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- 15:40, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Wonder Why You’re Here
- 15:39, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N Wonder Why You’re Here (Created page with '{{info}}You are. You are tempted to fill in a blank at the end of that sentence. You are ___. Most of what you might place in that blank are not worthy to be compared to the rev...')
- 15:30, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m Be Yourself in Prayer (Protected "Be Yourself in Prayer" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 15:29, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N Be Yourself in Prayer (Created page with '{{info}}Sometimes it seems as if many believers feel the need to alter who they are when they come to God in prayer, particularly when others are around. As if God will not hear ...')
- 15:25, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m When God Feels Cruel (Protected "When God Feels Cruel" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:25, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N When God Feels Cruel (Created page with '{{info}}Let’s say you’re praying with a suffering friend who blurts out to God, <blockquote>“''I cry to you for help and you do not answer me; I stand, and you only look a...')
- 15:20, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m Why Save Sex for Marriage? (Protected "Why Save Sex for Marriage?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 15:20, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N Why Save Sex for Marriage? (Created page with '{{info}}'''Audio Transcript''' ''A podcast listener writes in to ask this: “Pastor John, my girlfriend, who is no longer a virgin, continues to desire sex, and thinks it is na...')
- 15:17, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m One Question God Always Answers (Protected "One Question God Always Answers" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:17, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N One Question God Always Answers (Created page with '{{info}}I remember when my oldest son first started asking questions about life and the world around him. It was amazing to watch him think through what he learned and make sense...')
- 15:12, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m Three Lessons on Loving One Another (Protected "Three Lessons on Loving One Another" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 15:12, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N Three Lessons on Loving One Another (Created page with '{{info}}The scene could not have been more inauspicious: a low-lit room, full stomachs, and the dirty feet of a dozen grown men. This is not where you’d expect to find one of t...')
- 15:08, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m Be Ready to Answer Your Kids’ Questions About the Bible (Protected "Be Ready to Answer Your Kids’ Questions About the Bible" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:08, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N Be Ready to Answer Your Kids’ Questions About the Bible (Created page with '{{info}}Kids are thinkers. They ask good and sometimes hard questions. My kids have asked me some of the hardest theological questions between ages 5 and 8. They’ve queried me ...')
- 14:59, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m How God Impacts Our Money and Stuff (Protected "How God Impacts Our Money and Stuff" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 14:59, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N How God Impacts Our Money and Stuff (Created page with '{{info}}The love of money is more than dangerous — it’s spiritual suicide. The consistent warning of Scripture is that the people of God better watch their backs when it com...')
- 14:55, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m Marriage on the Edge of Eternity (Protected "Marriage on the Edge of Eternity" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 14:54, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N Marriage on the Edge of Eternity (Created page with '{{info}}How long do you think your marriage will last? Will you make it another five years? Ten? Fifty? I think we can all agree that it’s not going to last very long — not ...')
- 14:47, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m Worship on a Bad Day (Protected "Worship on a Bad Day" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 14:47, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N Worship on a Bad Day (Created page with '{{info}}''How can God’s promises help us through difficult circumstances? Consider this illustration.'' It is Friday night and a young lady is at home waiting for her longtime...')
- 00:45, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m Lay Aside the Weight of “I’ll Never Change” (Protected "Lay Aside the Weight of “I’ll Never Change”" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 00:45, 19 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N Lay Aside the Weight of “I’ll Never Change” (Created page with '{{info}}We all must come to terms with the way we are. But there are two ways we must do this. The first is to cultivate contentment with who God designed us to be, which results...')
- 16:02, 13 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m Good Motives for Bible Memory (Protected "Good Motives for Bible Memory" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 16:02, 13 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N Good Motives for Bible Memory (Created page with '{{info}}'''Audio Transcript''' ''Bible memorization is hard. It requires time, willpower, and concentration, and that means we need really good motivations for doing it in the f...')
