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What Happens to Non-Christians Who Take the Lord’s Supper?
14 december 2020 · 14 min
What happens when unbelievers eat the Lord’s Supper — either because they think they are believers or because the church has welcomed them to participate?
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Christian Marries Non-Christian — How Does a Church Respond?
11 december 2020 · 10 min
How should pastors respond to a Christian who marries a non-Christian? And what might repentance look like in such a situation?
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Fight Sin Like a Victor, Not a Victim
9 december 2020 · 13 min
When Christ gives you new life by the Spirit, you are no longer a victim under sin’s power, but a victor who has the strength to triumph.
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How Do I Battle Imposter Syndrome?
7 december 2020 · 15 min
Imposter syndrome can make us feel like frauds in the workplace — like we are never good enough and always about to be exposed. How can we respond?
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Did Jesus Say We Are gods?
4 december 2020 · 9 min
In John 10, Jesus quotes from Psalm 82, saying, “You are gods.” Does this mean human beings are gods, or is something else going on?
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What’s Keeping Me from Seeing Jesus?
2 december 2020 · 13 min
By nature, we all want to be made much of. Until that craving for praise is laid to rest, we’ll never know the joy of making much of Jesus.
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Can I ‘Name It and Claim It’?
30 november 2020 · 16 min
God can do far, far more than we can think to ask. But that doesn’t mean whatever we wish lines up with his sovereign plans to bring us good.
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Critical Race Theory, Part 2: The Root Problem
24 november 2020 · 24 min
How should Christians respond to critical race theory? In a special episode, Pastor John explains the theory’s goals, assumptions, and root problem.
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Critical Race Theory, Part 1: The Relationships
23 november 2020 · 23 min
Critical race theory is a divisive topic among many Christians today. In a special episode, Pastor John explains why we should be careful in how we talk to each other about it.
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Ten Effects of Seeing and Savoring the Providence of God
20 november 2020 · 56 min
When we see and savor the all-embracing, all-pervasive providence of God, we cannot help but show the worth of his providence in all of life.
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Have You Seen the Providence of God?
18 november 2020 · 34 min
Immersing ourselves in the ocean of God’s providence helps us to know him, fear him, trust him, and love him as we ought.
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God’s Providence in 2020
16 november 2020 · 17 min
In January 2021, John Piper releases his newest book: a 750-page study of the all-embracing, all-pervasive providence of God.
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Does God Regret Making Me?
13 november 2020 · 15 min
We know that God is committed to saving his people. But does he ever become so frustrated with us that he regrets having made us in the first place?
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What Makes Us Want to Move and Travel?
11 november 2020 · 10 min
Our cravings can take us to new spouses, new jobs, or even new cities or countries. But there is only one place we’ll find the satisfaction we seek.
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My Wife Is More Spiritual — How Do I Lead Her?
9 november 2020 · 14 min
As a husband, I know that God calls me to lead my family. But what if my wife is more capable and more spiritually mature than I am?
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Am I Completely Surrendered to Christ?
6 november 2020 · 13 min
Jesus calls us to renounce all we have to follow him. But how can we gauge if we are fully and completely committed to him?
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How Can I Grow in Obeying God?
4 november 2020 · 12 min
Unless God enables our obedience, we work and serve in vain. All true obedience flows from the strength he supplies.
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I Sought a Prostitute — Am I Doomed?
2 november 2020 · 13 min
Proverbs says that no one who visits the “forbidden woman” will return to the paths of life. So, is a man who seeks a prostitute doomed?
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When Does God Harden a Sinner’s Heart?
30 oktober 2020 · 14 min
Does God harden sinners’ hearts only in response to their persistent sin, or is their sin a result of his prior hardening?
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God’s Good Design in Our Suffering
28 oktober 2020 · 11 min
In this life, we will have trouble. But every trial paves the way to an inheritance with Christ that will satisfy us forever.
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Do My Past Sins Work Toward My Future Good?
26 oktober 2020 · 13 min
We know that God works all things together for the good of his people. But does “all things” include even our sins?
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How Do We Raise Kids Who Are Not Naive or Cynical?
23 oktober 2020 · 13 min
As Christians, we aspire to live out the paradox of brokenhearted boldness. But how do we teach and model this attitude for our kids?
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How Did God Call Me to Himself?
21 oktober 2020 · 10 min
From our perspective, coming to Jesus Christ feels like placing our faith in him. But God himself enabled and awakened that faith in us.
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I’m Obsessed with My Appearance — How Can I Stop?
19 oktober 2020 · 12 min
We know outward beauty is insignificant compared to inward beauty. But what should we do if we still feel insecure about our looks?
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Are Our Standards for Sexual Purity Too High for Pastors?
16 oktober 2020 · 11 min
Is faultless chastity an appropriate standard for pastors, or are our expectations simply too high?
