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Elder Travis Nolt shares a deeply personal testimony of being delivered from fear-based religion into the freedom of sonship in Christ. Raised in a conservative Mennonite community, Travis grew up in a culture of silence, performance, and strict moral codes, yet struggled inwardly with fear, shame, and an unclear view of God’s love. Though baptized at 14, it was not a baptism of repentance, but one of obligation. Everything began to change when his parents encountered the Holy Spirit, and he reluctantly agreed to attend a small youth conference in a Pennsylvania cabin. There, the Spirit of God met him powerfully, breaking years of internal bondage. Through worship, teaching, and the love of Spirit-filled believers, Travis encountered the tangible presence of God and knew for the first time that he was a beloved son. Romans 8 came alive as he walked into a Spirit-led life no longer ruled by condemnation. This testimony is a call for all who have known religion without relationship to embrace the freedom of life in the Spirit.