This six-week small group study, the fifth in the Platform Series, will explore the facets of God s presence in our lives. Using Exodus 32-34 as a scriptural context, J.D. Greear takes illustrations from Moses' interaction with the Lord and drives home the realities of God's presence, absence, and power. God reveals to Moses all the ways He is going to bless Israel. But it is God's presence that Moses most desires. During the course of this study, small groups will have the opportunity to examine the yearning of their own hearts and determine if what they long for is God's blessing or His presence. Presence is part of The Platform Series, a LifeWay resource featuring compelling video sermons straight from the church platforms of today's most influential pastors. (6 sessions)

Presence: Overwhelmed with God (Study Guide) (Platform)

Religion & Spirituality

J.D. Greear

Christian Books & Bibles

LifeWay Christian Resources

“If there were a Guinness Book of World Records entry for ‘amount of times having prayed the sinner’s prayer,’ I’m pretty sure I’d be a top contender,” says pastor and author J. D. Greear. He struggled for many years to gain an assurance of salvation and eventually learned he was not alone. “Lack of assurance” is epidemic among evangelical Christians. In Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart, J. D. shows that faulty ways of present- ing the gospel are a leading source of the confusion. Our presentations may not be heretical, but they are sometimes misleading. The idea of “asking Jesus into your heart” or “giving your life to Jesus” often gives false assurance to those who are not saved—and keeps those who genuinely are saved from fully embracing that reality. Greear unpacks the doctrine of assurance, showing that salvation is a posture we take to the promise of God in Christ, a posture that begins at a certain point and is maintained for the rest of our lives. He also answers the tough questions about assurance: What exactly is faith? What is repentance? Why are there so many warnings that seem to imply we can lose our salvation? Such issues are handled with respect to the theological rigors they require, but Greear never loses his pastoral sensitivity or a communication technique that makes this message teachable to a wide audience from teens to adults.

Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You Are Saved

B&H Books

People are leaving the church J.D. Greear pastors. Big givers. Key volunteers. Some of his best leaders and friends. And that’s exactly how he wants it to be.When Jesus gave his disciples the Great Commission, he revealed that the key for reaching the world with the gospel is found in sending, not gathering. Though many churches focus time and energy on attracting people and counting numbers, the real mission of the church isn’t how many people you can gather. It’s about training up disciples and then sending them out. The true measure of success for a church should be its sending capacity, not its seating capacity.But there is a cost to this. To see ministry multiply, we must release the seeds God has placed in our hands. And to do that, we must ask ourselves whether we are concerned more with building our kingdom or God’s.In Gaining By Losing, J.D. Greear unpacks ten plumb lines that you can use to reorient your church’s priorities around God’s mission to reach a lost world. The good news is that you don’t need to choose between gathering or sending. Effective churches can, and must, do both.

Gaining By Losing

Zondervan on Brilliance Audio

''If there were a Guinness Book of World Records entry for 'amount of times having prayed the sinner' prayer,' I'm pretty sure I'd be a top contender,'' says pastor and author J. D. Greear. He struggled for many years to gain an assurance of salvation and eventually learned he was not alone. ''Lack of assurance'' is epidemic among evangelical Christians.In Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart, J. D. shows that faulty ways of present- ing the gospel are a leading source of the confusion. Our presentations may not be heretical, but they are sometimes misleading. The idea of ''asking Jesus into your heart'' or ''giving your life to Jesus'' often gives false assurance to those who are not saved--and keeps those who genuinely are saved from fully embracing that reality.Greear unpacks the doctrine of assurance, showing that salvation is a posture we take to the promise of God in Christ, a posture that begins at a certain point and is maintained for the rest of our lives. He also answers the tough questions about assurance: What exactly is faith? What is repentance? Why are there so many warnings that seem to imply we can lose our salvation?Such issues are handled with respect to the theological rigors they require, but Greear never loses his pastoral sensitivity or a communication technique that makes this message teachable to a wide audience from teens to adults.

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Most of us are familiar with the events of the first Christmas--the manger scene, shepherds watching sheep, angels singing their songs, and wise men arriving--but what if there's more to the story? What if the birth of Jesus is actually the most significant event in all of history and can transform our lives? This evangelistic book goes beyond the birth of Jesus to look at what he did when he grew up and how he fulfilled the names given to him centuries beforehand by the prophet Isaiah. In a compelling, insightful, winsome and personal way, J.D. Greear shows that if we get to know the God who lies behind the Christmas story and at the heart of the Christmas story, we'll discover the joy, hope, purpose and belonging we're all searching for. Readers will see that Jesus is the Wonderful Counsellor, who can guide them in all truth; the Mighty God, who made and owns everything; the Eternal Father, who they can trust to love them for ever; and the Prince of Peace, who died in their place so that they can be forgiven and accepted eternally.

Searching for Christmas: What If There's More to the Story Than You Thought? (Evangelistic outreach book to give away outlining the gospel message)

The Good Book Company

Prayer can be a struggle. Sometimes we don't think it will make a difference, or we rely on ourselves, or we're just too busy. And even if we do pray regularly, it can feel more like a duty than a delight. J.D. Greear shows us how prayer was a non-negotiable daily staple in Jesus' life, more essential to him than eating or sleeping, and therefore why we need to pray as well. He shows us how we can enjoy the same source of power as our Lord and the early church when we learn to "just ask" and depend on our heavenly Father as they did. Giving specific practical tips for getting on with prayer in everyday life, this book leaves readers wanting to pray, rather than just feeling that they ought to. In his introduction, Pastor J.D. says, "Prayer is not a religious task to accomplish; it's an invitation to lay your burdens down at Jesus' feet, to share your heart with him, and to be with the one in whose presence is the fullness of joy and at whose right hand are pleasures forevermore (Psalm 16 v 11)." Correction: On pages 89-90, the story about the prayer request for a son's karate tournament should be attributed to John Crist, whose joke it originally was. This citation was in an early draft but was lost during the editing process. It will be reinstated when the book is reprinted.

Just Ask: The Joy of Confident, Bold, Patient, Relentless, Shameless, Dependent, Grateful, Powerful, Expectant Prayer (Helping Christians to pray so that it is a delight, not a duty.)

Drawing on passages from Romans 1 to 12, J.D. Greear unpacks the essential aspects of the Christian message, showing both secular and religious people what the gospel is and how it addresses our most pertinent questions. The gospel, as he explains, is not just about life after death; it's about reclaiming the life we've always yearned to live. Whether you are exploring the core concepts of Christianity or you are a weary Christian wanting to rediscover the excitement and joy of knowing God, this warm and&nbsp;compelling explanation of the goodness, truth and power at the heart of the Christian faith&nbsp;is for you. As J.D. says in his introduction: "The gospel is not just the diving board off which you jump into Christianity--it's the swimming pool in which you swim. See this book as your invitation to rediscover the goodness, the excitement, the liberation and the power of the gospel."

Essential Christianity: The Heart of the Gospel in Ten Words (What is Christianity - an introduction to Christian beliefs and meaning)

Joe Gibbs

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Presence: Overwhelmed with God (Study Guide) (Platform)

Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You Are Saved

Gaining By Losing

Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You Are Saved

Searching for Christmas: What If There's More to the Story Than You Thought? (Evangelistic outreach book to give away outlining the gospel message)

Just Ask: The Joy of Confident, Bold, Patient, Relentless, Shameless, Dependent, Grateful, Powerful, Expectant Prayer (Helping Christians to pray so that it is a delight, not a duty.)

Essential Christianity: The Heart of the Gospel in Ten Words (What is Christianity - an introduction to Christian beliefs and meaning)

Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You Are Saved