Ask Pastor John

The mark of Jesus's sheep is that they hear and believe the saving word of the gospel preached to them.

Pastor John gives a taste of the upcoming Desiring God National Conference, centered around C.S. Lewis.

Pastor John unpacks the story of the rich man and Lazarus to show the great chasm fixed between believers and unbelievers after death.

The Lord can and will show mercy to sinners who repent in the eleventh hour. Yet, spiritual corpses who love their sin cannot raise themselves from the dead.

Believers walk day by day as servants of others because their Savior is alive, their Father is King, the Spirit is present, and their reward is coming.

There are rich biblical grounds for saying, "Yes, believers do need role models in Christ." God has given us one another to imitate.

Marriage — and dating on that trajectory — cannot be the beautiful union God designed it to be if he himself is not in the picture.

There is a time for everything. When confronted by our sin, sorrow is the appropriate reaction — the one that can lead to true repentance.

If you want to motivate your church, don’t start with programs and activities. Start with a vision of God’s glory.

Bitterness flows from a heart that feels the pain of injustice. Forgiveness flows from a heart overcome by trust in God’s justice.

Marriage only lasts a lifetime. The relationships Christians build with one another last for eternity.

Psalm 73 declares that God’s people desire nothing on earth besides God. Why then was it “not good” that Adam was alone with God?

If you feel any measure of fear of judgment, or horror for your sin, turn to Jesus and repent — it’s not too late.

God still speaks today through his living, active word. All other revelation must be tested against Scripture (and hopefully alongside wise believers).

Christians are like farmers who, in reading God’s word, tend their gardens day by day, even when the fruit is not yet visible.

Marriage is a lifelong, God-wrought covenant. God did not create it to break — even when one partner goes back on their vows by viewing pornography.

Pastor John explains how complaining not only diminishes the light of God’s power and goodness, but also the light of his reward for his children.

Complaining snuffs out the light that believers hold — the light of God’s goodness, his power, and his wisdom in the midst of a dark world.

Some psalms relate to specific events in the life of David or Israel, so how should Christians take the promises in those psalms?

Pastor John identifies some of the reasons why evangelicals go to the Catholic Church, along with some of the issues with Catholic teaching.