Ask the Pastor with J.D. Greear

Many of us feel like we’re too dirty, damaged, deceptive, or disqualified for Jesus, but Jesus’ light is sight-giving and cleansing. When we allow our sin to be exposed now, Jesus forgives and cleanses, restoring our hearts and replacing our blind eyes.

Ultimately, the focus should be on the spirit of rest rather than the specific day.

If we’re able to recognize that Jesus is Lord, that’s evidence of God’s love for us.

Discover the profound Jewish wedding traditions that illuminate the symbolic meaning of Revelation 19, revealing a deeper understanding of our relationship with Christ. Explore the stages of betrothal, preparation, and the ultimate marital feast that awaits believers, and consider if your spiritual life reflects this profound covenant of love.

Contrary to popular fears of an eternal, boring afterlife, the biblical depiction of heaven offers a vision of renewal, reunion, and meaningful reign, transforming our present lives. This future hope empowers us to embrace life fully, knowing that any perceived lacks or missed opportunities will be made new, and encourages us to cease fighting the natural process of aging.

Those who follow God aren’t immune from sin. But they continue to get up and trust in God’s grace again.

Our confidence isn’t in our ability to figure out God’s will. It’s in his ability to lead us in it.

What Satan means for evil in our lives, God uses for good, because God uses these attacks to work in us an even greater weight of glory than we would have experienced without them.

The Spirit is still speaking. The question is, are we listening?

Having a faith that endures to the end is evidence that you possess the salvation you could never lose. Not enduring to the end is evidence you never had it to begin with.

Jesus didn’t tell the Good Samaritan story to make you try harder. He said it to show what happens when grace changes everything.

Feel like you’re falling short? Here’s the biblical reason your weakness might be the very thing God plans to use.

Jesus wasn’t looking for the best players; he was looking for the right ones—those who were ready to follow him, become like him, and say yes to him. He was, and still is, looking for those with humility and teachability.

What if giving felt joyful instead of pressured?

If you feel stuck in sin or scarred by someone else’s sin, Exodus shows that God’s salvation reaches further than we ever imagined.