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- 481How Do I Make Christian Hedonism My Own?Some teachers influence us so deeply that we find ourselves imitating them without trying. So how can we move past imitation to make biblical truth our own?
- 482How Greatly Am I Loved?In Christ, God has chosen us from eternity, and called us in time, so that we would boast no longer in ourselves, but only in him and his great love.
- 483Would You Have Supported Prohibition in 1913?In the early twentieth century, many Christian leaders lent their approval to the cause of Prohibition. Would Pastor John have done the same if he lived back then?
- 484For Christians Whose Testimony Seems BoringWe will never plumb the depths of sin and grace merely from past experience. Only God’s word can tell us how lost and dead we were, and how found and alive we are.
- 485Do Answered Prayers Depend on My Holiness?Throughout Scripture, God warns that he will not hear the prayers of the disobedient. So do answered prayers depend on our holiness?
- 486How Do I Not Provoke My Children?How can we require obedience of our children without provoking and discouraging them? Pastor John offers eight pitfalls for fathers.
- 487Have I Sinned If I Fall Short of Excellence at Work?God is honored when we do our jobs with technical excellence, and he is also honored when we give ourselves to the kinds of excellence that cannot be measured.
- 488The Easiest Step of LovePrayer is the easiest step of love, and it is also the most powerful. God can do far more for others in response to our prayers than we could ever do on our own.
- 489Should We Pray for Unbelievers or for Evangelists?Does Scripture ever command us to pray for unbelievers, or does it only command us to pray for the evangelists who speak to them?
- 490How Will I Find My Ministry Calling?When God grants us a ministry, does his leading come to us through internal impulses, external affirmation, or some combination of the two?
- 491Prayer in the Age of Global HateIn an age of hate, Christians testify to God’s grace by praying for all kinds of people: high and low, white and black, Democrat and Republican, friend and enemy.
- 492Did Jesus Disregard the Sacrificial System?If there is no forgiveness without shed blood, how could Jesus forgive sins apart from the sacrificial system and prior to his own death?
- 493Did Jesus Tell Us to Give to Every Panhandler?Jesus tells us to give to those who ask, but Paul warns the church against giving to the lazy. How might we apply these teachings when we meet a panhandler?
- 494Eight Essentials for Christian LivingHow does God bring us from the grace of new birth to the glory of heaven? Pastor John explains eight essentials for Christian living from 2 Thessalonians 1:11–12.
- 495Counsel for Wives with Harsh Husbands“Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them,” Paul writes. But what can a wife do if she finds herself with a harsh man?
- 496How Do I ‘Wrestle’ in Prayer?Paul speaks of wrestling in prayer, and many of us use his phrase. But what might our prayer lives actually feel like if we wrestled like the apostle?
- 497The Pervasive Problem of Loving MoneyThe love of money often lives where others least suspect, like in the hearts of Pharisees, miracle workers, and those who seem most moral.
- 498Is God More Honored or Dishonored in the World?If God aims to be glorified in this world, why is human history and the daily news filled with so much that dishonors him?
- 499Crucial Texts for Our Hardest BattlesWhen temptation strikes, we need more than a vague sense of God’s goodness — we need specific promises. Pastor John shares his favorite passages for fighting sin.
- 500God’s Love and My SicknessBecause Jesus loved Lazarus, the Gospel of John tells us, he did not come to him right away, but lingered and let him die. How is that love?
- 501What’s the Center of Our Holiness?Scripture describes the process of sanctification in many different ways. How can we weave the various strands together into one coherent picture?
- 502Is God Present or Absent in Hell?Is God present in hell, as John seems to say in Revelation 14:10 — or is he absent, as Paul seems to say in 2 Thessalonians 1:9?
- 503Sustain Your Prayer Life with SleepSatan will try to put us to sleep in prayer. And he does so, most commonly, by tricking us into staying up too late the night before.
- 504Roe v. Wade Has Ended — Our Pro-Life Work Has NotThe Christian pro-life cause goes far deeper than legislation. We aim not only to change laws and behavior, but to change hearts and eternities.
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