In Spirit & Truth

Jobs wife told him to “curse God and die”. Pastor JD teaches us, that though this was in fact a plea from a loving wife trying to end her husbands suffering, it was also sinful. Those of us in wedlock must be certain to place God first always. If we don't, we risk asking the wrong thing of our spouses even though it was done with the best of intentions.

No matter how hard a trial we go through in life may be, we can rest assured that it is a trial which God has allowed. Pastor JD tells us that this means that God is with us in all trials and that as such, we are capable of overcoming them all. Not only that, but it is likely that we will come out as stronger and better people who have learned to trust God more. 

Our response to suffering reveals much about our heart attitude. Do we feel wronged, angry, or as if an injustice has been done toward us? Job’s response to immense loss is one of humility and worship, as we’ll learn from Pastor JD today. Job understood that all he had, including his own life, was a gift from God, and we would do well to do the same.

We can take heart from the example of Job because it shows Satan can only do to God’s children what God allows. And what He allows will only be permitted if it is ultimately for our good and His glory, as we’ll hear from Pastor JD today. If you’re in the middle of a really hard time, find comfort in God’s sovereignty and His protection over you.

During Pastor JD's recent trip to Israel, he was able to stand in places that will be center stage at Christ's return. He'll use conversations from his journey as well as current events and Biblical evidence to share exactly what's going on in the world and how close this great event likely is. Jesus is going to come back – are you ready to meet Him?

Pastor JD has been busy traveling, meeting and communing with brothers and sisters in Christ, and spending time in Israel, and he's here today to share his adventures with you! As he tells you the highlights of his trip, he'll ask you to pray for those he's met who are doing all they can to prepare the way for Jesus to return, and searching for signs of His arrival!

No one ever signs up to go through suffering. As Pastor JD begins teaching from the book of Job, he explains that if we understood why we were experiencing suffering, we’d lean on and trust in that understanding instead of God. When you don’t know the answer to your suffering, be ready for God to supply a peace only He can give.

How do you see prayer? In today's message from Pastor JD, he teaches us that often times we can view prayer as a chore. We see it as a “got to,” versus a “get to.” To talk directly with The Lord through prayer, is a privilege! Prayer is also a lot of hard work, but it is labor that is fruitful for growing us deeper and stronger within The Lord.

“Greater is He who is in us, than he who is in the world!” In today's message from Pastor JD, he teaches us the power of praying in the Spirit. When we pray in the Spirit, we receive the power of the Spirit. As Christians, it's important that we use the weapon of prayer. Prayer, is our strength and power given to us, to defeat the enemy!

“For I know the plans I have for you says The Lord.” In today's message from Pastor JD, he reminds us that God's plan for us, is to have a future and a hope, and both of these are found through His Son, Jesus Christ. The salvation and redemption found through Jesus, is our anchor in this shaky world. Jesus is our blessed hope!

Live righteously with The Lord! In today's message from Pastor JD, he teaches us that when we walk rightly with The Lord, we have a holy boldness that is carried deep within our hearts. The enemy seeks to tempt us towards unrighteousness, but when we pursue righteousness, God gives us His strength to step forward into victory!

The Body of Christ, needs each other! In today's message from Pastor JD, he reminds us of how important each and every member of the Body of Christ truly is. When we assemble as God's people, we encourage one another through prayer, communion, and worship. This time of unity is so precious, and helps all of us to grow closer in Christ!

Stand firm in The Lord! In today's message from Pastor JD, he encourages us to lean on God's strength, when we are facing spiritual warfare. As Christians, it's important to discern when Satan is attacking us with his spirit of fear, doubt, or discouragement. By recognizing his schemes and standing firm, we can be victorious in The Lord!

In today's message, Pastor JD will take some time to remember those who have fought for the freedom the people of America enjoy every day, and why their sacrifices should be remembered. He'll also share his views on the results of the mid-term election and explain how it coincides with the elections in Israel. Both have significant meaning for your future!

Are you in the middle of a spiritual battle? In today's message from Pastor JD, he encourages us to get into God's Word, when we are facing spiritual warfare. Faith comes by hearing the Word of The Lord. When we get into God's Word; His Word gets into us, and this strengthens us. We must remember, that God is always with us in our battles!

Are we as Christians, doing more harm than good in the workplace? In today's message from Pastor JD, he encourages us to make sure we are not separating sacred from secular. We need to carry out what we profess, into every area of our lives. As Christian employees or employers, we should be sending out the message of Christ through our representation!

