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for “holiness” · CFC Daily Devotions
Zac Poonen · Jul 23, 2024 · 12m · CFC Daily Devotions
The central message is that the true fruit of Christian service is holiness, which is achieved through the work of the Holy Spirit. The speaker contrasts old covenant service, which could lead to sin, with the New Covenant ministry, which brings sanctification. Believers must seek to see the glory of Jesus in God's Word, allowing the Spirit to transform them from glory to glory, rather than focusing solely on personal sin.
Zac Poonen · May 22, 2026 · 12m · CFC Daily Devotions
True worship is not merely singing or giving material offerings, but presenting one's entire body as a living and holy sacrifice to God. The speaker emphasizes that this dedication requires giving up personal will, controlling one's eyes and tongue, and offering what costs the most, citing examples from Abel and Abraham. Ultimately, building God's church requires this radical self-surrender.
Zac Poonen · Dec 7, 2025 · 11m · CFC Daily Devotions
The Holy Spirit liberates believers from slavery to fleshly desires like food and money, and from the sinful nature that wages war against the mind. Drawing on Romans 7-8, Zac Poonen teaches that while Christians experience an ongoing conflict between the mind's desire to obey God and the flesh's pull toward sin, freedom comes through Christ without condemnation—believers can live as overcomers by relying on the Holy Spirit's power to set them free from the law of sin and death.
Zac Poonen · May 22, 2025 · 12m · CFC Daily Devotions
True worship is not limited to singing or praising; rather, it is the act of presenting one's entire body as a living and holy sacrifice to God. The speaker emphasizes that genuine devotion requires willingly submitting one's eyes and tongue to God's will, foregoing personal desires. This level of sacrifice, like Abraham offering Isaac, is what truly builds God's church.
Zac Poonen · Feb 2, 2024 · 8m · CFC Daily Devotions
is because light is a is an illustration of something else what does it mean when God is light we we would think it is Holiness but in the same letter where he says God is light he explains
Zac Poonen · Sep 29, 2025 · 12m · CFC Daily Devotions
Christians. I see I will not despise them. I could have been worse than all of them. One of the greatest saints that lived in the Christian history was a man called John Wesley who preached holiness, lived holiness. He died at the
Zac Poonen · Aug 20, 2025 · 10m · CFC Daily Devotions
suffered in his self-will, arm yourself with the same purpose. Because if you suffer in your self-will, you will finish with sin. So I realize sin is to do my own will and holiness is to do the will of God.
Zac Poonen · Jan 26, 2026 · 11m · CFC Daily Devotions
Zac Poonen critiques how modern Christianity has replaced the Holy Spirit's power with music, entertainment, and showmanship borrowed from worldly culture. He argues that true worship is surrender to God in holiness and victory over sin, not emotional experiences or psychological gimmicks, and calls believers to authentic discipleship that transforms lives rather than mere Sunday escapism.
Zac Poonen · May 19, 2024 · 11m · CFC Daily Devotions
The message emphasizes that true faith must manifest in works, arguing that faith without works is dead, citing James 2. It draws heavily from James 1:19, urging believers to be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger. The speaker contrasts this with modern Christian complacency, arguing that believers should possess a 'holy anger' when witnessing sin or the exploitation of others for profit, mirroring Jesus' righteous indignation.
Zac Poonen · Mar 7, 2026 · 10m · CFC Daily Devotions
You have no understanding of holiness. You don't have the righteous dress of the saints. I'm not talking about total victory over sin. I'm not talking about total Christ-likeness. I'm talking about a passionate desire to become like Jesus Christ
Zac Poonen · May 6, 2024 · 12m · CFC Daily Devotions
And the root of holiness is not reading the Bible and doing good things. It is when Christ becomes the center of our life. So, if you can understand this simple truth, the root of sin is when self is the center of my life.
Zac Poonen · Dec 12, 2025 · 8m · CFC Daily Devotions
Zac Poonen teaches that the foundation of an effective prayer life is being filled with the Holy Spirit daily. He emphasizes recentering prayer on God's kingdom and glory rather than personal requests, and explains that without the Holy Spirit's empowerment, attempts to practice God's presence through human effort alone will fail. He encourages believers to pray daily for cleansing from sin and fresh filling with the Holy Spirit, using it as a safeguard against spiritual leakage and the key to transformed living.
