woman believe me the hour is coming when neither on this mountain where we're standing

nor in jerusalem at the temple will you worship the father the hour is coming and now

is here when the worshippers will worship in spirit and in truth

not in Mount Gerezim and in Jerusalem but in spirit and truth he shifts the categories

entirely from geography to spirit and he is now that temple. There's a question underneath this passage that I think all of us

feel at some level. Where do I actually meet with God? For a long time, the answer was tied to a place,

but Jesus gives a very different answer I'm your

host Dan Kruver in this episode of light and truth John Piper shows how worship is no

longer tied to a single location but is now centered on Christ who meets us by His Spirit.

This sermon was originally delivered at Bethlehem Baptist Church on December 21, 2008.

Let's pray.

You are very great, Lord Jesus.

Destroy this temple.

And in three days, I'll raise it up.

Nobody ever spoke like that.

That is absolute insanity

or the most precious truth in the world.

Nothing in between.

No silliness about an admirable teacher here.

You're crazy, Jesus, or your God.

So come.

Don't let anybody get out of this, Lord.

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