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- 73Advice for Christians Who Work SundaysIf your job requires you to work on Sundays, how do you honor the Lord’s Day? Pastor John offers three pieces of counsel.
- 74When Has My Career Become My Idol?If God created us for good works and wants us to labor diligently, then how do we determine when our career has become an idol?
- 75‘I Don’t Believe in Christ — Why Is Faith So Hard?’If Jesus promises that his yoke is easy and his burden light, then why do some people struggle so much to put their faith in him?
- 76Why Does the Bible Stress the Power of Jesus’s Name?The Bible stresses repeatedly the power and greatness of Jesus’s name. But why does it emphasize his name, and not just his person?
- 77I Feel No Sexual Attraction — Should I Still Pursue Marriage?If someone’s sexual desires are low to the point of indifference, should he or she still be open to marriage down the road?
- 78The Key to Our Victory over SinOnly the grace of supernatural delight can empower us to resist the allure of sin’s constant temptations.
- 79Will We Pray in Heaven?If heaven is a world of love, with no grief or pain or loss, then will we have any need to pray to God once we are there?
- 80How Do I Stay Attracted to My Aging Spouse?Sexual desire doesn’t begin and end with physical attraction. God made us to cherish inner beauty and glory, not just looks that pass with age.
- 81Is the God-Centeredness of God Precious?When you discover that God is not only perfectly glorious, but that everything he does is for his glory, your life may get flipped upside down.
- 82Is It Sinful to Watch Sin on a Screen?Our culture saturates itself with entertainment that hardly gives a passing thought to God. Should Christians consume such media?
- 83How Should I Handle My Regrets?Every single one of us can look over our lives and find failures we regret. How do we deal with remorse in light of God’s mercy?
- 84How Do We Feast to the Glory of God?If God made everything good, then do we honor him just by using what he has made? Pastor John explains the essential steps to God-honoring feasting.
- 85My Life Is Endless Drudgery — How Do I Find Joy in Christ?The burdens and drudgery of life may feel like walls keeping you from joy. But inside these walls, God Almighty is working for your everlasting good.
- 86Why Do I Still Struggle with My Pre-Conversion Sins?Every believer is already new in Christ, and yet vestiges of our old selves remain. We must fight every day to become who we already are.
- 87What Happens When We Sing TogetherSinging together is never just a formality in a church service. God uses truth in song to sustain, encourage, and recharge his people.
- 88How Can I Revitalize My Church from the Pulpit?Whether a church is healthy or needs revitalization, every local congregation needs a consistent window to the greatness and glory of God from the pulpit.
- 89I’m Not Good at My Job — Is the Lord Telling Me to Quit?If we don’t see much success in a career we thought God called us to, did we misread his call?
- 90Does Christmas Create Racial Tensions?Why was Jesus born a Jew? The incarnation undercuts all ethnic boasting and throws people from every tribe, tongue, and nation on the mercy of a Jewish man from Nazareth.
- 91What’s the Deepest Desire of My Heart?The greatest ache of the human heart is not to have wealth, comfort, or power, but to see and savor the glory of God in the face of Christ.
- 92Will All Nations Be Reached Before Christ Returns?Did the biblical writers expect Jesus to return at any moment, or were they waiting for certain events to take place before the end would come?
- 93How Do I Battle Subtle Temptations to Lust?Victory over pornography use is no small thing, but that doesn’t mean our battle is over. God lays claim to every impulse in our hearts, however small.
- 94How Do I Banish Low Thoughts of Christ?The Christ who took on flesh and dwelt among us never had a beginning. He existed eternally before, and will be forever after.
- 95Does the Bible Forbid My Nativity Set?The second commandment forbids using an image or likeness of God in worship. Does that mean we should take down our nativity sets?
- 96Should I Use Christmas Dinner for Evangelism?As we gather around the dinner table this Christmas, how might we share the gospel with family who don’t understand the meaning of Jesus’s birth?
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