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Summit Life with J.D. Greear
The gospel of Jesus Christ is the source of our life, a deep well of grace that transforms us and propels us into the world. Join Pastor J.D. Greear each weekday to learn how the gospel can bring new life in you and through you.
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The Attack on Identity | Luke 11:14-26 | Unseen Enemy
Who are you, really? In a culture rife with comparison, the question of identity is one that tends to plague many of us. Is your identity anchored in things…
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The Demonic is Closer than You Think | Luke 11:14-26 | Unseen Enemy
When you think about the realm of the demonic, perhaps your thoughts tend toward Hollywood depictions of it rather than its real influence in the world around…
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Making Disciples | John 15:8, Acts 1:4-8, Matt 28:18-20 | The Whole Disciple
When you hear the phrase “The Great Commission,” what is your initial reaction? There can be a tendency in the church to relegate the carrying out…
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How to Grow and Change | John 15:1-8 | The Whole Disciple
Whether you make New Year’s resolutions or not, you probably have areas of your life that you would like to change. But the path to change, as we all…
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Disciples vs Christians | John 15:8-17 | The Whole Disciple
You’re listening to a revamped version of the Summit Life podcast now featuring twice a week full length sermons. Prefer to watch? Join us on YouTube! If…
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The Most Important Sentence In the Bible | Romans 3:23-26 | The Whole Disciple
You’re listening to a revamped version of the Summit Life podcast now featuring twice a week full length sermons! Prefer to watch? Join us on YouTube!…
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It’s All Part of the Plan
In this message from Daniel 10–12, Pastor J.D. walks through Daniel’s visions of receiving warnings and capturing hope. We see that hardship, persecution, and…
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Prayer and a Forgotten Pair of Air Jordans, Part 2
Have you ever wondered how prayer works? Of course, we won’t ever have all the details, but as we continue through the book of Daniel, this passage gives us a…
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Prayer and a Forgotten Pair of Air Jordans
As we continue our walk through the book of Daniel, Pastor J.D. highlights the most undervalued resource of the church—prayer. Discarded by many, prayer is the…
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Antichrists Far, Near, and Right in Front of You, Part 2
How would you describe your attitude toward the future? Is it an attitude filled with peace, or one full of overwhelming stress at what might happen? As Pastor…
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Antichrists Far, Near, and Right in Front of You
As we continue our walk through the book of Daniel, Pastor J.D. tackles two of the most obscure prophecies in the entire book. Although the imagery can be…
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Courage is a Habit, Part 2
What was it that gave Daniel so much courage in the lion’s den? Is there a way to have that same courage in our own lives? Pastor J.D. tells us what the source…
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Courage is a Habit
The most famous story in the book–Daniel in the lions’ den. Daniel provides an incredible example of courage in the midst of adversity. But as much as we make…
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The Writing Is on the Wall, Part 2
Have you heard the phrase “The writing is on the wall?” It usually means that something bad is about to happen; that your fate has been sealed. That phrase…
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The Writing Is on the Wall
Today on Summit Life, we come to another story of God taking down a prideful, rebellious, selfish king. You’re like, wait, didn’t we JUST hear this story on…
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Knockout, Part 2
Last week on the program we talked about the roots of pride. The first root is the failure to recognize everything—everything, every breath you take—is a gift…
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Knockout
It’s a tricky thing, pride. Just when we think we’ve overcome it, we’re super proud of ourselves for accomplishing it! In fact, scripture is pretty clear about…
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Courage in Babylon, Part 2
GOD IS BIGGER. It’s one of the most basic principles of our faith that we’re going to dive much deeper into. We’re going to talk about bold faith—faith both…
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Courage in Babylon
Through the famous story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, we will see an example of courage that could only come from faith in God. These three young men…
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Validated, Part 2
We learn that what was true for Daniel is still true now: “There is a God in heaven.” Where human strategies fail, God begins to work. Don’t you want to be…
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Validated
As we continue our teaching series through the book of Daniel, we’re walking through Nebuchadnezzar’s confusing dream in Daniel, Chapter 2. Through this wild…
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Be Different, Part 2
The world we live in, like Daniel’s, is often very dark and hostile to the message of God. But thankfully, he doesn’t call us to escape this world. He calls us…
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Be Different
We begin working our way through the Old Testament book of Daniel–and it’s about a lot more than just lions. This book is about how to shine, how to…
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Alive in Me, Part 2
Today, we conclude our series called, Instead of Me. Every message in this series, Pastor J.D. has shown us how Matthew places people in the story of Jesus…
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Alive in Me
We have arrived at the joy of the resurrection in our series titled, Instead of Me. This has been a heavy series, but today we find Jesus alive! And he’s not…
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Punished for Me, Part 2
If you had been present during Jesus’ crucifixion, how would you have responded? There are four different characters and responses Pastor J.D. is going to walk…
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Punished for Me
Pastor J.D. will help us see how the responses of the people surrounding the events of Jesus’ crucifixion give us pictures of how we respond to Jesus—just as…
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Accused for Me, Part 2
The events surrounding the trial of Jesus are recorded to show us that we are the ones who are actually on trial. In these stories we should see ourselves—and…
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Accused for Me, Part 1
We are marching toward the cross in our series titled, Instead of Me. Our prayer during this series is that you will see these days that led up to Jesus’ death…
