Ask Pastor John

Desiring God
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Mar 13, 2014 • 7min

Do Podcast Preachers Make My Pastor Irrelevant?

Podcasters can teach, encourage, exhort, and explain, but they cannot shepherd. Only your pastor can do that.
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Mar 12, 2014 • 9min

What Is Inerrancy?

Jesus, the Word, proclaims the word of God to be true. So is it? Pastor John defines inerrancy and encourages our confidence in the truth of the word.
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Mar 11, 2014 • 6min

Are We Too Financially Unstable to Get Married?

Marriage represents an opportunity to fight for faith together, including through potentially tough financial times.
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Mar 10, 2014 • 5min

God Is Not Male

Jesus came to earth as a man, and God reveals himself as a king. However, Christians should not think of God the Father or God the Holy Spirit as male. Pastor John explains why.
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Mar 7, 2014 • 12min

Is God a Needy Vacuum Trying To Suck Praise Out of Us?

Pastor John responds to criticism of Calvinism, Edwards, and Christian hedonism by explaining how God’s glory is God’s love, not his neediness.
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Mar 6, 2014 • 12min

Ayn Rand’s Tragic Trajectory

Without God, Ayn Rand’s creativity and logical brilliance led her straight past the truth and into darkness.
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Mar 5, 2014 • 7min

Pornography and Resisting the Power of Temptation

We don’t learn anything about sin by giving in, but rather by fighting back. Pastor John shares a parable on resisting sexual temptation.
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Mar 4, 2014 • 9min

Pastor of World’s Largest Church Convicted of Embezzlement

No pastor is immune from the insidious desire for riches. Pastor John provides five pleas to pastors to safeguard their hearts and the name of Christ.
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Mar 3, 2014 • 8min

Biblical Hope for Christians Facing Poverty

Those who know Christ possess greater riches than the richest billionaire on the planet — spiritually right now, and materially in eternity.
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Feb 28, 2014 • 8min

Is the Believer’s Heart ‘Desperately Sick’?

If you are in Christ, you have a new heart. Your flesh will cause you still to stumble, but God will direct your affections to himself.

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