Whatever work you are to do, do it with all of your heart unto The Lord! In today's message from Pastor JD, he teaches us that one of the ways we can test our spiritual maturity, is to see what kind of employee or employer we are. If we commit all the work that we do to The Lord, it honors Him. When we honor Him, He will honor and reward us!

As parents, are we like the rancher who drives a herd, or are we shepherds, who are leading a flock? In today's message from Pastor JD, he encourages us to be the kind of parents that are not driving and harsh towards our children, but are parents who are lovingly leading our children in the ways of The Lord. Shepherd children, to The Lord!

Pastor JD today will be detailing what the mid-term elections mean not only for the people of America, and also how it affects the nation of Israel. He'll be going into greater detail, sharing quotes from President Trump and plans for a middle east peace deal, and what Scripture has to say about the current events taking place around the world!

In today's message, Pastor JD will take some time to remember those who have fought for the freedom the people of America enjoy every day, and why their sacrifices should be remembered. He'll also share his views on the results of the mid-term election and explain how it coincides with the elections in Israel. Both have significant meaning for your future!

Be careful and prayerful, in the ways you bring up your children! In today's message from Pastor JD, he teaches us to lean into scripture when trying to raise up our children. We don't want to be parents that are harsh towards our children, and have them trying to please us. We want to train and instruct our children to be pleasing to The Lord!

Do the right thing, and God will bless and honor you! In today's message from Pastor JD, he teaches us about walking by faith, and not by our feelings. Sometimes we might not feel like doing what The Lord is asking of us; however we are to walk in obedience to Him and in doing what is right. When we walk in obedience, we will receive blessing!

Allow the children, to be part of the Church Body dynamic. In today's message from Pastor JD, he teaches us about the power of including our children within our time of teaching. The power of the Holy Spirit, ministering by the Holy Word of God, to the Holy people of God is powerful, and we should want our children to be a part of that!

Pastor JD tells us that all too often he has seen marriages fall apart due to peoples unwillingness to let go of their pride. He reminds us that Christian men are to love their bride as Jesus loved the Church. To do this, they must not have pride but instead show absolute agape love. It's then that the wife will be truly be able to take on her role.

Pastor JD today will reiterate that the end of all things is near. Current events around the world and in this very country allude to it daily, and that's why the Gospel message is so important right now! As he does each week, Pastor JD will repeat the simple and powerful ABC's of salvation and encourage you to bring it to people you know right now!

Politics are again heating up, and the results of the midterm elections will have resounding effects, especially in the wake of the tragic Pittsburgh synagogue shootings and mail pipe bomb threats. Today Pastor JD will encourage you to take your right to vote seriously, and to involve God in the process. It's not just that you vote, but how you vote!

In Ephesians Paul clearly lays out for us the things required of a husband and wife for a successful marriage. Taking on this sometimes controversial scripture, Pastor JD helps us understand that if the man truly adheres to the rules which God has set out before him, his wife will likely fall into her God given role.

As Christians we need to have the Holy Spirit. Pastor JD warns us, that if we do not have the influence of the Holy Spirit, we are missing out on the true Christian life. It's through Him that we will be granted the strength and ability needed to adhere and move forward in God's Will for us. If you have not already, ask the Holy Spirit to influence your life. 

The verse “wives submit to your husbands” is regularly taken out of context and sometimes used to create an unhealthy foundation in marriages. Pastor JD helps us understand what Paul was really saying in that verse and how we as Christians ought to treat one another so that we can experience what God intended within our marriages.

Christians should not resemble zombies. Sadly, many of us are walking along, joyless and completely absent of the Holy Spirit. As Pastor JD explains in today’s message, without the constant indwelling of the Holy Spirit, we are only living a shadow of the joyful and abundant spiritual life that God desires for us.

We continue to see the battle for oil in the middle east being the catalyst for peace in the middle east. Everyone wants a piece of the wealth that's been discovered in Israel. Russia wants to control the flow of oil as it directly affects the well being of those who live there. Today Pastor JD will continue to share with us how oil is so central to the last days.

The surprising resignation of Nikki Haley reveals just how heated things are getting in the middle east. Is it possible that this resignation signals another push towards peace in Israel? We know that the return of Jesus will be the ONLY way that peace will actually come to Israel. Any attempts to divide land will be met with swift judgment from God.

For many in the church the consumption of alcohol is strictly taboo. Much of the controversy surrounding this issue is based off of the passage we’ll be studying today. As Pastor JD explores this subject, he reminds us that ultimately what matters most is what is controlling us. As believers, that should be the Holy Spirit alone.

