Ask Pastor John - Desiring God

Latest Episodes:

When Your Pastor Feels Distant Jul 06, 2026

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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.

Breaking Prayer Ruts Jul 02, 2026

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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.

Obedience Will Never Ruin Your Life Jun 29, 2026

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How can Christians act in obedience when they face a life-changing cost? Grace can sustain us through the painful consequences of following God.

Why God’s Protection Still Hurts Jun 25, 2026

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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.

Sovereignty and My Murdered Friend Jun 22, 2026

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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.

How to Save a Marriage Jun 18, 2026

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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.

Zeal For God Gone Wrong Jun 15, 2026

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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.

Preaching Outrage Jun 11, 2026

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Should pastors expose every fresh cultural outrage from the pulpit? Pastor John encourages pastors to condemn sin without being consumed.

Defeating Daily Anxiety Jun 08, 2026

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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.

The God Who Gives You Worth Jun 04, 2026

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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.