Ask Pastor John

Anyone can use their power to command others, but there is a unique greatness and power found in those who chose to serve through Christ.

As Pastor John preached his farewell sermon, he wanted to point Bethlehem to the great shepherd who would be with them long after he was gone.

Because teachers have been given more, God will hold them more accountable. He will judge them on how they used the opportunity they were given.

God designed sex to bring joy, and he reserved this gift for marriage. How can we guard ourselves to avoid awakening sexual feelings outside marriage?

Fasting only adds to our hunger for God. Through fasting, we put our stomach where our hearts are to give added intensity to our ache for Jesus.

Pastor John explains why Muslims do not worship the God of the Bible.

How can we be sure that Jesus is who he said he is? Can we have any assurance the Jesus we read about in the Bible is real?

It might feel unloving to say that Jesus is the only way, but it would be even more unloving not to.

At least twelve rap songs have been directly influenced by Pastor John, how does he feel about this legacy?

God calls parents to love their children enough to shape them into future men and women. But how much influence should a parent have?

Pastors and husbands reject complementarity when they cripple women by not encouraging them to study, mediate, and ponder deeply.

A hope-filled woman finds her strength in the God who comforts her as she finds shelter in him.

Worried about where you will work? God’s mercy finds us even when the job search leaves us defeated.

Jesus promised that we would do greater works than he did. What does that mean, and have you done any?

Social media can reveal how much we love to be known and liked. It’s one mirror revealing our fear of man.

How should believers use social media? In a world that loves broadcasting selfies and counting retweets, we must find better ways to tweet.

Lust is serious enough to take extreme measures to put to death. This applies not only to our own efforts but also to the efforts of accountability partners.

If the realities of Monday morning threaten the joys we found on Easter Sunday, we haven’t realized promises given to us at the cross.

What we celebrate on Easter is the foundational hinge of Christianity.

Does a pastor’s use of a female-authored commentary put him in opposition to Paul’s instruction that women should not teach or have authority over men in the church?