If you really think about it, the incarnation can seem pretty mysterious and confusing. God coming to earth and becoming flesh. What does that actually mean? Well, as Pastor J.D. kicks off a new teaching series called, God with Us, he’s explaining what the incarnation means to us—and for us.

Just like the Wise Men chose to respond with great joy to finding King Jesus, we, too, have to choose how we will respond to the stars, or the signs, that God puts in our lives to point us to him. Pastor J.D. explains the four responses you can have and how, when you choose to keep seeking Jesus, you can experience the same joy the Wise Men had.

In this teaching from Matthew 2, Pastor J.D. walks us through one of the most recognizable, iconic stories of Christmas: the coming of the Magi, or “Wise Men,” to see Jesus. Through the story of these mysterious men, we see several responses to Jesus—curiosity, hostility, indifference, and joy. In fact, these are the same four responses to Jesus we find today.

Abraham is given the ultimate test of surrender and sacrifice as Pastor J.D. Greear concludes the series called, Multiply. God is committed to us far more than we could ever imagine.

Pastor J.D. asks a few important diagnostic questions to determine your value systems and priorities. Are you more like Lot who valued his own self interests? Or are you more like Abraham who prioritized generosity?

Does God get your first and best? Where does he fall in your list of priorities? Pastor J.D. explains that whatever it is that gets our first and best reveals what serves as god in your life. 

We’re looking at the life of one of the most important figures in human history. Pastor J.D. investigates how God multiplied Abraham’s life for eternal significance. How can our lives matter in a significant way as well?

See how serious God is about teaching us to live by faith. Before God can do something through us, he’s got to do something in us. Discover the path you must walk for God to multiply your life.

Pastor J.D. looks at the life of Abraham, a man who gives us a picture of how God wants to use all of us in the world. Abraham believed God for the impossible, and as a result, God multiplied his life. God wants to multiply our lives, too, but that journey begins when we take our hands off of everything we own and love and trust in—and venture into the unknown.

The Book of Haggai teaches us something that’s easy to get, but far too easy to forget: Our hearts are continually drawn to invest in things that don’t matter, won’t satisfy, and can’t sustain us. Fortunately, there’s a better way. Why not give God the honor he deserves and make him first in our lives?