In Spirit & Truth

What does it mean to ask God to teach you to pray? Have you ever thought about that? The disciples asked Jesus to teach them TO pray. They didn’t say “Show us how to pray”. Pastor JD shares powerful truth today that illustrates why prayer in your daily walk is so important, and why you shouldn’t worry about doing it wrong.

Have you ever made an excuse to get out of doing something? Have you ever caught yourself limiting God with your excuses? As Pastor JD shares today, you can’t limit God with your thoughts, actions, or words. God knows everything, you don’t! Follow Him and His will for your life and He will always provide for you!

Throughout life, we will go through situations that are difficult. This is actually a promise by Jesus. He said in this life we will have troubles. However, the process of enduring trials and circumstances of all kinds makes us more like Jesus. In today’s message, Pastor JD will be sharing about enduring trials.

Have you ever noticed when God is trying to get your attention? He is so kind to give us warnings when we are starting to go down a path that isn’t good for us. In today’s message, Pastor JD will be sharing about how God will use any means necessary to get our attention, and to keep us from making decisions we will regret.

The tendency toward legalism by Christians today, as it was in the early church, is strong. People will try to convince you that you need to do things to be saved. Yet, as Pastor JD teaches today, when you’re a mature believer and know God’s word well, you can’t be led astray to legalism. You won’t be pulled away from God’s grace!

Don’t you love it when the answer is in the question? Pastor JD shares a parable today that follows this pattern. So much of the Bible is thought to be complicated, but when you look for it, you will always find the answer in the message. God speaks clearly and directly because He loves you and wants you to know Him fully!

Do you find it difficult to find joy because of the state of the world? In today’s prophecy update, Pastor JD talks about how despite what's going on around us, we can always choose to rejoice in the Lord. The Lord is going to return soon to take His followers to heaven, so even in unspeakable evil, we can rejoice in His return!

Do you ever feel like the Lord has completely abandoned us? I mean, it’s clear that the world is on the fast track to Hell. Where do we go from here? In today’s prophecy update, Pastor JD talks about how while the world is going down the path of evil, we need to cry out to God. When we cry out to Him, He will provide.

So many Christians today believe that the salvation of God is based on or maintained by good works and strict obedience. Yet, as Pastor JD teaches today, salvation is purely based on God’s grace and is received through faith. You can’t earn it on your own merits. Don’t allow legalism to pull you away from God.

Today, Pastor JD will explain how there’s a tendency for believers to turn back to good deeds and living by rules instead of trusting God’s grace and following Him in humility. One main reason for this is spiritual pride - viewing yourself as a better Christian than someone else. Let go of that pride and humbly walk with God.

One of the ways we can combat bitterness is by shifting our focus. When we focus on the bad things that happened to us, that’s all we will think about. In today’s message, Pastor JD will be sharing how we should be focusing on the Cross. We should let gratitude fill our hearts and be thankful for what Jesus did for us!

Do you ever feel like the world around you is just crumbling? Like every single day, we stray farther from the Lord and His presence? In today’s Prophecy Update, Pastor JD talks about how when the world just continues down the path of evil and everything else fails, we have the return of Jesus to look forward to.

There’s been a lot on the airwaves lately about Artificial Intelligence. Depending on your perspective, you may find it scary, confusing, or intriguing - or maybe all of those things. In today’s message, Pastor JD will help us look at it through the lens of prophecy and understand what it means for believers.

We want so badly to cancel out any need or place for God in our universe. This desire traces directly back to our ancestors, Adam and Eve. As Pastor JD will warn in today’s update, the advent of A.I. isn’t just an interesting advancement in technology - at its heart, it’s the result of this wicked desire in man’s heart.

Bitterness is one of those things that can actually turn us away from the people closest to us. David had a dear friend and close advisor who let bitterness into his heart and he ended up rebelling against David. In today’s message, Pastor JD will be sharing about where bitterness will lead us if not dealt with!

Have you ever found yourself bitter? You could be bitter at a person or a situation, but the bitterness is a seed that will grow into something ugly. In today’s message, Pastor JD will be sharing about how we can deal with bitterness early on so it doesn’t grow! One of the things that keeps us from being bitter is holiness!

The life of a believer is one that requires sacrifice on a daily basis. That can look different from person to person, but it’s unavoidable when following Jesus. As Pastor JD will challenge us in today’s message, this kind of sacrificial life isn’t easy, but it’s the only way to find real fulfillment in this life.

