J. D. Greear Quotes
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We may not be worthy to be forgiven, but He is worthy to forgive us.
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Awe combined with intimacy is the essence of Christian worship.
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We are changed not by being told what we need to do for God, but by hearing the news about what God has done for us.
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When something becomes so important to you that it drives your behavior and commands your emotions, you are worshipping it.
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Don’t feel your way into your beliefs; believe your way into your feelings.
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Things like radical generosity and audacious faith are not produced when we focus on them, but when we focus on the gospel.
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What would your prayers look like if you believed that the cross really was the measure of God's compassion for someone?
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When we realize how great a debt we owe to God, we become willing servants, eager to be poured out for God and His Kingdom.
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In Christ, there is nothing I can do that would make You love me more and nothing I have done that makes You love me less.
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Often the strongest evidence of my growth in grace is my growth in the knowledge of my need for grace.
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The goal of the gospel is to produce a type of people consumed with passion for God an love for others.
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Being converted to Jesus is learning to so adore God that we would gladly renounce everything we have to follow Him.
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Worry springs from not being convinced of a sovereign God's absolute love for you. Worry disappears when you realize that God loves you unfailingly and will let nothing interrupt His plans for your good.
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A Christianity that does not have as its primary focus the deepening of passions for God is a false Christianity, no matter how zealously it seeks conversions or how forcefully it advocates righteous behavior.