
00:12:29
Protestants insist that God imputes Christ’s righteousness to believers, while the Catholic Church claims that he imparts it. What’s the difference?
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Apr 27, 2018 |
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Do Paul’s Missions Leave Us with a Geographic Pattern to Follow?
Paul’s missionary journeys do not mandate how we should do missions today, but we can certainly learn from the methods he used.
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Apr 25, 2018 |