- 15:58, 13 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m The Search for a Better Pleasure (Protected "The Search for a Better Pleasure" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:58, 13 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N The Search for a Better Pleasure (Created page with '{{info}}Desire is a tricky thing. It has the power to lead us either to a throne or a tomb, to slavery or freedom, to true joy or mirages of satisfaction. The war of faith and d...')
- 15:50, 13 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m Holiday Expectation Management (Protected "Holiday Expectation Management" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:49, 13 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N Holiday Expectation Management (Created page with '{{info}}''It’s the most wonderful time of the year'' — or is it? Thanksgiving is upon us, and Christmas just around the corner, and with this coupling come lots of expectati...')
- 15:41, 13 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m Don’t Trade Away God’s Help Today (Protected "Don’t Trade Away God’s Help Today" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:40, 13 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N Don’t Trade Away God’s Help Today (Created page with '{{info}}In the new year, you will make and keep lots of different appointments. We all have appointments in our lives that we would never miss. It could be the doctor. It could ...')
- 15:35, 13 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m Nothing Is for Nothing (Protected "Nothing Is for Nothing" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:33, 13 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N Nothing Is for Nothing (Created page with '{{info}}'''Accepting Loss and Finding Peace''' I brace myself as I walk into the house and hold the door frame. It’s a tiny step, if you could even call it that, but I can’t...')
- 05:31, 9 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m If You Could See What You Will Be (Protected "If You Could See What You Will Be" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 05:30, 9 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N If You Could See What You Will Be (Created page with '{{info}}Some of the sweetest and deepest promises of God are also some of the most neglected, often because they either feel too great to grasp or because they don’t seem to im...')
- 05:20, 9 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m You Can Lead Family Worship (Protected "You Can Lead Family Worship" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 05:20, 9 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N You Can Lead Family Worship (Created page with '{{info}}'''Common Hurdles Fathers Can Overcome''' Dads, don’t give up on leading your families in worshiping Jesus. As difficult as it was to have our church buildings closed...')
- 04:13, 5 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m Hope in Heaven Changes Today (Protected "Hope in Heaven Changes Today" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 04:13, 5 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N Hope in Heaven Changes Today (Created page with '{{info}}'''Audio Transcript''' ''Pastor John, you and I and a number of folks from Desiring God recently traveled to Orlando for The Gospel Coalition National Conference. Lookin...')
- 04:08, 5 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m Has God Called Me to Write? (Protected "Has God Called Me to Write?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 04:08, 5 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N Has God Called Me to Write? (Created page with '{{info}}'''Audio Transcript''' ''Last time you talked to writers, and I want you to do so again. Talk to those of us who are writers (or those of us who aspire to serve the chur...')
- 03:53, 5 October 2020 (hist) (diff) m Stronger (Protected "Stronger" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 03:53, 5 October 2020 (hist) (diff) N Stronger (Created page with '{{info}}Have you ever stopped to consider the sheer strength and power of God? It is good for us to reckon with how his strength surpasses everything else that can seem so stron...')
- 03:36, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m How to Complain Without Grumbling (Protected "How to Complain Without Grumbling" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 03:36, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N How to Complain Without Grumbling (Created page with '{{info}}When we complain, it is frequently evil. But complaining is not necessarily evil. There’s a faithful (believing) way to complain and a faithless (unbelieving) way to co...')
- 03:31, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Do I Love Money? One Simple Test (Protected "Do I Love Money? One Simple Test" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 03:31, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Do I Love Money? One Simple Test (Created page with '{{info}'''Audio Transcript''' ''We’re honored to be joined again by author and speaker Paul Tripp, the author of the book Sex and Money. We could do a whole week on money issu...')
- 03:26, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Don’t Ignore the Book (Protected "Don’t Ignore the Book" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 03:26, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Don’t Ignore the Book (Created page with '{{info}}''The following is a lightly edited transcript.'' This is Acts 26:17–18. This is amazing to me. It is so remarkable. This is Jesus talking to Paul as he commissions hi...')
