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Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 17

Zac Poonen · Mar 9

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Zac Poonen · Mar 2

24m

Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 12

Zac Poonen · Feb 2

Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 11

Zac Poonen · Jan 26

Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 10

Zac Poonen · Jan 19

Zac Poonen - The Goodness of God Is His Holiness

Zac Poonen · Jan 18

Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 5

Zac Poonen · Dec 1

23m

Zac Poonen - Submission to Authorities

Zac Poonen · Oct 7

Zac Poonen - The Meaning of the Breaking of Bread

Zac Poonen · Apr 7

1h 27m

Brother Zac Poonen's 80th Birthday Celebration at NCCF

Zac Poonen · Mar 24

50m

Zac Poonen - Jesus Overcoming Sin - and Building the Church

Zac Poonen · Feb 24

16m

Zac Poonen - Characteristics of a Man Who Fears God

Zac Poonen · Feb 17

53m

Zac Poonen - Set The Lord Always Before You

Zac Poonen · Aug 12

32m

Zac Poonen - The Root Of All Sin Is Pride

Zac Poonen · Mar 4

26m

Zac Poonen - Humility and Reverence for God

Zac Poonen · Feb 13

Zac Poonen - True Faith and Costly Sacrifice

Zac Poonen · Feb 5

19m

Zac Poonen - UNDERSTANDING THE NEW COVENANT Part 1: The Seriousness of Sin

Zac Poonen · Aug 14

31m

Zac Poonen - Taking God's Word Seriously About Freedom From Sin

Zac Poonen · Jun 5

48m

Zac Poonen - Freedom From the Power of Sin

Zac Poonen · May 29

17m

Zac Poonen - Spiritual Progress Through Total Honesty

Zac Poonen · Jan 9

Zac Poonen - Christians Who Worship An "Idol-god" And Not Our Heavenly Father

Zac Poonen · Apr 4

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Zac Poonen - Going Outside "The Camp" Bearing Christ's Reproach

Zac Poonen · Feb 21

August 4 | Daily Devotion | The Mark Of New Covenant Blessing Is Not Wealth And Health | Zac Poonen

Zac Poonen · 11m · CFC Daily Devotions

True blessing under the New Covenant is not measured by material wealth and health, but by spiritual transformation and union with Christ. The mark of God's blessing is internal holiness and a clear vision of Christ, not external prosperity.

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Zac Poonen - The Balance of Strictness and Compassion in God’s Prophets

Zac Poonen · Jun 15, 2026 · 8m

God's method of dealing with sin requires a balance between stern rebuke and compassionate encouragement, mirroring the combination of grace and truth seen in Jesus Christ. The speaker illustrates this using Old Testament pairs like Ezra (weeping over sin) and Nehemiah (publicly confronting sin), as well as Paul and Barnabas. For the church to function correctly, it must embody both ministries—the gentle encouragement and the necessary confrontation against compromise.

12m

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Zac Poonen - Why God Forgave David

Zac Poonen · May 7, 2026 · 12m

Zac Poonen examines how God forgave David despite his grievous sins of adultery, murder, and conspiracy, showing through Scripture that David's broken and contrite heart—demonstrated in Psalm 51—made him acceptable to God. The message emphasizes that genuine repentance and remorse matter far more than outward penance, and calls believers to extend the same mercy to others that God extended to David.

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Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 17

Zac Poonen · Mar 9, 2026 · 27m

Zac Poonen teaches on the ninth wrong attitude in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount: the sin of judging others. He emphasizes that while Christians may hold opinions about people within their sphere of responsibility, condemning others invites God's judgment upon ourselves. The antidote is rigorous self-judgment: by examining ourselves according to God's standards, we escape condemnation on the final day.

30m

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Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 16

Zac Poonen · Mar 2, 2026 · 30m

Zac Poonen teaches on the Sermon on the Mount, focusing on wrong attitudes Jesus condemns: anger, sexual sin, lying, revenge, hatred, seeking honor, and the love of money. He emphasizes that Christians must choose God alone as their master, not wealth, and must cultivate faith to overcome anxiety about provision, trusting that God cares for believers more than He cares for the birds of the air.

24m

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Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 12

Zac Poonen · Feb 2, 2026 · 24m

In this sermon on Matthew 5, Zac Poonen emphasizes that Christians must pursue continuous spiritual growth and progress toward Christlikeness, not remain defeated by the same sins year after year. He outlines nine right attitudes from the Beatitudes—including poverty of spirit, mourning for sin, meekness, hungering for righteousness, mercy, purity of heart, peacemaking, standing for righteousness, and boldly confessing Christ—and contrasts Jesus's internal, root-level standard with the Old Testament's external commandments, using anger and lust as examples of attitudes that must be dealt with at their source rather than merely their outward manifestations.

