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Is a Similar Sense of Calling Required for Marriage?
17 januari 2020 · 10 min
Most fundamentally, marriage is not a convenient matchup of vocations, but a covenant that displays the love Jesus has for his church.
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How Should I Parent My Non-Christian Teen?
15 januari 2020 · 9 min
Should parents require non-Christian teens to attend church with them? And if so, how do they avoid creating hypocrites of their kids?
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Are Hell and the Cross Overkill for Sin?
13 januari 2020 · 13 min
The cross will seem like an overreaction as long as man is big and God is small. The essence of sin is not harm done to man, but indignities done to God.
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How Do We Respond to Claims That Christianity Is Dangerous?
10 januari 2020 · 13 min
How should Christians live in a culture that increasingly views our faith as bigoted, immoral, and even dangerous?
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What Every Marriage Needs Most
8 januari 2020 · 10 min
What our marriages need most is probably not new and novel counsel from the latest book or seminar, but this one piece of timeless, biblical truth.
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How Do I Respond to Sexual Dreams?
6 januari 2020 · 12 min
What do sexually illicit dreams reveal about our souls? Pastor John offers biblical principles for understanding dreams and practical ways to overcome them.
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What Should I Expect My First Time Through the Bible?
3 januari 2020 · 12 min
What can you expect when you set out on a journey through the entire Bible? Pastor John offers three cautions and nine life-transforming hopes for every Bible reader.
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Are Personal Resolutions Effective or Futile?
1 januari 2020 · 8 min
Are New Year’s resolutions helpful, are they harmful, or are they just a setup for eventual failure?
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I Have a New Journaling Bible — How Should I Mark It Up?
30 december 2019 · 12 min
Journaling Bibles can be a great way to go deeper in God’s word, but many feel paralyzed, not knowing what to write (or not).
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How Concerned Should Christians Be with Consumerism?
27 december 2019 · 9 min
In our good concern for what and how we consume, how do Christians keep from being consumed by ethical consumerism?
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Why Was Christ Born into This World?
25 december 2019 · 20 min
The wonder and glory of Christmas will never dry up because the manger lets loose waterfalls of mercy that will flow forever.
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Should I Use Christmas Dinner for Evangelism?
23 december 2019 · 9 min
As we gather around the dinner table this Christmas, how might we share the gospel with family who don’t understand the meaning of Jesus’s birth?
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Does the Bible Forbid My Nativity Set?
20 december 2019 · 12 min
The second commandment forbids using an image or likeness of God in worship. Does that mean we should take down our nativity sets?
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How Do I Banish Low Thoughts of Christ?
18 december 2019 · 16 min
The Christ who took on flesh and dwelt among us never had a beginning. He existed eternally before, and will be forever after.
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How Do I Battle Subtle Temptations to Lust?
16 december 2019 · 12 min
Victory over pornography use is no small thing, but that doesn’t mean our battle is over. God lays claim to every impulse in our hearts, however small.
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Will All Nations Be Reached Before Christ Returns?
13 december 2019 · 12 min
Did the biblical writers expect Jesus to return at any moment, or were they waiting for certain events to take place before the end would come?
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What’s the Deepest Desire of My Heart?
11 december 2019 · 14 min
The greatest ache of the human heart is not to have wealth, comfort, or power, but to see and savor the glory of God in the face of Christ.
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Does Christmas Create Racial Tensions?
11 december 2019 · 6 min
Why was Jesus born a Jew? The incarnation undercuts all ethnic boasting and throws people from every tribe, tongue, and nation on the mercy of a Jewish man from Nazareth.
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I’m Not Good at My Job — Is the Lord Telling Me to Quit?
9 december 2019 · 12 min
If we don’t see much success in a career we thought God called us to, did we misread his call?
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How Can I Revitalize My Church from the Pulpit?
6 december 2019 · 10 min
Whether a church is healthy or needs revitalization, every local congregation needs a consistent window to the greatness and glory of God from the pulpit.
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What Happens When We Sing Together
4 december 2019 · 10 min
Singing together is never just a formality in a church service. God uses truth in song to sustain, encourage, and recharge his people.
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Why Do I Still Struggle with My Pre-Conversion Sins?
2 december 2019 · 10 min
Every believer is already new in Christ, and yet vestiges of our old selves remain. We must fight every day to become who we already are.
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My Life Is Endless Drudgery — How Do I Find Joy in Christ?
29 november 2019 · 12 min
The burdens and drudgery of life may feel like walls keeping you from joy. But inside these walls, God Almighty is working for your everlasting good.
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How Do We Feast to the Glory of God?
27 november 2019 · 15 min
If God made everything good, then do we honor him just by using what he has made? Pastor John explains the essential steps to God-honoring feasting.
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How Should I Handle My Regrets?
25 november 2019 · 11 min
Every single one of us can look over our lives and find failures we regret. How do we deal with remorse in light of God’s mercy?
