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9mDecember 19 | Daily Devotion | Mark Of A Man Of God | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Dec 18
8mDecember 18 | Daily Devotion | Choose A Life Of Self Denial | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Dec 17
27mZac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 7
Zac Poonen · Dec 15
9mDecember 15 | Daily Devotion | The Gate And The Way That Lead To Life | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Dec 14
12mDecember 14 | Daily Devotion | Take God's Commands Seriously | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Dec 13
10mDecember 12 | Daily Devotion | Having A Burden To Grow In Christ-Centeredness | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Dec 11
30mZac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 6
Zac Poonen · Dec 8
56mBeing Poor in Spirit and Valuing Others — Zac Poonen — December 3, 2025
Zac Poonen · Dec 4
12mNovember 26 | Daily Devotion | Meditate On The Love Of God To Do His Will | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 25
9mNovember 25 | Daily Devotion | Your Life Must Backup Your Teaching | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 24
13mNovember 24 | Daily Devotion | Appreciate The Good First, Then Correct The Wrong | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 23
59sDeath to Self is only a passage to #resurrection of Christ! https://youtu.be/unZdyQdHhrU #zacpoonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 22
8mNovember 21 | Daily Devotion | Meditate On The Cross | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 20
9mNovember 20 | Daily Devotion | Read Your Bible Everyday | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 19
1h 9mZac Poonen - What God Wants You and Your Church To Be | Austin CFC | 2025-11-16
Zac Poonen · Nov 17
20mGod Rewards Small Acts of Service | ದೇವರು ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಸೇವಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಫಲವನ್ನು ಕೊಡುತ್ತಾರೆ | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 17
12mGod Rewards Small Acts of Service - Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 17
12mNovember 17 | Daily Devotion | Work Out What He Works In | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 16
9mNovember 16 | Daily Devotion | Seek For The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit To Serve God And Others
Zac Poonen · Nov 15
9mNovember 13 | Daily Devotion | A Life Of Peace With All Men | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 12
12mNovember 5 | Daily Devotion | Being Crucified With Christ And Giving Up All Possessions | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 4
45mBro. Zac Poonen's 86th Birthday Celebration
Zac Poonen · Nov 4
28mZac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 1
Zac Poonen · Nov 3
11mNovember 4 | Daily Devotion | The First Condition Of Discipleship | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 3
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.
9mCFC Daily Devotions
December 19 | Daily Devotion | Mark Of A Man Of God | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Dec 18, 2025 · 9m
A true mark of a man of God is the willingness to decrease so that Christ may increase. Drawing from Paul's example—a physically weak, unattractive apostle who kept silent about his heavenly vision for 14 years to avoid self-exaltation—Zac Poonen emphasizes that genuine spiritual maturity means having no desire for personal recognition, avoiding projecting oneself in front of Christ, and maintaining humility regardless of how others appreciate one's ministry. This posture of decreasing allows Christ to be seen clearly through believers' lives.
8mCFC Daily Devotions
December 18 | Daily Devotion | Choose A Life Of Self Denial | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Dec 17, 2025 · 8m
The central message is that a life dedicated to spirituality requires consistent self-denial, choosing the difficult path over the easy one. The speaker uses biblical examples, such as the apostles encouraging disciples through tribulation, and the analogy of building muscle, to illustrate that true spiritual growth only comes from resisting self-will and following Christ's narrow way. He urges listeners to teach young people to embrace this discipline to avoid a wasted life.
27mNCCF Church
Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 7
Zac Poonen · Dec 15, 2025 · 27m
Zac Poonen expounds on the Beatitudes from Matthew 5, explaining nine right attitudes that characterize blessed believers: poverty of spirit, mourning for sin, meekness, hunger for righteousness, mercy, purity of heart, and peacemaking. He emphasizes that genuine righteousness must be accompanied by humility and mercy toward others, and that standing firm on biblical truth—whether through baptism, avoiding dishonesty, or confessing Christ—inevitably invites persecution from those whose compromises are exposed by our obedience.
9mCFC Daily Devotions
December 15 | Daily Devotion | The Gate And The Way That Lead To Life | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Dec 14, 2025 · 9m
Jesus calls believers to enter through the gate of repentance and faith, then walk the narrow way of obedience and transformation found in Matthew 5-7, ultimately arriving at eternal life. The gospel is not merely forgiveness of sins but salvation from sins—Jesus as Savior delivers believers from anger, lust, hatred, greed, and other sins, not just pardon after repeated falling. Many deceived Christians settle for a false gospel of accepting Christ once and living as they please, but true discipleship requires perseverance and progressive victory over sin until the end.
