Episodes

  • God Is Eager to Work for You

    God Is Eager to Work for You
    Jul 18 2024
    God looks throughout the earth, eager to work for those whose hearts are whole toward him. Pastor John unfolds glory from a favorite verse.
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    14 mins
  • Will God Judge People for Being Born Muslim?

    Will God Judge People for Being Born Muslim?
    Jul 15 2024
    Will God condemn someone for being born into another religion? Pastor John responds to a former Muslim deeply worried about her loved ones.
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    11 mins
  • On Repetitive Worship Songs

    On Repetitive Worship Songs
    Jul 11 2024
    “For his steadfast love endures forever” appears 26 times in Psalm 136. What might we learn from this psalm about the right kind of repetition in worship?
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    11 mins
  • Let the Bible Smash Your Bad Theology

    Let the Bible Smash Your Bad Theology
    Jul 8 2024
    If you want more of your thoughts to become captive to Christ, open the Bible and pray, “Anything in my thinking that needs to be destroyed, destroy it.”
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    10 mins
  • The Good Grace of Being American

    The Good Grace of Being American
    Jul 4 2024
    American citizens enjoy lavish blessings of common grace. Pastor John calls us to give thanks without giving away our far deeper allegiance to God’s special grace.
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    13 mins
  • Is My Joy Commanded or Spontaneous?

    Is My Joy Commanded or Spontaneous?
    Jul 1 2024
    If joy in God is a gift from God, why does he also command us to rejoice? Pastor John takes us into a paradox that lies at the heart of the God-glorifying life.
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    11 mins
  • The Next Generation of Missionaries

    The Next Generation of Missionaries
    Jun 27 2024
    The local church’s task of sending and sustaining long-term missionaries rests on several deep biblical assumptions. Pastor John shares five.
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    10 mins
  • How Your Heart Governs Your Mind

    How Your Heart Governs Your Mind
    Jun 24 2024
    At the root of our sin is not a mind ignorant of God’s ways, but a darkened love, a hardened heart, and a will bent away from God’s ways.
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    11 mins