Today on Summit Life, Pastor JD Greer talks about biblical risk.

When you invest something, you run the risk of losing it all together, right?

Maybe it's a better idea to cling to what you got.

Maybe it's a better idea to hold it tightly.

Maybe it's a better idea to just possess it and enjoy it for yourself.

Hold on to it.

This parable shows you that such a mentality is wicked.

To be obedient is to risk what you have for the Kingdom of God.

Welcome to Summit Life with Pastor, author, and theologian JD Greer.

I'm your host, Molly Bitovich.

Hey, I don't know about you, but whenever I've made a big change in my life,

things like starting a new business or moving to a new state,

getting married, having kids, there's always at least a little bit of fear that comes with it.

Like, what if it doesn't work out?

What if things just get harder or what if we end up losing everything?

Often it's easier to just maintain the status quo, right?

But today, Pastor JD explains that if we want to do great things for God's Kingdom,

it's going to involve some risk.

It's the challenging conclusion of our short teaching series titled Staying Faith.

Now, grab your Bible in notebook and let's spend our last day together in 2022

Understanding God just a little bit more.

Matthew 25 will begin in verse 14.

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