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- 217What Is God Accomplishing in My Suffering?Suffering often feels meaningless in the moment. So how can Christians learn not only to endure trials, but to rejoice in the midst of them?
- 218‘Always Learning but Never Arriving’ — Is That Me?Paul warns us about some who are “always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.” What kind of person does he have in mind?
- 219What Do You Love Most About God?Unless the Bible informs what we love most about God, we risk imagining a god in our own likeness, rather than treasuring him for who he really is.
- 220How Do I Tell If I Am Lukewarm?How can we tell if we are spiritually lukewarm, like the Christians in Laodicea? We can look at our private prayer life.
- 221Money Motivates Me to Work Hard — Is That Okay?How can we tell if our desire for money is a good, God-given desire, instead of a love for Mammon? Pastor John offers seven ways to discern the difference.
- 222Why Does It Matter That Christ Was ‘Begotten, Not Made’?The Nicene Creed speaks of Jesus as “begotten, not made.” What does that mean, and why does it matter?
- 223How Do I Overcome My Fear of the Future?In this life, we will have trouble. In this world, we will have reasons to fear. But in Christ, our God is with us through it all.
- 224Why Is the Bible So Violent?The Bible depicts more violence than our modern sensibilities often want to admit. How do we handle these parts of Scripture when we come across them?
- 225Is Enjoying God the Same as Glorifying God?“God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.” Does that mean enjoying God and glorifying God are the same thing?
- 226Dismiss the Devil with a SongSinging together is not merely the prelude to the sermon. When God’s people sing from the heart, more happens than we imagine.
- 227Why Do I Need to Read the Bible When We Have Bible Teachers Online?Today more than ever, Christians have access to a wealth of faithful Bible teaching online. So, why do we need to read the Bible for ourselves?
- 228Why Did Demons Ask Jesus for Pigs?When Jesus comes, he brings deliverance, freedom, grace, and power. But some people prefer what life is like without him.
- 229How Do We Get Tricked into Sinning?When we obey sin, we obey a liar, a deceiver, a murderer. Sin is a slave master who tricks his subjects into eternal death.
- 230Is My Suffering a Correction for Sin?When trials come, how can I know whether God is calling me to patiently endure, or whether he wants me to repent of a specific sin?
- 231How Can I Love God More Than My Boyfriend?As a couple’s affection for one another deepens, how can they make sure they are loving God more than each other?
- 232My Suffering Feels Meaningless — What Can I Do?Sometimes pain seems meaningless, but in Christ, every millisecond of your suffering is producing for you an eternal weight of glory.
- 233Are Our Standards for Sexual Purity Too High for Pastors?Is faultless chastity an appropriate standard for pastors, or are our expectations simply too high?
- 234I’m Obsessed with My Appearance — How Can I Stop?We know outward beauty is insignificant compared to inward beauty. But what should we do if we still feel insecure about our looks?
- 235How Did God Call Me to Himself?From our perspective, coming to Jesus Christ feels like placing our faith in him. But God himself enabled and awakened that faith in us.
- 236How Do We Raise Kids Who Are Not Naive or Cynical?As Christians, we aspire to live out the paradox of brokenhearted boldness. But how do we teach and model this attitude for our kids?
- 237Do My Past Sins Work Toward My Future Good?We know that God works all things together for the good of his people. But does “all things” include even our sins?
- 238God’s Good Design in Our SufferingIn this life, we will have trouble. But every trial paves the way to an inheritance with Christ that will satisfy us forever.
- 239When Does God Harden a Sinner’s Heart?Does God harden sinners’ hearts only in response to their persistent sin, or is their sin a result of his prior hardening?
- 240I Sought a Prostitute — Am I Doomed?Proverbs says that no one who visits the “forbidden woman” will return to the paths of life. So, is a man who seeks a prostitute doomed?
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