Today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.

Maybe the reason that so many people are so casual and unmotivated in their obedience

and so sluggish in their worship is because they have no fear of him at all.

Y'all, he rebuked the weather and it obeyed.

He commanded disease and death and they yielded.

He spoke to demons and they fled.

Who were you? Who were you to disobey him? Welcome back to Summit Life with pastor, author, and apologist, J.D. Greer. I'm your host, Molly

Vitovich. Okay, sometimes a little scare can be fun, like when you're watching a suspenseful movie

or writing a roller goaster. We all know it's coming, but the anticipation still keeps us on edge.

But other than that, we don't normally think of fear as a positive thing. In fact,

scripture tells us countless times, do not fear. However, Pastor Jady explains today that when

it comes to our relationship with God, fear is a good, healthy, and essential response. But this

kind of fear has a different flavor than maybe the fear you're used to. He provocatively titled this message,

Why You Should Be Scared of Jesus. It's part of our series called The Whole Story. Now,

grab your Bible in a pen and let's get started. We come today to what has to be one of the most

underrated miracles of Jesus ministry, in my opinion. I say it is

underrated because it reveals an essential element of our relationship with Jesus, but one

element that I think most people overlook, and that is the fear of Jesus. And I know that sounds

strange because we think one that Jesus is supposed to be

meek and mild and tossing children up in the air and petting lambs and looking pensively off into the

sunset with his permed hair kind of blowing softly in the breeze. And yes, the tenderness of Jesus

is amazing. But this weekend we're going to see a different side of Jesus, one that is every bit

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