Ask Pastor John podcast

Ask Pastor John

John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.

John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.

 

#1000

God’s Plan for Your Prayers

If God is sovereign, why should we pray? Pastor John encourages us to seek God with confid... more

09 Jul 2026

11 MINS

11:52

09 Jul 2026


#999

When Your Pastor Feels Distant

How can the pastor of a growing church care for each member? Pastor John encourages shephe... more

06 Jul 2026

14 MINS

14:56

06 Jul 2026


#998

Breaking Prayer Ruts

How can we shift our prayers from rote repetition to an awareness of God’s larger purposes... more

02 Jul 2026

12 MINS

12:37

02 Jul 2026


#997

Obedience Will Never Ruin Your Life

How can Christians act in obedience when they face a life-changing cost? Grace can sustain... more

29 Jun 2026

12 MINS

12:08

29 Jun 2026


#996

Why God’s Protection Still Hurts

How can we reconcile the pain we feel in this fallen world with God’s promise to keep us f... more

25 Jun 2026

14 MINS

14:18

25 Jun 2026


#995

Sovereignty and My Murdered Friend

Even great evil serves God’s eternal purposes — yet God also gives us precious promises to... more

22 Jun 2026

11 MINS

11:35

22 Jun 2026


#994

How to Save a Marriage

To redeem relationships, we need humility — but how do we get that kind of sacrificial hea... more

18 Jun 2026

16 MINS

16:59

18 Jun 2026


#993

Zeal For God Gone Wrong

How can Christians tell the difference between true and false zeal for God’s name? Pastor ... more

15 Jun 2026

11 MINS

11:08

15 Jun 2026


#992

Preaching Outrage

Should pastors expose every fresh cultural outrage from the pulpit? Pastor John encourages... more

11 Jun 2026

13 MINS

13:33

11 Jun 2026


#991

Defeating Daily Anxiety

When we face day-to-day pressure and stress, Jesus’s teaching steadies our hearts and mind... more

08 Jun 2026

10 MINS

10:58

08 Jun 2026


#990

The God Who Gives You Worth

Is God’s pursuit of his glory and man’s pursuit of our joy a selfish transaction? Pastor J... more

04 Jun 2026

10 MINS

10:28

04 Jun 2026


#989

Kill Your Ego, Find Your Joy

Every recognition and reward we receive is a gift of God’s steadfast love, poured out so t... more

01 Jun 2026

10 MINS

10:16

01 Jun 2026


#988

The Secret Superpower of Silence

How does Jesus’s silence before his accusers teach us how to suffer? Pastor John offers en... more

28 May 2026

13 MINS

13:24

28 May 2026


#987

The Freedom That Kills Regret

True freedom means our desires align with God’s; we want what he wants. Pastor John answer... more

25 May 2026

10 MINS

10:11

25 May 2026


#986

The God Over Dice

What do we mean when we say God is sovereign? Pastor John traces God’s sovereignty through... more

21 May 2026

13 MINS

13:25

21 May 2026


#985

Don’t Wait for the Pain to Stop

We don’t need to wait for painful seasons to end before we feel joy again. By God’s grace,... more

18 May 2026

13 MINS

13:07

18 May 2026


#984

Why Your Mind Cannot Die

If consciousness is part of the soul, what are the implications when the brain degrades an... more

14 May 2026

16 MINS

16:31

14 May 2026


#983

When Obedience Is Evil

How should Christians respond when an authority asks them to sin? Pastor John encourages b... more

11 May 2026

12 MINS

12:26

11 May 2026


#982

Delighting in a Holy God

God’s children are set apart as saints, given the privilege of sharing in Christ’s moral b... more

07 May 2026

14 MINS

14:01

07 May 2026


#981

Suffering for Joy

Christianity isn’t a fix for all suffering in this life — but it does offer unshakable joy... more

04 May 2026

13 MINS

13:32

04 May 2026