#2165Advice for Reading Romans After Decades of ExperienceWhy does Pastor John believe Romans is the greatest letter ever written? And how would he ... moreYesterday12 MINS12:44Yesterday
#2164Should I Use AI to Help Me Write Sermons?Should pastors and ministry leaders use artificial intelligence as a tool to write their s... more24 Feb 202514 MINS14:0624 Feb 2025
#2163Every Good Sermon Has ApplicationHow much life application should pastors offer in their sermons? Pastor John commends inte... more20 Feb 202514 MINS14:5920 Feb 2025
#2162What Makes Someone Spiritually Dirty?When Jesus taught that impurity comes from within, was he departing from the Old Testament... more17 Feb 202511 MINS11:4817 Feb 2025
#2161Why Does the Bible Say Baptism Saves Us?If God justifies by faith apart from works, then why do some passages seem to suggest that... more13 Feb 202515 MINS15:4713 Feb 2025
#2160Living with Gospel-Sized AmbitionActs 20:24 has encouraged and challenged Christians throughout the centuries. How, in part... more10 Feb 202511 MINS11:0110 Feb 2025
#2159Why Is Witchcraft Handled So Differently Across Scripture?In the Old Testament, witchcraft is met with capital punishment — but not in the New. Why ... more06 Feb 202512 MINS12:0506 Feb 2025
#2158Is There Good Magic and Edifying Sorcery?Do the signs and wonders in Scripture justify using righteous magic in fiction? Pastor Joh... more03 Feb 202514 MINS14:3003 Feb 2025
#2157How Do I Become Happy in God?Sometimes, the story of another Christian’s joy in God serves to kindle our own. Pastor Jo... more30 Jan 202513 MINS13:5130 Jan 2025
#2156If God Pastors Me, Why Do I Need Pastors?God could have designed the world so that all the help we need comes from him directly. In... more27 Jan 202512 MINS12:0727 Jan 2025
#2155How Do I Apply Bible Stories to My Life?How can we begin to grasp the meaning of biblical narratives and their application to life... more23 Jan 202517 MINS17:2823 Jan 2025
#2154One Believer Dies, Another Lives: On Reading ProvidenceIn Acts 12, God allows Herod to kill James, but he thwarts the king’s plan to kill Peter. ... more20 Jan 202510 MINS10:1520 Jan 2025
#2153The Pleasure That Defeats PornographyHow does a promise about the future help us fight for purity today? Pastor John unpacks th... more16 Jan 202512 MINS12:5816 Jan 2025
#2152Does God Believe in Atheists?People for millennia have said, in one way or another, “There is no God.” Pastor John desc... more13 Jan 202512 MINS12:0513 Jan 2025
#2151Is Heaven a Real Place Right Now?Is heaven a physical place that exists right now? As Pastor John answers, he encourages us... more09 Jan 202516 MINS16:1409 Jan 2025
#2150Why Pray for Protection When Suffering Keeps Coming?Even when our prayers for protection feel pointless, they are not. God is our good and sov... more06 Jan 202513 MINS13:5806 Jan 2025
#2149The Spiritual Battles in Your Bible ReadingAs we begin a new year of Bible reading, what obstacles can we expect to meet along the wa... more02 Jan 202513 MINS13:2002 Jan 2025
#2148‘A Man at Church Thinks We Should Marry — I Disagree’If someone is convinced that he knows God’s will for us, yet we disagree, what can we do? ... more30 Dec 202408 MINS08:5030 Dec 2024
#2147Your Bible-Reading Feedback, and How to Help Us in 2025Hear John Piper’s invitation to partner with us. A $10 monthly gift enables us to reach 70... more28 Dec 202409 MINS09:3028 Dec 2024
#2146Am I Overusing Bible Commentaries?God gives the church teachers, including Bible commentators, to help us understand his wor... more26 Dec 202412 MINS12:5526 Dec 2024
#2145Does Christmas Bring Peace or War?At Christmas, Jesus came to bring God-exalting happiness through peace with God — and merc... more23 Dec 202411 MINS11:4123 Dec 2024
#2144The God over GeopoliticsIn his infinite wisdom, righteousness, and power, God designs even the deeds of evil kings... more19 Dec 202412 MINS12:1619 Dec 2024
#2143How Does God Deliver Me from Pain by Pain?Sometimes God delivers us from affliction through affliction. But what kinds of affliction... more16 Dec 202411 MINS11:3716 Dec 2024
#2142Every Gift Points Us to ChristHow can we know that we love God more than his gifts, especially during the Christmas seas... more12 Dec 202410 MINS10:4612 Dec 2024
#2141Will I Suffer My Singleness Forever?Single Christians may be tempted to despair over missing the experience of marital love. B... more09 Dec 202413 MINS13:1309 Dec 2024