today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.

You see, religion can make you conform to a standard,

but only the gospel can transform a heart

and give you a passion for God.

Religion can make you obey.

But see, I've told you, God is not just looking for obedience. He's

looking for a whole new kind of obedience. The obedience that grows out of

desire and obedience where you seek God because you crave God, an obedience where you do righteousness,

because you love righteousness. Welcome to Summit Life with J.D. Greer, lead pastor of the Summit Church in Raleigh,

Durham, North Carolina.

As always, I'm your host Molly Vidovich.

Let me start by asking you a question.

Is there a difference between being religious

and having a relationship with God?

And if so, what does that difference look like?

Today, Pastor J.D. continues our study in the Book of Acts,

taking a look at the Apostle Paul, who went from number one religious enemy of the new church to fearless champion of the

Christian faith and it was all because of his personal encounter with Jesus.

We are continuing to learn about the transformation of Paul in the teaching

series titled Sent. And if you missed any of the messages in this study, catch up free of

charge at J.D. Greer.com. Now here's Pastor J.D teaching from Acts Chapter 9.

I want to give you four symptoms if I could of the spirit of God being at work in you.

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