Well, last Wednesday, we looked at what makes Pastor John tick.

There he gave us a glimpse into his ministry and his aims.

That was APJ 1769.

In today's clip, I return to that same sermon because he goes from that point of what

makes him tick in ministry to talking about how God makes much of us, His children and

why He makes much of us, His children.

First the point to clearly say that God makes much of us, He does, and He does so beyond

our wildest imaginations.

In fact, we'll see that point next week in greater detail, how God makes much of us.

To hold that thought for now, because here in this Wednesday sermon clip, I want you

to see that, yes, God makes much of us, but His plan aims at something far greater than

merely making us feel loved for the sake of making us feel loved.

You'll see why here in just a moment.

Again, as we dive into this sermon clip for context, this comes from a sermon, preached

two weeks out from John Pepper's eight-month leave of absence from a church in 2010.

These are part of his parting words, so to speak, to his church and in them.

Here's Pastor John to explain how God makes much of us and why He does it this way.

Here's Pastor John.

My short-hand way of trying to help the nominal Christian wake up to their real condition and

then plead for regeneration, plead for an awakening so that at the bottom of their souls

is Jesus and not self is to say, do you feel more loved by God when He makes much of you

or do you feel more loved by God when, at great cost to His Son, He frees you from that

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