- 03:24, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m What Is the Daily Aim of Parenting? (Protected "What Is the Daily Aim of Parenting?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 03:24, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N What Is the Daily Aim of Parenting? (Created page with '{{info}}'''Audio Transcript''' ''We’re honored to be joined by author and speaker Paul Tripp. He joins us one last time. Paul, as a parent, I think of parenting as painting. E...')
- 03:17, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Rejected by Men, Even Our Friends (Protected "Rejected by Men, Even Our Friends" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 03:17, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Rejected by Men, Even Our Friends (Created page with '{{info}}Wounds from a friend can hurt much more than those from an enemy. It’s the kind of pain that cuts deep. It’s a wound that aches and throbs and is slow to heal. The re...')
- 03:13, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Blessed Without Assurance (Protected "Blessed Without Assurance" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 03:13, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Blessed Without Assurance (Created page with '{{info}}'''Finding Peace in Uncertainty''' “Blessed Assurance” is a favorite hymn of mine — though there have been times I’ve had to fight to sing the words. <blockquot...')
- 02:45, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Do Not Underestimate a Defeated Devil (Protected "Do Not Underestimate a Defeated Devil" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:44, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Do Not Underestimate a Defeated Devil (Created page with '{{info}}We think we know what’s going on. But often we barely have a clue. Scripture teaches us that what we see happening in the world is only part of the story. There’s a ...')
- 02:36, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Should We Learn to “Forgive Ourselves”? (Protected "Should We Learn to “Forgive Ourselves”?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:36, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Should We Learn to “Forgive Ourselves”? (Created page with '{{info}}'''Audio Transcript''' ''Eric writes in to ask: “Pastor John, I have heard many times how we are to forgive ourselves, but I cannot find a biblical text to back this s...')
- 02:33, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m God’s Math for Good Mothering (Protected "God’s Math for Good Mothering" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:33, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N God’s Math for Good Mothering (Created page with '{{info}}Math is not my strength. As an English major in college I tried to get out of as many math credits as possible. It wasn’t always the concepts that frustrated me; it was...')
- 02:25, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m God Is Stronger Than Your Stubbornness (Protected "God Is Stronger Than Your Stubbornness" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:25, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N God Is Stronger Than Your Stubbornness (Created page with '{{info}}What was it that changed your heart from unbelief to faith in Jesus? It’s remarkable to ask Christians that question and see how eager they are to give God the glory, ...')
- 02:16, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Turning Fifty and Still Fighting for Faith (Protected "Turning Fifty and Still Fighting for Faith" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:16, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Turning Fifty and Still Fighting for Faith (Created page with '{{info}}I turn fifty this weekend. Fifty. It came faster than I expected. I received a birthday greeting in the mail from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). I t...')
- 02:11, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Give Your Suitor Some Grace (Protected "Give Your Suitor Some Grace" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:11, 25 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Give Your Suitor Some Grace (Created page with '{{info}}He wasn’t putting himself out there. His indirect attempts at prompting my admissions were not working. I stood firm and resolute. He kept prying. It was our third dat...')
- 02:34, 22 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m What Is the Secret of Joy in Suffering? (Protected "What Is the Secret of Joy in Suffering?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:34, 22 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N What Is the Secret of Joy in Suffering? (Created page with '{{info}}If it’s true that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him as we saw in Philippians 1:20–21, then joy or satisfaction in God is a mandate. It’s...')
- 02:27, 22 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Be a Human Infusion of Hope (Protected "Be a Human Infusion of Hope" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:27, 22 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Be a Human Infusion of Hope (Created page with '{{info}} <blockquote>Encourage one another and build one another up. (1 Thessalonians 5:11)</blockquote> His name was Joseph. But he “was also called by the apostles Barnabas...')
- 02:24, 22 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m It Is Well (Protected "It Is Well" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:24, 22 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N It Is Well (Created page with '{{info}} <blockquote>Yes, and I will rejoice, for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, as it is my ...')
- 02:17, 22 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Let Good Things Run Wild (Protected "Let Good Things Run Wild" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:17, 22 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Let Good Things Run Wild (Created page with '{{info}}Everything God creates is good (Genesis 1:31). But we must take this in large measure on faith because under the curse of the fall, our fallen perceptions often don’t s...')
