Today on Summit Life with J.D.

You know, there's a difference in the Bible being unclear and it being unpopular.

I mean, unsurprisingly, those places people today find the Bible most unclear

just happen to be the places that are least popular in our culture.

And if those who are preaching the word of God do not step on your toes every once in a while,

either you're not listening or they're not really preaching. Welcome to another week of solid biblical teaching with pastor, author, and

apologist J.D. Greer on Summit Life. As always, I'm your host Molly Bitevich.

You're joining us at the beginning of a brand new teaching series through the life of David,

and today Pastor Jady highlights the radical difference between God's faithful shepherds and

spiritual abusers.

Throughout history and throughout the Bible,

it is tragically common to find spiritual leaders who exploit and wound others.

But in the person of Jesus, we find a different kind of shepherd, faithful, gentle, safe and true.

He came not to wound, but to be wounded for us, and thankfully by his wounds we're healed.

So we'll get started here in a moment, but be sure to stick around for an exciting announcement in the middle of today's broadcast.

So grab your Bible, turn to 1st Samuel, Chapter 3, and let's lean in for this important

teaching right now.

Well, good morning, everybody.

First Samuel, Chapter 3, if you got your Bibles with you this weekend

one of the things that I love to do around the 4th of July is to watch patriotic movies

anybody else and a really good one that came out during COVID was called the

Greyhound starring Tom Hanks, which I think only happened because

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