Ask Pastor John podcast

Ask Pastor John

John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.

John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.

 

#2203

Four Tests for False Teaching

The Internet is full of different teachers and various doctrines. So, how do we discern fa... more

Yesterday

12 MINS

12:29

Yesterday


#2202

Distorted Doctrine Destroys Lives

As long as we sincerely love God, does it really matter if we have wrong doctrine? Pastor ... more

07 Jul 2025

11 MINS

11:59

07 Jul 2025


#2201

Surviving the Social Media Flood of Life Advice

When we feel the pressure of worldly expectations, what should really matter to us? Pastor... more

03 Jul 2025

13 MINS

13:59

03 Jul 2025


#2200

Did We Sin Our Marriage Away?

If a couple sins their way into marriage, should they split up and start over? Pastor John... more

30 Jun 2025

12 MINS

12:29

30 Jun 2025


#2199

Did God Forgive Me If I Don’t Feel Forgiven?

How can we be sure that God truly forgives us, especially when our past sins feel unforgiv... more

26 Jun 2025

15 MINS

15:08

26 Jun 2025


#2198

Guard Your Mind from Trash

In a corrupted and corrupting world, how can we protect our minds without becoming isolate... more

23 Jun 2025

14 MINS

14:42

23 Jun 2025


#2197

Jesus’s Warnings to the Comfortable

When Jesus calls down woes on the rich, full, and laughing, does he have any qualification... more

19 Jun 2025

12 MINS

12:15

19 Jun 2025


#2196

Seven Ways to Break Free from Misplaced Hope

What if we feel more excited to see family than to see Jesus in heaven? Pastor John offers... more

16 Jun 2025

13 MINS

13:59

16 Jun 2025


#2195

Are My Struggles Personal or Demonic?

If we don’t wrestle against flesh and blood, why does it so often feel like we do? Pastor ... more

12 Jun 2025

13 MINS

13:24

12 Jun 2025


#2194

Is It Wrong to Get a Little Drunk Sometimes?

If we want to get close to God, then we won’t ask how close we can get to sin. We’ll ask h... more

09 Jun 2025

12 MINS

12:13

09 Jun 2025


#2193

Trusting God After Losing Everything

Anxiety can overwhelm us, especially in times of deep loss. How do we fight our fears of t... more

05 Jun 2025

13 MINS

13:01

05 Jun 2025


#2192

When Your Best Years Are Behind You

Life gets harder as we age. We can’t do the same ministries forever. How do we cling to jo... more

02 Jun 2025

14 MINS

14:16

02 Jun 2025


#2191

The Glorious Riches Awaiting You

When Paul talks about the riches of God’s inheritance, is God the one inheriting, or are w... more

29 May 2025

10 MINS

10:31

29 May 2025


#2190

Restoring a Repentant Adulterer

How do churches decide when repentance is real, discipline is done, and someone removed fr... more

26 May 2025

10 MINS

10:57

26 May 2025


#2189

Drawing Close to a Daughter Drifting from God

How can faithful parents maintain a meaningful relationship with a wayward child? Pastor J... more

22 May 2025

14 MINS

14:09

22 May 2025


#2188

Why Didn’t Christ Come Sooner?

If the world was already fallen with Adam and utterly corrupt at the flood, why did God wa... more

19 May 2025

15 MINS

15:00

19 May 2025


#2187

Seven Anchors That Hold When Tragedy Hits

How do we face death and broken relationships, especially when they pile on at the same ti... more

15 May 2025

12 MINS

12:41

15 May 2025


#2186

Wimpy Theology Makes Vulnerable Women

How can women navigate a corrupt and confusing world? Pastor John offers biblical strategi... more

12 May 2025

14 MINS

14:20

12 May 2025


#2185

God Will Heal Me Completely — But When?

In a world where Christians deal with chronic pain and awful sickness, how can we understa... more

08 May 2025

08 MINS

08:36

08 May 2025


#2184

Common Myths About Eternal Rewards

Can we lose eternal rewards by becoming incapacitated or less fruitful as we age? Or can o... more

05 May 2025

15 MINS

15:53

05 May 2025


#2183

The Most Extraordinary Experience in This World

Knowing God is the most extraordinary experience in the world. But how do we come to know ... more

01 May 2025

14 MINS

14:19

01 May 2025


#2182

‘No One Ever Hated His Own Body’ — Really?

Did Paul know about self-harm and poor body image? If he did, how could he still say that ... more

28 Apr 2025

12 MINS

12:28

28 Apr 2025


#2181

Every Pinch of Pain Has Purpose

Persecution, troubles, heaviness of heart — are these different forms of God’s discipline?... more

24 Apr 2025

12 MINS

12:50

24 Apr 2025