In the following sermon clip, Pastor John talks about what it means to have God's word,

His law, with us, and His Spirit within us.

The presence of the Holy Spirit changes everything about the Christian's obedience.

The result is that we live off of the approval of God, not the approval of man.

Here's what Pastor John said back in his sermon in 1999.

I remember a day in seminary, 31 years ago, it was the fall of 68.

My systematic theology teacher, Jim Morgan, was a big wrapping strong 36-year-old man

who died of stomach cancer in six months from this moment that I'm talking about.

Shriveled up to nothing. It was the day of the Vietnam War and people were going barefoot

to class and hitting the streets afterwards and Jim was a real radical.

And one day we were in this heated conversation after class.

I can picture it right by the refractory.

I learned the word refractory at full or seminary.

It's where you eat.

And there he stood and in the middle he stopped and he said,

John, I love Jesus Christ.

It was an overwhelming sentence.

I'd never heard a professor say that in my life.

I love Jesus Christ.

I just took my breath away.

Do you feel some of that welling up inside of you?

If you do, thank the Spirit.

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