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Improving the Body Without Fixating on Image
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?
4 months ago
Why Satan Persists
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.
4 months ago
What False Teachings Should Make Me Leave a Church?
Differences in belief can feel bigger than they are — but sometimes they are truly big. What separates personal opinion from soul-damaging theology?
4 months, 1 week ago
The God Who Breaks Us with Kindness
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 Ez…
4 months, 1 week ago
How One Bible Verse Disarmed a Mob
Does Psalm 82 teach that human beings are gods? Pastor John describes the moment when Jesus quoted the psalm to escape an early death.
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Shame Today Is Worth It
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.
4 months, 2 weeks ago
What Is a ‘Fleshly’ Christian?
Are “fleshly” Christians truly Christian? Pastor John traces Paul’s distinctions between natural people, carnal Christians, and spiritual Christians.
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Eight Ways to Live Out Your Assurance
How can we learn to rest in the saving work of Jesus Christ? Pastor John offers eight God-given ways to increase our confidence in him.
4 months, 3 weeks ago
How Can I Know I’m a Christian?
What is the bottom-line, existential, frightening, glorious question of Romans 8? Pastor John draws out two signs that a professing Christian is secu…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
How I Decide What to Preach
When pastors have the freedom to decide what to preach, how do we make a wise decision in line with the mind of Christ?
5 months ago