Ask Pastor John

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• Why Good Men Fail God 16.07.2026 12min

  King Asa worshiped God almost all his days, but he drifted in his old age. So, how should we respond when sin corrupts good men?
• Should You Marry Her Anyway? 13.07.2026 11min

  Does past sexual sin ruin a future marriage? Pastor John counsels a confused young man to trust God’s redeeming love for repentant sexual sinners.
• God’s Plan for Your Prayers 09.07.2026 11min

  If God is sovereign, why should we pray? Pastor John encourages us to seek God with confidence in his power and plan for our lives.
• When Your Pastor Feels Distant 06.07.2026 14min

  How can the pastor of a growing church care for each member? Pastor John encourages shepherds to care tenderly for the flock and depend on God’s mercy.
• Breaking Prayer Ruts 02.07.2026 12min

  How can we shift our prayers from rote repetition to an awareness of God’s larger purposes? Pastor John models praying Scripture back to God.
• Obedience Will Never Ruin Your Life 29.06.2026 12min

  How can Christians act in obedience when they face a life-changing cost? Grace can sustain us through the painful consequences of following God.
• Why God’s Protection Still Hurts 25.06.2026 14min

  How can we reconcile the pain we feel in this fallen world with God’s promise to keep us from all evil? Pastor John applies Psalm 121 to this life.
• Sovereignty and My Murdered Friend 22.06.2026 11min

  Even great evil serves God’s eternal purposes — yet God also gives us precious promises to comfort us in the midst of our pain and grief.
• How to Save a Marriage 18.06.2026 16min

  To redeem relationships, we need humility — but how do we get that kind of sacrificial heart? Looking to Christ and his cross strips away entitlement.
• Zeal For God Gone Wrong 15.06.2026 11min

  How can Christians tell the difference between true and false zeal for God’s name? Pastor John examines Jehu’s tragic history in 2 Kings.
• Preaching Outrage 11.06.2026 13min

  Should pastors expose every fresh cultural outrage from the pulpit? Pastor John encourages pastors to condemn sin without being consumed.
• Defeating Daily Anxiety 08.06.2026 10min

  When we face day-to-day pressure and stress, Jesus’s teaching steadies our hearts and minds. Pastor John offers eight truths to fight anxiety.
• The God Who Gives You Worth 04.06.2026 10min

  Is God’s pursuit of his glory and man’s pursuit of our joy a selfish transaction? Pastor John insists on keeping our joy in God connected to God himself.
• Kill Your Ego, Find Your Joy 01.06.2026 10min

  Every recognition and reward we receive is a gift of God’s steadfast love, poured out so that we might magnify the glory of his undeserved grace.
• The Secret Superpower of Silence 28.05.2026 13min

  How does Jesus’s silence before his accusers teach us how to suffer? Pastor John offers encouragement for Christians facing unjust treatment.
• The Freedom That Kills Regret 25.05.2026 10min

  True freedom means our desires align with God’s; we want what he wants. Pastor John answers three questions from Galatians about Christian liberty.
• The God Over Dice 21.05.2026 13min

  What do we mean when we say God is sovereign? Pastor John traces God’s sovereignty throughout the Bible and draws out two big, soul-steadying truths.
• Don’t Wait for the Pain to Stop 18.05.2026 13min

  We don’t need to wait for painful seasons to end before we feel joy again. By God’s grace, we can hold sorrow and joy in the very same heart.
• Why Your Mind Cannot Die 14.05.2026 16min

  If consciousness is part of the soul, what are the implications when the brain degrades and dies? Pastor John speaks to consciousness in both life and death.
• When Obedience Is Evil 11.05.2026 12min

  How should Christians respond when an authority asks them to sin? Pastor John encourages believers to respect earthly institutions without compromising God’s word.