- 02:12, 22 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Keep Speaking (Protected "Keep Speaking" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:12, 22 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Keep Speaking (Created page with '{{info}}This is not the time for Christian timidity. This is not the time for Christian silence. This is not the time for Christian retreat. This is a time for Christian boldness...')
- 01:54, 22 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m The Way Is Hard, But He Is Strong (Protected "The Way Is Hard, But He Is Strong" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 01:54, 22 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N The Way Is Hard, But He Is Strong (Created page with '{{info}}“The way is hard,” Jesus said (Matthew 7:14). In our early days we thought we knew what “hard” meant. Hard would be rigorous, demanding, exhausting. Jesus said t...')
- 01:31, 17 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Pain: A Secret Garden of Pride (Protected "Pain: A Secret Garden of Pride" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 01:31, 17 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Pain: A Secret Garden of Pride (Created page with '{{info}}Pain can be a secret garden of pride. We don’t talk about it often because it’s so sensitive, so vulnerable — so painful. As touchy as the topic of pain is, though...')
- 22:02, 14 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m What God Gives When He Takes Away (Protected "What God Gives When He Takes Away" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 22:02, 14 September 2020 (hist) (diff) What God Gives When He Takes Away
- 22:01, 14 September 2020 (hist) (diff) What God Gives When He Takes Away
- 21:59, 14 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N What God Gives When He Takes Away (Created page with '{{info}}What we really love and trust aren’t truly seen until we are tested by loss. This is essentially the point that Satan made when talking to God about Job. In that odd s...')
- 21:53, 14 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m How Is God Directing My Life? (Protected "How Is God Directing My Life?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 21:52, 14 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N How Is God Directing My Life? (Created page with '{{info}}'''Audio Transcript''' ''So many of the ways God is sovereignly directing our lives are intangible, or they are simply imperceivable to us. But that’s not always the c...')
- 21:32, 14 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Life’s Knots Need Jesus (Protected "Life’s Knots Need Jesus" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 21:32, 14 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Life’s Knots Need Jesus (Created page with '{{info]]Phrygia was an ancient kingdom in what is now central Turkey. According to legend, once upon a time Phrygia was without a king. One day, a pagan oracle declared that the ...')
- 21:25, 14 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Does Joy Die in Sorrow? (Protected "Does Joy Die in Sorrow?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 21:24, 14 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Does Joy Die in Sorrow? (Created page with '{{info}}I want to underline the great truth that Christian joy does not die when sorrows abound. Joy and sorrow in the Christian life are not sequential, but simultaneous. We are...')
- 03:27, 9 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Loving the Neighbor We Didn’t Choose (Protected "Loving the Neighbor We Didn’t Choose" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 03:27, 9 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Loving the Neighbor We Didn’t Choose (Created page with '{{info}}“Who is my neighbor?” a lawyer asked Jesus (Luke 10:29). The lawyer had made the mistake of trying to catch the law’s author contradicting the law by asking how he...')
- 03:07, 9 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Read the Bible with All of You (Protected "Read the Bible with All of You" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 03:07, 9 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Read the Bible with All of You (Created page with '{{info}}Some promises in Scripture are just as sobering as the commands and warnings. What God promises to be for us — protection from evil, deliverance from temptation, refuge...')
- 02:23, 9 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m When Every Other Word Fails (Protected "When Every Other Word Fails" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 02:22, 9 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N When Every Other Word Fails (Created page with '{{info}} <blockquote>''Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!'' (Revelation 4:8)</blockquote> What, if anything, might you say when you stan...')
- 02:13, 9 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m To Anyone Who Has Lost a Child (Protected "To Anyone Who Has Lost a Child" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:13, 9 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N To Anyone Who Has Lost a Child (Created page with '{{info}}''A friend told me about a young couple who had recently lost their baby girl in delivery. The couple was devastated and, though trusting God, felt horribly alone. My fri...')