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Is It Sinful to Watch Sin on a Screen?
22 november 2019 · 10 min
Our culture saturates itself with entertainment that hardly gives a passing thought to God. Should Christians consume such media?
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Is the God-Centeredness of God Precious?
20 november 2019 · 8 min
When you discover that God is not only perfectly glorious, but that everything he does is for his glory, your life may get flipped upside down.
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How Do I Stay Attracted to My Aging Spouse?
18 november 2019 · 13 min
Sexual desire doesn’t begin and end with physical attraction. God made us to cherish inner beauty and glory, not just looks that pass with age.
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Will We Pray in Heaven?
15 november 2019 · 10 min
If heaven is a world of love, with no grief or pain or loss, then will we have any need to pray to God once we are there?
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The Key to Our Victory over Sin
13 november 2019 · 15 min
Only the grace of supernatural delight can empower us to resist the allure of sin’s constant temptations.
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I Feel No Sexual Attraction — Should I Still Pursue Marriage?
11 november 2019 · 12 min
If someone’s sexual desires are low to the point of indifference, should he or she still be open to marriage down the road?
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Why Does the Bible Stress the Power of Jesus’s Name?
8 november 2019 · 12 min
The Bible stresses repeatedly the power and greatness of Jesus’s name. But why does it emphasize his name, and not just his person?
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‘I Don’t Believe in Christ — Why Is Faith So Hard?’
6 november 2019 · 8 min
If Jesus promises that his yoke is easy and his burden light, then why do some people struggle so much to put their faith in him?
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When Has My Career Become My Idol?
4 november 2019 · 12 min
If God created us for good works and wants us to labor diligently, then how do we determine when our career has become an idol?
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Advice for Christians Who Work Sundays
1 november 2019 · 11 min
If your job requires you to work on Sundays, how do you honor the Lord’s Day? Pastor John offers three pieces of counsel.
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What Did the Reformation Give Us?
30 oktober 2019 · 13 min
Every Protestant owes a debt of gratitude to the Reformers, especially for one of their most precious gifts to us: expository exultation.
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Should We Stop Reading Dead White Guys?
28 oktober 2019 · 13 min
Christians should judge a book not by the color of its author or the number of its century, but by the God-exalting or God-ignoring content of its pages.
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Should Anyone Say, ‘I Am of Calvin’?
25 oktober 2019 · 10 min
As we sit under preaching in our churches, what matters most is not how eloquent the teacher is, but how much truth shines forth in his content.
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What Makes a Sermon Good?
23 oktober 2019 · 12 min
Sermons are more than a transfer of facts and stories. They are a part of worship that God uses to work miracles in both the preacher and the people.
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Should Stay-at-Home Moms Take a Day Off?
21 oktober 2019 · 14 min
With all the demands on our time, how can young families pace themselves to run the marathon of life without burning out halfway through?
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Are God’s Providence and God’s Sovereignty the Same?
18 oktober 2019 · 11 min
God’s sovereignty is his right and power to do whatever he pleases. God’s providence is his wise and purposeful sovereignty.
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When to Stop Listening to This Podcast
16 oktober 2019 · 12 min
If God has given you elders in your local church and brothers and sisters in Christ, then why should you bother seeking wisdom from this podcast?
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How Do I Follow God’s Will in the Face of Two Good Options?
14 oktober 2019 · 11 min
God may not reveal every detail we want to know about our future, but he does promise to walk with us and direct our steps.
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What Does the Bible Say About ‘National Coming Out Day’?
11 oktober 2019 · 11 min
Our culture may celebrate sin and stifle truth, but that doesn’t mean we should lose hope. God can still grant an awakening.
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How Do We Respond When a Pastor Leaves the Faith?
9 oktober 2019 · 15 min
If we believe in the sovereignty of God, then how do we explain friends or prominent leaders who turn their backs on Jesus?
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How Much ‘Lover’ Language Should We Use in Worship Songs?
7 oktober 2019 · 9 min
Our song choices influence our churches nearly as much as our sermons. If we don’t choose our music with care, we aren’t shepherding well.
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Should We Call Out False Teachers or Ignore Them?
4 oktober 2019 · 12 min
False teachers threaten churches all over the world. Every Christian, and especially pastors, should know how to respond to their danger.
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How Do I Submit to My Unbelieving Husband?
2 oktober 2019 · 7 min
A wife’s submission to her husband is qualified submission. She follows Jesus first, and then does whatever she can to honor her husband’s leadership.
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Is Everyone Punished the Same in Hell?
30 september 2019 · 12 min
The Bible describes degrees of happiness for the saints in heaven. Does that mean there are degrees of despair in hell?
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John Piper’s Most Bizarre Moment in Preaching
27 september 2019 · 16 min
If John Piper wants Christians to find their ultimate happiness and joy in God, why hasn’t he ever told a joke from the pulpit?