Culture takes time to establish, and maybe longer to change. In this guest-post at JD Greear’s blog Andrew Hopper talks about the way in which setting and sharing a vision builds generosity as people get a sense of what could grow if they release resources to support it. Sometimes this giving and releasing will be …
Finding security in our ability to successfully construct a life is destructive of relationship because others who do not conform to that from which we derive security detract from our assurance of security. In the Bible it’s as old as Cain and Abel. From J.D. Greear. St. Augustine said that before they sinned, Adam and …
J.D. Greear restates a truth that needs to be revisited again and again about the nature of the church. In Long Beach, California, you can visit the Queen Mary, a ship that’s been turned into a museum. It was originally launched as the ultimate luxury cruise liner of its time. But during World War II, …
These points need to be made again and again. From J.D. Greear. “Prayer doesn’t just empower the ministry; prayer is the ministry”. “What if prayer was the most important part of any worship experience? Jesus said, “My house shall be called a ‘house of prayer for all nations,’” not a house of preaching. Is that …
The Gospel Is Not Just The Diving Board; It’s The Pool J.D. Greear featured this as one of the summary statements of the church he serves at. I don’t remember hearing it before and it encapsulates that the Gospel is not an entry point, it’s what Christians enter into. More here.
