Knowing God
September 11, 2023|by J.D. GreearGod Only Offers Grace, Not Reward
Do you ever feel like your Christian life is mostly a matter of duty? You...
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Knowing God
June 7, 2021|by J.D. GreearThe Scandal of Grace: Jesus Loves Bad People
Martin Luther said that, since the fall, our hearts have been hard-wired with a “wages”...
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Spiritual Growth
March 11, 2021|by J.D. GreearWhat Grace Does That Religion Can’t
Grace confuses and offends religious people because people who have worked hard and kept the...
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Relationships
August 20, 2020|by J.D. GreearWhat’s More Powerful Than Payback?
The Reverend Willy Jenkins Jr. grew up in Mississippi under the hardship of Jim Crow....
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Holy Spirit, Relationships
November 15, 2019|by Chris PappalardoGod’s Sense of Humor, Teaching Kids the Bible, & How Is Your Prayer Life?
Wisdom for Your Weekend: Your regular installment of what we've been reading (and watching) from...
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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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July 29, 2019|by summitrduThe Three Most Important Lessons Christians Can Learn in College
Several years ago, I was speaking at a conference for college students. After my talk,...
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June 19, 2019|by Pastor J.D.Why Does God Allow Us to Keep Struggling Against Sin?
In Romans 7, Paul describes himself as a religious person, whose conscience submitted to the...
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April 15, 2019|by Pastor J.D.There Is Only One Kind of Sinner
We tend to see people in categories: the successful and the unsuccessful, the intelligent and...
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July 16, 2018|by Pastor J.D.God’s Grace Is Amazing—But It Won’t Last Forever
You have to stand a little dumbfounded by the mercy of God shown in the...
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