12mCFC Daily Devotions
December 14 | Daily Devotion | Take God's Commands Seriously | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Dec 13, 2025 · 12m
Zac Poonen emphasizes that Christians must take God's commands seriously, particularly the command to pray without ceasing (Luke 18:1 and 1 Thessalonians 5:17). He argues that loving Jesus is proven by obeying His commandments, and that true discipleship requires persistent effort to understand and obey Scripture rather than dismissing commands as impossible. Rather than the common interpretation of spending literal hours in prayer, Poonen challenges believers to maintain a continuous spirit of prayer throughout all 24 hours of the day.
10mCFC Daily Devotions
December 12 | Daily Devotion | Having A Burden To Grow In Christ-Centeredness | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Dec 11, 2025 · 10m
Effective prayer requires both a deep, heartfelt burden and genuine faith. The speaker emphasizes that moving from a self-centered life to one centered on Christ is a lifelong journey, which is key to improving one's prayer life. By constantly seeking the Lord's guidance in all aspects of life, even mundane decisions, believers can develop greater authority in prayer and receive more answers from God.
30mNCCF Church
Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 6
Zac Poonen · Dec 8, 2025 · 30m
Zac Poonen continues his study of the Sermon on the Mount, examining the nine beatitudes and their practical application to Christian life. He emphasizes that these teachings require obedience and lifestyle transformation, not merely intellectual assent, and focuses on attitudes like poverty of spirit, mourning over sin, meekness, hungering for righteousness, and forgiveness as essential marks of following Jesus and becoming like Him.
56mRiver of Life Christian Fellowship
Being Poor in Spirit and Valuing Others — Zac Poonen — December 3, 2025
Zac Poonen · Dec 4, 2025 · 56m
The speaker emphasizes that merely hearing Jesus' teachings from the Sermon on the Mount is insufficient; true discipleship requires actively obeying everything taught. He warns that building life on understanding without obedience results in collapse during life's trials, comparing it to building on sand. The core message stresses that the prerequisite for building on the rock is being 'poor in spirit,' which means recognizing oneself as having no inherent worth before God.
12mCFC Daily Devotions
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.
9mCFC Daily Devotions
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.
13mCFC Daily Devotions
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.
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.
8mCFC Daily Devotions
November 21 | Daily Devotion | Meditate On The Cross | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 20, 2025 · 8m
Zac Poonen exhorts believers to meditate on Christ's suffering on the cross and the depth of His love, emphasizing that true discipleship requires loving Jesus more than anything else on earth—family, career, reputation, or comfort. He warns against shallow Christianity motivated by desire for heaven rather than passionate love for Christ, calling believers to understand what Jesus endured (separation from God's presence) and to respond with wholehearted devotion and willingness to sacrifice everything.
9mCFC Daily Devotions
November 20 | Daily Devotion | Read Your Bible Everyday | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 19, 2025 · 9m
The speaker warns against being deceived by false teachings, especially concerning the signs of the last days, emphasizing that mere knowledge of the Bible is insufficient. True spiritual life requires diligent, deep study of Scripture, comparing what is heard with what is read, much like learning a new language. He stresses that believers must actively pursue understanding the Word of God to avoid spiritual complacency.
1h 9mAustin Christian Fellowship Church (ACFC)
Zac Poonen - What God Wants You and Your Church To Be | Austin CFC | 2025-11-16
Zac Poonen · Nov 17, 2025 · 1h 9m
The speaker emphasizes that preaching and speaking God's word must always be done with the primary motive of pleasing Jesus Christ, rather than seeking human approval. He urges the congregation to maintain a constant awareness of the Lord's presence during worship and meetings. Ultimately, the goal of church gatherings should be for every attendee to leave feeling personally convicted by the Lord's presence, as if they met with Him directly.
