Ask Pastor John

Ask Pastor John

John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.

Episodes

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

June 26, 2025 • 15 mins
How can we be sure that God truly forgives us, especially when our past sins feel unforgivable? Pastor John ministers hope to the unassured.
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Guard Your Mind from Trash

June 23, 2025 • 14 mins
In a corrupted and corrupting world, how can we protect our minds without becoming isolated or indifferent to the world around us?
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Jesus’s Warnings to the Comfortable

June 19, 2025 • 12 mins
When Jesus calls down woes on the rich, full, and laughing, does he have any qualifications in mind? Pastor John uncovers a clue in the context.
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Seven Ways to Break Free from Misplaced Hope

June 16, 2025 • 13 mins
What if we feel more excited to see family than to see Jesus in heaven? Pastor John offers seven practical suggestions for pursuing deeper love for Christ.
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Are My Struggles Personal or Demonic?

June 12, 2025 • 13 mins
If we don’t wrestle against flesh and blood, why does it so often feel like we do? Pastor John explores the demonic designs in human opposition.
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Is It Wrong to Get a Little Drunk Sometimes?

June 9, 2025 • 12 mins
If we want to get close to God, then we won’t ask how close we can get to sin. We’ll ask how we can enjoy more of the Holy Spirit’s fullness.
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Trusting God After Losing Everything

June 5, 2025 • 13 mins
Anxiety can overwhelm us, especially in times of deep loss. How do we fight our fears of the future when so much has already gone wrong?
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When Your Best Years Are Behind You

June 2, 2025 • 14 mins
Life gets harder as we age. We can’t do the same ministries forever. How do we cling to joy in God amid the loss and uncertainty?
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The Glorious Riches Awaiting You

May 29, 2025 • 10 mins
When Paul talks about the riches of God’s inheritance, is God the one inheriting, or are we? Pastor John offers four clues from the context.
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Restoring a Repentant Adulterer

May 26, 2025 • 10 mins
How do churches decide when repentance is real, discipline is done, and someone removed from membership is ready to be restored?
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Drawing Close to a Daughter Drifting from God

May 22, 2025 • 14 mins
How can faithful parents maintain a meaningful relationship with a wayward child? Pastor John helps moms and dads walk wisely through the pain.
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Why Didn’t Christ Come Sooner?

May 19, 2025 • 15 mins
If the world was already fallen with Adam and utterly corrupt at the flood, why did God wait thousands of years before sending Jesus?
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Seven Anchors That Hold When Tragedy Hits

May 15, 2025 • 12 mins
How do we face death and broken relationships, especially when they pile on at the same time? Pastor John helps us find wisdom, love, and strength in deep loss.
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Wimpy Theology Makes Vulnerable Women

May 12, 2025 • 14 mins
How can women navigate a corrupt and confusing world? Pastor John offers biblical strategies for confidence, strength, and freedom.
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God Will Heal Me Completely — But When?

May 8, 2025 • 8 mins
In a world where Christians deal with chronic pain and awful sickness, how can we understand and apply the promise that “God heals all your diseases”?
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Common Myths About Eternal Rewards

May 5, 2025 • 15 mins
Can we lose eternal rewards by becoming incapacitated or less fruitful as we age? Or can our sin cancel out rewards we would have received?
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The Most Extraordinary Experience in This World

May 1, 2025 • 14 mins
Knowing God is the most extraordinary experience in the world. But how do we come to know him authentically, deeply, personally?
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‘No One Ever Hated His Own Body’ — Really?

April 28, 2025 • 12 mins
Did Paul know about self-harm and poor body image? If he did, how could he still say that “no one ever hated his own flesh”?
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Every Pinch of Pain Has Purpose

April 24, 2025 • 12 mins
Persecution, troubles, heaviness of heart — are these different forms of God’s discipline? Pastor John traces God’s good purposes in different kinds of pain.
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Will Heaven Ever Grow Boring?

April 21, 2025 • 15 mins
We know the new heavens and new earth will be a place of perfect, endless joy. But will we really never get bored, even after millions of years?
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