Alle afleveringen
1.000 afleveringen, van nieuw naar oud
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Ten Seconds After You Die
30 april 2026 · 12 min
Do the souls of believers “sleep” 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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Don’t Let Her Die Before You Say This
27 april 2026 · 10 min
How can we show Christ’s love to a dying, unbelieving loved one? Pastor John shares ten ways believers can embody God’s love.
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Fur Babies and Pet Stewardship
23 april 2026 · 14 min
How should Christians steward pets? Pastor John offers guidance for enjoying animals without treating their companionship like human companionship.
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Wasted Talents
20 april 2026 · 11 min
Without Christ-exalting love, spiritual gifts serve as self-promotion — even when they produce powerful results.
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Where AI Fails
16 april 2026 · 14 min
How important are emotions in the Christian life? Pastor John looks to AI and suffering to clarify the essence of what makes us unique as human beings.
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Long Sorrows Set the Stage
13 april 2026 · 12 min
In Scripture, long periods of suffering and pain serve as a backdrop for God’s great kindness. Pastor John offers three reasons for long sorrows.
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The Bondage of Singleness
9 april 2026 · 14 min
What does true freedom look like in the Christian life? Pastor John describes the apostle Paul’s burden for both single and married believers.
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Sex Is Worship
6 april 2026 · 13 min
If sex outside of marriage doesn’t hurt anyone, why does Scripture call it sin? Pastor John unfolds the spiritual significance of sex from 1 Corinthians 6.
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The Wrong Kind of Cross-Centered
2 april 2026 · 13 min
Should every sermon make a beeline to the cross? Pastor John traces the pattern of the New Testament from the death of Christ to the holiness of Christians.
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Will You Be Happy in a Million Years?
30 maart 2026 · 16 min
Eternity with God can sound too good to be true — even impossible. Will heaven really never end? And if not, will we still be happy after a million years?
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Made Lonely by Holiness
26 maart 2026 · 12 min
How should we respond when friends embrace worldly entertainment? Pastor John offers encouragement for when personal convictions lead to loneliness.
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Dying to Live
23 maart 2026 · 14 min
How do we present ourselves to God “as a living sacrifice”? Pastor John applies Romans 12:1–2 to believers’ daily lives.
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Stop Waiting for a Sign
19 maart 2026 · 13 min
Should all believers assume they are called to missions? Pastor John provides seven factors to direct a desire for ministry at home or abroad.
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Your Only Roadblock to Heaven
16 maart 2026 · 12 min
God’s sovereign grace is strong enough to overcome all human sin and rebellion — changing belief in Jesus from “will not” to “want to.”
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Everything Happens for a Reason
12 maart 2026 · 15 min
Does the Bible teach that everything happens for a reason? Pastor John offers grounding from Romans 8 for God’s purpose in our suffering.
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Your Main Calling in the End Times
9 maart 2026 · 12 min
When Christians encounter signs of the end times, how should we respond? Pastor John outlines a biblical approach to waiting well for Jesus’s return.
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Five Escapes from Dry Devotions
5 maart 2026 · 13 min
How can believers push past surface-level Bible reading to the reality behind the words? Pastor John offers five practices to enliven dry devotions.
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Why Smart People Reject God
2 maart 2026 · 13 min
Why do people reject God when creation proclaims his presence? Pastor John explains how truth becomes suppressed, both internally and externally.
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Hope for Screwups
26 februari 2026 · 12 min
How can those who have wandered far from God come back home to him? Pastor John offers hope in the face of deep failure.
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Marks of a Godly Boss
23 februari 2026 · 11 min
How do Jesus’s teaching and example shape our leadership? Pastor John examines the traits of a godly leader in the home, church, or workplace.
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Waiting Is the Hardest Part
19 februari 2026 · 13 min
What is God doing while we wait in a painful place? Pastor John shows how God uses waiting to produce a new security, a new song, and a new significance.
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The Gospel of Gorgeous
16 februari 2026 · 13 min
How can we find peace when struggling to see the goodness of our individual design? Pastor John illustrates God’s love and wisdom in his creation.
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Regretting the Day I Was Born
12 februari 2026 · 13 min
When does faithful lament become sinful complaint? Pastor John offers five statements on lament to help us cry out to God in great pain.
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Aging with Joy
9 februari 2026 · 12 min
How do we cling to Christ when faced with the unknowns of aging? Pastor John encourages older Christians in the battle against bitterness and fear.
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The Hardest Heart God Can Save
5 februari 2026 · 14 min
By nature, we are selfish and God-ignoring and God-belittling. But no matter how hard a heart may be, the sovereign God can still save.
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Life Guidance for Sinners
2 februari 2026 · 12 min
Indwelling sin still pervades those who are in Christ. But God’s mercy is more than enough to meet, match, and master any guilt we bring to him.
