In the modern Christian church there are two prominent styles of preaching. The first style, which has been adopted by most of your popular mega churches paints Christian life as an existence of sunshine, rainbows and happy happy joy joy feelings. The other style focuses on the real hard truths about a life devoted to serving Jesus Christ.
It is the latter style that is being preached by Pastor James W. Greer and his staff at Journey Church in Pineville. The message that he preaches from the pulpit every Sunday is a straight forward sermon filled with spiritual truths that can be applied to real life situations. Journey Church has two mottos, the first is 'You Can't Do Life Alone', and the second is 'Helping Those Far From Christ Grow Closer To Christ'. Pastor James understands that the members of his congregation have real problems and that many of them are enduring real suffering in their lives. He knows that the only way to reach people is to speak honestly about real life issues and teach real spiritual principles that can honestly help people cope with those issues. It isn't always pretty and it certainly isn't all sunshine and unicorns. The true path to blessings and joy filled life comes through spiritual discipline, service, giving, surrendering your life to Jesus Christ and sometimes trials and suffering.
It's not a message that most Christians want to hear, but for the members of Journey it's the message that has draws them there Sunday after Sunday. There's something about honesty that resonates in a world full of fake news. political propaganda and religious dogma. Visitors to Journey always remark that something quite unique is going on here. It's not like the traditional churches that they are used to. It's a no nonsense message and they like it.
They like it so much that they come back week after week. The message resonates so strongly that many first time visitors give their lives to Christ and get baptized the following Sunday. In fact Journey Church baptized the most people in the state of Louisiana in 2021. This is something that brings Pastor Greer an immense amount of genuine joy.
There is no doubt that God is doing something special inside the walls of this church. Lives are being changed, addictions are being overcome and people are truly growing closer to Christ.
Here is an excellent example of the type of message that Pastor James preaches on Sunday:
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