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#2135

What’s True and False in Job?

How do we discern what’s true and what’s false in Job? Pastor John provides a grid for the entire book to help us interpret it accurately.![image] (https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/16889630.gif) ... Read more

18 Nov 2024

12 MINS

12:17

18 Nov 2024

#2134

Can a Church Require Tithing?

Should church leaders require Christians to tithe since God commanded tithing in the Old Testament? Pastor John commends a better approach.![image] (https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/16886311.gif) ... Read more

14 Nov 2024

09 MINS

09:50

14 Nov 2024

#2133

Can We Know Truth with Complete Certainty?

Arguments, logic, and careful analysis may give us 99 percent certainty for some doctrine or truth claim. But what about the remaining 1 percent?![image] (https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/16882464.gif) ... Read more

11 Nov 2024

13 MINS

13:17

11 Nov 2024

#2132

Ministry After God Takes a Beloved Wife

Why did God take the life of Ezekiel’s wife and then command Ezekiel not to mourn? Pastor John considers the perplexing yet merciful ways of God.![image] (https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/16877921.gif) ... Read more

07 Nov 2024

12 MINS

12:21

07 Nov 2024

#2131

I Want God’s Wrath on My Enemy

How can we love our enemies when they treat us horrifically? Pastor John appeals to six biblical realities to help us face unimaginable darkness.![image] (https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/16874466.gif) ... Read more

04 Nov 2024

10 MINS

10:34

04 Nov 2024

#2130

How Not to Respond to Suffering

“Curse God and die.” Why does the author of Job relate the apparent despair of Job’s wife? What purpose does she play in the message of the book?![image] (https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/16871447.gif) ... Read more

31 Oct 2024

12 MINS

12:48

31 Oct 2024

#2129

Perfectionism Makes Me Indecisive — What Can I Do?

How can perfectionists make decisions without getting paralyzed by fear? Pastor John shares seven encouragements for those who feel stuck.![image] (https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/16867031.gif) ... Read more

28 Oct 2024

10 MINS

10:35

28 Oct 2024

#2128

When Are Good Grades Good Enough?

How much should we sacrifice in order to do excellent work? Pastor John encourages perfectionists to find wisdom from a strong, spiritually mature community.![image] (https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/16864219.gif) ... Read more

24 Oct 2024

11 MINS

11:04

24 Oct 2024

#2127

What Future Judgment Will Christians Face?

If Christians are no longer under wrath, why does Paul say that we will stand before God’s judgment seat? Pastor John clarifies the Christian’s future judgment.![image] (https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/16860942.gif) ... Read more

21 Oct 2024

13 MINS

13:12

21 Oct 2024

#2126

How Much Money Do I Need to Retire?

How much money should we set aside for retirement? Pastor John commends three biblical principles to apply in our various contexts.![image] (https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/16857121.gif) ... Read more

17 Oct 2024

14 MINS

14:30

17 Oct 2024

#2125

How God Guards You

Does God ultimately sustain our faith, or do we? Pastor John unfolds 1 Peter 1:4–5 to show how God guards us to the end.![image] (https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/16843016.gif) ... Read more

14 Oct 2024

14 MINS

14:15

14 Oct 2024

#2124

Does Free Will Exist?

Do humans have free will — and if so, what is it? Pastor John considers the depravity of the human heart and the sovereign grace that saves us.![image] (https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/16839120.gif) ... Read more

10 Oct 2024

12 MINS

12:19

10 Oct 2024

#2123

Do Christian Hedonists Deny Self-Denial?

Does God’s command to deny ourselves contradict Christian Hedonism? Pastor John clarifies the God-centered, pleasure-seeking aim of all Christian self-denial.![image] (https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/16835854.gif) ... Read more

07 Oct 2024

12 MINS

12:30

07 Oct 2024

#2122

Joy’s Triumph over Spiritual Sloth

How does zeal for God relate to joy in God? With help from Jonathan Edwards, Pastor John traces the crucial connection in four steps.![image] (https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/16832556.gif) ... Read more

03 Oct 2024

13 MINS

13:05

03 Oct 2024

#2121

Overcoming Spiritual Laziness

How do we overcome half-hearted spiritual laziness? Pastor John appeals to the apostle Paul and Jonathan Edwards to commend a life totally devoted to Christ.![image] (https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/16825951.gif) ... Read more

30 Sep 2024

11 MINS

11:38

30 Sep 2024

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#2135

What’s True and False in Job?

#2134

Can a Church Require Tithing?

#2133

Can We Know Truth with Complete Certainty?

#2132

Ministry After God Takes a Beloved Wife

#2131

I Want God’s Wrath on My Enemy

#2130

How Not to Respond to Suffering

#2129

Perfectionism Makes Me Indecisive — What Can I Do?

#2128

When Are Good Grades Good Enough?

#2127

What Future Judgment Will Christians Face?

#2126

How Much Money Do I Need to Retire?

#2125

How God Guards You

#2124

Does Free Will Exist?

#2123

Do Christian Hedonists Deny Self-Denial?

#2122

Joy’s Triumph over Spiritual Sloth

#2121

Overcoming Spiritual Laziness