Ask Pastor John

Ask Pastor John

John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.

Episodes

Should You Marry Her Anyway?

July 13, 2026 • 11 mins
Does past sexual sin ruin a future marriage? Pastor John counsels a confused young man to trust God’s redeeming love for repentant sexual sinners.
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God’s Plan for Your Prayers

July 9, 2026 • 11 mins
If God is sovereign, why should we pray? Pastor John encourages us to seek God with confidence in his power and plan for our lives.
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When Your Pastor Feels Distant

July 6, 2026 • 14 mins
How can the pastor of a growing church care for each member? Pastor John encourages shepherds to care tenderly for the flock and depend on God’s mercy.
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Breaking Prayer Ruts

July 2, 2026 • 12 mins
How can we shift our prayers from rote repetition to an awareness of God’s larger purposes? Pastor John models praying Scripture back to God.
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Obedience Will Never Ruin Your Life

June 29, 2026 • 12 mins
How can Christians act in obedience when they face a life-changing cost? Grace can sustain us through the painful consequences of following God.
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Why God’s Protection Still Hurts

June 25, 2026 • 14 mins
How can we reconcile the pain we feel in this fallen world with God’s promise to keep us from all evil? Pastor John applies Psalm 121 to this life.
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Sovereignty and My Murdered Friend

June 22, 2026 • 11 mins
Even great evil serves God’s eternal purposes — yet God also gives us precious promises to comfort us in the midst of our pain and grief.
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How to Save a Marriage

June 18, 2026 • 16 mins
To redeem relationships, we need humility — but how do we get that kind of sacrificial heart? Looking to Christ and his cross strips away entitlement.
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Zeal For God Gone Wrong

June 15, 2026 • 11 mins
How can Christians tell the difference between true and false zeal for God’s name? Pastor John examines Jehu’s tragic history in 2 Kings.
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Preaching Outrage

June 11, 2026 • 13 mins
Should pastors expose every fresh cultural outrage from the pulpit? Pastor John encourages pastors to condemn sin without being consumed.
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Defeating Daily Anxiety

June 8, 2026 • 10 mins
When we face day-to-day pressure and stress, Jesus’s teaching steadies our hearts and minds. Pastor John offers eight truths to fight anxiety.
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The God Who Gives You Worth

June 4, 2026 • 10 mins
Is God’s pursuit of his glory and man’s pursuit of our joy a selfish transaction? Pastor John insists on keeping our joy in God connected to God himself.
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Kill Your Ego, Find Your Joy

June 1, 2026 • 10 mins
Every recognition and reward we receive is a gift of God’s steadfast love, poured out so that we might magnify the glory of his undeserved grace.
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The Secret Superpower of Silence

May 28, 2026 • 13 mins
How does Jesus’s silence before his accusers teach us how to suffer? Pastor John offers encouragement for Christians facing unjust treatment.
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The Freedom That Kills Regret

May 25, 2026 • 10 mins
True freedom means our desires align with God’s; we want what he wants. Pastor John answers three questions from Galatians about Christian liberty.
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The God Over Dice

May 21, 2026 • 13 mins
What do we mean when we say God is sovereign? Pastor John traces God’s sovereignty throughout the Bible and draws out two big, soul-steadying truths.
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Don’t Wait for the Pain to Stop

May 18, 2026 • 13 mins
We don’t need to wait for painful seasons to end before we feel joy again. By God’s grace, we can hold sorrow and joy in the very same heart.
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Why Your Mind Cannot Die

May 14, 2026 • 16 mins
If consciousness is part of the soul, what are the implications when the brain degrades and dies? Pastor John speaks to consciousness in both life and death.
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When Obedience Is Evil

May 11, 2026 • 12 mins
How should Christians respond when an authority asks them to sin? Pastor John encourages believers to respect earthly institutions without compromising God’s word.
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Delighting in a Holy God

May 7, 2026 • 14 mins
God’s children are set apart as saints, given the privilege of sharing in Christ’s moral beauty. Pastor John explains how God’s holiness draws us to him.
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