Today on Summit Life with JD Greer.

There is nothing that grieves and drives out the presence of the Holy Spirit like

harbored, uncomfessed sin in the church.

God's not surprised by the world. He knows what's going on out there.

He's not expecting them to be holy.

But it is when God's people have secret sin in their lives.

They extinguish the presence and the power of the Holy Spirit like water does to a flame.

Welcome to Summit Life with Pastor, author, and theologian JD Greer.

As always, I'm your host, Molly Vitavitch, and we are so glad that you joined us.

You know, God is always looking for people who will stand in the gap between him and the

faithfulness and disobedience of the world. People who will stand up for righteousness and

point others towards salvation in Christ.

And today, Pastor JD walks through what it takes for us to be a part of a spiritual awakening

that starts with repentance in the church and then spreads throughout the world.

If you missed the beginning of this short teaching series,

you can catch up right now at JDGreer.com.

But for now, grab your Bible and let's get started.

Here's Pastor JD.

Have a Bible. I'd invite you to take it out right now and open it up to the book of Second

Chronicles. As you are finding that, there are a number of you that have started to read the

Bible through with us. Last Monday, you read this from the prophet Ezekiel. God says to Ezekiel,

and I look for someone among them who would stand before me in the gap on behalf of the Lamb,

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