Zac Poonen · Oct 28, 2025 · 11m · CFC Daily Devotions
The Holy Spirit is given to help believers keep God's commandments, acting like a supportive father who helps carry the weight of difficult tasks. The speaker emphasizes that while the Spirit helps us in all temptations, this assistance requires us to be willing to listen and open our hearts. True spiritual growth comes from consistently obeying the Spirit's guidance in daily areas, such as what we read, what we say, and how we handle our lives.
Zac Poonen · Jan 26, 2025 · 11m · CFC Daily Devotions
The speaker argues that modern Christianity has been compromised by the influence of music, money, and psychological gimmicks, which have replaced the true power of the Holy Spirit. He contrasts superficial displays of faith, like elaborate worship or reliance on music, with the genuine, life-altering surrender to God found in silence and discipleship. True worship, for him, is the complete surrender of the self, not mere performance.
Zac Poonen · Aug 29, 2024 · 12m · CFC Daily Devotions
Pursue peace with all men. And sanctification, that is holiness, that means a progressively getting holier and holier. Pursue it. Without which no one will see the Lord. We don't get sanctified in a moment.
Zac Poonen · Oct 4, 2025 · 12m · CFC Daily Devotions
Jesus demonstrated complete submission to the Father's will, even in Gethsemane, which ultimately opened the way to the most holy place. Following this example, true discipleship requires a daily, radical self-denial—replacing personal will with God's will. The speaker warns that merely claiming to be 'born again' without giving up personal ambitions and plans is insufficient; true commitment is like a marriage where one gives up all personal autonomy to the spouse.
Zac Poonen · Feb 28, 2024 · 10m · CFC Daily Devotions
some sickness. Nothing. It is his nature. Holiness is his nature. And that is the ultimate goal we want to come to where holiness becomes my nature. It's not because I want a testimony in the church or I want to be God to use me
Zac Poonen · Nov 2, 2024 · 13m · CFC Daily Devotions
evil let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the Flesh and spirit perfecting Holiness in the fear of God how many of you are interested in perfecting Holiness in the fear of God and that is as God shows me
Zac Poonen · Jan 11, 2024 · 16m · CFC Daily Devotions
mind worldliness is in the mind if you don't deal with it there you're just a hypocrite pretending to be holy on the outside and the same way Holiness is also in the mind from there it penetrates all our
Zac Poonen · Dec 26, 2025 · 10m · CFC Daily Devotions
The central message is that the ultimate goal of Christian life is to become like Christ, which is facilitated by the Holy Spirit. The speaker emphasizes that the Bible is not meant merely for knowledge or public speaking, but for revealing the glory of Jesus Christ. When believers truly see Christ's glory in scripture, it leads to self-examination, causing us to recognize our own sinfulness, which ultimately leads to transformation into Christ's likeness.
Zac Poonen · May 19, 2025 · 11m · CFC Daily Devotions
The central message emphasizes that living the Christian life requires being filled with the Holy Spirit, as mere belief or good behavior is insufficient. The speaker urges listeners to earnestly seek this power, comparing it to needing an electrical connection. Furthermore, the sermon warns believers not to grieve the Holy Spirit by engaging in sin, cutting remarks, or worldly behaviors, recognizing the Spirit's intimate role in our lives like breath.
Zac Poonen · Feb 24, 2025 · 10m · CFC Daily Devotions
The message outlines three progressive stages of the Christian life, using the Old Testament Tabernacle as an analogy: first, knowing Jesus as Savior from sin; second, being baptized into the Holy Spirit; and third, following Jesus as our Forerunner into God's presence. The speaker emphasizes that true Christian growth requires moving beyond merely escaping hell by actively seeking the Holy Spirit and following Christ's example in daily life, rather than just believing in Him.
Zac Poonen · Dec 7, 2024 · 12m · CFC Daily Devotions
Holiness honesty one Thief said why don't you bring us down from the cross what he meant was only the worst criminals are crucified I don't deserve to be crucified with I'm not such a bad criminal so bring us down from the cross
Zac Poonen · Sep 3, 2024 · 13m · CFC Daily Devotions
The message uses the parable of the persistent friend to illustrate the need for persistence in seeking the Holy Spirit. The speaker emphasizes that true Christian life is not self-centered but focused on being a blessing to others, drawing parallels to Jesus' words about living water. He encourages believers to seek the Spirit not just for personal sin-victory, but to overflow with a life that blesses others.