Summit Life with J.D. Greear

Our society tends to define success by how many things you accomplish. It starts when we’re just kids. We feel pressured to get involved in more sports, more clubs, and more activities. And as time goes on, our schedules just get more and more full! But that’s not how God defines success. As Pastor J.D. concludes our series called, God and the Rest of the Week, he challenges us to slow down and make room for rest.

Whether you’re juggling high school AP classes and friends, a young parent trying to keep up with all the household demands, or an employee trying to find a work-life balance, we all find ourselves overwhelmed sometimes. We often end up wishing there were more hours in the day. But as Pastor J.D. continues our series called, God and the Rest of the Week, he urges us to slow our pace and explains why it’s so important to carve out time to rest and relax.

Why do you get up and go to work every morning? Is it just to earn a paycheck or to get the next promotion? Or is there a higher purpose for your work? In this message, Pastor J.D. explains how God wants us to think about our careers and challenges us to view them through the lens of the gospel. It’s part of our series titled, God and the Rest of the Week.

When we think about serving God, we usually imagine ourselves joining a ministry team at church or volunteering at a nonprofit. Those are definitely great things to do, but they aren’t the only places where we can glorify God. Pastor J.D. explains how we can worship God and advance the gospel every day in our workplace, no matter our job title! Whether you’re working your dream job, or are dreaming of the day you can retire, your work is way more important than you think! This message is part of our series called, God and the Rest of the Week.

There are many different parenting theories, and it seems like every year they come out with a new study that completely flips the accepted wisdom about raising kids. It can all be a little overwhelming. So Pastor J.D. is helping reign in our focus, reminding us of our most important task as parents that outweighs everything else. It’s part of our series called, God and the Rest of the Week.

Every parent knows that the old saying is true: Parenting is the hardest job you’ll ever love. We all want to be good parents and do right by our kids, but they don’t exactly come with a manual! So how do we know what to do and what to prioritize? That’s our subject as Pastor J.D. kicks off a brand new series called, God and the Rest of the Week. We’re learning how to honor God in the little aspects of our everyday lives.

Sometimes life feels like an Olympic event with a panel of judges scoring us on everything we do. We constantly feel the need to be better. In fact, that’s how a lot of people imagine God: as an angry judge who’s constantly disappointed. But Pastor J.D. reveals that God actually uses our failures to make us more dependent on him! It’s the conclusion of our series called, Can’t Believe, and Pastor J.D. is teaching from John 21.

If we’re honest, we’ve all had days where we’ve messed up big time. Maybe we fell back into an old sin, or we did something we swore we’d never do. And in that moment, maybe you wondered if God could ever forgive you. Maybe you felt broken, or even felt like “damaged goods.” Well, we’ve got some good news! As he continues our series called, Can’t Believe, Pastor J.D. explains how God can redeem even our greatest failures.

Many people who reject the resurrection like to think that their issue is an intellectual one. They say the evidence isn’t convincing, or that they just can’t believe in some ancient myth. Well, Pastor J.D. presents an alternative explanation for their unbelief. He argues that unbelief doesn’t actually stem from a lack of evidence. As an example, he points to one of the most famous skeptics of all time: the Apostle Thomas, who earned the unfortunate nickname of Doubting Thomas.

How can we trust a God that we don’t fully understand? Today, Pastor J.D. tackles that question and more as we continue our series called, Can’t Believe. Discover the barriers that can hold us back from truly giving our lives to God. It’s a message on how we can overcome doubts and fully trust in God, even if we still have questions.

Have you ever come home one day and realized that your yard has gotten completely out of control? Weeds are everywhere and a tribe of gophers have moved in. Nobody wants their yard to look that way, but sometimes it’s easier to just ignore it and put off mowing until later. Pastor J.D. explains that a lot of us have a similar attitude towards faith. We might not be actively rejecting God, but we aren’t willing to step out in faith and follow him, either. It’s part of our series called, Can’t Believe.

As we continue our series called Can’t Believe, we’re discovering the barriers that can hold us back from saving faith. And in today’s message, we’re looking at the arrest and trial of Jesus while learning about several people who missed out on salvation because it was easier to stay on the sidelines.

We all know someone who was involved in the church and believed what the Bible says, but then life went wrong. They experienced some tragedy like the sudden death of a loved one, or a debilitating illness. And suddenly, they didn’t know if they could really believe in God anymore, let alone love him. Maybe you’ve wrestled with those kinds of doubts yourself! Pastor J.D. helps us think through these questions and find hope to sustain our faith through the hard times. It’s part of our series called, Can’t Believe.

When life goes tragically wrong, a lot of people end up questioning their faith, wondering how a good God could allow so much suffering. We start to wonder if he’s even there, and if he actually cares. Those are the question we’re wrestling with as Pastor J.D. continues our series called, Can’t Believe. We’re learning that pain can either drive us away from God, or it can drive us deeper into the gospel.

If you’ve ever spent much time around toddlers, you know how shortsighted they can be. Waiting in line is agonizing for them, even if they’re waiting for something really cool! And while it’s easy to laugh at kids for being so impatient, the truth is, we are often the same way! Pastor J.D. explains how shortsightedness can keep us from really giving our lives to Jesus as he continues our series called, Can’t Believe.