- 01:12, 9 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m When Does Love Insist On Its Way? (Protected "When Does Love Insist On Its Way?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 01:12, 9 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N When Does Love Insist On Its Way? (Created page with '{{info}}First Corinthians 13 is one of the most beautiful texts — morally and lyrically — not only in all of Scripture, but in all of literature, period. It is a peerless, if...')
- 21:33, 8 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m When a Pandemic Falls on the Poor (Protected "When a Pandemic Falls on the Poor" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 21:33, 8 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N When a Pandemic Falls on the Poor (Created page with '{{info}}'''DESPERATE NEEDS IN THE GLOBAL CHURCH''' When I was a 20-year-old serving with Youth With A Mission in an impoverished section of an immense Asian city, I grew close t...')
- 02:51, 7 September 2020 (hist) (diff) Does God Know the Exact Day I Will Die? (top)
- 02:49, 2 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m How to Care for Women Who Have Miscarried (Protected "How to Care for Women Who Have Miscarried" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:49, 2 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N How to Care for Women Who Have Miscarried (Created page with '{{info}}When I found out I was pregnant, I remember excitedly texting a friend who was much further along, asking her a boatload of questions about what was normal for the first ...')
- 02:28, 2 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Two Bedtime Prayers for Weary Parents (Created page with '{{info}}God has called parents to a difficult task. We are called to prevent the giant pile of children’s laundry from overtaking the house, cook meals for picky eaters, and cl...')
- 02:17, 2 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m A Worship Song Worthy of Eternity (Protected "A Worship Song Worthy of Eternity" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:17, 2 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N A Worship Song Worthy of Eternity (Created page with '{{info}} <blockquote>And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for ...')
- 02:12, 2 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Hope for Hard Marriages (Protected "Hope for Hard Marriages" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:11, 2 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Hope for Hard Marriages (Created page with '{{info}}'''Audio Transcript''' ''Podcast listener Angel writes in: “Pastor John, I grew up Christian, and I always planned to marry a good Christian man that brought me closer...')
- 02:08, 2 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m How Long, O Lord? (Protected "How Long, O Lord?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:07, 2 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N How Long, O Lord? (Created page with '{{info}}Peter tells us that “the Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness” (2 Peter 3:9). At some point, each of us joins the “some” group. We reach...')
- 02:03, 2 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Three Ways We Fight for Our Family (Protected "Three Ways We Fight for Our Family" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:03, 2 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Three Ways We Fight for Our Family (Created page with '{{info}}It’s almost frightening how quickly I embraced the thought. It was early evening, my husband home from work, and in the swirl of conversation and formulation of plans, ...')
- 01:57, 2 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m Seven Tips for College Students (Protected "Seven Tips for College Students" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 01:57, 2 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N Seven Tips for College Students (Created page with '{{info}}'''Audio Transcript''' ''An email question has come in from the West Coast: “Hello Pastor John. My name is Nathan and I’m a college student in the Bay Area, Californ...')
- 01:51, 2 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m What’s the Difference Between Peace and Joy? (Protected "What’s the Difference Between Peace and Joy?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 01:51, 2 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N What’s the Difference Between Peace and Joy? (Created page with '{{info}}'''Audio Transcript''' ''The Ask Pastor John podcast inbox now receives about 60 emails every day, so you can imagine we are grateful for the questions that are sharp an...')
- 15:36, 28 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m God Drew Near in the NICU (Protected "God Drew Near in the NICU" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:36, 28 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N God Drew Near in the NICU (Created page with '{{info}}On December 14, 2016, my wife gave birth to our first child, Mirra Grace. For almost five years, we had been praying for this moment. After a long journey of infertility...')
- 15:13, 28 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m Two Obstacles to a Relationship with God (Protected "Two Obstacles to a Relationship with God" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:13, 28 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N Two Obstacles to a Relationship with God (Created page with '{{info}} <blockquote>''Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the ...')
