Ask Pastor John podcast

Ask Pastor John

John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.

John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.

 

#2165

Advice for Reading Romans After Decades of Experience

Why does Pastor John believe Romans is the greatest letter ever written? And how would he ... more

Yesterday

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Yesterday


#2164

Should I Use AI to Help Me Write Sermons?

Should pastors and ministry leaders use artificial intelligence as a tool to write their s... more

24 Feb 2025

14 MINS

14:06

24 Feb 2025


#2163

Every Good Sermon Has Application

How much life application should pastors offer in their sermons? Pastor John commends inte... more

20 Feb 2025

14 MINS

14:59

20 Feb 2025


#2162

What Makes Someone Spiritually Dirty?

When Jesus taught that impurity comes from within, was he departing from the Old Testament... more

17 Feb 2025

11 MINS

11:48

17 Feb 2025


#2161

Why Does the Bible Say Baptism Saves Us?

If God justifies by faith apart from works, then why do some passages seem to suggest that... more

13 Feb 2025

15 MINS

15:47

13 Feb 2025


#2160

Living with Gospel-Sized Ambition

Acts 20:24 has encouraged and challenged Christians throughout the centuries. How, in part... more

10 Feb 2025

11 MINS

11:01

10 Feb 2025


#2159

Why Is Witchcraft Handled So Differently Across Scripture?

In the Old Testament, witchcraft is met with capital punishment — but not in the New. Why ... more

06 Feb 2025

12 MINS

12:05

06 Feb 2025


#2158

Is There Good Magic and Edifying Sorcery?

Do the signs and wonders in Scripture justify using righteous magic in fiction? Pastor Joh... more

03 Feb 2025

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14:30

03 Feb 2025


#2157

How Do I Become Happy in God?

Sometimes, the story of another Christian’s joy in God serves to kindle our own. Pastor Jo... more

30 Jan 2025

13 MINS

13:51

30 Jan 2025


#2156

If 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... more

27 Jan 2025

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12:07

27 Jan 2025


#2155

How Do I Apply Bible Stories to My Life?

How can we begin to grasp the meaning of biblical narratives and their application to life... more

23 Jan 2025

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17:28

23 Jan 2025


#2154

One Believer Dies, Another Lives: On Reading Providence

In Acts 12, God allows Herod to kill James, but he thwarts the king’s plan to kill Peter. ... more

20 Jan 2025

10 MINS

10:15

20 Jan 2025


#2153

The Pleasure That Defeats Pornography

How does a promise about the future help us fight for purity today? Pastor John unpacks th... more

16 Jan 2025

12 MINS

12:58

16 Jan 2025


#2152

Does God Believe in Atheists?

People for millennia have said, in one way or another, “There is no God.” Pastor John desc... more

13 Jan 2025

12 MINS

12:05

13 Jan 2025


#2151

Is Heaven a Real Place Right Now?

Is heaven a physical place that exists right now? As Pastor John answers, he encourages us... more

09 Jan 2025

16 MINS

16:14

09 Jan 2025


#2150

Why Pray for Protection When Suffering Keeps Coming?

Even when our prayers for protection feel pointless, they are not. God is our good and sov... more

06 Jan 2025

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13:58

06 Jan 2025


#2149

The Spiritual Battles in Your Bible Reading

As we begin a new year of Bible reading, what obstacles can we expect to meet along the wa... more

02 Jan 2025

13 MINS

13:20

02 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? ... more

30 Dec 2024

08 MINS

08:50

30 Dec 2024


#2147

Your Bible-Reading Feedback, and How to Help Us in 2025

Hear John Piper’s invitation to partner with us. A $10 monthly gift enables us to reach 70... more

28 Dec 2024

09 MINS

09:30

28 Dec 2024


#2146

Am I Overusing Bible Commentaries?

God gives the church teachers, including Bible commentators, to help us understand his wor... more

26 Dec 2024

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12:55

26 Dec 2024


#2145

Does Christmas Bring Peace or War?

At Christmas, Jesus came to bring God-exalting happiness through peace with God — and merc... more

23 Dec 2024

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11:41

23 Dec 2024


#2144

The God over Geopolitics

In his infinite wisdom, righteousness, and power, God designs even the deeds of evil kings... more

19 Dec 2024

12 MINS

12:16

19 Dec 2024


#2143

How Does God Deliver Me from Pain by Pain?

Sometimes God delivers us from affliction through affliction. But what kinds of affliction... more

16 Dec 2024

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11:37

16 Dec 2024


#2142

Every Gift Points Us to Christ

How can we know that we love God more than his gifts, especially during the Christmas seas... more

12 Dec 2024

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10:46

12 Dec 2024


#2141

Will I Suffer My Singleness Forever?

Single Christians may be tempted to despair over missing the experience of marital love. B... more

09 Dec 2024

13 MINS

13:13

09 Dec 2024