Is It Sinful to Be Unhappy?

Satan wouldn’t exist if God didn’t keep him around — so why is he here? Pastor John explains four ways in which God is using Satan for his glory.<img src="https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/17215794.gif" height="1" width="1"/> 

Differences in belief can feel bigger than they are — but sometimes they are truly big. What separates personal opinion from soul-damaging theology?<img src="https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/17213565.gif" height="1" width="1"/> 

If God refuses to act “for our sake,” does that mean he refuses to do us good? Pastor John resolves a perplexity and holds forth lavish grace from Ezekiel 36.<img src="https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/17210733.gif" height="1" width="1"/> 

Pastor Richard and a special guest, Josiah Cobb, talk about how to pursue the Lord in dry seasons. Feelings of being unqualified and lack of tenderness in the heart is a test of our pursuit of Jesus. 

<p>Your joy is your job. In “The Hard Work Of Happiness,” Pastor Steven Furtick teaches us that the strategy for lasting happiness requires us to put our faith in charge of our feelings.</p> <p><strong>If you’ve just made a decision for Christ, please respond HERE: </strong><a hr ... Show More

If the Bible tells us to "rejoice always", how do we do it? John Mark walks through how to experience more joy. Since we can’t “will” ourselves to joy, he offers us practices based in the Scriptures that allow us to cultivate happiness and celebration in our everyday lives. Key S ... Show More

Does being Christian mean that you need to live a solitary, boring, or unhappy life? Looking at the lives of holy men and women, it can appear that the majority of their lives were suffering and solitude. Does this mean that “fun” has no place in the Christian life? Fr. Josh John ... Show More

<p>In “The Blessing Of Letting Go,” Pastor Steven Furtick teaches us that when we worship God in the middle of our situation, it relieves the pressure we feel when we try to handle it on our own.</p> <p>If you’ve just made a decision for Christ, please respond HERE: http://ele.vc ... Show More

"If no one gets hurt is it still a sin?" "It was just an accident." How can we know if our actions are a sin or just a mistake? Can we be committing sin without knowing it? Today Fr. Mike details the three elements that must be present for an act to be a sin and he helps us gra ... Show More

<p>Friends, we return this Sunday to Ordinary Time, and the Church gives us a rather extraordinary reading from the first chapter of the Gospel of John. Seeing Jesus, John the Baptist says something that we repeat at every single Mass: "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the ... Show More

Pastor Julie Kahwagi shares from the prayers of Paul in Ephesians to show a deeper level of maturity that Paul had into the love of God which we should all be aiming for. القس جولي قهوجي تشارك من صلوات بولس في رسالة أفسس لتظهر مستوى أعمق بالنضج كان يتمتع به بولس في محبة الله، وك ... Show More