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Abandoned for Me, Part 2
Have you ever thought that the cross must have been a scary place? Even for Jesus? But he went, when he could have fled for us. He took it all—all of the…
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Abandoned for Me, Part 1
Jesus was well accustomed to getting a clear response from God when he prayed. But there was once where God was completely silent. Pastor J.D. continues our…
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Betrayed for Me, Part 2
What’s your most prized possession? A car? A signed baseball? Maybe a piece of jewelry? Would you sell it? Could you put a price on it? Judas betrayed Jesus…
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Betrayed for Me, Part 1
By looking at the way Jesus’ friends and enemies responded to him during his final hours, we will see how we, also, respond to Jesus’ shocking, upside-down…
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Sex Mystery, Part 2
Today’s culture tends to paint sexual expression, in any context, as a matter of personal choice and simply physical. In movies, magazines, and music, we’re…
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Sex Mystery, Part 1
Today, we’ll look to Scripture for clarity and direction on intimacy and healthy relationships. Many people get uneasy when the preacher starts talking about…
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God’s Purpose and Plan for Gender, Part 2
If we’re honest, a lot of us would admit that the biblical view of marriage seems pretty outdated and patriarchal. But God has a reason for the way he set…
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God’s Purpose and Plan for Gender, Part 1
We’re in a study of Ephesians Chapter 5 called “First Love.” Today we’re jumping into the delicate and controversial subject of the biblical roles…
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Fighting, Jesus Style, Part 3
“Sticks and stones may break our bones but words will never hurt us.” We all know that’s not right! Pastor J.D. will give us practical wisdom for how our words…
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Fighting, Jesus Style, Part 2
Has your smoke detector in your home ever woken you up chirping in the middle of the night? The smoke detector always seems to need batteries at the worst…
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Fighting, Jesus Style, Part 1
Young couples plan their weddings with so much excitement, anticipating living “happily ever after”—just like fairy tales promise. But to live happily ever…
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Friendship and Communication, Part 2
For many people, our views on love and relationships were shaped by the songs we listened to growing up or the movies we watched as a teen. But there’s only…
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Friendship and Communication, Part 1
If you were to ask most couples why they got married, they would probably say something about being in love, making each other happy, or physical attraction…
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One Simple Question, Part 2
What if every time you saw your spouse, or your friends, or your parents, or boss or your employees, you had a thought, that if obeyed, would radically change…
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One Simple Question, Part 1
As we go through our days, we might notice the needs and interests of other people around us, and sometimes we’re empathetic to those things. But at the end of…
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This Light and Momentary Marriage, Part 3
Pastor J.D. helps us answer the question, “What are you looking for when you yearn for love and romance?” We’re going to deal with our expectations in marriage…
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This Light and Momentary Marriage, Part 2
Our culture often acts like romantic love is the pinnacle of human existence. From our earliest days, we read about storybook characters finding their “happily…
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This Light and Momentary Marriage
In our series called First Love, we’re dealing with some common pitfalls and struggles in relationships, whether those are romantic relationships, friendships…
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There’s Room at My Table for You, Part 2
If you could have dinner with anyone, who would it be? Meal time was just as important to the life of Jesus as it is in our lives today. Pastor J.D. dives into…
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There’s Room at My Table for You
If you could have dinner with anyone, who would it be? Meal time was just as important to the life of Jesus as it is in our lives today. Pastor J.D. dives into…
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Everything is Ready, Part 2
If you could have dinner with anyone, who would it be? Meal time was just as important to the life of Jesus as it is in our lives today. Pastor J.D. dives into…
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Everything is Ready
If you could have dinner with anyone, who would it be? Meal time was just as important to the life of Jesus as it is in our lives today. Pastor J.D. dives into…
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The Tenants and the Vineyard, Part 2
Today we conclude our series on the parables called, Listen. What we’ve learned in this series is that Jesus spoke in parables so that those who weren’t really…
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The Tenants and the Vineyard
Sometimes it’s easy to look at history and assume we won’t repeat the same mistakes. We feel like we’ve learned from the past and look down on the actions of…
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Either a Sheep or a Goat, Part 2
Are you a sheep or a goat? Are you a lukewarm person? We all struggle with seasons where we are lukewarm, where we are striving to maintain a commitment to…
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Either a Sheep or a Goat
In his parables, Jesus reveals the beauty of the gospel, but only for those who truly listen. Pastor J.D. shares another one of Jesus’ parables. And this one…
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11th Hour Faith, Part 2
Friday, Pastor J.D. covered the first two signs that you might be in a contract relationship with God. And today he’s going to present three more in order for…
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11th Hour Faith
In our culture, we conduct business by creating agreements or contracts so that we’re sure we know what we’re getting or what we’re owed. It’s a binding…
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Hidden Treasure, Part 2
Have you had an encounter with God that you would describe like finding a hidden treasure? Like finding a treasure that brought you so much joy that you gladly…
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Hidden Treasure
Jesus once told a story about two men – both of them come across something of such value that it makes everything else in their lives look worthless by…
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A Parable About Parables, Part 2
Yesterday on Summit Life, we began a new series about the parables of Jesus. In these stories, Jesus reveals the beauty of the gospel, but only for those whose…