Can Delight in God Become Self-Serving?

25/9/2025

Ask Pastor John

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In Isaiah 58, does God condemn his people for having too much delight in his ways? Pastor John distinguishes hypocritical pleasure from true, generous joy in God.

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Can Delight in God Become Self-Serving?

Ask Pastor John

Otros episodios de "Ask Pastor John"

Sexual Purity Is an Act of Love

Sorrows Surprised by Happiness

Work as Worship

The Evil That Stuns Heaven

Does God Predict History?

Can Delight in God Become Self-Serving?

A Better Hope for the Childless

If God Knows Our Hearts, Why Does He Test Us?

Does Mysticism Make Us Closer to God?

Spiritual Dangers of Recreational Marijuana