Knowing God, Spiritual Growth
November 18, 2019|by Pastor J.D.What’s the Point of Reading the Bible, Anyway?
For many people, growth in Christ is primarily growth in knowledge of Bible facts and...
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Knowing God, Salvation/Assurance
November 11, 2019|by Pastor J.D.Stand Secure in the Love of Abba Father
Nearly every language has a short repetitive word for “father.” Who comes up with these...
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Holy Spirit, Knowing God, Spiritual Growth
October 30, 2019|by Pastor J.D.When You Feel Like Your Prayers Aren’t Working
Never, ever give up on the people you’re praying will start walking with Jesus. Even...
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Knowing God, Spiritual Growth
October 28, 2019|by Pastor J.D.What It Means to Be “More Than a Conqueror”
It’s interesting that in Romans 8:35, Paul lists affliction and distress and persecution and famine and nakedness...
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Knowing God, Spiritual Growth
October 16, 2019|by Pastor J.D.Bring Your Pain to God: Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow
Many Christians believe that if we live like we are supposed to, we can avoid—or...
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Gospel, Knowing God, Racial Reconciliation
October 14, 2019|by Pastor J.D.The Scandal of Gospel Inclusivity
Salvation through Jesus Christ does not distinguish by ethnicity, economic background, education level, religious history,...
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Knowing God, Spiritual Growth
October 9, 2019|by Pastor J.D.How God Makes You Into Sweet Tea
There are only two approaches to God: the sweet tea approach and the try-to-sweeten-unsweet-iced-tea approach....
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Knowing God, Spiritual Growth
October 7, 2019|by Pastor J.D.Why You Don’t Have to Fear in the Valley
The “valley of the shadow of death” does not sound like a great place to...
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Gospel, Knowing God, Salvation/Assurance
September 16, 2019|by Pastor J.D.Every Master (But One) Leads to a Living Death
When we allow sin to gain dominance in our lives, we start to experience death,...
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Knowing God, Spiritual Growth
July 24, 2019|by Pastor J.D.God Does His Greatest Work Through Simple Acts of Obedience
Throughout the book of Judges, we see time and time again that God brings down...
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