Sermons & Devotionals by Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen
(Beauty For Ashes) 2. The pathway to the Christ-life (I) : Being broken
Being Broken One of the verses which clearly describes the pathway that leads us out of our self-life into the full beauty of the Christ-life, is Galatians 2:20: "I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live. But it is no longer I that live but Christ Who lives in me." To us, this may be merely a... consulte Mais informação
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(Beauty For Ashes) 3. The pathway to the Christ-life (II) : Being emptied
Being Emptied The way of the cross involves not only being broken but also being emptied. "It is no longer I", said Paul. He had allowed himself to be emptied of the "I", so that Christ might live and rule in him. Even Jesus emptied Himself when He came down from the Throne of God to the awful depth... consulte Mais informação
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(Beauty For Ashes) 4. The beauty of the Christ-life
The beauty of the Christ-life Christ came to give us "beauty for ashes" - the beauty of His own Divine life for the ashes of our self-life. We have seen some of the characteristics of the self-life. And we have also seen that the way of the cross - the way of being broken and being emptied - is the ... consulte Mais informação
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(Exchanging our Self-life for Christ's life) 2. The pathway to the Christ-life (I) : Being broken
One of the verses which clearly describes the pathway that leads us out of our self-life into the full beauty of the Christ-life, is Galatians 2:20: "I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live. But it is no longer I that live but Christ Who lives in me." To us, this may be merely a good verse t... consulte Mais informação
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(Exchanging our Self-life for Christ's life) 1. The corruption of the self-life
We can never enjoy deliverance from our self-life before we see something of its total corruption. Let us look at the elder son (in the parable in Luke 15), for he illustrates, perhaps better than anyone else in the Bible, the utter rottenness of the self-life. The younger son in the parable is usua... consulte Mais informação
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(Exchanging our Self-life for Christ's life) 3. The pathway to the Christ-life (II) : Being emptied
The way of the cross involves not only being broken but also being emptied. “It is no longer I", said Paul. He had allowed himself to be emptied of the “I", so that Christ might live and rule in him. Even Jesus emptied Himself when He came down from the Throne of God to the awful depths of the cross... consulte Mais informação
Zac Poonen
(Exchanging our Self-life for Christ's life) 4. The beauty of the Christ-life
Christ came to give us “beauty for ashes” - the beauty of His own Divine life for the ashes of our self-life. We have seen some of the characteristics of the self-life. And we have also seen that the way of the cross – the way of being broken and being emptied - is the only pathway that can lead us ... consulte Mais informação
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(Finding God's Will) 1. God's plan for your life
Man's greatest honour and privilege is to do the will of God. This was what the Lord Jesus taught His disciples. He once said that only those who did His Father's will would enter the kingdom of Heaven (Matt. 7:21). He also said that His true brothers and sisters were those who did the will of God (... consulte Mais informação
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(Finding God's Will) 2. Conditions for finding God's will
Divine guidance cannot be considered by itself apart from our personal relationship with God. Many desire the gifts but not the Giver. If we long for guidance but do not thirst for God Himself, we shall not obtain the guidance we seek. A person must be in fellowship with God in order to experience H... consulte Mais informação
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(Finding God's Will) 3. Guidance through the inner witness
When we come to the subject of the means by which God guides us, we must bear in mind that Biblical principles are more important than the experiences of even godly men and women. God is not limited to work in any pattern we lay down. He is Sovereign and may at times choose to use the miraculous ins... consulte Mais informação
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(Finding God's Will) 4. Guidance through external means
The Holy Spirit speaks to our spirits through the following external means also, when we are seeking His guidance:- (i) The teaching of the Bible. (ii) The witness of circumstances. (iii) The advice of other believers. If we have ascertained the will of God accurately, the witness of the Holy Spirit... consulte Mais informação
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(Finding God's Will) 5. Vocational calling
