Ask Pastor John

Is the Bible accessible only to readers with a high IQ? Pastor John reframes biblical maturity as a moral issue centered on our obedience, not our intellect.

10/09/2026 • 12:35

Daily productivity requires often elusive focus and grit. Pastor John offers ten charges to live each day to the glory of God.

07/09/2026 • 12:35

Did Jesus demean the Canaanite woman he called a dog? Pastor John explains how Jesus’s test revealed her great faith — and her adoption as one of God’s own.

03/09/2026 • 11:26

Why should we follow Jesus when life seems easier without him? Pastor John responds to a man questioning the cost of daily obedience.

31/08/2026 • 13:58

Deep suffering can drive us away from true hope and comfort. But our Father waits to gather us back to himself.

27/08/2026 • 12:17

Does eternal punishment in hell bring God glory? Pastor John challenges the rejection of God’s judgment by pointing to his unmerited mercies and perfect righteousness.

24/08/2026 • 14:42

Why does evangelism matter when God has chosen whom he will save? Pastor John unpacks and rejoices in our role as God’s instruments.

20/08/2026 • 13:51

How can Christians avoid placing a relationship or hobby over a desire for God? Pastor John calls us to let earthly delights turn us Godward.

17/08/2026 • 14:09

Are selfies a sign of the end times? Pastor John looks beyond smartphones and social media to our society’s desire for deep satisfaction.

13/08/2026 • 10:00

Can past sins separate us from the love of God? Pastor John offers hope in God’s promised forgiveness for believers wrestling with crippling shame.

10/08/2026 • 14:11

At Jesus’s last breath, a crowd of saints rose from their tombs in Jerusalem. Pastor John offers six reasons Matthew’s Gospel includes this event.

06/08/2026 • 14:24

What’s the relationship between our good deeds and God’s reward? When he empowers us to obey him, he loves to celebrate the beauty of his grace.

03/08/2026 • 13:52

How does God intend for us to deal with tragedy in the news? Pastor John offers six reasons why suffering should drive us to repentance and action.

30/07/2026 • 15:12

How do we respond when an employer expects us to compromise the truth? Pastor John offers counsel for keeping an uncompromised faith in the workplace.

27/07/2026 • 10:11

How can we fight anxiety through financial panic and stress? Pastor John offers five truths about God’s character to calm our hearts and minds.

23/07/2026 • 13:49

How would we use our time if Christ were coming back tonight? Pastor John gives ten transforming ways to live while waiting for the second coming.

20/07/2026 • 12:17

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?

16/07/2026 • 12:33

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.

13/07/2026 • 11:30

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.

09/07/2026 • 11:52

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.

06/07/2026 • 14:56

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.

02/07/2026 • 12:37

How can Christians act in obedience when they face a life-changing cost? Grace can sustain us through the painful consequences of following God.

29/06/2026 • 12:08

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.

25/06/2026 • 14:18

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.

22/06/2026 • 11:35

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.

18/06/2026 • 16:59

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.

15/06/2026 • 11:08

Should pastors expose every fresh cultural outrage from the pulpit? Pastor John encourages pastors to condemn sin without being consumed.

11/06/2026 • 13:33

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.

08/06/2026 • 10:58

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.

04/06/2026 • 10:28

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.

01/06/2026 • 10:16