The Waves of Grief Will Give Way
“Why did God make me this way? I’ve asked him to change me every day, but he never does. My life is hopeless — there’s Read more
“Why did God make me this way? I’ve asked him to change me every day, but he never does. My life is hopeless — there’s Read more
The Bible is uncomfortably comfortable, even happy, with promoting a particular kind of fear. For many of us, any experience of fear feels like an Read more
For twenty years, I’ve resonated deeply with the ministry of John Piper. Spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the Read more
You begin every day with prayer, one way or another. In his book The Common Rule, Justin Earley explains that unless we create new habits of Read more
In the last book of the Bible, one of the elders in heaven says to the apostle John in Revelation 5:5, “Behold, the Lion of the Read more
I began my college years 55 years ago this fall in 1964. I began my seminary years 51 years ago in 1968. I mention this Read more
Scripture: John 1:11–13, John 4:13–14, John 6:35, and John 7:37–38 Topic: Faith Three impulses have shaped this message. One is that we are in the midst of a series of Read more
For those prone to procrastinate, tomorrow can sound like the magic word. With a simple wave of tomorrow, dirty dishes seem to vanish, hard conversations disappear, emails hide, Read more
ABSTRACT: The glory of God is God’s ultimate purpose in all he does, including the sanctification of his people. But God glorifies himself in the sanctification’s Read more
It was a small, flesh-coloured growth on my cheek. The doctor said it was mild skin cancer and should be removed. But after looking at Read more
Making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple. (John 2:15) He made a whip. Gentle Jesus, meek and mild. It was Read more
Zephaniah 3:17 – The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love, Read more
“Some of us imagine the Christian life as being sedentary,” a good friend commented to me, “more about sitting than standing, talking and listening than Read more
A likely outcome of his ministry ended with him upon a plate. A generation before, on November 20, 1839, the first pair of formal missionaries Read more
Two years after he lost his son, you could tell he had changed. Death had stolen into his family and pierced him, shattered him, broken Read more
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which Read more
Let me begin where we left off last night by trying to clarify one of those key sentences — namely, God is most glorified in us when Read more
“Matt, would you grab the rest of the groceries from the trunk of the car?” The familiar words fell on me with greater irritation than Read more
Throughout the history of the church, the Ten Commandments have been central to Christian ethical reflection. Pastors and theologians have consistently gone back to the Read more
Does God detest Africa? Audio Transcript Does God detest Africa? It’s a stark question, and it comes to us from inside the continent. “Pastor John, Read more
As we come to Genesis 3, all is well, it seems. Genesis 1:31 says, “God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.” Read more
This is the first of a series of messages titled Spectacular Sins and Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ. Lord willing, we will be Read more
Audio Transcript What is stopping you from coming to Christ? There is a common myth we must address. Something gets in the way of the Read more
My aim in this message is that you would experience Jesus, the sovereign, risen, living Lord of the universe, as the source and content of Read more
“Your sins are forgiven.” (Luke 7:48) A woman comes to Jesus in a Pharisee’s house weeping and washing his feet. No doubt she felt shame as Read more
The word of today: “God has not forgotten you” As I heard those words, I was flooded with emotion. I hadn’t realized how much I Read more
Audio Transcript Today’s APJ episode deals with mature themes. Particularly, Pastor John deals here with the world’s infatuation with lust, and how to escape it. The clip Read more
Christians worship a big God with a big mission that will one day reach this whole big world. Yet for all of his bigness, our Read more
If you had been at the cross, you probably would have vomited, or screamed, or pulled your hair, or thrown yourself on the ground and Read more
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