Gospel, Salvation/Assurance, Spiritual Growth
September 25, 2019|by Pastor J.D.The Gospel Is Freedom From Performing and Pretending
The religious life sometimes feels like trying to hold a beach ball underwater. Every once...
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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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Gospel, Salvation/Assurance
August 7, 2019|by Pastor J.D.The Cross Wasn’t Just About God’s Love
There are a number of more liberal theologians today who buck against the idea that...
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Salvation/Assurance, Uncategorized
January 3, 2013|by Pastor J.D.What Exactly Is Belief?
The following is an excerpt from an upcoming book I'll be releasing with B&H Publishing...
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Salvation/Assurance, Uncategorized
November 10, 2012|by Pastor J.D.New Testament Warnings About “Losing Salvation”
The following is an excerpt from a book I'll be releasing with B&H Publishing on...
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Gospel, Missions, Salvation/Assurance
October 8, 2012|by Pastor J.D.The Conversion of Adoniram Judson
If you know me well, you know that Adoniram Judson is one of my heroes....
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Salvation/Assurance
October 3, 2012|by Pastor J.D.Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart
Check out this short interview clip, about my upcoming book, Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart:...
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Knowing God, Salvation/Assurance
August 2, 2012|by Pastor J.D.Faith is a response to God’s revelation
This weekend we looked at Hebrews 11, the most well-known chapter in the book. The...
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Salvation/Assurance
July 18, 2012|by Pastor J.D.But What If I Don’t Feel Saved?
The following is an excerpt from a book I'll be  releasing with B&H Publishing on...
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Salvation/Assurance, Uncategorized
July 13, 2012|by Pastor J.D.“Should We Stop Asking Jesus Into Our Hearts?” // Christianity Today
Christianity Today very graciously asked me to contribute to the "Sinner's Prayer" discussion by distilling...
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