The differences between male and female are not obstacles to overcome or facts to ignore. They are distinct glories that God calls “very good.” Several times in this podcast we have looked at 1 Peter 3:7, but only briefly and never at length. Now’s our chance. Today’s question comes to us from a listener named […]
When Jesus comes, he brings deliverance, freedom, grace, and power. But some people prefer what life is like without him. A listener named Calvin from Singapore writes us today with a Bible question on Matthew 8. “Pastor John, my question is over Matthew 8:28–34. In this text, why did the demons ask Jesus’s permission to […]
Strategies are important in our battle against lust. But nothing arrests our souls with the urgency of purity like the supremacy of Jesus Christ. I have a few favorite sermon clips from the sermons of John Piper. Today’s clip is one of the very best. I have listened to it a dozen times, at least. […]
If we want to follow Jesus, we will need to give up more than just sins. We will also need to give up everything that dulls our hearts for him. Every area of life calls for evaluation. Should we be doing one thing or something else? Career A or career B? Enough school or more […]
Christ has secured innumerable benefits for his people. But without this central, most foundational achievement, all the rest would collapse. The Gospel Coalition 2021 National Conference | Indianapolis Subscribe to catch every new message: YouTube – https://dsr.gd/JP-Sermon-YouTube iTunes – https://dsr.gd/JP-Sermons-Podcast RSS – https://dsr.gd/JP-Sermons-RSS More options – https://www.desiringgod.org/podcasts https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-achievement-of-christ-without-which-there-would-be-no-others
What is purgatory, and why have thoughtful Christians like C.S. Lewis believed in it? Does this belief in afterlife cleansing find support in Scripture? Purgatory is the topic today. We briefly touched on purgatory in three past APJs — episodes 1150, 1162, and 1290 — but nothing at length. That changes today with a question […]
Do you have a quick temper? Do you get angry and find it hard to forgive? If Christ has saved you, he calls you to a long-suffering love. #LookAtTheBook
If Jesus knew that Judas would betray him in the end, why did Jesus choose Judas as a disciple to begin with? There are few more perplexing questions of the Bible than this: If he knew that he would betray him in the end, why did Jesus choose Judas as a disciple to begin with? […]
God determines the direction of history down to the smallest detail. But what is his ultimate goal in all his providence? Today we wrap up our Wednesday series on the real-life implications of providence, the theme of Pastor John’s new book by that title, ‘Providence.’ The truth that God governs over everything he has made […]
God could change you in an instant so you would never sin again. So why doesn’t he make us completely holy now? https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-glory-of-god-in-the-sight-of-eternity/excerpts/why-god-sanctifies-us-slowly https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-glory-of-god-in-the-sight-of-eternity #SermonClip