One of the first major problems of guidance usually faced by young people is knowing what vocation God wants them to take up and where they should work. God's perfect will in vocation needs to be sought not only by those contemplating full-time Christian service, but by every believer. As mentioned ... consulte Mais informação
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(Finding God's Will) 6. Final consideration
It should be evident to the reader by now that no perfect formula exists for infallible guidance. Very often we shall be faced with perplexity when seeking to know God's will. God permits this so that we may press closer to Him and thus know more of His mind and receive more of His life. Times of un... consulte Mais informação
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(Gaining God's Approval) 1. Called, chosen and faithful
It is one thing to be accepted by God; it is quite another thing to be APPROVED by God. The Faithful Remnant The book of Revelation speaks of the triumph of the Lamb of God. But we are told that the Lamb has an army of disciples through whom He fights His battles and overcomes. These disciples are c... consulte Mais informação
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(Gaining God's Approval) 10. The company of God's approved ones
In Revelation 14:1-5, we read of a small company of disciples who followed the Lord wholeheartedly in their earthly lives. They stand with Jesus in the final day, as overcomers - for God was able to accomplish His full purpose in their lives. Those whose sins are forgiven are a vast multitude whom n... consulte Mais informação
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(Gaining God's Approval) 2. Well-pleasing to the Father
In the New Testament, we read of One with Whom the Father was well-pleased, and also of a group of people with whom God was not well-pleased. A study of this contrast is most interesting. God Was Not Well-Pleased With Them Of the 600,000 Israelites who perished in the wilderness in their unbelief, i... consulte Mais informação
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(Gaining God's Approval) 3. The testing of Adam and Eve
God had great plans in mind for Adam and Eve, when He created them. But these plans could not be fulfilled apart from their being tested. And so He placed in Eden an attractive tree with luscious fruit called the tree of knowledge of good and evil. And He forbade Adam and Eve from eating of it. The ... consulte Mais informação
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(Gaining God's Approval) 4. The testing of Job
The biographies of men of God and of those who failed God have been written in the Bible for our instruction and our warning. There is much that we can learn, if we meditate on them, with an ear attuned to the voice of the Spirit. When reading of people in the Old Testament, one fact that we must be... consulte Mais informação
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(Gaining God's Approval) 5. The testing of Abraham
A day came in Abraham's life, almost fifty years after God had first called him, when God Himself gave Abraham this certificate of approval, "Now I know that you are a fearer of God" (Gen. 22:12). That was no cheap Bible college degree or honorary doctorate of divinity! Abraham would not have cared ... consulte Mais informação
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(Gaining God's Approval) 6. The testing of Moses
Moses was another man who got a certificate of approval from God, God said concerning him, "My servant Moses is faithful in all My household" (Num. 12:7). It was recorded of Moses at his death that, "since then no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face" (Deut. 34:10)... consulte Mais informação
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Zac Poonen ( - Present)
God called brother Zac Poonen to a new work early on in his Christian experience. The movement is now called Christian Fellowship Churches where the New Covenant of New Testament Christianity is clearly preached.Brother Zac Poonen has written 25 books most of them being on the deeper Christian life. Many of these have been translated into a number of languages and have been circulated widely around the world. He clearly and passionately shares the narrow way of Christian discipleship that is neglected by so many modern preachers.
Recommends these books by Zac Poonen:
Through The Bible by Zac Poonen
The Final Triumph-A verse by verse study of the book of Revelation by Zac Poonen
Beauty for Ashes by Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen is a former Indian Naval Officer who has been in full time ministry in India for nearly 50 years as a Bible teacher and preacher. He holds responsibility for a number of churches in India and abroad. He currently pastors the Christian Fellowship Church in Bangalore, Karnataka.
He has written more than 25 books and numerous articles in English - which have been translated into many Indian and foreign languages. His messages are available on audio and video format.
Like the other elders in his church, Zac Poonen also supports himself and his family through what he describes as "tent-making" and does not receive any salary for his services. He does not receive any royalties for any of his books, CDs or DVDs, that are published by Christian Fellowship Centre, Bangalore.