Note: The answer below is adapted from a sermon preached at Christ Church on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Listen here. QUESTION What does it mean to share in the suffering of Christ in a country where we are not persecuted for our faith? (Online mockery or some sideways...
Ask the Pastors
Our church members have an open invitation to ask our pastors any question about anything in the Bible.
Was Eve Adam’s strong, rescuing warrior?
QUESTION Some girls I know were arguing that when the Bible says woman was made as a helper for man, that it is saying she is a strong warrior for him, because the Hebrew word the Bible uses, ezer, can mean a strong warrior-like helper when talking about God. How do...
Is it okay to listen to music as I read Scripture?
QUESTION Lately, when I’m reading and studying Scripture, I’ve been listening to Gregorian chant playlists quietly in the background. I find it helps with concentration and gives a sense of reverence, almost connecting with the church’s long history. My question is...
Are we supposed to fear God or not?
QUESTION How do you reconcile the seemingly contradictory message of 1 John 4:18, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love”; and the idea that shows up throughout all...
To judge or not to judge?
QUESTION How do we hate evil like Jesus commands and not judge others like Paul talks about in Romans? ANSWER This is a good question, and there were several similar questions we received after the sermon Joseph preached on the martyr Stephen praying for the...
What should I ask others to pray for me?
This question wasn't asked directly of the pastors, but I believe it's something we could all use some instruction in. We pray for one another every week at small group, and yet when it comes around to me, I'm often unsure what to ask for prayer for. I'm sure I'm not...
Who can baptize?
QUESTION Is it appropriate for someone who is a Christian, but not a pastor or elder, to baptize someone? A friend of mine was recently baptized by his father, who is a committed Christian but not in an official church leadership role. I’d love to hear your thoughts...
Questions about Predestination and Free Will…
Note: This question has been edited for publication. QUESTION I’ve struggled with predestination and how not to become hyper-Calvinistic. The Lord opens our ears to understanding, He opens our hearts to trust and have faith, He is the one who draws us. It is...
Fighting Evil without Fretting
QUESTION I was tremendously helped by the sermon yesterday, especially in understanding the connection in the first two verses [in Psalm 37]. I immediately saw myself in being envious of the wicked when they are seemingly "winning." I can tell in myself that...
Who is Jeremiah talking about harming him in Lamentations 3?
QUESTION Who is Jeremiah talking about in Lamentations 3:10–11 when he writes, He is to me like a bear lying in wait, Like a lion in secret places. He has turned aside my ways and torn me to pieces; He has made me desolate. ANSWER The answer to this is right under our...