Ask Pastor John

Is permanent birth control a sin? Pastor John draws on principles for marriage, sex, human life, and the sovereignty of God.

Joy is essential to the Christian life, but it’s not the only component. From our hearts’ delight in God flows the desire to please him in the ways we think and act.

Christianity isn’t simply a way of life or a new morality. Christianity is about the best news in all the world that we now herald in word and song.

The New Testament speaks of varying degrees of reward in heaven, but that doesn’t mean there will be any envy or boasting. All will experience fullness of joy in their own capacity.

Injury doesn’t have to impede our ability to grow in and witness to Christ. God wants to use our weakness for his glory.

We may not always know precisely why God does what he does, but we can always trust his infinite wisdom, righteousness, and justice.

The doctrine of election isn’t just a point of theology to study, but a profound truth that awakens amazement for all God has done.

What Jesus Christ offers in the gospel isn’t merely a band-aid for sin, but everlasting joy that outweighs any and every earthly pleasure.

Left to ourselves, we cannot discern or remove the flaws in our thoughts. But God’s word and the Holy Spirit can renew our minds.

When we give money to our churches and to God through them, we need to always remember that every desire and ability to serve and give are themselves gifts from God.

When we feel no joy, when we go to Scripture and walk away discouraged, when God feels distant, what can we do?

Pastor John teaches how the first sin displayed a heart that did not trust nor treasure God.

When we as a church assume that we are owed cultural dominance and prosperity, our otherworldly hope can quickly begin to fade.

Whenever we talk about emotions in the Christian life, like joy, we need to remember that we all experience life differently, and God has grace for all our shortcomings.

When a Christian teen disagrees with their Christian parent, are they both stuck, or is there more to pursue than agreeing to disagree?

Only humans are made in God’s image, and only humans can be redeemed. So do we have any biblical basis for saying our pets will be in heaven?

The past isn’t just a source for nostalgia and fond memories, but a reservoir of God’s grace that empowers our faith in all that God has promised to be for us.

We only have one life on this earth to devote to honoring and glorifying our Lord Jesus Christ. Don’t waste it; make it count.

The content of a pastor’s preaching should connect directly with his text. To preach faithfully is to show your people the truths that are really present in a passage of Scripture.

All men and women should be active in ministry. The question is how. Pastor John explains why God reserves Sunday-morning preaching for men.