In the Garden of Eden, Satan successfully deceived Adam and Eve into thinking they could be like God. In today’s prophecy update, Pastor JD will explore the way that the modern technology of Artificial Intelligence - also known as “A.I.” - perpetuates this lie in the hearts of men.

As the world continues to move forward with digital advances, Pastor JD asks you to question today where it will lead – and how involved you should be. He cautions you again to consider how the Lord is asking you to respond. And, he’ll remind you to ask the Lord to open your eyes to what He’s doing all around you!

Pastor JD shares some intriguing news today about a new patch that will distribute medicine – mainly, vaccines. He’ll describe how this patch works, and what it means for the future. As usual, he’ll encourage you to prayerfully approach this news, and to not dismiss it – but instead, to consider how it applies to the end times!

In today’s message, Pastor JD will remind us that a parent who loves their child disciplines them. That love isn’t okay with just watching them continue in behaviors that are destructive and unhealthy. God, being a perfect and loving Heavenly Father will discipline you if you’re His Child because He loves you.

In the immaturity of youth, it’s hard to understand a parent’s discipline. If they really love you, how could they say those things? Or worse… administer painful consequences? As Pastor JD will remind us in today’s message, God, in His perfection, is not okay with leaving His children in their destructive ways.

If you never face challenges in life, you’ll never grow. As Pastor JD will remind you in today’s message, as hard as it can be in the middle of a trial, on the other side, when God faithfully brings you through it, that success brings hope and confidence that He’ll continue to bring you through any new trial you face.

Are you praying for your enemies? And really – who are your enemies? This is something Pastor JD wants you to think about today. Yes – there are people who are against those who believe and follow Jesus. But – truth be told, Satan’s the real enemy. The people you meet are an opportunity to share the Gospel – the truth!

The enemy of faith is out to steal, kill, and destroy – but he’s not always obvious about it. In fact, it’s often he flies right under the radar. Pastor JD will be reminding you today to be on guard, stay alert – do not let deception and confusion sneak into your life. Test what you hear against the Word, and against the truth!

Do you think that Noah ever had doubts while building the ark? It took him over one hundred years to build it. Do you think he ever wondered if he was the crazy one? In today’s update, Pastor JD encourages you that if you’re looking to God’s Word for truth, then it’s not you who’s crazy, but it’s the world that’s blind to the truth.

What would it look like if you started seeing others the way that Jesus looks at them? Does He look at them as an enemy or does He mourn over the work of our true enemy in their lives? In today’s message, Pastor JD will challenge us to shift our perspective to one defined by the grace we’ve been given in Christ.

The gift of salvation feels too good to be true. God really would forgive us when we simply place our trust in Him to do it. There has to be more to it, right? In today’s message, Pastor JD will warn us not to let those seeds of doubt from the enemy take root and fool us into thinking we need to earn your redemption.

We all desire prosperity. Nobody wants to deal with adversity when they could flourish instead! But today, Pastor JD argues that prosperity is actually worse because when we thrive, we learn to rely on ourselves…and we are not reliable. It’s through times of adversity that we learn to rely on the One who can’t let us down: Jesus Christ.

To make a mountain out of a molehill is an idiom that means to take something that’s nothing and make a big to-do out of it. So what if we flip that on its head? In today’s update, Pastor JD warns us that unfortunately, many have been making the mountain of Bible prophecy and claiming it’s only a molehill.

As humans, we’re so quick to forget some of the hard times we’ve been through. We like to go on living as if nothing has happened and everything’s normal again, even when it’s not. In today’s Prophecy update, Pastor JD encourages you to not dismiss what you’ve been through but to let it drive you closer to God.

When we read the Bible, we will be more prepared for the things to come. So much fear can come from the unknown. God has given us his word so that we are able to determine the truth from the lies and build our lives on him. In today’s message, Pastor JD will be sharing about focusing on what the Bible teaches us!

Nobody likes adversity; no one wants to go through trials in life, because they’re not fun! But today, Pastor JD reminds us why it’s so important that we experience them; when things are all well and good, what reason do you have to walk with Christ? It’s when you go through tribulations that you’re drawn closer to Him.

Often times we hear, “The only thing you can do is pray.” And a lot of times that’s true! But today, Pastor JD reminds us that prayer isn’t always the answer - sometimes we need to act. Now, our actions should always begin with prayer, but that’s not where it ends. We need to learn our direction from God, and then MOVE.