20mCFC India
God Rewards Small Acts of Service | ದೇವರು ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಸೇವಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಫಲವನ್ನು ಕೊಡುತ್ತಾರೆ | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 17, 2025 · 20m
The sermon emphasizes that God rewards small acts of service, drawing parallels from the Old Testament accounts of Joshua and Moses, and the principle of sowing and reaping. The speaker urges the congregation not to wait for grand miracles or prophets, but instead to focus on simple acts of kindness, such as helping a child cross the road or giving a small gift, as these small deeds are seen and rewarded by God.
12mCFC India
God Rewards Small Acts of Service - Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 17, 2025 · 12m
The sermon emphasizes that God rewards small, humble acts of service, drawing parallels from the Old Testament accounts of Bezalel and the support given to Moses during battle. The speaker encourages the congregation to focus on these simple acts—like holding up a hand in prayer or helping a child—rather than seeking recognition for grand feats. Ultimately, the message urges believers to persevere in doing good works, knowing that sowing to the Spirit yields eternal life, as stated in Galatians 6:8-10.
12mCFC Daily Devotions
November 17 | Daily Devotion | Work Out What He Works In | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 16, 2025 · 12m
God works in believers to produce a passionate desire to do His will, and Christians must actively cooperate with this work through the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome sin and live obediently. Zac Poonen emphasizes that genuine spirituality is marked by a burning passion for God and His kingdom, not mere knowledge accumulation or surface religiosity, and that this passion energizes both the desire and ability to live righteously.
9mCFC Daily Devotions
November 16 | Daily Devotion | Seek For The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit To Serve God And Others
Zac Poonen · Nov 15, 2025 · 9m
Zac Poonen teaches that believers should earnestly seek the gifts of the Holy Spirit not for personal glory but to serve and bless others. Drawing from his own testimony of seeking the gift of prophecy for over 50 years, he emphasizes that God's grace provides abundance and supernatural enablement for every situation and ministry. He encourages all Christians to pursue spiritual gifts according to God's design, whether visible or hidden roles, trusting that God grants sufficiency for every good work.
9mCFC Daily Devotions
November 13 | Daily Devotion | A Life Of Peace With All Men | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 12, 2025 · 9m
The message emphasizes pursuing peace with all people, as far as it is in our power, drawing parallels to Jesus's willingness to drink the cup of suffering. True peace is found not in constant agreement, but in maintaining inner composure and responding with gentle answers rather than escalating conflict. Ultimately, the focus should be on pursuing holiness, inner peace, and a life that reflects Christ, rather than worldly pursuits like money or mere numbers in the church.
12mCFC Daily Devotions
November 5 | Daily Devotion | Being Crucified With Christ And Giving Up All Possessions | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 4, 2025 · 12m
True discipleship requires a radical commitment to dying to self, mirroring Christ's crucifixion, which means having an unshakeable reaction to both praise and criticism. Furthermore, following Jesus demands giving up all possessions, not just what is held tightly, and living with radical trust in God's provision. This commitment involves prioritizing spiritual purity over worldly comfort or status.
45mNCCF Church
Bro. Zac Poonen's 86th Birthday Celebration
Zac Poonen · Nov 4, 2025 · 45m
This video is a birthday celebration honoring Zac Poonen on his 86th birthday, with church leaders expressing deep appreciation for his decades of faithful ministry and spiritual leadership. The speakers emphasize the importance of honoring apostolic figures and spiritual leaders, and challenge the congregation to fully appreciate and benefit from having someone of his spiritual maturity and experience in their midst. The celebration includes testimonies about his life of faith, miraculous provision, and humble service both at their local church and in many other congregations worldwide.
28mNCCF Church
Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 1
Zac Poonen · Nov 3, 2025 · 28m
Zac Poonen begins a study of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), emphasizing that Jesus spoke primarily to his disciples, not the crowds, and that the central distinction is between those who hear and obey his words (wise builders) versus those who hear but don't obey (foolish builders). He clarifies that discipleship requires more than wanting to go to heaven; it demands active obedience to Jesus' teachings, and that the Great Commission is fundamentally about making disciples who practice what they are taught, not merely gaining doctrinal information.
11mCFC Daily Devotions
November 4 | Daily Devotion | The First Condition Of Discipleship | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Nov 3, 2025 · 11m
The central message is that true discipleship requires placing love for Christ above all other relationships, including family and self. The speaker interprets Jesus' command to 'hate' family members not as literal hatred, but as prioritizing Christ's love so highly that all other loves fade in comparison. This commitment to Christ must be the absolute first priority in every area of life.