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My Suffering Feels Meaningless — What Can I Do?
14 oktober 2020 · 17 min
Sometimes pain seems meaningless, but in Christ, every millisecond of your suffering is producing for you an eternal weight of glory.
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How Can I Love God More Than My Boyfriend?
12 oktober 2020 · 10 min
As a couple’s affection for one another deepens, how can they make sure they are loving God more than each other?
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Is My Suffering a Correction for Sin?
9 oktober 2020 · 11 min
When trials come, how can I know whether God is calling me to patiently endure, or whether he wants me to repent of a specific sin?
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How Do We Get Tricked into Sinning?
7 oktober 2020 · 13 min
When we obey sin, we obey a liar, a deceiver, a murderer. Sin is a slave master who tricks his subjects into eternal death.
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Why Did Demons Ask Jesus for Pigs?
5 oktober 2020 · 11 min
When Jesus comes, he brings deliverance, freedom, grace, and power. But some people prefer what life is like without him.
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Why Do I Need to Read the Bible When We Have Bible Teachers Online?
2 oktober 2020 · 13 min
Today more than ever, Christians have access to a wealth of faithful Bible teaching online. So, why do we need to read the Bible for ourselves?
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Dismiss the Devil with a Song
30 september 2020 · 9 min
Singing together is not merely the prelude to the sermon. When God’s people sing from the heart, more happens than we imagine.
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Is Enjoying God the Same as Glorifying God?
28 september 2020 · 13 min
“God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.” Does that mean enjoying God and glorifying God are the same thing?
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Why Is the Bible So Violent?
25 september 2020 · 13 min
The Bible depicts more violence than our modern sensibilities often want to admit. How do we handle these parts of Scripture when we come across them?
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How Do I Overcome My Fear of the Future?
23 september 2020 · 9 min
In this life, we will have trouble. In this world, we will have reasons to fear. But in Christ, our God is with us through it all.
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Why Does It Matter That Christ Was ‘Begotten, Not Made’?
21 september 2020 · 15 min
The Nicene Creed speaks of Jesus as “begotten, not made.” What does that mean, and why does it matter?
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Money Motivates Me to Work Hard — Is That Okay?
18 september 2020 · 12 min
How can we tell if our desire for money is a good, God-given desire, instead of a love for Mammon? Pastor John offers seven ways to discern the difference.
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How Do I Tell If I Am Lukewarm?
16 september 2020 · 12 min
How can we tell if we are spiritually lukewarm, like the Christians in Laodicea? We can look at our private prayer life.
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What Do You Love Most About God?
14 september 2020 · 13 min
Unless the Bible informs what we love most about God, we risk imagining a god in our own likeness, rather than treasuring him for who he really is.
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‘Always Learning but Never Arriving’ — Is That Me?
11 september 2020 · 13 min
Paul warns us about some who are “always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.” What kind of person does he have in mind?
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What Is God Accomplishing in My Suffering?
9 september 2020 · 12 min
Suffering often feels meaningless in the moment. So how can Christians learn not only to endure trials, but to rejoice in the midst of them?
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What Do My Entertainment Habits Reveal About My Soul?
7 september 2020 · 12 min
If we cope with stress by watching movies, posting on social media, or consuming other forms of entertainment, what does that say about our souls?
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Does Every Sin Cost Me an Eternal Reward?
4 september 2020 · 11 min
God promises eternal rewards for his people’s present obedience. But does every sin cost us one of those rewards?
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I Feel Unappreciated — How Should I Respond?
2 september 2020 · 11 min
Ingratitude can make us feel unwanted and unnoticed. But our Father in heaven sees in secret, and he will more than make up for every thankless deed.
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Is My Career in Marketing Vain?
31 augustus 2020 · 13 min
Some marketing succeeds by cultivating consumerism in the human heart. Can a Christian glorify God in that kind of job?
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How Do I Recover from an Unbearable Tragedy?
28 augustus 2020 · 15 min
Some tragedies make life feel barely worth living anymore. So is there any hope that we could one day be happy and at peace again?
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What Does My Stealing Say About My Soul?
26 augustus 2020 · 12 min
Whether we steal time, money, glances, or anything else, our impulse to take what is not rightfully ours reveals a lot about our view of God.
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Will the New Creation Look Like This One?
24 augustus 2020 · 15 min
The new creation will probably seem familiar to us. But there will also be new dimensions of life and joy we can’t even begin to fathom.
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Is Angry Prayer Okay?
21 augustus 2020 · 12 min
We have nothing to hide from God since he already knows our hearts. But that doesn’t mean we can do or say whatever we want in prayer.
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How Did John Piper Become a Calvinist?
19 augustus 2020 · 9 min
When John Piper entered seminary in 1968, he believed in the self-determining will of man. But then he encountered Philippians 2 and Romans 9.