GospelYou Need More Good News
How much bad news do you need? How much good news? And is there a right mix? More personally, have you found it?
GospelIn Christ, You Have Everything You Need for Today
For many people, this is the first time in our lives we have been forced to take life literally one day at a time—not by choice but because it’s all we can handle. We can’t plan for the future because we don’t know what new restrictions or changes will happen.
Gospel6 Questions about Christ’s Heart for Sinners
Fallen, anxious sinners are limitless in their capacity to perceive reasons for Jesus to cast them out. We are factories of fresh resistances to Christ’s love.
GospelWaiting on the Lord Is Not a Waste
Waiting for anything feels like a complete waste of time. Waiting for God to move or answer seems even worse. Lamentations 3:25–27 shows us the value of living in the space between suffering and restoration. Lament serves us well as we mourn and wait.
GospelHow Jesus Changes Sinners
When Peter first meets Jesus, Jesus looks at him and he says, “You're Simon Bar-Jonah.” In our modern day we'd say, “You're Simon Johnson, son of John, but you're going to be called Cephas.” In our day, if somebody gives someone another name, it tends to be because they see some kind of potential in them.
GospelHow the Gospel Rescues You from Doubt
Behind the smiling faces at church, the bombastic claims shouted from pulpits, and the religious zeal for a political ideology masked as “the Christian worldview,” lurks doubt.
GospelHow Do We Balance Our Desire For Obedience With Legalism?
Episode 466 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about seeking God's will, the filling of the Holy Spirit, being tormented by the devil, and repentance.
GospelWhen You Assume the Gospel, You Lose the Gospel
The gospel is not ultimately about us or how we can improve this world or ourselves. Rather, it’s about Christ.
GospelShould Christians Be Afraid of God?
Episode 447 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about the longer ending of Mark's Gospel, overcoming bitterness when sinners receive salvation, the right way to fear God, and righteous anger.
GospelI Mainly Go to Church Because I Don’t Want to Burn in Hell. Is That a Problem?
Episode 446 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about prayer, seeking forgiveness for hidden sins, going to church becuase of the fear of hell, and church unity.
