Desiring God

1 week ago | desiringgod.org | John Piper

Audio TranscriptOne of the dominant themes throughout the history of this podcast, Ask Pastor John, is looking at the local church. How do I find a good local church? When should I leave my church? Can I attend multiple churches? How do we respond to people who say, “I won’t leave Jesus — but I’m done with the local church and its failed leaders”? Et cetera. A lot of ground has been covered in these topics, as you can see in the APJ book, beginning on page 417.

2 weeks ago | desiringgod.org | Randy Alcorn

When I was a brand-new believer in the 1970s, many Christians eagerly listened to Bible teachers “proving” from Scripture that Christ would return in the 1980s. The Late Great Planet Earth told us the fig tree in Matthew 24:32–35 was Israel, and the generation that witnessed Israel’s return as a nation in 1948 wouldn’t pass away before Christ’s return.

3 weeks ago | desiringgod.org | John Piper

What is Look at the Book? You look at a Bible text on the screen. You listen to John Piper. You watch his pen “draw out” meaning. You see for yourself whether the meaning is really there. And (we pray!) all that God is for you in Christ explodes with faith, and joy, and love.

3 weeks ago | desiringgod.org | John Piper

I’m going to tell you what I think the main point of this text is so that as we move through the text you can put it to the test. I want you to be asking as we work our way through this text — eyes on God’s word, to test my word — “Has he got it? Is he onto Luke’s the point? Or has he imported this from his own ideas into the text? Is it coming out of the text as Luke has written the story?” Luke is the inspired writer here, not me. Can we see the point in this story as Luke has written it?

3 weeks ago | desiringgod.org | John Piper

Audio TranscriptMother’s Day was yesterday. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there. I hope you got breakfast in bed and flowers and a day full of love and all that to celebrate the immense selflessness you have shown to your family. Today we’re talking about women and theology in a question that comes to us from Audrey. “Dear Pastor John, hello and thank you for this podcast! I’m a Gen-Z listener and I greatly appreciate the teachings you share each week.