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J.D. Greear

J.D. Greear is the pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham and the 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is the author of several books, including his most recent title, Not God Enough: Why Your Small God Leads to Big Problems. He lives in Raleigh with his wife and their four children.

Satan’s Go-To Temptation Against You

Satan’s Go-To Temptation Against You

Satan’s go-to tactic is to break the hold the word of God has on you. He puts question marks in your life where God has put periods.

Greater Works Than Jesus?

Greater Works Than Jesus?

A mentor recently told me that every 30 years or so evangelicals have a conversation about the Holy Spirit. It’s time, he said, for us to have another one.

What’s Better Than Jesus Beside You

What’s Better Than Jesus Beside You

When it comes to the Holy Spirit, most evangelicals fall into one of two extremes.

Conference Message

Loving Our Muslim Neighbors: A Pastoral Conversation with Thabiti Anyabwile and J. D. Greear

Desiring God 2010 National Conference

If we know the gospel, we know everything we need to know to see our Muslim friends, coworkers, and neighbors saved from the coming wrath of God, and saved to love and enjoy the Savior forever.

Conference Message

Q&A with Piper, Mason, Driscoll, Greear, and Stetzer

Revivals cannot be manufactured by human strategies, but we can seek the things that have characterized them throughout history: prayer, repentance, and the proclamation of the gospel.

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