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August 4 | Daily Devotion | The Mark Of New Covenant Blessing Is Not Wealth And Health | Zac Poonen
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11mAugust 4 | Daily Devotion | The Mark Of New Covenant Blessing Is Not Wealth And Health | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Aug 3
10mAugust 3 | Daily Devotion | Repentance Is The Mark Of Being Truly Born Again | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Aug 2
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River of Life Christian Fellowship · Aug 2
1h 36mRLCF Family Conference 2026 — Session 7 — Livestream —August 1, 2026
River of Life Christian Fellowship · Aug 2
11mAugust 2 | Daily Devotion | Jesus Became A Curse So That We Can Be A Blessing | Zac Poonen
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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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November 26 | Daily Devotion | Meditate On The Love Of God To Do His Will | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 25, 2025 · 12m
The central message emphasizes that true love for Jesus stems from meditating on the depth of His prior love for us, as stated in 1 John 4:19. The speaker deeply analyzes the crucifixion, focusing on the three hours when Jesus bore the punishment for sin, experiencing what he termed 'hell'—the state of being forsaken by God. This profound realization of Christ's suffering for our sin should motivate us to hate sin and desire to follow Him completely, even over our own desires or perceived 'heavenly' goals.
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November 25 | Daily Devotion | Your Life Must Backup Your Teaching | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 24, 2025 · 9m
Zac Poonen emphasizes the critical importance of balancing personal conduct with doctrinal purity, drawing from Galatians 5:6 and 1 Timothy 4:16. He warns against spiritual pride that comes from standing firmly on correct doctrine while living a life that does not reflect that teaching—comparing it to walking on unequal legs. True Christian witness requires both right belief and right living to glorify God and effectively build God's kingdom.
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Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 4
Zac Poonen · Nov 24, 2025 · 33m
Zac Poonen teaches that the Sermon on the Mount is Christianity's foundational message, emphasizing that believers can and must live victorious lives over sin through the power of the Holy Spirit, not merely receive forgiveness. He stresses that entering God's kingdom requires poverty of spirit—recognizing oneself as nothing apart from Christ—and genuine mourning over one's failure to reflect God's glory, which leads to strength and comfort from God.
1h 9mRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
The Importance of Encountering God — Santosh Poonen — November 23, 2025
Santosh Poonen · Nov 23, 2025 · 1h 9m
The speaker emphasizes the necessity of knowing what comes after death, using the story of a young woman with a terminal illness to illustrate this point. He urges the congregation, especially the youth, to secure their eternal hope in Jesus Christ, as fear of death is a common uncertainty in the world. The central message is to actively seek assurance of salvation and share the hope of eternity with others.
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November 24 | Daily Devotion | Appreciate The Good First, Then Correct The Wrong | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 23, 2025 · 13m
God's pattern, as seen in scripture, is to first acknowledge and appreciate the good before addressing what is wrong. This principle is illustrated by God's dealings with Adam, the church in Ephesus, and the church in Thyatira, where praise precedes correction. The speaker advises that we should emulate this by being quick to encourage others, as focusing only on faults reveals a negative human nature, often stemming from jealousy.
1h 42mCFC Bangalore Live
23rd November 2025 - Sanctification Is A Process - Charles Banna
Charles Banna · Nov 23, 2025 · 1h 42m
Charles Banna leads a worship service centered on adoration of Christ and gratitude for His work of salvation and transformation in believers' lives. The gathering emphasizes worship, praise, and thanksgiving as expressions of faith in God's power and provision, with multiple songs celebrating Christ's worthiness and the believer's response to His grace.
55sRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
James 4:11 The only Judge is God : https://youtu.be/b0af6coPwU8 #santoshpoonen
Santosh Poonen · Nov 23, 2025 · 55s
The sermon warns against judging others, noting that judging a brother is equivalent to judging God's law. The speaker emphasizes that merely accumulating good deeds or keeping track of one's own righteousness does not qualify a person as a doer of the law. True righteousness is invalidated the moment one begins to judge another person.
1mRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
1Peter5:5 God instantaneously gives grace to the humble: https://youtu.be/b0af6coPwU8 #santoshpoonen
Santosh Poonen · Nov 23, 2025 · 1m
The speaker teaches that receiving God's grace is instantaneous upon genuine humility, contrasting this with the idea that grace is earned through prolonged emotional distress or self-flagellation. He uses the law of gravity as an analogy to illustrate that the moment one becomes humble, grace is immediately available.
1m 1sRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
Don't fall for the Devil's bait of false humility: https://youtu.be/b0af6coPwU8 #santoshpoonen
Santosh Poonen · Nov 23, 2025 · 1m 1s
The speaker warns against the trap of false humility, which often manifests as self-condemnation and discouragement. He argues that beating oneself up over sin is actually a form of pride, not true humility. Genuine humility does not lead to self-condemnation, and the ability to receive grace from God is not due to being inherently better than others.
1mRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
Romans6:14 #humility = #grace = #overcoming : https://youtu.be/b0af6coPwU8 #santoshpoonen
Santosh Poonen · Nov 23, 2025 · 1m
The speaker addresses the common excuse of 'old habits' when struggling with sin, emphasizing that sin is never something to be shrugged off. True humility allows a person to overcome ingrained patterns, regardless of their background or upbringing. By embracing grace, believers are empowered to overcome sin in every situation.
59sRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
James4:7 Be aware of how Satan will try to deceive you: https://youtu.be/b0af6coPwU8 #santoshpoonen
Santosh Poonen · Nov 23, 2025 · 59s
The devil rarely confronts Christians with loud accusations; instead, he operates through subtle whispers, most notably the whisper of pride. These whispers encourage self-praise regarding one's good deeds, knowledge, or achievements. The core message is to actively resist these subtle temptations and shut out the whispers of pride.
1mRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
Even your love for God must come from Him: https://youtu.be/b0af6coPwU8 #santoshpoonen
Santosh Poonen · Nov 23, 2025 · 1m
The central message is that our love for God must originate from Him, not from our own efforts, as human love is temporary. To cultivate eternal love for Christ, one must open their heart to the Holy Spirit, allowing God's love to be poured within. Ultimately, choosing this divine love requires the free will to humble oneself.
1mRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
1 Peter 5:6: https://youtu.be/b0af6coPwU8 #santoshpoonen
Santosh Poonen · Nov 23, 2025 · 1m
The speaker uses the analogy of gravity to illustrate that spiritual principles, like the law of humility, operate without regard to past performance. Just as gravity will act regardless of how long you've been careful, spiritual laws will take effect when the opportunity arises. The core message is that spiritual discipline is not based on past success but on present adherence to truth.
58sRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
Whatever is not from grace is not of Christ: https://youtu.be/b0af6coPwU8 #santoshpoonen
Santosh Poonen · Nov 23, 2025 · 58s
The speaker argues that it is possible to achieve a level of 'respectable Christian living' or perform many good deeds without genuine grace. However, this self-sufficiency will eventually fail when a significant calamity or disaster occurs, revealing the lack of true grace.
59sRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
1Peter5:5 With God's grace you can be more like Christ: https://youtu.be/b0af6coPwU8 #santoshpoonen
Santosh Poonen · Nov 23, 2025 · 59s
The speaker asserts that the primary obstacle preventing spiritual growth and Christ-likeness is pride. He shares a personal testimony where the Holy Spirit directly confronted him, revealing that his excuses for lack of discipline in various areas were rooted in pride. True humility, the speaker concludes, is the key that unlocks the ability to become more like Christ.
27mRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
RLCF Praise Live — November 16, 2025
CFC Messages · Nov 22, 2025 · 27m
The speaker emphasizes that the core of Christian prayer is desiring a closer, more intimate walk with Jesus Christ. Drawing from Ephesians 1, the message highlights the need for the Holy Spirit to open our eyes to understand God's hope, the riches of His inheritance, and the immeasurable greatness of His power. Ultimately, the goal of prayer is to maintain this daily closeness with the Savior.
54sRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
What others think of you means nothing: https://youtu.be/b0af6coPwU8 #santoshpoonen
Santosh Poonen · Nov 22, 2025 · 54s
The speaker warns against basing one's self-worth or spiritual standing on the approval of others, such as church members or elders. True value comes solely from God's opinion, which is determined by one's level of humility. Therefore, external validation from any source is meaningless compared to God's view.
1m 1sRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
Everything in kingdom of heaven is for poor in spirit: https://youtu.be/b0af6coPwU8 #santoshpoonen
Santosh Poonen · Nov 22, 2025 · 1m 1s
True love, whether for a spouse, family, or church members, must originate from humility to be considered the love of the Kingdom of Heaven. The speaker warns that any love not rooted in humility is a counterfeit. Ultimately, the love characteristic of the Kingdom of Heaven is reserved only for those who are poor in spirit.
59sRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
Matthew5:3 The Christian life is very simple #humility: https://youtu.be/b0af6coPwU8 #santoshpoonen
Santosh Poonen · Nov 22, 2025 · 59s
The speaker emphasizes that the Christian life is not a series of complex steps but hinges on one core virtue: humility. Humility is presented as the single key that unlocks the ability to achieve other spiritual victories, such as patience, love, kindness, and control over anger. The message concludes by referencing the Beatitudes, stating that the poor in spirit are blessed because they possess this key.
56sRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
1 Corinthians 11:31-32 Never compare yourself to others: https://youtu.be/b0af6coPwU8
CFC Messages · Nov 22, 2025 · 56s
The message cautions against comparing oneself to other people, noting that such comparisons can lead to feelings of inadequacy. Instead, the speaker encourages comparing oneself to Christ, emphasizing that this comparison should not be for condemnation but for salvation. This focus on Christ provides hope because He came to save, not to judge.
59sRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
Death to Self is only a passage to #resurrection of Christ! https://youtu.be/unZdyQdHhrU #zacpoonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 22, 2025 · 59s
The speaker emphasizes that daily life presents constant opportunities to die to one's own will and desires. He assures the audience that choosing this path of 'death' is not miserable because it is always followed by a resurrection, contrasting this with other philosophies that view self-denial as a miserable existence.
10mCFC Daily Devotions
November 23 | Daily Devotion | Keep Your Conscience Like You Keep Your Eyes | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 22, 2025 · 10m
The message emphasizes keeping one's conscience clear, comparing it to keeping one's eyes clean, as taught by Jesus. Ignoring small wrongdoings or sins, like ignoring dust in the eye, leads to spiritual blindness. Maintaining a clear conscience requires immediate repentance and seeking forgiveness for every wrong, which allows God's light to shine into one's life, leading to deeper understanding of scripture. Furthermore, the speaker warns that neglecting God's word and failing to repent can lead to spiritual dullness, making one unable to hear God's voice.
9mCFC Daily Devotions
November 22 | Daily Devotion | God Provides For The Righteous And Their Children | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 21, 2025 · 9m
David's testimony in Psalm 37 reveals that God provides for the righteous and blesses their descendants, not through accumulated wealth but through the fruit of righteous living. Zac Poonen emphasizes that keeping a good conscience—avoiding dishonest gain, repaying debts, and resisting covetousness—is the true inheritance to leave children and grandchildren, illustrating through examples like Zacchaeus how righteousness brings God's blessing that multiplies far beyond money alone.
1m 1sRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
This is the Holy Spirit's mission Full message: https://youtu.be/RIWNI6g8baE #santoshpoonen
Santosh Poonen · Nov 21, 2025 · 1m 1s
The central message emphasizes that the Holy Spirit's mission is focused on finding a single individual—the bride of Christ—rather than merely gathering converts. The speaker encourages the audience to desire a deeper, personal union with Christ, aspiring to be seated at the banquet table with Him rather than just being an observer in the heavenly multitude.