Everyone gets to the end of their rope eventually; someone’s pushed you too far one too many times and you have to cut them out of your life. Today, Pastor JD reminds us that, while God’s rope has an end too, He’s much slower to get there. He’s not going to turn His back on you, but you have to put your faith into action.

The enemy wants to keep us from God. The only two things he can do is deceive and distract. If we are in the Word, then we know the Truth, but it’s easier to distract us. What is your life is distracting you from God? In today’s message, Pastor JD will be sharing about the things in this world that can be distracting us from Jesus.

Have you ever thought about how many things are distracting you from the important things in life? Maybe it’s work that's distracting you from your family. It could be a hobby that’s taking you away from your spouse. In today’s message, Pastor JD will be sharing about the distractions that take us away from Jesus.

The Story of Martha and Mary is something that most people can understand and identify with. The Idea of being distracted is something that everyone is familiar with, but do we understand how deep that can go? In today’s message, Pastor JD will be sharing about the difference between being distracted and being with Jesus.

Nobody likes adversity; no one wants to go through trials in life, because they’re not fun! But today, Pastor JD reminds us why it’s so important that we experience them; when things are all well and good, what reason do you have to walk with Christ? It’s when you go through tribulations that you’re drawn closer to Him.

Often times we hear, “The only thing you can do is pray.” And a lot of times that’s true! But today, Pastor JD reminds us that prayer isn’t always the answer - sometimes we need to act. Now, our actions should always begin with prayer, but that’s not where it ends. We need to learn our direction from God, and then MOVE.

Everyone gets to the end of their rope eventually; someone’s pushed you too far one too many times and you have to cut them out of your life. Today, Pastor JD reminds us that, while God’s rope has an end too, He’s much slower to get there. He’s not going to turn His back on you, but you have to put your faith into action.

In our current society, with so much at stake financially, globally, and culturally, it’s easy to let fear strike. In today’s prophecy update from Pastor JD, he wants you to know that through God’s free gift of salvation, you can be at peace. Leave all of your burdens and worries behind by letting Jesus into your heart.

In your walk with Jesus, do you ever consider His return? Do you live your life in expectation of Jesus coming back one day to redeem His people? Or do you ignore the stuff that sounds scary? Today, Pastor JD explains that you can’t ignore the imminence of Christ’s return. Always be ready to join Him in His Kingdom.

In your walk with Jesus, are there times when you doubt your faith? Do you ever hear God’s calling over your life, but don’t have the faith to do what He says? In today’s prophecy update, Pastor JD wants you to know that no matter what, God’s calling for your life will always be the best. Be a vessel for His Kingdom and be saved.

To get caught up in the what if’s, and worry over life is merely what it means to be human. Today, however, Pastor JD reminds us that, the more we focus on the world and on ourselves, the less we’re thinking about our Savior. What could be more worthy of our thoughts than Christ and everything He’s done for us?

We all have tendencies to be self-focused. It’s almost difficult to take yourself out of an equation and look at it without self-interest. But today, Pastor JD reminds us how important it is to not focus on merely yourself. In fact, if you put yourself out of mind, you’ll finally see all that’s been done for you, instead of to you.

Nobody enjoys being the subject of someone’s wrath. In fact, so many people are driven by trying to please everyone, that they often neglect themselves. But today, Pastor JD reminds us that, as far as wrath goes, we have nothing to fear from God. Jesus loves you so much that He took that wrath upon Himself, rather than see you die for it.

In the uncertain times that we live in today, sometimes it can be difficult to find hope. Maybe you’re struggling with past decisions or maybe you feel like there’s nowhere to turn. In today’s prophecy update, Pastor JD explains that the only way to find everlasting hope is through Jesus. Let Him into your life and be rejuvenated.

The Gospel is something that confronts us. Some might say that it’s offensive. To accept the Gospel is to acknowledge that it’s calling us a sinner. The Gospel says that there is something wrong with us and we need help. It is only Jesus who came to save us. In today’s message, Pastor JD will share this gospel.

One of the things that we hear people say today is “Christian Something.” That person is a Christian Republican or Christian Democrat. If we are not careful, these titles can actually cause division. In today’s message, Pastor JD will be sharing the dangers of this. The enemy can use that to keep the church from being effective.