today on Summit Life with Jidi Greer.

Many of you have substituted surrender for religious activity, but I'm going to tell you

that's not repentance. That's not joy. That's not what Jesus is talking about. And God is not

interested in people who get involved in Christianity to keep him off of their back. He is

interested in those who see in him a treasure of greater value than anything else on earth

and would gladly leave everything else to possess him.

Welcome back to Summit Life with Pastor J.D. Greer.

As always, I'm your host, Molly Vitovich.

Okay, so have you ever had an encounter with God that felt like finding a hidden treasure?

Like discovering something that has changed things so profoundly and brought you so much joy

that you gladly left everything else to possess it.

Many of us, if we're honest, might choose a different image, something more like finding a

never-ending to-do list or being tied to a ball and chain. Thankfully, Pastor J.D. Greer is going

to steer us in another direction today so that we more clearly understand who Jesus is and the treasure he is offering to

us. Remember, if you miss the beginning of this new teaching series, you can catch up online at

jadie greer.com. Today is part two of a message Pastor Jady titled Hidden Treasure. So grab your

Bible and let's jump back in. You see this parable confronts a

deeply ingrained myth in our culture. The myth is this that God is upset at us because we want to

be happy. In fact, if you're taking notes right down this way, God is not upset at you because you

want to be happy. Many people think that. I used to think that. You see, I thought

sin and the world and independence from God. That was fun. And God wanted me to walk away from all

that and get religious. So I always felt like at youth camp. I'm sure they weren't actually

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