Ask Pastor John

In a 2015 message, Pastor John preaches that the gospel brings life, and in this life comes sensitivity to reality, and there is great sadness in reality.

Several passages in Scripture mention being blotted out of the book of life. Does this mean genuine believers can lose their salvation?

We do not have ultimate self-determination, but we will all give an account to God for our choices.

Jesus clearly stated that he needed John to baptize him. But why would Jesus need to go through the waters of baptism if he had not sinned?

In a pluralistic world, Christianity faces all sorts of backlash against its exclusive claims. How can we respond well to the claims of other religions?

Jesus Christ is the Alpha and the Omega. He never had a beginning and will have no end. He is fully and completely God.

Sometimes it’s too easy to question others’ motives, especially if we think they want something from us. How do we fight that tendency to suspicion?

Husbands take their cues from Christ, who gave himself up for the church. How can Christian men serve their wives and kids while leading them?

Can a believer ever be called to a lifelong career that they do not enjoy? Pastor John explains why we should ask a different question.

When seasons of waiting make you feel aimless and without purpose, what truths from Scripture can keep you moving forward.

Which spiritual discipline can help awaken our appetite for God, but is rarely practiced well today?

Taking in the word of God and talking to him in prayer are the most basic, fundamental disciplines. But is there a way to do both of those better?

Discipline is a mark of a believer in Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit gives us new desires to see and savor Jesus Christ wherever we can find him.

The spiritual disciplines are habits to be engaged in personally and corporately. We need time alone with God, and we need time together with his people.

What makes a discipline spiritual, and what makes a spiritual practice a discipline? Don Whitney addresses six characteristics of Christian spiritual disciplines.

Every generation faces unique issues, but the most pressing, most urgent Christians remain the same year in and year out.

Marriage — including sexual intimacy — portrays Jesus’s relationship with the church. Pastor John explains how.

Faith, defined biblically, not only believes in Jesus Christ but also treasures him as the supreme value of all the universe.

Christmas is a time for relishing in the peace that God offers the whole world through Jesus Christ, but we will only have it if we put our faith in the one who took on flesh that first Christmas.

The birth of Jesus at Christmas enables glory to ascend forever to God and peace to descend on his people forever.