- 15:06, 28 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m The Savior’s Tears Shed for Yours (Protected "The Savior’s Tears Shed for Yours" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
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- 14:23, 8 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N What If I Don’t Want to Pray? (Created page with '{{info}}Few aspects of the Christian life can cause God’s people more guilt than a lack of personal, private prayer. Few disciplines in the Christian life are as difficult as p...') (top)
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- 00:53, 7 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Prayer Will Win the Nations (Created page with '{{info}}In some ways, praying for missionaries is like buying Christmas presents for your distant relatives in Florida. You don’t know what their day-to-day life looks like. Yo...') (top)
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- 16:22, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) Lord, Deliver Me from Indifference (top)
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- 19:38, 29 June 2020 (hist) (diff) What Billions Say in Silence (top)
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- 16:48, 8 June 2020 (hist) (diff) Get Wisdom (top)
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- 19:39, 28 May 2020 (hist) (diff) m The Maker of the Mountains Is with You (Protected "The Maker of the Mountains Is with You" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
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- 15:22, 18 May 2020 (hist) (diff) m Do Not Procrastinate in Killing Sin (Protected "Do Not Procrastinate in Killing Sin" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
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- 15:04, 18 May 2020 (hist) (diff) m The Wonder We Once Had (Protected "The Wonder We Once Had" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
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- 19:41, 4 May 2020 (hist) (diff) N What Do We Say to Grieving People? (Created page with '{{info}}''The following is a transcript of a video.'' Because my husband David and I have gone through the death of two of our children, and we do a lot of speaking and interact...')
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- 19:04, 4 May 2020 (hist) (diff) m The Hopelessness and Hope of the Greatest Commandments (Protected "The Hopelessness and Hope of the Greatest Commandments" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
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- 18:55, 28 April 2020 (hist) (diff) N The Idol Behind Same-Sex Desires (Created page with '{{info}}I don’t speak as an outsider when I say same-sex attraction is often tightly bound up with idolatry. Contrary to heterosexual desires (a desire for what we are not, an...')
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- 16:20, 23 April 2020 (hist) (diff) What to Do If You Wake Up Feeling Fragile (top)
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- 18:06, 22 April 2020 (hist) (diff) N Fighting Loneliness in the Coronavirus Outbreak (Created page with '{{info}}'''Audio Transcript''' ''Welcome everyone. This is a special episode of the podcast based on what’s happening in the world right now. We don’t plan to have a lot of ...')
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- 20:10, 7 April 2020 (hist) (diff) m If God Wants Me to Be Happy, Why Do I Have So Much Suffering? (Protected "If God Wants Me to Be Happy, Why Do I Have So Much Suffering?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
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- 19:02, 26 March 2020 (hist) (diff) How Do We Make Sense of the Coronavirus? (top)
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- 15:49, 23 March 2020 (hist) (diff) Why Do I Need Other People If I Already Have Jesus? (top)
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- 15:30, 23 March 2020 (hist) (diff) m Do Not Silence Your Mess (Protected "Do Not Silence Your Mess" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
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- 21:51, 11 March 2020 (hist) (diff) m The Strange Way God Arranges to Forgive (Protected "The Strange Way God Arranges to Forgive" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
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- 18:45, 2 March 2020 (hist) (diff) Can Sickness Be Better Than Health? (top)
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- 15:01, 30 January 2020 (hist) (diff) m Ask God for the World (Protected "Ask God for the World" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:00, 30 January 2020 (hist) (diff) N Ask God for the World (Created page with '{{info}}God’s end goal in the world is that his glory would be known and enjoyed among all the nations. This reality is evident from cover to cover in the Bible, from the creat...')
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- 15:08, 24 January 2020 (hist) (diff) N Look Through the Lens of Thanksgiving (Created page with '{{info}}Living with gratitude has not come easily for me. I know I should count my blessings, but sometimes it’s just easier to count my miseries. That comes more naturally. A...')
- 14:38, 24 January 2020 (hist) (diff) N Have You Felt Forsaken by God? (Created page with '<p><span class="fck_mw_template">{{info}}</span> </p> <blockquote>“<i>My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?</i>” (Mark 15:34)</blockquote> <p>We can hear the anguish in C...') (top)
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