Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. We’re on a mission to change that. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ.

That Your Joy May Be Full

That Your Joy May Be Full

A Theology of Happiness

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Why Will Some of Us Get Fewer Rewards in Heaven?

Why Will Some of Us Get Fewer Rewards in Heaven?

There will be no envy in heaven. Perfect love will reign. Those who have more will have humility; those who have less will rejoice in others’ gifts.

The Impossible Calling of the Christian Preacher

The Impossible Calling of the Christian Preacher

The Impossible Calling of the Christian Preacher

Preaching is not just teaching. It is not just giving counsel. It is not discussing. Preaching is heartfelt heralding of the reality of God’s word.

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Psalm 1:4–6: The Righteous Are Not the Perfect

Psalm 1:4–6: The Righteous Are Not the Perfect

The Righteous Are Not the Perfect

Psalm 1:4–6

“Righteousness” has a double meaning in the New Testament. Do you know what those meanings are?

Have You Buried Your Gifts?

Have You Buried Your Gifts?

Have You Buried Your Gifts?

You have been given talents. They are valued very highly by the Lord. What are you doing with them? Let this question sober you and liberate you.

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God Drove a Nail Through Your Guilt

God Drove a Nail Through Your Guilt

As far as the east is from the west, God has removed our transgressions from us. Jesus took our debt and paid it on the cross.

His Suffering Sparked a Movement: David Brainerd (1718–1747)

His Suffering Sparked a Movement: David Brainerd (1718–1747)

His Suffering Sparked a Movement

David Brainerd (1718–1747)

He had a broken body, a despairing mind, and a lonely soul. But his allegiance to the cause of Christ makes the bleakness of his life glow with glory.

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Will Profanity Make Us More Relevant in Reaching Our Culture?

Will Profanity Make Us More Relevant in Reaching Our Culture?

Crude language won’t transform the culture. It won’t convict sinners. It may make us more relatable, but in the end it will backfire.

Give Your Anxious Mind a Rest: Letter to My 30-Year-Old Self

Give Your Anxious Mind a Rest

Letter to My 30-Year-Old Self

Trusting God in the challenges of life not only gives us greater peace; it is a powerful example to others and a glorious display of God’s glory.

God Wants to Win You from Within

God Wants to Win You from Within

When Jesus bids us, “Follow me,” he doesn’t call us to die to real joy, but to find it. He seeks to win us from within, and change us from the inside out.

If You Love God, Listen to Him: Five Reasons to Read the Bible Every Day

If You Love God, Listen to Him

Five Reasons to Read the Bible Every Day

If you want to live for Christ and enjoy him for a lifetime, and then forever in eternity, soak yourself in this book.

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Letter to a Parent Grieving the Loss of a Child

A grieving mother, who recently had given birth to a stillborn son, wrote to Pastor John asking for counsel and comfort. Here’s what he wrote back.

Solid Joys Daily Devotional

Five Reasons to Be Fearless

Sermon of the Day

Doing the Works of Jesus and Greater Works

A Godward Life

A Godward Life

Savoring the Supremacy of God in All of Life

This book of 120 devotions is a passionate call for believers to live their lives in glad submission to the sovereignty and glory of God.