Ask Pastor Steve

Can Too Much Church Be Unhealthy? — APS Ep. 68

July 1st, 2026  |  Season 2  |  3 mins 27 secs

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Pastor Steve answers an interesting question, can someone be too much about Church?

Why Aren't The Gnostic Gospels Part of the Bible? — APS Ep. 67

June 24th, 2026  |  Season 2  |  2 mins 28 secs

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What about the Gnostic Gospels? How should Christians think about these ancient works?

Is Forgiveness a Two-Way Street? — APS Ep. 65

June 24th, 2026  |  Season 2  |  3 mins 16 secs

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Steve answers an interesting question about administering forgiveness. How does repentance factor into the equation? Hear what the Bible has to say on this matter.

Can We Save Too Much For Our Retirement? — APS Episode 64

May 20th, 2026  |  Season 2  |  3 mins 2 secs

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Is there a point where you've saved too much money for retirement? How much of the wealth we accrue in life should go elsewhere? Pastor Steve backs up his answer with the Bible, you won't want to miss his response!

Q1: How Should Christians Approach Dreams? Q2: A Healthy Fear of Hell? Q3: Preterism? — APS Ep. 62

April 22nd, 2026  |  Season 2  |  9 mins 6 secs

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Steve discusses the following questions he got sent in from you!

Q1: How should Christians respond to dreams that have sinful content and acts? - Q2: Is it ok for a healthy fear of Hell to be a motivator to believe the Gospel? - Q3: Can you tell us more about Preterism and its strengths and weaknesses.

Q1: Mediums? Q2: How Do You Approach Jehovah's Witnesses? Q3: Would You Parent Differently? — APS EP. 61

April 8th, 2026  |  Season 2  |  9 mins 1 sec

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Q1: What does the Bible have to say about trying to contact spirits through a Medium?

Q2: How Do You Best Approach Jehovah's Witnesses That Come to Your Door?

Q3: Would You Parent Differently, if Given the Chance?

Q1: Retain our gender roles? — Q2: Confessing public sins? — Q3: Our prayers & God's will? — Ep. 60

March 11th, 2026  |  Season 2  |  6 mins 55 secs

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Here's today's questions:

Q1) Do we still retain our gender roles in heaven?

Q2) Can we confess public sins? Or are we only meant to confess our personal sins?

Q3) Do our prayers affect God's sovereign will, and if so, how?

Q1: Did God Ever Love the Devil? — Q2: Christians that Refuse to Attend Church? — Q3: Elihu's Counsel to Job? — APS Ep. 58

February 11th, 2026  |  Season 2  |  7 mins

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Steve discusses the following questions he got sent in from you!

Timestamps:

00:07 - (Q1) Did God Ever Love the Devil?
01:50 - (Q2) Christians that Refuse to Attend Church?
05:23 - (Q3) Elihu's Counsel to Job?

Q1 Pastors Get Things Wrong and Double Deaths in the Bible — Q2 Are There Yet Undiscovered Holy Scriptures? and Q3 Fasting for Health Reasons and Taking Communion? — APS Ep. 56

January 14th, 2026  |  Season 2  |  8 mins 56 secs

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Here are the questions that Steve will answer for us today:

1. How should a congregation handle when their Pastor gets something wrong in the pulput + Lazarus was raised twice?
2. Are there yet undiscovered parts of Holy Scripture, and if found, what to do with them?
3. Fasting for health reasons and taking communion?

Contemplation for Transitioning Mothers, Traumatic Visions, and Best Approaches — APS Ep. 50

October 22nd, 2025  |  Season 2  |  14 mins 22 secs

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Steve answers the following questions:

• What should mothers consider when leaving work outside the home?

• I have a child experiencing traumatic visions, what should I do?

• What is the best approach to letting a believer know that they are divorcing on unbiblical grounds?