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Ask Pastor John

How Do I Fight My Coronavirus Fears?

Ask Pastor John

Desiring God

Ask, John Piper, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Questions, Theology, Pastor, 163859, Desiring God, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

The coronavirus is a wake-up call for everyone. Have we built our lives on a fragile foundation, or do we have true, unshakable hope in Jesus Christ?

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, and welcome to this special episode of the Aspasturjan podcast.

0:08.8

It seems right to address some aspects of the current coronavirus pandemic here, but as

0:13.1

it stands, not a lot of attention will be devoted to it, but I think there are a few aspects

0:17.6

we need to address based on what you, the listeners, have emailed us over the past few days.

0:22.6

But first, Pastor John, I suspect a lot of people just want to know how you're doing

0:25.6

physically in this season, and I presume you're spending a lot of time at home right now.

0:31.4

We are at home alive.

0:32.6

Yeah.

0:33.6

Well, who knows, you know, on December 20th, 2006, I thought I was fine, and on 2006, December

0:45.7

21, I had cancer.

0:47.1

So I have no idea how I am, but I feel fine, and I don't think we're sick, and I don't

0:52.6

want to anticipate getting sick, but the Lord reigns.

0:57.6

Worship is different.

0:58.6

Of course, Bethlehem is doing it online.

1:00.6

So two Sundays ago, we met with a group of 10 and we sang in the Livingston's basement

1:06.1

and watching a video of the service as it went, and in this time, it was just no ale and

1:12.2

me, and I'll tell you, if a husband and wife have never sat in two chairs worshiping

1:18.7

with their church and singing alone by themselves, you should try it.

1:25.2

It will sweeten.

1:26.4

It will sweeten.

1:27.6

If you can get over the embarrassment, this is my wife, bone of my bone, flesh of my

1:34.1

flesh.

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