Every human being is of great value to God. He gave His beloved Son to purchase our salvation and bring us into intimacy with Him. As Pastor JD reminds us in today’s message, we only have a short time on this earth and we are a vital part of God’s plan to bring redemption to as many lost people as possible.

There are some crazy drivers out there! Whether they are simply reckless or evil by choice we can’t know, but we have to be on the lookout when we’re behind the wheel. As Pastor JD illustrates in today’s message, we need to have the same awareness and caution in our spiritual lives. This world is full of evil and it can wreck us if we’re not careful.

It’s truly sad how many Christians are not living in the light that Christ has provided. When we come to Him, the dark things in our lives are exposed, but instead of taking the opportunity to let Him clean us up, we often just find better hiding places. As Pastor JD challenges us in today’s message, it’s time to start living in the light as God intended.

Today Pastor JD continues to share the amazing testimonies of people coming to Christ for the very first time through the simple ABC's proclamation of the Gospel. Friends, the days we're living in are tense and there are many that God wants to draw to Himself before the return of Jesus. Will you be used by God to enlarge His kingdom?

Over and over again there's plain documentation proving the relation between the United States decision to push peace in the middle east and natural disasters. Was there a correlation between the recent push for peace in the middle east and the horrible hurricane that devastated the gulf coast of Florida?

We live in a dark world. People are stumbling around trying to find some source of illumination, only to find themselves disappointed and hurt. As Pastor JD reminds us in today’s message, as believers, we have found the light in Christ. We can’t hide this light away and keep it to ourselves, we need to share it with the world around us.

Christians who are knowingly practicing sinful lives are Christians who may not be Christians at all. Pastor JD teaches us that truly knowing Jesus will instill in us a hatred of sin which will move us away from it. If you have accepted Jesus into your life, but have not changed your ways, spend more time with Him. Find the desire to be like Him.

Our lives will ultimately show whether or not we are saved. Pastor JD shares with us traits which can be expected in a person who has salvation. We learn that once we have accepted Jesus into our hearts we should long to be like Him and sin no more. This will be seen in the way we live our lives and through the fruits which we inspire.

This world has normalized sexual immorality. It’s not only acceptable at large in our society, but it has become expected. In today’s message, Pastor JD will encourage us to allow God to keep us pure in the midst of this darkness. It is possible, and God longs for us to live in the joy that comes with His purity.

Today Pastor JD shares some amazing parallels between the life of Joseph and the life of our LORD and Savior, Jesus Christ. The fulfillments that we see in the life of Jesus are truly astounding. Pastor JD also shares a testimony of how God used the ABC's of the Gospel to bring someone to Christ...literally, just at the right moment in their life!

Pastor JD shares one of the more compelling reasons we should believe that we are in the last days. The evidence is in our own lives. Stop and think about just how much spiritual attack you've been facing in your life. If you're like many, the attack has exponentially increased. Pastor JD shares his own testimony of the high levels of spiritual attack he's been experiencing.

Sexuality is one of the most personal and important aspects of every human being’s life. God gave us this gift, but in a world of rampant perversion, it has become a source of struggle for millions. As Pastor JD approaches this touchy subject, we are reminded to be very careful of what we allow into our hearts and minds.

As Pastor JD will warn us in today’s message, when we ask God to teach us kindness and compassion, we may not like His method of teaching. Sometimes God will allow less than favorable circumstances that can help us sympathize with those that we may struggle with being compassionate towards.

If we envision a flash flood ripping through a narrow canyon, that gives us a beautiful image of the way the Holy Spirit works in our hearts. As Pastor JD explains in today’s message, when we open ourselves up to let the Holy Spirit fill us, His love will come in like a torrent, filling every crack and tearing down anything that resists it.

We know why we shouldn’t do the things God says will be destructive to our lives, but do we understand the how behind it? Today Pastor JD teaches that when we come to understand the depth of love and forgiveness God has shown us through Jesus, we can in turn demonstrate this to others through the power of the Spirit.

Pastor JD shares one of the more compelling reasons we should believe that we are in the last days. The evidence is in our own lives. Stop and think about just how much spiritual attack you've been facing in your life. If you're like many, the attack has exponentially increased. Pastor JD shares his own testimony of the high levels of spiritual attack he's been experiencing.

Pastor JD says something fairly profound today. With all respect to our president, Donald Trump...our desires as Christians should be to make Heaven great again! Why? Well Pastor JD reminds us of the answer to this question today...this isn't our home. Of course we want to see blessing in the here and now...but, our home is in heaven!