This post is meant to offer guidance to common “What now?” questions that could emerge from Pastor J.D.’s sermon on Jonah 4 preached at the Summit Church on the weekend of January 28-29, 2012.
When you have gotten to know someone decently well, you begin to know what pushes their buttons, gets under their skin, and their pet peeves. Rarely can we hide from others what really makes us… Continue reading
Pray for Syria
“How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to… Continue reading
This post is meant to offer guidance to common “What now?” questions that could emerge from Pastor J.D.’s sermon on Jonah 3 preached at The Summit Church Saturday/Sunday January 21-22, 2012.
Jonah’s hesitancy to share the gospel with Nineveh had nothing to do with self-doubt or God-doubt. Actually, it was just the opposite. Jonah feared that if he called Nineveh to repent that they would repent and God would… Continue reading
The Tuesday monthly leadership meetings know as the EQUIP: Leadership Forums, opened with a bang last week. We had right around 700 in attendance for Pastor J.D.’s talk on Finding Your Calling. Most stayed for the second hour cohorts, that featured discussions and talks led by Pastors Brad Hambrick, Jonathan Welch, Mike McDaniel, and Curt Alan along with Professor Heath Thomas to name a few. The video is now available… Continue reading
In this post, Pastor J.D. Greear talks about how reading Scripture with someone is a really powerful way to evangelize. He includes three, one-page resources put together by Rupert Leary, one of our college pastors at Summit. They are really good, so be sure to click on the links and look them over. Here’s J.D.:
“It’s very simple to share your faith with others. Seriously- anyone can do it… Continue reading
Summit’s Pastor of Counseling, Brad Hambrick, answers some “What now?” questions that can emerge from the sermon on Jonah 2 preached the weekend of January 14-15, 2012:
“Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love,” what a sad description of people; even sadder because it is true. From the belly of a great fish, Jonah is reflecting on what led to his downfall. It… Continue reading
For the next five weeks, small groups will be studying and practicing evangelism. We here at the EQUIP blog would like to complement that by pointing out some resources (tracts, books, audio and video files) that will be helpful to those who want to grow in this area.
The first is a twelve-page tract that several people at Southeastern Seminary and the Summit Church have participated in creating, refining… Continue reading
Pray for Colombia
“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same… Continue reading
The EQUIP ministry at Summit exists because of our passion for what Ephesians 4:12-13 commands: ”to equip the saints for the work of ministry for building up the body of Christ, until we attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God.” This is an ever-growing, and desperately needed, ministry at the Summit as we grow bigger year after year. So here’s to… Continue reading
“Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For it is the will of… Continue reading