On today’s show Kerby welcomes first time guest Stephen Viars. Pastor, counselor, speaker, & author, Stephen shares his new book, Overcoming Bitterness: Moving from Life’s Greatest Hurts to a Life Filled with Joy.
In the second hour, J.D. Greear, lead pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, discusses his latest book, Just Ask: The Joy of Confident, Bold, Patient, Relentless, Shameless, Dependent, Grateful, Powerful, Expectant Prayer. In this new book, Greear explores the idea of helping us to pray so that it’s a delight, not a duty.
In addion, Kerby brings his insight to the issues we face. Join the conversation by calling or posting on facebook. Phone: 800-351-1212 or Facebook at facebook.com/pointofviewradio.
A frequent speaker at conferences, colleges, and seminaries, he also serves on the boards of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors, the Biblical Counseling Coalition, Vision of Hope, and the Faith Community Development Corporation.
The author of Loving Your Community, he and his wife, Kris, have three children and four grandchildren.
Under Pastor J.D.’s leadership, the Summit has grown from a plateaued church of 300 to one of over 12,000. Pastor J.D. has led the Summit in a bold vision to plant one thousand new churches by the year 2050.
Summit Life with J.D. Greear is a daily half hour radio broadcast featuring his teaching.
Pastor J.D. completed his Ph.D. in Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
He and his wife Veronica are raising four awesome kids: Kharis, Alethia, Ryah, and Adon.
In his introduction, Pastor J.D. says, “Prayer is not a religious task to accomplish; it’s an invitation to lay your burdens down at Jesus’ feet, to share your heart with him, and to be with the one in whose presence is the fullness of joy and at whose right hand are pleasures forevermore (Psalm 16 v 11).”