In Spirit & Truth

Our God is not only a father who will protect us, but a father who will encourage and help us to lift our heads. Pastor JD asks us to grasp the goodness of God. He helps us to understand that God is the best of Fathers and mightiest of Kings. He will protect us from all and He will inspire us to move forward if will simply allow Him to do so.

God loves each of us. In fact, He likes us! He hopes that we will see the grace which He offers through His son Jesus Christ and hopes we will accept Him. Pastor JD teaches us the need to know that our God loves us. He is not a God that made us on accident but instead a God who made us with purpose. Allow Him to fulfill His purpose in us.

Coexistence and the belief that everyone's god is the same is one step near to one world religion. When such theology is encouraged, people can be misled from the one true messiah. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me." The road to the Father is narrow so don't let anyone fool you into thinking its a wide open path.

For the first time in history, the Pope visited the Middle East and met with leaders from Catholicism, Islam, Judaism. The Pope called this “a new page in the history of relations between religions”. While the idea of peace among all religions sounds like a good idea, coexistence is one step closer to the one world religion described in the book of Revelation.

Each one of us had our name written in the book of life. It's only through our choices while we are here on earth that our name may be blotted out. Pastor JD reminds us that we are responsible for our eternity. Only through accepting Jesus into our hearts as our Lord and Savior can we be granted access to the Kingdom of Heaven. 

During the Kingdom age there will be one thousand years of sin-less living with Jesus as the King. Pastor JD helps us understand how the world will be at first when Jesus comes back to earth. Mankind will finally live the way in which they were intended to. Praising and proclaiming Jesus as King, in a land of peace and prosperity.

What is the dominant influence in your life? In today's message from Pastor JD, he challenges us to ask ourselves this question. Many of our valuable influences, can come from our families and friends; however the most dominant influence, should be the Word of God. 
 God's Word, needs to be the dominating influence in every part of our lives!

You are, who you surround yourself with! In today's message from Pastor JD, he teaches us to be careful with whom we keep our company. Often times, we are known by who our friends are. When we surround ourselves with godly people, we become godly. As Christians, it's important we surround ourselves with those who love The Lord.

Wake up followers of Christ; his return is coming nearer every day. Be prepared and repent of your sin. Continue to follow the current events, so you may see the indicators of Jesus return. Look up and stare intently at the sky, eager for his return. Be encouraged; soon you will be in your real home, the house of the Lord.

A pivotal reason to read the bible is so you can know and be prepared for the times ahead. Ignorance is not going to make you happy; you will just be unprepared. While looking forward to the return of Christ, be empowered to fight the good fight, spreading the good news to unbelievers so that all may have a chance to avoid the wrath of God.

A parent is only as happy as their saddest child. In today's message from Pastor JD, he teaches us from this saying, that just as a parent's heart aches for their child who is hurting, so does our Heavenly Father for us. God desires for His children to be blessed, and stops at nothing to help lead His children in the ways of righteousness.

Job had a really good life. That’s part of why Satan targeted him. Yet, when all of it was lost, as painful as it was, Job never stopped believing that God knew what He was doing. As Pastor JD points out in today’s message, God not only restored Job’s earthly blessings, but He blessed Him above and beyond his previous wealth.

It’s easy to place family, friends and earthly possessions on a pedestal in your life. As long as those things are good, it’s easy to worship God and give Him thanks. But, as Pastor JD asks in today’s message, when you are confronted with the loss of those things, what will you lean on? Will you curse God or lean in and trust Him?

In the middle of your trials, it is challenging to see any good coming of them. As Pastor JD begins to wrap up our study of Job in today’s message, we witness the culmination of Job’s hardship. As horrible as his life had become at the hands of Satan, Job came through with faith and ultimately got to experience the reassuring voice of God.

All the signs are pointing to a peace treaty being presented to the nation of Israel, THIS YEAR. 2019 just might be the year that the antichrist is revealed and the peace treaty is broken after three and half years. But, friends...what must come before that? ...the rapture of the church of Jesus Christ! Even so, come quickly LORD Jesus!

It's hard to imagine the clock going backwards at this point. The nation of Israel is surrounded by her enemies and our government is touting a peace treaty coming soon. Friends, the time is short. We know that the Bible is clear about the peace treaty that WILL be made with Israel in the very last days. Could it be that this is the VERY peace treaty we've been waiting for?

When your perspective of God is one of fear, it’s easy to misinterpret His displays of power. As Pastor JD explains in today’s message, God does not want His followers to fear Him. When He rises up and displays His omnipotence, it is to remind you that He is on your side, and no enemy or trial you face is a match for Him.

When you start to feel like your sins and weaknesses are just too much for God – that He is punishing you and could never love you or forgive you – that is a lie of the enemy. In today’s message, Pastor JD will remind you that our God is a loving God. He may allow trials for your growth, but He only desires to draw you nearer – not push you away.

Job was going through enough. Yet, on top of his suffering, his supposed friends felt it their duty to poke his wounds with discouraging and judgmental words. As Pastor JD continues to examine this book in today’s message, you can take encouragement from the resilient faith Job exhibited in his circumstances.

A critical spirit has no place in the Church. It is yours and every other believers job to build each other up. There will be times God will bring up issues that need to be confronted, but as Pastor JD explains in today’s message, your focus should not be on the negative or on looking for weaknesses to exploit in others.

There are some in the Body of Christ who teach that God is done with the nation of Israel and that the modern church has replaced Israel. This is known as replacement theology. Today Pastor JD will share with you just how FALSE this teaching is. In fact, if replacement theology WERE true, we would have zero hope in these last days.

Today Pastor JD dives into the conflicting reports surrounding President Donald Trump's proposed peace plan for the middle east. As Christians, we should definitely be paying attention to this. The Bible is clear, in the last days, a peace treaty will be made with the nation of Israel. Could it be that we are on the cusp of seeing that very peace treaty being made?

When you decide to follow Jesus, you are embracing a life of refinement by trial. It will not be easy or comfortable. God will allow hardship and temptation because He loves you. As Pastor JD will explain in today’s message, in those times, you can grow in your faith as you come to the end of your capabilities and are forced to depend fully on God.

Everything you experience in life is an opportunity to bring glory to God. As Job trudged through trial after trial, he never stopped believing that. As Pastor JD explains in today’s message, when you are confronted with hardships, you have reason for hope. You may not have the strength to go on, but God will provide all the strength you need.

God is not mad at you. When you experience hardship, Satan often will come in and take that opportunity to feed you lies about God. He will do his best to convince you that you did something wrong and now you’re being punished, but as Pastor JD reminds us in today’s message, God allows hardships as opportunities for you to more fully rely on Him.