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!

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!

In today’s message, Pastor JD is going to be sharing about how the things written in scripture are applicable even to this day. Our world is facing many things today that the Bible warned us of over 2,000 years ago. That’s why it’s so vital to constantly stay in the word and apply it every day!

In today’s message, Pastor JD will be talking about the body of Christ. This is a vital part of our walk with God. Even though each part of our human body is used for something different, every single part has a purpose and is necessary! In the same way, we as Christians have different purposes in the body of Christ.

In today’s message, Pastor JD is going to be talking about the fruits of our lives. Do apple trees reap apples? Of course! In the same way, we are to allow God to be the center of our lives so that the things that we do and the things that we say will always resemble who we belong to!

As a Christian in our world today, have you ever lost hope? Have you ever felt left out or forgotten by God? In today’s update, Pastor JD explains that no matter what God’s doing in your life, He has a divine plan for you and is always working for your good. Keep your faith in Him and be carried through the storms of life.

In your walk with Jesus, have you ever felt tethered to the things of this world? If you were called to Heaven today, would you be ready to leave your earthly life behind? Today, Pastor JD wants you to know that you need to always be focused on the things of Heaven. Never lose your vigor for serving God’s kingdom.

Have you ever felt bogged down by the pressures of this world? Have you ever caved to what the world tells you to do? In today’s update, Pastor JD wants you to know that you need to remember the promise of eternal life through Jesus. Seek after Him and claim your stake in Heaven. Invest in eternity through Jesus.

Our world today is somewhat of a dark, dangerous place. And efforts to help people are coming in from all sorts of sources. Physical health and exercise will help. Mental health is important. But, as Pastor JD teaches today, our world needs first to focus on our spiritual health. Strong, healthy, mature believers are what’s needed!

In our world, sin is not often called evil. Sin is accepted, renamed, and even celebrated. But today, Pastor JD will explain how important it is to call sin, sin. It’s crucial to recognize sin as evil and against God’s good plan and confess it! Take sin to Christ at the cross where it’s been paid for and you’ll thrive!

As a parent, you love your children and want to bless them and see them thriving and full of joy. And as Pastor JD teaches today, God loves you even more than human parents love their kids! He longs to bless you! Don’t view God as stingy, but look for His blessings and for all the ways He’s working in your life.

What are you worried about in the world today? Talk about a loaded question! Is there something you think about or pray about every day? Pastor JD shares 7 prayer topics with you that he encourages everyone to pray for daily. After all, persistent prayer may be the only weapon we have against some of these evils.

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!