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Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 11

Zac Poonen · Jan 26, 2026 · 27m

Zac Poonen teaches on the Sermon on the Mount, emphasizing that Jesus's teachings demand radical obedience in attitudes and actions—anger equals murder, lust equals adultery, and divorce is prohibited except for infidelity. He challenges churches to actually teach and live out these standards rather than diluting the message, warns that such sins can lead to hell, and calls believers to extend Christ-like mercy to those repenting from past sins, understanding that God's justification completely cleanses and restores the forgiven.

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Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 10

Zac Poonen · Jan 19, 2026 · 29m

In this sermon on Matthew 5, Zac Poonen teaches that the foundation of the new covenant is internal transformation rather than external observance, using Jesus's hidden 30-year private life as the model. He emphasizes that true Christian living involves secret sacrifices and inward attitudes, contrasting this with Old Testament externalism, and applies this principle to anger as the root sin beneath murder.

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Zac Poonen - The Goodness of God Is His Holiness

Zac Poonen · Jan 18, 2026 · 8m

Zac Poonen teaches that God's true goodness is revealed through His holiness, not merely His blessing or provision. Using Isaiah 6 and Revelation 4 as examples, he emphasizes that Christians must pursue complete purity and freedom from sin in thoughts, words, motives, and attitudes—both individually and corporately in the local church—reflecting Jesus' perfect character.

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Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 5

Zac Poonen · Dec 1, 2025 · 29m

In this sermon on Matthew 5, Zac Poonen explains the nine blessed attitudes Jesus taught, focusing on developing humility (being poor in spirit), genuine grief over sin, gentleness in refusing to fight for earthly possessions, desperate hunger for righteousness in controlling eyes and tongue, and mercy through forgiveness. He emphasizes that righteousness comes only through genuine, desperate longing rather than casual religious practice, and that mercy means forgiving those who hurt us while still protecting and disciplining when necessary.

23m

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Zac Poonen - Submission to Authorities

Zac Poonen · Oct 7, 2025 · 23m

Zac Poonen teaches that Christians must decrease so Christ can increase, particularly through submission to all authorities—at work, home, and in government. He argues that rebellion against authority is the root sin, illustrated through Genesis 3 where Eve's first sin was failing to consult Adam's authority rather than eating the fruit, and Adam's first sin was failing to assert his God-given headship. Submission to authority, whether to employers, spouses, parents, or government, is God's command and the means by which the life of Jesus is manifested in us.

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Zac Poonen - The Meaning of the Breaking of Bread

Zac Poonen · Apr 7, 2025 · 8m

Zac Poonen teaches that breaking bread is a proclamation of the Lord's death through how we live—dying to worldly attractions and sin, and rising with Christ to seek heavenly things. He emphasizes that true communion involves self-examination to assess whether we are actually living as those who have died and been resurrected with Christ, which is the deeper, transformative meaning of this practice that most believers fail to grasp.

1h 27m

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Brother Zac Poonen's 80th Birthday Celebration at NCCF

Zac Poonen · Mar 24, 2025 · 1h 27m

This video captures a church celebration honoring brother Zac Poonen on his 80th birthday at NCCF. Church members share testimonies of how his faithful teaching ministry has transformed their spiritual lives, emphasizing his dedication to helping believers grow in Christ-likeness and his role in establishing genuine Christian community. The celebration reflects gratitude for decades of ministry devoted to teaching the new covenant, victory over sin, and the central ambition of pleasing God alone.

50m

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Zac Poonen - Jesus Overcoming Sin - and Building the Church

Zac Poonen · Feb 24, 2025 · 50m

Jesus builds His church on the revelation that He came in the flesh like us, enabling believers to overcome sin. This revelation, not mere intellectual knowledge, is the foundation for the church functioning as a unified body where members work together without competition or strife, reflecting Christ's image.

16m

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Zac Poonen - Characteristics of a Man Who Fears God

Zac Poonen · Feb 17, 2025 · 16m

Zac Poonen teaches that the fear of God coupled with humility produces lasting riches, honor, and life—demonstrated through the example of Job, who maintained reverence for God in his private life, exercised strict discipline over his eyes and thoughts, and treated those beneath him with respect. True fear of God means being acutely aware of God's presence in every moment and action, leading to victory over sin and a character so transformed that Jesus would boast about that person to Satan.