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Learning to Delegate
29 januari 2026 · 11 min
How might pastors approach the many administrative needs of a congregation? Pastor John draws four helpful guidelines from Jethro’s counsel to Moses.
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Is Sex as Dangerous as Christians Make It Seem?
26 januari 2026 · 13 min
Why do Christians make such a big deal about sex? Pastor John shows what godly sexuality says about the God who made us and the Christ who redeemed us.
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Why Is Christianity the Best Religion?
22 januari 2026 · 11 min
Why is Christianity the best religion? Pastor John offers four reasons, including the hope of the gospel and the uniqueness of the God-man.
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Why Mental Clarity Arrives at Night
19 januari 2026 · 13 min
How does God’s word guide our heart’s instruction in the night? Pastor John explains the ways God uses nighttime counsel to teach and lead us.
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Three Metrics for Your Fitness
15 januari 2026 · 13 min
When does stewardship of the body cross over into self-glorification? Pastor John helps us test our motivations with three questions.
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Are Raised Hands in Worship Just Showing Off?
12 januari 2026 · 12 min
When we lift our hands in worship, are we displaying public faithfulness or public performance? Pastor John gives three ways to test our hearts.
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Piper, Did You Miss Something?
8 januari 2026 · 13 min
How do we rejoice in God without neglecting to rejoice in our salvation? Pastor John clarifies how to rightly rejoice in God and his good gifts.
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Maximize Your Daily Bible Reading
5 januari 2026 · 16 min
How does reading the Bible lead to life transformation? Pastor John offers three suggestions to experience more of the Spirit’s power.
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Make a Life Plan for 2026
1 januari 2026 · 17 min
How do we craft a personal mission statement? Pastor John helps us draw the details of our lives into God’s ultimate purpose.
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God Wants Your Resolve
29 december 2025 · 10 min
How can we make New Year’s resolutions in a way that honors God? Pastor John explains the mystery of fulfilling resolves in the strength of another.
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The Gift Trap
25 december 2025 · 12 min
How can we root our joy in Jesus rather than in his gifts? Pastor John gives four strategies for loving God in and above every gift.
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What a Fruitful Devotional Feels Like
22 december 2025 · 16 min
What does it feel like to meet the living God in the pages of Scripture? Pastor John gives us a glimpse into a profound encounter with God.
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Complacency: A Silent Killer
18 december 2025 · 17 min
How do we avoid falling into spiritual complacency amid daily routines? Pastor John warns of the danger of viewing God as a nonfactor in everyday life.
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When You Get Accused
15 december 2025 · 15 min
How should we respond when we face accusations, especially if they seem unwarranted? Pastor John helps us bear all kinds of criticism with gutsy guilt.
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Loving Aging Parents Well
11 december 2025 · 14 min
How can we love our aging parents through the many challenges of caregiving? Pastor John shares counsel from Scripture and personal experience.
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Keeping Sovereign Grace in Gospel Partnerships
8 december 2025 · 14 min
Why would a gospel-driven ministry define itself as Reformed? Because Reformed theology guards and glorifies the grace at the heart of the gospel.
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Marriage Survival After Betrayal
4 december 2025 · 15 min
How can trust regrow in the aftermath of adultery? Pastor John identifies two needed miracles for a marriage to survive and thrive again.
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The Apostasy of Impatience
1 december 2025 · 12 min
Can a Christian lose patience and not be in sin? Pastor John explains why patience and impatience may be more complicated than we think.
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Improving the Body Without Fixating on Image
27 november 2025 · 12 min
As we steward the body, our appearance might change for the better. How do we keep our focus on being a whole person, not just an attractive shape?
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Why Satan Persists
24 november 2025 · 15 min
Satan wouldn’t exist if God didn’t keep him around — so why is he here? Pastor John explains four ways in which God is using Satan for his glory.
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What False Teachings Should Make Me Leave a Church?
20 november 2025 · 13 min
Differences in belief can feel bigger than they are — but sometimes they are truly big. What separates personal opinion from soul-damaging theology?
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The God Who Breaks Us with Kindness
17 november 2025 · 14 min
If God refuses to act “for our sake,” does that mean he refuses to do us good? Pastor John resolves a perplexity and holds forth lavish grace from Ezekiel 36.
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How One Bible Verse Disarmed a Mob
13 november 2025 · 9 min
Does Psalm 82 teach that human beings are gods? Pastor John describes the moment when Jesus quoted the psalm to escape an early death.
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Shame Today Is Worth It
10 november 2025 · 13 min
How could Jesus, the King of kings and true Son of God, be ashamed at the final judgment? Pastor John digs into Jesus’s argument for following him.