Ask Pastor John - Desiring God

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Let the Bible Smash Your Bad Theology Jul 08, 2024

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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.”

The Good Grace of Being American Jul 04, 2024

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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.

Is My Joy Commanded or Spontaneous? Jul 01, 2024

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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.

The Next Generation of Missionaries Jun 27, 2024

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The local church’s task of sending and sustaining long-term missionaries rests on several deep biblical assumptions. Pastor John shares five.

How Your Heart Governs Your Mind Jun 24, 2024

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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.

Resurrection Power for Our Pain Jun 20, 2024

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In this fallen age, resurrection power does not keep us from pain. Instead, it brings life to others as we keep loving Jesus in our pain.

The Emotional Roller Coaster of Bible Reading Jun 17, 2024

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Bible reading can bring comfort, but Bible reading can also bring fear. How can we rightly embrace both the comfort of God’s promises and the fear of his warnings?

Taste Test Your Way to God’s Will Jun 13, 2024

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Paul says that the renewed mind discerns God’s good will “by testing.” What does that testing look like in the thousands of everyday decisions we make?

God’s Purpose in Our Boredom Jun 10, 2024

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Our boredom in this world is meant to point us to another world — a world where the infinitely interesting God will banish boredom forever.

How Can I Convince Comfortable People to Embrace Christ? Jun 06, 2024

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No matter how comfortable our friends and neighbors may seem, they are headed for hell unless they repent. So, what words might break through their comfort?