God did not make you to be what somebody else wants you to be. God didnt make you to be what your parents want you to be, what your girlfriend or boyfriend wants you to & Continue reading Focus on Pleasing God, Not People

Sometimes Christians can give the impression that pleasing God is a sub-biblical motivation. Were totally justified, someone might say. Were totally accepted. If we tell our kids to please God, we are training them to be little moralists...

The answer is not simple. Some Biblical texts seem to say no. Others, yes.

What does the Bible say about ambition? Is it wrong to be ambitious? What is a proper biblical ambition?

We don't have a deep sense of peace and fulfillment when we have successfully deluded everybody about who we really are or what we really feel or think. There is a deep (and I believe God-given) longing to be authentic, not to be hypocrites.

In this message, Kevin DeYoung seeks to address the misconception that there is only one motivation for holiness.

How do you know when God is pleased with you?

When is it right to please people? When is it wrong to please people? Here are some guidelines from John Piper.

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