53m

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Zac Poonen - Set The Lord Always Before You

Zac Poonen · Aug 12, 2024 · 53m

Zac Poonen teaches that spiritual growth involves two essential steps: first, receiving assurance of Christ's forgiveness, and second, actively pursuing freedom from sin and growth toward Christ-likeness. He emphasizes that churches must minister to believers at all levels of spiritual maturity, warns against complacency in sin, and stresses the seriousness of deliberate disobedience, particularly regarding temptation through internet use and other harmful habits.

32m

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Zac Poonen - The Root Of All Sin Is Pride

Zac Poonen · Mar 4, 2024 · 32m

Pride is the root of all sin, and genuine spiritual victory comes only after believers hit rock bottom and acknowledge their complete dependence on God rather than their own efforts. True transformation is marked by humility, freedom from pride even after receiving blessings, and the inability to despise others—recognizing that all victory is God's work, not personal achievement.

26m

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Zac Poonen - Humility and Reverence for God

Zac Poonen · Feb 13, 2024 · 26m

Zac Poonen teaches on humility as essential to receiving God's grace, using 1 Peter 5:6 and examples from Scripture to show that God opposes the proud but exalts the humble. He emphasizes that true exaltation means victory over sin, not worldly success, and that pride—even subtle spiritual pride—prevents receiving God's grace and leads to defeat by sin.

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Zac Poonen - True Faith and Costly Sacrifice

Zac Poonen · Feb 5, 2024 · 28m

Zac Poonen teaches that true faith, illustrated by Abel's sacrifice, means offering God the best of what you have rather than religious ritual or mere obligation. God accepts or rejects people based on the condition of their hearts and the quality of their offerings—genuine faith demonstrates itself through costly sacrifice and wholehearted devotion, not through performing religious duties with leftover time and resources.

19m

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Zac Poonen - UNDERSTANDING THE NEW COVENANT Part 1: The Seriousness of Sin

Zac Poonen · Aug 14, 2023 · 19m

The speaker emphasizes that the greatest miracle God offers is deliverance from sin, contrasting this with the common focus on healing from all sicknesses. He argues that the New Covenant promises salvation *from* sin, not just forgiveness after the fall. The sermon uses examples from Genesis and Matthew to illustrate that sin, such as anger and lust, is a direct path to spiritual death, a warning the devil contradicts by suggesting these actions are harmless.

31m

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Zac Poonen - Taking God's Word Seriously About Freedom From Sin

Zac Poonen · Jun 5, 2023 · 31m

The central message is that to live an exciting and godly Christian life, one must take every word of God seriously, understanding that man lives not on food alone, but on every word proceeding from God's mouth. The speaker emphasizes that a deep commitment to Scripture, including reading it cover-to-cover, demonstrates true love for God, contrasting this with merely seeking benefits from faith. Ultimately, respecting God's Word changes one's attitude toward sin and equips believers for every good work.

48m

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Zac Poonen - Freedom From the Power of Sin

Zac Poonen · May 29, 2023 · 48m

The central message is that true Christian life requires moving beyond external piety to achieve victory over sin in the inner life, which is the hallmark of the New Covenant. The speaker emphasizes that salvation is from sin, not just from hell, and that the greatest achievement is overcoming sin internally, surpassing even the exemplary life of John the Baptist. This is achieved by laying aside every sin and fixing one's eyes on Jesus as the ultimate example.

17m

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Zac Poonen - Spiritual Progress Through Total Honesty

Zac Poonen · Jan 9, 2023 · 17m

The central message is that true cleansing from sin and fellowship with God are achieved by walking in the light, which means practicing absolute honesty. This honesty must be directed to God alone, not to people. The speaker emphasizes that dishonesty is a core sin, noting it is the first and last sin mentioned in scripture, and advises that teaching honesty is paramount when raising children.

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Zac Poonen - Christians Who Worship An "Idol-god" And Not Our Heavenly Father

Zac Poonen · Apr 4, 2022 · 28m

The central message is that true Christian worship must be directed toward the living, risen Christ, not an idolized version of Him. The speaker argues that treating Christ as an idol—one who cannot hear prayer, speak, or act—is a result of unaddressed sin in one's heart, which prevents a genuine connection with God. To worship the real Christ, believers must confront their internal attitudes and rely on the assurance that He hears and answers prayer through the Scriptures.