Episodes
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How can we shift our prayers from rote repetition to an awareness of Godâs larger purposes? Pastor John models praying Scripture back to God.
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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.
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How can we reconcile the pain we feel in this fallen world with Godâs promise to keep us from all evil? Pastor John applies Psalm 121 to this life.
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Even great evil serves Godâs eternal purposes â yet God also gives us precious promises to comfort us in the midst of our pain and grief.
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To redeem relationships, we need humility â but how do we get that kind of sacrificial heart? Looking to Christ and his cross strips away entitlement.
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How can Christians tell the difference between true and false zeal for Godâs name? Pastor John examines Jehuâs tragic history in 2 Kings.
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Should pastors expose every fresh cultural outrage from the pulpit? Pastor John encourages pastors to condemn sin without being consumed.
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When we face day-to-day pressure and stress, Jesusâs teaching steadies our hearts and minds. Pastor John offers eight truths to fight anxiety.
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Is Godâs pursuit of his glory and manâs pursuit of our joy a selfish transaction? Pastor John insists on keeping our joy in God connected to God himself.
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Every recognition and reward we receive is a gift of Godâs steadfast love, poured out so that we might magnify the glory of his undeserved grace.
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How does Jesusâs silence before his accusers teach us how to suffer? Pastor John offers encouragement for Christians facing unjust treatment.
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True freedom means our desires align with Godâs; we want what he wants. Pastor John answers three questions from Galatians about Christian liberty.
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What do we mean when we say God is sovereign? Pastor John traces Godâs sovereignty throughout the Bible and draws out two big, soul-steadying truths.
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We donât need to wait for painful seasons to end before we feel joy again. By Godâs grace, we can hold sorrow and joy in the very same heart.
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If consciousness is part of the soul, what are the implications when the brain degrades and dies? Pastor John speaks to consciousness in both life and death.
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How should Christians respond when an authority asks them to sin? Pastor John encourages believers to respect earthly institutions without compromising Godâs word.
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Godâs children are set apart as saints, given the privilege of sharing in Christâs moral beauty. Pastor John explains how Godâs holiness draws us to him.
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Christianity isnât a fix for all suffering in this life â but it does offer unshakable joy in trials and immediate relief from the deepest of pains.
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Do the souls of believers âsleepâ in the grave after death, or do they go to be with the Lord? Pastor John explains the logic of the resurrection.
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How can we show Christâs love to a dying, unbelieving loved one? Pastor John shares ten ways believers can embody Godâs love.
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