Ask Pastor John

Pastor John encourages young people who have a life-altering disability.

In this special episode, Tony Reinke interviews David Powlison about self-hate among Christians.

What happens after we die? Do we go directly to be with Christ, or do our souls sleep until Christ returns at the second coming?

In this sermon excerpt, Pastor John addresses the dangers of a drifting Christian.

Pastor John explains why he does not use or recommend visual media during preaching.

Secondhand sermons will not suffice. Preaching requires pastors who see the beauty of truth and express the value of it for themselves.

Pastor John shares how he uses technology for his Christian life.

Unmarried couples who sleep together lose something precious. But if Christ is their treasure, his grace still reigns over their shame.

In a 2008 sermon, Pastor John preaches on loving God by loving others.

Pastor John explains how our faith and law keeping work together in the Christian life

Pastor John explains why he would not swear on the Bible.

Guest Don Carson helps us understand and appreciate the Bible’s theology of resurrection.

To say the resurrection changes everything may fell extreme. But as you read the Bible, you see it is no exaggeration to say that it truly changed everything.

God alone secured our salvation. We can take no credit. This biblical view of salvation keeps us humble and grounded.

God loves when his children pray. Pastor John shares seven practical ways to refresh your prayer life.

Pastor John gives his plea for radical Christian wartime in retirement.

Pastor John shares his principles on Bible interpretation related to Paul's maturity over time.

Pastor John gives gospel hope for cultural pessimists.

In this sermon excerpt, Pastor John preaches that celebration comes naturally to us because we were made to rejoice.

Pastor John shares wisdom for approval junkies.

Pastor John gives counsel to a young woman who fears her relationship with her boyfriend is idolatrous.

Guest, Don Carson, focuses on the implications of Creation in the first two chapters of Genesis.

Pastor John discusses physician assisted suicide.

Jesus is not dead, boring, or predictable as John Piper explains from the conversion of Paul.

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Oprah missed the most important part of the verse: God himself.

Life lessons from Jerry Bridges, who passed away at the age of 86.

Pastor John shares why sin is part of God’s ultimate plan.

Guest, Vern Poythress, explains why casinos don't lose money.

Guest, Vern Poythress discusses chance and the sovereignty of God.

In this sermon excerpt, Piper recounts when he discovered his desire for Christ was too weak.

Why did Jesus cry out, “Why have you forsaken me?” if he already knew why? Pastor John gives three reasons.

Pastor John extends biblical counsel to those who struggle with sexual sin and worry that they may be beyond repentance.

Many profess, but not all believe. Pastor John offers seven ways to approach someone who does not display the fruits of the Spirit.

Pastor John counsels Christians, in wisdom, to share their weaknesses with unbelievers.

In this sermon excerpt, Pastor John preaches that "the cross was not a tragic event God turned for good. It was a loving event God planned for good.”

When the burdens and monotony of life in a fallen world cloud our view of Christ, where can we turn and what can we do to see more clearly again?

The authentic Christian life is the obedient Christian life. Pastor John shares an acronym that helps him to walk in the power that God supplies.

Can a complementarian and an egalitarian ever get along in a marriage? Or is the difference of belief too fundamental to for the relationship to work?

Romans 1 tells us that the existence of God, along with his attributes, are evident to everyone. Does this mean that even atheists have some knowledge of God?

Every believer is written in the Lamb’s book of life. That’s not just a privilege for eternal life later but a humble, happy, and satisfied life now.

Putting practicing homosexuals to death belonged to a particular season in the history of God’s dealings with his people.

Christians should tolerate other belief systems not because we think we are all correct, but because we desire people to come freely — not under coercion — to understand the truth.

If we are going to understand specific parts of the Bible, then we need to understand the flow of redemptive history. Special guest, D.A. Carson, walks us through the entire Bible in half an hour.

Opportunities abound for Christians to give money and resources, but should we prioritize giving to our churches first and foremost?

The song of the redeemed will resound forever in heaven because of the Lamb whose slaying was planned before the foundation of the world.

If Christians have the freedom to gather and worship on any day of the week, why have we traditionally assembled on Sundays?

Fasting is a way of saying with our stomach and our whole body how much we need and want and trust Jesus.

Romance can neither ground nor sustain a good marriage. We need something deeper, and much more steadfast to stand on.

Awe is an important principle for parenting. We can cast most of our struggles with our children as helping our kids redirect their awe to the proper place.

We should never keep our awe in God to ourselves. So how can we—especially ministry leaders—experience a depth of awe that overflows others?