Speaker: Zac Poonen
Title: God Can Restore To Us All That We Have Lost
Date: 10/23/2022
Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29)
We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3)
We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
Summary
The central message is that God restores what we lose through submission to difficult circumstances and mutual encouragement. Drawing from Old Testament examples like Joseph, Moses, and David, the speaker argues that God uses trials—including misunderstanding and false accusation—to prepare us for ministry. Christians must remain humble, actively seeking encouragement from all members of the church to avoid spiritual hardening.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
How to avoid being hardened by sinWe must encourage one another daily so that we are not hardened by the deceitfulness of sin, remaining humble enough to receive correction and encouragement from others.Hebrews 3:13
God uses difficult circumstances to train His servantsJust like Joseph, Moses, and David, God leads His children through tough situations and trials to prepare them for the ministry He has planned for them.
Submitting to misunderstanding and authorityWhen facing jealousy or misunderstanding from others, we must learn to submit to authority and keep our mouths shut as part of our spiritual education.
David encourages himself in the LordWhen David returned to Ziklag and found everything burned and his family captured, he encouraged himself in the Lord, sought God's will, and ultimately recovered everything that was lost.
Jesus overpowers the strong man to take back our plunderWhen a stronger one like Jesus attacks and overpowers the devil, He takes back what was stolen and restores what we lost through carelessness or backsliding.Luke 11:21–22
God restores the years eaten by locustsGod offers a personal promise to restore and make up for the years that were wasted or eaten away by locusts in our lives.Joel 2:25
Recovering lost truth through the centuriesThrough the last few centuries, God has been recovering the vital New Testament truths and church practices that were lost in Christendom over the centuries.
The new covenant promise of desire and abilityGod writes His laws in our minds and hearts, granting us both the desire and the strength to do His will as our birthright.
Living a Christ-centered family lifeBelievers are meant to have homes where Christ is always present and husbands and wives respond to each other graciously, refusing to lower the standard.
Speaker: Zac Poonen
Title: God Can Restore To Us All That We Have Lost
Date: 10/23/2022
Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29)
We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3)
We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
Summary
The central message is that God restores what we lose through submission to difficult circumstances and mutual encouragement. Drawing from Old Testament examples like Joseph, Moses, and David, the speaker argues that God uses trials—including misunderstanding and false accusation—to prepare us for ministry. Christians must remain humble, actively seeking encouragement from all members of the church to avoid spiritual hardening.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
How to avoid being hardened by sinWe must encourage one another daily so that we are not hardened by the deceitfulness of sin, remaining humble enough to receive correction and encouragement from others.Hebrews 3:13
God uses difficult circumstances to train His servantsJust like Joseph, Moses, and David, God leads His children through tough situations and trials to prepare them for the ministry He has planned for them.
Submitting to misunderstanding and authorityWhen facing jealousy or misunderstanding from others, we must learn to submit to authority and keep our mouths shut as part of our spiritual education.
David encourages himself in the LordWhen David returned to Ziklag and found everything burned and his family captured, he encouraged himself in the Lord, sought God's will, and ultimately recovered everything that was lost.
Jesus overpowers the strong man to take back our plunderWhen a stronger one like Jesus attacks and overpowers the devil, He takes back what was stolen and restores what we lost through carelessness or backsliding.Luke 11:21–22
God restores the years eaten by locustsGod offers a personal promise to restore and make up for the years that were wasted or eaten away by locusts in our lives.Joel 2:25
Recovering lost truth through the centuriesThrough the last few centuries, God has been recovering the vital New Testament truths and church practices that were lost in Christendom over the centuries.
The new covenant promise of desire and abilityGod writes His laws in our minds and hearts, granting us both the desire and the strength to do His will as our birthright.
Living a Christ-centered family lifeBelievers are meant to have homes where Christ is always present and husbands and wives respond to each other graciously, refusing to lower the standard.
