Ask Pastor John

Pastor John discusses the similarities and differences between the Holocaust and abortion, ending with this certainty: God will settle every account.

Gossip springs up from a proud and negative heart that hides beneath a veneer of concern and love.

Pastor John shares the story of his testimony. He can’t remember it, yet it is still amazing.

The word “legalism” is not found in the Bible. So what do people mean when they contrast legalism with the gospel?

God equips women to minister mightily in this world. Pastor John clarifies 1 Timothy 2 and calls women to endless possibilities.

Pastor John examines how God can both remember and forget sins according to what will work the most for our good.

It is difficult, even strange, to turn workplace conversations from football and fashion to the gospel. How then should believers approach evangelism at work?

Sin defaces the image of God, but it doesn’t destroy it. Pastor John explains what it means to be made in the image of God in this age of redemption.

The jealousy of God is both righteous and loving; often, our jealousy is sinful and selfish. How can Christians distinguish these jealousies?

Envy rises up out of a resentful, discontent hearts. Therefore, trust in God’s goodness is the believer’s secret weapon in the battle against envy.

The Holy Spirit testifies that believers are God’s children by working good fruit in their lives and a cry in their hearts: “Father! Lord!”

Behind sexual scenes in entertainment swirls a sea of lust, adultery, and hate — sexual sin that killed Jesus, and that Jesus died to kill.

The four steps of biblical discipline are designed to keep the church holy and pure while it loves the unrepentant back to Jesus.

Pastor John defines selfishness and discusses the holy pursuit for joy in prayers.

Pastor John talks about God’s plan to take his glory to the nations, the spreading of his name.

Self-satisfied hearts that don’t see their desperate need for the all-satisfying Christ are the seedbed for lukewarm Christianity.

Many of us marry with little idea of the gifts and hardships ahead. So what would Pastor John tell his newly married self?

Work, play, and sleep like a Calvinist — outproduce, outplay, and outdream everyone by trusting in your sovereign God.

Pastor John shares eight practical counsels to avoid ministry burnout, starting with, “Love what you do.”

When a lie would win approval and favor from others, a Christian’s truth-telling hinges on contentment in the approval and favor of God.