From The Vault: Praying God’s Word Back to Him
One of the most consistent search items that leads people to jdgreear.com relates to “how to pray God’s Word.” This certainly isn’t a...
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Dec 19, 20161 min read
My Prayer for Christmas at DPAC
Very excited about Christmas at DPAC. I have a strong sense, even more than usual, that people are really going to come to faith in...
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Dec 16, 20163 min read
How to Help Aleppo, Talking with Your Spouse, & Hillbilly Poverty
Your weekly installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Book Review of the Week A New Poverty, by Rod Liddle....
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Dec 14, 20164 min read
Plumb Line #12: The Best Ministry Ideas Are in the Congregation
Pastors, I want to suggest to you that something you’ve been seeing as a problem is actually a great opportunity. That...
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Dec 12, 20164 min read
When God Changes Your Plans
There is an art to writing a résumé, where you find a way to brag without looking like you’re bragging. No one explained that to me the...
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Dec 9, 20162 min read
Women and Lust, Christian Clichés, & Preaching the Gospel to Yourself
Your weekly installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Video of the Week Pastor, What Do You Fear Most in Your...
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Dec 7, 20163 min read
Plumb Line #10: Stay Where You Are, Serve Where You Live, Be the Church in Your Community
In 2005, almost by accident, The Summit Church moved to a multi-site strategy. We made the move because our worship services were full,...
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Dec 5, 20164 min read
Three Marks along the Dividing Line of Eternity
If you’ve ever driven along the Blue Ridge Parkway, you might have seen a sign that says, “Eastern Continental Divide.” It’s the line...
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Dec 2, 20162 min read
Farewell to Castro, Assessing Missionaries, & Our Holly Jolly Christmas Songs
Your weekly installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Video of the Week Devin’s ReCity Story. Last year, the...
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Nov 30, 20164 min read
Jesus Is the True and Better T-Rex
I feel like everyone in my family has some kind of irrational fear. Allie, my 10-year-old, was scared of the movie The Incredibles until...
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Nov 28, 20163 min read
Religion Is the Cover-up for True Repentance
In the days when John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan River, baptism was not completely uncommon. John was not doing a brand new...
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Nov 23, 20161 min read
God’s Unusual and Transformative Name
Most of us know what it’s like to feel insecure, to feel like we just aren’t up to a particular challenge. Maybe you just got hired for a...
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Nov 21, 20163 min read
More Than 1,000 Reached Through Recent Summit Church Plants
As Toni’s boyfriend tossed her things onto the front porch, she felt deep disappointment and embarrassment—she was 32 years old with two...
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Nov 18, 20162 min read
Tough Scripture, Your Kids & Sexting, & How to Fix a Bad Meeting
Your weekly installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Articles of the Week The Evangelical Conscience, Still...
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Nov 16, 20164 min read
Plumb Line #16: The Question Is No Longer If You’re Called; It’s Only Where and How
In the church I grew up in, “missionary” was a sacred and scary title, bestowed only upon the spiritual elite, the Navy Seals of the...
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Nov 14, 20161 min read
Three Words for Christians Responding to the Election
#Politics #Video
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Nov 14, 20163 min read
From the Vault: Two Ways to Know You Are Saved
This post remains one of our most popular ever, and for good reason. The question of assurance is a troubling one for many people in the...
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Nov 11, 20162 min read
President Trump, Doubting Your Doubts, & How to Make a Big Impact
Your weekly installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Podcast of the Week How Should Christians Respond to...
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Nov 9, 201611 min read
Empathy and Charity: How Christians Can Respond to Election 2016
J.D. Greear and Chris Pappalardo || Updated 11:50 a.m., Nov 10, 2016 On Tuesday night, the long road toward Election Day finally ended,...
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Nov 7, 20163 min read
Jesus Is the True and Better David (You Aren’t)
You know the story. David, future king but current sheep herder and runt of the family, takes food to his brothers on the front lines of...
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