You don’t hear a lot about pride when people talk about spiritual gifts. But the truth is, when we think rightly about ourselves because of the gospel, then we realize how desperately we need the spiritual gifts. In this teaching from Romans 12, Pastor J.D. explains why we need to balance the realities that while God saved us entirely through grace, he also gave us his Spirit and a unique role to fulfill in his kingdom.

Do you want to know what the will of God is for your life? Pastor J.D. continues in this message from Romans 12 to talk about the two things that summarize what Christianity is all about. We’ll learn why the will of God is not so much certain choices we make but a way of thinking that informs our choices and how, as we become the kind of person God wants us to be, we’ll instinctively do the right things.

If you grew up in the church, you may have viewed the gospel as a starting point in Christianity, and then you had a bunch of new things you had to do. In this message from Romans 12, Pastor J.D. teaches us the two things that summarize what Christianity is really about. When we understand how it’s different from just religious change, then the gospel can change the way we grow in and not just begin the Christian life.

How do you worship God when you don’t understand how he could let you experience the difficult circumstances you’re going through? In this message from Romans 11, Pastor J.D. shows us how even the Apostle Paul acknowledged that God’s ways for him are unsearchable. But, after a long explanation of how God keeps his promises, Paul’s only response to God’s grace through salvation is to worship, and our response should be the same.

Does thinking about God’s mercy ever lead you to pour out your heart in worship? In today’s message, Pastor J.D. turns to Romans 11 and Paul’s exuberant response to the gospel. From it, we learn some crucial principles of worship and the right way to respond to God’s grace through salvation. When you don’t understand God’s ways, you can still trust in his character, revealed in Jesus. Then, you can worship.

If you were put on trial for being a Christian, and the only evidence came from what your friends observed about you at work or at school, would you be convicted? Pastor J.D. continues in this message from Romans 10 to reveal the danger of taking God’s forgiveness for granted. By looking at God’s promises to the nation of Israel and their response, we learn what it means to make Jesus Lord of our lives and have an enduring faith.

How do you think God feels about people who claim him as Lord but do not walk with him or submit to his lordship? In this message, Pastor J.D. looks at Romans 11 to show us how, while God has kept his promise to Israel, he will also remove anyone who does not demonstrate a staying faith, like he did with Israel. Does your obedience to God reveal a faith that will endure to the end?

Everyone wants to be happy, so why does happiness seem so elusive? Is there a secret to obtaining happiness that we’ve all been missing? As he concludes our series called, Full of Nothing, Pastor J.D. shows us that true and lasting happiness is only found in our relationship with God.

The Bible offers plenty of practical wisdom. For instance, Proverbs says that, “A generous person will prosper.” Or, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” But what about when a generous person loses their job, or when a child is raised in church and still walks away from God? Did the Bible lie? Did God’s promise fail? Pastor J.D. deals with that question as he continues our series called, Full of Nothing.

The author of Ecclesiastes repeatedly states that life is meaningless, “a chasing after the wind.” But as Pastor J.D. continues our series called, Full of Nothing, we’re discovering what that phrase means, and we’re finding hope in this seemingly pessimistic passage!